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Friday, October 24, 2003
HeartStart Home Defibrillator.
When sudden cardiac arrest strikes, the electrical system of the heart short-circuits, causing an abnormal rhythm known as ventricular fibrillation. Shocking the heart—known as defibrillation—is the only way to effectively treat this abnormal heart rhythm. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can buy time for someone in cardiac arrest, but only a defibrillator can deliver a potentially life-saving shock.CLEAR!
The 10-minute survival window
For defibrillation to be effective, the shock must be delivered within the first few minutes of collapse. In fact, for every minute that goes by without defibrillation, a victim’s chance of survival decreases by 7-10%. And after 10 minutes, it is unlikely that the person will survive.
via [ Maxim ]
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Oops, Brit did it again.
Britney Spears and Madonna are at it again, this time for Britney's new music video.
via [ whatevs ]
Guardian Unlimited: Spoils of war.
US plans to sell off Iraqi businesses are simply the modern equivalent of pillage, says Brian Whitaker.
US plans to sell off Iraqi businesses are simply the modern equivalent of pillage, says Brian Whitaker.
Suit seeks to overturn law on Sunday sale of liquor.
Maybe a lawsuit will get the legislature to wake up and pay attention.
Repeal the Blue Laws Now!
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
How to connect a SMC2635W Wireless Card to an Apple Airport wireless network.
When you first try to connect to an Apple Airport with WEP enable the SMC Wireless card displays the error: Unable to connect.
Hmm.
No further explanation.
The reason is that you need to plug in the WEP password into the SMC software to allow it to connect to the Airport.
This is what you have to do:
1. Open the Apple Airport Utility and note the password that non Apple users must use. That means PC users. It looks something like this:
57rjjmd678903wjmmwkjw28904ehdnkdkdi9902w
I'm not kidding you, it really looks something like that.
Next, go over to your SMC software and key that into the KEY field.
APPLY the change and you'll be able to connect to the Airport WEP network.
When you first try to connect to an Apple Airport with WEP enable the SMC Wireless card displays the error: Unable to connect.
Hmm.
No further explanation.
The reason is that you need to plug in the WEP password into the SMC software to allow it to connect to the Airport.
This is what you have to do:
1. Open the Apple Airport Utility and note the password that non Apple users must use. That means PC users. It looks something like this:
57rjjmd678903wjmmwkjw28904ehdnkdkdi9902w
I'm not kidding you, it really looks something like that.
Next, go over to your SMC software and key that into the KEY field.
APPLY the change and you'll be able to connect to the Airport WEP network.
Harpoon Brewery - Friends of Harpoon.
I went to the Harpoon Brewery in Boston tonight for a special preview tasting of their new 100 Barrel Series - Abbey Ale.
It was WICKED AWESOME!
The brewer, Sean Cornelius, talked about how he decided to brew this beer, It was after a trip to Belgium where he really enjoyed the Belgian beers.
Who wouldn't? Belgian beers are the best!
The 100 Beer Series allows a brewer at Harpoon to make up his own recipe.
This beer is amazing. I'd be so psyched if they brewed it year round.
Abbey Ale!
It's so cool to have a local brewery that is so welcoming and inviting to people who really enjoy their beer.
Join the Harpoon Brewery - Friends of Harpoon and you can be invited to events like this too.
Joe Lavin: Coming to a Woodpile Near You.
Last month, my father bought a new pickup truck. When I asked why, he told me, "Well, I have some wood I need to pick up." Others, of course, might have rented a truck, but not my father who decided to buy a new Chevy Silverado for $20,000 in order to move this wood.In the house I grew up in my father painted the fireplace bricks white.
Never had a fire in that fireplace.
BugSelecta.
Design your own original Volkswagen Beetle.
The Suspension Height adjustment was my favorite. Click 'em all!
via [ The Presurfer ]
Boston Celtic: Jiri Welsch.
