March 24, 201511 yr comment_678467 go caving. i have permanent claustrophobia from doing that as a kid. real caving, not the tourist attractions. Edited March 24, 201511 yr by aardvark baguette Report
March 24, 201511 yr comment_678472 Congrats Peter and family. _____________________ Had my first MRI (shoulder). Never been claustrophobic or more than irritated by pounding techno in my head, but that was amusingly unpleasant. It's really not fun if you are claustrophobic (I know). Hope it's nothing too bad, shoulder problems are no fun. Report
March 24, 201511 yr comment_678473 Picked up and set up the new TV. 60 inches is a healthy upgrade over 42! I haven't done any calibration yet, but it looks great straight out of the box. The old Panasonic had a very nice picture, but this is much better. 6 years of technological improvement. This should hold me until OLED really goes mainstream. Nice, enjoy! Report
March 26, 201511 yr comment_678667 Woke up to a bunch of spurious international charges on my credit card via Google. I'm on the phone now with Capital One and Google. Aside: the Capital One representative is on hold with me, listening to the Google wait music. Which isn't as bad as Capital One's wait music, but still...some payback. EDIT: Now I feel bad -- the Capital One rep was really nice, the person at Google wallet spent way too much time talking, and not enough time finding anything -- I'm not even sure I was talking to the right person. They couldn't find any transactions! How is that possible? I just got this card, and I'm already closing it. Report
March 26, 201511 yr comment_678681 I can't believe people are going to pay bills through gmail soon. Me: Created 4,000 bitcoin addresses this morning. Took longer than I expected. Report
March 26, 201511 yr comment_678683 Yup, one of the transactions said, "Google* Viacom". I just sent Google a scathing email: No, I'm not happy, but I'll give you a chance to fix it before I complain. Google -- as an authorized credit card merchant -- should have been able to find the corresponding transactions. Period. I had to shut the card down because you couldn't. I don't want to know about your ridiculous bureaucracy and the difference between Google Wallet and Google Play or Google store or whatever else is going on there. You have a user who is fraudulently using my credit card, I would think you'd want to know that and shut them down, as expeditiously as possible. Report
March 26, 201511 yr comment_678687 You'd think. I just had a hassle with B&H. They sold a bundle that doesn't exist. Cost them money to make good on it. (And then ups imprisoned and tortured the overnight replacement package. Never, ever use ups for anything important!) I told B&H that they needed to take down the phantom sku. A week later, it's still up. WTF. I put a review on out that basically says "don't buy this 'cause out didn't exist" most folks would be embarrassed...... Report
March 26, 201511 yr comment_678704 Holy fuck, that sucks Dusty, just ridiculous! I have to say, I've had pretty good luck with my credit card and Chase's Customer Service. Report
March 27, 201511 yr comment_678730 On both days, it was the day after I purchased a Musician's Friend Stupid Deal of the Day -- coincidence? Anyone else shop at Musician's Friend? Report
March 27, 201511 yr comment_678739 Hacked Great Firewall of Seriously though, how hard is it to detect an openvpn connection to EC2? Edited March 27, 201511 yr by luvdunhill Report
March 28, 201511 yr comment_678972 ^ Dear God, what is that on the side table, and why did you allow it in your home? Report
March 28, 201511 yr comment_678979 Considering the Illinois gang, I'm gonna guess a bottle of vodka for sneaking into places. Report
March 28, 201511 yr comment_678980 Seriously, the plastic is toxic and will kill you, so might its contents. Report
March 28, 201511 yr comment_678986 mother in law left after a 12 day visit. I could care less what I did today. it is now a great day. Report
March 28, 201511 yr comment_678988 I don't know who you are, but that is an acceptable first post in my book. Report
March 28, 201511 yr comment_678989 Who doesn't like a day of not being judged for everything you do. Report
March 28, 201511 yr comment_678995 Family left a few hours ago. Got my Masters Thursday night, shook the SECAF's hand and got rather drunk that night. Movers come on Monday. Report
March 28, 201511 yr comment_679002 Hanging with Lil Bro and the Missus. I thought you and Debbie were driving down for the Crawfish boil at the ice house? I've been waiting for you all day! Report
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