Blogging seems to be all the rage, so what the heck? I'll follow the lemmings over the cliff too! It probably won't get me elected President, but maybe some interesting discussions will come out of it... Beware, however: I speak my mind here, and I'm pretty frank and open. Some may be offended at the content and/or opinions. If you're easily offended, you might want to look elsewhere for reading material.

When/If you post a comment (and I hope you will!), be sure to put in a URL --- even if you just use mine (http://alan.batie.org/) --- if you don't, your email address will get put in as a link on your name, and you'll suddenly find yourself on Spam Central. Not my doing, I promise you! They scan websites for embedded email addresses. You've been warned --- I really don't wish spam on anyone (well, ok, maybe the spammers themselves)!

Finally, if you want to be notified when I post the this blog, signup on the lemmings mailing list.

March 03, 2005

Netflix/signonsandiego.com

I used to like these guys and even rent from them, until they got greedy and went to a subscription model: pay us $20/mo whether you watch anything or not! Bzzzt. No cigar. And no more money from me. That was just a business decision that didn't match my needs, not really a big deal. It works great for a friend of mine who does rent a lot and more power to him. Until now. I visit a newspaper site (signonsandiego.com), and was confronted with yet another of the "popunder" ads that are specifically designed to work even if you've specifically configured your browser to disallow such things. It's annoying enough to have them in the first place, but to do their best to force them upon you, well, that earns them a place in the Scumbags of the Day list. Posted by abatie at March 3, 2005 01:33 AM
Comments
Post a comment









Remember personal info?