Won both the Slovenian League and Cup with Olimpija Ljubljana in 2001 and 2002.Hey, this guy's a winner.
Won the Adriatic League and Cup with Olimpija Ljubljana in 2002.
Named Mattoni League MVP in 2001-02
Boston.com: Ban voted on a form of abortion.
Note to Lyle Denniston of the Boston Globe, "How about reporting how our Senators voted?"
UPDATE:
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay [ email Ted ]
Kerry (D-MA), Nay [ email John ] *John Kerry replied, see comments**
I just sent them an email to thank them for voting that way.
Note to Lyle Denniston of the Boston Globe, "How about reporting how our Senators voted?"
UPDATE:
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay [ email Ted ]
Kerry (D-MA), Nay [ email John ] *John Kerry replied, see comments**
I just sent them an email to thank them for voting that way.
StickyBrain version: SB 1.0
Description of problem:
How do I remove the Sticky Brain menu items when I RIGHT CLICK?
I want to remove the software from my machine.
Do you have a utility do do that?
Thanks.
--Steve
UPDATE:
Got a quick answer:
Description of problem:
How do I remove the Sticky Brain menu items when I RIGHT CLICK?
I want to remove the software from my machine.
Do you have a utility do do that?
Thanks.
--Steve
UPDATE:
Got a quick answer:
To uninstall StickyBrain perform the following steps:Command+Control+Option+Shift+X is the hardest key combination I have ever had to press!
1. Delete the “StickyBrain” folder located in the Documents folder.
2. Delete the “StickyBrain” folder located in the “Contextual Menu Items”
folder. This folder is found in your home Library folder.
3. Press Command+Control+Option+Shift+X keys. This will quit the background
application HotKey.
4. Delete the “StickyBrain” folder from the Applications folder.
5. Remove HotKey from the Login Items list in System Preferences.
CNN.com - Pentagon deleted part of official's apology.
via [ Kim ]
"I believe that God intervenes in the affairs of men, to include nations, as Benjamin Franklin so eloquently stated. Yes I believe that George Bush was placed in the White House by God as well as Bill Clinton and other presidents."Why not just delete the official?
Lt. Gen. William Boykin
via [ Kim ]
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Decriminalize Marijuana In Massachusetts.
WHAT: Marijuana Decriminalization Hearing Pending Before Joint Committee on the Judicary
NOTE NEW ROOM:
WHERE: State House Gardner Auditorium Boston, MA
WHEN: Thursday, October 23, 2003, 11:00 A.M.
The Massachusetts legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary will hear testimony beginning at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 23, in Room A-1 on Senate Bill 1119, legislation that would make possession of marijuana a civil violation.
S. 1119:
- eliminates the authority of the police to take custody of a person over
18 for possessing marijuana;
- punishes possession of marijuana by a civil fine of not less than $100
nor more than $500 for the first violation and of not less than $200 nor
more than $1,000 for a second or subsequent violation; and,
- splits the civil fines collected between the state and the municipality
in which the violation occurred.
Currently, first time marijuana offenders face a maximum six month jail sentence.
This legislation offers significant legal protections to responsible marijuana smokers in Massachusetts. However, legislators will only support this measure if they hear from you.
Please take a moment today to write your state representative and senator and tell him or her to support S. 1119. Pre-written letters are available online from NORML at:
http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/bills/?bill=1365916
WHAT: Marijuana Decriminalization Hearing Pending Before Joint Committee on the Judicary
NOTE NEW ROOM:
WHERE: State House Gardner Auditorium Boston, MA
WHEN: Thursday, October 23, 2003, 11:00 A.M.
The Massachusetts legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary will hear testimony beginning at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 23, in Room A-1 on Senate Bill 1119, legislation that would make possession of marijuana a civil violation.
