Many of you probably haven’t heard of eBid but it is an eBay alternative. Reality is that eBay has so many scammers and for two decades plus they have adamantly refused to allow users the ability to blacklist shit vendors from their search results. Adding insult to injury it really has become a front end for Amazon. Admit it. You have ordered stuff from eBay believing you were not doing business with Amazon only to … Some Things I listed on eBidRead more
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Six Sigma Was Always a Joke
At its core, for assembly line manufacturing, Six Sigma could be made to work. It was bounded by the realities of physical science and not subject to whims of management. Very quickly management tweaked Six Sigma to include its whims. I have always said Show me an employment ad for a company demanding Six Sigma training and I will show you a company that is going out of business. I watched it happen at many … Six Sigma Was Always a JokeRead more
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Time to Boycott All Retailers Using FedEx
It’s time to boycott all retailers shipping orders via FedEx. This is a company with no qualified management. Given I just wrote a post about the i9 gen13 CPU in my roughly $2000 build I cannot use, we should finish out the discussion of that build. Please note that it is August 2nd at the time of this writing. Please also note that I built the machine and had it running until I read what … Time to Boycott All Retailers Using FedExRead more
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Nothing Can Save Intel
Quite honestly, nothing can save Intel (INTC). They’ve had one processor, the x86, and they have been trying to spin that one-trick-pony for decades. Every time they try to break new ground it’s a catastrophe. Most of you are probably too young to remember the Itantic (officially called the Itanium). That chip family was finally taken out to the woods and got two behind the ear which is what it should have had prior to … Nothing Can Save IntelRead more
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PayMore == Scam
On July 19th I sent a query with a link to this list on DropBox to the PayMore West Allis location as it seemed to be the closest one. I sent the list to other places as well over a few days. Regular readers will know that I just built a new Yocto build machine and it was time to make some room. You will note the Web site makes it sound like they buy … PayMore == ScamRead more