https://disqus.com/by/empoprises/enMon, 09 Nov 2020 15:21:23 -0000https://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2016/03/graded-on-a-curve-talking-heads-remain-in-light/#comment-5145041006<p>I was working at a college radio station when the album was released. It was passionately adopted by the staff, with someone scrawling "File under Eno" on the vinyl album's cover. I had graduated by the time "Speaking in Tongues" was released, so I don't know if it engendered the same passion.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:21:23 -0000https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/11/06/niantic-updates-ingress-ingress-prime-fans-arent-happy/#comment-4181888105<p>I actually like the placement of the new buttons; much more intuitive once you unlearn years of habit.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:25:27 -0000https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/11/06/niantic-updates-ingress-ingress-prime-fans-arent-happy/#comment-4181886673<p>Settings is the only way I know of. Since I prefer dynamic compass, not a big issue for me.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:24:37 -0000http://empoprise-bi.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-latest-in-iamnottrendy-i-joined.html#comment-4150038972<p>This is me, just testing my Disqus changes. Supposedly I turned reactions on, but let's see where they ended up.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:17:03 -0000https://hypebeast.com/2018/3/facebook-fine-ftc-violation-cambridge-analytica#comment-3814580649<p>Facebook's market cap is roughly $500 billion.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:40:41 -0000https://www.dailybulletin.com/2018/02/24/nap-to-go-gets-rude-awakening-as-ontario-rejects-business-plan/#comment-3777453791<p>I wonder how the flights to and from China - or any other future flights that the airport might attract - will affect possible layover traffic.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:15:12 -0000https://blog.louisgray.com/2018/01/real-valley-stories-search-engine.html#comment-3734150579<p>It's fascinating to consider WHY DMOZ was set up in a way that it could be misused. My assumption is that DMOZ thought of itself as a service that would be moderated by impartial parties. It apparently didn't anticipate that an employee of a listed company would end up moderating. Unintended consequences...</p><p>IMHO, Wikipedia has gone too far in the other direction. Its editing guidelines de-emphasize the use of original research, and give higher ranking to independent sources. For example, if Dave Winer were to edit the Wikipedia entry on Dave Winer, his edits would be flagged as original research. There are benefits to this (what if Winer were to edit his entry to claim that he was a Nobel Prize winner?), but there are also clear disadvantages (since Winer obviously knows more about Dave Winer than anyone else on the planet).</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:29:27 -0000http://empoprise-mu.blogspot.com/2011/11/important-people-in-musical-history.html#comment-3558747934<p>Well, the person who writes The World's Worst Records doesn't have the love for "Run Joey Run," but he does mention other Paul Vance-authored songs, with another Paul Vance kid singing. "My name is Michael, I've got a nickel," anyone?</p><p><a href="http://worldsworstrecords.blogspot.com/2014/04/mr-vance-and-mr-jordan.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://worldsworstrecords.blogspot.com/2014/04/mr-vance-and-mr-jordan.html">http://worldsworstrecords.b...</a></p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Mon, 09 Oct 2017 12:17:01 -0000https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/170273#comment-3554310953<p>And according to her own Facebook post, Marla was at the station for 19 years. Wishing the best to both of them.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:14:25 -0000http://www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2017/06/27/cents-no-class-usual/#comment-3388513909<p>I saw Mayor Warren at a smart cities conference in San Diego a couple of years ago. I guess I should have gotten my picture with her.</p><p>I just read the original article, and the "grabbing" reference sounded light-hearted. And the mention of Mayor Warren's race didn't strike me as odd.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:20:04 -0000http://empoprise-mu.blogspot.com/2017/03/oealbumreveal-and-tentative-title-for.html#comment-3256862706<p>All I can say is...stay tuned. Things are happening.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Fri, 14 Apr 2017 23:16:00 -0000http://perezhilton.com/2017-04-07-swimwear-owner-insults-amy-schumer-bikini-instyle-cover#comment-3248111835<p>By the time that I heard about this tempest in a teapot, South Shore Swimwear's Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts were either unavailable or protected. Ironically, this means that Duggan's - I mean her crisis PR person's - apology itself is no longer visible.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Sun, 09 Apr 2017 16:37:22 -0000http://edit.adweek.com/adfreak/who-louise-delage-troubling-truth-behind-overnight-instagram-success-173792#comment-2926851754<p>Of the statistics you mentioned in the first paragraph, the one that is most important is the 5x increase in traffic to the addiction site. That's the only one that truly shows an impact on the target audience.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:02:37 -0000http://edit.adweek.com/adfreak/who-louise-delage-troubling-truth-behind-overnight-instagram-success-173792#comment-2926848375<p>I didn't learn about this until after the fact also, but I probably would have missed it. In Instagram, you don't see the whole collection of pictures at once, and they're usually mixed in with pictures from your other Instagram friends. (Oh, there's my nephew's son! Oh, there's a baseball highlight! Oh, there's that Frenchwoman again...) Even if I had clicked on the Instagram profile, I may STILL have missed the glass in every picture.