So I can change anything about my AT&T service online EXCEPT cancel it. For that, I have to call. And sit on hold. Because they want to be able to talk me out of it. I'm moving to an area where they don't *provide* service. It's gonna be a bit hard to talk me into keeping it.
Asides
Least Favorite Retcon
Barry Allen being the source of the Speed Force.
It just feels like a cheap gimmick to make him more important than all the other Flashes, not just for now (like Wally discovering new ways to use the Speed Force or Bart absorbing it), but forever. No one can ever be better than him, no one can ever surpass him, no one can really succeed him without being second-rate, because hey, being a Flash is all about Barry Allen!
It’s like two kids trying to one-up each other in a bidding war, and one pulls out, “well, I bid infinity!” When it’s a kid, you laugh at that sort of thing. When it’s the Chief Creative Officer of the company, it’s canon.
Deposit made, lease signed, walk-through accomplished. Now the fun part begins: packing and moving. It’s
Deposit made, lease signed, walk-through accomplished. Now the fun part begins: packing and moving. It's going to be an interesting couple of weeks…
Now I know why AT&T’s website couldn’t figure out whether our future address can get…
Now I know why AT&T's website couldn't figure out whether our future address can get U-Verse. The city's phone service is handled by Verizon. (And yes, FIOS is available!) You'd think someone would program it to say, “Sorry, AT&T does not service this area” instead of, “I don't recognize that address. Would you like us to research it and get back to you in 2 weeks?”
I’m working on a remote server that keeps resetting itself to Mountain time. I keep…
I'm working on a remote server that keeps resetting itself to Mountain time. I keep glancing down and thinking, “It can't possibly be *that* late!” You'd think the fact that the sun's still up might be a clue.
Trying to get this rollover form figured out. They should call it a 401(¿qué?)
Trying to get this rollover form figured out. They should call it a 401(¿qué?)
Recycling tip:If you have to feed the cans and bottles to a machine one at…
Recycling tip:If you have to feed the cans and bottles to a machine one at a time, it's meant for people with just a few items, NOT 5 hefty bags or a full cart.
Got to experience a weeknight without the grueling drive and with a couple of hours
Got to experience a weeknight without the grueling drive and with a couple of hours more time at home. Amazing how much difference it makes!
Father/son bonding moment at Starbucks: He drooled on his jacket. I spilled coffee on my
Father/son bonding moment at Starbucks: He drooled on his jacket. I spilled coffee on my shirt.
Did “like” stop putting you on the comment notification list? If so, I think it’s
Did “like” stop putting you on the comment notification list? If so, I think it's a good move, but there needs to be some way to get the old functionality.
Not a fan of waiting for the bus in the rain, but the traffic map…
Not a fan of waiting for the bus in the rain, but the traffic map looks worse. With luck, in 45 minutes I'll be in my car on the other side of that mess.
It’s funny how the last parking spaces to be filled are always the ones under the light poles. I only took one ONCE & had to wash my car…
It’s funny how the last parking spaces to be filled are always the ones under the light poles. I only took one ONCE & had to wash my car the next day. As near as I could tell, every bird in Norwalk had perched on that light during the course of the day.
20 minutes and I’m almost to the Carls Jr I can walk to in 10.
20 minutes and I'm almost to the Carls Jr I can walk to in 10. If the car isn't moving, are you really operating it?
Crazy ideas aren’t the problem.
Crazy ideas aren’t the problem. Comics have always been about crazy ideas. It all comes down to the execution.
“Get this: a farm boy discovers that his long-lost dad was a space wizard, and he goes to rescue this princess from a space station run by this evil space wizard…and they BLOW UP A PLANET!” When you put it that way, Star Wars doesn’t sound so great, does it?
I’m impressed. TurboTax has an Android app that let’s you calculate & file just by taking a photo of your W2 with your phone.
I’m impressed. TurboTax has an Android app that let’s you calculate & file just by taking a photo of your W2 with your phone.
Simple filings only, of course, but still…very cool!
Where’s the ball?
What happens when the cloud evaporates? Flickr: Too big to fail (we hope)
What happens when the cloud evaporates? Flickr: Too big to fail (we hope)
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Ugh. So many idiots commenting on that Flickr story who DIDN’T READ IT. The guy HAD backups of his photos, but NOT THE ACCOUNT STRUCTURE. He could have re-uploaded all 4000 photos…but all the old links would be broken, all the tags would be missing, titles, descriptions, etc. All that stuff required either a backup *at* Flickr or a Flickr-provided method of retrieving the structure.
It’s easy enough to only buy the parts that look interesting.
It’s easy enough to only buy the parts [of Flashpoint] that look interesting. If that means all of them, fine. If that means none of them, it’s really easy. If that means somewhere in between, cool.
I’m really annoyed when politicians oppose (or approve) policy based solely on *who* proposed it, not the idea itself.
I’m really annoyed when politicians oppose (or approve) policy based solely on *who* proposed it, not the idea itself.
Sadly, that means that most political news makes me really annoyed.
I always wonder about politicians who claim to be opposed to government.
I always wonder about politicians who claim to be opposed to government.