Rants
I Don’t Work For Yahoo
The first post of this blog told the story of how I recovered my Yahoo account after it had been hijacked. The subject actually turned into a 3 part series. I wrote these posts because I knew I wasn’t the only one who had lost control of their Yahoo account and couldn’t get it back […]
Twitter Pet Peeves
As Twitter has grown in popularity I’ve developed some pet peeves about the way people use it. Here’s a few. Feel free to add yours to the comments. Live Blogging Events Twitter has become a place for people to live blog all sorts of things. I think this is a good thing. Well mostly a […]
Don’t Call Me At Work!
I’m usually flattered when a recruiter calls me. Even though I’m happy at my current job it’s always nice to know there are people out there interested in what you have to offer. Today, however, I was more upset than I was flattered. I was sitting at my desk at my workplace, the offices of […]
Pilot Security Rant
There’s a lot of talk about the full body scanners now being used as part of the security ritual being used by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the United States. Current rules say that travelers have a right to refuse a scan and instead to opt for a pat down. This has become a major […]
School Budget Rejection A Mini “Tea Party”
Yesterday was an important day in my home state of New Jersey. Townships across the state held general elections for their respective boards of education as well as their school budgets. The budgets have become a hot button issue as they have direct bearing on property taxes. New Jersey has the highest property taxes in […]