Monday, January 13, 2003
Irony
While I'm not pleased by it, Virginia Tech does sell the email addresses of its students to spammers. However, I just got an email from people wanting me to call them so I can get a degree (Bachelor's through Doctorate) of my choice without any tests, classes, books, or interviews. What was Tech thinking in sending this to me? Don't they see how they've sold information to a competitor? If I'd known that I could get a degree with this little effort, I wouldn't have stayed up all night for my Freshman Chemistry final two years ago! Man, I got hosed...
While I'm not pleased by it, Virginia Tech does sell the email addresses of its students to spammers. However, I just got an email from people wanting me to call them so I can get a degree (Bachelor's through Doctorate) of my choice without any tests, classes, books, or interviews. What was Tech thinking in sending this to me? Don't they see how they've sold information to a competitor? If I'd known that I could get a degree with this little effort, I wouldn't have stayed up all night for my Freshman Chemistry final two years ago! Man, I got hosed...
