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Heroes: Man Tells Fax Spammers To Go Fax Themselves... And They Comply
Topic: Miscellaneous 8:50 am EDT, Sep 18, 2008

For weeks now I have been receiving fax calls on my house line, a number I've had for over twenty years and now ported to VOIP; somehow, at some point, it got included on a telemarketing fax CD.

I get them 3-4 times a day, each repeated 3 times, starting at 6 AM. Being awaken by the cheerful chirping of a fax when answering the phone isn't my cup of tea: Nobody calls me at six, so when it rings I always think there is some kind of emergency!

I finally decided to do something about this problem, and using the caller ID number as starting point, Google kindly provides me with the main number and name of the offending company.

The receptionist was not so receptive to my request: Seems they have many employees, and no interest in tracking down who is sending what, because they are very, very busy. Goodbye.

OK. Fine by me. One great advantage of my VOIP provider (Primus, for anyone who cares) is that their base package includes many interesting features, including the possibility to redirect any number to another. Thirty seconds later, I had the fax number redirected to the receptionist's number.

Since the redirection happens at the exchange, it will of course be a bit more difficult for them to track down the origin of these new, annoying calls than if they had been willing to listen to my complaint. They had their chance, and blew it.

I call this forcing corporate responsibility.null

Ah, this is even better than the "ex-girlfriend trick" though not quite as fun as sending them 1000 pages of black. :)

Heroes: Man Tells Fax Spammers To Go Fax Themselves... And They Comply


Quebec man changes name to dodge relentless airport screening
Topic: Miscellaneous 1:02 pm EDT, Sep 12, 2008

A Quebec businessman whose name is one of the many that have erroneously landed on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's flight passenger watch list has decided to change his name to avoid lengthy security hassles at the airport.

Quebec man changes name to dodge relentless airport screening


Olympic Fail: Blue Screen of Death Strikes Bird's Nest During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting
Topic: Miscellaneous 12:10 pm EDT, Aug 12, 2008

Olympic Fail: Blue Screen of Death Strikes Bird's Nest During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting


The Last HOPE Talks Now On-line
Topic: Technology 2:55 pm EDT, Aug  9, 2008

Audio versions of all the talks from HOPE are now on-line. Also, there are torrents of some of the videos on-line at http://hopetracker.donthax.me/.

I found out because someone downloaded my talk and emailed me some questions/suggestions about it. That just rocks!

The Last HOPE Talks Now On-line


Awesome Slow Motion Lightning Bolt
Topic: Science 9:00 am EDT, Aug  8, 2008

Awesome Slow Motion Lightning Bolt


X-rays of Airplanes and Bulldozers
Topic: Arts 2:46 pm EDT, Aug  7, 2008

Incredible x-ray images of common objects - many are pieced together from hundreds of individual x-ray exposures.

X-rays of Airplanes and Bulldozers


Keep the Cheap Wine Flowing - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog
Topic: Society 9:25 pm EDT, Aug  4, 2008

The bottom line is that in blind wine tastings, there is a zero or even slightly negative correlation between the ratings of regular people and the price of the wine they are drinking; for experts the relationship between rating and price is positive.

Keep the Cheap Wine Flowing - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog


String Can Replaces Payphone
Topic: Arts 9:10 am EDT, Jul 30, 2008

String Can Replaces Payphone


Google Images DIY - Fubiz™
Topic: Miscellaneous 9:23 pm EDT, Jul 16, 2008

Google Images DIY - Fubiz™


YouTube - Dancing Liquid
Topic: Miscellaneous 8:47 am EDT, Jul 12, 2008

Non-newtonian fluid (cornstarch) dances on a subwoofer.

YouTube - Dancing Liquid


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