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But maybe nowhere is this more common than in the world of high-tech gadgets, where the customers are always going to be a little more ignorant of what they're buying. So it opens up whole new realms of dickishness, like ... Forcing You to Toss Perfectly Good (and Expensive) Printer Ink We just buy a new printer whenever the old one runs dry. If you ask one of the printer manufacturers why its ink costs more than fine wine, they'll tell you it's because a lot goes into those cartridges other than ink (though that doesn't answer why it can afford to include a cartridge with the printer, but not a USB cable).
Not to mention the kill switches they have to put into them to force you to throw them away before they're actually empty. Let's hope this technique doesn't spread to the automotive industry. Wait, What? Don't be fooled by adorable babies zooming down curiously empty roads. The Open Internet: A Case for Net Neutrality. Cops Catch ATM Napkin Scammer. Video. Video. 'I'm Not Going to Be Interrogated As a Pre-Condition of Re-Entering My Own Country' Reason contributor Paul Karl Lukacs describes a recent experiment in asserting his right to remain silent at the San Francisco International Airport: "Why were you in China?
" asked the passport control officer, a woman with the appearance and disposition of a prison matron. "None of your business," I said.Her eyes widened in disbelief. "Excuse me? " she asked. "I'm not going to be interrogated as a pre-condition of re-entering my own country," I said.This did not go over well. She asked a series of questions, such as how long I had been in China, whether I was there on personal business or commercial business, etc. While being detained, Lukacs learned that he is listed in a government database as a guy who thinks "there's some law that says you don't have to answer our questions. " By questioning the demands of government agents, of course, Lukacs was committing the crime of "escalation," which triggers a summarily imposed penalty of hassle and delay.
This was news to me. I have been living in the US for 10 years, and I never thought that people that many of the people that went through college end up with huge debts that they had to repay for 30 years. This is probably creating a generation of graduates that is unable to take risks, start their own business, take a year off, launch the next startup or just catch a break. Bank Of America Patents Method For Denying Refunds. Price Chopper Supermarket Emails Customer's Employer, Demands Disciplinary Action For Negative Tweet. The "Mercury Toxicity" Scam:: How Anti-Amalgamists Swindle People.
Stephen Barrett, M.D. More than half a century ago, Orson Welles panicked his radio audience by reporting that Martians had invaded New Jersey. On December 23, 1990, CBS-TV's "60 Minutes" achieved a similar effect by announcing that toxins have invaded the American mouth. There was, however, a big difference. Welles' broadcast was intended to be entertaining. Mercury is a component of the amalgam used for "silver" fillings. Very sensitive instruments can detect billionths of a gram of mercury vapor in the mouth of a person with amalgam fillings. An extensive review published in 1993 by the U.S. Millions of people have amalgam restorations in their mouths, and millions more will receive amalgam for restoring their carious [decayed] teeth.
Dubious Claims Despite these facts, a small but vocal group of dentists, physicians and various other "holistic" advocates claim that amalgam fillings are a health hazard and should be replaced. Dubious Consultations Dubious Ethics Dr. Dubious Research. Do A Total Background Check On Yourself. Subway Says Your Sandwich Is "Cheating" Lane Bryant Website Error Deprives Reader Of Entire Grad School Wardrobe. Walmart Greeter Punched, Fired. It's Probation For Florida Man Who Punched Walmart Greeter. Piratedvd.jpg (JPEG Image, 800x825 pixels) - Scaled (77%) Best Buy Closes Early, Denies Me My Video Game At Midnight Opening. Walmart Sells Online Game That Doesn't Go Online.
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