I recently started getting a lot of emails from Neiman Marcus, so I clicked on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of one of them. The link goes to a page-long form, which ends with this:
Quick! What am I supposed to do? I saw a checkbox (preselected) next to NeimanMarcus.com and an unsubscribe button, so I clicked the button. I then saw this message:
Ok, cool. I’ll no longer receive emails from NeimanMarcus.com. Guess what happened.
Today when I got even more email from them, I took a closer look at the form. In order to unsubscribe, I’m supposed to uncheck the box next to the thing I want to unsubscribe from, and then click the button that says “Unsubscribe”?
That’s like saying, “If you’d like me to stop punching you in the face, say ‘No.’ Would you like me to stop punching you?” And then when you say “Yes,” I’ll say, “Okay, I’ll stop.” And then punch you.
I wanted to ask Warner Brothers a question, so I filled out their contact form. I don’t know what kinds of things people usually write to them about, but the email address of the auto-reply may give a hint: complaints@wb.com.
I checked out the lunar eclipse tonight, and it was pretty cool. It looked like a full moon, except that the Moon was dim and had a red tint, and it was very dark outside. As for the stars, I think every star was visible. I even caught a glimpse of a shooting star, which is always fun.
For this holiday season, Google has set up a site called Teach Parents Tech which has some easy video tips that you can send to those who often look to you for tech support. I found my way into one of the videos, which is about currency conversion. Check it out:
It was fun to be in front of the camera for a change, but I don’t think I’ll be making a habit out of it. It was a good excuse to see what wearing makeup is like though.
During the shoot, they asked everyone to share a story about giving their parents tech support. My story was about how I was showing my mom how to do something on the computer by controlling her screen remotely. (We live on opposite sides of the country.) Then, a week later, I was talking to my grandmother, and she was telling me how my mom was controlling my grandmother’s computer to do some tech support. So, while I was trying to show her something else, what I really taught my mom was how to do tech support!
Some of the family tech support stories were chosen for a promo video, but mine wasn’t as you’ll see it doesn’t really fit the theme! I’m sure my mom is glad she was too advanced to make it into this one:
Even today, I still get a cool feeling after ordering something online. I really like the odd idea that just by pushing a button, I’m causing someone hundreds or perhaps even thousands of miles away to put something in a box, which is then handled by several more people as it’s driven/flown a great distance before arriving at my door. It feels even cooler when I ship it to someone else’s door.
Then again, I also get excited when I send something to my printer from across the room. My keyboard is an amazing remote control.
Via IM: Ted: are you coming home for thanksgiving? Me: yes Ted: call me when you get home. Me: ok
After work, I call Ted: Ted: What’s up? Me: Nothing. You told me to call you. Ted: What? Me: You said that I should call you when I get home. Ted: [laughing] I meant when you get home. I thought you don’t refer to [California] as home. Me: I don’t. I thought you meant my apartment. I was too busy to correct you.
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