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Re: Too late GoDaddy.com, too late

Michael Gorey — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:57:44 -0000

Direct consumer action ... it's a powerful and under-used tool. And it makes you feel good as well!

Re: Too late GoDaddy.com, too late

hasmatt — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:26:27 -0000

Thanks for sharing all of this, Erica! When I find some time over the holidays I intend to do the same (i.e. move from GoDaddy to Hover). The voicemail from them was priceless. I'm vainly hoping that I get one too, even though I only have three domains registered.

Re: Too late GoDaddy.com, too late

dtobias — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:23:27 -0000

I transferred some domains away from them yesterday; the transfer went surprisingly smoothly (the incoming registrar had warned that transfers might take a week or more, but they actually were completed within a few hours), and I was even able to transfer away two domains that would have auto-renewed at GoDaddy on Dec. 24. They haven't called me.

Re: Too late GoDaddy.com, too late

rainflyx — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:19:18 -0000

Can somebody make a transcript of it? I'm not in a place where I can listen to it at the moment, and I'm probably not the only one. I'll do it myself later when I get my headphones if no one has posted one.

Re: 23and…You? The African-American 23andMe Experience

Adisa — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:41:20 -0000

Erica,

I found you on the 23andme Roots advisers. I was one of the lucky ones to get a free kit at the National Urban League conference in Boston a few weeks ago. I was amazed at how much information I was able to get from 23andme. The relative finder blew my mind. Since then I have researched my family tree up to 7 generations and have linked one to Africa. My family however doesn't share the same enthusiasm as I do and wonder why I'm asking so many questions about the past. They are even more skeptical of the dna testing and say they would never do something like that. Anyway, keep doing what you doin!

Adisa

Re: Why I don’t like living in New York

Gladtobegone — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:50:53 -0000

I lived in New York for the first 30 years of my life (with a small 5 year sabbatical when I left for college).

Finally moved away for good in 2002 and I've been happy with my decision every day for the past 9 years. Now I live under palm trees, near the ocean, in a house with a driveway..... and fenced in yard where I can hang out with my friends, or all by myself, and just chill out whenever I want to. I still have regular nightmares that I had to move back for some god awful reason. They wake me up nearly in tears.

Yes, I grew up in NYC. If I go back every two years or so for a long weekend, I'm fine and dandy with it. I hope someone is enjoying taking up my two inches of space up there. It's all yours. :)

Re: Pics or It Didn’t Happen

Jef — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:40:04 -0000

im so late :)
it looked like something out of a movie. i hope your still smiling. you looked beautiful. congrats again.

luv n poison
-jef

Re: Why I don’t like living in New York

Prettybrown132 — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:37:48 -0000

I just don't understand the need to detail this in a manifesto. Just work on moving. Voila!

Re: Why I don’t like living in New York

Anduarto — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:53:29 -0000

Even with all my misgivings about NYC, it breaks my heart you feel this way. Who told you never to look anyone in the eye? It's a NYC fallacy. It's a habit. A throwback to the good bad old days when NYC truly was a dangerous place to live. It's nonsense. In fact, part of what makes living in NYC bearable for me, is purposefully breaking through the barriers, the habitual walls. People are still people and I find most folks (with the notable exception of certain young climbers who have some sort of hipness thing going on) are remarkably open to connecting if given the chance.

Re: Why I don’t like living in New York

Anduarto — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:51:57 -0000

Just been reading all the posts. Wow. Even with all my misgivings, I think some of you are being a little harsh. (I don't bring this up to be argumentative, just for the sake of discussion). I can't believe it either, but it actually makes me want to defend NYC a little bit.

The saddest take is from Buffalobirdie. Who told you never to look anyone in the eye? It's a NYC fallacy. It's a habit. A throwback to the good bad old days when NYC truly was a dangerous place to live. It's nonsense. In fact, part of what makes living in NYC bearable for me, is purposefully breaking through the barriers, the habitual walls. People are still people and find most folks (with the notable exception of certain young climbers who have some sort of hipness thing going on) are remarkably open to connecting if given the chance.

Re: Why I don’t like living in New York

Anduarto — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:43:59 -0000

I started to ask if you still lived in New York, but I see now that you're in California. Good for you.

I'm a little more conflicted about New York than you seemed to be. I like urban life. It's just that New York is so brutally urban. It feels claustrophobic at times. I keep thinking I'd be better off in a city with just a skosh more room, just a little more green. I love being able to walk to a coffee shop, cafe, restaurant without having to get in a car. But give me some trees and a little bit of space along the way.

