For some reason Google’s maps of Japan show the locations of 7 Eleven stores.
Category: Random
Genius Popcorn Hack
The obviousness of this “food hack” is what makes it so genius. To de-kernelize microwave popcorn: 1) make a small hole in the bag; 2) shake over top of a garbage can.
Thanks Lifehacker.
Back when Rogers initially released their iPhone prices, I filled out a complaint with the Canadian Competition Bureau. To my surprise, they actually replied!
It begins:
Dear Ryan Nerdorf,
Thank you for your correspondence dated June 30, 2008 regarding Rogers Communications Inc. (“Rogers”).
“Nerdorf!” What a classic typo. They must have been getting a lot of complains from nerds like me!
Here’s the meat of the response:
It is the Bureau’s view that Rogers does not hold a dominant position in the market for mobile wireless telephony services in Canada. Rogers is in direct competition with two other major wireless providers, in addition to a number of smaller carriers, all of whom offer handsets that are functional substitutes for the iPhone. Moreover, Rogers’ recently-announced pricing plans for the iPhone do not constitute an anti-competitive act as these pricing plans do not have an intended negative effect on a competitor that is predatory, disciplinary or exclusionary. Rather, they reflect an attempt by Rogers to market a product consumers find desirable and set prices accordingly. This may ultimately be disciplined by competitor responses, and/or by consumers rejecting such a strategy. In either case, market forces will determine if these prices can be sustained.
iPhone = Stress
*wake up, check phone*
“oh, no new mail”
*shower. check phone*
“9 new emails!?! WTF?!”
(only 3 were spam)
The Different Between My Wife And Me…
She: runs into people she knows at completely random places across North America
Me: only meet people I know while in line for nerd related things.