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Intuit GoPayment's Invasive Signup Procedure

josuah — 2011-11-12T02:55:16+00:00

I started looking into Intuit GoPayment which has a service offering very similar to that of SquareUp. There are some minor differences in the general fee schedule with GoPayment offering slightly better rates for those who pay a recurring monthly...

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Fixing NFS Trash + Keychain on OS X Lion Upgrade

josuah — 2011-08-28T18:15:54+00:00

I just upgraded my primary desktop at home to OS X Lion. During this process, a couple of things got messed up. First, after logging back in Keychain Access could not find my login.keychain, and any attempt to add keychains...

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Arizona Rep. Giffords Shot

josuah — 2011-01-08T23:38:59+00:00

I'm very disturbed by what just happened today, when a gunman opened fire at an event in Tucson, Arizona. It appears his target was Arizona Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords or Judge John Roll, and possibly both. I'm not disturbed so...

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A Different Form of Life

josuah — 2010-12-02T18:15:36+00:00

It turns out a new bacterium was found in California's Mono Lake that does not use phosphorus as one of its building blocks. Instead, it replaces phosphorus with arsenic. Not only is this interesting in and of itself, but it...

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Constitutional Rights vs. TSA Procedures Tested

josuah — 2010-11-23T01:40:11+00:00

Matt Kernan recently returned to the United States from a business trip to Europe. Flying back in, he decided he did not wish to go through a backscatter X-ray machine or submit to the new TSA enhanced pat-down procedures. It...

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TSA Rules in Review?

josuah — 2010-11-14T08:00:11+00:00

I'm very interested in following the situation that seems to be unfolding regarding one traveler's incident with the TSA at SAN, where he is potentially facing a civil suit and/or $10,000 fine. Apparently, the current rules regarding flying in the...

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YouCut

josuah — 2010-11-07T00:57:55+00:00

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No Gene or DNA Patents

josuah — 2010-10-31T12:49:35+00:00

Looks like the Department of Justice has decided patenting of genes or DNA discoveries is invalid, as these are indeed discoveries of something that already exists in nature. I agree with this but it remains to be seen if the...

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The Guardian Iraq Report

josuah — 2010-10-23T04:47:21+00:00

The Guardian has analyzed the over 390,000 documents leaked via Wikileaks and put together an amazing brief interactive analysis in their Iraq: The war logs report. There is a tremendous amount of information contained in those records, which document in...

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Big Brother Privatized

josuah — 2010-10-12T18:18:36+00:00

As if Blackwater (now Xe Services LLC) wasn't proof enough of how private companies performing federal duties without oversight is a bad thing, an agency called the Institute of Terrorism Research and Response (ITRR) has been caught performing domestic surveillance...

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FBI Tracking in my Neighborhood

josuah — 2010-10-08T07:49:02+00:00

Wired is reporting on a 20-year old student in Santa Clara (where I live) that found an FBI tracking device on his car when getting auto service. Turns out the device was indeed installed by the FBI and he was...

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901 Tequila Branding

josuah — 2010-07-31T08:30:33+00:00

I clicked on a banner advertisement for the first time in a long time, and ended up at a web site that I think has done an excellent job of creating an emotional atmosphere and connection with its audience. 901...

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SamBakZa's There She Is!

josuah — 2010-07-23T07:35:45+00:00

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Distant Worlds II

josuah — 2010-07-17T17:59:39+00:00

I attended the Friday half of the Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy at the San Francisco Symphony last night. I really enjoyed it, although I would have enjoyed it more if I had the entire hall to myself. ^_^...

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San Jose Obon Festival 2010

josuah — 2010-07-11T01:20:52+00:00

San Jose's Japantown is holding their annual Obon Festival, hosted by the SJ Buddhist Church Betsuin. It runs today and tomorrow, for several hours each day. This is the first year I've gone. It's definitely not like the fancy temple...

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