The title says it all, the article says it better. I have new insight into who Mark Zuckerberg is, which was falsely portrayed by The Social Network, and how his quirky thought process, is much like most science minded individuals, who don't always see things like the majority of people. I deal with this a lot at the Museum.
But this quote from the article stuck out and I wanted to share it:
"However much more authentic the selves we present on Facebook are than they were in the anonymous Internet wilderness that came before it, they still fall far short of our true selves, and confusing our Facebook profiles with who we really are would be a terrible mistake. We are running our social lives over the Internet, an infrastructure that was not designed for that purpose, and we must be aware of the distortions it creates or we will be distorted by them." ~Lev Grossman
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2036683_2037183_2037185-1,00.html
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Leslie's Favorite Things
Watched an always funny How I met Your Mother and Barney mocks the Oprah's favorite Things. Barney's Favorite Things are given out to McClaren's bar attendees. Made me think, what would my favorite things be?
Well let me tell you...in no specific order, and I don't necessarily have these things...
Tiffany's Knot ring:
Apple iPad
Well let me tell you...in no specific order, and I don't necessarily have these things...
Tiffany's Knot ring:
Apple iPad
Adobe Lightroom
The Keurig coffee maker. Ok so I don't even like coffee, but it makes hot water. Could I make hot water in the microwave, yes, on the stove, yes. But I need the gadget. :-)
Wii Black.. I think this might be coming for Christmas (fingers crossed)
Beautiful venetian champagne flutes...from NapaStyle
Ann Taylor Knit Endless Metallic Scarf (Infinity Scarf) I am horrible at wrapping my scarves, this would fix that!
Well, that's all for now. I think it is enough don't you?
Monday, December 6, 2010
The DMV aka HELL!
Why I hate the DMV:
This morning, I tried to log onto the DMV's website to renew my drivers license online. It responded with a statement that the last time I renewed I did it online, therefore I had to go into the office to get a new license. First problem, this was not true, exactly. I did renew in 2005 online, however, I had come in person to change my name in 2009. So I learned the system does not take into account if you had been in person any other time, just the time you renewed. FAIL!
They do not automatically renew your license when you get a new one, it does not change the expiration date. I got a whole new id with a new name. FAIL!
Procedure at the office: go in, wait in line for an hour to get your documents checked and get a number to wait some more to meet the actual person who will check your documents again and scan them (Note: do not use sensitive information as your verification for address (mail)). And ultimately get your license.
I thought I had all my paperwork, (DL, birth certificate, marriage license, 2 pieces of mail, SS card) waited an hour in line to realize my SS card was NOT in my wallet like I had assumed. Lesson, assume NOTHING. Double check. You must go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200. Sucka! I will say that the wretched lady at the desk laughed! Laughed! when she took my number away.
The DMV is highly inefficient. While standing in line I saw about 50% of the people turned away do to incorrect or insufficient paperwork. They only have 1 person checking documents and giving numbers yet about 8 stations to process the licenses. The longest line is the initial check in. There should be at minimum 2 people at the front desk for this. Once you get past the front desk it's pretty fast and unnecessary to have that many people in the back. By shifting resources they could be more customer friendly.
Waiting in line for an hour, and then told you don't have something right, (b/c it's always changing), and they wonder why people get so mad. Hello? You just made them wait for a 2 minute interaction that ended up in them being sent away, just to have to come back and oh...stand in line again! You should get credit somehow for standing in line the first time. There is no sense of urgency, and the lady was ridiculously slow. She definitely wasn't concerned with how long people were waiting. She could have cared less. No business would survive if they ran like the DMV. People would not go there b/c of such horrible customer service. I hate that government agencies are allowed to ignor industry standards for queueing and customer service. FAIL!
Some of things that I saw people turned away for:
An out of country student turned away b/c he had an international drivers license instead of one issued by his home country (India). Not valid, go away sir!
A teenager with his mom who didn't have any mail with their physical home address and his or her name on it. They had a PO Box and all of their mail goes there. But you can't use a po box. Go away kid!
A woman whose name had already been changed via marriage, and she had her birth certificate, which didn't match by name of course to every other piece of documentation. She did not bring her marriage certificate. They sent her away. On the form list it says if you are changing your name bring the certificate or court decree, not after you have changed your name you still have to bring it. Luckily I was wary and brought my certificate. She also had her passport with her new name, which would have sufficed if it hadn't already expired. Not good enough. Go away lady!
A college student from Atlanta had lost his ID and needed to get a duplicate. He didn't have his birth certificate. You still have to have all of the documents to get a duplicate (although he could have probably done that online). His parent(s) have all of his documentation in Atlanta. So sorry...fed ex it here. Go away college student!
It is easier to get a duplicate SS card than it is to get a duplicate DL. Crazy!
This morning, I tried to log onto the DMV's website to renew my drivers license online. It responded with a statement that the last time I renewed I did it online, therefore I had to go into the office to get a new license. First problem, this was not true, exactly. I did renew in 2005 online, however, I had come in person to change my name in 2009. So I learned the system does not take into account if you had been in person any other time, just the time you renewed. FAIL!
They do not automatically renew your license when you get a new one, it does not change the expiration date. I got a whole new id with a new name. FAIL!
Procedure at the office: go in, wait in line for an hour to get your documents checked and get a number to wait some more to meet the actual person who will check your documents again and scan them (Note: do not use sensitive information as your verification for address (mail)). And ultimately get your license.
