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I’ve got an action-packed week at work followed by vacation bible school immediately after work every night this week. So you’ve had fair warning; posts may be kinda slim.
That being said, definitely take a few minutes to read idiotprogrammer’s post on the perils of mandatory arbitration and follow his links. Unfortunately, all too often as [...]

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The other day I got an e-mail from Chase, with whom I have a credit card. It was a notification of their privacy policy. I’m reproducing select portions below for your entertainment and education.
Q| What information do you have about me?
A| To provide services and to help meet your needs, we collect information about you [...]

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I’d start by saying I’m not crazy, but of course you’d expect me to say that.
I could swear that a year or two ago I read an article that referenced the differnce between the gasoline you buy at the big chains like Exxon and the gas you buy at discount chains like Wal-Mart or your [...]

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It’s that time of year again–time for congress to haggle over the Iraq spending budget. Anyone who has read my blog knows that when it comes to the government and my money, I’m definitely a fiscal conservative. I know I’ve written about the Iraq spending bill in the past, but I can’t seem to find [...]

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I thought it only fair to give an update on yesterday’s Skype report. Today my transaction finally went through…some few hours after I instead used a calling card to place my international call. Skype’s offical response to this mess 48 hours after it began?
We have been experiencing longer than usual delays with payments made by [...]

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