Nobrainer’s Think Tank

Earlier this week I ordered a book, Moneyball, from half.com. It was listed as being in very good condition and priced at 89 cents. About a day later, I heard from the seller. Whoops, they said, they didn’t actually have the book. They gave me two options: either choose a different book from their inventory, or have them refund the order. I chose neither. I replied, “I want the title I ordered at the quality I ordered at the price I ordered.” In other words, I’m saying that it is their obligation to find a new copy for their inventory and ship it to me even if it means they lose money on the deal. That seems fair to me. Heck, I think it should be the half.com policy: if a seller suddenly realizes they don’t have the product they listed for sale, then they should be obligated to buy the next cheapest similar item and then sell it to me at the price originally listed by the seller.

I haven’t heard back from them. We’ll see how this goes.

Right now, 5:20AM, I’m at the Dayton airport waiting for my 6:10 flight to Dulles to board. And I’m damn happy to be here.

Not 5 minutes after I left my parents house, I was cruising down the highway toward another highway which would take me to the interstate. From far away, there was a car stopped up near my exit. Given the distance and the whole it-being-night-thing-at-4AM thing I couldn’t tell exactly where they were stopped so I started to slow down. Then, from the left, a car comes flying from the entrance ramp, over the road, barrels through the median onto my side of the road. The driver then, kinda gained control and then he/she started heading straight for me. I, of course, froze like a deer in the headlights. Fortunately the driver straightened out a bit and passed to my left.

Fuck, that was scary.

If you don’t buy our coffee, we’ll kill you. Got it.

This is almost downright thievery!

It also makes me wonder how games like football, soccer, hockey and basketball, which basically encourage theft, have an effect on society.

These books are hot off the presses! If you pay the shipping, I’ll send it to you for free!

• Windows 95 for Dummies
• The Lotus Guide to 1-2-3 Release 2.3
• Using WordPerfect 5.1
• 1-2-3 Financial Macros

You know you want one!

I do actually have these books in my possession, and they’re in great shape. BARELY USED! And if 20 year-old computer manuals aren’t your thing, you can always use them for fuel!