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Dollars vs. Cents
Wanna see something funny/scary? This guy has posted his dealings with Verizon regarding a billing issue he had. Basically, he was quoted a rate of “.002 cents per kilobyte”, but on his bill, he was charged “.002 dollars per kilobyte.” One hundred times more than he was quoted. You’d think this would be easy to…
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Splenda Sucks
Splenda sucks. It tastes like powdered cardboard, and leaves a foamy film on the top of coffee and tea. They say “it tastes like sugar because it’s made from sugar”, but only proves that being made from something does not guarantee that it will taste the same. Sort of like how JELL-O is made from…
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Misc.
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I did. It was good to spend time with friends and family and take a few days off from thinking about or working on school stuff. I gave and got lots of awesome presents. My parents have this magical ability to find things on my Christmas list, even…
I’m Phronk, also known as P.T. Phronk, or Mike. I’m a writer and scientist. Here’s where to find my stuff:
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