unusualsuspect

@unusualsuspect (2602)

United States • Age 69

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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stiid55 @stiid55 (301) 7 Oct 09

Hi all my lotters, this best site here has blogs on the dashboard and because i have been bizzi with discussions and replying to them could anybody who has had experience with these blog`s give us any pointers and are they the...

bizzi with blogs

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unusualsuspect That doesn't make any more sense than the original question. Everything you need to know about blogs is in a link at the bottom of every page. If you have a blog anywhere on the internet, and it's been up long enough and has enough content, you can apply...

9 Oct 09

Taking one sentance and deciding it means something completely diffferent...

vivasuzi @vivasuzi (4127) • United States 28 Sep 09

This actually stems from another site where I got a comment on an TV Show Recap that really bugged me. I wrote one sentence to describe 2 POSSIBLE symptoms for a syndrome one of the characters had. Someone came on to...

online

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unusualsuspect it's probably a fine line, but I'd say you were correcting the commenter more than you were defending yourself. You don't want to leave people with the impression that the commenter was right in what he said, and that's exactly what I'd do. When it comes down...

28 Sep 09

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Are Garage sales worth it?

Sheri @tuckersheri (1327) • United States 27 Sep 09

I have had garage sales and not made much money. It seems as though you buy a bunch of things and sell things that you own for not even what you paid for it. You don't even make half of what you spent on the item you bought back....

garage sales

rip off

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unusualsuspect The person who started the discussion is talking about garage sales. You're talking about auctions. No relationship at all.

28 Sep 09

If I buy imported UK version DVD film will it work and will it be in english?

apples99 @apples99 (6556) • United States 24 Sep 09

I was going to buy this DVD film that I've wanted for a long time, but its an import from the UK and I'm from the US and my question is if I purchase this DVD will it play properly on my DVD player, and will the audio sound be in...

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unusualsuspect If you check online for your DVD player and model, you may be able to find a code that will let your DVD player play any region. There are codes for most players. Unfortunately, mine doesn't have a code, so I have to play other region discs on my computer. If...

24 Sep 09

Myspace and Facebook

nvdbball27 @nvdbball27 (117) • United States 23 Sep 09

Okay, Myspace and Facebook are almost a daily routine for most Americans that have either or. Whether you are checking Facebook or Myspace or your uploading pictures or updating your daily activity it is a way of life. However, I...

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unusualsuspect Tony, one way to *not* make money here is by highjacking other people's discussions and comments and sticking in something that's completely off topic. It's a good way to get downrated, and maybe even get reported if someone notices that you keep doing it.

24 Sep 09

bonnet rippers!

jb78000 @jb78000 (15139) 20 Sep 09

a low key adaptation to lust filled romances is proving very successful in the united states. these are amish based love stories - not much gets ripped (except bonnets) but sales are going through the roof. what changes would you...

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unusualsuspect For some reason, I've never gotten around to reading Ian Banks, but I have a fairly long list of SF writers that I want to get familar with. If I live long enough. Some of my favorites are John Brunner, Frank Herbert, and Isaac Asimov, among the older writers....

20 Sep 09

Anyone Have A Clue What The Heck Is Going On With Today.com?

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 30 Aug 09

For quite sometime, I've been blogging at Today.com though not recently. Now I'm getting these rather weird emails from them the first was this one: [i]Welcome to Today.com Rewards Thank you for signing up in the...

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unusualsuspect One reason why sites like today.com and ciao get so popular is that they offer pay for doing very little work. Then they get overrun with people who can't really write, and before you know it, the payouts exceed the advertising revenue. At that point, the site...

1 Sep 09

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Are there still Aspies on mylot?

DCLehnsherr @DCLehnsherr (1037) 25 Aug 09

I just joined mylot within the last week, perhaps even on the week now actually, and when I saw that there was an Aspergers section I was quite excited really. I have the condition and have been diagnosed for about 2 years now I...

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unusualsuspect If you do decide to join Aspiesocial, I'm Catana/Sylvie Mac. I combined my two main online names so that people who know me from different places will know who I am. Mylot is the only place that I'm UnusualSuspect. I used to use that name a lot, but finally...

25 Aug 09

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padu19 @padu19 (1441) • India 22 Aug 09

Hi, Serious writers required. $0.80 per 400 words.. long term article writers who are serious about online earning, can contact me using my mail id padu19@gmail.com Do not contact me, if you cannot write articles using US...

money

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unusualsuspect Your reply would make me hesitate even if I was willing to work for so little money. If you can't read any better than that, then you're not even qualified to judge someone's writing. "You cannot just call someone a scam!!" Try again. I said that some offers...

