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What to get the man in your life

David Allen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:00:25 +0000

Men are so hard to buy for, so why not get him what he really needs but nobody has ever has the balls to said before, you know that this is what you want, don’t you?

Specification

Contains:

•Fluffing brush

•‘Styling’ shears

•‘Sprucing’ mirror

•Bracelet with medallion for special evening

•Luxury faux-leather case

Priced at $15

Source [Genie Gadgets]

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What to get the man in your life

Seth The Blogger Guy Responds, My Response Seth

max — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:39:58 +0000

Yesterday, I got sorta “peeved” because someone try to impersonate a “blogger guy”.

Anyways, Seth Bloom has just sent this e-mail to me:

Hey there,

Saw the post – happy to talk more about the program. I get most of what you’re saying…but I do want to make sure you understand the title – and I’m concerned that readers will get the impression from the post that our videos are less then genuine. We started these videos as a way to communicate directly and interact with our customers…mostly as part of our conversations on Facebook and other social media sites. Sometimes bloggers find the content compelling (like handset unboxings, a walk-thru of a new iPhone app, etc.) and embed…and sometimes they just live on our sites.

When I started doing videos for AT&T I explained that I was the guy who works with tech bloggers for AT&T – that’s what I do. (And a few posts – like MG’s TechCrunch post and Brian Chen’s Wired post make it clear that I do indeed work with them.)

Over time, that’s been shortened to “the blogger guy…”

Thanks for listening – hope there’s a way to clarify a bit so folks understand both who I am and why AT&T is making these videos for customers.

SB

Here’s my response Seth and AT&T:

I think your videos are not genuine because they are simply not genuine. If you are going to fool the world with a “blogger guy”, try hiring real blogger guys like me, who are working 24/7 to make a living online. I think it’s unfair that AT&T is sending out a message like it’s coming from a “real” blogger guy.

I do understand that you have worked with TechCrunch or Wired but that doesn’t shorten your title to, “the blogger guy”. Perhaps, you need to use phrases like, “I have worked with blogger guys like TechCrunch or Wired,” or otherwise, it’s very misleading. But definitely, you are not a “blogger guy” or even come to be like a blogger guy.

Let me tell you a story that almost every Korean knows about. In Korea, there’s a saying where “If you can see one thing wrong, everything else is probably wrong.”

Like the saying, the first sentence in AT&T’s video, “Hi there, I am Seth, the Blogger guy,” is a complete lie so I don’t have to tell you everything else on that video is probably not worth anyone’s time.

My honest wishes are that companies start taking “blogger guys” seriously and don’t try to impersonate blogger guys. With millions of dollar you’ve made by selling iPhones through deceptive marketing, you could have easily even paid money to real blogger guys to make your statements. There’s absolutely no reason I can think of right now that you need to impersonate a “group” of people. That’s almost like saying, “I am Asian and I like AT&T. You should buy one too.”

Look, I am a blogger guy and I am just really speaking my mind here. I really have nothing against Seth Bloom or AT&T other than they have not been truthful about their marketing tactics in the past. Most blogger guys speak what’s on their mind and that’s why people read/come back to blogs instead of reading newspapers or magazines.

For this:

…hope there’s a way to clarify a bit so folks understand both who I am and why AT&T is making these videos for customers.

I would ask Seth Bloom and AT&T to send out a retracting/apology statement for the things mentioned above. I speak my mind, this is an independent blog that speaks its mind, not concerned with money. I think that’s probably the first thing in order to keep the remaining of your customers from going to Verizon or Sprint. I am probably speaking out for other blogger guys out there here so I hope you understand the matter at hand, not just for me.

Perhaps no other blogger guys care but I do(and some of these guys do too), I will do whatever I can to make a change in the world. I NEVER GIVE UP.

Be truthful, be honest, be respectable and you shall be rewarded.

My final advice on your e-mail:

I’m concerned that readers will get the impression from the post that our videos are less then genuine.

Make your videos genuine and I will never have to make such negative blog posts about you or any companies you are affiliate with.

There’s a saying in Korean, “Don’t step on poop, you will get dirty,” I feel very dirty now. No more of this from now on.

Here’s a short video of what “the blogger guy” really means in plain English:

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Neda Agha Soltani Video

max — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:39:10 +0000

Wow, I have been hearing news about Neda, this 27 year old girl who got shot and killed in Iran for protesting. I think there’s got to be someone who’s going to have to step up and end this merciless bs by the Iranian government.

