by Greg Scott | May 20, 2024 | Slice of Life, Technology
For the latest in big company insanity, look to the recent Dell scheme to get rid of employees who work remotely. I snapped this picture while fighting rush-hour traffic in May, 2004. Now, Dell employees can look forward to more traffic fun. Dell has undergone quite...
by Greg Scott | May 5, 2024 | Phish collection, Slice of Life
Somebody generated an accurate credit report for me and used it in a phone phishing scam. They put on a worthy effort. My phone rang at 2:09 PM on Thursday, May 2, 2024. The Caller ID said “CHASE,” all uppercase, with phone number 800-955-9060. The caller,...
by Greg Scott | May 23, 2023 | Slice of Life
This story illustrates how the power dynamics in the traditional publishing industry are out of whack. I doubt this will change any time soon. As I write this in late May, 2023, I’m querying my new novel, Traffic School. For people outside the publishing...
by Greg Scott | Jun 14, 2022 | Slice of Life
I’ve been a gravel-in-the-belly DIY enthusiast my entire adult life. It’s a trust issue and goes back to high school and my very first car. It was a 1965 Pontiac Tempest convertible, and the switch to put the top up and down went bad. I took it to a...
by Greg Scott | Feb 25, 2022 | Slice of Life
Like billions of people around the world, I watched a madman direct the Russian military to crush Ukraine on Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, 2022. As I compose this on Friday morning, Feb. 25 US Central time, Russian soldiers are fighting across Ukraine while millions of...
by Greg Scott | Oct 26, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Slice of Life
We signed up for DirecTV in 2007. It didn’t take long for the price to double, and then double again. Back in 2020, after yet another price increase, I finally called to cancel. And then the retention department offered to cut the price by roughly half –...
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