Barack Obama wins the Presendential Election

Now republican party supporters think the media was in the tank for the election and that Barack Obama bought the election.

Where are they getting this information or is it all speculation?

You suck Diane Martel

You have been directing music videos for sixteen years yet you don’t have the competence to direct a BoA music video. Not just any video. Her United States of North America debut.

I hope BoA’s record company asks for their money back. Either you lacked the passion to direct, didn’t understand BoA’s style(and plight) or have some motive to ruin a foreign artist’s career. 

I have made better music videos within one day

I can’t access if I don’t pay yet I can get updates?

If you ever tried to access any AT&T wifi hotspot in starbucks you would be welcomed by a friendly page asking for your login information and/or credit card to access the internet using their service.

You can refuse to pay and still remain connected to the wireless network yet cannot browse the network. However, you’re able to get updates from Apple?

Strange yet interesting. There may be a possible way to access the internet withough paying AT&T. 

I hope this inpsires someone to find a way how.

DO NOT DIAL *72

I swear this is the worst feature any phone company could have offered to residential customers.

Never dial any number someone tells you to dial that starts with *72.

*72 is the code to call foward your incoming calls to another destination. Therefore, you would not be able to pick up any incoming calls after the first ring and will be charged a hefty fee for each call and each minute on that call.

Why would someone ask you to do this?

1. They’re in prison trying to use the system to reach someone on the outside
2. They’re a scammer (see #1)
3. It’s a very old scam that is almost as effective as the ILOVEYOU virus

Service Upgrade

Services for this blogsite and other sites I manage have had their bandwidth upgraded!

YAY

Southern California

My trip to Southern California gave me an epiphany: we are paying too much for everything in Chicago.

• The price of a wide screen 45″ (and higher) TV in California is equivalent to the cost of a 21-25″ in Chicago.
• The cost of a damn good burger in California is $5.25 at In-N-Out where in Chicago the only good burgers come from restaurants that cost $6.50 to $10.50
• There are several fast food franchises in Southern California where in Chicago there are only 4 major ones that are NOT Mcdonald’s.
• Pizza tastes great at 8,000 feet and it is cheap!
• WalMart’s aplenty. Near Chicago they are rare.
• Fry’s aplenty and the prices are even cheaper than Walmart

I was going to do a long post about Southern California yet my only complaint was the ridiculous prices.

Another funny laundry mat story

There’s this laundry mat on 47th and Lake Park (in Chicago) that is open 24 hours which I go to quite often.

Unfortunately, I do not visit this laundry mat to wash my laundry. I visit it because it is the only place that is open after business hours that has quarters. However, if this place had cheaper washer and dryers, like free drying on the North Side, I would bother to bring in my laundry in the low security area.

I recently discovered that “Management” has posted a sign stating “You’re not supposed to come in and get change unless you are planning on using the machines within the facility.”

Whoa whoa whoa.

There must be a huge expense in changing those dollars to quarters to even post that as a suggestion!

They’re trying to put a band-aid on internal bleeding; Management is missing the broader picture.

Problem 1:  The currency exchange is only open during normal business hours and is closed on Sunday. Yet, the laundry mat is open 24 hours and has many customers on Sunday.

Problem 2: Most of the surrounding tenant buildings have washing machines and dryers where it is cheaper to do your laundry rather than at the laundry mat that has quarters

Problem 3: None of the tenant based laundry rooms have a change machine.

Problem 4: Walgreen’s does not have enough quarters to give out $5 worth of quarters. (It is open longer than the Currency Exchange)

Problem 5: There’s only one staff member to enforce the rule.

Good luck enforcing that policy!

No Power

Most likely no update today.

Despite what some Apple Fanboys think…

You can still purchase a Zune player.

Not only can you purchase one, you can design software for it using the XNA Framework.

Heading back to Chicago

I have been in Southern California for nearly a week due to work. Since this is my first impression of California I do have a very long story to tell. However, since I am awaiting my return flight to Chicago I won’t have enough time to post my thoughts.

My experience in Southern California has made me furious at the major contrast of living in Chicago compared to living near Los Angeles. I have a feeling Chicagoans are being raked at the coals when it comes to merchandising and many other aspects.