http://www.consumatron.com Everything We Buy, Reviewed. Sun, 17 May 2009 13:37:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks to those who have written e-mails expressing concern and curiosity. It's always surprising when someone actually cares enough to write, what, with every person on the planet blogging these days. The truth is, I've been working enough for three people (and getting paid enough for 1/3 a person, but in ... http://www.consumatron.com/2009/05/checkup.html What a difference a year makes. Compare this car story to this car story and ask yourself if this faith in our outdated economy is worth it. Is it necessary? Is it the only thing we have at this point? Is there an alternate route. Let ... http://www.consumatron.com/2009/04/pocket-change-040709.html Item Purchased: Eee PC 1000HE Location Purchased: Amazon.com Price: $389.00 Review: It's been a while since I made a genuine impulse buy. Though the netbook hype has been large nearly everywhere you look lately, the New York Times wasn't the article that put me over the edge. I've been thinking about ... http://www.consumatron.com/2009/04/asus-eee-pc-1000he-10-inch-netbook.html Most regular readers know that I am a fan of Douglas Rushkoff. Here's another attempt to make you a fan too: What kinds of local currencies exist in your communities, on or offline? http://www.consumatron.com/2009/04/weekend-unrelated-creating-value.html Item Purchased: Vegan Burger Location Purchased: Simone's Bar / 960 W. 18th St. / Chicago, IL Price: $7.50 + tax Purchased on: 03/30/09 Review: If you search for other online reviews of Simone's Bar, you will either find comments about gentrification in the Pilsen neighborhood written by artist types who are the gateway to ... http://www.consumatron.com/2009/04/vegan-burger-from-simones-bar.html F---in' yeah! A woman who was arrested for saying f--- when she couldn't find any f---in' batteries in a La Marque, TX Walmart has had all of the f---in' charges dropped. The f--- who arrested her? A f---in' assistant fire marshal! Now, I don't mean to generalize, ... http://www.consumatron.com/2009/03/pocket-change-033109.html Item Purchased: Daal Palak Location Purchased: Khan BBQ / 2401 W Devon Ave / Chicago, IL Price: $4.99 + tax Purchased on: 03/25/09 Review: For me, Palak dishes are a fallback side for me when I go out for Indian food. Even when I was younger and refused to eat spinach, Palak appealed ... http://www.consumatron.com/2009/03/daal-palak-from-khan-bbq.html Item Purchased: Location Purchased: Khan BBQ / 2401 W Devon Ave / Chicago, IL Price: $8.99 + tax Purchased on: 03/25/09 Review: If I were to move to a Chicago neighborhood based solely on proximity to restaurants, I would probably pick Devon Avenue, which is home to most of the Indian restaurants in ... http://www.consumatron.com/2009/03/daal-gohst-from-khan-bbq.html I'm very interested in the future of publishing...especially book publishing. One of the better ideas I've seen put into action is Paper Egg Books. Paper Egg is a division of Featherproof Books that offers a subscription only series of books. For only $20/year you get two original, ... http://www.consumatron.com/2009/03/pocket-change-032609.html Willing by Scott Spencer - What does a devastated 37-year old delusional struggling writer do when his girlfriend admits to having an affair with a younger, more Russian man? In Avery Jankowsky's case, he accepts an all-expenses-paid international sex tour... And attempts to turn it into a bestselling book ... http://www.consumatron.com/2009/03/midweek-media-mass-willing-paper-towns.html