At least some high-ranking executives at Volkswagen knew a year in advance about a probe into the carmaker’s diesel vehicles that eventually uncovered “defeat devices” that skirted federal emission standards, new internal documents reveal. [More]
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Carey Will Be Back Next Weekend
By 4.18.09
Our beloved weekend editor Carey is taking the weekend off. I have put on my Carey wig, my Carey vest, my Carey shoes, and my Carey clown nose and will be posting this weekend as a very poor substitute for Carey, while the weather outside is amazing. Here’s a picture of how we probably all feel about this.
Sears Clarifies Craftsman Tools Warranty
By 3.25.09
Earlier this month, we noted how a reader was having trouble getting Sears to properly honor the lifetime warranty on his Craftsman tools. Now David Figler, a vice president of the company, has responded and said, “We stand behind the warranty—complete satisfaction—period.” Below is his email, and a portion of the memo he sent to Sears stores on the matter.
The Internal Video Sprint Doesn’t Want You To See
By 11.21.06
UPDATE: A digg commenter claiming he used to work for Sprint says this is from a training video teaching employees how to behave.
UPDATE: Every TWC Level III Phone Number
By 8.31.06
Hey gang! Remember 27 days ago when posted all those high up Time Warner Cable tech support phone numbers? And everyone was like, dude, this number is disconnected, this area code does not go with this town, and furthermore, you’re a dirty brick licker for posting them? Yeah, those were the days.
