On Vox: Harlig shmarlig.

Last time we went to IKEA to get furniture for our kitchen, there was one part missing from their inventory. We got all the parts of the cabinet, but one - the top door. The salesperson told us to check their website for the availability of the missing part. I asked whether it was possible to be notified when the part arrives, and he said no, they don't support that. So I say here's a simple application for you: run a background process that periodically connect to the IKEA website, checks the part (or parts) in question, and pops up a message box when the part is in stock. I wonder if anyone thought of it before.

BTW - the part is still missing. Over a week.

Originally posted on wildernesscat.vox.com

On Vox: Ba7ki 3arabi shwai.

At thought it was a hoax, but now understand it's quite real - the Home Center chain of do-it-yourself stores will give you a discount if you're an Arab. I wonder how they determine your ethnicity - do they ask to see your ID, or just make an educated guess? I wonder what'll come next - discounts for Russians, Ethiopians, gay people, redheads, left-handed people, people who voted for the Pensioners party?

Originally posted on wildernesscat.vox.com