Posts by Christopher Null
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29 pigs is one too many. Judge: Florence Gruber must offload pigs from Paulsboro home | NJ.com.
Read MoreClaiming the Blog
Just a formality. NetworkedBlogs Blog: ChrisNull.com Topics: Wackadoodle, Paranoia, Miscellany Follow my blog
Read MoreDebt Collectors Reach New Lows
There is no occupation I dislike more than the debt collector. Here’s another reason to hate them. Hospital patients waiting in an emergency room or convalescing after surgery are being confronted by an unexpected visitor: a debt collector at bedside. This and other aggressive tactics by one of the nation’s largest collectors of medical debts,…
Read MoreT-Rex Disco
I lol’ed.
Read MoreAnger Management
Just off the phone with a debt collector for Providian who literally screamed at me: “Why don’t you pay your debts!?” Only problem: I’ve never had an account with Providian. Wrong Chris Null.
Read MoreNodding Off
Up in the middle of the night? It’s normal! We often worry about lying awake in the middle of the night – but it could be good for you. A growing body of evidence from both science and history suggests that the eight-hour sleep may be unnatural.
Read MoreSay What?
My collected works can be bought for $41, it seems. (Please do not buy this.)
Read MoreHowdy
Famous last words. Word, I mean.
Read MoreInspiration
The problem isn’t coming up with great ideas. The problem is remembering them after you get out of the shower.
Read MoreSpam Headline of the Day
From “Chase”: “You have an uncornfirm payment.” I wonder if it’s legit?
Read More“The first thing they told me was, ‘Leave your cats and get out.'”
In a story full of great quotes, that was perhaps the greatest.
Read MoreDispatch from CES 2012
Best CES schwag ever: Radio Shack’s pre-charged, portable smartphone battery pack. No more worrying about my phone dying at 2pm.
Read MoreTop 10 Movies of 2011
By popular demand… my personal (and completely subjective) top 10 for the year. We Need to Talk About Kevin Another Earth Martha Marcy May Marlene The Artist Margin Call The Way Hanna The Help Shame Rango
Read MoreRIP Trade Shows, 2012
With Microsoft abandoning the event (it’s hard to blame them; the company has launched anything new at CES for years), I have a sinking suspicion that this January’s CES will be my last. Ah well… the timing has always been horrible (who wants to announce new products in January?) and the really big news gets…
Read MoreThe Supermarket’s Scourge Against Tall People
What I Want For Christmas
This.
Read MoreAwards Season Is Officially Here
These screeners arrived today…
Read MoreThis Is How Hoarders Get Their Start
Yes, that’s a kids’ shampoo bottle.
Read MoreFact Checking the Cadillac World Thorium Fuel
I’m writing about this here simply because I have nowhere else to put it: In the course of writing about alternate energy sources for autos, I’ve found (what looks rather obvious from the outset) that the much-reported-upon nuclear-powered “World Thorium Fuel” vehicle from GM is not a real concept vehicle but merely a 3D rendering…
Read MoreBut What Are They Looking At?
I couldn’t imagine better “scared face” pictures… the Fear Factory must be doing something right. Wooooo — Halloween!
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