33+ year columnist. Pioneering Online Creator: Since 1994. See header at https://xitter.cf/t.co/7QRhIOrNUV for “all” of my social links.

Online, Baby! No fixed address
Joined December 2007
I don't trust @OneTrust: Their client Endicia/Stamps.com uses them. I told them to remove my private info. All went fine until the "verify your email" step. Clicked it within seconds, but OT says "link expired." To complain, I have to create an account at OT?! Nope!
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I'll never give @gofundme again: they WILL NOT STOP sending me emails. "Send MORE money to X!" No, I sent what I intended: I'm done. "Give to THIS campaign!" Nope. Even after MANY unsubs. Now marking as spam in gmail. Their greed knows no bounds.
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The WSJ isn’t F****** around…
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I've been using @gmail since it was invite only. I'm about to leave it, though: Can't turn off "Help me write"?! Intrusive, irritating, and interrupts my work. AI is nice, WHEN we decide to use it. FORCING it on us makes my middle finger very stiff.
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After asking Gemini itself (which shows how "smart" IT is!), after searching on Google, and after asking ChatGPT, I finally thought of going into googSupport and searching there. Paydirt: support.google.com/mail/answ…
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In September told Canada, don't spend >C$756 M to buy Assault Weapons & destroy them, they should instead pay a stipend for gun owners to take guns to military bases to ship to Ukraine. THEY’RE DOING IT! So... PAY UP, CANADA! go.thisistrue.com/canguns/
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Randy Cassingham retweeted
I’m a conservative. I voted for Ronald Reagan twice, for GW Bush twice, for John McCain, Mitt Romney, & Nikki Haley. I’m voting for #KamalaHarris because we need to defend the free world and can’t do it with a corrupt treasonous Putin-allied lunatic pervert in the White House. – at Ukraine
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Question for @IKEAUK: After getting "home" from my first ever store experience (in Belfast), I found I was charged for 2 of an item I bought. Only had 1, only wanted 1. How do I get a refund or credit without taking a £12 taxi in and another £12 back?
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That you got her to dry land is not enough. You MUST get her back with her group. This treatment is unconscionable. She must feel alone, confused, frightened, and have NO idea what to do next.
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Wells Fargo @WellsFargo sent a survey now that I've paid off my mortgage early, and wanted to know why I said I would not use them again in the future. I said: I like that Wells doesn't sell its mortgages to other companies. A definite plus. 1/3
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2/3 I absolutely hate that Wells has such a terrible reputation, and ALL of it is due to your own outrageous behavior. Several incidents in a row means you didn't learn from the first scandal ...or the second. (Who knows what other shoe might drop.)
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3/3 I haven't heard a thing about what you're doing long-term not only to make sure you HAVE learned, but to make amends for the past (firing the CEO and paying fines ain't it). So NO: now that ALL is away from Wells, investments to banking to mortgage, I'm gone forever.
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Oh @LinkedIn [position in job listing]: "End date can't be in the future." You know, because NO ONE ever plans their retirement. No one. Ever. 🙄 Obliviocy! (P.S.: No, not retiring from This is True!)
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I absolutely HATE the way @Microsoft interrupts my work to pitch me "Xbox Game Pass Ultimate". This is a WORK computer, you dolts, and I will never, EVER be installing stupid games on it. If I have spare time, I'm not going to use it playing games on my computer.
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I think I have to quit using @startpage -- when I type in "https://domain.ext" I expect to GO TO that domain, NOT freaking SEARCH for it. It's especially doing that with the ever-more-popular .co domains. Get OUT of the way! 🙄
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Thanks for the follow, @cilerdemiralp. If you'd like to interview one of the oldest online newsletter publishers ever, pop me an email.
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My twitter account had my Mastodon link in the bio for weeks, but when I made a tweak to my bio it wouldn't save it due to the "malware" link. Uh huh. (Really: malware?!) And now Musk is banning reporters. THAT's his "unfettered free speech"?! My days here are clearly numbered.
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Closing the loop: with the reversion of the policy, I was able to successfully return my Mastodon handle to my bio. I'm still pausing on routine posting here for now while I wait for things to shake out.
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Wham!
As a company from eastern Germany, we know that building a wall to try and keep people from leaving isn't a good idea.
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You can find "all" of my social links in the header at thisistrue.com -- but I think I'm going to delete the one to here, since there's no use in getting new followers here.
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Or, you know, subscribe to my newsletter?
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