Les Pensées de Ed

Jul 23

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Jul 19

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Jul 13

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Jul 11

Pitch invader going for the World Cup gets dropped after an awkward blow from a suit. Click for the video.

Pitch invader going for the World Cup gets dropped after an awkward blow from a suit. Click for the video.

Jul 09

Oh Google… way to annoy the hell out of me.

Oh Google… way to annoy the hell out of me.

Jul 07

A Flesch-Kincaid Grade level of 17… does that mean I’m writing at an above-college graduate level?

A Flesch-Kincaid Grade level of 17… does that mean I’m writing at an above-college graduate level?

Jul 05

Video-based pilot training: Can’t they provide an audio-only version of this?

Video-based pilot training: Can’t they provide an audio-only version of this?

Jun 30

“With the future as murky as the Gulf of Mexico, any commentator who claims to offer clarity right now is only muddying the waters.” — Brooke Gladstone — On the topic of the media response to the oil spill.

Jun 18

Bank Verification

In order to prove my identity, this bank is using a database of information on me (presumably from Equifax or something similar) to ask verification questions. All of the questions asked were very broad, provided multiple-choice answers, and generally not information that is hard to come by. At this point, I’ve provided my DOB, address, social, etc, as a part of my application.

Question #1:

SELECT THE NEAREST CROSS STREET TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS

Given that I provided my address, a quick look in Google Maps provides the answer to that question.

Question #2:

SELECT THE MONTH IN WHICH YOU WERE BORN

Also just provided this information.

Question #3:

FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST, SELECT THE COUNTY IN WHICH YOU LIVE

See question #1.

Question #4:

SELECT THE LENDER WHO HOLDS YOUR MOST RECENT MORTGAGE

Anyone who has even ancillary knowledge about me (or can Google me and see how often I move), would know the answer to this question.

The whole process is entirely futile.

Jun 17

I want YOU…  to wash me. #pelicans #oilspill

I want YOUto wash me. #pelicans #oilspill