Category Archives: misc

Home Depot is a lost cause…

Posted on May 18, 2020 by

A couple weeks ago I decided to order some new tools for current and upcoming yard work. I decided that a set of devices that all use the same 40V rechargeable batteries was the way to go and, for reasons … Continue reading →

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Chrome and Firefox Ad Blocking and Privacy Addons

Posted on November 19, 2016 by

For a while I’ve been using AdBlock Plus and Ghostery in both Chrome and Firefox to reduce the amount of shitty ads I see and also reduce the number of “trackers” that I’m exposed to on various web sites. But … Continue reading →

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I’m blogging again…

Posted on November 16, 2016 by

All the post Trump election crap in my Facebook “news” feed finally motivated me to spend less time there (just long enough to post links to my blog and look in the 2-3 groups I care about) and start writing … Continue reading →

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Today’s lame sales pitch…

Posted on February 1, 2016 by

I’m going to paste the full text of an email message that recently landed in my inbox and unfortunately wasn’t tagged as spam. But I won’t paste it in one blob, I’ll do it piece by piece so it is … Continue reading →

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Screw HotWire.com and the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas

Posted on July 26, 2015 by

Let’s say you go online to Hotwire to make a last minute reservation for a room in Las Vegas so that your wife can meet up with cousin. And let’s say that you didn’t realize that the Nazi’s at the … Continue reading →

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