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	<title>Comments for No More Free Passes</title>
	<link>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com</link>
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		<title>Comment on Do You Believe in Gravity? by No More Free Passes &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Roger Ebert&#8217;s Unofficial Review of &#8220;Expelled&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/do-you-believe-in-gravity#comment-18</link>
		<dc:creator>No More Free Passes &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Roger Ebert&#8217;s Unofficial Review of &#8220;Expelled&#8221;</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/do-you-believe-in-gravity#comment-18</guid>
		<description>[...] Do You Believe in Gravity? [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Do You Believe in Gravity? [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Comment on 7 Reasons the Left Should Ignore Sarah Palin by mhpm</title>
		<link>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/political/25#comment-17</link>
		<dc:creator>mhpm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/political/25#comment-17</guid>
		<description>I do like the official responses so far from Obama campaign. They've pretty much taken the high road, with even Biden the Attack Dog saying the nice and necessary things about the family being off-limits. I like watching Obama's brand of jiu-jitsu in action, and I'm looking forward to the counter-attack. 

Well, the main counter-attack. I assume there's a certain degree of coordination with Sebelius and Schultz, and that it's a ramp up to Clinton saying something cutting, maybe trying to yoink the news cycle aware from McCain after his speech. And I do want to see if "the media" will react poorly to being slagged in this particular way and get bored with the whole "Straight Talk Express" narrative that lacks the arc of a decent narrative.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I do like the official responses so far from Obama campaign. They&#8217;ve pretty much taken the high road, with even Biden the Attack Dog saying the nice and necessary things about the family being off-limits. I like watching Obama&#8217;s brand of jiu-jitsu in action, and I&#8217;m looking forward to the counter-attack. </p>
<p>Well, the main counter-attack. I assume there&#8217;s a certain degree of coordination with Sebelius and Schultz, and that it&#8217;s a ramp up to Clinton saying something cutting, maybe trying to yoink the news cycle aware from McCain after his speech. And I do want to see if &#8220;the media&#8221; will react poorly to being slagged in this particular way and get bored with the whole &#8220;Straight Talk Express&#8221; narrative that lacks the arc of a decent narrative.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Steve Jobs: &#8220;More Affordable&#8221; = &#8220;An extra $15/month&#8221; by Troy</title>
		<link>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/tech/apple/21#comment-16</link>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/tech/apple/21#comment-16</guid>
		<description>That's just the current consumer culture, right?  A low down payment in exchange for higher monthly payments and/or a longer loan term even though just saving up a bigger down payment would save you in the long run.

It's definitely somewhat appealing to me.  The $200 "down payment" is a lot easier to swallow than $400, while the $10/month is fairly easy to forgive and as you said not really out of line with other unlimited data plans.

Still not jumping yet...switching providers is a hassle and frankly 2 years is way too long for an Apple product given how quickly they seem to update their products.  

