USPS attempts internet customer service, fails miserably

I found a broken link on USPS.com and reported it: If you go to “Web Tools Technical Guides”: http://www.usps.com/webtools/technical.htm And click on “Address Information (HTML)”: http://www.usps.com/webtools/Address-Information-v3-1.htm You get a “page not found” (404) error. File or Page Requested Not Found The file or page that you requested could not be found. The link you followed …

Breitbart attempts to manufacture another race controversy

Noted scumbag Andrew Breitbart is stirring the pot again. He posted an article, “Obama: Republicans Counting On Blacks Staying Home,” where he placed a selectively edited video Obama’s Philadelphia speech. Breitbart only shows this much: They’re counting on young people staying home and union members staying home and black folks staying home. But what did …

TV Addicts takes the service out of “customer service”

From: DVD Customer Service Date: September 27, 2010 1:06:56 PM EDT To: Paul Schreiber Subject: Re: Jack & Bobby Dear User, We would like to inform you that the availability of a particular set can only be checked on our website while placing the order. Customer Support Team On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 6:01 …

Apple’s new PR boilerplate signals change in direction

I just noticed this today, but it happened a couple of months ago. There’s no more “Apple ignited the personal computer revolution,” which had been there since at least 1998. Here’s the new boilerplate, which first appeared on June 28, 2010 in iPhone 4 Sales Top 1.7 Million: Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers …

Only in San Francisco

From Matier & Ross: Police ended up releasing all three suspects with misdemeanor citations for offenses ranging from fare evasion to assault and resisting arrest. On the way out, grandma ripped a wanted poster off the wall. No, she wasn’t angry. “Hey, I know where this guy lives,” she told the cops, politely providing them …