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3. Values derived from scientific experiments.
4. Plural of datum.
I bought a sidekick about 6 weeks ago. All I have to say is "wow." It's really fun to have people make fun of you for not being able to leave the internet at home, and then ask to check their hotmail five minutes later.
It's the first mobile internet device that I've actually found useful. You get the actual page, rather than some crappy WAP version. Images are high quality, as my friends have shown me with porn... The only downside is that it doesn't support Java.
It has been a little more expensive than I would have first assumed, though... I have a nasty habit of eBaying from bars.
I don't care if they get screwed over. I care if I have to spend time and effort out of my life because some stupid cashier didn't bother to perform basic security checks.
Comparing signatures is worthless. Verify me by means of official picture ID.
On a related note, I wish more and more brick and mortar stores would check your signature. To prove a point, my friend and I were making a purchase at a large national chain store, and he signed "Homer J Simpson" to the credit card receipt, and the cashier didn't care.
I write "See ID" on the back of my credit cards for an extra measure of security. It's really frustrating when a cashier somehow manages to match that with my signature on the receipt for a $400+ purchase.
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Is Lightning close enough?
I'm sure there's an Ellen Feiss joke in there somewhere...
Is this a good time to mention Alison's pants cam?
I bought a sidekick about 6 weeks ago. All I have to say is "wow." It's really fun to have people make fun of you for not being able to leave the internet at home, and then ask to check their hotmail five minutes later.
It's the first mobile internet device that I've actually found useful. You get the actual page, rather than some crappy WAP version. Images are high quality, as my friends have shown me with porn... The only downside is that it doesn't support Java.
It has been a little more expensive than I would have first assumed, though... I have a nasty habit of eBaying from bars.
It's a hell of a lot easier to cancel a card than to prove that the $400+ retail purchase was fraudulent.
There's no defense for not having proper ID checks, especially when the purchase is over $15.
I don't care if they get screwed over. I care if I have to spend time and effort out of my life because some stupid cashier didn't bother to perform basic security checks.
Comparing signatures is worthless. Verify me by means of official picture ID.
On a related note, I wish more and more brick and mortar stores would check your signature. To prove a point, my friend and I were making a purchase at a large national chain store, and he signed "Homer J Simpson" to the credit card receipt, and the cashier didn't care.
I write "See ID" on the back of my credit cards for an extra measure of security. It's really frustrating when a cashier somehow manages to match that with my signature on the receipt for a $400+ purchase.
Just because you don't have bluetooth, doesn't mean noone does...
It's really funny how the majority of slashdot posts are either, "y lacks functionality x" or, "God, you must be retarded, noone needs z"
Ain't that the truth...
Why they went with a cartridge instead of a device to plug into the link port is beyond me.
I've wanted bluetooth on the GBA since the first time I saw it. They just took the perfect idea and ran it into the ground.
What the!?!
Don't you mean Tiger?
Buy two, ship them both to me, I'll forward yours on...
Just like the Mammoth Car on Speed Racer?
The intention of the title 1984 wasn't to predict the year these things would happen...
It's merely a transposition of the year the book was written.
Is AppleScript allowed to decrypt keychain items?
Is there anyway to have this automatically unlock the screen when you come within the radius?
On preview: If the 10 meter figure is true, it'd have to pause for a bit before doing so... Suggestions?
After looking into this a bit more, I can't see why anyone would opt for the Sidekick. Color screen plus the ability to install apps?
Just as long as T-Mobile offers a data plan and there's an ssh client available, this is going to become the admin's new best friend.
Every 'beam station' I've ever seen is built with the unfortunate side effect of restricting Handspring PDA's from using it.
There really is a drawback to having yout IR port on the side.
I'm pretty sure that each and every one of us would jump at the chance to interview Bruce. That's just not realistic, now is it?