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Not So Stupid Stories
To accompany my stupid stories category, I have included a Not-so-stupid stories section for thoughts I want to write down in hopes that other people will read them and learn important things I have learned either with life experiences or watching documentaries of other people's life experiences
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Understanding Flock Cameras: Privacy Rights and Surveillance Implications
Explore the implications of Flock cameras on privacy rights, surveillance, and the Fourth Amendment in this thought-provoking discussion.
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The hell that is the 28-day billing cycle
An inside look at the deceptive 28-day billing cycle and how it sneaks in an extra payment per year. Learn how to spot and avoid this financial trap.
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I will be ripped off by the UPS store no more...
Ill try to keep it short I went to a UPS store in Phoenix years ago and was going to be charged 70 to ship a screenprinting frame I wound up boxing it at home and shipping it USPS for 16 Since then I had been hesitant on going back to a UPS store because of the unbelievable price gouging I went to this particular UPS store a while back to try to ship something to China that was over 100 but that was understandable shipping to far off lands is costlyThis most recent visit I needed to fax some documents to our next landlord for the house we are renting I wasnt told how much it would be and I didnt think to ask because I figured how much could a fax cost a guy in 2013 When the cashier said 871 to fax 8 pages I nearly fainted I exclaimed Wow I could have bought a whole fax machine for 20 An older gentlemen said Where would you find a fax machine for 20 dollars like they had just been invented and its some strange technology that no one understandsFurther research shows that the cheapest I could find is 28 on Amazon I exaggerated by 8 I could have however gone to the goodwill picked up any old SCSI or serial scanner for a buck or two and scanned the docs and faxed them using any of the free fax services or taken pictures of the docs with my
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