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College Students Arrested For Refusing To Pay Tip

Should you be required by law to pay a gratuity if you don't think the restaurant's service was worth it? The police in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania think so, and they arrested two college students for refusing to pay a $16.35 tip over what they claim was poor service. More »

5:00 PM on Thu Nov 19 2009
By Chris Walters
39,562 views, 304 comments

Most discussed Kimaroo - Fortified...: I hate the mandatory tipping custom we have here in the US. It really isn't optional anymore even though it more »

facebook

Depressed Lady Loses Benefits Because Of Her Facebook Photos

A depressed woman has lost her benefits because her insurance agent found Facebook photos where she appears to be having fun. More »

1:16 PM on Fri Nov 20 2009
By Ben Popken
38,921 views, 266 comments

protests

California Students Protest, Riot Over Tuition Gouging

Responding to UC regents' efforts to slap students with a 32 percent tuition increase, groups at UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, UCLA and other schools took to the streets, 1960s style, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. More »

11:03 AM on Fri Nov 20 2009
By Phil Villarreal
7,781 views, 231 comments

roundups

Smoking Near Apple Computers Creates Biohazard, Voids Warranty

Unless you've just arrived in 2009 on a time machine, you know that smoking isn't good for you. Did you know, that smoking isn't good for your computer, either? It's true, at least according to Apple. Two readers in different parts of the country claim that their Applecare warranties were voided due to secondhand smoke. Both readers appealed their cases up to the office of ~~God~~ Steve Jobs himself. Both lost. More »

1:00 PM on Fri Nov 20 2009
By Laura Northrup
102,970 views, 193 comments

Most discussed ubermex: The OSHA thing just means that apple can't make an employee do it without safety equipment or whatever else OSHA more »

pop goes the diet

Movie Popcorn Is Really, Really Bad For You

If you're one of those people who munches on movie popcorn and placates yourself by rationalizing that as snacks go, it's not all that bad for you, you're just deluding yourself. More »

11:33 AM on Fri Nov 20 2009
By Phil Villarreal
31,059 views, 161 comments

I've Seen Better Buys Actually

The Most Alarmingly Typical Best Buy TV Buying Experience Ever

Reader David wrote in describing the level of customer service he got while spending $1,300 at Best Buy. It's about what you'd expect. But... shouldn't it be better? According to David, the salesperson didn't know basic information, like how many inputs the TV had, tried to harass him into buying a $150 Monster Cable, and then made up some nonsense about the percentage of that particular model TV that came back for repair. More »

4:55 PM on Thu Nov 19 2009
By Meg Marco
31,994 views, 152 comments

Most discussed Mxx: He tried selling me on a Monster cable for $125 and told me that I would regret it if I more »

grim

Does Convincing McDonald's To Make Chicken Selects For Breakfast Prove You Were Sober?

This summer a woman in an SUV drove almost two miles down the wrong way of an expressway before killing eight people in a horrible crash. The autopsy suggests she was drunk and high at the time, but her family says that isn't possible and to prove it, they say she was sober enough to convince McDonald's to make her son an order of Chicken Selects in the morning, right before the accident. More »

4:54 PM on Fri Nov 20 2009
By Meg Marco
11,995 views, 129 comments

Most discussed Rectilinear Propagation: So the Bastardi family is suing the Schulers because it's somehow their fault that Diane was intoxicated? Can someone explain more »

xbox

Possible Class-Action Suit Alleges Xbox Bans Result Of Vast Redmond Conspiracy

Microsoft has declared that the owners of banned Xbox consoles have no recourse and no choice but to buy new consoles. Some users see this as unfair and a vast Redmond conspiracy, and law firm AbingtonIP is fighting back with a class-action lawsuit. God bless America. More »

12:00 PM on Sat Nov 21 2009
By Laura Northrup
7,176 views, 114 comments

Most discussed Chumas: Lots of gnashing of teeth with this discussion on slashdot. Personally, I feel MS went too far with the banning, more »

digital cameras

Kodak: Your Camera Has A Beach Mode, So Don't Take It To The Beach

Brandy's Kodak digital camera comes with several pre-set modes, one of which is "beach." However, when her camera stopped working after a trip to the beach, she reports that Kodak's mystifying response to her service request was that just because a digital camera has a setting for taking photos at the beach, that doesn't mean that you should actually take it to the beach. More »

10:00 AM on Sat Nov 21 2009
By Laura Northrup
16,921 views, 91 comments

Most discussed GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy: I had a Kodak camera LCD break out of nowhere, and sent it in for repairs. They repaired it, more »

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