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Svedka Can See The Future: Fortunately, It Has Vodka
I'm just glad I'll have the bliss of sweet, sweet alcohol to help forget the horror of the upcoming zombie apocalypse.
My Roommate Stole My Cable Box And Comcast Wants $300
@JohnDeere: comcast is absolutely at fault. they shouldnt send out stuff to people not in contract with them.
This is absolutely correct. Comcast reps (and I used to be one) are trained to make sure they are speaking with the account holder before upgrading services like this.
That being said, the way they verify who they're speaking to is to double-check information contained on the account. So they'll ask for names, phone numbers, security codes, etc. If the roommate was a bit of a con artist (and it sounds like she was) then she could have easily found the information she needed around the house and posed as a wife or whatever to get what she wanted.
It would be nice if Comcast could waive the $300 fee for the box (which would merit an "above and beyond" IMO). I don't see any way to legitimately get out of the rental charges though. Check with escalations. They ought to be able to see just how the box got on the account in the first place from the notes in the billing system.
And if the roommate is not returning calls and generally being a class-A shady bitch, then I don't really see any other choice but to take her to small claims court. She is, after all, the root of the problem here, not Comcast.
JP Morgan Chase Yanks Mandatory Binding Arbitration Clause From Credit Card Contracts
Nice try Chase, but I'm still pulling my accounts out of your greedy, money-grubbing hands.
FDA: Convince Us That Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages Are Safe And Legal
God...it's stupid crap like this that will keep the damn tea partiers in business for the next 20 years.
Verizon Configures Phones So You Incur Erroenous Data Charges? (To The Tune Of $300 Million)
@Raekwon: Sprint does not charge a fee. If I happen to do anything that would start a data connection, my phone always asks if I want to connect to the Internet. I say no and no charges appear on my bill.
I'm not sure if they charge to download ringtones and such (I don't spend money on such things generally although my other half does). IIRC they don't, but I could be wrong.
Dow Breaks 10,000, Officially Disconnects From Prosperity Of Normal Americans
@quirkyrachel: Because corporate profits and national employment are only loosely correlated.
Yes, if large numbers of people lose their jobs then it will be harder to find buyers for your products.
But this is a kind of prisoner's dilemma. If I own a company and I fire 10% of my workforce while my competitors don't, then I end up doing better. But then if everyone ends up firing 10% of their workforce then no-one gets ahead and demand drops so we all end up losing.
Same thing happens when you export jobs overseas to where no-one's wealthy enough to buy your product. Profits go up for a bit as margins fall, but once everyone starts doing it then we're all screwed.
This is the environment that conservatism has created and Wall Street is celebrating.
Fortune Teller Arrested For Selling Thousand Dollar Body Wash At The Mall
@diasdiem: Real gypsy fortune tellers only accept gold or silver as payment.
Warning: Actual Consequences To Removing Mattress Tags
I just bought a new mattress from the Denver Mattress Company (Doctor's Choice Firm...really feels nice on my back!) with a 15 year warranty.
Both the warranty blurb and the salesman noted that we needed to keep the tags on the mattress, or to keep them with the receipts if we took them off. So does their website.
Law Label
The law tag on the end of your mattress serves as a means to identify and validate your warranty rights and should not be removed. If you do remove it, please keep it in a safe place with your bill of sale.
Personally, I just pulled it off the mattress and stored it away with the receipt and other information so it's all in the same place. I've noticed these things have a tendency to get pulled off and disappear otherwise, especially if you move.
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Is It Okay To Download A Pirated Copy Of A Book You Already Own?
Media companies have been arguing for years now that you don't actually buy a book (or a CD or a video game or a movie), you buy a "license."
So the Ethicist is merely buying into their steaming pile of manure. If I own a license for private use of a book, then I have a right to enjoy that license in any form, whether I produce it myself (e.g. ripping a CD in MP3 for my own private use) or not (e.g. buying a software application online and downloading it to my computer, while having them also snailmail me a CD backup).
Publishers are whining and crying because they want to have it both ways. It's now no longer enough to actually pay for the content I want. Now I have to pay if I want to convert that content from one medium to another (or allow someone else to do so).
Bull.