tag:ma.gnolia.com,2005:Gnolia Ma.gnolia 2008-06-28T20:36:05-07:00 markpasc tag:ma.gnolia.com,2005:Ma.gnolia-wikestuqo 2008-06-28T20:36:05-07:00 2008-06-28T20:36:05-07:00 <p><a href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/howto/howto-draft-a-good-complaint-letter-205899.php"><img alt="HOWTO: Draft A Good Complaint Letter • The Consumerist" src="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/wikestuqo/thumbnail" /></a></p> <p></p> <p>Saved By: <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc" title="Visit Mark Paschal on Ma.gnolia">Mark Paschal</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/bookmarks/wikestuqo" title="View HOWTO: Draft A Good Complaint Letter • The Consumerist on Ma.gnolia">View Details</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/wikestuqo/thanks/feed/confirm">Give Thanks</a></p> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/consumerist" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'consumerist'">consumerist</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/buying" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'buying'">buying</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/refund" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'refund'">refund</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/complaint" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'complaint'">complaint</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/writing" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'writing'">writing</a></p> markpasc tag:ma.gnolia.com,2005:Ma.gnolia-loscazabo 2008-06-14T16:53:44-07:00 2008-06-14T16:53:44-07:00 <p><a href="http://io9.com/5016367/unfilmed-indy-4-script-has-23-percent-more-awesomeness"><img alt="Indiana Jones: Unfilmed Indy 4 Script Has 23 Percent More Awesomeness" src="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/loscazabo/thumbnail" /></a></p> <p>this could very well have been a better movie</p> <p>Saved By: <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc" title="Visit Mark Paschal on Ma.gnolia">Mark Paschal</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/bookmarks/loscazabo" title="View Indiana Jones: Unfilmed Indy 4 Script Has 23 Percent More Awesomeness on Ma.gnolia">View Details</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/loscazabo/thanks/feed/confirm">Give Thanks</a></p> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/film" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'film'">film</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/movie" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'movie'">movie</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/george+lucas" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'george lucas'">george lucas</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/indiana+jones" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'indiana jones'">indiana jones</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/steven+spielberg" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'steven spielberg'">steven spielberg</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/harrison+ford" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'harrison ford'">harrison ford</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/script" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'script'">script</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/writing" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'writing'">writing</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/markpasc/tags/aliens" rel="tag" title="Find markpasc bookmarks tagged 'aliens'">aliens</a></p> markpasc tag:ma.gnolia.com,2005:Ma.gnolia-wrugashez 2008-04-21T09:59:08-07:00 2008-04-21T09:59:08-07:00 <p><a href="http://stevenpoole.net/blog/free-your-mind/"><img alt="Steven Poole: Free your mind" src="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/wrugashez/thumbnail" /></a></p> <p>“Clearly this is not any kind of *business plan.* Still, some people insist that all creative work ought to be given away like this. ... 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