I guess I am still holding out for an "open" phone!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s just the current consumer culture, right?  A low down payment in exchange for higher monthly payments and/or a longer loan term even though just saving up a bigger down payment would save you in the long run.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s definitely somewhat appealing to me.  The $200 &#8220;down payment&#8221; is a lot easier to swallow than $400, while the $10/month is fairly easy to forgive and as you said not really out of line with other unlimited data plans.</p>
<p>Still not jumping yet&#8230;switching providers is a hassle and frankly 2 years is way too long for an Apple product given how quickly they seem to update their products.  </p>
<p>I guess I am still holding out for an &#8220;open&#8221; phone!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Review:  &#8220;Little Brother&#8221; by Cory Doctorow by Little Brother : Megan Powell . Net</title>
		<link>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/reviews/19#comment-14</link>
		<dc:creator>Little Brother : Megan Powell . Net</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 23:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/reviews/19#comment-14</guid>
		<description>[...] Important. And Little Brother does have a dual nature&#8212;Larry’s already discussed it in his review&#8212;but I was pleasantly surprised by how readable a book it is. If it occasionally turned into a [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Important. And Little Brother does have a dual nature&#8212;Larry’s already discussed it in his review&#8212;but I was pleasantly surprised by how readable a book it is. If it occasionally turned into a [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Comment on One Obvious Problem with an Armed Populace by Megan</title>
		<link>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/uncategorized/16#comment-13</link>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/uncategorized/16#comment-13</guid>
		<description>This is what comes of too little RPG experience. Any kid playing D&#38;D knows you can't roll against just any old skill; it has to be the &lt;i&gt;appropriate&lt;/i&gt; skill, even if it's based on your dump stat.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is what comes of too little RPG experience. Any kid playing D&amp;D knows you can&#8217;t roll against just any old skill; it has to be the <i>appropriate</i> skill, even if it&#8217;s based on your dump stat.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Yup, I&#8217;m Playing the Race Card. by Lee</title>
		<link>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/political/10#comment-12</link>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/political/10#comment-12</guid>
		<description>And what of Hilary and "The Family"?
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080331/ehrenreich</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And what of Hilary and &#8220;The Family&#8221;?<br />
<a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080331/ehrenreich" rel="nofollow">http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080331/ehrenreich</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on &#8220;I bet it&#8217;s that Pally.  He&#8217;s been farming Spider Silk for like 10 hours.  Nobody needs that much Spider Silk.&#8221; by mhpm</title>
		<link>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/tech/9#comment-11</link>
		<dc:creator>mhpm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/tech/9#comment-11</guid>
		<description>It could be a subtle form of economic terrorism (bilk the newbie $infidel) or fundraising for terrorism. I'm sure the isk is stronger than the dollar.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It could be a subtle form of economic terrorism (bilk the newbie $infidel) or fundraising for terrorism. I&#8217;m sure the isk is stronger than the dollar.</p>
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		<title>Comment on &#8220;I bet it&#8217;s that Pally.  He&#8217;s been farming Spider Silk for like 10 hours.  Nobody needs that much Spider Silk.&#8221; by Troy</title>
		<link>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/tech/9#comment-10</link>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/tech/9#comment-10</guid>
		<description>I don't think it's a big concern.
Terrorist Cell Leader: Underling, did you execute that devious terrorist plot like I asked?
Underling: So sorry, but I was so close to reaching level 43 that I just *had* to go raiding last night.

I think a more believable scenario would be terrorists developing an MMORPG that is *so* addictive that no one can stop playing it.  And considering this is the plot of a Star Trek: TNG episode...it's still pretty unbelievable.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a big concern.<br />
Terrorist Cell Leader: Underling, did you execute that devious terrorist plot like I asked?<br />
Underling: So sorry, but I was so close to reaching level 43 that I just *had* to go raiding last night.</p>
<p>I think a more believable scenario would be terrorists developing an MMORPG that is *so* addictive that no one can stop playing it.  And considering this is the plot of a Star Trek: TNG episode&#8230;it&#8217;s still pretty unbelievable.</p>
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		<title>Comment on &#8220;I bet it&#8217;s that Pally.  He&#8217;s been farming Spider Silk for like 10 hours.  Nobody needs that much Spider Silk.&#8221; by mhpm</title>
		<link>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/tech/9#comment-9</link>
		<dc:creator>mhpm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/tech/9#comment-9</guid>
		<description>I dunno. It seems like being a terrorist would involve an awful lot of down time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I dunno. It seems like being a terrorist would involve an awful lot of down time.</p>
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		<title>Comment on &#8220;I bet it&#8217;s that Pally.  He&#8217;s been farming Spider Silk for like 10 hours.  Nobody needs that much Spider Silk.&#8221; by Lee</title>
		<link>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/tech/9#comment-8</link>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.nomorefreepasses.com/rants/tech/9#comment-8</guid>
		<description>Somehow I think we are going to see an influx of characters named Reynard running around.  Maybe even Reynard guilds.

But would people really spending time in MMO have time to be terrorists?

Also I just realized it isn't obvious from the main page that the rants have more content beneath.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Somehow I think we are going to see an influx of characters named Reynard running around.  Maybe even Reynard guilds.</p>
<p>But would people really spending time in MMO have time to be terrorists?</p>
<p>Also I just realized it isn&#8217;t obvious from the main page that the rants have more content beneath.</p>
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