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Is anyone surprised that "pecan pie" has pecans in it? Are people with allergies that brain-dead that they'd buy "pecan pie" thinking it's safe to eat simply because it doesn't list pecans on the ingredients list?
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I found a new site last night that lured me in with low prices on nice items. However, after watching the site overnight, I can see that I will never bother bidding on any of these auctions, but there's a great profit-generating machine behind these auctions you'll be amazed to see.
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Have you ever thought about how amazing it was when the Apollo space missions actually took someone to the moon considering that they didn't have the fancy technology we have today? This book recounts the design and use of the on-board Apollo digital computers.
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Contrary to the wonderful support I received from Logitech some time ago, the brand new Seagate 1TB FreeAgent drive I just bought exemplifies the worst in support.
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[Vent mode on]
For the past week, nearly every single one of my RSS feeds has been 'disabled' as far as I'm concerned. It doesn't matter if it was Engadget, Gizmodo, or electronics hacking sites, they were all worthless for the week and continue to be so today. Why?
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This is probably more of a curiosity for data-minded people than anything, but here is the complete gas price, gas mileage, and miles driven for the nearly four years I drove a compact SUV.
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Yes, Dorothy, even the #1 rated town of Fort Collins can have issues.
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A recent experience with a customer service call left me (gasp) satisfied and happy!
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Exxon is passing the costs right into their company cash coffers as they prepare to surpass the mighty Microsoft as the most cash-laden US company.
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Don't worry - the patent has expired so you won't have to pay royalties when your kids build one, but the amazing thing is that this patent was ever granted to begin with!
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