People are really bad at naming files on their computer. How many times have you walked up to someone’s desktop to see half a dozen “untitled folder”s, several “documents” and files with other generic names like “resume,” “proposal” and “draft”? Are you really going to remember what’s in that file tomorrow? In two months? In …
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More proof that airlines are run by idiots: Airlines argue that adding fees this way is preferable to fare hikes because in theory, at least, passengers who don’t want to use the services can avoid them. And airlines can’t just raise fares whenever it suits them because the industry is so competitive that they’d surely …
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Your generation had John Kennedy and Pierre Trudeau. My generation has checked out of politics for the longest time. We’re jaded. We’re cynical. We’re tired of spin and sound bites, tired of talking points, tired of being talked at. We want authenticity. We want an end to corruption. We want inspiration. In 1961, John F …
Apparently some people just don’t read the news. Remember, kids: don’t mess with a marine: A boy in his mid-teens learned Wednesday afternoon that it is not a good idea to try to rob a former U.S. Marine at knifepoint, even if the former Marine is 84 years old, police said today. … The man …
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I love that my airline has a sense of humour: It’s great that JetBlue lets its people speak in a human voice.
In 2007, I visited many cities — including Los Angeles, San Diego, Austin, Boston, Washington, DC, New York and Toronto. I used the transit systems in the last four and, of course, the San Francisco bay area. Over time, a few questions emerged: Why do I have to have a different card for each city? …
The Manchester Evening News, a British rag is reporting a lottery scratchcard has been withdrawn from sale “because players couldn’t understand it.”Apparently your average Brit is well-qualified for a job at Verizon: Tina Farrell, from Levenshulme, called Camelot after failing to win with several cards.The 23-year-old, who said she had left school without a maths …
I had a bit of an odd experience with PC Financial this year. Frustrated by this, I wrote them to describe my experience.
Dear Mr. Kalen,
I have been a customer of President’s Choice Financial and President’s Choice Financial MasterCard for many years. In fact, I believe I was one of the earliest customers of President’s Choice Financial MasterCard.
I was highly satisfied with my PC MasterCard—until this year.
This July, I rented a car from Avis in San Diego. It was a pretty poor experience. So, I wrote them a complaint letter. Besides writing the letter itself, I thought I’d have fun. In the spirit of Yours is a Very Bad Hotel, I proudly present “How NOT to rent a car”: Here’s the …
Attention people of the world. Please learn how to spell résumé. It has two accent aigus — one on each “e.” The HTML for this is résumé. If your computer/email program cannot handle accented characters reliably, “resume” is acceptable. However, “résume” and “resumé” are never correct. Thank you.