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I’ll try and sign up later after the rest of the planet’s done.

“Values of n [http://valuesofn.com], the company behind Stikkit [http://stikkit.com] and I Want Sandy [http://iwantsandy.com], will be closing its doors. Both services will going offline at close of business (5pm PST) on Monday December 8th, 2008.”

So long Sandy and thanks for all the reminders!

I think the point is that we have changed enough as a society that such an image is just quaint. Seriously, how many women do you know who don’t have careers? How many have their own personal assistants?

The Mexican analogy doesn’t fit because that’s true now. Oh, and the Mexicans performing menial labor in the US are not doing so because The Man is keeping them down. In fact, many would argue that the problem is that The Man isn’t keeping them from being employed illegally.

And finally, to pull progressive rank on you, are you saying there is something inherently undeserving of respect in being a secretary? In being a full-time parent? In doing menial labor? ‘Cause that’s what arguments like that always sound like to me. My wife, who wanted to stay at home, and for whom I’m happy to work hard enough that she can, works her butt off at home, and I absolutely respect her for it. She runs everything from our diet to our finances, and does an incredible job at it. What is this idea that someone without a paycheck made out in their name is therefore a lesser person who needs to be elevated to the grand position of being employed?

Preposterous. The service seems kinda pointless to me, but it’s a cute idea and a cute character if one is enlightened enough to appreciate it.

I was using IWantSandy.com some years ago and really liked it but “Sandy resigned” and since then I was searching for some simple Email reminder service.

I test http://www.virtual.nu/ now I looks it works for me and is a good add on to my Autofocus setup ( Moleskine + pen :) )

I use virtual.nu for:

a- When I ask a question to someone by email I BCC virtual.nu for a reminder 2 or 5 days from today. If I didn’t get an answer I can remind the person when the remind email arrive.
b- I get a E-ticket for a trip 2 month from now. Then I forward the email to virtual.nu for a reminder 56 days from now and I get a copy of my E-ticket just some day before my trip.

I hope you follow how I use it. I know you can use it as a Todo / reminder but I do not use it as a todo reminder.

Someone here using virtual.nu or some email reminder service that can share how you use it ?

Note : Virtual.nu is a free service

When I look at the illustration of Sandy that Mark made I’m reminded not of some quaint “stereotypical 50′s servant,” but of my grandmother when she was young (Sandy bears a striking resemblance). She worked hard as a legal secretary during World War II while her husband fought in Europe and the Pacific, and then raised five kids. While raising five kids (a miracle I can hardly comprehend now that I have two of my own) she continued her career as a legal secretary and eventually earned a law degree. She sang in choirs, painted oil paintings, taught special education classes, and at the young age of 65 earned her second, though not last PhD.

Sandy reminds me of the kind of woman my grandmother was. She was a servant, but the best possible kind of servant – she amplified her talents by sharing them with others and lifting up those around her, and if Sandy reminds me or others of the kind of woman my grandmother was, I’ll take it.

Man that explains A LOT of things. Thanks for the tip!

Sandy owes me about 4 hours of wasted time that I don’t think I’m ever getting back.

I’m betting some marketing person probably thinks it is cool to use old stereotypes to make artificial intelligence less threatening to the average person. But I personally find the old stereotype to be more threatening than a computer agent.

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Of course I would not trust all my mails to a non-European service, and I don’t use the CC-Feature much for that reason. But even then, Sandy is pretty useful, if you email “her” directly. Also, most other email-providers have all my email, too, at some point. Plus: Would you fully trust a human secretary?