Author: jason
-
RIP Mastodon Syndication
Posted last week and noticed I didn’t see a notice in my mastodon feed. Hmm, at some point, IFTTT made syndication to mastodon action a pro feature. I don’t have enough action on either the blog or my few mastodon followers to warrant the few bucks a month for IFTTT, so my blog is gonna…
-
Off to the Recycler
I always think I have uses for decommissioned cell phones, but they just pile up in a storage bin tucked away in a closet. Ok, lets send these guys back the great bit beyond. From left to right: SIM cards removed, memory wiped. Yeah, I could probably put them on eBay and make a few…
-
Front Office
Hi, I’ve got a sick kid that needs an appointment today. Ok, what’s the problem? Low grade fever off and on, some vomiting, another person in our house had sore throat last week. Ok! How long have they had symptoms? Since midday Saturday. Ok, got it. Based on the dr’s survey questions, we suggest you…
-
Progress
The last time I needed to mass convert some music files was about 10 years ago when moving some bootlegs off of optical media onto a network drive. Ripping a CDs worth of lossless SHN files to WAV took a few minutes; then re-encoding the same to FLAC took another few minutes. Recently, I found…
-
Did I Ever Tell You I Love Being on Hold?
So, I just noticed that I added a doctor appointment to my calendar with a date, but no time. Ok, let me just call the office and get that time. 10:30am – Hello! You’re caller #7, please wait for the next available operator. Ugh, I’ll try later. 3:10pm – Hello! You’re caller #3, please wait…
-
No One Cares But You
This is epic:
-
Modern Customer Support
So, I’ve got a broken fridge. Made arrangements for a service call. Arrival window came and went, nobody showed up or contacted me. Here’s the follow up: me: uh, I had a service call scheduled for yesterday. technician was no show, no contact. them: ok. let me look at your account. sir, your appointment is…
-
Scheduling
Background: 2 kids have dental appointments back to back. Need cancel second appointment due to scheduling conflict. Call 1: Me: Hey, I need to cancel my kids dental appointment.Them: ok, when do you want to reschedule?Me: anytime after is fine.Them: we’re booked out past valentines day currently. I can put you on call for cancellations…
-
Recipe: Mississippi Pot Roast
Here’s a quick and dirty Mississippi Pot Road recipe via Al Bladez. Super flavorful with a minor kick of heat. Ingredients: Method Enjoy!
-
Sigh
them: estimated wait time 2 minutes.<10 minutes later>them: you want a callback?me: yepthem: an agent will call you back when available<20 minutes later>them: ring ring, this is your requested a callback, press 1 to acknowledge.them: great, you’re #2 in the queue. we’ll talk to you shortly.<15 minutes later>them: hi… how can I help you?