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Why you should turn off “Ads with your social actions” on Facebook

While I was scrolling through Facebook recently, this came up in my feed: I’ve blurred out the name of one of my friends at the top of the ad so as not to single them out. However, I can say with near-absolute certainty that this particular friend would not knowingly endorse anything that Ben Shapiro… Read More »

Category: Computers Consumer activism Internet User Experience Tags: Facebook, privacy

MBTA: DON’T gaslight me, DO announce commuter rail stops

Dear MBTA, A couple of months ago, I was riding the 5:10 Framingham-bound commuter-rail train to Boston Landing. I was engrossed in some fascinating reading, but a small part of my brain was listening for stop announcements, or so I thought. Imagine my surprise when I looked up and found myself in Newtonville! Before exiting… Read More »

Category: Boston Consumer activism Tags: Commuter Rail, MBTA

Hertz: “Reservation”? I don’t think it means what you think it means

Recently, my wife and I splurged on a two-day vacation at Universal Orlando with three of our kids. Because we don’t get to take vacations like this very often at all, we decided to maximize our vacation by taking advantage of various amenities that allowed us to save time and inconvenience by spending more money.… Read More »

Category: Consumer activism Tags: Budget, Hertz

Fun and games with Samsung, FedEx, and recycled tracking numbers

I was so impressed with Samsung. I ordered a new laptop directly from their web site at 7:38pm last night. According to the emails I received while I was at work today, the laptop was shipped at 9:45am and delivered at 3:17pm. Shipping was free. Wow, awesome, right? But then I got home, and the… Read More »

Category: Computers Consumer activism Internet Web Tags: FedEx, Samsung

“Fake news” poster child: “One Nation United”

The pro-Democratic “One Nation United” organization is a fraud. You should avoid having anything to do with them, other than working to expose who they are and what they are up to.

Category: Consumer activism Fraud Politics Tags: One Nation United

Will the City of Boston fix the flooding problem on our block?

Our street keeps flooding due to bad grading and inadequate drainage. The City of Boston needs to do something about it.

Category: Boston Government activism

AT&T: This is why we can’t have nice things

A legitimate email from AT&T does its level best to masquerade as a phishing email.

Category: Computer Security Computers email Internet Phishing Tags: AT&T, Equifax

Boston-area Honda dealership commentary

My wife and I recommend Ocean Honda of Weymouth, and we anti-recommend Boch Honda and Herb Chambers Honda.

Category: Boston Consumer activism Tags: Boch Honda, Cambridge Honda, Herb Chambers Honda, Ocean Honda

Thoughts about the Equifax data breach

The Equifax breach is a big deal. There are things you need to do right now to protect yourself.

Category: Computer Security Computers Consumer activism Government activism Internet Web

A case study in troubleshooting the email pipeline, chapter 2

It wasn’t Constant Contact. It was never Constant Contact. Constant Contact is fine. Forget I mentioned them.

Category: Computers email Internet Tags: bogofilter, Constant Contact, spamitarium
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