Comments for Awaiting Inspiration http://awaitinginspiration.com Personal Blog of Adam Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:14:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Dear Curves: respect your client and employee data [UPDATE] by Adam http://awaitinginspiration.com/dear-curves-respect-your-client-and-employee-data#comment-22 Adam Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:38:36 +0000 http://awaitinginspiration.com/?p=390#comment-22 Ken, I am what you'd call a "little guy" if what you mean is to say is that I don't have an army of lawyers and what not to defend me... as for easily scared? I admit that after the owner and her husband showed up at my door screaming (the owner screamed at me, her husband acted pretty civil and even seemed annoyed by his wife's actions) at me about calling layers and the police I did get scared. At their request I returned the computer, and replaced the original post with a "retraction" of sorts. A few days later I came to my senses, removed the "retraction" and put the original post back up - I didn't like the feeling of being pushed around. The funny this is that they [the owner(s)] were really, really concerned with me posting a retraction/apology on this site... this post has gotten maybe 3000 views since it was published. What they [the owner(s)] should have really been concerned with is the 13,000+ views its gotten over at the <a href="http://consumerist.com/tag/curves/?i=5022090&t=curves-leaves-working-computer-full-of-personal-information-in-an-office-dumpster" rel="nofollow">Consumerist</a>... I don't imagine they asked them to remove the post from their site; realizing that the Consumerist isn't the "little guy". I imagine that they [the owner(s)] thought they could punk me around and I'm a bit ashamed to admit that they succeeded... for a little bit anyway. I put the original post back up because I don't feel that I did anything wrong. What I posted is truthful and accurate. In the days following the owner(s) showing up at my house (screaming at me loud enough for neighbors to hear) I grew a pair and decided to republish. Ken,

I am what you’d call a “little guy” if what you mean is to say is that I don’t have an army of lawyers and what not to defend me… as for easily scared? I admit that after the owner and her husband showed up at my door screaming (the owner screamed at me, her husband acted pretty civil and even seemed annoyed by his wife’s actions) at me about calling layers and the police I did get scared. At their request I returned the computer, and replaced the original post with a “retraction” of sorts. A few days later I came to my senses, removed the “retraction” and put the original post back up - I didn’t like the feeling of being pushed around.

The funny this is that they [the owner(s)] were really, really concerned with me posting a retraction/apology on this site… this post has gotten maybe 3000 views since it was published. What they [the owner(s)] should have really been concerned with is the 13,000+ views its gotten over at the Consumerist… I don’t imagine they asked them to remove the post from their site; realizing that the Consumerist isn’t the “little guy”. I imagine that they [the owner(s)] thought they could punk me around and I’m a bit ashamed to admit that they succeeded… for a little bit anyway.

I put the original post back up because I don’t feel that I did anything wrong. What I posted is truthful and accurate. In the days following the owner(s) showing up at my house (screaming at me loud enough for neighbors to hear) I grew a pair and decided to republish.

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]]> Comment on Dear Curves: respect your client and employee data [UPDATE] by Ken http://awaitinginspiration.com/dear-curves-respect-your-client-and-employee-data#comment-21 Ken Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:39:45 +0000 http://awaitinginspiration.com/?p=390#comment-21 I don't know if you're a little guy and/or easily scared or something but really you should have stuck to your guns on this. Next time talk to a lawyer before you cave to dumb phux I don’t know if you’re a little guy and/or easily scared or something but really you should have stuck to your guns on this. Next time talk to a lawyer before you cave to dumb phux

]]> Comment on Dear Curves: respect your client and employee data [UPDATE] by Adam http://awaitinginspiration.com/dear-curves-respect-your-client-and-employee-data#comment-19 Adam Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:04:47 +0000 http://awaitinginspiration.com/?p=390#comment-19 @Tom-E Thanks for the comment... I don't think I will be receiving an apology form the owners any time soon. while I do believe that they learned their lesson regarding proper data disposal; I don't think that they felt they did anything wrong per se. What I'd really hope the owners would do is to apologize to their clients and train their employees on how to properly handle issues like disposal the of a computer so that something like this does not happen again. @Tom-E

Thanks for the comment… I don’t think I will be receiving an apology form the owners any time soon. while I do believe that they learned their lesson regarding proper data disposal; I don’t think that they felt they did anything wrong per se.

