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One way to avoid telemarketers
Here’s a trick I have found to avoid annoying telemarketer calls. I have been employing it with some success for a few years now. The trick is quite simple: never say “hello” twice. If you say “hello” and get no response, resist the temptation to say “hello” again. Just hang up. In my experience, 90%…
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Cool Dragon Illusion
Go to this site, download the PDF, print it, cut it out, fold as directed. It will freak your brain, I guarantee!
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Attempted break-in
Today at 2:43pm, somebody attempted to break into my house. They used a prybar of some sort to pry open the patio door. They never actually made it into the house, fortunately. They never even got the door open completely, before the attempt set off the alarm. It appears from the tracks in the snow…
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Canon 580EX revisited
Took it back to Henry’s yesterday. They exchanged it, no problems.
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Canon 580EX speedlite
I just bought the new Canon Speedlight 580EX, to use with my EOS 20D. Bought the flash on Tuesday. Took a handful of photos with it. Today, two days later, I turned it on… whirrrr, click click click click, dead. Something in the zooming mechanism is grinding. I have no idea what happened. It wasn’t…