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Re: What To Look Forward To From BUZZYEAH In 2008

Sam — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:30:24 -0000

Many good things to come! Can't wait.

Re: My OpenCongress: Facebook For Congress Nerds

Sam — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:20:33 -0000

I hear you on the oversaturation of social networking sites!!! There is an internal battle between my desire to empower myself with the knowledge and information of "My OpenCongress" and my intense laziness to check yet another networking site. How much time do we consume in a day on blogs and networking sites?

Re: Guide to BUZZYEAH’s Left Sidebar

Sam — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:59:17 -0000

I'm too lazy to switch back to WordPress... can I just get a fake tattoo?

Re: Lesson From Northwestern Utility Billing Service

Sam — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:36:14 -0000

9%!!! Freaking ridiculous. My e-commerce website utilizes PayPal Payment Pro which charges 2.9% + .30 cents. In addition to that I pay a $30 dollar monthly fee. There is no cap on # of transactions, and if I do over a $100,000 a month the 2.9% charge goes down to 1.9%. The point I'm trying to make? If I am getting charged around 3-4% a transaction doing less than $5,000 a month, how can these guys be charging 9%?!?! *outrage* >_

Re: Nicaragua Reality Check: iPhone? “No.” Pedal-Powered Call Shop? “Yes.”

Sam — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:49:53 -0000

Interesting points. Although I've never been to Nicaragua, I have been to Central Los Angeles. A friend of mine is a teacher at a school in that area. She told me that she was astounded upon visiting some of her students' homes to find Flat Panel TVs in small crowded apartments. The children shared bedrooms and had no desks to complete their homework at, but apparently HDTV was a priority. It doesn't make sense, but the same is true of those middle class Americans facing serious credit card debt and foreclosure on their homes. Everyone seems to be in need a reality check!

Re: Tonik, Here’s What We Really Want From Our Health Insurance…

Sam — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:19:17 -0000

Health Insurance is yet another product that I believe should be purchased through your trusted financial advisor.

Re: Tonik, Here’s What We Really Want From Our Health Insurance…

Sam — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:19:17 -0000

Health Insurance is yet another product that I believe should be purchased through your trusted financial advisor.

Re: Tonik, Here’s What We Really Want From Our Health Insurance…

Sam — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:49:17 -0000

Sorry, to double comment. In looking over the Tonic Plan, I can point out some various points of interest when shopping for health insurance. This is PPO by Blue Cross. In most states the Blues are technically considered not for profit. PPO vs. HMO do your research. This is a PPO that offers 42,000 doctors and 400 hospitals. Traditionally, if you go outside that network you will not be reimbursed for 100% of expenses. Usually, 80% out of network reimbursement is common. Some other factors to always consider: Stop-Loss Limit = the number at which they stop paying for stuff. The higher the better. Some are written on a per year and others on a life-time. Prescription Coverage/Cost: Mediccation is more common than any other medical treatment. These are only a few of the things to consider! Please, seek professional help if you do not understand the policy that your signing.

Re: Tonik, Here’s What We Really Want From Our Health Insurance…

Sam — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:45:34 -0000

Oh, I realize i made a mistake above and I don't want to give out bad information. Stop-Loss limit is the name for a different provision. But there is a cap limit to what insurance will pay.

To Andrew:
I use Nucleus, but I should use Word Press.

Re: Wachter Meet Jay

Sam — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:05:00 -0000

There is a desperate need for change in America. Many of our industries lag behind because of the corporate cost. However, when people suffer by receiving poor medica care or the environment suffers due to eco-unfriendly gas guzzlers, we have to stop looking at our balance sheets and think farther ahead then one year! It makes sense to make a change!

Re: 3A Bazaar: Retail Markets on Wheels

Sam — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:12:42 -0000

They should make it a computer lab truck too... maybe attach a phone station on the back... =)

Re: Three Strong Reasons Why Everyone Should Blog

Sam — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:38:58 -0000

I agree so much! I have know Andrew since I was about 6 or 7 years old. We went to grade school, middle school, highschool and pieces of college together. In all those years, I have never felt more connected with his daily activities and thoughts. Cheers Ol' Chum!

Re: Three Strong Reasons Why Everyone Should Blog

Sam — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:39:54 -0000

**Correction: ^"I have known" not know :p

Re: Carl Malamud: Local Rockstar

Sam — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:39:06 -0000

Sonoma County Residents FTW!

Re: Saliva-Spitting 23andMe Party on Wednesday!

Sam — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:08:07 -0000

Celebration! Finally, spray it don't day it!

Re: Spit Challenge: Fill Tube With 2.5ml of Saliva in Under 146sec

Sam — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:28:37 -0000

What if I can drink your saliva in less than 1 second??? THAT would be a more impressive world record... slightly more disgusting.

Cheers for the 23 and me BLOGGING of Andrew Meyer!

Hip Hip HOORAY~~~

Re: Spit Party Photos

Sam — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:49:31 -0000

Are they profitable?

Re: BUZZYEAH’s Official Blog Category Guide

Sam — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:45:39 -0000

I like your widgets. Clean and easy to understand. Unfortunately, I sometimes ignore them because they are stacked so far down. I kind of liked it when you had the original navigation first on the left sidebar. Just an opinion though. Keep up the awesome work and clean ass blog.

Re: “Web Presence” is the New Resume

Sam — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:16:07 -0000

Very true. A mutual friend of ours, Elliot, had a roommate who started an investment/savings blog. Now, he has transformed it into his own business with advertising revenue. bankaholic.com He doesn't even use his degree in bio from Cal. Amazing.

Re: “Web Presence” is the New Resume

Sam — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:43:44 -0000

low six figures from what he told me.

Re: The Life Cycle of Magazine Articles

Sam — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:48:48 -0000

Wow, this really demonstrates the amazing ability of a blog to convey information quickly and effortlesly.

I wonder if there would be a profitable business model in aggregating the articles from all the publications out there and making a searchable database. Like a subscription fee based service?

Re: The Life Cycle of Magazine Articles

Sam — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:39:36 -0000

really? I didn't know that. I do know that google is taking over the world! LOL

Re: We Joined The DNA Network plus Exciting Spit Challenge News

Sam — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:30:46 -0000

Sweet deal!

Re: The Internet: Final Frontier for Tobacco Advertising

Sam — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:54:25 -0000

I wonder what kind of research they put behind this subliminal advertising. Its scary to think how much we might be affected by it without knowing. I'm sure with their vast financial resources, they are benefitting greatly from their sly advertisements.

Re: My Internet Surfing Routines and Trends. So Nonlinear. So Crazy.

Sam — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:17:47 -0000

how many hours are you reading a day?

Re: Google + 2008 GOP Convention = Awesome

Sam — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:52:17 -0000

Exciting developments!

Re: Hunting for a Blood Bank Refrigerator

Sam — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:03:42 -0000

I'm not too sure about this, but it seems a modified refrigerator might work. Refrigeration works by condensing a gas such as ammonia and then releasing it to lose pressure and drop quickly in temperature. I wonder if you could save a larger amount of compressed gas (like in a gas compresser) and release it slowly during electricity shortages. Again, I'm not an expert on refrigeration, so this might be an impossible idea.

Re: Japan Launches Hi-Speed Internet Satellite

Sam — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:49:38 -0000

love the design man!

Awesome! Facebook for all? lol

Re: Still Waiting For My DNA Results

Sam — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:41:25 -0000

sweet! I cant' wait for your results!