Well thats a good idea
This is a neat idea that has an implementation and is used on the net: http://recaptcha.net/
To prevent bots from spamming websites most website owners have this thing called a "captcha". This requires a human to read a graphic and product two words. This is somewhat hard for machines and easy for humans (in most cases). This site actually picks up on the words from digitizing books that the machines can't read and asks the humans to decipher them. So by using sites with this Captcha we're helping digitize books and also prevent spammers. And as a byproduct helping spammers help people digitize books.
Under the floor… Another floor!
Home improvement, what a fun, fun, fun, time consuming activity. Okay, its not too fun sometimes and it takes a lot of time. Anyway I ripped up the old flooring. And I use the term ripped because the wood was so brittle and wet it basically broke apart when I pulled it up. Took a good 2+ hours too. Part of the problem was there were screws holding it down that can't be removed with a screwdriver and are very very rusty but its gone. I was surprised though at how wet it is, and I found another floor underneath! I can't believe that, it was pretty funny. Made me really think though about how much additional work this is. But it must be done. Pictures of new floor to remove included below...
The asbestos removal company is also done, but I'm not too happy with my subfloor, lots of suspected water damage (that is probably pretty old..):
Pulling my money out of Citibank
I've decided I will soon pull my money out of Citibank. I'm not pulling it out because I'm afraid of losing it when the bank goes under or is bought up to make a mega-bank. I'm doing it because I really despise their practices as a bank. They've received billions from the government because they were mismanaged and were greedy. They were more interested in making acquisitions of other banks than they are at restructuring themselves or anyone unlucky enough to have a mortgage with them. They also charged me $50 to keep my GM stock with them, which is a new fee, when my $1200 investment years ago is now worth $90. They want to charge me $50 to move it to another loan broker or $25 to sell my stock. That is the reason I'm planning on leaving Citibank, I'm being a consumer and I'm upset with the way the bank is handling their affairs. We should all do the same if we dislike the policies of our banking institutions instead of waiting for the Federal Government to step in and "save us".