Oh the fun I would have with one of these… But for over 200$, that probably doesn’t worth it. But still… It could be so fun to take a day off and mess around with that…
Once in a while, news make me angry. This week, I got angry twice. First:
Dunkin’ Donuts has pulled an online advertisement featuring Rachael Ray after complaints that a fringed black-and-white scarf that the celebrity chef wore in the ad offers symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism.
Just to protest, I might buy a kaffiyeh. But as they now mostly made in China, what remains of that symbol anyway ? Which make the whole Dunkin’ story even more moronic… Too bad there is no Nobel prize for stupidiy, because Michelle Malkin would be a wonderful contender.
And also that story:
High levels of bisphenol A prompted many consumers to toss water and baby bottles containing the controversial material. Now, tests conducted for The Globe and Mail and CTV have found high levels of the estrogen-mimicking chemical in canned food sold in Canada.
Is there anything I can do anymore and not get cancer???
How many iPod buyers are aware than when the battery of their iPod will require replacement, Apple will ask over 65$ to exchange their iPod with a refurbished one ?
I prefer a mp3 player working on AA or AAA batteries.
I’m pretty curious about this Wowpen. Is it so transcendentally great it will replace every mouse ? Hard to say without trying it and it doesn’t seem to be available around Montreal yet.
Many parents dread the arrival of Halloween with its tooth-rotting, unhealthy fare. Make a change in your neighborhood with different treats that are healthy, useful or surprising. Challenge kids to expect something a little different this Halloween and they may just have even more fun.
Funny item from the best comedy in television.
I hate cell phones. This annoying device giving brain cancer. But as I’m pretty condemned to work as a temp for a couple of years, a cell for seeking another job is an option. Maybe a useless one, I don’t know…
As I checked some options and services, I got pretty angry about those famous hidden fees.
System access fee – $6.95* + e9-1-1 emergency service fee – 75 ¢
*As of October 1, 2006, the System Access Fee (SAF) will increase from $6.95 to $8.95 per month.
That’s just outrageous to charge for 911. And this SAF concept is just as outrageous.
- Ok sir, you plan will cost you 20$.
- Great, so I will be charged 20$ monthly ?
- Well, sir… There’s also a system access fee of $6,95.
- What do you mean ? My 20$ plan doesn’t include an access to the system ? So you’re selling something that doesn’t work ?
- With this fee, it will, sir.
- Then why don’t you put your crappy access into the plan ? Because it looks lower this way ? Because it would annoy the customer to have such big prices ? Do I look annoyed right now ?
Then I breakout, destroy the store and punch the sellers.
I was about to give up but I remembered about Virgin Mobile and their policy against those crappy hidden fees.
They have a nice plan for a cheap guy like me. You pay nothing, bloody nothing, when you don’t use the phone. When you use it, 25¢/min for first 5 minutes of the day and 15¢/min for the rest of the day. So let’s say I have 5 calls for a potential jobs. 3 for appointments, 2 minutes calls. 2 phone interviews, let’s say 10 minutes. So this month, I will pay $6,50. Plus taxes, I guess. So it would be about as much as this whole SAF would have cost me. And all the options cost nothing monthly (!!!), but if you use your sell to check your messages, you’ll be charged as if you’re making a call. The cheapest alternative for voicemail is $5 monthly.
The little downside about Virgin (same thing for any prepaid plan but you can’t get out this SAF), you have to buy the phone. The cheapest is $79.
I still unsure about this cell phone idea but Virgin is by far the best option.
I hope any other cell company will die.
Damn, I read an article about a t-shirt saying “fuck Materazzi” but I can’t find the shirt online.
How come can I manage a cool blog under these conditions ?
I found this French website (of course most of the anti-Materazzi shirts are from France) and these… But the shirt is still missing…
I started to watch the Office lately and I totally love the show. So, I thought: why not buying the first two seasons DVD ?
Question one: how much ? About 35$ each season on Amazon.ca. Seems fair.
Question two: how long ? Only 13 episodes of 22 minutes each, more, less ? Well, the first season DVD has only 6 episodes (!). And the second season has 22 episodes. So, season 2 is a nice deal with each episode for less than 2$ (even if these last only 22 minutes). But the first DVD is about 6$ for each episode. 6$ for 22 minutes of entertainment. No, I’m not buying. 35$ for 135 minutes, no way. For a prostitute it would be an awesome deal. But not for a DVD.
Question three: what about buying the season 2 and wait to buy the season one ? Or maybe wait a few years and buy a few seasons boxed set ?
Hum. Life is full of hard decisions.
Scott Adams asks a good question: why do smaller people usually pay the same price than the tall people for clothes ? He also talks about planes and all you can eat buffet. I usually wears XL clothes, which means my clothes contains more material than smaller sizes but for the same price. Why are we doing this ? Because it’s just more simple ? To avoid tall and cheap people buying small sizes and looking pathetic ? To preserve social order between the tall and the small ? Because no one chose how big he’s going to be ? Because tall people are stronger and made it this way ?
Do you think things should stay the same ? Or should we pay more or less when our size matters ?
Other perspective: it seems obese people are richer than the normal people. Taxing the fat ones would have two positive impacts: more money for us and more motivation for obese ones to lose weight.
The capital of sympathy of the Hezbollah is rising here and there. They may be the cause of the slaughter of hundred of Lebanese civilians by Israel, but not the author. So I wondered if it’s possible to get some Hezbollah T-shirt. Yes.
Now I wonder what would happen to me if I go around Montreal with this shirt on. With those news anti-terrorism laws, is it a criminal apparel ? Would I get beat up ? Or would I receive some high five from some gorgeous Lebanese chicks ?
Maybe I’ll just put it as a wallpaper on my PC (the flag, not the shirt… !).
I’m thoughtful about this lava lamp. I’m wondering how funnier than a plain lamp it is. Could it increase my happiness ? By what, 5% each day if I look at my lava lamp for a while ?
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