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Submission + - Canadians refuse to divulge personal information

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mykepredko

on Friday July 04, 2008 @05:31PM

mykepredko writes: "The CBC reports that 45% of Canadians rebuff retailers' requests for personal info: suvey". The results indicate consumers are showing a considerable amount of savvy, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said Thursday. Consumers said they were reluctant to provide names, addresses and postal codes to retailers, citing fears of fraud and identity theft. About a quarter of the respondents also said they could see no reason for the retailer to collect the data. As somebody who regularly replies with "Herman Munster of 1313 Mockingbird Lane in Mockingbird Heights", I'm pleased to see that the survey reported that 13% of respondents provided false information."

Submission + - How do the great unwashed do it?

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mykepredko

on Friday June 06, 2008 @09:58AM

mykepredko writes: "Recently, I've taken on a new job which involved me setting up a laptop (network access, printer set up, email, Messenger, Office Tools, VPN, etc.) as well as a BlackBerry to go with it. Last night, I set up a BlueRay player (which was relatively simple to wire — just power, HDMI and digital audio) but when I put in my first disk nothing but dots, but there was a card saying that the DVD was probably manufactured after the player and I would have to upgrade the player's firmware. This operation required a high speed internet connection directly into the player and took over an hour with virtually no feedback (until it shut itself off to indicate that the update was complete). So, how does somebody perform tasks like these without being very knowledgeable about technology?"

Submission + - Human Spaceflight is 50 Years Old Today

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mykepredko

on Thursday October 04, 2007 @09:16AM

mykepredko writes: "Originally schduled for September 17th, the first man-made object to orbit the Earth was launched. Most people attribute Sputnik as the work of Sergei Korolev, but it actually was the brainchild of Mikhail Tikhonravov, as recounted in this EDN article."

Submission + - A top 25 list of Sci-Fi that doesn't suck

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mykepredko

on Saturday May 05, 2007 @09:45AM

mykepredko writes: "Entertainment Week has a list of what they consider the best 25 Sci-Fi movies and shows. The list is surprisingly thoughtful and honest — it acknowledges the bad with the good and explains why the different pieces were chosen. You probably won't agree with all their choices (there are a few movies/TV shows that weren't selected that I'm sure would be on most people's list) but the list will probably not be dissed as badly as most "best of" sci-fi lists deserve to be."

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