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Date: 2005-09-27 20:43:16 (Author: trav)
Link: http://travis.kroh.net/archives/004274.php

"Operation Offset" is what the Republicans are calling their budget cut plan to pay for Hurricane Katrina. Will there be tax cuts for the rich? Nope. The great majority of the proposed cuts target the elderly and the poor, heavily targeting Medicare. They eliminate all federal funding for energy conservation, the "Energy Star" program, energy efficient vehicles, hydrogen vehicles, high-speed rail, light rail, PBS, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, AmeriCorps, the "Even Start" program, the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, security/anti-drug funding for innercity schools, and all federal loans to grad students. Also facing cuts are the Global AIDS Initiative, the EPA, the Center for Disease Control, pensions and healthcare plans for retired federal workers, job programs and revitalization funds for poor neighborhoods, the school lunch program, community health centers, and health care for soldiers.
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Date: 2005-09-18 09:28:07 (Author: trav)
Link: http://travis.kroh.net/archives/004254.php

I was the kind of kid who took my toys apart to see how they worked. (And, for those interested, the answer was usually "Oh. Magnets.") Now I have much bigger toys to play with.

Comments:
"That is freakin' awesome. Once again, I tip my hat to the greatest hacker I have ever known. I'm going to miss you and the voodoo that you do when you leave us. :("
-PFritz21 [2005-09-18 09:51:16]
"Dude, don't take the Ranger apart... Until you get down here. Erik's working at a Ford dealership..."
-Jos* [2005-09-18 20:20:28]
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Date: 2005-09-16 11:41:52 (Author: trav)
Link: http://travis.kroh.net/archives/004250.php

Why is this legal?

First week of horoscopes are complimentary. By entering your personal PIN Code, you are signing up for a text service subscription that is charged at $9.99 per month per service billed directly to wireless bill. You may stop this subscription service any time by sending a text message with STOP, END or QUIT to short code 95164, or by using our customer service web form where available. Your phone must have text message capability. You must be the owner of this device, and either be at least 16 years of age or have the permission of your parent/guardian. Standard text messaging rates apply.

I confirmed this with Verizon: you enter the web form, they bill your carrier, and your carrier in turn adds it to your invoice. It's just that easy.
I really need to stop this whole "go to work every day" bit. I wouldn't have to work so hard for a living if I stopped paying attention to those pesky "ethics" and just started legally screwing people.

Comments:
"HEY. YOU THERE. Delete that stuff quickly, so they think you haven't had time to read any of it."
-Jos* [2005-09-16 19:06:29]
"You don't think I actually signed up for this, do you?"
-trav [2006-03-10 00:24:28]
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