S. 1119:
- eliminates the authority of the police to take custody of a person over
18 for possessing marijuana;
- punishes possession of marijuana by a civil fine of not less than $100
nor more than $500 for the first violation and of not less than $200 nor
more than $1,000 for a second or subsequent violation; and,
- splits the civil fines collected between the state and the municipality
in which the violation occurred.
Currently, first time marijuana offenders face a maximum six month jail sentence.
This legislation offers significant legal protections to responsible marijuana smokers in Massachusetts. However, legislators will only support this measure if they hear from you.
Please take a moment today to write your state representative and senator and tell him or her to support S. 1119. Pre-written letters are available online from NORML at:
http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/bills/?bill=1365916
Boston.com: City election was flawed, state finds.
I told the police officer on site at my polling place at Jamaica Plain there were people with signs right at the foot of the stairs to the building.
He told me that it's a public place and they had a right to be there.
D'oh.
I guess he was wrong.
Next time this happens I'm going to point it out to the people in charge and if nothing is done to stop it, I'm going to go home, get my video camera, video tape it, and alert the news media!
Citizen Reporter Steve!
Another violation outlined by the state was the virtual gantlet of candidates and campaigners voters had to walk through to get to some polling places. Under state regulations, electioneering is prohibited within 150 feet of the polls.No kidding!
I told the police officer on site at my polling place at Jamaica Plain there were people with signs right at the foot of the stairs to the building.
He told me that it's a public place and they had a right to be there.
D'oh.
I guess he was wrong.
Next time this happens I'm going to point it out to the people in charge and if nothing is done to stop it, I'm going to go home, get my video camera, video tape it, and alert the news media!
Citizen Reporter Steve!
Monday, October 20, 2003
SXSW interactive Web Awards.
Explore a random website from this year's entries!
My School of Rock Super Fan Site Weblog is entered in the Film/Film Industry category.
Explore a random website from this year's entries!
My School of Rock Super Fan Site Weblog is entered in the Film/Film Industry category.
City of Boston Pothole Web Site.
City Councilor Maura Hennigan has set up a Web site for city residents to report potholes and other road and sidewalk hazards.
City Councilor Maura Hennigan has set up a Web site for city residents to report potholes and other road and sidewalk hazards.
This proper repairing of streets and sidewalks is not a city budget issue. It is not affected by recent budget cutbacks. Utility companies and private contractors pay into a street and sidewalks fund on a regular basis. The purpose of this fund is to have the city permanently repair street and sidewalk excavations. As of this summer, this fund totaled $22 million.Let's start reporting those potholes.
...::: smart-music.net.
Free mp3's.
They've gathered together links to lots of cool and free mp3's out on the net.
It's all legal.
via [ Adam Curry ]
Free mp3's.
They've gathered together links to lots of cool and free mp3's out on the net.
It's all legal.
via [ Adam Curry ]
ESPN.com - Page2 - Bill Simmons on Skin.
That reminds me, I was on the phone with one of my buddies this weekend talking about 'Skin.' Has there ever been a show with a shorter shelf life? Wouldn't it have been a much better mini-series? Sure, they're doing the 'Romeo and Juliet' thing, and the DA will be battling the porn czar and stuff. But how much mileage can you get out of that? By episode five, the ads will be like, 'And on a very special Skin, Julia runs away from home again!' If I were them, I would have switched the families and had the daughter's Dad be the district attorney -- this way, Ron Silver could have lured her into the porn business after she dumped his son. But that's just me.Bill also writes about Grady Little too.
NY Times: Clark Skips Iowa's Caucuses
What we'll do is what I call the General MacArthur strategy,' a senior Clark adviser said. 'General MacArthur was very successful in World War II because he skipped over the Japanese strongholds, where they were more organized, and instead picked islands that were favorable or neutral terrain. Which means we would choose not to focus resources on Iowa and instead focus them on New Hampshire and on Feb. 3,' when there are Democratic contests in seven states.Nice.
Michael J. Ring: Why Iowa Doesn't Matter.
