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"How much the problem is due to hygiene and cross-contamination vs."

larry_y commented on Newegg.com Holds Woman's Account Hostage Until She Gets Her Brother To Reverse Chargeback

"How is it a breach of privacy when they give the other names and account numbers currently at that address, if Newegg confirmed that the person is who they say they are?"

larry_y commented on Vernor Vinge's Latest Ideas About the Singularity in IEEE Spectrum

"IEEE Spectrum is actually a lot more boring than you make it."

larry_y commented on 9 Foods You're Not Allowed To Buy

"Also, US sugar prices are artificially kept high via tariffs and quotas. So: - sugar more expensive via government policy - corn syrup cheaper via government policy"

larry_y commented on Look Beneath The Armor To See Iron Man's Embarrassing Past

"Also, Bob Layton lists his five favorite and five worst armors. Best: [www.boblayton.com] Worst: [www.boblayton.com]"

larry_y commented on Look Beneath The Armor To See Iron Man's Embarrassing Past

"@dOk: That was David Micheline and Bob Layton team."

larry_y commented on Verizon Doesn't Care That Someone Hijacked Your Account While You Were Serving Overseas

"@SuperJdynamite: they don't want to seem unpatriotic?"

larry_y commented on Comcast Threatens You With Termination Because You Use Too Much Internet

"You do realize Dave Winer is a pretty big blogger."

larry_y commented on Why You Fall For Dumb Things

"a rather common Bayes' Law example"

larry_y commented on Sprint Twiddles Thumbs While 12-Year Customers Get Scammed For $2,500

"Sprint just recently had some security upgrades to access user accounts online."