This isn’t a political war any more, it’s about human rights. You don’t kill a girl for protesting peacefully, no matter what she’s protesting about, especially if she has no weapons to fight back.

I know this is a tech blog but at times like this I wish I can grab a bazooka and blow the face of whoever is the cause behind this.

My take on this whole voting bs? I think the President of Iran who cheated should step down if he’s going to be anywhere near honorable, otherwise he will go down in history as the most notorious killer of Iran. What a peace of dirt, I just wish politicians would actually care for even one person’s life let alone a whole country. I am pretty sure someone will assassinate him soon or later for being the lowest piece of crap in the world. When that day comes, Neda will be happy even if she’s not here with us.

I guess “Neda” means “voice”, perhaps this was meant to be, perhaps people of Iran will keep fighting until they win. Heck, I am not Iranian but at these moments, I do feel for such cause. Rest in peace Neda.

Warning: This video is very graphic, please do not watch if you don’t want to see real-life death on YouTube:

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P.S. If the people of Iran wins, which I know they will, Neda will go down in their history books as one of the courageous people who fought back and change the world.
I do heart people like this, they are the ones who change the world, not the ones who do nothing. Even me, I will do even the smallest thing in the world to change the world and fight. Never give up!

Revolution baby! Screw those people who cheated!

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Bally Fitness (BallyFitness.com) – The Worst Fitness Center Ever!

max — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:51:56 +0000

I have been going to Bally’s Fitness Center in San Francisco on Alemany for past 6 months or so and I have to say it’s a great gym until about 3 months ago when my fitness trainer left.

Usually, I don’t do posts like this but since my “money” was “had” by Bally Fitness I will have to rant about it right here on my blog. Of course, I have heard tons of horror stories about fitness centers taking advantage of customers but here’s my horror story:

1. I signed up with Chris, who is a personal trainer at Bally’s Fitness Center about 6 months ago for 8 sessions of 30 minutes each. (About $300 total)

2. On my 3rd session, Chris did not show up. I left Chris a message to meet me next week and it wasn’t a big deal. The next week, I showed up at the gym to find Chris there, except he’s working with another person!

3. When I approached Chris, he said he’s leaving the company and that he will get some “other” personal trainer to call me. (No mention that my money should be refunded.)

4. About 2 month past and no phone calls from either Chris or anyone from Bally Fitness.

5. So I talk to the “supposed” manager there Rein, and I told him I would rather have my remaining 6 sessions refunded or at least credited towards my future monthly payments. Rein told me he would call his company headquarters and “call” me the next week.

6. About 2 weeks past and no call from Rein or anyone from Bally Fitness.

7. I went to work out today and talk to Rein, he told me he had the “wrong” number showing me his scribbles on his notebook. (I didn’t get that part when my correct number was listed in Bally’s computer system, he must have been too “busy” to look up my number.)

He tells me, “It’s company policy, we cannot give out refunds for personal training.” I told him to get me the number of the person who “signs” his paychecks so I can talk to the guy who has authority.

Rein tells me they cannot give out numbers of people in charge for security reasons.

Frustrated, I come back home and blogging about it, maybe I will get attention of some executives at Bally Fitness who care about brand image of their company. (Yes, I would like my money back in my credit card, I worked hard for that, and I don’t want to work with another personal trainer at Bally period.)

At this point, I don’t care about getting my money back but the pain is that this whole process took about 2 and a half months without anyone really calling me back, they are just putting my money in their pockets.

I could simply decide to let go of this situation but I am tired of not being treated fairly, I rather let the world know about it and be aware of certain evilness when you sign up for personal training. (never buy a lump sum, buy 1 session at a time, change the company’s policy first.)

I went online and confirmed my experience at Bally Fitness as #2 on Google for the “Worst Fitness Center” in the world! I did also read some really horrible reviews on Yelp about this particular Bally Fitness and I am now regretting that I did not listen to the Yelpers.

Needless to say, I am very disappointed at customer service from Bally Fitness.

I liked “everything” until they took my money and ran. (ran hard)

For any Bally Fitness executives reading this, I would like for you to e-mail me (zedomax at gmail.com) so I can get my refund and spend it on something else.