New York is wonderful in a lot of ways. It truly is exciting and energizing on many levels. Unfortunately, the cost of living - more specifically the cost of housing - have degraded the quality of life here in a real way. The artists, writers, thinkers, bohemians and just plain characters that gave it so much of it's power, can no longer afford to live here. There are actually more fertile art / intellectual scenes in smaller, less expensive cities.

And, yes, New Yorkers can't shut up about how much they love New York. To suggest otherwise is paramount to heresy. That's a good thing, I guess. It's good that people love their city. But one does sometimes get the feeling that some of this praise amounts to a collective pep talk. New Yorkers trying to convince themselves that New York is, in fact, worth the rather substantial price tag - financial and otherwise.

Re: Pics or It Didn’t Happen

Tburtenshaw — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:40:49 -0000

Congratulations from an internet stranger!

Thanks for I the info about the DNA testing.

Re: DirecTV: Eff You, Pay Me.

Joseph Lopez — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:48:07 -0000

I work for DISH Nework and I can tell you that DISH does not provides these kind of practices. I know that Direct TV is being sued for deceptive practices towards its products and service. If you need great customer service and best prog in the industry then DISH Network is right for you.

Re: DirecTV: Eff You, Pay Me.

Guest — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:57:02 -0000

Did they tell you by activating that leased receiver as they call it?( how you lease something for 199.00 and then pay monthly for it I will never know) I work for DISH network, and I have to say that this is just a normal thing that I see from Directv, now granted no company is perfect, but Directv is just on the wrong side of the grass, I don't think they have seeded that side of the yard yet, cause there is no grass growing. DISH will always save you money, whether its motnhly or upfront. 199 for a leased receiver? wow

Re: DirecTV: Eff You, Pay Me.

ZSCHULTZ — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:31:43 -0000

California is not the only state that has done something, the Washington State Attorney General sued DIRECTV for "unfair sales practices." Also the BBB has received almost 40,000 customer complaints about DIRECTV. Now I am a DISH employee and customer but I thought I would share that information with you.

Re: I found my Uncle on Facebook

Anika Malone — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:56:12 -0000

That's wonderful for your family, Erica! What a great story.

Re: Giveaway: 23andMe Complete Kit ($499 value)

Jevaun — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:26:34 -0000

I love the idea that this ingenious little service can fill in the gaps that enslavement, death, and natural disaster have all caused. This is quite plainly the only way I'll ever know the full extent of my ancestry.

Re: Giveaway: 23andMe Complete Kit ($499 value)

Bryston B — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:30:48 -0000

dna's so cool in what it can tell you, be ever so grateful erica!

Re: Giveaway: 23andMe Complete Kit ($499 value)

Lynn — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:14:47 -0000

i've always wondered about myself

Re: Giveaway: 23andMe Complete Kit ($499 value)

CW — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:08:05 -0000

This is for a love in my life that would like to see her paternal Haplogroup!

Re: Giveaway: 23andMe Complete Kit ($499 value)

alpersf — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:17:12 -0000

It would really appreciate this. I have ashkenazi jew heritage and I have family history of diabetes and chrohn's disease. There are certain diseases that affects certain ashkenazi jewish populations. It would be nice to get tested and learn about the possibilities.

Re: My Computer History…

Remove Spyware — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:06:24 -0000

:"( I got my first notebook in 2008.

Re: Pizza Hut says Web Loyalty scam “provides value to customers”

iKitty — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:27:50 -0000

I haven't had any issues when ordering from Pizza Hut and I do so several times a month on a personal level and several more times for business meetings in-house. I just am sure not to click things that come up in a pop up window that encourage me to sign up for other companies. I place the order, look at the confirmation, and move on.

So many say they are 'scammed' but in truth I think they get click happy and sign up for services "just because the window was there"...I see this many times in my field of business (IT) where the "next" button is fodder for click happy users.

Take your time on the 'net, and read what you're signing up for. Pizza Hut is right, I went through and it offered several chances at opting out or in and if you opt in, that's your business.

Re: Giveaway: 23andMe Complete Kit ($499 value)

Jess — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:13:20 -0000

I'd like a complete 23andMe genotyping because it'd be awesome to be able to analyze my own genetic data after spending a graduate career analyzing other people's :)

Re: Giveaway: 23andMe Complete Kit ($499 value)

Lea — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:58:25 -0000

Doctor think I'm weird when I want to know my body better... they thinks that without symptoms, people should just be happy they're healthy. While on one hand, I see the point in not ordering unwarranted expensive medical tests, I nonetheless have an inherent interest in knowing more about what makes me tick. If only I weren't a graduate student, I'd have gotten this done ages ago!