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Students Call Space Station With Home-Built Radio 330

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @11:34AM from the prince-albert-in-a-tin-can dept.

Pizzutz writes "Four Toronto college students have accomplished a technological feat that their teachers are calling a first. The Humber College seniors made contact with the International Space Station Monday with a radio system they designed and built themselves. School officials say that, to their knowledge, that's never been accomplished by students at the college level." Somewhat disappointingly, the students actually did have permission to make contact.

Comment Re:Too good to be true? (Score 1) 173

by throbber on Monday November 17, 2008 @10:42AM (#25785569) Attached to: In AU, Dodgy Dell Deal Faces Consumer Backlash

And they are genuine "Farkarie Rugs" ...

(Someone will be old enough to get it)

Comment Re:Too good to be true? (Score 1) 173

by throbber on Monday November 17, 2008 @10:40AM (#25785535) Attached to: In AU, Dodgy Dell Deal Faces Consumer Backlash

They have changed their advertising in that case and a new advertisment has been made. If you manage to buy something while the current ad is in place you get it, otherwise they are guilty of false advertising.

IBM were caught out by that a few when they had some Thinkpads listed as $200 instead of $2000.

Comment Re:Too good to be true? (Score 1) 173

by throbber on Monday November 17, 2008 @06:31AM (#25783923) Attached to: In AU, Dodgy Dell Deal Faces Consumer Backlash

In Australia the retailer is obliged to honour any published price, even if the price is a mistake or a typo in the printing of a catalogue. Failure to do so will leave the retailer liable to legal action if enough people raise complaints to the ACCC.

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