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Re: Danger on Wheels? Feds Set to Announce Tire Investigation Results

soxgal — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:24:11 -0000

There are also many states, Florida being one, that do not require vehicle inspections.

Re: Quick, Take Tamiflu? Maybe Not A Slamdunk If You’re Young And Healthy

soxgal — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 10:11:37 -0000

This is the first time in my life I can remember having the flu. I was prescribed Tamiflu and have been taking it (starting day 3) but I'm not entirely convinced it's making things any better/worse or shortening the duration of symptoms. I've been lucky so far to not experience nausea/vomiting but I'm told the trick to that is taking the medication on a FULL STOMACH. The doc said, "a banana and coffee don't count" and a larger meal would be required to reduce the nausea-inducing side effects. I had quite the sticker shock on the drug co-pay after insurance. Bottom line, I probably won't use it again if I get flu again.

Re: Belly up, baby! New Hampshire considers alcohol label change

soxgal — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:50:43 -0000

The Breakfast Stout is delicious. If you ever get a chance to visit Founders in Grand Rapids I recommend it. Even if the baby-faced bottles were available I wouldn't buy them. I prefer my beers on draft.

Re: Where Americans smoke marijuana the most

soxgal — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:39:20 -0000

The data source is from 2011 and 2012, hardly "the past month" as the headline claims. All of this data is pre-legalization in Washington and Colorado.

Re: Turn Off Gmail’s Auto Image Loading to Keep Email Snoops at Bay

soxgal — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 12:50:04 -0000

It's interesting to me that you're all taking this from an advertising/spam perspective. What about images of a more sensitive nature that you might not want to autoload? You never know who's looking over your shoulder.

Re: Tired of Making the Same Old Jewelry? Revitalize with Chain Mail!

soxgal — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:47:58 -0000

For Chain Maille supplies I love Weave Got Maille. Find them online at http://www.weavegotmaille.com

Re: If the Shoe Fits…

soxgal — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:27:47 -0000

I wore heels for my wedding at Disney's Yacht Club Resort and kept getting them caught in the boardwalk. Thanks to my dad and our wonderful Disney Wedding Coordinator for rescuing my shoes so many times during that walk down the "aisle." Can't believe it's been nearly five years since that happened.

Re: Activision Skylanders Toy Shortage Continues, Giant Sequel Announced

soxgal — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:41:38 -0000

This is either marketing genius in the form of planned scarcity or complete planning fail on Activision's part. Either way, it's supremely annoying to have a 3.5 year old asking for more Skylanders and never being able to find them. When the secondary market (eBay, I'm looking at you) has bids on individual figures going for HUNDREDS of dollars it makes me wonder just which audience this game is for.

Re: Blogger claims TSA agent found vibrator in her luggage, and left a note

soxgal — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:48:26 -0000

#firstworldproblems

Re: http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=04&year=2011&base_name=review_the_show_not_the_audien

soxgal — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:02:56 -0000

I wonder if the NYT reviewer thinks all women like the color pink and frilly dresses. Fantasy, gaming and science fiction appeal to a MUCH broader audience and HBO is a good platform for introducing the genre to those who might miss it if relegated to specialty channels like SyFy.

Re: {Bookworm} Hello Banned Books Week :)

soxgal — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:37:07 -0000

Actually, according to the American Library Association, not all of the books out of that list of 100 are banned or challenged. The list represents the Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century, of which about half have been banned/challenged.

http://www.ala.org/ala/issu...

Re: Sippy Cups

soxgal — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:43:09 -0000

We're just starting to transition to sippy cups and despite claims of "no leak" seals, my son has managed to chew through every kind of top there is and make the cups leak. We can't figure out if the ones with handles or without are best. Should we get cups with straws or without? I think we're just going to go with the old Tupperware standby from when I was a child. I think I still have all the cups and seals I "borrowed" from my parents when I moved away from home more than 15 years ago.

Re: Woman killed by SUV adored dogs, grandkids

soxgal — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:48:10 -0000

We all thank you so much for your comments, thoughts, and prayers. This has been a difficult week for our family but we know that there is a purpose in everything. We are unsure what the future will bring, but as the turnout at the wake and funeral mass show, Linda was loved by many in the community. It will take time for us to heal, but we know that time and God will take care of it all.