When Protesters Attack: I'm an Arrogant, Small-Minded Fascist Grinning Idiot
For a brief time, I was able to tape the rally speakers without intimidation. But then someone came up behind me and whispered a question in my ear. 'Are you nervous?' he asked. He pointed out how many people were at the rally, and continued to ask me whether I was afraid. Again, under the circumstances, I took this as a threat.Evan Coyne Maloney, citizen journalist, filmed a Palestinian solidarity rally.
What happened to him made me feel sad, angry and frightened.
Joe Millionaire's Daddy is a Millionaire!
DAVID SMITH, the next "Joe Millionaire'' sent to win the hearts of gold-digging European beauties, turns out not to be the dirt-poor hunk we were promised. The 24-year-old Texan, who rakes in $11,000 a year as a rodeo cowboy, just happens to get by with a little help from his father, a filthy rich Texas oilman. "My dad's done everything for me,'' Smith admitted to TV Guide. "I've never had to work"Who wants to marry the son of a millionaire?
High Definition Artwork.
As sales of large digital televisions multiply, several firms are selling services to fill them with artwork.
In the summer of 2002, Anthony Wood, founder of ReplayTV, one of the first digital video recorders, bought a 50-inch flat-screen TV for his vacation home in Oregon.They have an aquarium too.
"I didn't just want it sitting there, I wanted to show art on it," he said.
So Wood, a serial entrepreneur, created a company in Palo Alto, Calif., called Roku. The start-up's $500 digital media player is mostly designed to show personal art, like digital photographs and videos, in high definition on plasma televisions.
snl season 29 ... REVEALED.
Nice reviews of the first two Saturday Night Live shows of the season.
These guys are a little hard on Jimmy Fallon though.
Sunday, October 19, 2003
Red Sox vs. Cubs: Consolation Game.
Why can't the Red Sox have a consolation game/series against the Cubs?
Why can't the Red Sox have a consolation game/series against the Cubs?
Industrial Wall Panels by Andrew Neumann.
These moving sculptures are cool.
Saw them yesterday at the Fort Point Open Studios. It's open today too. Building 300 is amazing.
Artists are dispaying their work in their loft spaces, which the majority of artists also use as a place to live.
Half the fun was looking at their lofts.
I would even say that I might have enjoyed that part more than looking at the art.
I Bought My First 22.5".
I used to buy 45's when new songs came out.
Kids now call them 7" records.
At Apple's Music Event this week [ QuickTime Video ], Steve Jobs unveiled iTunes for Windows. Once again he did an amzing job. I'd have to say that he's the best on stage presenter I have ever seen.
If you are a Windows user you can now buy songs from the iTunes Music Store.
First you need to get iTunes.
Then you'll be able to buy single tracks off an album, or the whole album. They've got audio books now too.
I bought the new Dido single.
If you have iTunes installed, clicking this link will take you directly to Dido's new song White Flag in the iTunes Music Store.
Have Fun!
I used to buy 45's when new songs came out.
Kids now call them 7" records.
At Apple's Music Event this week [ QuickTime Video ], Steve Jobs unveiled iTunes for Windows. Once again he did an amzing job. I'd have to say that he's the best on stage presenter I have ever seen.
If you are a Windows user you can now buy songs from the iTunes Music Store.
First you need to get iTunes.
Then you'll be able to buy single tracks off an album, or the whole album. They've got audio books now too.
I bought the new Dido single.
If you have iTunes installed, clicking this link will take you directly to Dido's new song White Flag in the iTunes Music Store.
Have Fun!
EFF: Stop the MPAA's Broadcast Flag!
I sent an email to:
Chairman Michael K. Powell
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20554
Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20554
Commissioner Michael J. Copps
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20554
Commissioner Kevin J. Martin
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20554
Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20554
You can too if you follow the link. Do it now.
Hollywood is at it again, trying to control the design of new digital technologies. If the motion picture studios have their way, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will force all future televisions to include Hollywood-approved 'content protection' technologies.Tell the FCC that we don't need "broadcast flag" regulations.
I sent an email to:
Chairman Michael K. Powell
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20554
Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20554
Commissioner Michael J. Copps
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20554
Commissioner Kevin J. Martin
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20554
Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20554
You can too if you follow the link. Do it now.
Clark For President Blog Logo Contest.
Here's the problem with having a contest to design a new logo for your blog... the entries!
Free Tommy Chong!
Tommy Chong didn't think it could happen to him.Free Tommy Chong!
But it did.
The counter-cultural icon who made us laugh is in jail. Right where the government wants him.
Last year, more than 700,000 Americans didn't think it could happen to them.
But it did. Arrested for marijuana.
Don't you agree that now is the time to lend your voice of opposition against the government's policy of arresting and jailing adults, including sick and dying medical patients, who use marijuana responsibly?
I sent a message to my Senators and Congressman.
• Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (Democrat)
• Sen. John F. Kerry (Democrat)
• Rep. Michael Capuano (Democrat)
It's easy to do. Do it now.
Saturday, October 18, 2003
Guardian Unlimited | Weblog US Presidential election 2004
This blog will be devoted to discussing the US elections 2004, with a particular focus on the presidential race. As the campaign progresses you will be hearing from the Guardian's correspondents in the US, its London-based commentators, and various members of the Guardian Unlimited news team.A fresh perspective.
Scotch Transparent Duct Tape.
I'm looking forward to seeing this year's duct tape prom dresses!
via [ geekman ]
Friday, October 17, 2003
Good news everyone!
When you open a can with my new can opener, you can remove your hand, and the can opener cuts the lid off, and stops when done.
I guess they call it hands-free operation.
That's cool!
Wearing This Shirt Would Have Been Nice.
Go check out the mlb.com store to see what we could have been wearing, if we had won.
Thanks for an entertaining playoff series.
Go Pats, Go Celts.
Oh yeah, Go Bruins.
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Top 10 TiVo Season Pass™ Recordings.
1. Friends
2. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
3. The West Wing
4. Sex and the City
5. ER
6. Survivor: Pearl Islands
7. Will & Grace
8. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
9. CSI: Miami
10. Alias
Based on anonymous, aggregated data, week ending 10/5/03
1. Friends
2. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
3. The West Wing
4. Sex and the City
5. ER
6. Survivor: Pearl Islands
7. Will & Grace
8. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
9. CSI: Miami
10. Alias
Based on anonymous, aggregated data, week ending 10/5/03
Retromedia.tv
An online showcase for lost TV artifacts of the 60s and 70s.
I just watched an old commercial introducing the MacDonalds Big Mac from 1968 and a funny Quisp cereal commercial where Quisp has to defeat an huge ball of yarn in space!
Good stuff.
An online showcase for lost TV artifacts of the 60s and 70s.
I just watched an old commercial introducing the MacDonalds Big Mac from 1968 and a funny Quisp cereal commercial where Quisp has to defeat an huge ball of yarn in space!
Good stuff.
Catatonia in Red Sox Nation.
I officially care about baseball now. The Sox are a virus, and I'm infected.Go Sox!
Catatonia.
A tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement.Bring on the excitement!
NBC Readies 'Office' Party from BBC Hit.
Ok.
We need to cast the US version of The Office.
Maybe the cast of Office Space aren't doing anything?
Ok.
We need to cast the US version of The Office.
Maybe the cast of Office Space aren't doing anything?
Occupying Iraq was a bad idea and still is.
George Bush Snr. and Brent Scowcroft explains why the US didn't attempt to oust Saddam and occupy Iraq following the Gulf War
George Bush Snr. and Brent Scowcroft explains why the US didn't attempt to oust Saddam and occupy Iraq following the Gulf War
Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the U.N.'s mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land.Oh.
