Look at your provincial / state governments privacy acts. There are instances where this type of violation of privacy rights are statutory torts (legislation). If you're lucky, your province / state may not even require you to prove damages to file an action for violation of privacy. If you don't have that type of protection, I'm sure that there's a waiver of liability from BestBuy in your contract.

Except we're too cheap to buy the products. Plus the Harper administration would rather put up blue "Economic Stimulus" billboards while paying hookers tons of cash than actually do anything that would stimulate the economy.

Unless you're lucky and happen to live in a jurisdiction like Quebec, which has anti-SLAP ("baillon", or "Strategic Lawsuit Against Participation") legislation in place, you have no little or no recourse. In Quebec you could ask for 10 grand of lawyers fees up front from the corporation and you could ask to have to court throw out the defamation lawsuit prior to it going to court.

The Internet sucks in Canada, that's why. It's slow and expensive, just like our 20th century trains.

If I hadn't downloaded Ministry of Sound cd's off torrent sites, I never would have heard about the club. Last time I was in London I, and several friends, each dropped the 15£ cover and another 100£ or so each on drinks. I only went to the club because of the pirated music. I would go again next time I'm in town.

I've heard reports on the Apple community forum that those who upgraded to Snow Leopard had battery failure. However, it could very well be that the newer versions, 10.6 and also Windows 7, are just better at displaying battery failure status than the earlier versions.

Almost every Japanese senior citizen rides one of these... surprisingly fast. They're expensive too there, like $700 dollars. Also, they don't lock them up because generally in Japan people don't steal things.

Staples Color Laser paper is awesome. It's thick and bright.

Rainy season is the most humid, and that is when there is the greatest energy use (AC). It's logical that they would want to get the solar panels above the clouds.

You voted Conservative? Yes, it's your fault my Internet sucks, jerk.

Which just went back online this spring, after a few years of tests after the large offshore (but very close by) Chuetsu earthquake a couple years back.

It's because of the kidnapping crisis. Cell phones are used to negotiate ransoms. This will just likely push criminals to move to VOIP out on stolen wifi connections.