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Read The Wall Street Journal For Free
Why pay $79 per year to read the Wall Street Journal when you can read it for free? Murdoch's crown jewel attracts readers by lowering the pay wall for visitors from Google News, Drudge, or Digg. Salon posted step-by-step instructions to help readers exploit this selective generosity. More »
If you keep a gun in the house, don't use the Stack-On P-B 201 Pistol Box sold by Walmart to keep it safe and out of sight. A local news investigation found the pistol safe can be opened with a normal filing cabinet key. [WMCTV]
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Brian found this funny juxtaposition of a news story and a "deal" on a digital photo picture frame on techbargains.com.
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The Web Betrays Importer Of Digital Photo Frames
Brian found this funny juxtaposition of a news story and a "deal" on a digital photo picture frame on techbargains.com.
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Sprint cuts a deal to make surfing MySpace via your phone easier. Oh joy. [Reuters]
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Lenders Freeze Mortgages Rates For Some
The Administration and the mortgage industry came to an accord yesterday to freeze loan rates and offer relief for some sub-prime mortgage borrowers. Here's the salient details.
Borrowers...
Current on payments get to keep low introductory rates for five years. Salvation!
Delinquent on payments: Screwed.
Who can afford higher monthly payments: Screwed.
Lenders Agree to Freeze Rates on Some Loans [NYT]
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Seems like we're not the only ones noticing that Sears customer service can be as effective as a pile of pulsating wood pulp. WCVB5 in Boston runs a segment on the retailer's faded glory and current woes at 11 tonight. [WCVB]
Turbulence: Consumer confidence drops to 2-year low. Home prices drop the sharpest they've ever dropped. Stocks fall 10%.
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No Black Friday Violence Reported So Far
A preliminary scouring of morning news turned up no reports of Black Friday violence. Very disappointing. Perhaps several stores being open on Thanksgiving helped to draw off some of the crowds. Maybe more people are shopping online. Perhaps a weak dollar has also weakened consumer's shopping ferocity. Decreased consumer confidence could translate to shoppers being too timid to throw a punch. Maybe it's too early to tell and we'll see some trampling and wig-loss yet... or maybe, just maybe, the deals just suck this year.
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Verizon Will Let Customers Change Plans Mid-Contract Without Extending Contract
Starting October 7th, Verizon Wireless users will be able to adjust their plan's minutes and features without extending their service contract. Previously if you made any sort of change it meant you were locked into a contract with them for another 1-2 years. It's just Verizon's way of saying "Thanks!" to the community, by screwing it just a little bit less!
New Contract Policy Gives Verizon Wireless Customers Added Flexibility in Choosing Calling Plans [PR Newswire via TRAC.org]
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Wesabe, the personal-finance social networking site, introduced a Firefox extension to ease member's upload and access to banking data. [Wheaties For Your Wallet]
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Apple Shares Plummet On News Of Disappointing iPhone Sales
Analysts had estimated that AT&T and Apple would sell and activate 500,000 iPhones before AT&T's earnings report was released yesterday. More »
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Ritalin Stunts Growth, Study Finds
Kids taking ADHD drug Ritalin are about an inch shorter and 4.4 pounds lighter than their friends, according to new study. It won't be clear until two years from now whether the children's growth is permanently affected.
Ritalin is such a wonder drug! Now, not only does it make your offspring more manageable, they also cost less to feed and clothe!
ADHD Drug Does Stunt Growth [WebMD via Stay Free!]
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So-Called "24 Hour Fitness" Locks Customer In After 10pm
Woman finds herself locked inside fitness center alone [ABC13]
Without warning, Sunrocket's VoIP service is dead. Subscribers better start porting their phone numbers. [Reuters]
China executes former food and drug regulator for taking bribes in return for giving the thumbs up to unsafe medicine, a punishment akin to getting pulled over and shot in the head for breaking the speed limit while keeping up with everyone else on the highway. [NYT]
Debt collector denied unemployment benefits because he was abusive towards debtors... the same conduct that had gotten him promoted to a supervisor position within the company.
