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13
Mar

Weakend: Intelligence Squared

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, March 13th 2010   2 comments already   

Nowadays I spend a lot less time in my car than I used to. This means I listen to a lot less podcasts than I used to. This is partially because I lost my iPod and don’t like using my iPhone in the car as an MP3 player.
Now I only listen to a [...]

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6
Mar

Weakend: Monday Thru Friday

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, March 6th 2010   Leave a reply   

Work, sucks so you have to make the workday fun.  With that, I give you: Monday Thru Friday

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27
Feb

Weakend: The Plutus Awards, Don’t Vote For Me

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, February 27th 2010   4 comments already   

Someone who reads this blog on a semi-regular basis thought it would be cute to nominate this little cancer of the internet called Weakonomics for a personal finance award.  For more than two years now I’ve been writing garbage 6 days a week.  And for some reason you idiots keep reading.  Maybe it’s a pity [...]

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20
Feb

Weakend: Please Rob Me

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, February 20th 2010   5 comments already   

If you have an iPhone you probably are familiar with location based services. They are apps that for one reason or another announce to your friends where you are at any given time. You can get points for checking in at various locations. It’s great for connecting with people that are [...]

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13
Feb

Weakend: The True Story Of Valentine’s Day Is Anything But Lovely

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, February 13th 2010   1 comment so far   

Of course I have to ruin Valentine’s Day. You knew this was coming.
Valentine’s Day. We celebrate with someone special. We spend billions for cards, dinners, and….. flowers. My biggest problem with this holiday is that I don’t want to celebrate my relationship with The Sheconomist on the same day everyone else [...]

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6
Feb

Weakend: Super Bowl Weekend

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, February 6th 2010   3 comments already   

Are you ready for some football? I’m not. As you know I am currently living in the DC area. Well DC got like 15 feet of snow last night and another 40 feet are expected today. Unfortunately I am not in DC this weekend to see all of this as it’s [...]

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30
Jan

Weakend: Oddly Specific

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, January 30th 2010   1 comment so far   

Ever see a sign that is really specific in its directions/instructions/warnings? Call them Oddly Specific and you’ve got a new photo blog. I’m going to be so sad when these stop being popular. But until then, enjoy!

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23
Jan

Weakend: Two YouTube Videos And A Mother ****ing Crossfader Dot Com

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, January 23rd 2010   1 comment so far   

You’ll either get it or you won’t.  You’ll do one of three things: ignore it, spend 10 minutes on it and move on with your life, or waste the rest of the day.
Thankfully I cut myself off at 10 minutes.  This is the best I came up with:
Move the fader all the way to the [...]

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