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Discover Card 5% Cashback Calendar

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Discover has some rather attractive 5% Cashback offers currently in effect: Activate to earn 5% Cashback Bonus at Amazon.com, Department Stores and Sam’s Club now through December 2016, on up to $1,500 in purchases. And a decent set coming up in 2017: Activate to earn 5% Cashback Bonus at Gas Stations, Ground Transportation and Wholesale Clubs from January through March 2017, on up to $1,500 in purchases. Unfortunately they only apply on up to $1,500 in qualifying purchases for each

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Best Ethereum mining GPU [Sep 20th, 2016]

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Currently, as of September 20th 2016, the best GPU for mining Ethereum is the AMD RX 480. The criteria are cost, hashrate (in MH/s) and power usage. My current top pick is the Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ RX 480 8GB model with 1342 Mhz core clock speed, for approx 27-29MH/s. At current rates this $279 card should mine about $750 USD of Ethereum a year. 4GB or 8GB? 4GB models of the RX 480 offer a lower initial cost, but resale value

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[ANSWERED!] What TIME does Prime Day start?

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We all know Prime Day 2016 is Tuesday, July 12th… However, the question remains… what exact time does it start? Question: What time does Prime Day start? Answer: In the continental United States, Prime Day starts at: 3 a.m. ET (Eastern Time) 2 a.m. CT (Central Time) 1 a.m. MT (Mountain Time) Midnight PT (Pacific Time) All times for the USA. TIP: don’t miss the Prime Day Deals.

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DRAM claims settlement checks mailed!

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The DRAM class action lawsuit and subsequent settlement has finally borne fruit for claimants.  Checks were mailed earlier this week and recipients can look for them in their snail-mail-box any time now. Here is a scan of the check I received:   History of the DRAM lawsuit As you may recall, this lawsuit was the result of (alleged) price fixing by DRAM companies. This was a pretty big deal as the settlement ended up being $310 million. A wide variety of products

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