Tuesday, September 03, 2013

Daily Links 9-3-13

Discounts, grammar, literature, beer and Nutella all in today's links. Enjoy.

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From Lifehacker, Top 10 Tricks to Get Discounts on Almost Anything. Just as an aside, last week I canceled my cable television and satellite radio services (mostly to save money). In both cases the customer service reps tried to offer me substantial discounts to stay with them. If I could have afforded it they might have been deals to consider. If you think you're paying too much for a service it's worth seeing if the provider will offer you a discount to stay with them. Chances are they probably will.

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One girl took her love for Nutella and turn it into, well this:


Hat tip: Neatorama

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17 famous literary characters that were originally called something else.

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Sorting out the thorny affect vs. effect problem.

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Who says a little alcohol doesn't help get the creative juices flowing? Ten things that were created over a couple of beers.

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