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  1. Don't those have a built in transformer, which means they will always draw power, like a wall wart?

  2. Autozone has been beating walmart on oil for years. Walmart has better battery prices.

  3. Re:I refuse to go to Whole Foods after Amazon... on Amazon Is Cutting Prices at Whole Foods Again (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Unless you have a toddler who won't stop pressing the loading area, which is usually a big scale. Or.. unless you accidentally scan the wrong loyalty card because it's flopping around on your keychain and you have to wait for an attendant because you have an "unkown item".

  4. Re: So in other words... on Yelp Ordered To Identify User Accused of Defaming a Tax Preparer (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    yeah, some scripts can query your mac address and your computer will happily tell them, assuming you allow random web scripts to run on your computer.

  5. Re: So in other words... on Yelp Ordered To Identify User Accused of Defaming a Tax Preparer (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    It's like Midas's touch, your golden. It's an Idiom

  6. Re: So in other words... on Yelp Ordered To Identify User Accused of Defaming a Tax Preparer (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Use a virtual machine running inside an encrypted container, recycle the key and your golden.

  7. Re: So in other words... on Yelp Ordered To Identify User Accused of Defaming a Tax Preparer (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    MAC address never leaves the subnet. It's highly unlikely that Yelp will have access to MAC addresses.

  8. Re:Audiobooks on Ask Slashdot: How Many Books Do You Read a Month? · · Score: 1

    I prefer to read e-books. I can read when I have time, and swap to letting fbreader read to me when I'm driving or working out.

  9. Re:Science Fiction on Ask Slashdot: How Many Books Do You Read a Month? · · Score: 1

    Harry Turtledove has some good stuff that might be up your alley. You also might like Margaret Atwood.

  10. Re:Always use a commercial VPN on Google Says Hackers Steal Almost 250,000 Logins Each Week (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm a big proponent of VPN's, but how would that help with phising sites or key loggers? I guess some VPN's will filter known phising sites, but alot of browsers do that already.

  11. Re:Costco says wut? on America's 'Retail Apocalypse' Is Really Just Beginning (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    That's not been my experience with Sam's club. The products offered are not the same as the ones at Walmart. They have higher quality goods at slightly better prices then elsewhere. For example, they just had a display with Uggs for $120.

    As you can see from my link, that's a good price. The problem is I can go to Shoe Carnival and buy knock offs for $19.99 (terrible quality), or buy knock off's at Sam's for $45 (real sheepskin, good quality).

    So for many things, it's a solid deal. I only buy winter coats from Sam's if I can help it. Other things I don't care as much about quality, or I want a wider selection. It's a trade off.

  12. Re:Costco says wut? on America's 'Retail Apocalypse' Is Really Just Beginning (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    no, and I mentioned that when I talked about it with my wife. Last time we checked it out during busier time, we're planning to check it out when it's not as busy and re-evaluate.

  13. Re:Did you really just link to goo.gl? on The Bitcoin Bubble (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    I only listen on long drives, keeps my blood pressure up.

  14. Re:I've been hearing the same argument since 2011. on The Bitcoin Bubble (economist.com) · · Score: 2

    The real danger is how fast the ride down is...

  15. Re:Did you really just link to goo.gl? on The Bitcoin Bubble (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    Are we hearing bitcoin commercials on conservative radio yet? It's hard to imagine how they could spin it to compete against "GOLD", but I'm sure they'll think of a way.

  16. Re:Costco says wut? on America's 'Retail Apocalypse' Is Really Just Beginning (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I've been thinking of switching from Sam's to Costco, but the last two things I searched, tires & mattresses had a better selection and better prices at Sam's.

  17. Re:Costco says wut? on America's 'Retail Apocalypse' Is Really Just Beginning (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I use Sam's Club instead of Costco. My impression is they pay better then Walmart and the employees seem to be a higher caliber, although I know they are not as good as Costco.

    Generally I can buy a cheap or store brand for less elsewhere, but I can get a higher quality item for a bit more then the low quality items at Sam's club.

  18. Re:Bricks and Mortar can't compete on America's 'Retail Apocalypse' Is Really Just Beginning (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Exactly, price used to be some indication of quality, but that is long gone. Discount retailers do tend to have special cheap and crappy items made for them, sometimes they look identical to the normal item.
    The best consumers can do is avoid bad retailers, buy cheap, and force companies to honor their warranties.

  19. Re:Bricks and Mortar can't compete on America's 'Retail Apocalypse' Is Really Just Beginning (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Shhh...
    Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain...
    err.. it was Unions that killed Hostess..

  20. That worked like a charm when they closed the sears hardware by me. Everything was long gone by the time the real discounts appeared.

  21. Re:A solution searching for an application on Windows 10's Version of AirDrop Lets You Quickly Share Files Between PCs (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Dropping dick picks on nearby people's systems?

  22. AI might run things already? How many of you can point to the person who made actual decisions at your company? Many if not most are attributed to ethereal higher up.

  23. Re:Geolocation on How Facebook Figures Out Everyone You've Ever Met (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure facebook purchases data, so they might have the actual flight school enrollment in their database.
    It's also possible that someone uploaded a group photo from the flight school and they tagged you with facial recognition.

  24. Re:LinkedIn Also. on How Facebook Figures Out Everyone You've Ever Met (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Jumping to the defense of Facebook? Why?
    It certainly is creepy to see how Facebook mines your data.

  25. damn! Dat thorax...!