If this situation gets revolved, I will update this post.

I just feel that in this hard economy, and since I have been going almost bankrupt at one time couple years ago, I want to get every dollar I make spent right, not paying someone’s wages for free.

If I were working at Bally Fitness, I would even take money out of my own wage to make the customer happy, that’s customer service and will grow the brand positively. But taking customer’s money and telling him “wait, wait, wait….” is not going to solve problems and will eventually make your company the worst fitness center in the world. (Good thing I am not the only one…)

Okay, sorry for my consumerist post here, will have to get back to watching Masters! (@progolferdigest)

UPDATE: Okay, I found additional information from an former employee of Bally Fitness which might explain why I was treated like a 5 year old kid, these guys must stopped from doing further bad business and scamming people’s hard earned money:

I WAS SUSPENDED INDEFINATELY DUE TO AN INVESTIGATION INTO A BLOG. SEE CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM
I WAS PROMOTED QUICKLY BY BALLY MANAGEMENT AND WAS THE TOP NEW BUSINESS WRITER IN MY DISTRICT. I WAS LIED TO BY MANAGEMENT. I SAW FIRST HAND THE UNDERHANDED WAY PEOPLE WERE MANIPULATED INTO GIVING THIER CREIDIT, DEBIT, AND OR BANK INFO SO IT COULD BE TAPPED BY BALLY FOR THREE YEARS, THEN AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED IF NOT NOTIFIED. I TOOK ALL OF MY SALES RECORDS WITH ME. I CONDUCTED AN INFORMAL POLL AND 80% OF PEOPLE WHO DID BUSINESS OR NEW OF SOMEONE THAT GOT INVOLVED WITH BALLY WISHED THEY NEVER WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR. I HAVE RECORDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING FOR TWO MEMBERSHIPS. WHEN I NOTIFIED MY G.M. MR. JOEL RODGRIGUEZ HE WOULD LAUGH AND SAY “WE OWN THEM NOW” AND DON’T GET CAUGHT UP WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE, HE THEN HANDED ME A STACK OF 1-866 TOLL FREE NUMBERS AND I WAS TOLD TO NOT WASTE MY TIME. TIME THAT COULD BE USED TO SIGN NEW MEMBERS. I CALLED THIS NUMBER. I CALLED FOR A MEMBER WHO’S NAME I HAVE TO STOP A DOUBLE CHARGE AND THIS NUMBER TOOK ME THROUGH THE MOST FRUSTRATING MAZE. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS COMPANY THE “HARBINGER GROUP” A HEDGEFUND COLLECTION OF WALLSTREET VENTURE CAPITALISTS COULD GET AWAY WITH THIS. IN MY OPINION IT SEEMED NOT ONLY IMMORAL, BUT CRIMINAL. I WAS LIED TO AND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AS AN EMPLOYEE, BUT IT DOES NOT COMPARE TO WHAT I WITNESS FIRSTHAND. I AM ORGANIZING MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS BECAUSE ONE VOICE CAN BE DISMISSED BUT HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS CANNOT. I HAVE NOTHING TO GAIN. MY JOB WHICH PAID QUITE WELL COULD NOT JUSTIFY USING THE BALLY SALES PRACTICES. I HAVE VOLUMES OF INJUSTICES INCLUDING ALL PERTENENT INFO. I HAVE STARTED TO MAKE INROADS AT THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS. THE HARBIGER GROUP HAS ALREADY SETTLED CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS IN OTHER STATES. IF YOUR IN MASSACHUSETTS AND FEEL YOU HAVE BEEN “SCREWED BY BALLY. EMAIL BALLYRIPOFF@LIVE.COM I AM COMMITTED TO CHANGING THE WAY BALLY DOES BUSINESS. FOR EXAMPLE BALLY HAS LOST A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN ONE STATE, AND IF THEY WANTED TO CONTINUE TO DUE BUSINESS IN NY STATE THEY HAD TO MORE THAN DOUBLE THEIR THREE DAY “BUYERS REMORSE” TO SEVEN. THIS IS A PREDITORY CORP THAT SUMS UP THE GREED ON WALL STREET THAT HAS RUINED OUR ECONOMY IT’S PRACTICES LIKE THIS THAT CAUSE THE TAX PAYER. YOU AND ME TO BAIL THE WALL STREET ELITE OUT WITH OUR MONEY. THE GREED AND TOTAL DISSREAGARD FOR MORALITY IS UNBELIEVABLE. IF YOU WANT EXAMPLES’ CONTACT THE EMAIL BALLYRIPOFF@LIVE.COM

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Note to Spammers and Hackers

max — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:16:42 +0000

Dear Spammer and Hacker who’s trying to spam this site,

STOP! Your IP addresses are being reported to FBI for interuption/spamming act.

