The astute nerd will note that when the traffic delay time shown above is converted into seconds, it comes out to 4,294,967,220, and when you cast the 32-bit signed integer value -1 to a 32-bit unsigned integer, it comes out to 4,294,967,295. The conclusion is left as an exercise to the reader.
I went for a walk downtown today to get a new battery for my wife’s watch, and I was pleasantly surprised to have positive experiences with four different businesses. So here’s a shout out to… Long’s Jewelry and Watch Store at 100 Summer Street (617-426-8500). I stopped here first. The woman who helped me was friendly,… Read More »
As of November 3, 2008 the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle is reducing the hours at most RMV branches and no longer mailing courtesy notices for a number of things, including driver’s license renewal notices. This means, quite simply, that the RMV is no longer going to remind you when your driver’s license is about… Read More »
Several weeks ago, I contacted Joan Pasquale, the executive director of the Parents and Community Build Group (PCBG), to inquire about the possibility of volunteers for the Obama campaign running a voter registration table at the fair.
Sighted downtown today, a young couple holding hands, with “matching” T-shirts. Hers: “I always get what I want.” His: “It’s all about me.” This pair is surely destined for a long, happy life together.
Several years ago, a Target store opened near us in Watertown, Massachusetts. Having grown up in Minneapolis, I had fond memories of Target and hoped that this meant we would finally have a tolerable department store near us. To say that I’ve been disappointed by our local Target would be a monumental understatement.
As a followup to my previous blog entry about stupid, deceptive advertising from Verizon, I got this envelope in the mail from Verizon the other day: Apparently the brilliant marketing folks at Verizon figured, “Well, gee, orange didn’t work, so let’s try blue!” What a bunch of idiots.
In response to “Killer nanny reinvents self as dance teacher in England” in today’s Boston Herald: To the editor: It is unfathomable to me why the Boston Herald thinks that how Louise Woodward is living her life is, or should be, news to your readers. Every bit of Woodward’s conduct since Matthew Eappen’s tragic death… Read More »
I got a big envelope in the mail recently which had this on the back: and this on the front:
This morning’s complaint: