unusualsuspect

@unusualsuspect (2602)

United States • Age 69

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Today.com is not paying new bloggers

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 14 Jan 09

Today.com has changed how it pays people, and new bloggers will not be paid for their posts during their first month. Blogs are reviewed every thirty days, and if you have posted regularly and your page views are going up...

page views

payment change

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Has your writing ever been stolen?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 25 Nov 08

I just found one of my blog posts on a site that pretends to be a news site. They had a link back to the original, but it's still theft because they used the whole post, word for word, and without even asking permission. I found...

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Too many blogs?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 6 Oct 08

I have blogs on wordpress.com, Blogspot, Squarespace, and Live Journal, and I just started one on Vox. I've been on Vox before and it has its good points and its bad points. I enjoy blogging, but maybe I'm spreading myself too...

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I have questions about Cha Cha

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 1 Oct 08

Can anybody give me straight answers from actual experience? I went to the site and read all the information, but there's still a lot I need to know. How fast do you have to type? Is there a set time for how long you have to...

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Indoor winter garden

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 30 Sep 08

I'm going to experiment with growing salad vegetable indoors this winter. I live in an apartment and I really miss being able to get out and garden, and I'm tired of house plants. I have plenty of windowsill space, so I'm going to...

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Shared Reviews is stopping payments

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 29 Sep 08

I just saw a post on the Associated Content forum that Shared Reviews won't be making payments to writers, starting October 1. The poster said the announcement was made in the SR forum, so if you write for them you might want to...

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Will there ever be a perfect browser?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 28 Sep 08

I use two browsers, Omnieweb and Firefox (for the Mac) because neither one completely fills my needs. My idea of the perfect browser is one that works on every site, and has modules you can add and subtract, according to how you...

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I'm new on eHow and really like the site

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 26 Sep 08

I have two articles up on eHow, but I'm being kind of lazy and not really into writing a lot this week. I know you have to get quite a lot of articles posted before you start making any money, so I'm ready to be patient. Is...

articles

ehow

writing

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What the heck is __Long Term__?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 24 Sep 08

Lately I've been seeing articles and blog posts __Long Term__ popping up in sentences. At first I thought maybe it's the latest substitute for "naughty" words, but the articles aren't the kind that would have any naughty words. So...

mysterious code

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Is the high price of chocolate getting you down?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 24 Sep 08

The price of chocolate is going up, along with everything else. When I look at a candy bar these days, I have to decide whether it's worth spending the money. How many people are cutting back on the chocolate habit?

candy

chocolate

high prices

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NaNoWriMo '08 is just a few weeks away

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 23 Sep 08

This will be my third year of trying to get a 50,000 word novel written in one month. For the first time, I have a good plot and feel that I have a real chance to make it through. Are there any other NaNoers here? I think a lot...

madness

nanowrimo

national novel writing month

novel writing

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Once a sucker, always a sucker

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 19 Dec 07

I skim through these discussions and so many people talk about how many times they've been scammed online, trying to make money. The sad thing is that they never seem to learn anything. They tell us how much money they've lost and...

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Do you read self-help books? Do they really help?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 30 Apr 07

Why do you read self-help books instead of trying to work things out for yourself? I used to read them, but they never really fit my problems, and the solutions sometimes seemed too simple considering how complex life really is....

solving problems

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Here it is! The ultimate answer to getting rich.

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 22 Apr 07

For all you newbies who want to make a fortune here. Just a few easy steps. 1. Nag all your friends and relatives, and keep nagging, until they sign up, using your refferal link. 2. Nag them constantly to make sure that they...

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Browncoats! Any news or gossip about Firefly/Serenity?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 6 Apr 07

I keep hoping to see something about another Firefly movie, or some other project along those lines. I'm not very good at keeping up with what's going on, so I wonder if anybody has some news.

firefly

joss whedon

serenity

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What's Up With Writingup?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 13 Mar 07

I was looking for a community blogging site that paid, and writingup seemed like the best one. When I tried to register, I never got an email with a password, and when I wrote to support for help, I never got an answer. I tried...

community blogging

writingupcom

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Subtitled movies? Do you avoid them or like them?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 2 Mar 07

I've had people tell me that they won't watch movies in foreign languages because they don't like to read subtitles. Do you think reading subtitles would spoil your enjoyment of a movie?

foreign films

subtitles

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Do you ever pre-order DVDs because you're so eager to own a movie?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 23 Feb 07

What movie have you seen in the theater and liked so well that you pre-ordered the DVD to get it as fast as possible? I'm thinking about pre-ordering The Fountain on Amazon because I liked the movie so much. It will be the first...

dvds

movies

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What TV series do have own or are collecting on DVD?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 20 Feb 07

There aren't too many TV series that I like well enough to watch more than once, but I'm just starting to get the third season of Farscape. I have the first two seasons, and hope I can get them all. I also have the complete...

watching television

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Networks playing around with program schedules. Like or dislike?

unusualsuspect @unusualsuspect (2602) • United States 11 Feb 07

It's impossible to watch a series straight through any more. Lost was split into two mini-seasons. Programs are taken off while new shows are introduced and then put back on again, often with a change in time and day. House went...

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