LAMO, and stop trying to leave nasty comments, that will only get you IP-banned, this is my site, not yours.

Take your nasty comments elsewhere, spammers and hackers (without class) are not for Zedomax.com.

If you are going to leave a nasty comment, you will receive a nasty comment back.

For everyone else, sorry if the site has been down, there’s been a lot of DoS attacks we have been receiving but fighting very hard.

We are working on reverse-hacking the spammers/hackers and they have all been reported to FBI so things should be resolved. (Have a great time packing up your bag and going somewhere else to hide while the feds are coming after you.)

Btw, your elite proxies aren’t good enough buds, try harder, I am a hacker too.

Best regards,

Max :p

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President Barack Obama Inauguration Speech – “Hope Over Fear”

max — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:46:50 +0000

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Here’s one of the first videos uploaded on Youtube for Obama’s Inauguration speech, “Hope over Fear”.

And did you know a 27 year old wrote the speech?

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President Barack Obama Inauguration Speech – “Hope Over Fear”

Barack Obama Oath of Office Video!

max — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:37:30 +0000

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Well, today’s a special day, I can just feel it in the air.

I remember when Barack Obama won the election couple months ago and heard lots of crazy screams around my neighborhood.

Well, same thing happened again, right after Obama’s oath of office.

I have to say, there’s some tough tasks President Obama will have to face but the important thing is that people support him. This has to be the biggest auguration in history of America.

That said, Obama is the right person for the job. Even if he isn’t, as long as there’s a massive support, I think he will do better than the rest.

via Obamalution Obama Forum

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Obama Lama – Watch The Inauguration Live HERE!

max — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:17:49 +0000

Hello America and the World!

It’s 6:15AM here in San Francisco, California, we are proud to present you the Obama Lama Inauguration LIVE right here on Zedomax.com! (Thanks to Ustream.tv) (You can also check out this post if the above video doesn’t work)

Please leave comments of what you think the future of America will be like with the new President Obama. We will allow even negative comments so please feel free to comment and let yourself out.

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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

max — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:35:43 +0000

As a U.S. immigrant who grew up in a suburban neighborhood in Bay Area about 20 years ago, I still remember the first day I learned about Martin Luther King Jr. I couldn’t speak nor write English, yet I still understood what he was about and that the U.S. wouldn’t be so diverse nowdays and “racially” more fair than any other country in the world.

Even South Korea, where I grew up until the age of 9, has its racial laws still “flawed”, not protecting any foreigners who live there.

Basically, I grew up in Korea, where 99% of population are native Koreans. (now it’s more diverse)

While I was growing up there and playing with my neighbor friend’s Apple II computers, the only black or white people we saw were on TV. Korea has 1 channel for American TV called AFN, mainly for people in the U.S. Army based in Korea but us kids enjoyed watching Hulk Hogan on WWF wrestling, something to enjoy even if you can’t understand a word of English.

Anyways, the point is that when you thought of black people in Korea, you didn’t think of black people in America, you thought of black people in Africa, particularly those who are suffering and hungry. Yes, this is also due to the fact that any black people on Korean Television “horribly” depicted black people in general by showing hungry people in Africa. (Now I know there’s a lot of wealthy black people in Africa too.)

Well, this all changed when I came to America. “I” was depicted as the “Karate Kid” at school. Karate Kid was popular during that time. People thought I had to be good at Karate because I was Asian and they “saw” that on television. Or sometimes, I was treated like I was from a 3rd world country, people would remember the days of being in South Korea during the Korean War, which was almost 30+ years before I was even born. Lol…

I’ve probably been treated like a dog a bunch of times and slapped around by bunch of racial-ignorants but heck, I am never going to become like them. Now, I have bunch of white/black/asian friends.

When I went to college, most Asian kids would be hanging out with other Asian groupies and what not.

But I wasn’t like that, I made friends based on pure interests and networking, race was never an issue.

Why do people have to do things based on race?

They don’t, that’s my point.

It’s a very bad thing to judge another culture/race by a television. But still today, I am sure this is going on in many countries where it’s hard to see another culture in real life.

I’ve seen America still “growing” to equalize races, there’s still a lot of prejudice and discrimination going on but perhaps Marin Luther King Jr. Day is a great day to instill in people that racial prejudice was never right and never will be right.

I know there should be freedom of speech but I simply don’t understand why we still have laws to protect golf courses that won’t allow people of different race to play or even the fact that K.K.K. is still around?

Just think of this:

When your kids grow up, do you want them to be discriminated because they are black, white, or Asian?

Racial prejudice isn’t only going on in America, I know for a fact that some people in Korea still are racists against black people, white people, and other asian people.

If you ever step out of the U.S., there’s going to be cultural prejudice against American people in general. It might not happen often but it will happen at least once in your lifetime.

How to stop all this?

Every single person in the world has to be educated enough not to be a racist and simply a fair person. They should have a big “HOW TO DEAL WITH RACISM” chapter in every history book in every school in every country.

Finally, here’s some more tips if you want to stop racism:

If you ever see someone making a racial remark, you should either stop him/her or say something.

People are racists because they are ignorant and they think others think the same.

Stand up for your race and other races, racism isn’t going away if you stay still.

Sometimes I get mad because people are racists against white and black people even though I am Asian. I have always of thought myself as “neutral”, someone who can be all races.

Now, isn’t it ironic that Martin Luther King Jr. day is only 1 day apart from Obama’s Presidential Inauguration?

Somethings are meant to be.

(I am not biased on this blog but I am definitely going to say what’s in my mind and that’s simply being opinionated, mind you.)

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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Health DIY – How to Lose Weight in Year 2009 after your New Years Resolution!

max — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:54:12 +0000

Well, since I am a pretty fit guy no matter how difficult or busy my life seem to get, let me share some of the secrets in losing weight or keeping fit for the year 2009.

Here’s my secret:

1. Don’t eat cookies or things with lots of sugar. This is something real simple but for some people, it takes a lot of guts and self-control. If you cannot control yourself, try meditating, yoga, or something that will help you control your cravings. Remember, you cannot lose weight if you eat too much candy, it’s simple as that.

2. Work out at least 3 times a week. This advice probably is way too-overused but it’s true. If you can get yourself to do some physical activity (whether that’s working out or hitting golf balls for an hour), it’s going to help you stay healthy while shedding some pounds.

You need to find some kind of physical activity you love to do whether that’s golf, skateboard, snowboard, etc…etc… I am sure you can fall in love with some kind of sport. If not, there’s always Wii.

3. Don’t watch TV. I don’t watch much TV simply because information travels much faster on the internet and to me, TV is old news. Watching TV makes you lazy and a couch potato. If you want to lose weight, stop watching TV, at least until you shed some.

4. Eat less, more often. If you are one of those people who must eat big meals, try eating slightly less at every meal. Eventually, you will be able to eat less but more often so your stomach can digest the food faster, efficiently. Now, I didn’t say eat less and less often, eat less and more often. If you diet, that’s no good way to lose weight. You simply need to control amount of calories you intake versus amount of calories you use. If you can control that flow, you will lose weight.

5. Drink more fluids. Yes, drink a lot of water. Water keeps your body hydrated, blood flowing more, and in turn burns more calories. (believe it or not)

6. Sleep at regular schedules. A lot of people sleep too late and wake up too early. Don’t do that, that’s only putting stress on your body. When you put stress on your body, it will get mad at you and give you FAT.

Try to stick with the natural rhythm of nature. Animals go to sleep at sunset and get up early at sunrise.

Just remember, if you want to be successful or rich in life, “Early Bird Eats the Worm“. And this advice works with your weight and health too. I’ve never really seen anyone successful who’s lazy. I am sure you haven’t seen lazy people ever become succesful.

There you have it, I am 180 pounds, well-fit for about all of my life. Although I do admit to getting fat at times but I have never “weighed” more than 185 pounds in my entire life, partly due to the fact that I move fast and am always busy such as writing this blog post, working out, playing golf, doing kickflips on my skateboard, walking the dog, cleaning dishes, cleaning my kitchen, taking out garbage, cleaning my desk, kicking ass, swimming, playing basketball, jogging around Lake Merced, racing in my bike, …. you get the idea. DON’T SIT AROUND, DON’T THINK LIFE WILL COME TO YOU, YOU HAVE TO BEAT THE SHI* OUT OF LIFE, DON’T LET IT BEAT YOU.

