All posts by Jeff Reifman

Jeff is a technology consultant based in the Pacific Northwest.

Louise Mensch Twitter

Twitter Locks Louise Mensch’s Account After She Doxed Me

Tonight, Twitter notified me it has locked Louise Mensch’s account, at least temporarily, for her release of my private information. I’m pleased to see Twitter take action in this case as Mensch has a clear pattern of abuse of many...

/ October 25, 2017
Contributions Durkan Campaign

Amazon Spends $350,000 on Lead PAC in Seattle Mayor’s Race

Amazon Linked Business PAC Drops $525,000 for Durkan On October 16th, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce’s PAC, Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), contributed $525,000 to People for Jenny Durkan, the PAC linked to the Seattle mayoral candidate. CASE...

/ October 19, 2017

Canary Scams Consumers, Disabling Devices Without Subscriptions

Update July 2018: If you are a Canary purchaser upset how they scammed you and other customers, please get in contact with me as quickly as you can. Update: If you’re a customer affected by the Canary camera scam, please...

/ October 16, 2017
2018 elections

The 2018 Elections Will Likely Be Stolen

After writing 20 Ways the 2018 Elections Will Be Stolen, it became clear that the government control Republicans hold today is already illegitimate, based on a legacy of cheating and gaming elections and racism. I did not previously understand the...

/ October 12, 2017

Speaking with CBC Calgary EyeOpener about Amazon HQ2

Interested in Amazon HQ2’s impact on your city, listen to my chat with David Gray of the CBC Calgary EyeOpener which aired September 27th, 2017 (jump to 6m 40s). To learn more about Amazon’s first headquarters’ impact on Seattle, check...

/ September 27, 2017
seattle space needle

Let Other Cities Fight Over Amazon HQ2

Seattle resident says let other cities fight over Amazon HQ2. Amazon will change your city in ways you've never considered.

/ September 26, 2017
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My PHP Programming Interview with Cloudways

Recently, managed cloud hosting platform Cloudways interviewed me about my path in PHP programming and software development on the way to launching Meeting Planner. They asked me about how I started programming: I began programming in basic when I was...

/ September 20, 2017