Category: Ramblings

F.T.C. Cracks Down on Car-Warranty Robocalls – City Room Blog – NYTimes.com

F.T.C. Cracks Down on Car-Warranty Robocalls – City Room Blog – NYTimes.com.

About F-ing time. These “people” have been calling me at least once a week for the last 6 months, maybe even longer, I’ve lost track. I’ve NEVER given them any info on the few occasions where I did not let them go to voicemail. They’ve ignored repeated requests (and later demands) to be place on thier do not call list, and I’ve reported them to the Do Not Call registry multiple times. (All of my numbers are registered on that list.) I just wish it hadn’t taken annoying a senator to have anything be done about it.

(Via John Gruber)

I’ve been neglecting this space again, Haven’t I?

I’m not sure that’s going to change any time soon. I suppose I should post pictures of the boys, or some kind of content. Maybe a new recipe.

I don’t know, I think maybe I’ll just ramble on for a few more sentences and then hit publish. I’m going to go see Star Trek tonight, several people who’s opinions on similar topics I trust have said it is a good thing. I’ll find out for myself tonight.

These last few months have been somewhat hectic. Squiddo getting registered for kindergarten. Kraken turning one. Concerts, wedding plans (2 friends tying the knot this summer,) birthdays, etc.

Ok, I think I’ve rambled enough. I should probably get back to work.

Disney Online Store = Spammer?

Well maybe not spammer exactly, but damn close.

I bought something from the disney online store on the 17th. Since then, they have sent me promotional email daily. Aside from my order/shipping confirmation, I don’t want to receive mail from them. (Especially not daily.) So, after the first message, I followed thier “take me off your mailing list” instructions. (followed the link, confirmed my address, yadda yadda)

You have requested to unsubscribe [redacted]@[redacted].com from all types of future commercial email from Disney Shopping, Inc regarding its products and services.

Please press “Confirm” to proceed.

After clicking the confrim button, I get this little gem:

The request to add [redacted]@[redacted].com to the Do Not Email list has been recorded. Please allow up to 10 business days for your request to be processed.

Wait, what? 10 business days!? Why the hell is it going to take 10 business days to remove my address from your mailing list? And in the mean time, you’re going to keep flooding my inbox? (Yes, I do consider daily promotional message from the same vendor a flood.) This should be an AUTOMATIC PROCESS, folks.

This one’s for Mark

I woke up earlier than normal today, and decided to to head into work, even though I didn’t really want to. I figured the sooner I got in the sooner I could go home.

So far it’s been what I expected, not terribly busy – but enough to keep me (mostly) occupied. Fixed some errors, worked on some documentation, logged in to remote machines to monitor current processing jobs, did a bit of training. Ho-hum.

Paul and I went and had lunch, and drove around looking for a place to buy him a new office chair, we paced a furniture store in the area that looks promising, so he’ll head over there after work. Then we came back to the office. Turns out there was some luau or something at the office that we were kinda sorta invited to, (I love being in the red-headed-step-child department) so we missed out on free food. oh well.

My step-dad is hanging out with Justin today because our day-care is closed for a family camping trip. He called a few minutes ago to let me know how things were going. (And to ask for the code to unlock the TiVo so he could watch something besides Blue’s Clues or Dora.)

That’s it so far. I imagine the rest of my day will be go home, make dinner, do some housework, put the kid to bed, read for a while, maybe play some WoW, then go to bed.

Pretty exciting stuff, no?