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You've found the blog of Jere Matlock, a web designer and writer. This journal is mostly about writing, web design and getting sites to the top of the search engines (SEO is my business). It is also full of opinions and observations about pretty much everything. If these things are not of interest to you, feel free to go now. Go on, shoo!

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"If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing."

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Fast Food - by Long Distance

The Long-Distance Journey of a Fast-Food Order - New York Times. So much for “Home Fries” — MacDonalds Restaurants are initiating a program to have a remote call center field your request for a Big Mac. It won’t be too long before those minimum wages McJobs disappear overseas. Coming soon? Thick Indian accent: “Hello? And how may we be helping you today? … Will you be wanting fries with that? Now we will be thanking you very much…”

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