24 Aug 09

Do you do Associated Content "calls for content"?

AnythngArt @AnythngArt (3302) • United States 19 Aug 09

Occasionally I look over the calls for content on the account page of Associated Content. Usually they are just for performance payment and not upfront. Do you participate in these? What is the benefit? Are the page views really...

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unusualsuspect I've tried writing on subjects that are supposed to be popular, but I got so bored that I quit. I don't do a lot of writing, and if I can't enjoy it, it's just not worth it. I write on subjects that interest me, and try to give them a unique slant. That seems...

20 Aug 09

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Can I get in trouble for typing a magazine article up into my blog?

coltonshane @coltonshane (3) • United States 10 Aug 09

I want to put some articles I have read onto my blog and give credit to the writer but I don't know if I can get in trouble. It would be word for word and even have the writers name and where the article came from so it should be...

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unusualsuspect Good point, macdingolinger. I meant to include the fact that if you can gain permission from the publisher, then it's legal, but you have to state that you have permission, and full credit has to be included. If it's a blog post or article by an individual,...

10 Aug 09

Are you into Fanfiction?

troublesome @troublesome (324) • United States 8 Aug 09

Am I into it? Why yeah of course I am. I've been reading Fanfiction since a couple years ago. I find myself reading mostly crossovers and the fandoms of Harry Potter, Twilight, any anime fandoms, Lord of the Rings, etc.. There is...

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unusualsuspect IMaybe you can answer a question I've been curious about. Why would anybody with a talent for writing spend significant amounts of time writing something that they can't sell? If you do write your novel, you can never publish it. I realize that for some...

8 Aug 09

I finally reached a clout 7!

Bethany1202 @Bethany1202 (3431) • United States 8 Aug 09

I am happy to announce I finally reached a clout 7 a few days ago on Associated Content. I know it's not a huge achievement to most, but it made me happy. Now I can get paid $1.55 per thousand page views rather than the standard...

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unusualsuspect Thanks for the info about clout levels, Bethany. I wasn't sure if the number of articles had anything to do with it. Of course, the more you write, the more page views you get, so it makes sense just on that basis. I tried Bukisa recently, but gave it up....

8 Aug 09

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has anyone been published in the new york times?

Erin Nicole Cochran @CallieWVU2 (520) • United States 6 Aug 09

I was just wondering if anyone has ever been published or know someone personally who has been published in the New York Times. It seems to me that sometimes you either have to be God or the President to get something published...

published in new york times

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unusualsuspect If you want to get poetry published, the NY Times is definitely the wrong place to try. If you're serious about being published, then you have to spend some time finding out about the publishing industry. Even if the Times did publish poetry, as a beginner,...

6 Aug 09

Flash Fiction Contest

sunnflr @sunnflr (2767) • United States 4 Aug 09

How many of you are entering the flash fiction contest on Associated Content? I put my entry up day before yesterday I think it was. I've read a few stories from friends, and everyone is doing a great job so far! It's only a 30...

flash fiction contest

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unusualsuspect That's a pretty scary story. You did a good job of keeping up the suspense.

5 Aug 09

Difference in page view computation in Bukisa and AC

scheng1 @scheng1 (24649) • Singapore 30 Jul 09

I notice that there is a major difference in page view computation for articles in Bukisa and Associated Content. In Associated Content, a long article is spread over two or more pages. One of my long articles is nine pages long....

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unusualsuspect scheng1, thanks for the info on the AC thread. I wanted to learn more about page view calculation, but didn't have the patience to track it down. And the bit about long articles -- good point. I didn't think about the possibility that they might be of value to...

4 Aug 09

Constant content

bluehibiscus @bluehibiscus (702) • United States 30 Jul 09

I signed up for constant content awhile ago but I have never written anything for the site. Basically people send requests and you bid for the job. My question is has anyone used it? Does it actually work?

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unusualsuspect Yes, Constant Content is a legitimate site. It's also very picky about who can write there. If your writing isn't professional quality, you might just as well not bother. This seems to be one of those days for complete misunderstanding of writing sites....

31 Jul 09

Reusing Bath towels

Palmerhusky @Palmerhusky (843) • United States 29 Jul 09

My roommates and myself have an ongoing battle about this one. they reuse their bath towels up to a week or more use and i think its disgusting and have begun to by my own towels so that i can have one for each day. I understand...

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unusualsuspect Gee, Palmerhusky, I never knew that getting clean is so difficult that you have to *hope* you've done it well enough. You might want to consider that your attitude is completely abnormal and irrational. Your mother was a germophobe and she seems to have done a...

29 Jul 09