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LinkedIn Discussions Are Spam Magnets

on 11 Nov 2009

I’m a member of several LinkedIn discussion groups, but my participation is lukewarm at best.  One of the biggest problems is spam–the noise is drowning out the signal.  There doesn’t seem to be a way for moderators to review messages before they’re posted or for participants to flag spam for review by moderators.  As a [...]

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A hole in your license = no fly zone

on 05 Jul 2009

I recently renewed my California driver’s license.  The clerk punched a hole in the license and gave me a paper "temporary license."  I didn’t recall this procedure from my last renewal 10 years ago and assumed my old license would be valid until the printed expiration date several weeks hence.  I was mildly surprised when [...]

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