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  1. sam3g

    Shopping the World Online from Argentina

    I only have one experience - one that made me decide to never do it again. I had a used macbook air with charger sent to me from the US. Took 5 hours of my day to go to the DHL office in Microcentro to pay (something, I can't remember) then go to the AIRPORT (which is not close) then spend...
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    Who's up for watching the Super Bowl at a bar?

    We will see you all at Sugar, go Vikings!
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    Superbowl and Critical Mass

    Critical Mass or "Masa Critica" is a gathering of bicyclists. http://www.masacriticabsas.com.ar/
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    Who's up for watching the Super Bowl at a bar?

    I'm in! If I remember correctly, the last time I went to Sugar I didn't see any TV's, and the music was REALLY loud. Has that changed?
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    Soldiers who should face a firing squad before they die of natural causes

    How have Bignone and Videla survived this long? I would assume (and have hoped) that some affected citizen would take justice into their own hands and put these guys in the ground where they belong.
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    What is your least favorite piece of technology?

    The car horn - Argentines love it and often use it without discretion. After living on a busy 5-corner street for about 6 months I started wondering if I should go on an anarchist spree of cutting the horns out of all the cars in the city.
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    Photography Lessons or Local Classes?

    My friend Carolina Luna gives photo lessons! [email protected]
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    Get your SUBE Card Now, or Pay More for Transport

    To find the nearest place to get a SUBE card: http://www.sube.gob.ar/consegui-tu-tarjeta/
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    Netflix

    I have an account in the US, which I access using StrongVPN (a service that routes your internet to the US so Netflix/Hulu/other US only sites think you're in the US). I can also access Netflix without the VPN but it gives me the limited Argentine selection of movies. I highly recommend paying...
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    Classic Bullsh*t (rant warning)

    My girlfriend called to cancel our sub-par DSL service with Arnet yesterday after repeated problems. They put her on hold/ transferred for 40 MINUTES before finally saying that they had "system problems" and could not process her cancellation. I jokingly said "they probably just want to hold...
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    FYI 4.65 to the dollar

    I got 4.70 in Moron last week, prices are rising :)
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    Expat Meetup- Picnic! Jan 8th at noon

    Can't believe I didn't see this until now! Oh well, next time.
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    Immigration visa TO the U.S. for an Argentine?

    Thank you everyone for all your input.:) At this point we have procured her tourist visa and will be visiting the US in December to see how she likes it. If all goes well I will probably end up applying for the K-1 (Fiancee) visa. That visa allows her up to 6 months in the country in which...
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    Arnet's bandwidth today - anyone else having problems?

    This is something that I would like your help on. I typically get 2 Mega downlaod and 0.2 Mega upload from Arnet, and when I call my family in the States from Skype they have problems understanding me. Could you go to www.speedtest.net and tell me what speeds you´re getting? I need to find...
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    Taxi between Palermo - Ezeiza

    PS - it´s always cheaper to go to the airport than return. Just make sure to ask if they are going to charge you the return fare to Capital Federal - something they are able to do (not double, just to the city limit).
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    Taxi between Palermo - Ezeiza

    I believe I was charged $120 pesos without traffic in April. If he "offers" you a specific price over that politely decline. Mine tried shaking my hand at 220 pesos. Luckily I know better.:cool:
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    How smart are Argentine cats?

    My cat is also intelligent, although perhaps not as much as yours. She is affectionate to a fault, actually driving us crazy in the middle of the night. Not the most graceful I've seen due to living her entire life in an apartment, but bright!
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    TV SOS help! how can I watch my shows??

    I have been using StrongVPN with success for a few months now, but I would like to be able to access my PS3 (playstation 3) account to download some games (the playstation network is not available in Argentina). Since I only have a mac air and can't connect my ps3 directly I was wondering how...
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    Why do you live in BsAs and not the provinces?

    Because I don´t have a car!!!!!!
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    Temporary Offices in BA? Searching for a cube.

    I know that in Minneapolis the ´temporary office´thing started springing up a few years ago. Basically just a big room where one could rent a cubicle and have high speed internet and maybe a coffee, and socialize during breaks. I remember seeing one in Palermo near Scalabrini Ortiz. Does...
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