http://www.massperception.com Editorial Slight of Hand Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:50:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So what is with the little hood punks that ride BART . . . who think it's cool to play some really awful hiphop/rap song over and over through the tinny speaker of their cell phone? Do you think it sounds cool to play overly distorted, clipping audio so ... http://www.massperception.com/2007/04/19/a-cell-phone-is-not-a-boom-box/ Interesting way to combat junk faxes as illustrated in David Lazarus's column today: But my absolute favorite suggestion came from several people who'd probably appreciate it if I keep their identities under wraps. When junk faxes proliferate, they say, they take some black crepe paper, feed it into their fax machines ... http://www.massperception.com/2007/02/28/does-this-count-as-a-denial-of-service/ Are you that f@$king stupid? Seriously . . . a little lighted sign being mistaken for a BOMB?!?! Now come on . . . what's this "hoax device" b^llsh!t that you're spreading? Can't find a real law to enforce to justify this screwup? There's a problem with your charges of ... http://www.massperception.com/2007/01/31/an-open-letter-to-the-boston-police/ Ok, so Apple, Inc released their much anticipated "iPhone" today, and it's an awesome package to behold . . . The Good: Great Interface . . . one that only Apple could envision and execute! Well Rounded Feature Set! Marvelous Design! It's Gorgeous! But I've got a few issues that will need to be resolved before ... http://www.massperception.com/2007/01/09/the-misguided-iphone/ I'm in love . . . Looks like GM (of all companies) may have the first working, commercially available, electric vehicle on the market.  Dubbed the "Volt" . . .  expect the name to change before it is released.  The new EV is expected to have a 40 mile battery only ... http://www.massperception.com/2007/01/07/who-knew-an-american-car-company-had-it-in-them/ Funny thing happened today at work. One of my coworkers (whom is working on the final project for her MBA program) came to me for assistance. It seems that she's stuck, with five pages left before she hits the minimum length of her paper as dictated by her ... http://www.massperception.com/2007/01/05/the-mba-project-that-shouldnt/ While standing in line at the local UPS Customer Center (a story I'll recount latter), I noticed a sign on the counter that read "A government issued photo id is required when shipping or picking up a package at a UPS Customer Center". More security theater I'm afraid. While I ... http://www.massperception.com/2007/01/05/ups-policy-is-security-theater/ Great note over on Doc Searls Weblog regarding the imminent bloodbath on Madison Avenue. Kind of makes sense in the age of TiVo and Pop-up blockers, the audience is rebelling against the marketers' message. I've long thought (and vocalized) that product placement is the way for this issue to sort ... http://www.massperception.com/2006/12/18/place-title-here/ Looks like the University of California has had another database breach, this time impacting nearly 800,000 current and former students, faculty and staff. Interestingly, it appears to the investigators that the Social Security Number (SSN) and other Personal Identity Information (PII) was specifically targeted in the breach. CNN has an ... http://www.massperception.com/2006/12/13/identity-theft-uc-data-breach/ So I've discovered that I need to add an extra shot of espresso to my morning latte for every time zone between home and my current location. So, it breaks down as follows: PT = Normal Coffee Intake MT = Depends on the Season :) CT = +1 Shot ET = +2 Shots Needless ... http://www.massperception.com/2006/12/13/coffee-intake/