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NewEgg’s Unempowered Customer Service Failures – Just add free shipping!

tibbon@gmail.com (David Fisher/Tibbon) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:57:23 +0000

I’ve been a loyal NewEgg customer- until now. Their recent customer service blunders have made me reconsider for the future where I’ll take my business. Here’s a rundown of what...

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Moving to Columbus, Ohio- Apartment Needed!

tibbon@gmail.com (David Fisher/Tibbon) — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:54:14 +0000

I’m moving to Columbus, Ohio in late August/early Sept with Sarah (more about this in a later blog post). I need an apartment. In the small chance that some Columbus Real Estate agent stumbles...

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Video Games: Time not Included

tibbon@gmail.com (David Fisher/Tibbon) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:46:01 +0000

I love games. Don’t get me wrong, I just don’t have time these days to play them as much as I’d like. I work in the gaming industry at imVOX, and prior to that at gamerDNA. Gamers...

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Honda CB650 Update

tibbon@gmail.com (David Fisher/Tibbon) — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:15:14 +0000

I’m still working on getting this CB650 working. Right now I’m somewhat frustrated with it, but I think I’ll get there soon. Greater Boston Motorsports got the electronics running...

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I won a ’52 HotRod Tele from Pro Guitar Shop

tibbon@gmail.com (David Fisher/Tibbon) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:32:35 +0000

Today I got lucky (again) and won a sweet 1952 Telecaster Hotrod RI from Pro Guitar Shop in Oregon. As you could guess, I’m pretty excited about this. I also ordered a LovePedal Kalamazoo...

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Old Bike Barn Scam

tibbon@gmail.com (David Fisher/Tibbon) — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:44:56 +0000

I needed to get some parts for my CB650 and CM400T, and in my Googling around I ran across the Old Bike Barn. I put in the order on the 16th, hoping that I could get the parts as soon as possible....

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Apple iPad vs Newton

tibbon@gmail.com (David Fisher/Tibbon) — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:36:48 +0000

How does Apple’s iPad fare against its own first incarnation of the tablet computer- the Apple Newton? Let’s find out. Screen The iPad is the clear winner here, with its large 9.7 inch...

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Bored and Tired of Social Media

tibbon@gmail.com (David Fisher/Tibbon) — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:06:45 +0000

I was an early adopter, and now I think I’m an early dropout. I’ve done a bit of everything with social media and honestly I’m a bit tired of it. I don’t get the...

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1981 Honda CB650 Motorcycle

tibbon@gmail.com (David Fisher/Tibbon) — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:41:33 +0000

Today I picked up a 1981 Honda CB650 motorcycle for $250 from a nice guy on Craigslist. It has just over 15,000 miles on it (1/4 what my CM400t has) and appears to be in amazing condition....

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BMW 2010 F650GS Motorcycle

tibbon@gmail.com (David Fisher/Tibbon) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:18:03 +0000

Against by better judgement I went down to the motorcycle store after work yesterday and started looking around. A commenter on here the other day mentioned that I check out the BMW F800GS and I...

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Video Game Industry isn’t Recession Proof
Seeing the impending doom and gloom of the economy in 2008, many players in the video game industry parroted the phrase the video game (and alcohol) industry

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YC-Funded Lingt Uses Games To Turn You Into A Language Learning Addict
Was this the guy I was talking with at MIT the other day?
Lingt
Yep - guy I spoke with at MIT. Rock on!
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