I thought I had all my paperwork, (DL, birth certificate, marriage license, 2 pieces of mail, SS card) waited an hour in line to realize my SS card was NOT in my wallet like I had assumed. Lesson, assume NOTHING. Double check. You must go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200. Sucka! I will say that the wretched lady at the desk laughed! Laughed! when she took my number away.
The DMV is highly inefficient. While standing in line I saw about 50% of the people turned away do to incorrect or insufficient paperwork. They only have 1 person checking documents and giving numbers yet about 8 stations to process the licenses. The longest line is the initial check in. There should be at minimum 2 people at the front desk for this. Once you get past the front desk it's pretty fast and unnecessary to have that many people in the back. By shifting resources they could be more customer friendly.
Waiting in line for an hour, and then told you don't have something right, (b/c it's always changing), and they wonder why people get so mad. Hello? You just made them wait for a 2 minute interaction that ended up in them being sent away, just to have to come back and oh...stand in line again! You should get credit somehow for standing in line the first time. There is no sense of urgency, and the lady was ridiculously slow. She definitely wasn't concerned with how long people were waiting. She could have cared less. No business would survive if they ran like the DMV. People would not go there b/c of such horrible customer service. I hate that government agencies are allowed to ignor industry standards for queueing and customer service. FAIL!
Some of things that I saw people turned away for:
An out of country student turned away b/c he had an international drivers license instead of one issued by his home country (India). Not valid, go away sir!
A teenager with his mom who didn't have any mail with their physical home address and his or her name on it. They had a PO Box and all of their mail goes there. But you can't use a po box. Go away kid!
A woman whose name had already been changed via marriage, and she had her birth certificate, which didn't match by name of course to every other piece of documentation. She did not bring her marriage certificate. They sent her away. On the form list it says if you are changing your name bring the certificate or court decree, not after you have changed your name you still have to bring it. Luckily I was wary and brought my certificate. She also had her passport with her new name, which would have sufficed if it hadn't already expired. Not good enough. Go away lady!
A college student from Atlanta had lost his ID and needed to get a duplicate. He didn't have his birth certificate. You still have to have all of the documents to get a duplicate (although he could have probably done that online). His parent(s) have all of his documentation in Atlanta. So sorry...fed ex it here. Go away college student!
It is easier to get a duplicate SS card than it is to get a duplicate DL. Crazy!
Friday, November 26, 2010
How much is it worth?
This morning we are watching the news and they are showing all the people waiting in the lines at the big box stores for Black Friday. One dad and son said they had gotten in line at Best Buy on wednesday for a.....XBox 360. That's it? Was it worth missing your Thanksgiving dinner with family to stand in line to save $50? I was discussing with Amy (my sister in law) and she and I agreed, you would have to save over $1000 to make camping out at a store on the holiday worth it. And even then I don't know if I would do it.
So to all those shoppers, good luck, and buy me something good!
:-)
So to all those shoppers, good luck, and buy me something good!
:-)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Football is all a game of smoke and mirrors...
NPR made me mad this morning. This rarely happens, but Frank Deford's editorial on the Driscoll Middle School's fake play was ludicrous! Saying that it was "child abuse" to have the kids run a fake play. He also said that adult athletes are only trying to outsmart the refs/umps, um hello? Puntrooskie, fumblerooskie, fake handoffs etc are all designed to trick the other team (not the ref's or umps). The offense is always trying to run plays in the hopes the defense has no clue what they are doing. That's a major component of the game.
Frank, you must not be a true sports fan or you would understand that! (And you have an awful hair cut!)
http://www.npr.org/2010/11/16/131358322/trickery-on-the-football-field-like-child-abuse
Frank, you must not be a true sports fan or you would understand that! (And you have an awful hair cut!)
http://www.npr.org/2010/11/16/131358322/trickery-on-the-football-field-like-child-abuse
Friday, November 12, 2010
Laziness at its best
How come when we own a dvd movie, we never watch it, but love when that exact movie comes on tv?
It has commercials! Why not just watch it commercial free?
It has commercials! Why not just watch it commercial free?
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Do they Last?
Tonight I was on my way home from a Gainesville Pet Rescue board meeting, and I heard on the radio that Justin Timberlake opened a restaurant in NYC called "Southern Hospitality." The first thing I thought was, "Nice, way to rep in the big city." Then I thought "What southern foods do they serve and will weight conscious New Yorkers actually frequent it?" Then the biggest question of all came to me..."How many celebrity owned restaurants actually make it?"
Lo and behold there is actually a website dedicated to celebrity eateries!
http://headlinerdiners.com/default.aspx
One particular link on it "Notable Restaurants Now Closed." It lists the place, who owned it and when it closed.
And celebrity eateries in the movies! This site is pretty cool and has lots of information.
Notably, "Southern Hospitality" is not J Tim's first foray into being a restauranteur. His first place "Chi" in NYC closed in 2005. And he has one still open called "Destino's" in NYC.
Lo and behold there is actually a website dedicated to celebrity eateries!
http://headlinerdiners.com/default.aspx
One particular link on it "Notable Restaurants Now Closed." It lists the place, who owned it and when it closed.
And celebrity eateries in the movies! This site is pretty cool and has lots of information.
Notably, "Southern Hospitality" is not J Tim's first foray into being a restauranteur. His first place "Chi" in NYC closed in 2005. And he has one still open called "Destino's" in NYC.
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