Jack Yan (甄爵恩)
@jackyan.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
CEO, Jack Yan & Associates; publisher, Lucire and Autocade; co-chair, Medinge Group; award-winning author; typeface designer. Favourites = bookmarks; boosts = […]
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Do these morons really expect people to fall for these? (Rhetorical question.)
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Do these morons really expect people to fall for these? (Rhetorical question.)
For once, I saved that big reply into EditPad. But I had to add two paragraphs because of their stupidity.
!['Mainly disappointed. The petrol reimbursement has gone up once between 2006 and 2023. Clients no longer seemed to value our advice because they were getting it for free. Mentors did not seem to be valued.
'The computer system for mentor reports was really good at one point, then it turned to crap, and I can’t remember if a better one was brought back. Was that crap one a CEO vanity project? Because it was a supreme waste of time and money and obviously built by amateurs who had no idea how mentors worked.
'I used to attend mentor events and fellow mentors were pretty good—they were of good quality. The last one I attended were full of mentors that I considered average at business—none were willing to socialize and I had to make the effort. What happened to people? Is this NZ society now—timid, unsociable—or is it just the group?
'If that was typical, then I was disappointed both with the clients and the mentors. If I’m to give up my free time I want to feel part of a quality “club” and be respected and I wasn’t getting that at all from BMNZ.
'No one seem[ed] to have recorded my decision to quit and I was still asked to mentor someone a year later! I know you are stretched at the office but it was just another confirmation that I was right to leave. Felt like you were just ticking boxes. Sorry, I know someone at the research company is reading this and it is not your fault.'
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November 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
For once, I saved that big reply into EditPad. But I had to add two paragraphs because of their stupidity.
Did a survey to help the old crowd at Business Mentors New Zealand. I did give them a low score and proceeded to write my reasons. Then I clicked ‘Next.’
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Did a survey to help the old crowd at Business Mentors New Zealand. I did give them a low score and proceeded to write my reasons. Then I clicked ‘Next.’
Journalists may be over-represented on OnlyKlans or whatever Twttr is now called, because in this case (Muck Rack), you can’t remove your Twttr handle.
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Journalists may be over-represented on OnlyKlans or whatever Twttr is now called, because in this case (Muck Rack), you can’t remove your Twttr handle.
Why would I try anything from your firm, #google? I’m only here because someone put something for me here, not because I like visiting your spy sites. It’s not 2003, and no one is interested in trying your products any more.
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Why would I try anything from your firm, #google? I’m only here because someone put something for me here, not because I like visiting your spy sites. It’s not 2003, and no one is interested in trying your products any more.
Business as usual. #google users (cloud platform) and #googleother trying to scrape one of our sites. Googlebot forms a tiny minority of hits from that company; almost everything else, whether from Google or from its users, is dodgy. Why would anyone wish to be amongst this lot?
November 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Business as usual. #google users (cloud platform) and #googleother trying to scrape one of our sites. Googlebot forms a tiny minority of hits from that company; almost everything else, whether from Google or from its users, is dodgy. Why would anyone wish to be amongst this lot?
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
And here it is, my third #autocade Year of Cars annual for all you #car aficionados out there! Octane called last year’s ‘brilliant’ and ‘totally absorbing’ and I hope this 2026 edition hits the same high notes! Boosts appreciated! […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
And here it is, my third #autocade Year of Cars annual for all you #car aficionados out there! Octane called last year’s ‘brilliant’ and ‘totally absorbing’ and I hope this 2026 edition hits the same high notes! Boosts appreciated! […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
No way are the #googleother bots legit if they slam a site with this frequency. Dodgy #google.
November 15, 2025 at 11:44 PM
No way are the #googleother bots legit if they slam a site with this frequency. Dodgy #google.
Crooked #natsav. Their 2024 #disinformation page is still there. This was an email I wrote last year. As they are a web host themselves, I suspect one needs to go higher up the chain to report their #fraud. #semrush
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Crooked #natsav. Their 2024 #disinformation page is still there. This was an email I wrote last year. As they are a web host themselves, I suspect one needs to go higher up the chain to report their #fraud. #semrush
Bit rich coming from a Chinese website.
November 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Bit rich coming from a Chinese website.
Once again, left out. There are British nationals who are not born in Britain. I do want to say but ‘I prefer not to say’ is the option that will land me in the least trouble.
November 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Once again, left out. There are British nationals who are not born in Britain. I do want to say but ‘I prefer not to say’ is the option that will land me in the least trouble.
And #google for one of our smaller sites. You wouldn’t need to attack a site like this if you were legit. This is either an attack or a scraper, neither of which is permitted by our T&Cs.
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
And #google for one of our smaller sites. You wouldn’t need to attack a site like this if you were legit. This is either an attack or a scraper, neither of which is permitted by our T&Cs.
Oh well, looks like notifications are broken on the mobile one, too. Sorry, I won’t be able to reply to any of you as I can’t see what you’re written! #mastodon
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Oh well, looks like notifications are broken on the mobile one, too. Sorry, I won’t be able to reply to any of you as I can’t see what you’re written! #mastodon
Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. (#mastodon 4.5 doesn’t seem to work on the desktop at the moment, either on Vivaldi or Zen.) I tried reporting the issue, but it took me to Github, which we mortals do not understand.
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. (#mastodon 4.5 doesn’t seem to work on the desktop at the moment, either on Vivaldi or Zen.) I tried reporting the issue, but it took me to Github, which we mortals do not understand.
Getting slammed by #google cloud platform, probably another blimmin’ scraper. The one non-Google entry here is from Tencent, which was the worst offender last month.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Getting slammed by #google cloud platform, probably another blimmin’ scraper. The one non-Google entry here is from Tencent, which was the worst offender last month.
Mike Billington without eyebrows in #theprofessionals this morning, for @queenoliviastr. #itv #tv #itv4
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Mike Billington without eyebrows in #theprofessionals this morning, for @queenoliviastr. #itv #tv #itv4
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
#awario says its spider only hits a site once every three seconds. Our logs disagree. (It’s 28 times a minute, which is between two and three seconds.) Block. I don’t want to be counting weird bot traffic.
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
#awario says its spider only hits a site once every three seconds. Our logs disagree. (It’s 28 times a minute, which is between two and three seconds.) Block. I don’t want to be counting weird bot traffic.
Saw this old #kojak not long ago. #morganfairchild guest stars. Lots more #nyc location filming. #tv #itv4
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Saw this old #kojak not long ago. #morganfairchild guest stars. Lots more #nyc location filming. #tv #itv4
In my #blog
Out now: #autocade Year of Cars 2026
https://jackyan.com/blog/2025/11/out-now-autocade-year-of-cars-2026/ #book #autocadeyearofcars #publishing
Out now: #autocade Year of Cars 2026
https://jackyan.com/blog/2025/11/out-now-autocade-year-of-cars-2026/ #book #autocadeyearofcars #publishing
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
In my #blog
Out now: #autocade Year of Cars 2026
https://jackyan.com/blog/2025/11/out-now-autocade-year-of-cars-2026/ #book #autocadeyearofcars #publishing
Out now: #autocade Year of Cars 2026
https://jackyan.com/blog/2025/11/out-now-autocade-year-of-cars-2026/ #book #autocadeyearofcars #publishing
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM