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Saturday, January 27, 2007
On Lunch A lot of times when I'm in a store out here, I
hear about employees being "on lunch." The idea of a lunch break is not foreign
to me, but I often hear this at night, when it is not even close to lunch time.
So if it's just a break, why not call it being "on break," you Californian
weirdos?
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Physics I looked up at the Moon tonight and thought,
"Man, it would suck if that thing fell on us."
Saturday, January 20, 2007 Best Buy A couple of
notes:
Q: What's the difference between a 6-ft 1/8" audio cable and a 6-ft 1/8" audio cable with the word "iPod" on the box? A: $7. I decided to go ahead and sign up for their bonus card thing, even though I am totally against that. When the cashier asked for my first name, he was relieved to hear that it is Michael, because "that's easy to spell." He typed in "Micheal," which I've come to know as Comcast's version of my name. I considered not even giving him my real last name. Monday, January 15, 2007 Circuit City Rebates are a Scam Yeah, I know, rebates are a really shady business
scheme to begin with, but I wanted to save some money, I played by the rules,
and I lost.
When I moved into my apartment and was looking for Internet access, I went with Comcast via Circuit City because they had the best deal going. I got a rebates on the modem and router, the promotional subscription price from Comcast, and a gift card from Circuit City. At least that's what I was supposed to get. I believe the deal was something like this: $20 rebate on modem $40 (or was it $80?) rebate on router $50 (I think) Circuit City gift card It's hard to remember the details, because this was six months ago. I remember that I did have to send in several forms, sales receipts, and even copies of my Comcast bill. It was all done on paper (why???) and a big pain. What I ended up getting out of all of this was absolutely nothing. I entered my information for months on http://www.ccityrebates.com/ without even getting a confirmation that they received my forms until October, when I was told that the $20 rebate for the modem was on its way and should arrive within 30 days. It never arrived, and I never received any other updates on the rebates or gift cards. And now I feel like an idiot for shopping there. Oh and don't get me started on the cashier who rang up an HDTV on my bill (which I wanted) and then was surprised when I asked where to pick it up. She pointed to the antenna that I was holding (which cost about 25 times less than the TV) and said that I was holding it in my hand. And yes, the antenna was also on the receipt. I actually thought she was joking until she called the manager over. Tuesday, January 09, 2007 Wouldn't it be cool if... Another thought from Jesse, who came up with the
calendar
syncing method:
Wouldn't it be great if there was an easy way to sync your bookmarks, live, across browsers? No importing, no having to close the app, no toolbars. I guess there'd have to be a standard. So please, browser folks, play nice. Also, wouldn't it be cool if Apple made a phone? Well, turns out it's awesome. I'm saving up to get one on launch. Actual Quote After taking off from London, flying around for 2
hours, landing in London due to computer problems, taking off
again
and landing in London
again,
and having to go back through customs upon exiting the plane, which was still in
London:
Customs Officer: Where are you coming from? My Sister: The runway. |