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Double Entendre?
Saw this ad today on Yahoo!’s frontpage. (I put the purple oval on the funny part.)
Posted: December 1st, 2007 under uh?.
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Got Toshiba HD-A2 at Walmart’s “Secret” In-Store Special for $98.97
While this HD-DVD player is not slim with space-age looks, (as of today) I think it is worth $98.97 it was on sale for. The price includes a coupon which (if/when redeemed) can get (by mail) five HD-DVDs from among a selection of fifteen HD-DVDs. Free HD-DVDs have to be one from each of the [...]
Posted: November 2nd, 2007 under business, movies, uh?.
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Crazy Buyers of iPhone on eBay
This is a sample of bids on eBay for 8 GB iPhone. This screenshot was taken around 11.35 pm PST (on Sep 6, 2007), about 36 hours after Apple slashed price of 8GB iPhone to $399. Not only are the iPhones now cheaper than the bids on eBay, they are readily available at local Apple [...]
Posted: September 6th, 2007 under technology, uh?, what is going on?.
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Discriminatory Interest Rates?
Just got back from my bank. I had to deposit some cash in my checking account. The teller handed me “Rate Information” sheet on various types of accounts the bank has. Having never had a savings account, I curiously went through the sheet. I see:
Balance
Interest
$0 - $9,999
0.1%
…
…
…
…
$50,000+
4.4%
Who’s likely to have over $50,000 in savings account? [...]
Posted: August 22nd, 2007 under uh?, what is going on?.
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Terry Semel Stepped Down as CEO?
I am not sure I believe that Terry Semel stepped down of his own volition. Could Terry Semel Stepped Down as CEO be an euphemism for Terry Semel Ousted as CEO? I think so. While retaining him as non-executive Chairman may incorrectly indicate that he wasn’t ousted, I strongly believe he has been retained as [...]
Posted: June 19th, 2007 under internet, silicon valley, technology, uh?.
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Tested Positive
This spring has been the worst so far. All kinds of symptoms of seasonal allergy have flared up. Off-the-shelf antihistamines, which worked before, have produced very little relief. That’s why I took the allergy skin test today. The positive skin test indicated that I am allergic to these substances: cat, dog, dust, feathers, grass, mold, [...]
Posted: April 12th, 2007 under uh?.
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Sanjaya Malakar Wasn’t the Worst of Remaining Contestants
As someone who reacts slowly to the media hype about everything entertainment, I finally watched American Idol on TV this evening. This was my first show of this season. I have paid passing attention to mentions of Sanjaya on Yahoo!’s frontpage. I heard about him from teenaged nieces and nephews. From my cousins, too. I [...]
Posted: April 10th, 2007 under uh?.
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Untargeted Yahoo! Ad? Or, Problem With Relevance?
It is said that when it comes to advertising, websites have an advantage over traditional media like newspapers, radio, TV, etc. The advantage, it is said, websites can target ads based on user’s profile…browser, operating system, geographical area based on user’s IP address, etc. for a user that is not signed in and also based [...]
Posted: March 8th, 2007 under internet, silicon valley, technology, uh?, vista, what is going on?.
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Yahoo! is Deep
This evening I IMed a friend of mine at Yahoo! to see how he was doing after the recently-announced restructuring. To my surprise, I didn’t find him excited about the announcement. In fact, he was a little unhappy. When I asked why, he explained: “Yahoo! is deep. Between the top exec and me there are [...]
Posted: December 7th, 2006 under internet, silicon valley, uh?, what is going on?.
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No Wii for Me
I stood in virtual line from before midnight PST (saturday) ’til 5.15 am PST (sunday) for Amazon.com to sell Nintendo Wii. The entire duration I was in line, refreshing browser frantically, status for Wii on amazon.com did not change from: This item is currently not available. I read most of the 600+ reviews—which now have [...]
Posted: November 19th, 2006 under uh?, what is going on?, wii.
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