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How I sued T-Mobile in small claims court and won a settlement
TL;DR: I sued T-Mobile in small claims court because they changed their terms of service. A few days after I filed against them, they called and agreed to reimburse me the early termination fee plus my court filing costs.
On February 25, 2012 I got an email from my mobile phone provider, T-Mobile. It said that they were going to start limiting the ( Read more... ) -
WAIS Divide
I had the opportunity this week to visit WAIS Divide, a high point on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The scientists out there are drilling an ice core down to 3,330 meters. Visiting the camp of roughly 20 scientists and 20 staff members was tons of fun. My friend Airen, my roommate's brother, is the camp Medic, and my former coworker Pauline is ( Read more... ) -
Return to FalconBlanco
I've spent 14 days on a boat, crossing the Atlantic, through the Strait of Gibraltar, and into the Mediterranean to visit FalconBlanco, a place I lived for five months back in 2001 ( Read more... ) -
Great Barrier Reef Dive Course
Here's my journal written during the last three days while taking my Advanced Open Water SCUBA course aboard a boat at the Great Barrier Reef. I had no phone signal out there--GASP! The withdrawal was difficult.
I can't promise that this will be interesting to anyone but me. And I blame typos and errors on the iphone keyboard.
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Wow, the ride ( Read more... ) -
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I just finished a 3-day, 50 KM hike through Tongariro National Park. Here are some notes I took on the hike.
I'm sitting in the first hut on the northern circuit hike. There's no phone coverage here. Than God for that--otherwise i'd be reading Facebook.
The walk in was tiring but fun. It was only a three-hour walk, so I took a 90 minute detour to ( Read more... ) -
Hitchhiking can be taxing, but is ultimately rewarding. Or: how we woke up with friends of Lan and e
Here's a brief account of yesterday's events as pecked out on my phone, becoming progressively verbose as the story unfolds.
Wake up in Luke's house outside Queenstown. Beautiful view. Wait an hour and a half for a ride; nothing. Walk up to frankton, get lost in town. Lunch at Burger King with fancy chairs. Then a ride from "the frog guy." He ( Read more... ) -
Ooh, livejournal iPhone app
Hmm, I wonder if I'll actually use this?
It seems odd that I can't seem to find a way to read LJ with this--just post to it.
Additionally, this app won't report to Facebook when I post like the web page will. Hmmm...
Oh, right. A post. Hmm. I'm still in New Zealand. Still doin' stuff. Mailed home my giant suitcase just now for $39. Seems like a ( Read more... ) -
I'm at the Pole
You people in the States may have seen this video, featured on SNL last year: I'm on a Boat. If not, you should watch it. I think it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
So this year for the film festival, a few people working at the Pole did a spoof on it called "I'm at the Pole." It's brilliant.
I have enjoyed the I'm on a ( Read more... ) -
An Email from the Help Desk
The NSF has directed that the following categories of material are prohibited on the USAP network consistent with federal guidelines and will be blocked via web content filtering ( Read more... ) -
Why?
Last night, while in conversation with a good friend, one of my favorite topics came up: "Why?"
She suggested that perhaps a substantial component of the meaning of life was simply to be the observer of the magnificent wonder that is the Universe. To appreciate beauty in all of its forms.
Perhaps I'm fulfilling my destiny, after all.
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