Movin’ On Up!
Behold, in all of it’s glory… the new UltraCart west coast office! Well, at least a map of where its located…
The new office is the second story of a neat building located on Merced, CA’s charming Main Street. The back side of the building overlooks a parking lot & courtyard, and includes a balcony.
I’m going to try to take some pictures of the outside today or tomorrow and put them online. We’ll also photograph the move in, set up, etc. as well as update the exterior once we get our logo on the side of the building.
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My Letter To The Editor
I wrote this letter to the editor regarding Charles Cooper’s
article on News.com entitled “Theft By Any Other Name”.
Subject: So Should We Sue Apple?
Allow me to present a scenario.
Apple’s top of the line iPod is currently the 60GB iPod Photo.According to Apple, this device can store up to 15,000 songs.
In marketing the product to a teenage audience without serious income, is Apple inducing them to infringe recording industry copyrights? I mean, what teen could afford the $14,850 it would cost to fill it up using iTunes Music Store?
Charles, it’s not just about theft. It’s about a now arbitrary line of “promoting the illegal use” of the product.
Is Apple “promoting illegal use” of the product by allowing it to be used as a portable hard drive? Or is it “promoting illegal use” by serving up capacities for far more music than most of us can afford?
In a world where political leaders debate what the meaning of the word “is” is, do you really think that there will be a concensus on what “promoting illegal use” is?
Regards,
John Anderson
I will go more in depth regarding the delightful rulings provided by scotus tomorrow.
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Dickens would turn in his grave
I recently received an e-mail from a “friend” suggesting that I check out the “Great Expectations” dating service. So, I followed the link, and filled out the initial form. At the end, they stated that they would “call” to discuss further my application.
They called tonight. As the flirty woman on the other end of the line talked, I did some Googling. And man, do they have an impressive record. As I “participated” in the scripted “get to know you” interview, I continued to dig. I discovered that they have made many enemies before me, and that some question their high-pressure tactics.
Bottom line is this… when some company wants to charge you $4,000/yr to meet “the one”, be afraid. The only one that you will meet is Mr. Benjamin Franklin as you hand over 40 of them to charlatans.
This coming Friday, I have a date with a lovely woman I met in town. And I didn’t spend a dime meeting her. I simply said Hello.
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That is SO early ’90s
Some of my friends got their portfolios handed to them when the bubble burst, but at least the era generated some “interesting” personalities. One of the biggest blowhards from the era is Jim Cramer, founder and chief editor of TheStreet.com.
Regardless of the market’s fickle nature, he never failed to call it like it is. And now he has a show on CNBC.
If you are in the markets at all, you owe it to yourself to add his show Mad Money to your Tivo. I’ve made some nice bank as a result of his calls. And hey, it’s actually entertaining.
Mad Money airs weekdays at 6pm on CNBC. Whether or not you trade, it’s an entertaining show. Be sure to stick around for the lightening round.
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Tux, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Uncertainty
When Linus Torvalds first described what Tux, the Linux mascot, should look like, he described him thusly:
So when you think “penguin”, you should be imagining a slightly overweight penguin (*), sitting down after having gorged itself, and having just burped. It’s sitting there with a beatific smile - the world is a good place to be when you have just eaten a few gallons of raw fish and you can feel another “burp” coming.
And that’s kind of how I feel right now.
As a whole, I’m happy. Happy with my life, happy with my job, and happy with my friends.
I wish I were in a relationship, but that will come. I want to be happy, and I know that if I keep being me, it’ll come.
What makes you feel satisfied?
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You know you’ve made it big time when one of your client’s products ends up as the featured item woot.com.
I love the Internet�.
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Spam Works!
As part of our
terms & conditions, we state that you cannot include an UltraCart link in any Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail message (spam message). If you do, and we find out, we close your account. If someone tries to add an item to their cart from the merchant, they see this message:
“This merchant account has been closed. Please contact service@ultracart.com for more information.”
Anyway, someone sent a spam linking to this page with a promise of an “offer for employement”
Over 500 people have tried to purchase this “Training Pack” for $79.95.
So why does spam keep increasing? Because people respond to it. I’m always amazed at how easily fooled people are.
Bottom line? Spam isn’t going anywhere, unfortunately, until people learn that if something is too good to be true, it usually is.
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