Comments on: The Untold Rebate Check Story http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/04/04/the-untold-rebate-check-story/ Eric's insights on politics, technology, free software, photography and everything else Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:35:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha By: Eric Mesa http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/04/04/the-untold-rebate-check-story/comment-page-1/#comment-47729 Eric Mesa Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:39:24 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1105#comment-47729 And it turns out it was an April Fool's joke. I'm quite angry about that. I don't think that news organizations should have April Fool's jokes. How are we supposed to know what to take seriously? And it turns out it was an April Fool’s joke. I’m quite angry about that. I don’t think that news organizations should have April Fool’s jokes. How are we supposed to know what to take seriously?

]]> By: Eric Mesa http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/04/04/the-untold-rebate-check-story/comment-page-1/#comment-47206 Eric Mesa Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:48:56 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1105#comment-47206 Sorry my friend, as far as I know, it is not an April Fool's joke. They are truly convinced of their computer programming skills and that it will predict the right thing to give you. Sorry my friend, as far as I know, it is not an April Fool’s joke. They are truly convinced of their computer programming skills and that it will predict the right thing to give you.

]]> By: Penguin Pete http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/04/04/the-untold-rebate-check-story/comment-page-1/#comment-47190 Penguin Pete Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:53:21 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1105#comment-47190 I keep looking at the date, but it doesn't say April 1st? Meh, these days I regard US government the same as upper management in cubical jobs - don't look for clued individuals or logical process here. Seen the movie Brazil? (1986, Terry Gilliam) That's how I've seen the US government this past decade; so out of touch it's practically fighting itself as much as anybody else, and irrelevant to anything anyway. I keep looking at the date, but it doesn’t say April 1st?

Meh, these days I regard US government the same as upper management in cubical jobs – don’t look for clued individuals or logical process here.

Seen the movie Brazil? (1986, Terry Gilliam) That’s how I’ve seen the US government this past decade; so out of touch it’s practically fighting itself as much as anybody else, and irrelevant to anything anyway.

]]>