Rocket Science

MIT OCW actually sent me an email where they didn’t ask for a donation!

Another stat from 2009. I averaged 1,656 characters per post (Year End Stats). Using an estimate of approximately 5.5-6 characters per word (4.5-5 characters per word plus 1 space on average), my posts averaged 276-305 words per post.

Update: It two minutes or so to solve via email after getting contacted by National Customer Care, and 28+ minutes in a chat. See below for the gory details.

Two Three Four great examples of Comcast’s brilliance…in one screenshot.

EcoBill is a great feature — if you can’t get your bill to download, you can’t print it out. A clear win for the “green” movement. (Of course you also don’t get a copy of your bill, even electronically.)

A chat window that requires you to scroll the text area to view the chat. Resize the window, nope doesn’t help.

A customer service rep that wants me to “go to my local office” (involving driving) to get a copy of the EcoBill I’m supposed to be able to download electronically.

And an email option that doesn’t work to get a copy of the transcript.

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Sunday, January 17, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010: Ride in Park 4, 60 minutes, 14.2 miles, 340 calories, 67 watts
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010

All of this is done on my Schwinn 231 Recumbent Exercise Bike

…I just watched a commercial for Idaho potatoes on TV.

(Uh, why is the Idaho Potatoe Commission running TV ads?)