Comment conspiracy! (Score 3, Funny) 211
It all makes sense now....Dr. Who was on the grassy knoll the whole time
Comment Re:Moon Pot (Score 1) 193
....you weigh 1 oz on the moon, and sell it as 1 oz on Earth.......not good business
Comment Re:I knew it. (Score 1) 193
thats the real "moon landing" conspiracy
Comment Re:Awesome (Score 2) 193
house on wheels.....slowly moving, and always sunset
Comment Re:Weed and Dandilions (Score 1) 193
not to mention....you weigh 1 oz on the moon, and sell it as 1 oz on Earth.......not good business
Comment Free car rental? (Score 1) 99
Schedule test drives online......
I mean no weekend trips (they probably limit the time/mileage/etc), but need to go shopping or head to the car dealership? perfect!
Comment Re:What is the greatest lower bound? (Score -1, Redundant) 194
MOD THIS UP!!
Comment Boxing? (Score 1) 284
whats wrong with the same method used by boxing?
Amazon Botches Sales Tax, Overcharges NJ 179
Hodejo1 writes "On July 1 Amazon started to charge sales tax to NJ residents, which is 7% in the state. But something was not right when I attempted to buy a book for my daughter. Just as I was about to finalize the order I noticed the charges were way off. The book cost $8.09. The tax I was to be levied was $0.85. That's a 10.5% tax rate! Why am I being charged 10.5%? It turns out that Amazon is also charging me tax on the $3.99 cost of shipping and handling. That's a problem, because New Jersey does not tax shipping and handling as I confirmed on the state's web site. I then checked a purchase I made from Amazon on October 7th of this year. Guess what? I was taxed on the $13.50 shipping and handling charge for that order. Now it is very possible — probable most likely — that this is nothing more than a coding error on Amazon's site. But it's a whopper! Just consider the hundreds-of-millions of dollars in sales Amazon makes in New Jersey each year. These extra dimes add up very quickly. Has Amazon been overcharging NJ residents' sales tax since July? If so, why haven't they picked it up by now?"
Submission + - Russia spying on USA, and others at G-20 (nypost.com)
Dthief writes: Crafty Russian operatives gave goodie bags to world powers at the G-20 summit with USB drives and phone chargers — but they were “Trojan Horses” designed to download info and send it back to the motherland.
Submission + - FAA uses common sense (cnn.com)
Dthief writes: Airplane travelers will soon be able to watch videos and play games with their electronic devices throughout their entire flight — and not just above a certain altitude — the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday in a long-anticipated announcement.
Comment Termoelectrics (Score 4, Funny) 86
electronic crap that only works for one semester
Comment Re:Time to update California laws (Score 1) 172
yeah....they often have candy (ore ice cream) so pretty good yield.....and its free when you steal it, so also really economical
Submission + - Google Glass Expanding (time.com)
Dthief writes: Google announced that it’s expanding its Glass Explorer program, allowing more people to try out the high-tech glasses. While this isn’t the first time Google has allowed Explorers to invite friends, new users no longer have to be located in New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles:
Comment Re:Question 1 (Score 1) 47
they also may want local teachers because the language in SA varies hugely from place to place, and there arent a ton of people outside that speak (for example) Afrikaans
