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Embedded Joost

As of today, you can embed videos from Joost on your blog. Just find a video you like and click on the little embed button underneath it.

Ah, Samurai Jack, how I miss you.

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Cancelling a FreeCreditReport.com account is an exercise in pain

Back when Mandy and I decided to buy a house, I signed up for FreeCreditReport.com to get a copy of my credit report. They force you to sign up with a credit card for their one-month trial and then start billing you after the month is up. I no longer need their services, so I called up today to cancel.

Wow, talk about an upsell. First I had the wonderful benefits of the site re-explained to me twice, then offered the service at half price for six months, then offered a free month (after which they’d start billing me again), then told to pull up my credit report because I had not in a while. With each offer, I simply responded “No thanks, I’d just like to cancel my account.” I got to say that seven times.

Fifteen minutes later, account is canceled.

So just be warned. Like so many subscription services these days, it’s easy to get in, but painful to get back out.

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Daddy’s Little Hacker

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The training is slowly progressing. Today email, tomorrow SQL and JavaScript.

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Computers

A SCons Scanner for Dojo

Bjorn worked up a pretty sweet scanner for SCons that understands dojo.require statements. If you’re using SCons and Dojo, definitely take a peek.

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Moving On

As of Friday, I’m moving on to a new gig. The last few years with Bloglines have been fun, but it’s time to do something new. Thanks to everyone at Bloglines for making my time there memorable and for working together to make a great online feed reader.