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I just got a call -- at 8:12AM on this rainy morning -- from Network Computing to renew my free subscription to their magazine. I hadn't sent back the 50 million "renew your subscription now!" cards because I already get about 50 million free magazines that I instantly throw into the recycling bin. I guess they're desperate enough for subscribers -- free ones! -- that they'll pay someone to call up and walk you though that long form where you check off all your demographic boxes.

(And yes, I guess I somehow stupidly gave them my real phone number. I must have been having a stupid moment when I filled out the form.)