What I’d really hope the owners would do is to apologize to their clients and train their employees on how to properly handle issues like disposal the of a computer so that something like this does not happen again.

]]> Comment on Dear Curves: respect your client and employee data [UPDATE] by Tom-E http://awaitinginspiration.com/dear-curves-respect-your-client-and-employee-data#comment-20 Tom-E Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:21:41 +0000 http://awaitinginspiration.com/?p=390#comment-20 You didn't need to apologize. Dumpster diving is not illegal. You did nothing wrong. The police don't need a warrant to go through trash at a curb. Trash in a dumpster is not considered private property. They owe you an apology, I hope you get it. You didn’t need to apologize. Dumpster diving is not illegal. You did nothing wrong. The police don’t need a warrant to go through trash at a curb. Trash in a dumpster is not considered private property. They owe you an apology, I hope you get it.

]]> Comment on adam.com is mine! by Adam http://awaitinginspiration.com/adamcom-is-mine#comment-26 Adam Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:33:27 +0000 http://awaitinginspiration.com/?p=401#comment-26 @ Neil Thanks @ Neil

Thanks

]]> Comment on adam.com is mine! by Neil http://awaitinginspiration.com/adamcom-is-mine#comment-25 Neil Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:36:47 +0000 http://awaitinginspiration.com/?p=401#comment-25 Pure. Geek. Genius. Pure.
Geek.
Genius.

]]> Comment on Instructables book contest! [shameless pleading] by Adam http://awaitinginspiration.com/instructables-book-contest-shameless-pleading#comment-24 Adam Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:02:51 +0000 http://awaitinginspiration.com/?p=399#comment-24 @Jan Thanks for the vote! I made sure that I voted for yours too. I can't believe that I forgot to fav it when I first saw it back in March. I love things that use old stuff/trash and remake them into something awesome; great Instructable. @Jan

Thanks for the vote! I made sure that I voted for yours too. I can’t believe that I forgot to fav it when I first saw it back in March. I love things that use old stuff/trash and remake them into something awesome; great Instructable.

]]> Comment on Instructables book contest! [shameless pleading] by Jan Barker http://awaitinginspiration.com/instructables-book-contest-shameless-pleading#comment-23 Jan Barker Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:35:34 +0000 http://awaitinginspiration.com/?p=399#comment-23 Shameless indeed. You would *never* catch me stooping to such depths in order to shamelessly plug <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Kids-Polystyrene-Wall-Art/" rel="nofollow">Kids Polystyrene Wall Art</a>. ;-) Seriously, you deserve a vote or three and for what it's worth I've give you a thumbs up on Stumble Upon. Shameless indeed. You would *never* catch me stooping to such depths in order to shamelessly plug Kids Polystyrene Wall Art.
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Seriously, you deserve a vote or three and for what it’s worth I’ve give you a thumbs up on Stumble Upon.

]]> Comment on Dear Curves: respect your client and employee data [UPDATE] by Adam http://awaitinginspiration.com/dear-curves-respect-your-client-and-employee-data#comment-18 Adam Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:45:45 +0000 http://awaitinginspiration.com/?p=390#comment-18 @Sean No worries Sean... while the owner did threaten legal action they never specifically told me to remove the post. They told me that I need to post an apology but I'm still trying to figure out exactly what I'm supposed to apologize for. I do think that the owner owes me an apology for showing up at my HOUSE and screaming at me... but that's just me. In any case I did feel threatened, so I removed the post and posted an apology at first... but then I came to my senses. @Sean

No worries Sean… while the owner did threaten legal action they never specifically told me to remove the post. They told me that I need to post an apology but I’m still trying to figure out exactly what I’m supposed to apologize for. I do think that the owner owes me an apology for showing up at my HOUSE and screaming at me… but that’s just me. In any case I did feel threatened, so I removed the post and posted an apology at first… but then I came to my senses.

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