Archive | March, 2008

25 March 2008 2 Comments

Do Not Reply

Ever wonder where responses to “(some address)@donotreply.com” actually go?
As owner of www.donotreply.com, the Seattle-based programmer receives millions of wayward e-mails each week, including a great many missives destined for executives at Fortune 500 companies or bank customers, even sensitive messages sent by government personnel and contractors.
Via here.

24 March 2008 0 Comments

Two Great Series

In case these two series have flown under your radar (as they did with me), I suggest you add them immediately to your TiVo/DVR and get caught up as soon as you can.
I fist read about Breaking Bad over at Uncrate, and finally started watching last week (AMC is showing the season in order again). [...]

18 March 2008 2 Comments

They Might Be Giants – Dunkin Donuts Commercials

I never even thought about who was behind those catchy and quirky Dunkin Donuts commercial tunes, but the latest ad “Power Walk” caught my ear as the vocal sounded really familiar. And wouldn’t you know it, my ear was right. It’s old favorites They Might Be Giants.

Who knew? Not me anyways.
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18 March 2008 1 Comment

Looks Like I Was Onto Something

I called the phone books a giant waste (which I know I am not the first to do), and now it would appear that Boston.com has taken notice as well.
They’re the original search engines, leftover from the days of rotary phones and answering machines. Once valued reference books kept in a certain drawer or cabinet [...]