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My heart goes out to those injured at the Boston Marathon and the families of the dead...
But at least my mom is safe. She lives right next to the Prudential Center, a few blocks from the finish line and was on her way to Copley Square when the bombs went off. According to her, they sounded like cannon reports. She also says that reports of an evacuation order at the Prudential Center are greatly exaggerated; in fact she heard one of ( Read more... ) -
Protesting SOPA/PIPA
I've blacked out my LJ today in protest against the proposed new copyright protection bills that would give private entities wide ranging freedom to censor sites they don't like. So far, I've noticed that the primary supporters of these bills are the MPAA and RIAA. As far as I'm concerned, that tells you all you need to know about these bills. The ( Read more... ) -
Email Scam alert, I don't think I've seen this one before
I got a suspicious email claiming to be a speeding ticket issued in New York with an address to mail the fine to. This is a known scam. I figured it had to be. I haven't been driving in New York in a long time. I certainly wasn't anywhere near there on the date the ticket was allegedly issued for. I thought people should know about this one. -
On donating to charity and what they really need
Toward the beginning of January, someone posted a request for information on where to donate gently used items to poor_skills after having been treated very rudely by someone at the local Salvation Army. One of the commenters on that thread posted a lengthy explanation of why charities that take donations in kind have to be picky about what they take. ( Read more... ) -
I did not need this.
Shortly after midnight on Saturday, I heard a loud bang. I mean loud enough to cause me to levitate, or at least make a good attempt. Well, nancylebov not only heard the bang, but also glass breaking. From this, we concluded that whatever made the noise was out front. After some discussion, we concluded that calling the cops was probably the ( Read more... ) -
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
I'm a big fan of science education, but this never occurred to me as a reason to push it. -
Ban on Non-Canine Service Animals
I just came across a story about the Department of Justice proposing a ban on all service animals except dogs. Anyone who needs a service animal for any reason needs to be aware of this and contact theircongresscritter, senators, and the OMB. The DOJ is apparently not taking calls on the subject. For more information about service animals, see ( Read more... ) -
Abbot and Costello (Don't) Do Tech Support
If Abbott and Costello were still performing in the 21st Century:
Lou Costello wants to buy a computer. So he calls the Super Duper Computer store where Bud Abbott takes the call. Confusion (and hilarity) ensues.
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. How can I help you?
COSTELLO: Hi. I'm setting up a home office and I need to buy a computer ( Read more... )
