olegna commented on We're Not Kidding, BoA Really Closes Your Account Just For Asking About Your Interest Rate, at 10:17 AM on May 22 The only thing that bother me about this -- and it's a big thing -- is that the bank is in complete control of screwing up your credit score by simply closing your account. more » [consumerist]

olegna commented on Capital One All Hassle Credit Card, at 3:18 PM on Apr 30 One thing that annoys the crap out of me is that when they act like they're being generous by lifting charges that ended up on your account because they're so damn hard to get in contact with. more » [consumerist]

olegna commented on Tampa Woman Tries To Collect Loan Made By Her Great-Grandfather During Civil War, at 11:51 AM on Apr 23 It doesn't matter because if the city has re-incorporated, the US protects businesses from paying out debts. more » [consumerist]

olegna commented on Consumers Finally Allowed To Speak Out Against Abusive Credit Card Practices, at 5:45 AM on Apr 20 I am always amused by the people who have Stockholm Syndrome to the American securities and financial services market. I am solvent, but for years I had to pay of $26,000 in CC debt. more » [consumerist]

olegna commented on The Stupid Spirit Airlines M.I.L.F. Sale Is Back, at 10:01 AM on Apr 19 I thought it stood for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Filipino Islamist separatist group. more » [consumerist]

olegna commented on Why Is Progressive Using "Recent Military Service" To Determine Rates And Eligibility?, at 9:51 AM on Apr 19 I'm going to take a bit of a counter-stance on this issue. more » [consumerist]

olegna commented on Sarah Left Women's Magazines To Try And Learn "Why They Hate Us." She Could Use A Drink., at 5:16 AM on Apr 17 Yemen is surprisingly pretty neat, and the people are friendly. more » [jezebel]

olegna commented on Battle of the Designer Notebooks, at 8:39 AM on Apr 10 >> How do you backup the contents of the notebook? more » [lifehacker]

olegna commented on Make Your Own Infused Vodka, at 11:47 AM on Mar 31 There's a popular thing to do in the South: Cherry Bounce. Basically you harvest a bunch of wild cherries (which are smaller than the cherry we know and love, but taste the same) and put them in a large mason jar till you have at least half the jar filled up. more » [lifehacker]

olegna commented on Customs-Proof Your Laptop, at 6:17 AM on Mar 15 @nitz: I like that idea. more » [lifehacker]

olegna commented on XP or Vista?, at 4:46 AM on Mar 2 I switched back to XP because: #1.) My modem driver didn't work with Vista. more » [lifehacker]

olegna commented on The Administration's New Subprime Mitigation Plan: Take 30 Days To Pack Your Bags, at 9:00 AM on Feb 24 The replies by some of the right-wingers here is amazing. more » [consumerist]

olegna commented on We're Too Pretty For Southwest!, at 3:59 AM on Feb 23 I picture two obnoxious, loud, giggling chicas going though that typical phase in life where they consider themselves the center of the universe and think that everyone wants to hear their "inner voices". more » [consumerist]

olegna commented on Handling More Than 12 Hours on a Plane?, at 3:24 AM on Feb 21 It's not always practical, but I always try to bring a thin blanket. more » [lifehacker]

olegna commented on Study Says Payday Lenders More Prevalent In Areas Of High Christian Conservative Power, at 3:42 PM on Feb 17 I think there's more of a correlation between the politics of de-regulation in these states, albeit the de-regulation advocates then to draw their support from Christian evangelicals. But I will say that my family's business when I was growing up noticed that people who pay with checks that have the little Jesus fish logo on them were more likely to write hot checks. more » [consumerist]

olegna commented on U.S. Woman Arrested For Sitting With A Male Co-Worker At Starbucks in Saudi Arabia, at 9:27 AM on Feb 15 Hanke is wrong: It's legal in Saudi Arabia for men and women to be in public together. more » [consumerist]

olegna commented on Cane Sugar Pepsi "Raw" Launches In The UK Only, at 8:47 AM on Feb 15 Unless things have changed in recent years Coca-Cola Femsa (the company that produces and distributes most coke products in Latin America) stopped using cane sugar in the late 90s. The decision was economic: HFCS is way cheaper than cane sugar. more » [consumerist]

olegna commented on Moby Busking in London Tube Makes £5, at 4:15 PM on Jan 31 If he had brought his MacBook loaded with Pro Tools and the entire Lomax Brothers Smithsonian recordings he would have attracted every tool in the tube for an impromptu rave of idiots. more »