Jim Battan
@jbattan.bsky.social
Entrepreneur in real estate technology when not feeling retired
I'm at the point where I will not buy from a vendor that uses #FedEx to ship. I stayed home all day today to sign for a package, and at 8 PM they said they couldn't find my house number.
November 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I'm at the point where I will not buy from a vendor that uses #FedEx to ship. I stayed home all day today to sign for a package, and at 8 PM they said they couldn't find my house number.
The #USPS survey at the end of a support call asks you to use your telephone keypad to rate them from 0 to 10. On the next question they change the scale to from 1 to 5. 🤷🏼
September 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The #USPS survey at the end of a support call asks you to use your telephone keypad to rate them from 0 to 10. On the next question they change the scale to from 1 to 5. 🤷🏼
A pox upon poor implementation of hands-free faucets in public restrooms, which is basically all of them.
September 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
A pox upon poor implementation of hands-free faucets in public restrooms, which is basically all of them.
In Pennsylvania along the highways, over every bridge, and there are hundreds of thousands of them, they have big yellow signs in both directions on both sides that say bridges may ice before roadways. Overkill anyone?
August 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In Pennsylvania along the highways, over every bridge, and there are hundreds of thousands of them, they have big yellow signs in both directions on both sides that say bridges may ice before roadways. Overkill anyone?
I find this experiment fascinating: Click on the first article link in ANY #Wikipedia article, and after doing that about 20-30 times, you'll end up on the Philosophy article.
July 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I find this experiment fascinating: Click on the first article link in ANY #Wikipedia article, and after doing that about 20-30 times, you'll end up on the Philosophy article.
@nytimes.com Please stop reposting articles from @theathletic.bsky.social. I NEVER want to see sports articles. I'd follow them if I did.
June 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
@nytimes.com Please stop reposting articles from @theathletic.bsky.social. I NEVER want to see sports articles. I'd follow them if I did.
It's time for every sane human to cancel Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and any other #Murdoch empire news outlets, no matter how good their reporters. #FoxNews #WSJ @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @wsj.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
It's time for every sane human to cancel Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and any other #Murdoch empire news outlets, no matter how good their reporters. #FoxNews #WSJ @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @wsj.com
If I were a tortilla chip manufacturer, I would RFID tag about 20 bags and then open them up at various stages in the distribution process to see where all of this breakage comes from.
April 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
If I were a tortilla chip manufacturer, I would RFID tag about 20 bags and then open them up at various stages in the distribution process to see where all of this breakage comes from.
I'm not at all concerned that the plane I'm getting on has duct tape all up and down the winglets. #AmericanAirlines
March 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'm not at all concerned that the plane I'm getting on has duct tape all up and down the winglets. #AmericanAirlines
I'm a "zealous none”, evangelical about my unbelief. Or what I call #anti-theist. Thanks for the interesting survey results, @wsj.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I'm a "zealous none”, evangelical about my unbelief. Or what I call #anti-theist. Thanks for the interesting survey results, @wsj.com
I'm glad the sign is there to warn me against drinking toilet water.
March 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I'm glad the sign is there to warn me against drinking toilet water.
Yay for the new #Flashes app! Now I can gradually move off of #Instagram. Then it'll be time to tackle Facebook.
February 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Yay for the new #Flashes app! Now I can gradually move off of #Instagram. Then it'll be time to tackle Facebook.
Configuring my dream car #thenewcontinental #Bentley
February 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Configuring my dream car #thenewcontinental #Bentley
When looking at Order Details for something I purchased on #Amazon, why in the world does it suggest that I print this for my records? Are we living in the 90s #saveatree
February 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM
When looking at Order Details for something I purchased on #Amazon, why in the world does it suggest that I print this for my records? Are we living in the 90s #saveatree
I sure hope incessant obnoxiously-loud truck back up beepers have saved some lives, because they sure have woken me up countless times.
February 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I sure hope incessant obnoxiously-loud truck back up beepers have saved some lives, because they sure have woken me up countless times.
I fully support Trump's executive orders on banning transgender athletes from opposite sex sports, and ... thinking hard ... banning paper straws.
February 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I fully support Trump's executive orders on banning transgender athletes from opposite sex sports, and ... thinking hard ... banning paper straws.
Oregon elementary and middle school students scored lower than in any other state on reading and math. Parents should look inward and not just blame the all-powerful teachers unions. As the parent of a highly-educated and successful Oregon student, I understand how important parental involvement is.
February 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Oregon elementary and middle school students scored lower than in any other state on reading and math. Parents should look inward and not just blame the all-powerful teachers unions. As the parent of a highly-educated and successful Oregon student, I understand how important parental involvement is.
February 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Please don't buy farmed salmon.
February 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Please don't buy farmed salmon.
I'm enjoying scrolling through Xiaohongshu #RedNote and seeing all of the warm welcoming posts from Chinese citizens. Makes me feel bad I'm not at least bilingual though.
January 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I'm enjoying scrolling through Xiaohongshu #RedNote and seeing all of the warm welcoming posts from Chinese citizens. Makes me feel bad I'm not at least bilingual though.