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Comment Why are they keeping credit card numbers so long? (Score 1) 83

It annoys me that websites and now it seems cash register keeps my credit card info after the transaction. It's like keeping a blank check laying around. Theft is inevitable and avoidable. Why do the CC companies allow this? Why do stores do this? Don't they see the risk to them as well? There has to be a better way because this seems really dumb.

Comment Re:oh dear, uspto..... (Score 1) 213

And what poor sap paid for your education? I know one person who paid for his own Catholic school (per-voucher era) raising rabbits and tossing newspapers. Everyone else the prior generation or daddy paid for it and with that education they pay it back with social security taxes and the many benefits of living in an educated society. So stop believing you own "self made mad" delusion.

Comment Student loan fraud (Score 1) 240

Clearly the law was intended for the "draw this doodle and see if you get accepted to our art school and we'll even set up your student load to pay for it" borderline fraud schools. Hard to prove actual fraud if they teach you the littlest bit. The Feds have since tightened up these types of student loans (or at least talked about it) awhile back.

Comment So move to the city (Score 1) 601

There are trade-offs to living in the country/city. This is one of them. Sitting in traffic sucking down pollution is another. Add up to pros and cons and live where you want, but don't expect others to foot the bill for your choices. Broadband must not be as important as the benefits of pastoral lifestyle.

Comment Evolution not terribly useful to HS grad (Score 2) 1218

There are science topics far more useful in the average HS graduates than evolution, so why feature it so prominently if the blow-back is to legislate instruction in mysticism as science? How about a little perspective and pragmatism? It is better the kids learn the important stuff rather than turn them off to science completely by berating their dogma on something with few applications? It's like going to war with a country to impose the idea of democracy when they are clearly against it.

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