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  1. Re:Nordstrom on Retail Fraud on the Rise · · Score: 1

    I read somewhere someone tried to return a tire at a Nordstrom in Alaska and they took it.

  2. Re:only for fools. on Retail Fraud on the Rise · · Score: 1

    You can get giftcards from AMEX rewards and other rewards programs. My friend gets the Home Depot ones and then resells them on Ebay. Everyone wins. So not all of them are shady.

  3. Re:Technology on FCC Approves Sprint-Nextel Merger · · Score: 1

    I think Nextel has to switch technologies anyways as they are being removed from their current freq. So this makes some sense.

  4. Re:Finally on Apple Releases Multi-Button "Mighty Mouse" · · Score: 1
    They did have a ten year agreement starting in 1987. Apple was actually using the name Macintosh under license from McIntosh Labs.

    http://www.gelsing.ca/blog/?p=24

  5. Re:Finally on Apple Releases Multi-Button "Mighty Mouse" · · Score: 1
    *No digital audio out on the Macs or decent digital audio chipset (thanks to the never-ending litigation between Apple Computer and Apple Corps). Feel free to correct me on this if I'm incorrect.

    I thought this had more to do with their agreement with McIntosh audio, where Apple agreed not to make audio equipment.

  6. Re:apple vs fanatics on Apple Releases Multi-Button "Mighty Mouse" · · Score: 1

    everyone knows that non english speaking illiterate people are all left handed.

  7. Re:The difference between Apple and Microsoft on The Birth of the Apple Lisa · · Score: 1

    I read somewhere that Bill Gates bought his mom a Mac.

  8. Re:Dating Methods on 190 Million Year Old Dinosaur Embyro · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't think so. Everyone knows that life begins in the third trimester.

  9. Re:Sweet Spot on New iBook and Apple mini · · Score: 1

    I have a Performa 450. It is kickass. I tried hooking up a server grade scsi hard drive on it and it booted no problems. Also when you boot it chimes to let you know that it is working just fine. Try that with a IBM PC from 1993.

  10. Re:My iBook died two months ago... on New Apples Next Week · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I was told that my LCIII would run OS 8 and PowerPC upgrade cards would be made for it. I was also told that my Lime iMac would run OS X with graphics acceleration. Now I am told my iBook will be compatible with future Apple software. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me, fool me three times, damn that reality distortion field really works.

  11. Re:That name sucks on Windows Vista Faces Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    Of course, the Yugo sold really well, because the name in English literally translates to You Go. And the Hyundai Excel sold really well too, as Excel in English translates to as something being most excellent.

  12. Re:How about Microsoft Panorama? on Windows Vista Faces Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    The year thing was so people would upgrade every year. This year is 2005. As a lay person I feel that I should be running the most current software. Even though Windows 2000 is good enough and so far has been updated. I might feel that it is tired and I need to either trade it in for a computer that runs Windows 2005. What do you mean there is no windows 2005? So people expect a new version of the OS every year, longhorn, er Vista was supposed to be released in 2003. Xp was released in 2001 as a 2002 model. So MS was planning to milk the OS cash cow every year like Apple is doing, but since Apple doesn't name their OS with the year, people don't notice "Tiger" is actually a year late.

  13. Re:2003's version? on Windows Vista Faces Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    5.2, But it only comes in Server, and Media versions.

  14. Re:They used MSN Search to look for it... on Windows Vista Faces Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    Diligence only opens up to law suits. Wilful infringement is a higher penalty than regular infringement. Besides it seems like there are other software companies with Vista in it's name.

  15. Re:Don't they know about www.uspto.gov? on Windows Vista Faces Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    Dilution is only applicable if the mark is famous. Vista is not a famous mark. So MS can dilute all it wants. Most software companies usually end up using nonsense words, or foreign languages, because it's easier to prove infringement if the word is made up.

  16. Re:Lets just call it by its true name... on Windows Vista Faces Lawsuits · · Score: 2

    Vista reminds me of the old Dodge. It recommend Windows seXnT. And then the gamer version would be called, Windows Type R, the striped down version will be called Windows Mini, and the pirated versions should be called, Windows Arrrrrggh.

  17. Re:What about Apple? on Windows Vista Faces Lawsuits · · Score: 1
    It's trademark law you fools and you can't trademark version numbers.

    So Windows X would be okay.

  18. Re:Not black and white. on Congressman Seeks Scientists' Personal Data · · Score: 1
    List all financial support you have received related to your research, including, but not limited to, all private, state, and federal assistance, grants, contracts (including subgrants or subcontracts), or other financial awards or honoraria.

    Seems like this is pretty much personal financial information. It's asking how do you make money. If someone went on Conan O'brien and talked about the research and got money for it, that would be related to the research and they would have to disclose. If the scientist, went to do consulting for a private company, he would have to disclose.

    If the scientist wrote a screen play based on the research and sold it to be made as a movie. That would have to be disclosed.

    So pretty much everything the scientist did would be disclosed. Unless the scientist somehow made money off of stocks or had a rich spouse.

    The letters don't request personal financial information, but it will be hard pressed to find a scientist where majority of their income doesn't come from research or research related functions. So the effect is, turning over all of your personal financial information.

  19. Re:volksapple on Mac OS X Drives Grand Challenge Entry · · Score: 1
    Some people have this perception that Volkswagen are "gay" cars. In that the owners of the cars are gay. Not necessarily the car itself.

    Apple used to have a rainbow logo. So, no I can't really shed any light on this.

  20. Re:The TSA on TSA Violated Privacy Act · · Score: 1

    I agree, if profiling would happen, eventually terrorists will use little white children to bypass security.

  21. Re:Is Japan really all that great? on Thompson Goes After Sims 2 Nudity · · Score: 1

    In America, molestations especially against minors are considered sex crimes. In Japan, there is no such crime as molestation. Therefore you have less sex crimes in Japan.

  22. Re:Socket A on AMD to Adopt DDR2 Next Year · · Score: 1

    It's probably because of the law suits, and counter suits between Intel, Amd and Via. No pin compatibility between anything. If AMD wins the anti trust suit, you might see pin compatible architechture, but I wouldn't count on it.

  23. Re:Napster? on Top 10 Web Fads · · Score: 4, Funny

    I kiss you. i invitate you to my country.

  24. Re:For those who don't want to RTFA, the top 10: on Top 10 Web Fads · · Score: 1

    You have seen 10 you just don't know it. 10 is the This is your land John Kerry, George Bush parody, it's been posted on slashdot like 10 times.

  25. Re:For those who don't want to RTFA, the top 10: on Top 10 Web Fads · · Score: 3, Insightful

    She is a fad, because of all the parody sites and parody posts. Her spot even got MS to do switch commercials of their own.