My husband David has been saying this for years: if he could only give his "geek code" when calling Dell for customer service, so that he immediately gets transferred "up the line" to a higher level tech service representative from the get-go. Dell considers dividing support for geeks, grandmas | Chicago Tribune Dell Inc., sued earlier this week by the New York attorney general for its sales and service practices, is considering creating dedicated support teams that would focus on customers with different computer skills. Customers are being asked to vote on the idea of separate service for "geeks to…
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NPR : Son of Prominent War Critic Dies in Iraq
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Father Jake Stops the World: An Ethic of Transparency Hello. My name is Terry Martin, and I am an eclectic and sometimes eccentric Episcopal priest. I'm the one in the picture not wearing purple. I would imagine that most of you recognize the gentleman standing with me. This must have been a tough step to take, as "Father Jake's Place" can be pretty rambunctious when the comment threads get longer and longer… Terry's anonymity protected him in some ways, and hindered him in others, I guess. Although I still think Brother Causticus should probably remain a mysterious figure, because he's…
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Bed and Breakfast Lodging :: Moving Mountains Chalet :: Steamboat Colorado Rather than right in town, this might be a good alternative BB – closer to the condo/ski area, right up against the Routt National Forest, with trails nearby for hiking/biking.
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Mountain Bike Trails in Steamboat Reference to "old highway" near Rabbit Ears
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Bella Vista Steamboat | Private Luxury Lodging Steamboat Springs, Colorado Spendy, but close to where we need to do something for Mom.
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BlogThis for WordPress » kedi tasması: culdesac & menguzar It's a Turkish blog, but the instructions are in English.
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FRONTLINE: spying on the home front | PBS TiVo has noticed that we've been watching more current-events and post-9/11 political analysis shows… this was a particularly creepy look at how the NSA installed wiretap rooms, specifically at one AT&T site in San Francisco, and the workaday guys that discovered what was really going on.
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Swiped this from Joey the Accordion Guy, who shares freely with all, but not for long…. Jonathan Coulton: Code Monkey: Thing a Week Three [3:09] Technorati Tags: iTunes
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What’s it going to be? Warm and sunny (yesterday) or cold and rainy (today)? I’m so confused! At least I won’t have to water stuff for a couple more days. I’ve got a bunch of plants to get in the ground and will have to put that off now until at least Thursday or later.