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By GW on 01/06/2010

Back when I was in college*, I was pretty much at the mercy of the college bookstore when it came to textbooks. Even their used texts were outrageously expensive, and this was the late 1990′s. I can only imagine what students pay now. There were always a few “for sale” notes pinned to campus bulletin [...]

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Spammers claiming to be mods posting to Yahoo groups

By GW on 10/13/2009

This would amuse the heck out of me if I didn’t know people were being duped by these messages. The latest in the Yahoo Groups spam takes the form of posts claiming to be from the group moderator and advising people to check out the website in question. Here’s the latest example: There really is [...]

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My worst car buying experience – please vote!

By GW on 08/07/2009

I just entered this story at Carsala’s contest for the worst car buying experience. If you enjoy it, please vote for it at Carsala’s site! Remember Chevy Citations? *Sigh* When I was in my late teens in the late 80′s, I entered a drawing at a local car dealership. Lo and behold, I received a [...]

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