Ed Cottrell
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Ziff Davis Spam Part III: The Solution?
As I reported here, here, and here, Ziff Davis spams people. Fortunately, I found this page. It looks like it was the solution! Read more below the jump.
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Public Service Announcement: Tested Advertising Methods
After watching a truly horrifying self-produced commercial, I felt compelled to recommend again a book which everyone in business should read. It’s a classic, called Tested Advertising Methods, and it basically tells you all you need to know about advertising (what works and what doesn’t, why, etc.). Do yourself or the business geek(s) in your…
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More Ziff Davis Spam
Ziff Davis is at it, still. I got a few more of their ridiculous spams, without even an unsubscribe link, today. They are despicable.
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Dick Durbin: Towering Genius, or Grossly Irresponsible?
Dick Durbin can, apparently claim with a straight face that 46 hours, 8 minutes (commencing at 12:15 AM a week before Christmas) is enough time to read a 3,417 page omnibus spending bill and vote on it. Either Durbin has the reading abilities of a small army of legal thinkers, or he’s irresponsible in the…
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Goodbye, Co-op!
Finally, the Hyde Park Co-op is closing its doors. It’s about time. From all I can tell, it has been a failing business almost from its inception; there’s no question that it was overly expensive and pathetically managed and operated during the last two and a half years. More details here.