• April 15

  What have you been putting off/procrastinating about doing? - ~life

  

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  Today is the final day to file taxes in the US, and once again I find...

  Today is the final day to file taxes in the US, and once again I find myself needing to finish up submitting everything instead of having this submitted early (next year will be different!). I've also been needing to register my youngest son for his US citizenship, as he is born abroad. They recently released a secure way to e-file this, which means my...

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• March 8

  Banned for ebay for life with no explanation - ~tech

  

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  Today I got an email from ebay. It says: We wanted to let you know that...

  Today I got an email from ebay. It says: We wanted to let you know that your eBay account has been permanently suspended because of activity that we believe was putting the eBay community at risk... Well this is weird because I don't use ebay. I sold some things there over 10 years ago. Since then I may have logged in once or twice....

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• February 20

  How often do you replace your phone? - ~tech

  

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  My phone, Samsung Galaxy S20, has finally started having some screen issues and made me start...

  My phone, Samsung Galaxy S20, has finally started having some screen issues and made me start looking seriously at a new phone. I felt like I got great use out of this phone after 5 years, and I anticipate trying to get a similar or (hopefully) longer life span from my next phone. Ideally I'd like to keep this phone going for another year,...

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• February 6

  Ask Tildes: Job security - does it exist, how to deal with lack of, how to process being fired / unemployment - ~life

  

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  Posting for a friend My company just acquired another company, and there is restructuring. A good...

  Posting for a friend My company just acquired another company, and there is restructuring. A good work friend was let go today with no warning. She had been talking about the upcoming office gathering next month, and in the afternoon I got the notice to cut off her security access. I haven't spoken to her yet, her phone has been turned off. I'm still...

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