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Adventures in Cellular Handset Insurance Claims

April 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Insurance of any form is rarely a compelling value proposition for consumers. Take, for example, life insurance. Life insurance is the one product that people buy that they hope to never have to use. From the insurer’s perspective, it’s a safe bet: you don’t want to die, and you’ll do whatever you need to in […]

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Tags: Complaint Department · My Thoughts · Telephones

Time to ditch GoDaddy?

March 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

This morning I found out that RateMyCop.com, a new site that just launched with the purpose of rating police officer’s performance, had been taken down by its hosting provider and registrar GoDaddy. The site launched to mixed reaction, with a sharp contrast between the negative response of law enforcement and mass media and the […]

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Tags: Complaint Department · Computers · Police, Law, & Justice

Money Laundering Explained in One Picture

December 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Please, can someone, anyone, explain a legitimate reason that a dollar store would be selling $60 wedding cake candles?
Why do I have a feeling that not too many people are doing wedding planning at the dollar store?  If these wedding cake candles are like anything else at the dollar store (read: made in China), this […]

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Tags: Business

Advanced AIM Spam-bots

November 12th, 2007 · 17 Comments

“I make myself very available.” This attitude leads to both opportunities and annoyances. More often than not, it leads to annoyances. Once of the key annoyances it leads to is spam. Spam arrives in my mail box, my PO box, my email inbox, and now in my AOL Instant Messenger client. […]

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Tags: Computers · Spam and Telemarketing · Technology

How to Disable Flash Cookies for Fun and Profit

October 14th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Background on Flash Cookies
Since its introduction in 1996, Adobe Flash has become a popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages; several software products, systems, and devices are able to create or display Flash. Flash is commonly used to create animation, advertisements, various web-page components, to integrate video into web pages, and more […]

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Tags: Business · Computers · McDonalds · Skippy Stuff · Technology · pwn3d! (Hacks and Tricks)