Biteme Consolidated Technologies, parent company of Biteme.Me, announces new “right size” initiative

Posted on June 5, 2015 by bitemaster

Today, J.P.Biteman, CEO of Biteme Consolidated Technologies, announced that BCT is eliminating most of its in-house IT staff and transitioning to a managed service provider. Mr. Biteman said the purpose is to “focus on making significant, strategic changes that can benefit our customers. An important part of our corporate reorganization, it will make our enterprise more current and nimble, reduce costs when possible, and allow technology operations to focus on producing more innovations. Overall, we expect this to yield a big improvement in the customer experience.”

Source: Pink Slips at Disney. But First, Training Foreign Replacements. – NYTimes.com

New algorithm predicts which online posters will be banned from just their first five posts

Posted on April 17, 2015 by bitemaster

Your Bitemaster has been successfully flying under the radar for years, writing in the Comments sections of various websites that Hillary Clinton is “an ugly cunt,” calling Ted Nugent “a true American patriot,” revealing that President Obama is “a Kenyan Mau-Mau tar baby,” and sticking up for Louie Gohmert as “the smartest man in Texas.”

Now some Liberal Scientists claim to have devised an algorithm that will single out True Americans and get us banned from Social Media. It’s a Violation of our Second Amendment right to Tell the Truth on the Internets.

Scientists create algorithm that ‘identifies future trolls from just five posts’.

Lutheran Mark Born Proposes Abolishing the Sabbath for Wisconsin Workers

Posted on April 4, 2015 by bitemaster

Lutheran Mark Born of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, has proposed a bill to let factory and mercantile workers “voluntarily choose” to waive the state requirement of at least one “day of rest in seven.”

When asked whether that would violate the Bible, Born said, “The Bible is for pussies.”

via ‘Abolishing the Sabbath’: Wisc. Republican proposes doing away with day of rest for workers.

Chris Christie Privatizes Management of New Jersey Lottery; Revenue Off, Lobbying Costs Up

Posted on April 1, 2015 by bitemaster

Christie’s push to privatize the lottery was billed as a way to make it run more like a business, but Northstar [the outside management company hired by Christie] today spends more and employs more people than when the lottery was run by the state.

Businesses are not designed to generate revenue for the state; they’re supposed to produce a profit for their owners. And the NJ state lottery is now doing just that, throwing off big bucks for

Northstar New Jersey — the management company that has fallen short of contractually-set targets. Christie unilaterally revised those targets downwards, saving Northstar from having to pay substantial penalties.
Gtech S.p.A — lottery privatization specialist, part-owner of Northstar.
Macquarie Capital Group — consultants who recommended privatization in spite of the NJ lottery’s record of high profits and low overhead.
Wolff & Samson — law firm of David Sampson, a Christie buddy. Hired by Gtech to lobby state officials.
Mercury Public Affairs — PR firm of Mike Duhaime, another Christie buddy. Hired by Gtech to tell New Jerseyans what a great job Northstar is doing.

Under Northstar, lottery revenue is off by ten of millions of dollars. But all is not doom and gloom. Mercury Public Affairs says the new lottery videos are quite popular on Youtube.

New Jersey Lottery Falls Short Of Targets After Chris Christie Privatizes Management.

Lobbyist won’t drink the Kool-aid!

Posted on March 27, 2015 by bitemaster

Dr. Patrick Moore, a Monsanto lobbyist, claimed in a recent interview that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide is safe for humans to drink. “You can drink a whole quart of it and it won’t hurt you,” he says. But when offered a glass of the stuff by the interviewer, Moore turns it down, saying “I’m not stupid.”

Hey, Pat! Here’s a tip that all the old PR hands will tell you: Either don’t claim one can safely drink a quart of the client’s weed killer or swig down the glass with a smile.

Lobbyist claims Monsanto weed killer is safe to drink, then bolts when TV host offers him a glass.

RadioShack could sell customer info in bankruptcy auction

Posted on March 25, 2015 by bitemaster

Radio Shack’s assets are now up for sale in a bankruptcy auction. And those assets include customer names, email addresses and phone numbers.

Your Bitemaster is no lawyer, but, generally, a bankruptcy judge can void all contracts undertaken by the debtor. So if your PII isn’t protected by law, it’s probably going to the highest bidder.

RadioShack could sell customer info in bankruptcy auction – NY Daily News.

Restaurant owner given a pass by Attorney General Schneiderman

Posted on February 18, 2015 by bitemaster

According to the Daily News, Paul Hurley, owner of Desmond’s Steakhouse and Grill, failed to pay $100,000 in wages to over 50 workers.

So, did tough-talking NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman make sure that Hurley spent some quality time in the slammer? Nah. All Hurley has to do is pay the money he should have paid in the first place.

Maybe next time he won’t get caught and can just keep the money. Or maybe Schneiderman can just Bite Me!

Restaurant owner sentenced for failing to pay workers – NY Daily News.

The Old Gray Lady learns to clickbait

Posted on February 17, 2015 by bitemaster

This gem was found on the HuffPo site on 2/17/2015. It links to Jennifer Weiner’s New York Times item about the mons veneris. I’d supply a link if I thought the article were either informative or hot. It’s neither.

Private industry has done such a swell job running the prisons, so why not give them a shot at our schools?

Posted on February 15, 2015 by bitemaster

Colin Woodard at the Portland Press Herald exposes the effect that money and influence from big education firms is having on state educational policy. (Spoiler: the effect ain’t good.)

Special Report: The profit motive behind virtual schools in Maine – The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

Good news! If you missed out on the mortgage bubble, you can still get in on the auto loan bubble.

Posted on January 28, 2015 by bitemaster

Fueled by investors seeking better returns, the sub-prime auto market has been heating up. The lenders find people with marginal credit ratings and put up the money for them to buy cars at high interest rates. The loans are then packaged and syndicated to investors. The problem is that those packaged loans may be much more risky than their “ratings” would suggest.

You may not own such loans directly, but they could be in your portfolio through a mutual fund or pension fund. Even your bank accounts could be at risk if you carry a large enough balance.

“If you are in a poker game and after 20 minutes you don’t know who the patsy is, then you’re the patsy.” (attributed to Warren Buffett)

Investment Riches Built on Subprime Auto Loans to Poor – NYTimes.com.

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