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  • The Psychology of Your Rogers Bill

    Here’s a little lesson in what us psychology types call framing. Suppose a company offers you the following deal on your utilities: If you have cell phone service with our company, and you sign up for cable TV with us, you have the option to receive a 10% discount off the regular price on both…

  • So Happy Together

    You know how it’s supposed to be a romantic thing to say something like “I don’t care what we do or where we go, as long as I’m with you”? If I was in a relationship with someone who said that, I’d break up with them. I get that the intention behind it is sweet.…

  • The Mathematics of Wrong Numbers

    What is with getting calls for the wrong number? I’ve dialed a wrong number once, maybe twice in my whole life. Most people would probably claim similarly low misdial rates. I’ve received maybe 50 wrong number calls, minimum. How does this add up? It must mean there is a small number of people making a…