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Former Deputy Secretary of Defense and now currently President of the World Bank might want go will and splurge. Like on a pair of socks.Especially when he knows he’s going some place for a photo op where he’s going to take off his shoes. Definitely shows a man who knows how to plan and take [...]

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The MTA finally returned my call about my lost 30 day Metrocard this afternoon. That’s three days after I called, but they did eventually call back. And they noted that I had called on Sunday and what time, so I suspect they would actually factor that in when calculating the credit.
It just takes them a [...]

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Funny, then sad, then scary.

Discovered on Chapel Perilous.

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When I turned on the Xbox 360 last night, hoping to shoot some bad guys in Rainbow Six Vegas, I got the dreaded red ring of death.
I did the usual waving of a dead chicken at it to try and restore it to life, but alas, the unit is bricked, with only 14 months of [...]

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I use a “30-Day Unlimited Ride” MetroCard to pay for my transit around this fine city. I even get a tax break on it through a program at work. And in the five years I’ve been doing it, I’ve only lost one, and that was near the end of the month.
Since the card is $76, [...]

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