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:00:32 -0000http://edit.adweek.com/adfreak/who-louise-delage-troubling-truth-behind-overnight-instagram-success-173792#comment-2926844167<p>The biggest measure of success: "Hours after the reveal, Addict Aide saw five times more traffic to its site than normal." Of course you can't extrapolate that to lives saved, but it's as good a benchmark of success as any.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:57:58 -0000http://www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2016/09/27/remembering-the-red-chief-motel/#comment-2923488699<p>It's been a long time since businesses out here had addresses such as "one mile east of..."</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:03:38 -0000http://nilerodgers.com/about/press/2889-duran-duran-notorious-album#comment-2883434293<p>I've found myself listening to "Vertigo - Do The Demolition" a lot lately. A remarkable example of how a producer complements a band, rather than overpowering it.</p><p>Side one (back when "records" had "sides") is particularly noteworthy.</p><p>And I agree that "Winter Marches On" is also a great track.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:53:04 -0000http://www.dailybulletin.com/oddities/20160825/63-foot-tower-at-chino-hills-the-commons-is-anything-but#comment-2860911331<p>Which adaptation of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" will the library screen? I've only seen a tiny bit of the "new" one, but it seems significantly different from the Gene Wilder version.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:00:22 -0000http://empoprise-bi.blogspot.com/2012/04/retail-equation-how-many-returns-are.html#comment-2832462919<p>Just out of curiosity, I checked the Best Buy Return and Exchange Policy, effective July 31, 2016. <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/help-topics/return-exchange-policy/pcmcat260800050014.c?id=pcmcat260800050014" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/help-topics/return-exchange-policy/pcmcat260800050014.c?id=pcmcat260800050014">http://www.bestbuy.com/site...</a> In the section "Why We Need Your ID," it says:</p><p>"Like many retailers, we use a third party to help prevent losses by detecting improper returns, and, except where prohibited, require a valid ID for all store returns that lack proof of purchase. Reimbursements on returns lacking proof of purchase may be denied or limited and state sales tax and fees will not be reimbursed. We accept U.S., Canadian, and Mexican Driver's Licenses; U.S. State ID; Canadian Province ID; Matricula Consular; U.S. Military ID; Passport; U.S. Laser Visa; and U.S. Permanent Resident Card. Our third-party processor may record your ID information when you return an item, and keep it in a secure database to help us validate future returns. If we caution you or deny your return, you may request a copy of your Return Activity Report by calling 1-800-652-2331."</p><p>I am not a lawyer, but presumably Best Buy will argue that they disclosed everything that they needed to disclose, including the fact that the customer's ID was shared with a third party.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:59:18 -0000http://www.leavememessage.com/John-E-Bredehoft#comment-2826964973<p>This is a test message. Obviously I am talking to myself.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Mon, 08 Aug 2016 13:07:37 -0000http://www.dailybulletin.com/government-and-politics/20160719/at-pomona-council-meeting-green-activist-goes-blue-were-talking-f-bombs#comment-2792215386<p>If Runion's word of choice was the F-word, perhaps her Religious Studies interest is in sex cults.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:11:31 -0000http://www.dailybulletin.com/social-affairs/20160509/muslim-rancho-cucamonga-student-labeled-isis-in-yearbook-says-she-will-walk-in-graduation#comment-2671306609<p>I will assume the original mistake was an honest one, but why was a poster supporting the girl torn down? If I were called ISIS, I would be upset also.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Wed, 11 May 2016 23:33:45 -0000https://securitydebrief.com/2016/05/09/touring-san-ysidro-and-otay-mesa-ports-of-entry/#comment-2666841123<p>I went on a similar tour (with biometric industry representatives) that not only included the Otay Mesa pilot, but also included some of the terrain that the Border Patrol has to cover. It's a very challenging situation that can't be solved by a quick fix, but technology can work, along with processes and personnel, to meet the challenges of the border area.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Mon, 09 May 2016 14:23:51 -0000http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20160502/muslim-woman-alleges-in-lawsuit-that-long-beach-police-forcibly-removed-her-hijab-during-arrest#comment-2656739214<p>I wonder if there are any police departments that have established procedures to follow when arresting a Muslim woman. One would think that Dearborn, for example, might have such procedures.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Tue, 03 May 2016 19:47:01 -0000http://www.pymnts.com/?p=211556#comment-2593836054<p>In my case, I subscribe to podcasts from a local NPR affiliate in southern California. The podcasts only contain California content (some from San Bernardino, some from Sacramento). I guess this is akin to dealing with a particular Uber driver, rather than the national Uber.</p>John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises)Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:15:16 -0000