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RollingJubilee.org: Crowdsourced debt reduction for the 99% by the 99%

Banks sell debt for pennies on the dollar on a shadowy speculative market of debt buyers who then turn around and try to collect the full amount from debtors. The Rolling Jubilee intervenes by buying debt, keeping it out of the hands of collectors, and then abolishing it. We’re going into this market not to make a profit but to help each other out and highlight how the predatory debt system affects our families and…

Tweets from this week: Leaf Blowers, Steve Aoki needs to check his game, SEO best practices in rap form

"…I find it hilarious for Aoki to try and have us believe he gives a shit about the safety of his fans."(in comments) 14:38:51, 2012-11-02 Roasted punkin seeds phase 1 03:29:34, 2012-11-05 My new favorite Winnie the Pooh character (Eeyore is still my boy) is the Backson, who only appears in an Easter egg… 03:29:47, 2012-11-05 Leaf Blowers: Are you kidding me?: I realize I’m going to become like that old man…

Leaf Blowers: Are you kidding me?

I realize I’m going to become like that old man who screams “Get off my lawn!” but this subject is just one that has to be addressed. I love my neighborhood. I’m lucky to live a few short blocks away from a segment of the the brilliantly designed

Tweets from this week: Ableton Push controller, Back to the Future, Star Wars honestly reviewed, Litiginous Apple, Halloween action

Velocity, yo. Ableton Push controller. 21:06:00, 2012-10-27 10:26:45, 2012-10-28 Charlotte the Pitbull: Third Place for Best Costume at Wicker Park’s Booapalooza 10:29:44, 2012-10-28 Reggie Destin: Skate in Paradise 14:08:43, 2012-10-28 Cool idea to send along with a donation….. a placemat you can color in and send in as a placemat. For… 21:02:43, 2012-10-28 Windows 8: Yes it’s that bad. “Anyone who defines ‘real work’ as typing and mousing won’t like…

Mr. Plinkett’s Review of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace

Frankly, Disney can have Star Wars… Mr. Plinkett’s Star Wars reviews succinctly spell out how terrible the prequels were. PART 2:

Charlotte the Pitbull: Third Place for Best Costume at Wicker Park’s Boo-palooza

Aka “Pitbull in a Tutu,” Charlotte won third place at Wicker Park’s Boo-palooza, and we took home a sweet gift basket of dog delishiousness. She then had a vet appointment and then amused many people over in Retailland (Logan and Elston strip mall), even while in traffic in the car. Hooray. Check out these photos of all the cool stuff that came in her gift basket. I got her when she was a puppy from…

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“Porch building” is the organic alarm clock these days… 14:30:24, 2012-10-19 14:30:28, 2012-10-19 While I was waiting to get some fabric cut at the fabric store by me (which is generally a bad idea at this time of… 03:57:52, 2012-10-24 “Glowfest” .. or “what to be aware of” 21:27:54, 2012-10-24 Sucessful IndieGoGo tips. Remember that People invest in People at the end of the day. 21:41:21, 2012-10-24 Is event attendance…

“Glowfest” .. or “what to be aware of”

Sexy video, right? So, Glowfest is basically a campus-touring electronic music marketing event, geared to snare in young people and capitalize on their attention for other means. By “other means” they’ve attached a job fest to it (actively seeking startups to participate, mind you), to seduce these young people who they feel are attracted by the emotions created through electronic music to then pursue careers in their highly technical fields. Oh, and I’m sure they’ve…

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Tweets from this week: Well, looks like my never-ending massive roll of white slightly-better-than kraft paper (… 08:49:40, 2012-10-05 Tweets from this week 08:54:48, 2012-10-05 Just loved "Nile Rodgers – Mixed By DJ Superix" by @southernh on @mixcloud 15:36:28, 2012-10-05 Watched The Dark Knight Rises last night, but I could hardly contain my laughter in the theater. Whenever the… 00:38:08, 2012-10-07 Skyfall 02:22:07, 2012-10-07 Patent wars between the major tech…

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Well, looks like my never-ending massive roll of white slightly-better-than kraft paper (That came from my Mother… 05:22:17, 2012-09-28 Tweets from this week 08:35:14, 2012-09-28 Tweets from this week: Tweets from this week 08:00:38, 2012-09-21 Tweets from this week: Tw… 08:37:41, 2012-09-28 Wow, um… Was planning on using my Cayenne and Habanero from my garden along with Marc's gift of a Naga Bhut Jolokia… 16:27:17, 2012-09-28 Oh pooch…jumping right up on the scale…

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Tweets from this week 08:00:38, 2012-09-21 Tweets from this week: Tweets from this week: Tweets from this week 08:32:40, 2012-09-07 Tw… 08:33:44, 2012-09-21 TIL this exists! I've always thought spaces like these could be so much better…awsomme that there is an NFP that's… 21:26:23, 2012-09-22 16:25:21, 2012-09-24 I posted 2 photos on Facebook in the album "" 20:47:50, 2012-09-25 The adapters! 20:49:49, 2012-09-25 Get $10 off at Fractalspin…