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		<title>verizon &#8211; can you hear me now?</title>
		<link>http://www.selikoff.net/2012/01/08/verizon-can-you-hear-me-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanne Boyarsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How long does it take to transfer a phone from one place to another? It should be one day.  In reality it was 10-12.  Last time I moved it took one day to transfer the phone so I expected that to happen again.  Here&#8217;s what actually happened: One week before Called Verizon to transfer phone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WTF from the Past</title>
		<link>http://www.selikoff.net/2011/06/17/wtf-from-the-past/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David O'Meara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The missing image I was remembering a strange problem from a few years ago and thought I would share the issue. We had a simple web page around the year 2002 which contained either a plus or a minus image, not unlike these: The problem we had was that regardless of the code we used, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Error&#8217;d: European Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Selikoff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I traveled to the UK earlier this month and was greeted by an error screen a day for the first three days of my trip. Day 1: London Subway Station Nothing like a 5-foot-tall boot screen to make you feel at home in a foreign country. Day 2: Cardiff Train Station Found a Windows BSOD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WTF: PDF Plugin Required</title>
		<link>http://www.selikoff.net/2009/12/17/wtf-pdf-plugin-required/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Selikoff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upon clicking the &#8220;Print Form&#8221; button I receive the error message below. I have three problems with this error message: From a user interface perspective, it assumes everyone&#8217;s PDF browser plug-in displays a toolbar with it including a Print button. From a design perspective, it troubles me that someone took the time to add a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>normalization done poorly at the bank</title>
		<link>http://www.selikoff.net/2009/11/29/normalization-done-poorly-at-the-bank/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanne Boyarsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went to a bank yesterday to inquire why I was receiving mail at my old address despite having moved a number of months ago.  The first thing the representative did was pull up my record to show me that my address was correct in their system.  While that&#8217;s very nice, the mail has their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time Warner shame on you (the case of the missing vcr timer)</title>
		<link>http://www.selikoff.net/2009/11/20/time-warner-shame-on-you-the-case-of-the-missing-vcr-timer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanne Boyarsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happened Time Warner Cable (in New York City) pushed a software upgrade to the cable box that got rid of the VCR timer feature.  This feature has existed since I got cable and allowed you to set the cable box to turn on/change channels automatically so you could record them on your VCR or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spooky Savings</title>
		<link>http://www.selikoff.net/2009/10/09/spooky-savings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Selikoff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halloween candy advertising &#8220;Spooky Savings&#8221;. Apparently, saving 0 cents is pretty spooky! Must be a WTF kind of a week.]]></description>
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		<title>All Digital Soda Machine</title>
		<link>http://www.selikoff.net/2009/10/04/all-digital-soda-machine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Selikoff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to wonder, was there really a need to an invent an all-digital touchscreen soda machine? Even if there was, the following screenshot taken from a local mall offers very little solace to the thirsty consumer:]]></description>
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		<title>This Coupon Requires a Time Machine</title>
		<link>http://www.selikoff.net/2008/11/29/this-coupon-requires-a-time-machine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.selikoff.net/2008/11/29/this-coupon-requires-a-time-machine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Selikoff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hope everyone is enjoying the black-Friday/cyber-Monday sales. Personally, I haven&#8217;t seen many good ones this year but I did come across this gem in my inbox. It offers an impressive 20% off all their products if you happen to own a time machine: Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! -Scott]]></description>
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