Category Archives: WTF?

Calvin Klein Underwear – Pro Stretch

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Raoul

Possibly TMI for some people but I have worn the same style of CK underwear for many years. So, of course, it was discontinued. Trying to find a similar replacement was complicated and frustrating and made more difficult by what … Continue reading →

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Zipcar fail

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Raoul

I’ve been a user / member of zipcar for 5 or more years.  I don’t think I’m a heavy user by their standards, but I probably rent from them 1-2 times a month and there were periods when I was … Continue reading →

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The wretched state of “healthcare” in the US, part 279

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Raoul

I have high blood pressure – well under control – but whenever I have to deal with the various health insurance layers of obfuscation I’m sure it spikes to dangerous levels. The latest is whether or not when BlueCross BlueShield … Continue reading →

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The sad, confused state of healthcare in the USA 2014

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Raoul

I’m not going to get into the whole messed-up big picture of all that is wrong in the current state of healthcare – just give a micro example of the dysfunction that is endemic. I live in New York, and … Continue reading →

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Dishonesty in business – a crisis of late capitalism?

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Raoul

After my latest experience of being lied to and misled by a business (Chase credit cards this time) I reflected on the peculiar pathology that seems to be all around us.  A certain subset of businesses (usually the larger ones, … Continue reading →

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Apple launches three-factor security, incorrectly calls it two-factor

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Raoul

In 2008, when MobileMe was first launched, Steve Jobs was apoplectic at its flaky, poor functionality – he told the team that they “should hate each other for having let each other down” (source). iCloud replaced MobileMe, and in some cases … Continue reading →

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Managing Contacts in OS X

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Raoul

This appears to be needlessly complex – at the moment I now have 4 or 5 different versions of each contact on the Mac Mini.  Thankfully the iPad and iPhone only appear to have a single version each. I think … Continue reading →

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Don’t buy a Seagate Momentus XT drive if you have a Mac

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Raoul

I bought this hybrid 500GB drive for my old MacBook Pro and had endless issues with it.  If it wasn’t for the actual laptop beginning to die, I think I would have been able to ascribe more of the issues … Continue reading →

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Politics

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Raoul

My friend Jen told me last night that I’m the most politically-charged non voter she has ever met.  Well, I’m not a non voter by choice, but she has a point. I believe in righting wrongs and fighting injustice and … Continue reading →

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All I want to do is watch Region 2 DVDs

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Raoul

I’m from England, I also travel a lot to other parts of the world – South America, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, and Asia.  Sometimes I buy DVDs in those places that are not available in the USA. Currently those … Continue reading →

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