Category Archives: Bad Commerce

De maximus

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Kevin

I’m no fortuneteller and I don’t have any special expertise in international trade, but I can report what I saw today. I ordered a Chinese-made WWVB time signal receiver module from a Canadian seller on eBay. It cost $9.13. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Incoming battery: Nuynix PS21K – FRAUD ALERT!

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Kevin

More or less random pick from Amazon, $18.99 before coupon. It can charge from USB or solar (slow) and output up to 3A at 5V. It’s rated at 38,800 mAh. FRAUD ALERT This isn’t what it claims to be. I … Continue reading →

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Blog or Die: Seal of Approval

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Kevin

So I asked Microsoft Copilot: “I have a blog called Blog or Die! Can you design a seal that says “Blog or Die – Seal of Approval.” Image should be simple and minimalist.” Copilot: “Your “Blog or Die – Seal … Continue reading →

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Where’s the beef?

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Kevin

[Reprinted from my post at Quora.com] Last month ago I bought a Boston Market frozen entree, Swedish meatballs and noodles. This is a photo of the package, highlighting “Oven Roasted MEATBALLS.” And here’s a photo of the contents: There were … Continue reading →

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Criminal fundraising

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Kevin

Lee called. He said he was raising money for a police charity; I told him to leave me alone. A couple of days later Lee called again, from a different number; I think I yelled at him. A couple of … Continue reading →

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Bad bot

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Kevin

My web sites don’t get a lot of traffic. One of them dealing with the birther movement was getting 40,000 unique visitors a month, but after I stopped publishing new articles, that dropped sharply. What continued was search engine spiders … Continue reading →

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Don’t order online from Pizza Inn

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Kevin

I get email offers from Pizza Inn from time to time, and some of the coupons are pretty good. Today I clicked to order online and the order for two pizzas was $3 more than what it said on the … Continue reading →

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