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I thought I’d save myself the trouble of preparing supper tonight by ordering a pizza. Though I wouldn’t normally order from the Hut, Pizza Hut has a new pizza called the Big Italy that looked interesting and caught my attention. … Continue reading

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All these damn layoffs

I can’t help but wonder, but with all these companies announcing massive layoffs, are they doing it because they need to. Or are they using the current economic downturn as an excuse to trim the fat.

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Netflix is keeping profiles

I just recieved an email from Netflix that states they are keeping the user profiles that so many of their subscribers use. I use their profiles for managing our queue, and thought that getting rid of them was a pretty … Continue reading

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Need to figure out why ScribeFire ‘Schedules’ posts instead of ‘Publishes’ them

Every time I write a post using the Firefox plugin, ScribeFire, it schedules the post instead of actually publishing the content, even though I tell it to publish. Then the real kicker is I can’t figure out how to get … Continue reading

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Miller Park recreated out of Legos, with working roof

Pretty interesting creation:

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The webcam is back

One of the weekend projects is to clean my office, and right away I found my old 3com HomeConnect webcam. It’s been years since I ran it, plus I think my kids have been using it as a toy, so … Continue reading

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Why and how to drive slower

Zenhabits has posted a great entry called 5 Powerful Reasons to Drive Slower, and How to Do It. I’ve been a ‘slower’ driver for years, and I can attest to some of the reasons to drive slower, the big one … Continue reading

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Mopeds making a comeback?

Back when I was in high school, I owned a Honda Spree. I also had a car, but I rode the moped whenever I could. There was actually quite a few of us who rode mopeds, we were almost like … Continue reading

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Personal Finance Advice – » Tracking Electricity Usage Just Got Easier

“As unobtrusive as a small electric clock, the PowerCost Monitorâ„¢ is a powerful real-time direct feedback display device for domestic energy consumers. It tells them at a glance, in real-time, how much electricity their home is using in dollars and … Continue reading

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Save almost $1000/yr by bringing in your own lunch

Good info. I just wish I was discipline enough to do the same. Frugal Lunch by Clever Dudette at Clever Dude Total savings = $19.00/week * 52 weeks = $988.00 via: lifehack.org

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