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Comment Re:The Mobile Phone And Economics (Score 1) 156

Even in the ghettos of the U.S. where people are living in project housing, eating via food stamps, they have mobile phones(not just Obama phones) and satellite/cable TV. It indicates a level of ignorance that annoys me.

Go ahead and tell me what an ass I am for my views and how poor people should have these things. I just don't see it.

OK, you're an ass! There is no such thing as an "Obama-Phone"! This is a pejorative term invented by the tea-baggers to imply the President or his policies provided these free of charge to minorities. In fact, this is a program that has been around since the 60's and is funded ENTIRELY by the telcos. It insured that low income families who couldn't afford phones would be able to summon help in emergencies or be notified of jobs or family emergencies. Think you can get a job with no phone, DUMBASS? And of course, God forbid people can watch ANY type of news programming and be informed on issues of the day! They have proven to be too stupid for that by being poor!

Comment Re:Poetic Justice (Score 5, Informative) 1116

Massive respect, PopeRatzo, for cluing in those interested about this "Third Position" group. I can't believe just how offensive what they represent is. And yes, I am white. Please, fellow Slashdotters, be aware of this group. Just look for yourself... http://american3rdposition.com/ I rarely post, but read every day. THIS issue is post-worthy...

Comment BFD, torrent traffic down... (Score 1) 129

Could it be... just MAYBE... these "torrenteers" (as I myself used to be..) have discovered NZB's? No seeding, faster downloads, supports encrypted streams... Overall, much better. Only down side, it's harder to provide files. Releasers need to have a brain. Erm... or so I'm told, of course...

Comment Re:Costco is ahead of the curve on this (Score 1) 532

There is a fourth way Costco fights this tactic. They put proprietary bar code labels over the manufacturers bar codes, so scanners come up empty. Just last week, I bought a 1.5 TB backup drive there. I tried using the app, but got no love. Fortunately, I looked online briefly at home before shopping and knew it was within reason vs. an online purchase. Unfortunately, I was unable to peel off the label enough to scan the true bar code at home. The Costco label destroyed the OEM bar code when I tried to remove it.

Comment Here in Chicago... (Score 2, Interesting) 164

I voted yesterday. This is the first time I've voted early. I, too, had concerns about the veracity of the process. I spoke to one of the poll workers, and he explained there is a paper trail. I saw that in action. After running through the touch-screen process, my ballot was printed on a paper roll, and I had time to examine every choice made. I also had the option of changing my vote prior to finalizing it, even though the printing process had begun. The machine printed a barcode at the bottom of my printed ballot, and the roll scrolled to blank paper for the next voter in line. The paper was under plexiglass, so I was not able to actually touch the paper. Overall, I felt the process was secure enough. BUT, my opinion would be the oppsite without the paper trail.

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