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About Me :
I'm a grownup nerd living in the Boston burbs. I write computer programs for a living and plays for fun.
I'm married to a wonderful woman, and we share a nice little house with our daughter and our cats.
I'm a humanist, a technologist, an artist, and an idealist. I believe in reason, freedom, love, equality,
and democracy. (Did I mention that I'm
an idealist? I did, OK.)
I'm also a pragmatist and an empiricist. I reject ideology and dogma, especially when they conflict with
practical facts (i.e., pretty much always). I particularly hate willful ignorance, which tends to go hand-in-hand
with ideology and dogma.
Like the alignment of the planets, this blog gets updated as I have the time, inspiration, and inclination to do so.
Like the alignment of the planets, this blog gets updated as I have the time, inspiration, and inclination to do so.
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Please Do Not Dress Like the Unabomber
Here's a sign that's posted outside my bank. I've seen it now in front of several branches. It's obvious what they're trying to do, and I'm sympathetic, but why do they have to wrap the request in corporate mumble-mumble? "To ensure the safety of Fleet's customers ... " -- ? Obviously, this isn't an issue of the safety of Fleet's customers. If I'm wearing a pair of shades when I walk into a bank, I'm not threatening anybody's safety. They're just trying to make it easier to identify people on their security cameras. So I have a few questions for Fleet:
- Are they going to throw me out if I wear a hood into the bank?
- Do they expect that bank robbers or terrorists will remove hats, hoods, and/or shades before going in?
- Why not post this sign? It'll probably be about as effective:
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Here's a sign that's posted outside my bank. I've seen it now in front of several branches. It's obvious what they're trying to do, and I'm sympathetic, but why do they have to wrap the request in corporate mumble-mumble? "To ensure the safety of Fleet's customers ... " -- ? Obviously, this isn't an issue of the safety of Fleet's customers. If I'm wearing a pair of shades when I walk into a bank, I'm not threatening anybody's safety. They're just trying to make it easier to identify people on their security cameras. So I have a few questions for Fleet:
- Are they going to throw me out if I wear a hood into the bank?
- Do they expect that bank robbers or terrorists will remove hats, hoods, and/or shades before going in?
- Why not post this sign? It'll probably be about as effective:
To ensure the safety of Fleet's customers, we ask that you leave behind any handguns, rifles, shotguns, and bombs while inside the bank.
Thank you for your cooperation.
