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verizon – can you hear me now?

Jeanne Boyarsky — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:44:09 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

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verizon – can you hear me now? was first posted on January 8, 2012 at 9:44 pm.
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WTF from the Past

David O'Meara — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:08:31 +0000

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, … Continue reading →

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WTF from the Past was first posted on June 17, 2011 at 1:08 am.
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Error’d: European Edition

Scott Selikoff — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:01:15 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

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Error’d: European Edition was first posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:01 pm.
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WTF: PDF Plugin Required

Scott Selikoff — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:16:15 +0000

Upon clicking the “Print Form” button I receive the error message below. I have three problems with this error message: From a user interface perspective, it assumes everyone’s PDF browser plug-in displays a toolbar with it including a Print button. … Continue reading →

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WTF: PDF Plugin Required was first posted on December 17, 2009 at 5:16 pm.
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normalization done poorly at the bank

Jeanne Boyarsky — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:04:44 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

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normalization done poorly at the bank was first posted on November 29, 2009 at 9:04 pm.
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Time Warner shame on you (the case of the missing vcr timer)

Jeanne Boyarsky — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:49:50 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

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Time Warner shame on you (the case of the missing vcr timer) was first posted on November 20, 2009 at 11:49 pm.
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Spooky Savings

Scott Selikoff — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:39:13 +0000

Halloween candy advertising “Spooky Savings”. Apparently, saving 0 cents is pretty spooky! Must be a WTF kind of a week.

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Spooky Savings was first posted on October 9, 2009 at 2:39 am.
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All Digital Soda Machine

Scott Selikoff — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:21:09 +0000

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:

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All Digital Soda Machine was first posted on October 4, 2009 at 7:21 pm.
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This Coupon Requires a Time Machine

Scott Selikoff — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:26:56 +0000

Hope everyone is enjoying the black-Friday/cyber-Monday sales. Personally, I haven’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 … Continue reading →

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This Coupon Requires a Time Machine was first posted on November 29, 2008 at 2:26 pm.
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