WIL WHEATON: An Open Letter to "That Guy."
"In short, it's not your fault the Cubs lost three in a row. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty sure it's the players fault they lost three in a row."Go Sox!
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Delocalizer for Mac OS X.
I saved 672MB by removing unused localization resources from my Mac!
Sayonara foreign languages.
I saved 672MB by removing unused localization resources from my Mac!
Sayonara foreign languages.
GQ 'Men of the Year' Awards(TM) Live on Spike TV October 21 at 9:00 P.M.
In attendance at this year's awards will be the luminaries from various Spike TV hit series, including Matt Kennedy Gould (The Joe Schmo Show)Yay Matt!
'Queer Eye's "All Things" theme song to be released as a single.
The Meridith Family is featuring the Widelife
"All Things" (Queer Eye Theme) [ mp3 download ] on their website right now.
Widelife Official Website.
The Meridith Family is featuring the Widelife
"All Things" (Queer Eye Theme) [ mp3 download ] on their website right now.
Widelife Official Website.
Pauly Shore did a phone interview on the FNX Morning Show in Boston this morning and ate breakfast during the interview.
I hate hearing people eat food on the radio.
Especially when talking.
Pauly Shore was rude, boring and not funny.
He's coming to town and the only funny thing about his act, will be when he does it in front of an empty room.
I hate hearing people eat food on the radio.
Especially when talking.
Pauly Shore was rude, boring and not funny.
He's coming to town and the only funny thing about his act, will be when he does it in front of an empty room.
David Brent Didn't Have Such A Good Day.
Did you see this season's first episode of The Office?
I actually felt bad for David Brent.
And what's up with Dawn's boyfriend pushing poor Tim into the wall?
Did you see this season's first episode of The Office?
I actually felt bad for David Brent.
And what's up with Dawn's boyfriend pushing poor Tim into the wall?
Cubs Fans Blame Heartbreaking Loss on Fan's Blunder.
D'oh!
Chicago Sun-Times: Spit hits the fan after souvenir try goes awry
D'oh!
Chicago Sun-Times: Spit hits the fan after souvenir try goes awry
Five outs from the World Series, and Florida's Luis Castillo hit a fly ball that went to Cubs left fielder Moises Alou. He drifted over toward the stands and jumped for the ball, but then a young man in the crowd in a dark shirt, Cubs cap and headphones reached over with both hands looking for a souvenir and knocked the ball away.Miami Hearld: That fan saved our season
The play was ruined, and Alou jumped out of control in anger, reportedly yelling an obscenity at the fan. A few minutes later, the man cried while holding a sweater over his face as three security guards escorted him in safety out of the stands.
Later, they gave the man, maybe 25 years old and 5-7, a tan jacket as a disguise so he could leave the stadium safely.
Afterward, the man just sat there. Sat there listening to his headphones as if he had no idea of what the heck he had done to the Cubs, the fans, the city. History.
And that seemed to gall the fans near him. They threw beer at him, screamed "Thanks a lot, [expletive].''
"He had those headphones on and wasn't paying attention,'' Springer said. "He was just sitting there in the whole maelstrom.''
The maelstrom included the fans chanting an obscenity. Outside the stadium, people looked for the man, figuring he had been thrown out.
A man named Matt, who wouldn't give his last name, sat nearby.
"It's a good thing they got him out of there,'' Matt said. "They were going to beat the hell out of the guy. He was going to die.''
That fan is now the least popular figure in Chicago since either Al Capone or Mrs. O'Leary's cow. Fans showered him with beer and debris as he wept, and the Marlins were genuinely worried for his safety afterward.
''I just hope that fan got out alive,'' Derrek Lee said.
Fast Food Fever: Twice Baked Potato.
Fast Food Fever's mission is to find new tastes in the same old fast food.
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Michael Newdow's Official Website: Restore our Pledge of Allegiance.
