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Yesterday during a meeting a co-worker said they were going to “flush out” an idea and suddenly my inner twelve-year-old couldn’t stop snickering. I had to pretend I was suppressing a sneeze so as not to give myself away.
I’ve always been one to “flesh out” and idea, and I had the vague understanding [...]

So I’m barely a week into the iPhone 3g and already I’ve got to grouse. It should be expecteed though, given the massive amount of hype I’d been exposed to and the near-total anticipation.
Here’s a list, big and small, of all the things that are less than stellar on the new phone.

Speakerphone sucks
I’d heard [...]

After reading this horrific story of parental abuse, neglect and inhumanity, I felt a horrible chill go through my spine. How could a human being, especially a parent, do this to another human being, specifically their own child.
Please read the story - The girl in the window - and try to keep your stomach from [...]

I want to talk about customer service, mostly by way of the intercept or follow-up survey.
Here’s the briefest of rundowns:
TiVo - Scheduling a show @ TiVo.com
AT&T - Making a purchase @ the AT&T Store (iPhone 3G)
The AJC - Direct selling from a sweaty college kid
The first intercept of yesterday: TiVo.com.
I was just trying to schedule [...]

… Mighty Georgia has struck out.
Sure, Fresno State was the Bulldog team that everyone pegged as Cinderella, but they started the season in the Top 25. UGA had an abysmal 2007 and pre-season opinions/prospects were mixed.
Still, props to those other red-wearing Dogs for hammering home the victory tonight. You earned it.
Here’s Ernest Thayer’s poem, [...]