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  1. Not news. Happened 3 yrs ago on Home Improvement Chains Accused of False Advertising Over Lumber Dimensions (consumerist.com) · · Score: 1

    Not news. Happened to Lowe's 3yrs ago.

    "A Marin County California judge ordered Mooresville, North Carolina-based Lowe’s to pay a $1.6 million settlement over a lawsuit alleging the inaccurate description of structural dimensional building products."

    http://www.hbsdealer.com/artic...

  2. Re:I can think of a few rea$on$ on Time Warner Cable: No Consumer Demand For Gigabit Internet · · Score: 1

    And it's probably way overpriced because if they charged a reasonable fee for it then it would be over-subscribed and then they'd have to spend more of their hard-won profits doing something useful, like laying more fiber

  3. Smartphone != Phone on Smartphone Screen Real Estate: How Big Is Big Enough? · · Score: 1

    Any 'phone' where I have to do more to call someone that press 11 buttons (10 for the number and 1 to dial) isn't a phone, it's a micro-tablet that can also make phone calls.
    So at that stage all we're arguing over is your personal preference, and there is no 1 correct answer.

  4. Re:Off by 13 meters? on CIA Drones May Have Used Illegal, Inaccurate Code · · Score: 1

    If the warhead is sufficiently large enough to compensate, does it really matter how far off you are?

  5. Re:Off Topic but related, sorta on 'Telecommuting' In Formula 1 · · Score: 1

    There are certain races which Speed doesn't have US rights to, the Canadian GP being one of them. It was broadcast on Fox, although (thank god) with the standard Speed commentary team.

  6. Re:No win situation on TSA Changes Screening Based on Blog Suggestion · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Try wearing a kilt and going commando, security screening turns into a whole different experience ...

  7. Re:Information Interview on What Skills Should Undergrads Have? · · Score: 1

    How to find folks to interview? Networking. Work your contacts.

    The most useful bit of advice I've read yet.
    Whether you're just leaving school or you've been employed for 20 years and looking to change companies, you won't get hired because of what you know, you'll get hired because of who you know.

  8. Duh! on Gates Expresses Surprise Over IE8 Secrecy · · Score: 1

    What the hell did you expect him to say?
    "Yes, we're actively conspiring to not tell anyone anything"

  9. Re:In Defense of Google on Google Honors Veterans Day, Finally · · Score: 1

    After 3 years of trying to find a poppy in the US in November I'm not sure it can be done

  10. So what happened to 1/1/2001 on Happy Odd Day! · · Score: 1

    So what happened in 1/1/2001? It's also an odd year - OK, it's comprised of odd and even digits, but that does exclude it from being an odd year?