Thanks Michael.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.Justices Take Case on Pledge of Allegiance's Reference to God.
Thanks Michael.
Hey! $2 is $2. It's the principle of the thing.
I walked into Microcenter to day and saw that they had this SMC EZ Connect 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA Network Adapter SMC2635W on sale for 20% off with an instant rebate of $2 and a mail in rebate of $10.
So I picked it up and brought it to the register. I looked at the list price, $39.99, and did a quick calculation to see what my total cost would be.
I'll usually do that to make sure it gets rung up correctly. Do you do it too?
Anyway, I figured that it would be $40 less 20% which would be $32, less $2 would make it $30.
So I got to the register and the cashier tells me that it's going to be $33.60
Hmm... seems a little high. I asked the cashier how he came to that price and he told me that it was $39.99 less 20% which equaled $31.99 plus tax.
I said, "What about the $2 instant rebate?"
"Oh, you get that in the mail," he replied.
I told him that I was supposed to get a $2 instant rebate in addition to the 20% discount.
He just shrugged his shoulders and said something about there not being any $2 instant rebate.
I told him that it said so on the sign and went back to re-read the sign.
I asked him if there was anyone that he could call and he said, "Well, I could call the manager."
I said, "Ok, why don't you do that because the $2 instant rebate on the sign must mean something and I'd like to know what it refers to."
So the manager came over and gave me the additional $2 off.
Whew.
And don't get me started as to why it's listed at $29.99 on the web site.
I walked into Microcenter to day and saw that they had this SMC EZ Connect 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA Network Adapter SMC2635W on sale for 20% off with an instant rebate of $2 and a mail in rebate of $10.
So I picked it up and brought it to the register. I looked at the list price, $39.99, and did a quick calculation to see what my total cost would be.
I'll usually do that to make sure it gets rung up correctly. Do you do it too?
Anyway, I figured that it would be $40 less 20% which would be $32, less $2 would make it $30.
So I got to the register and the cashier tells me that it's going to be $33.60
Hmm... seems a little high. I asked the cashier how he came to that price and he told me that it was $39.99 less 20% which equaled $31.99 plus tax.
I said, "What about the $2 instant rebate?"
"Oh, you get that in the mail," he replied.
I told him that I was supposed to get a $2 instant rebate in addition to the 20% discount.
He just shrugged his shoulders and said something about there not being any $2 instant rebate.
I told him that it said so on the sign and went back to re-read the sign.
I asked him if there was anyone that he could call and he said, "Well, I could call the manager."
I said, "Ok, why don't you do that because the $2 instant rebate on the sign must mean something and I'd like to know what it refers to."
So the manager came over and gave me the additional $2 off.
Whew.
And don't get me started as to why it's listed at $29.99 on the web site.
W4 k-collector is collecting posts from my blog and many others.
Should I be happy?
I'm in the media section.
GOD, Inc.
"WAGNER is gonna be BIGGER THAN JESUS!"A good friend of mine, Paul Wagner, is performing his one man play in London.
He is VERY funny.
GOD, INC! in London Oct 14th then again from the 23rd-25th at the Hen & Chickens Theatre at 8pm.
If you go, tell Paul I said hi.
What's Missing? (Open Thread).
The online community is a powerful thing and the Clark For President campaign recognizes the importance of nurturing it and giving back to it. Already we have taken ideas suggested here and put them into place with much success. Thank you to everyone who has left suggestions. We are listening.Clark04 got over 450 comments when this mesage was posted on his blog!
Use this thread to tell us what you want. Use this thread to tell us what we are doing wrong. Be as complimentary or constructive as you want.
Bush Halo.
This is the only thing out there on the internet this morning that's worth linking to.
I'm going to eat breakfast.
Monday, October 13, 2003
Yawns are contagious.
When you see someone else yawn, you don't think to yourself, 'Well, I'll yawn, too,' says Provine. 'It just happens -- it's instinctive, and it's a very primal aspect of human behavior that goes back to ancient herd mentality.'It even works if you hear someone yawn on the radio.
