Mark Jepsen

Why in the world did I feel the need to spend over $2000 on a high-end laptop 5 years ago to get a fast 64 bit processor, a (then) huge 80 gig hard drive, etc? Answer: Because I thought I needed the latest capabilities (which, of course, it wasn't after a few months anyway... but which I continued to use for five more years.) - Mark Jepsen

So, my point is... if I can live with not really leading edge technology for 4 or 5 years, why pay a premium for it in the first place? - Mark Jepsen

No argument there - Rodfather from Android

FCC Releases Top Five Barriers to Broadband: "According to a request for comment issued Wednesday, the FCC has tentatively concluded that the chief barriers to broadband adoption include: "Affordability of service, affordability of hardware, insufficient digital and technical literacy levels, unawareness of the personal relevance and utility of broadband technology and online content and an inability to use existing technology and applications due to physical or mental disabilities." - Mark Jepsen

Cleaner Friendfeed? http://userstyles.org/styles... - Greg GuitarBuster

That's it! Thanks Greg! I forgot that it worked as a Greasemonkey user script, which is why I couldn't find it on the FF Hack listing. Again, muchos gracias, mange takk and veilen dank! - Mark Jepsen

That is good. I hope she remembers the experience though. And congrats again, to her. - Anika

She did so well! But, yeah - growing up is painful all the way around. - WorldofHiglet

And then you realize you just paid $.25 per megabyte to download the latest version of IE, or some such! - Mark Jepsen

Bottom line is, given that the usage updates seem to be more than a day behind, I don't want the risk of an inadvertent Windows 7 update occurring on at a surcharge of $.25 per MB. If the monthly allocation were 10 GB and the surcharge perhaps $.05 or $.10 per MB, I might be willing to risk it. Perhaps I'll revisit the possibility somewhere down the road. - Mark Jepsen

I also considered Virgin's "Mobile Broadband To Go" no-contract option, but they only give allocate 1 GB per 30 days, at the same $60 rate as Verizon charges for 5 GB! I used over 300 MB in a partial day of what I thought to be limited testing. (Didn't find out the actual usage until today, given the delay in usage updates!) - Mark Jepsen

Well, technically, you could also rate it if you don't like it... but why would you wanna do that? ;o) - Mark Jepsen

Thanks Shevonne! I know I'm being a proud parent with this post, but she's a great kid and, yes, I'm very proud of her. She really dreaded writing all of those college entrance essays, etc., and then she found out about this scholarship opportunity... the last thing she wanted to do was write another essay! But she did a wonderful job of it, so I admit it! I'm a proud Pappy! 75 finalists out of 8500 isn't too shabby! Who knows what will happen... - Mark Jepsen

(Abscond-sion? Does anybody else struggle with the "proper" spelling of clearly made up words? I think there's probably something in the "DSM" book about that.) - Mark Jepsen

My anonymous neighbor from whom I have been anonymously mooching Comcast WiFi (since my unresolved "dust up" with Qwest several months ago) had the audacity... the UNMITIGATED GALL to up and move out! Without so much as a "by your leave, sir" or anything! The nerve of some people! - Mark Jepsen

How dare he! - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Of course, it' not entirely clear that any comments I make here are useful. - Mark Jepsen

"And now there are five -- five Wall Street behemoths, bigger than they were before the Great Meltdown, paying fatter salaries and bonuses to retain their so-called"talent," and raking in huge profits. The biggest difference between now and last October is these biggies didn't know then that they were too big to fail and the government would bail them out if they got into trouble. Now they do. And like a giant, gawking adolescent who's just discovered he can crash the Lexus convertible his rich dad gave him and the next morning have a new one waiting in his driveway courtesy of a dad who can't say no, the biggies will drive even faster now, taking even bigger risks. What to do? Two ideas are floating around Washington, but only one is supported by the Treasury and the White House. Unfortunately, it's the wrong one." [Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-...] - Mark Jepsen from Bookmarklet

How about broasted chicken? Rotisserie chicken? - Spidra Webster

*shrug* - Mo Kargas

And, seriously, I don't have that many to spare! - Mark Jepsen

It turns out that they were "resurfacing" a bathtub in a unit below me. Amazing how those fumes can wend their way up here! - Mark Jepsen

YOU'RE NOT DONE UNTIL I SAY YOU'RE DONE - Glen Campbell, B.A.

BTW - What was the REAL story with you and Tanya Tucker? - Mark Jepsen

The couple agreed, but after two-and-a-half weeks returned to the Church. The Pastor ushered them into his office, the wife was in tears & the husband was obviously very depressed. 'You are back so soon... Is there a problem?', the pastor inquired. - Mark Jepsen

ha! I like it. - Bren, Photophobe

when it does that to me I go to my page sometimes i have to log in again - WarLord

I always just open the timestamp on the item. Comments usually post with no problems that way. - Anika