Happy New Year!

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Politics Hack – How to Embed 2008 Election Map in your Blog!

max — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:52:17 +0000

Yey, time to vote Americans!

Well, today is the day that’s hopefully going to changing the U.S. and the world for the better. If you catch my drift, you can bookmark this page of head over to Google’s Election Map and embed the map in your blog too.

Links you need today:

Google 2008 Election Map

Google News

Google Blog has some great info on Election stuff

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RGS says No on Prop 8, so does Zedomax!

max — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:37:17 +0000

I’ve been seeing these weird ProtectMarriage Google ads flooding all of my blogs, really annoying the heck out of me as I’d like to see more “related” ads people would click on, not some biased political campaign ads. (I had to block their ads, it was simply getting way too annoying to my readers, apart from the fact that it’s already highly biased and discriminate against a type of people in SF.)

Well, anyways, I’ve noticed that one of our blogger friends RGS has written about No on Prop 8, I have to highly agree.

I won’t go into details but if you want to learn more about Prop 8 and how it will affect freedom of speech and human rights, you can read more about it on my Adsense Optimization Blog.

If you want to help us fight this bs, please write a blog post linking to this and RGS’s post. (There, that’s my 2 cents of support to the community for FREEDOM!)

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Sprint Pro-Rating Early Termination Fees!

max — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:35:03 +0000

Here’s a breaking news that will actually help consumers to save money while helping them get new phones without paying the traditional, outrageous $200 early-termination fees.

As a Sprint user, I can testify that it’s easier for me to get a new phone with this new pro-rating. Finally, consumers have won a long-battle with the telecommunication companies.

I also think this will actually benefit the telecommunication companies more as people can now start buying new cellphones without waiting for their contract to end.

I think U.S. is one of the only countries with these “bastardized” early termination fees.

Finally, some sense goes into American laws. Thank you Uncle Sam.

Chief Executive Dan Hesse said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press that Sprint could start lowering the early termination fees as soon as December, once the company updates its billing software. The fee of $200 or more is charged to wireless subscribers who end their service before their two-year contract ends.

The greatest part is that Sprint users who did pay such early termination fees might be getting some of their well deserved money back:

A California judge this summer said such fees likely violate state law and ordered Sprint to reimburse customers more than $73 million. Days before that ruling, Verizon Wireless agreed to settle an identical lawsuit for $21 million.

Nice~

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Job Hack – How to Get a Job Overseas!

max — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:48:55 +0000

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Although this blog isn’t about how to get a job, I will try to enlighten those people who just got out of college looking for jobs.

If you read my free E-book, you will know how I got this “job”, but let me summarize what I did to get a job in a bad economy few years ago.

I graduated from UC Davis with a degree in Computer Engineering. With high hopes that I will be able to get a job right away, (and the fact that Computer Engineers had one of the highest average salaries at the time) I started submitting my resume to many companies. At one point, I had submitted to about 5,000 tech companies in Silicon Valley.

Well, in short, I couldn’t get an engineering job ANYWHERE as most of the jobs either required 2-3 years of experience OR those start-up jobs were too competitive. Besides that, my legal name is pretty non-english, helping those HR people to prejudice against my name. (Yes, that still exists today.)

Although I could speak perfect English, if you looked at my legal name, you think twice. (Jung Lee)

I did eventually end up with a weird job in the bedding industry through a referral of a friend. And to make matters worse, I hated the job and quit only after couple months.

So, what did I do?

I started looking elsewhere. Since I can speak/write fluent Korean, I figured I’d try to get a job in Korea as an engineer. Well, after submitting just about 100 resumes to Korean companies who were looking for an English/Korean speaking engineer, I had about 20-30 job offers from various companies.

Then it hit me, “Ah ha, you need to GO somewhere there’s a job. You need to go FIND that job, job doesn’t find you.”

That company I worked for was called, “Comfile Technology Inc.“ I was hired to train in Korea for 1 year on their products, then come back to America to make USA headquarters for Comfile.