The Shadow of Manny Ramirez by Rachel Solar-Tuttle.
Cute story in this month's Improper Bostonian.
You can't read it online, but the current issue is free and out now in Boston.
Cute story in this month's Improper Bostonian.
You can't read it online, but the current issue is free and out now in Boston.
Starbucks brews up new prepaid card.
Q: How many people do you think were using the current Starbucks prepaid card?
A: 16 Million!
That's according to the article.
The estimated population of the United States is 291,950,153.
So that means 1 out of every 18 people carries a Starbucks prepaid card.
I find that hard to believe.
Movie: MURD3R 8Y NUM8ERS.
Sandra Bullock was the only flaw in their plan.
Nice two hour long detective movie about a couple of high school kids that plan the perfect murder.
Reminder: Movie good, murder bad.
Death Penalty.
I was interviewed for a Boson University student video project today about my thoughts on Mitt Romney's proposed death penalty reinstatement in Massachusetts.
I can think of two reasons why the death penalty should be reinstated in Massachusetts; the brutal murder of Alexandra Zapp at a Bridgewater rest stop, and the murder of 10-year-old Jeffrey Curley.
There are Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty.
Governor Romney is Pushing for the Death Penalty.
Sandra Bullock was the only flaw in their plan.
Nice two hour long detective movie about a couple of high school kids that plan the perfect murder.
Reminder: Movie good, murder bad.
Death Penalty.
I was interviewed for a Boson University student video project today about my thoughts on Mitt Romney's proposed death penalty reinstatement in Massachusetts.
I can think of two reasons why the death penalty should be reinstated in Massachusetts; the brutal murder of Alexandra Zapp at a Bridgewater rest stop, and the murder of 10-year-old Jeffrey Curley.
There are Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty.
Governor Romney is Pushing for the Death Penalty.
"I really am looking for a standard of certainty," Governor Romney said in an interview. "That's why I've asked this panel of experts to determine if a legal and forensic standard can be crafted to assure us that only the guilty will suffer the death penalty. I believe it can be."Christian Science Monitor: Innocent until (sort of) proven guilty.
Darryl's Week in Semi-Blurry Photos (Oct. 07 - 13, 2002).
Just got back from having my teeth cavitron'd like Darryl.
It's cool.
Your teeth get cleaned by sound waves. No pointy tools get stuck in your gums.
Floss every day and brush with a Braun Oral-B Excel Pulsating toothbrush and you can get a GOLD STAR from your dental hygenist, like I did!
Just got back from having my teeth cavitron'd like Darryl.
It's cool.
Your teeth get cleaned by sound waves. No pointy tools get stuck in your gums.
Floss every day and brush with a Braun Oral-B Excel Pulsating toothbrush and you can get a GOLD STAR from your dental hygenist, like I did!
Album Cover Challenge.
Don't freak out when you get to #52, or #53 for that matter.
via [ bloggerheads ]
Matt Kennedy Gould Rules.
The audience for the series (Joe Schmo), which appears Tuesdays at 9 p.m., has grown 61% since the premiere in September, and talks about a second season are underway.If Matt started doing interviews that would be so cool.
Cutler Hopes to Revive 'American Candidate'.
Buenos Aires: The People's Candidate.
Iraq: Appointed By America, a new series in which contestants vie for the top spot in Iraq's post-war government.
England: Tim Ireland's Working Title Party.
R.J. Cutler is hopeful that "American Candidate," an unscripted series that would choose an independent candidate to run in the 2004 presidential election, can be revived soon. FX originally ordered the show but scrapped it in May, citing cost concerns.American Candidate Links.
Buenos Aires: The People's Candidate.
Iraq: Appointed By America, a new series in which contestants vie for the top spot in Iraq's post-war government.
England: Tim Ireland's Working Title Party.
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