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Square

  1. Sign up for Square
  2. Receive free Square reader
  3. Steal your friend's credit cards
  4. ...
  5. Profit.

Seriously, I just got my squre in the mail tonight and it rocks!  This free (*not really) credit card reader for the iPhone lets you accept credit card payments anywhere, from anybody.  Now I just need to find a hobby who's output is marketable at the local flea market...

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BEWARE of Comcast Business Speed Tests

Yet another reason why Comcast is the worst company in America. 

I'm a current (read: paying) Comcast customer and logged onto their website tonight to pay my bill.  I noticed the Comcast Business Speed Test link and decided to try it out.  The speed test shows a download speed of 5.8 Mbps.  It also shows a banner at the bottom that says: "Comcast provides internet speeds up to 9x faster than your measured speed."  Wait...what??? Are you KIDDING me?  I'm testing your pipes!

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There's a little link titled "If you are an existing Business Class Internet subscriber, please test your speeds here." 

This isn't a choose your own mystery. 

I clicked here. 

And got this:

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I'm not a rocket surgeon, but I'm pretty sure that 5.8 Mbps and 18.39 Mbps aren't the same thing...

Kind of reminds me of the family guy scene:

Stewie: Oh Brian going on a date? Who is he?
Stewie: Hah! You see what I did there? I made it look like you were a homosexual. That's funny to me...

Except, in my case, it goes something like this:

Comcast: Oh Chris testing your internet speed? Who's your provider?
Comcast: Hah! You see what I did there? I made it look like you were a TOTAL IDIOT. That's funny to me...