Yes, You Can Spend $750 in International Data Roaming in One Minute on AT&T
Update: Thanks to Slashdot, BoingBoing and T-Mobile CEO John Legere for sharing this! Apparently it’s possible to run up a $750 international data roaming bill in one minute on AT&T. Last week, after driving across the Canadian border at Blaine, I got...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos: Frequent Campaign Contributor, Infrequent Voter
[sc:amazon] Given the overwhelming influence of money in politics these days, it’s easy to get cynical about voting. Even I’m not sure any longer that it makes much of a difference and recently have stopped voting as frequently. Still, it’s...
The Controversy Over My Cutoff Essay
Update: Please read Shining Light on Internet Rage. There’s also now: How to Respond to Internet Rage (Observer) and Here’s How We Can Change Online Commenting Once and for All (Observer). Original Post: I’ve posted a brief response to the...
You’ve got Male: Amazon’s Growth Impacting Seattle Dating Scene
Welcome: More recent pieces are An Update on the Distribution of Men and Women Dating in Seattle, With Amazon, Men Outnumber Women in Washington State and Peepless in Seattle: Dating, Friendship, and the Seattle Freeze. See also How Our Success is Ruining Seattle and...
It’s Time for a Populist Culture War on Corruption
The latest attack on net neutrality provides a perfect opportunity to reassess the operating integrity of our government and the effectiveness of our well-worn responses. Over the past week, I’ve seen requests to sign petitions, requests to call my representatives and requests...
Want a WordPress Quickstart?
Update: I’ve improved the WordPress Quickstart with new themes and images. Learn more! Try WordPress Quickstart My WordPress quickstart is a low cost, performance optimized installation that takes just a few minutes. It’s a pre-installed image of WordPress optimized with caching software...
Amazon Marketplace Fraud Made Easy
Update Nov 2015: Rayah Aladdin reached out to me saying her sister Abby deceptively used her Amazon account. Rayah says she had nothing to do with this and seems credible. Outsourced Customer Service Lets Unscrupulous Buyers Prey on Amazon’s Marketplace Sellers...