I might be impressed about getting an invitation to join the Illuminati—except this is at least the third time I’ve gotten such a message on Facebook. But when I got the friend request from a prestigious name such as William K Rothschild, looking like a dapper Liebowski, how could I resist? Am I wrong inContinue reading “Join the Illuminati? Me?!”
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Resuscitation of Old Projects
One of the recurring themes of my digital life has been bringing old projects back to life. One of the manifestations of this was “Gilbert the Goldfish,” which began as a short story and ended up as a web-based story with my scanned illustrations. You can see it here. (I guess the Flash animated versionContinue reading “Resuscitation of Old Projects”
Promises, Promises
Pardon me if I continue to rail against the false promises of large sums of money from mobile game apps. I begin with this image: They give you $3000 just to sign up? That sounds great! Wait…what’s the small font/fine print at the bottom? I wonder if that’s a disclaimer? Or just contradicts the aboveContinue reading “Promises, Promises”
“Fake Games” Inside Fake Game
The world of mobile app game seems to me like the Wild West. There’s a whole lot of ads for them promising all sorts of things and very little of it (I’m being nice and not all-inclusive) seems to be true. We start by seeing an ad that possibly features some typo describing the mostContinue reading ““Fake Games” Inside Fake Game”
Old Fashioned Speller
Maybe spelling, grammar, and accuracy just don’t matter anymore. Maybe no one cares if “Paris in the the Spring” has two “the’s.” Who really needs punctuation when texting? Of course I think we all do. Do you want me to understand what you’re trying to say? Then proofread. And nowhere is this lack of careContinue reading “Old Fashioned Speller”
Your Cat’s a What?
On the way home from poll worker training, with a 42-page printout of the Powerpoint presentation that made the whole session echo the sentiment of my mug, “I survived another meeting that should have been an email,” I passed the car of a cultist. He had the cult leader’s head in the rear window likeContinue reading “Your Cat’s a What?”
Eclipsed by Scammers
On a day that was to be dedicated to celebrating the solar eclipse (though only partial here), I was instead shadowed by scammers. Three tried their routines on me but I wasn’t patient enough to play with the first two. Here’s #1, a classic: I do wonder what “Roman dishes” means. Italian? #2 also usesContinue reading “Eclipsed by Scammers”
Black Velvet
If you please: I have a strange relationship with this song. A few years ago, after visiting my mother in the nursing home, I’d go for a walk on a nearby walking path. For entertainment, I found an app called “Zombies Run.” The object was to spur the listener on to run (or walk, IContinue reading “Black Velvet”
Dueling Scammers (Part 2)
In my previous post I wrote about a failed “wrong number” scammer. This one was better, and could handle the improv longer. And thus ended another convo. And may I add: 🥰
Dueling Scammers (Part 1)
One day, within 25 minutes of each other, I received two of those scammy “do I have the right number?” kinds of texts. However, in spite of the temporal proximity of the messages, the senders were very different. We begin with the failure. At least “she” asks if it’s my phone number. But her abilityContinue reading “Dueling Scammers (Part 1)”
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