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Re:That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and p... by mirimir on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @12:14PM (#11345760)
That's a heart-wrenching list. I love Scalzi's SF, but didn't know that side of him. My parents were poor by any US standard. But basically, I was trained for the Cold War, so hey.

I do recall, however, a friend who was raising two kids on her own. With some horrible history of migration etc. She did indeed know the cost of everything. And budgeted carefully, down to the penny.

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Re:That awkward moment when Apple mocked good hardware and p... by CaptainZapp on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @01:20PM (#11346404)
It's nice that Scalzi "made it" and turned his writing into a successful career.

I really like his blog (sorry John, I guess I'm one of your freeloaders; that's because I'm just not that much into SF)

He seems to be a really decent guy and shows an ability, which is sorely missed nowadays:

Comon Sense.

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