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Does it Really Pay to Bundle Telecom Services?

At a quick stop at a store with a friend of mine this afternoon I happened to glance at a Consumer Reports magazine sitting on a magazine rack; one of the smaller little blurbs on the cover read...

Started in  • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: frugal living, money
Another Series of Unfortunate Events

When a day starts like this, it’s a true wonder that I even bother getting out of bed, getting dressed, and flinging myself into the world for more adventure. Here’s a quick version of...

Started in  • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: funny, geeky
I Can't Control My Urges, So You Have to Stop Tempting Me!

Let’s all take a moment to point and laugh at BYU students trying to force a local Gold’s Gym to stop running “pornographic” movies on their TVs and to install blinds on...

Started in  • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: rants, stupid people
At Least I Got This Shiny Sticker

Well, crap. I participated in early voting today in Florida’s primary election. Because I’ve registered as a Democrat, it turns out that my vote won’t even count. My vote on the two...

Started in  • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: politics, rants
Hey! You Ruined Our Trick!

I truly enjoy reading articles like this one, wherein we are reminded that just five years ago, movie executives weren’t blaming the creators, producers, actors, or even the green-lighter of...

Started in  • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: content cartel, rants, stupid people
Hrmmm... Did I Piss Someone Off?

The folks at Dreamhost are currently working on fixing a massive billing snafu (that affected hundreds of other people but not me, woohoo!), but while they were working on that, one of their...

Started in  • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: funny, site, stupid people
Think the Format Wars are Over?

It seems lately like more and more early adopters are getting screwed harder and harder as time goes by. The so called “format wars,” featuring “HD DVD” versus “Blu...

Started in  • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: geeky, rants
What a Difference a Vacation Can Make

Yikes! Nearly three weeks without a major post or significant update to the site. Sorry about that, folks — I’ve been out and about, enjoying bits and pieces of the country I’ve...

Started in  • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: happy, life
Well, Gee, Thanks for That, Hewlett-Packard

Sigh. Windows Vista bugs the hell out of me. It’s slow, flaky, and unreliable. It hogs a gigantic on-disk footprint and gives me no significant benefits while it does it. So imagine my...

Started in  • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: geeky, rants
Merry Christmas!

To all the folks out there who celebrate the 25th of December in some fashion or another, Merry Christmas! Regardless of your plans for the holidays, I hope you have a pleasant, relaxing, restful day...

Started in  • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: happy, holidays