Category Archives: Rants

A Few Bullet Points on American Gun Culture

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Devin

I’m a gun owner. I hold a concealed pistol license in the state of Washington and I own a pistol and a rifle, which I have taken reasonable and prudent steps to keep locked up and safe when they are … Continue reading →

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Autism Is Not The New Cool

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Devin

Pardon, y’all. It’s been a while since I’ve been here <peers at the dust>. I’ve had the best of intentions, but sadly, my bogging client of choice (Windows Live Writer) doesn’t auto-translate those into actual written blog posts yet. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Self-imposed silence

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Devin

I really hate that there are things I want — nay, need — to write about right this minute and I can’t because it would be revealing too much about sensitive stuff that isn’t my place to talk about. What … Continue reading →

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A few thoughts on email

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Devin

Email clients need to be more intelligent. For example, I can appreciate the Request Read Receipt feature that Outlook/Exchange and other email systems offer; it makes sense in a corporate environment, or when sending correspondence with business partners. However, all … Continue reading →

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A letter to my bank

Posted on March 15, 2008 by Devin

Dear Big-Ass Bank, Many years ago, we switched our accounts to you from one of your competitors because they had crappy customer service and you did not. In fact, your customer service rocked our socks off. Sadly, it has become … Continue reading →

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A letter to IT marketing people

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Devin

Dear IT Marketing people; You are required to immediately cease and desist from using the phrase “perfect storm” (example: “the current regulatory environment creates a perfect storm for compliance vendors”) in any subsequent communications or materials. You may be under … Continue reading →

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How not to do customer service

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Devin

Apple sells gift cards that can be redeemed online or in their physical stores. So far, so good. Apple sells gift certificates for iTunes — both phsycial and email versions. So far, so good. A friend got me a $50 … Continue reading →

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