4. March, 2003 - Consumer Retorts

• Yesterday I tried to stop by TCF Bank to add the Better Nerds d/b/a to the checking account there. After sitting and waiting for more than a half-hour to see someone, I got told that the photocopies of the state form I’d brought with weren’t good enough and they had to have the originals. Fine. Apparently banking there for most of the past twenty years doesn’t count for anything (like maybe giving me the right information when I’d phoned ahead asking what I should bring). So I went home, picked up all the corporate papers, and walked over to Eastbank. In less time than I’d spent waiting at TCF they’d set up a shiny new business checking account for me, complete with the d/b/a. That’s how it’s supposed to work.
• After dealing with the banks, I was just tired. I ate some dinner, watched a little (like 45 minutes) TV, and crashed about 8pm. Thus the early update today. I was wide awake at 3am. Bad planning on my part.
• I picked up some Mrs. Freshley's hamburger buns the other day. Blegh. They were dry, and almost biscuit-like. I see on their website where they reformulated their product line with the goal of an increase in product shelf life. Well, the reformulation seems to be to leave out as much water as possible so nothing can rot. It doesn’t make the stuff very edible, though.

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  Speaking of bad bread experiences, I tried some Brownberry Dutch Country Multi-Grain bread the other day. Christ on a crutch, what is it about multi-grain bread where the manufacturer decides they don’t actually need to grind the flour? I mean this stuff kinda looks like bread, but when you take a bit into it, you’re going to have little sharp kernels of whatever grains they put in there chewing up the inside of your mouth. I mean it tastes alright, but it hurts. Not recommended.
• And now in more real news, WNMR - War No More Radio! is broadcasting over the net on a part-time basis. It’ll probably go full-time when the shooting starts. [some guy]
• Senators Seek Moratorium on Government Data-Mining which may help in the fight against CAPPS II. And since Delta’s the first airline to announce they were going to implement CAPPS II, perhaps avoiding flying on Delta would be a good start. [boing boing]
• Net Hacker Tool du Jour: Google. When your medical records are indexed in Google, something’s wrong. Indeed. [scripting]
• Are those people flying to Iraq Human Shields or Mercenaries? Looking at the Geneva Convention, it’s quite possible that they should be considered mercenaries. [flutterby]

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