tcp100 commented on Rogue Sandwich Delivery Guy Wants To Tell World Not To Buy Chips

"@postnocomments: Potbelly's?"

tcp100 commented on How Much Would You Spend to Save Your Pet?

"@RedwoodFlyer: I'm mixed here on the pet insurance. I had it for several years for my cat; when I finally had to take him to the emergency vet, the bill was $460, they paid $80, and it took 6 months to get that. This was VPI, the "leading" pet insurance provider. The problem, I think, with pet insurance is that people think it'll pay out anywhere near the whole amount."

tcp100 commented on The $55 Mac And Cheese

"@augieland: Whereas I and most of us here probably appreciate your knowledge, 99% of the population probably thinks the idea of "being seriously in the know about truffles" is a ridiculous proposition. Personally, I do not like "fancy" restaurants, because all you pay for is the privilege to be seen at one."

tcp100 commented on TSA Martinet Claims Her Unpublished Rules Trump Real Ones

"Here's a tip. Don't ever ask for a "supervisor"!! The correct phrase is "Please let me speak to your superior." Everybody may be a "supervisor" these days, but everybody also has a boss. Well, not everybody, but if you find yourself talking to someone that doesn't, they're either A) lying or B) they've got no excuse to pass the buck."

tcp100 commented on Fisher-Price Walkie-Talkie Picks Up Trucker Talk; Now Tot Wants Pot And Strippers

"Umm, welcome to the wonderful world of radio. Radio waves kinda do what they want to do, or what mother nature feels they should do at a given moment, and there's not a whole lot Fisher Price can do about it. Believe it or not, a stern letter to a toy company cannot bend the laws of physics, even if you are an angry soccer mom and it's "for the children". As for what happened, most of these things operate at either the 27mhz or 49mhz unlicensed bands. 49mhz is right near the 6m HAM spectrum, and 27mhz is right near 10m/CB."

tcp100 commented on What Exactly Can You Buy With This Circuit City Coupon?

"Ha."

tcp100 commented on Actually, The Lamp Oil Looked Like Apple Juice

"Actually, the Tiki brand stuff has a kind of sweet, citronella-ish smell to it."

tcp100 commented on Chase Doesn't Encrypt Your Login Credentials?

"@ratnerstar: Or, you could have a problem like BoA, where they have to redirect the user by the state their account is in."

tcp100 commented on Chase Doesn't Encrypt Your Login Credentials?

"@esd2020: True on that."

tcp100 commented on Chase Doesn't Encrypt Your Login Credentials?

"@esd2020: I'm talking about something installed on the user's local machine. You could easily install a made up CA cert on a browser at an internet cafe."

tcp100 commented on Chase Doesn't Encrypt Your Login Credentials?

"@fargle: And the user perception problem is key. As shown by this article, people are just trained to look for little icons and such."

tcp100 commented on Chase Doesn't Encrypt Your Login Credentials?

"@esd2020: Yeah, and you could do that as well at the end point once the https form was decrypted."

tcp100 commented on Chase Doesn't Encrypt Your Login Credentials?

"@Jbball: Reading is awesome, all the cool kids are doing it."

tcp100 commented on Chase Doesn't Encrypt Your Login Credentials?

"Yep, the comments were all lost, but there's nothing techincally wrong with their form. The form action is: action="https://chaseonline.chase.com/siteminderagent/forms/formpost.fcc" The form is submitted over HTTPS, which is all that matters."

tcp100 commented

"The submission of the login and password is over HTTPS. From the form post in the page source: action="https://chaseonline.chase.com/siteminderagent/forms/formpost.fcc" The little "lock" in your browser doesn't mean much. Please do not go assuming on things like this, Consumerist and Consumer, if you don't know what you're talking about. Yes, they could have put the login page on the SSL server, to make the user 'comfy' with the little lock icon."

tcp100 commented on Circuit City Calls The Cops On Customer Who Tried To Redeem $40 DTV Coupon

"@Illiterati: Way to live up to your name."

tcp100 commented on Grocery Shrink Ray Hits Garden Salsa Sun Chips

"@DeadlySinz: How's the weather in Obviousland?"

tcp100 commented on Grocery Shrink Ray Hits Garden Salsa Sun Chips

"For those of you that for some reason think Sun Chips are "healthier" than say, Doritos, please take a look at the back of the package for a second. There is very little to put Sun Chips in the "healthy food" category. ...You mean even Ben can succumb to the ploys of marketing?"