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Comment on Baker College and Computer Science by Baker College and Computer Science, Part III « Musings of an Internet Junkie

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:45:40 +0000

[...] of my readers will recall how I previously wrote about the idea of withdrawing from Baker College due to the questionable Bachelor of Computer Science degree program. At that [...]

Comment on Chase takeover of WaMu by Sondra

Sondra — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:51:43 +0000

I was quite surprised by the rate change, also. Not only do I pay more than the minimum on my credit card, I pay the entire balance on the card (sometimes getting frustrated that I need to wait another three days to make a payment; I obsess). It seems that Chase should have offered WaMu customers some sort of option for their credit switch; the Flexible Rewards card offers very little to me, and I actually ended up opening an Amazon.com Visa account (also with Chase, much to my chagrin) to use in place of it.

I have no idea how the credit networks work with their respective banks and sponsoring companies, and I have no interest in learning at the moment; however, it seems that Chase could have offered me a choice of card options.

I was also unhappy when my Amazon card disappeared from my online account the other day; according to the final (of four) customer reps I talked to, the account had been removed from the online profile after it was “suspended to verify that I was in possession of my card because it was new.” I received no notification that the card was suspended, and I had used the card the previous day– when it had already vanished from my online account.

Because I buy so many things from Amazon, the new card makes sense in terms of rewards (and has a much lower interest rate than the ridiculous ex-WaMu card), but Chase certainly hasn’t won any points with me.

Comment on Chase takeover of WaMu by Traci

Traci — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:27:00 +0000

I am glad to see someone post on this issue. I am very tempted to default and walk away. I can get rid of my phone so they can’t call… and letters I can ignore… and they can have my first born! I think we need to post as much as we can and get a ground swell going so perhaps the government will step in and stop them from setting so many up for failure. It’s hard enough to keep up right now. We don’t need the credit card lenders to behave like the preditory mortgage lenders!

Comment on The saga continues… by Home of the 1UZ-Powered Supras » Post Topic » Paypal Quietly Resolves Issue

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:40:03 +0000

[...] some of you may recall, I was the victim of a scam artist named Paul Calabrese at the end of 2007 and Paypal refused to collect from his account after finding in my favor through [...]

Comment on The saga continues… by Musings of an Internet Junkie » Blog Archive » Paypal Quietly Resolves Issue

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:36:38 +0000

[...] some of you may recall, I was the victim of a scam artist named Paul Calebrese at the end of 2007 and Paypal refused to collect from his account after finding in my favor through [...]

Comment on Winter Semester at Baker by Sondra

Sondra — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:47:49 +0000

Back to the daily grind, huh? I’m getting a gen ed Sociology credit out of the way this term, and it looks like it will be an interesting class (and a respite from Baker’s apparent inability to update course documents for their CS classes; web server admin was a pain).

I just started a new job, so perhaps I won’t drop off the face of the earth as often; still interested in a geek-fest at some point, even though it’s a few months overdue?

Comment on Baker College and Computer Science by Sondra

Sondra — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:42:30 +0000

I haven’t been all that impressed with Baker so far. According to their website, they’re an accredited institution, and I’m sure that I’ll be able to find computer-related jobs with my degree– but I’m starting to wonder if graduate programs will accept my undergrad as well. I’m thinking about going into Library Science after I finish my undergrad degree, and I’d like to avoid worrying about whether my degree is even valid. Perhaps my outlook will change a bit when I start taking classes that are a bit more challenging; these “learn to use a computer” classes have been easy, but I hate that I’m paying them so much to “learn how to start an application.” Seriously.

Comment on Summer officially over! by Sondra

Sondra — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:46:14 +0000

I finished my Internet assignments– at 11:58. Not sure if I’ll get points for some of them, but at least they’re in. And I agree; there’s absolutely no reason we should have had to take that class, but at least it was fun to taunt people who didn’t know how to use a computer.

(Did I say that? It’s the celebratory no-homework-for-a-week wine talking. I promise.)

You’re going to have to let me know how Ethics goes; for some reason, I feel like I can relate on the having-different-views issue.

Comment on Change A Million Light Bulbs Project by admin

admin — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:38:14 +0000

No problem Linh. Glad I could help spread the word about your project!

Comment on Change A Million Light Bulbs Project by linh

linh — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:25:10 +0000

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Was jsut browsing. This is very nice of you. Thanks