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  • On the post: Amanda Palmer Destroys/Saves Musicians; Chances Of 'Hitting It Big' As An Artist Remain Unchanged

    Matt Henley ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2012 @ 08:36am

    Amanda Palmer in Houston

    I went and saw Amanda Palmer and her band at a local club this week. It was one of the most fun shows I have seen in years. They had the guest musicians play along with 2 or 3 songs, then she thanked them for their help and allowed the leader of the group take the microphone and tell the audience about the quartet's current project and where they would be performing. Then Amanda related what they were doing to a performance of Baryshnikov she saw as a child in NYC. The musicians obviously excited to be there and probably doubled the attendance to their experimental show.. what's the problem again?

  • On the post: Poet's Son Says No One Can Quote Father Without Paying Up… Even Academic Dissertations…

    Matt Henley ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2009 @ 02:15pm

    Paul's other activities

    He doesn't sound that pleasant at all: From the the New York Times:

    Ms. Rosen, who had supported Mr. Zukofsky on the U.S.C. search committee, said that once he got the job, he "antagonized everyone." "He totally misread the city," she said.
    http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/12/arts/schoenberg-archives-to-leave-usc.html?pagewanted=all

  • On the post: Advance Fee Scams Are Based On Greed, So Their New Favorite Target? Lawyers!

    Matt Henley ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2009 @ 12:10pm

    Scams

    A while back, someone went through my trash and dug up enough data to create counterfeit checks. They then took them to every Dillards Store in and around Houston and purchased ~$200 per check.

    I was very lucky in that I was watching the account due to a large check I had outstanding and immediately noticed the strange check #'s that showed up. In the subsequent weeks of dealing with the fraud department of BofA, I was flabbergasted in the archaic way that banks handle things.. I had to call the credit agencies (Experian and equifax come to mind) and argue with them, trying to tell the idiots that the account was closed and DO NOT TAKE MY CHECKS...

  • On the post: iPhone Haters Are Stick-Shifters In An Automatic World

    Matt Henley ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2009 @ 04:46pm

    Re: Re: iPhone and Linux

    Legally no.. we live in Texas.. but it sounds sorta stupid to call someone your boyfriend after 16 years.

  • On the post: iPhone Haters Are Stick-Shifters In An Automatic World

    Matt Henley ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2009 @ 12:42pm

    iPhone and Linux

    I don't hate the iPhone (or automatics). However, the last time I checked, Apple did not make a version of itunes for linux. They don't want me as a customer and I don't want to argue. If they decide to officially support my operating system, i would consider getting one. Right now I have a RAZR that costs me $10/month as an addon to my husband's account. It does what I need a cell phone for and is cheap. It can also use my VIVO sim chip so I have a local number when I am in Brazil. And yes.. my car is a 6-speed standard (Honda S2000) that is much more fun any any automatic I have owned.

  • On the post: The End Of Microsoft Money: Big Company Doesn't Always Win

    Matt Henley ( profile ), 12 Jun, 2009 @ 02:27pm

    Alternatives

    >Linux has nothing. GnuCash is awful. A spreadsheet is better.

    My experience has been different than yours. I switched to GnuCash in Dec07 and spent a little time to learn it and for managing my expenses and budgets it has worked very well. It has no problem with downloading files from my bank and once I understood double entry accounting it makes a lot of sense to me.

    Where I haven't figured it out it with my Investment accounts, but then I haven't spent to work that out.

    Note that I did not try to import accounts, I had quit tracking my finances for several years. I just found a good starting point and worked from there.

    Matt

  • On the post: Florida Red Light Camera Law Doesn't Care Who's Driving: Car Owner Fined

    Matt Henley ( profile ), 12 Mar, 2009 @ 04:44pm

    Re: Re:

    Something like this happened not too long ago. A driver purposely ran a light with one of the cameras so he could take the city to court and contest the legality of the system. A cop happened to see the said light-running and gave him a ticket. That is handled through the traffic courts and is totally different.. hence he was not able to bring his point up in court.

    The quick way to think of how they do it is the difference between getting a ticket for speeding (person charged with a moving violation) and parking your car too long in a spot with a parking meter (owner gets the non-moving civil violation).