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that special time of year i like to refer to as ‘get rid of crap i don’t want anymore on craigslist.’ would you like an Apple DVI to ADC video adapter to connect your powerbook or macbook to a studio/cinema display? how about a huge fucking pile of computer books? maybe some buffy the vampire […]

a little bit ago i signed up for an account with prosper.com, and started poking around. prosper is in effect a tiny marketplace for lenders and borrowers to give each other their services. borrowers sign up and offer up information tidbits about themselves such as credit ratings, why they want a loan, and number of […]

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sometimes the circumstances of poor customer service can save you from yourself. so i got my Digital TV converter box coupons in the mail yesterday — the two $40 coupons to use to buy a box to convert ATSC (digital over-the-air antenna) signals into NTSC (analogue ota signal, what all equipment used prior to this […]

so this article, There’s No Shame In Not Being Able to Afford It from I’ve Paid for This Twice Already, is a nice reminder for me at the moment. this is not my first time being in las vegas, but it is my first time “going to vegas” — last time i was here for […]

so i got a ping yesterday from my mortgage broker at my local bank — several months ago i approached my bank and, because i was curious what my financial situation would look like if i wanted to buy a condo, i went through the mortgage financing process without having (much, if any) intent to […]