Well, the byproduct of my Comfile guerilla marketing work is this blog you see today. I don’t know how I got here, I just know it took all those weird steps of flying half-way around the world and bringing the job back with me.

The funny thing is, I get job offers nowdays all the time, the phone doesn’t stop ringing almost like credit collection agencies. Here’s my typical line, “Oh, I am sorry but I cannot work for you as I have promised myself to never ever get a job again.”

Did I feel angry against the U.S. government when I couldn’t find a job right out of college? You betcha, hell yes. But at least I can stick it to the man now.

Even if you don’t speak another language, there’s thousands of big U.S. companies who have overseas offices and they actually need English-speaking people working there too with great pay and benefits. They will even pay for your flight, rent, and any funds required for relocation. (You just gotta “look” for the jobs.)

That’s right, if you just lost your job or can’t find a job around where you live, just go find another “place” in the world that needs you.

In short, you need to find a job that’s high in demand, low in supply. In America, this is a BIG problem for everyone who graduates from college, as there’s NO JOBS! It’s been like that couple years ago and will get worse and worse as most of start-up jobs are gone overseas. (Now, I took advantage by going overseas, you can too.)

Think out of the box. The box is America. You need to get out of America to think correctly. Once you can think out of the box, you will still be able to when you get back in the box.

Think of it this way, you and your friend both graduated with degree in Computer Engineering. Now, what makes one of you better than the other apart from grades?

NOTHING, to the employers today, you are the same whether you finished Top 5 in your class or 5th from last. Basically, no one has advantage over the other because both studied the same bs.

Even if you did some internship work, that’s not gonna help you that much than if you could show the employer, you got some extra skills such as “I can speak French/German fluently” and the job requires a lot of dealing with French and German people.

Of course, if you don’t want a job at all, you can always start an internet blogging business.

I will add one more note that I am lucky to be where I am. If I didn’t go to Korea that year, I will probably be working at the Mall, McDonalds, or somewhere miserably like a lot of college graduates who DON’T get a job for years and end up nothing better than non-college graduates. Think about how many people you know who went to college and still works at a restaurant. (Darn, I know way too many people like that, so let’s vote for change, no more Bush and Republican followers in the House.)

Linsay Pollack has some good advice on finding good jobs in this bad economy, so check that out too.

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This is wrong…in America.

max — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:55:14 +0000

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Okay, I am normally neutral as far as politics are concerned but this is wrong and it’s in America. I don’t want my kids to ever even hear about stuff like this.

As an Asian American who grew up in South Korea, at least I can see outside the “Black and White” world of America. As a person in the middle of the two races and an immigrant who saw racism here and there, I cannot say enough that this must stop.

Even if this political race was about Black and White people, I’d still say that voting for a Black person would actually be better for this country, which has had a long history of white presidents.

Why? Well, as an Asian person who really doesn’t side on White nor Black, (although I have many diverse friends including black,white, and even gay people) I see the future where people won’t give so much attention to “race” if Obama becomes President. As far as “race” is concerned, no one will care anymore since people can now think, “Yes, a President can be White or Black, RACE does not matter in anything politics. Period. And yes some day in the distant future, I am sure there will be a Korean-decendant American President. ”

Damn, I put the axe down there huh? But you can’t blame me, I am only really the “outsider” who can see outside the box, all you white and black people, you can’t.

Anyways, to conclude, Obama isn’t even officially, fully black since his mother is white and his father wasn’t really American “Black” per say, but he was from Kenya studying to be a doctor. (Yes, as far as I am concerned, Obama ain’t black yo, he’s probably more white-washed than most of you white people, heck, I am surprised he talks so “white”, I wish he used some more slangs.)

Why do I say this? Ah ha, because one of my best friend’s is half black and half white.

So America, get this right:

Tiger Woods ain’t black, he’s actually more Thai since his dad is half black and half Indian. Yes, Tiger Woods is more Asian than anything, hello???

Obama ain’t black, he’s simply mixed, a perfect “race” candidate who can deal with this really fuc*ed up nation of black, white, and asian people. (We seriously need a Female President in the future with races mixed up of Black, White, and Asian some day… that woman will never cross the “race” line as far as politics is concerned)

You people in the video forget one important thing in life, race doesn’t matter, it’s who wins.

That’s my 2 cents on life, it will only hurt you to compare yourself to other people based on race or even sexual preference for the matter, it’s the exact same shi+.

