Author: jason
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VW Eco Performance CC Concept
Interesting, VW is making pondering a new performance version of the CC (via). The enhancement is via a new 3 stage turbo that lets you dial in your fuel economy versus performance; nifty idea. On the low end, Eco Mode gives you 222Hp at 33/27 MPG. On the high end, Full Power Mode, gets you…
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Legal Music on the Cheap
I always said I’d buy a lot more music if it were priced more reasonably. Well, I just put my money where my mouth is. Recently I stumbled on the fact that Amazon MP3 announces super duper deals on their Twitter feed. I’ve been meaning to try them out for a while, but today’s $1.99…
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IM Spam of the Day
Nothing I enjoy more than nonsense spam text. Good see that its spread to the IM world. Here’s today’s giggle inducer: PersonalTrout: Listen, this is going to sound very weird, but how in the world does one remove an angry spider monkey from one’s…sensitive areas? Probably time to turn off that protocol (Yahoo) in Pidgin. …
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Vonage account cancellation, ugh.
Finally pulled the plug on my Vonage line. We’re getting by just fine with the cell phones these days. The only folks that call the old number are telemarketers. Man, the cancellation process was almost comical in the lengths that the account manager will go to get you keep the line. I spent a good…
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Sad Day In Music
Leroi Moore, saxophonist and founding Dave Mathews Band member, has succumbed to injuries from an ATV accident earlier this year. CNN story. Rest in peace, brother; you’ll be greatly missed. I’m sure the band will carry on, but it won’t be the same.
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29 Degees, A Breeze, Some Hills, 3″ of Snow =?
A surprisingly good time. Bright sunshine beating down on my me while I sat in my office at home this morning was enough to lure me out for a run. I’ve been trying to get motivated for the last week or so, but I could never get into the mood. So, I suited up with…
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Ready to Ramble
A while back (years ago, in fact) I stumbled on Hayseed Dixie (probably via KPIG, the home of all things good.) They’re a bluegrass band that covers all sorts of rock music, including AC/DC (their namesake), KISS, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and many others. Good stuff! The other day, I was messing around on the…
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Must See Movie for Runners
If you’ve run a marathon or thinking about running a marathon (either dreaming or are seriously committed) keep an eye out for Spirit of the Marathon. Its a documentary on the history and modern evolution of the sport. I’m not a big sports history buff (yawn), but this was interesting and light hearted enough to…
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Dreamhost, we’re sorry we over billed you…
…to the tune of $7.5 million dollars. Guess that explains why I had a ginormous charge (~$158) from Dreamhost on my credit card statement this month. (mental note, guess I need to get some more referrals!) Being the software business I frequently have nightmares about fat fingered moments like the one that cause the snafu.…
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Gotta get off Sprint…
So, I’ve been trying to log into my sprint customer account for a few days to update my billing address after my recent change of address. So, I fire up my password key ring and dig out my login credentials. I copy and paste them over and click the login button. Sorry, bad username or…