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Times Are Tough For The Phone Company

October 17th, 2007 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Technology

Listening to the radio while cruising around this evening, I heard a fascinating ad from my old employer Qwest.  Rather than trying to get me to buy a bundle (Custom Choice!), they were trying to get me to sign up for telephone assistance.  A decade ago I would have been ridiculed had the words “telephone [...]

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Still Waiting To Send That Clown Nose

October 14th, 2007 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics, Technology

The Denver Post published an article Thursday which details the classified information former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio said was critical to his defense against allegations of insider trading.  The details are making a splash at both The Huffington Post and TPM.  I didn’t originally buy his “classified” defense and am having a little trouble swallowing [...]

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