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Comment on More on the Magnetic Laundry Scam by Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:27:48 +0000

I appreciate your comments. I also very much appreciate you taking the time to perform some experiments. The only thing negative I could say is that I do think you are overstating your feelings in some cases and letting that sorta get in the way of your research (which is pretty awesome). But all that being said, it IS your site and you can do that.

As a reader of other sites, I have a responsibility to research what I read on your site on my own. There are cases where someone has some weird motive (it could be totally unrelated to the product).

Anyways… People will agree and disagree. Some will believe things that are not true, and some will never believe something that is true. Some will try to prove things just like you are doing. However, actually having a controlled test is very meaningful and I applaud your efforts.

I think you are making more a difference to the environment than the magnets ever will. I actually think I will use less laundry detergent next time I do my laundry. I appreciate that advice a lot. I also enjoy your blog. It was good reading.

Apparently, magnets also cure headaches, they improve gas mileage, I am trying to think of some others. They probably clean or water. I have heard stuff like you can get power from them (to charge stuff, maybe actually be true). Anyways… I love magnets… but without doing real tests that have real results… it is all a bunch of … as George Bush would say… fuzzy Math (I never voted for him, by the way).

= )

Comment on Oxford International, High Tech Ventures, and other annoying, cold-calling recruiting firms by joe

joe — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:13:53 +0000

Pardon my language, but Fuck Oxford.

I had 6 recruiters call me, all saying the same thing about finding my resume, all telling me to explain to them what I do, all wasting my time since I never heard from them after the initial call. That’s about 4-5 hours of my life wasted.

On the 7th, before they even began their speel, I told them never to call me again. Which was fine until today, when they decided to “proactively” call me because they opened a new office.

Sheesh, fuck off already. Go away, Oxford.

Comment on Bill Groome, of Madhatter Magic Shop, threatens to sue over uncomplimentary blog posting by perlhaqr

perlhaqr — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:20:24 +0000

In direct demonstration of the Streisand Effect;

I had never heard of Madhatter Magic Shop before today. But now, thanks to the power of the internet, I have. And because the whole setup is so funny, I’ll probably pass this link on to some of my friends, too…

Comment on Bill Groome, of Madhatter Magic Shop, threatens to sue over uncomplimentary blog posting by Jon

Jon — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:31:23 +0000

Mr. Groome, I don’t think you have a legitimate case for a libel suit against Mr. Kamens in this case. If you decide to go ahead with the suit…..well lets just say I will feel sorry for your lawyer. I look forward to reading Mr. Kamens followup post on how he won the case against you and made you pay his legal fees.

Comment on Bill Groome, of Madhatter Magic Shop, threatens to sue over uncomplimentary blog posting by Michael Hawkins

Michael Hawkins — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:28:26 +0000

Bill Groome is a giant douchebag. I hope he loses business not as a result of what Jonathan has written, but rather as a result of his own douchitude. It would serve him right.

Comment on Bill Groome, owner of Madhatter Magic Shop, lies to me about a product and then refuses to refund my money by jik

jik — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:24:52 +0000

My records say you're wrong. See this comment for details.

Comment on Bill Groome, owner of Madhatter Magic Shop, lies to me about a product and then refuses to refund my money by Don’t do business with Bill Groome of Madhatter Magic Shop « For the Sake of Science

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:19:06 +0000

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Comment on Bill Groome, of Madhatter Magic Shop, threatens to sue over uncomplimentary blog posting by Don’t do business with Bill Groome of Madhatter Magic Shop « For the Sake of Science

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:13:37 +0000

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Comment on Bill Groome, of Madhatter Magic Shop, threatens to sue over uncomplimentary blog posting by Chase BP Card

Chase BP Card — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:43:05 +0000

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Comment on Bill Groome, of Madhatter Magic Shop, threatens to sue over uncomplimentary blog posting by SPQR

SPQR — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:28:44 +0000

As a practicing attorney, I can assure you that when my clients copy the opposing party on emails sent to me, my first thought is not: “Gee, I sure enjoy having clients who all fall into the upper quintile of IQ”.

Nope. That’s not my first thought.

My first thought is “Is it too late to fire this client?”