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Weight Loss site

I was reading freemonyfinance.com today, and they wrote a post about an interesting site:

Read the little writeup at FreeMoneyFinance.com, but the site is sparkpeople.com. I signed up for their free account, and although I havn’t given it a real good look yet, it seems very similar to calorieking.com, which was the site I used last year when I was trying to bulk up a bit (well I still am, just got incredibly lazy) calorieking.com had a membership fee, and this site actually looks a little better, and is apparantly free now

Internet Explorer vs. Mozilla/Firefox

According to this article….

Scanit, an internet security company, has reported that in browser vulnerability tests, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was unsafe 358 days out of 365. On the other hand, the Mozilla family of browsers together were left exposed for only 56 days out of the year.

The Rainbow connection

I don’t know why, but for the entire last week (including today) i have that “Rainbow Connection” song Kermit the Frog sings stuck in my head. I havn’t the song any time recently so I don’t know how it got there, poor kermit was so sad when he sang that song….

Universal Service Fund Tax on VoIP Providers remains a top priority by FCC – VOIP Blog

I think I pay enough taxes as it is, there is no reason why anyone should have to pay a tax for VoIP communications over an internet connection that you most likely already have to pay taxes for. Since when was double taxation okay?
Universal Service Fund Tax on VoIP Providers remains a top priority by FCC – VOIP Blog

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Want to avoid NSF charges when you receive a check?

This mostly applies if your a small business/consultant, but read this: Avoiding NSF charges

Banks are money grubbing whores. Suprise!

Look at this little tidbit of info about banks from this site

  • Average ATM fee rose to $2.91, all time high.
  • Americans pay est. $4.3B in withdrawal fees (Bankrate)
  • Insufficient funds fee fell to $26.90 from $27.13
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    I found a reason to like Macs

    Okay, I take back all I have said. There is a use for those stupid looking Mac G4′s

    Drunk Dialing

    I wonder what would have happened if these guys pressed the onstar button and asked for a ride, like those curtesy ride things that a lot of colleges do to keep from you getting stabbed and/or raped while walking home

    The Beer Belly

    The Beer Belly. It’s an actual fake gut that you can fill up with beer (or your favorite alcoholic beverage) and hide under your clothes. Made up of a sling and a polyurethane “bladder” with a dispensing tube, the thing was created to let you slip booze into places where such substances may not be allowed.

    Globalization and GM

    This guy raises a good point, but I still think there will always be a demand for good old american made products. I would buy more if they made more