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After 35 years of Amputation, Hand Transplant still proves Successful!

max — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:52:34 +0000

Wow, check out this man who’ve had a hand transplant after 35 years of non-use on his amputated arm. I am still amazed at the fact the hand transplant itself was successful, I dearly hope for every amputated person to get their arms/legs back through transplants.

When Savage had both hands, part of his right brain responded to his left hand, and a corresponding part of his left brain responded to his right hand. After the amputation, that same part of his left brain would have been sensory-deprived and thus ready to adopt duties of adjacent sensory areas, such as those for the right arm and possibly his face.

Much animal and human research has documented that such neural reorganization begins within hours of limb loss or debilitation…

“It’s remarkable that an original neural pathway for the hand can be reinstated after years and years,” (Vanderbilt University neuroscientist Jon) Kaas says.

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Disgusting Racist Makes an Outrageous Sign of Obama!

max — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:05:02 +0000

Well, I just “hoped” that this sign wasn’t actually in America but sadly it is. Never mind who you are voting for, whoever made this sign is world’s most disgusting racist. I don’t see how colored Arabic Obama has anything to do with politics, this is simply plain racist sign that shows how few Americans are still uneducated. If you are going to make a sign, please do not include racist remarks or for anything else for that matter.

Racist = Yes

Free Speech = Yes, only if it’s secretly kept in your garage.

Disgusting = Yes

This is what the creator of the sign says:

Raymond Fine, 74, of West Plains, said the sign is a form of free speech.

My reply, “Yes, and you are a fu(king moron, why don’t you back to elementary school and see how the world is changing? You are still living in the 40s buddy, people like you make our world worse. Please grow up and learn about peace and diversity, not hatred and prejudice.”

As a person who immigrated to America and tolerated many forms of discrimination while growing up and learning English, I cannot say anymore than I’d fight for freedom of the people, signs like this is what causes wars. White, Black, Asian, Arabian, European, Indian, and everyone deserves to be treated equally regardless of color, race, religion, sexual-orientation, hello, this is part of Employeement-law. Heck, I bet the problem is that this guy doesn’t have any Black or Arabic friends.

Well, that’s my 2 cents on this sign, at least I can blog about what is wrong in this country.

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Bush signs another bill that let’s Military Satellites on American Civilians!

max — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:18:40 +0000

Although I thought Bush was going to go away quietly this year but apparently not, starting with things that I just can’t seem to understand.

Needless to say, Bush signs another bill that will pretty much make it legal for the government to spy you with better equipment and there goes more tax dollars.

I know national security is a big issue but Bush just seems to do more stuff that remind me more of Hitler than an American president.

My last words for the worst president in history of U.S. who did fuc* it up just before he leaves:

Dumbass, wars create jobs but they won’t last long, peace creates better international relations and we wouldn’t have to worry so much about other countries trying to bomb us.

What you give, you shall receive. How many innocent lives did American soldiers kill? Yes, that’s how many innocent Americans might get killed too in the future because of your dumbass. Thanks for putting us in the state of economic and financial vulnerability. No offense to American soldiers who are working their asses off but hey, you are working for the wrong leader right now. (at least until Obama comes up)

An appropriations bill signed by President Bush last week allows the controversial National Applications Office to begin operating a stringently limited version of a program that would turn military spy satellites on the US, sharing imagery with other federal, state, and local government agencies. The government’s own watchdog agency, the Government Accountability Office, has warned in an unpublished report that the more expansive program in the offing lacks adequate safeguards to protect privacy and civil liberties.

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Never give up, especially your blog dude!

max — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:00:40 +0000

Lol, Mike from Bloggin-Ads posted a review about Zedomax Network. I didn’t ask for one but thanks for the link love Mike.

On the upside, we are actually getting 115K uniques for this blog.

On the downside, I am actually broke as hell but it’s sounds really good when you say I make a lot of money! Lol…

Anyways, David is no longer writing for us anymore because we are really running out of money. (again…)

But, what I’ve experience in my life, is that when you are truly really broke with $100 in the bank, you really start trying hard.

Even lab rats will not follow the cheese unless they are tested with hunger and what not.

Anyways, thanks Mike for the blog post, every blog post helps! I will have to get you back now…feel bad with all the help you’ve given me.

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