magus_melchior commented on NY AG: Intel Is An Illegal Monopoly That Uses "Bribery And Coercion"

"@W10002: "But I haven't really looked into AMD's latest offerings."

magus_melchior commented on Photographer Says US Airways Soaked $17,850 Worth Of Camera Equipment

"@TCama: I'm sure we (and no doubt US Airways) can think of many scenarios in which the customer "did it to himself", but they probably wouldn't be any more than plausible but unlikely scenarios."

magus_melchior commented on Sweepstake Scammers Impersonate FTC

"@Allen Harkleroad: If you think that's bad, consider the thousands who fall for "these idiots"' tricks..."

magus_melchior commented on Is AT&T Behind Grassroots Groups That Are Opposed To Net Neutrality?

"@ARP: All the more reason to use that stimulus money that we're giving to telecoms to build out government owned lines that any telecom can lease and provide services. Didn't we try that ~15 years ago, only to have the telecoms effectively wipe their butts with the money?"

magus_melchior commented on AT&T Asks Employees To Oppose Net Neutrality

"@nakkypoo: All the network neutrality moves won't matter if Verizon continues to lock-down its devices. They're hyping their new Android-based phone (using, bizarrely, a similar ad style to Sprint's Palm Pre-- i.e., keep the audience in the dark about the details), so we'll see whether they change their tune here."

magus_melchior commented on TSA Takes Baby Away From Mother?

"@tjrchicago: Yeah, the "fire/bomb" yell is a horrible idea."

magus_melchior commented on TSA Takes Baby Away From Mother?

"@Oranges w/ Cheese wants it to be winter already: I see "blame the victim" now has to preemptively justify itself."

magus_melchior commented on Tapwater Catches Fire After Natural Gas Drillers Move In

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magus_melchior commented on Help Us Name The 10 Most Hated Business Practices You Encounter While Shopping

"@lehrdude: I think The Container Store tried to do this in CA and got hit with a class-action suit."

magus_melchior commented on Walmart Thinks Woman Is Laundry Soap Thief, Refuses Return

"@Falcon5768: This is probably more of a regional problem than institutional."