James Veitch: The agony of trying to unsubscribe
Джеймс Вітч: Агонія від намагання відписатися
For James Veitch, a British writer and comedian with a mischievous side, spam emails proved the perfect opening to have some fun, playing the scammers at their own game. Full bio
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and she told me this story
і вона розповіла мені одну історію,
forgotten about
she would pull the car over,
і мати зупиняла авто,
gotten out of the car,
to let me out of the car,
щоб я також зміг вийти,
I used to play with myself
I was bored or frustrated.
як мені ставало сумно чи ніяково.
of information overload. Right?
перевантаження. Як гадаєте?
too many marketing emails.
багато рекламних листів електронною поштою.
from a supermarket firm,
and it went like this, it said:
у якому йшлося про таке:
at King's Cross opens!!!"
signing up to that,
підписувався на їхню розсилку,
that they appear to think
що вони думали,
about a shop opening.
про відкриття крамниці.
to the bottom of the email,
I got another one that said,
ще одного листа:
в районі Кінґс-Кросс!!!"
I haven't clicked hard enough.
натиснув кнопку не достатньо сильно.
you guessed it,
якого листа я отримав через тиждень:
at King's Cross opens!!!"
нової крамниці Сейфмарт в районі Кінґс-Кросс!!!"
matter in this world
about supermarket chains
листи про мережі супермаркетів
a strongly worded email,
написати їм листа з різкими висловлюваннями,
a guy called Dan said,
Хлопець на ім'я Ден писав:
to help me with your query."
допомогти мені з вашим запитом".
excited about the opening!"
the bouncy castle or shall I?"
but there is no celebration planned."
але ніякого святкування не передбачається".
until,' 'Two weeks until' emails?
листи про "Три тижні до..", "Два тижні до.."?
castle was non-refundable."
за батут-замок вже не повернути".
a few hundred quid, Dan."
ми попадемо на декілька сотень, Дене".
for anything you have ordered."
хто саме замовив.
are in this together."
пов'язли в цьому разом".
to make sure people take their shoes off?"
та перевіряти, аби люди знімали взуття?"
with Dan deteriorated somewhat,
з Деном дещо погіршилися,
your Case Number is ..."
this is ... -- and I, I ....
номер вашого запиту ..."
All I'm doing is collecting case numbers.
Все, що я роблю - це збираю номери запитів.
why there was no bouncy castle."
чому не було батуту".
"Дякуємо за ваш лист - номер вашого запиту ..."
the end of the story,
that anything -- everything --
as getting out of a car,
як необхідність вибратися з машини,
якщо знайти правильну гру.
your Case Number is #0000001.]
номер вашого запиту - #0000001.]
it was quite labor-intensive,
була трохи трудомісткою,
auto-replier program.
функцією автовідповіді,
it receives an email from SafeMart,
приходитиме лист від СейфМарт,
your Case Number is ..."
номер вашого запиту - ..."
to up the case number every time.
яка щоразу змінювала номер запиту.
a number of emails going back and forth.
переписка продовжувалася.
sense of satisfaction to know
are just going to be pinging one another
надсилатимуть одна одній листи
I don't think that's bad.
by the bureaucracy
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
James Veitch - Comedian and writerFor James Veitch, a British writer and comedian with a mischievous side, spam emails proved the perfect opening to have some fun, playing the scammers at their own game.
Why you should listen
Packed full of Nigerian princes, can't miss investment opportunities and eligible Russian brides, James Veitch's correspondence with email spammers leads to surprising, bizarre and usually hilarious results. Out of this experiment came his first book, Dot Con. In 2014, his first solo comedy show The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everyone with an Internet Connection, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe to wide acclaim. His second show, Genius Bar, focussed on his time working for Apple, chronicles his attempts to fix his relationship using the same troubleshooting techniques he’d been using to fix iMacs, iPhones and iPods. He is currently writing his third show and preparing to tour the UK.
He lives in London with his full body pillow.
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