Re: Local woman struck, killed by SUV near Danvers Plaza

soxgal — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:35:27 -0000

I am also Linda's daughter-in-law. While details of the accident are unclear and haven't been released at this time, this whole event was just that, an ACCIDENT. If these sorts of things were intentional, wouldn't we call them ON PURPOSES? While there are a lot of questions the family has, it doesn't change the fact that Linda is gone. She was taking a family dog to the vet, and despite the tragedy, the dog is fine and back at home.

Everyone can play blame game, but really, we just want to be able to move on. Why was she pulled over? Who knows? Everyone was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Please, don't spend all your time placing blame and going through what ifs. Let our families heal.

Re: Mashable on Tumblr - It’s not the speed of Twitter photo that’s...

soxgal — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:05:16 -0000

It all depends on the media outlet and the context of the social media content. When I see "mainstream media" discussing social media platforms and applications I often cringe. Why? Because many times social media is misrepresented. Misinformation is dangerous and many mainstream media outlets don't know how to vet social media data.

Re: The National Safety Council wants all cell phones banned behind the wheel. - mediabistro.com: MobileDevicesToday

soxgal — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:49:05 -0000

I agree. I'm probably one of the worst offenders of talking while driving and have yet to switch to a hands-free solution. When I upgrade my phone in March I'll be sure to go Bluetooth or at least get a mic/speaker that doesn't require holding the phone. Even when I'm not using the phone I drive one-handed.

I've been talking and driving for many years without an accident. If traffic conditions require more attention than normal I know enough to put down the phone. I don't need legislation to tell me I can't talk while driving...how is talking on the phone different from talking with passengers?

Re: louisgray.com: What FriendFeed Needs to Do To Grow and Keep New Users

soxgal — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:41:00 -0000

Louis,

I think the problem is that once you do get integrated, it's still a very small clique that you end up interacting with regularly. I've done searches for rooms and FOAF content to help me broaden my network but it hasn't been as easy as on Twitter. I like that FriendFeed isn't limited to 140 chars but still derive the most value from Twitter. I'm also interested to watch these services change in 2009.

Re: Businessweek and I agree on Apple and mobile gaming platforms - mediabistro.com: MobileDevicesToday

soxgal — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:54:15 -0000

iPod Touch/iPhone gaming will probably make headway in the U.S. market but doubtful it will impact Nintendo's strong overseas (esp. Japan) sales.

Personally, I love the DS and its backward compatibility with the Game Boy Advance cartridges. That said, I'd love it if the DS was truly wireless and didn't require cartridges for gameplay. If the games for iPod Touch are as good a play experience and inexpensive to acquire, I may just replace my DS in the future.

Re: Fake following in social media: Yay or Nay?

soxgal — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:27:10 -0000

Mike, I think it all depends on what each person is using the service for. Some people may not be interested in quickly growing an audience or having a follower/following base that is reciprocal. Although I disagree with the unfollow notifications, it's because for me that serves no relevant purpose. I can imagine situations where an unfollow notice might be useful to a poster, but if people know that notifications will be sent both for subscribes and unsubscribes it might discourage a greater number of people from ever engaging in the conversation at all.

Re: Why can't America build a great car? - mediabistro.com: MobileDevicesToday

soxgal — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:40:10 -0000

Ford is trying to get there with its Sync system. GM's OnStar needs to break out of the standard safety & security mode to really grow. Chrysler doesn't have anything to compete in the market.

Might be more opportunity with a dealer-installed PND than in-dash or other fully integrated device.

Re: Do you want your devices pre-loaded with content? - mediabistro.com: MobileDevicesToday

soxgal — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:39:42 -0000

Reminds me of all the "content" loaded on my Gateway Vista laptop. I spent a lot of time removing everything.

I think the difference is whether or not that preloaded content subsidizes the cost of the device. I'd happily give up a little bit of my personal time for a lower out-of-pocket expense. In the Gateway scenario, I'm certain that content lowered the retail price of the laptop.

If the preloaded content cannot be removed from a device at all then I definitely wouldn't want it, no matter how low it brought the cost.

Re: The euphemisms we use to refer to devices are increasingly wrong - mediabistro.com: MobileDevicesToday

soxgal — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:05:12 -0000

I've been talking about media convergence for quite some time now and looking at the evolution of portable media devices. How would you classify the current and future multi-function devices?