Author Archives: Shahryar

If we ran Maryland and Baltimore, we would penalize fairer

Sometime in 2011 I didn’t pay a speed camera violation (something else I have issues with, but let’s ignore that for now) on time. A MVA flag was put on. What ensued was a complex battle to get the flag … Continue reading

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If We Ran Verizon, We’d Make Our Order Verification Message clearer

Last week I called Verizon and we worked out a package as follows: FIOS TV Prime HD – $74.99 HBO/Showtime – $11.99 + $16.99 – both free for 3 months HD Set-top Box – $9.99 – free for one year … Continue reading

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After the winter storm…

Jon’s Profile · Jon’s Wall Jon Chi Kirmani That was the SCARIEST drive I have ever been apart of!! January 26 at 6:34pm Stacy Took me an hour to get home from downtown Martinsburg! Holy crap!! January 26 at 6:40pm  … Continue reading

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If We Ran OPM, We Would Improve USAJOBS By Doing the Following:

For (all? many? most?) people looking for a Federal job, they will have to use the site usajobs  The federal hiring process is usually considered to be annoying because of the KSA process but that’s getting better so now it’s … Continue reading

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If we ran an airport (like Frankfurt’s for example), we would be more like Singapore’s Changi Airport

My vacation to Bali, Malaysia, and Singapore (from the U.S.) began on 2/24.   I went from BWI to JFK to Frankfurt Airport to Singapore’s Changi Airport and finally to whatever Airport is in Bali.  So far, of all the … Continue reading

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If we ran a bank, we wouldn’t charge overdraft fees period

I got excited with the whole overdraft law that happened last year – until I learned (at least at Capital One) that the overdraft opt out only applies to daily “debit” purchases.  This is something I never do, I only … Continue reading

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If we ran the Washington Post, we’d make subscribing to us less annoying

You would think that in a time when newspapers are in trouble a newspaper company would do everything they could do to get and keep subscribers.  Why that’s not the case at the Washington Post is beyond me. As long … Continue reading

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If We Ran a Company With Sensitive Branding We Would Learn From Tata

Back in December, I read a great case study in the Financial Times on Tata and how the branding is used within its companies.  Some use the tata name and logo, others don’t (like Taj Hotels).  This isn’t that big … Continue reading

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If we ran a vision insurance provider, we wouldn’t have this authorization nonsense

I’m not a fan of vision insurance.  My take on it always has been that you have to be pretty calculated to figure out if it’s worth it to get.  It’s one thing to have something that protects against catastrophes … Continue reading

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If we ran Facebook Ads, we’d be clearer on our coupons

I was issued a @facebookads coupon code for $50 on 12/7 that expired on 12/22/2010.  I had tried their ads last summer so I guess that’s why they targeted me.  I emailed them that day about an issue uploading a … Continue reading

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