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Archive for the ‘Dumb Business’ Category

May 13th, 2008

Woman fired for treating toddler to a doughnut

A woman at a Canadian chain restaurant - Tim Hortons - was fired for giving a tiny, 16-cent doughnut to a child. The woman, a 27-year-old single mom, was captured on video giving a Timbit to a toddler.
Nicole Lilliman saw a child crying and pointing to a Timbit, a small doughnut. So she gave the […]

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April 24th, 2008

Big Producer Bucks are Gone with The Wind

I have nothing against musicals, I’m actually a big fan of several of them. I don’t know enough about the stage to pick a sure fire hit but sure fire misses seem easily identifiable.
A Gone with The Wind musical looks like a guaranteed candidate for the Hall of Bad Ideas. Since the musical has […]

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April 23rd, 2008

MSN Music Keys Go Bye-Bye

If you purchased music from MSN Music Store, you could lose access to your songs in the future if you switch computers. Microsoft will turn off MSN Music license servers at the end of the summer. And after that, users will no longer be able to authorize new computers to play the music.
MSN sent out […]

By Becky -- 0 comments

April 19th, 2008

Oklahoma Department of Corrections Leaks Sensitive Data

Basic Programming 101: secure your data. Basic Programming 201: when someone reports a problem, test the fix instead of just slapping on an adhesive bandage. Tens of thousands of Oklahoma residents had their sensitive data - including social security numbers - made available to the general public. All you needed was some basic SQL knowledge […]

By Becky -- 0 comments

March 11th, 2008

NY Governor Hit with Sex Scandal

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is in hot water after it was discovered that he has been a client for a large international prostitution ring.  There are few scandals a politician can have while in office that are more damaging than being implicated in a sex scandal, and this one in particular is a […]

By Ariel -- 1 comment

March 10th, 2008

Even Microsoft Execs are Upset with Vista

It may be hard to believe, but even some of Microsoft’s top executives are upset with the abysmal performance of their new Windows Vista operating system. 
Don’t believe me?  Check out this timely article from the New York Times.
Where oh where did Microsoft go wrong?  My guess is when they left DOS in the […]

By Ariel -- 1 comment

March 1st, 2008

The Future of Business Ethics

A recent poll has revealed that teenagers in this country are just as prepared to lie, cheat, steal, and engage in dishonest business practices as their elders.
According to the Junior Achievement/Deloitte Teen Ethics Survey, 71% of teens surveyed were prepared to make ethical decisions in the workplace.  A good sign, right?
Well, 38% indicated that […]

By Ariel -- 0 comments

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