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Comment Brilliant! (Score 1) 369

As if the standard connector was not weak enough, they want to cut it in half!

Why not just use a standard connector that has been about for YEARS that is 1/2 the diameter of the "standard" connector?
You have the large 6.35mm (1/4") jack
You have the medium 3.5mm
Then there is the small 2.5mm jack

OR apple could just make a specialized connector that is flat (like Micro USB) and then include an adapter to allow people to use standard headphones.

Comment Re:It'll never be an option (Score 1) 205

It just might. As banks try to charge customers for using their debit cards. And as banks charge as much as they can to BOTH retailers & consumers... If PayPal can undercut them, then I can see stores accepting PayPal,

And the general public will just see that they will be charged less for smaller transactions.

Comment A load of BS to... (Score 1) 516

Try to limit the distribution of the e-mails. It would require fewer resources to release the originals, but then everyone in the world could have full access to them in 24 hours or less.

So instead they print them out in the hopes that:
A) It will slow down the flow of Palin BS hitting the news.
B) That it will go unnoticed if a few e-mails are missing.

Comment When kids are not in school... (Score 1) 330

Then the school should not be involved. The school has no reason to monitor students when they are AT HOME. That is their PARENTS JOB!

The only time that remotely activated we bcams, screen shots and GPS should be used... Is if the machine is reported stolen, lost, or is not turned in when the school requests it. Then ONLY under the authority of the POLICE who should be the only ones involved in a machine recovery.

Comment Re:I know it may sound insensitive (Score 1) 619

This is the best option. If the companies can't get their shit together, it is not YOUR responsibility to fix it.

The only time I have ever called on anything similar is when I kept getting letters in the (snail) mail from the IRS in regards to someone who lived here before me. (Like 2 owners ago) But I only called when I got a card on my door stating that this person had an appointment with a real person. THEN I had a real person to call.

Otherwise, it is not my problem. The company is not going to tank me for pointing out their mistake. And the person who is supposed to get the e-mail is not going to thank me for fixing it either.

Comment I know my tinkering has suffered because of this. (Score 1) 413

As RadioShack has started dropping parts, it has been harder for me to do the tinkering I enjoy.
Over the years I have gone into RadioShack only to find the parts that I knew they used to carry are no longer carried!

I have looked online for parts... They are there, however if I just need 1 or 2 parts for a project, it costs a fortune when you include shipping! And it is annoying to have to "Save Up" projects so that I can order enough parts at once to make the shipping cost worth while.
OR I have to stockpile parts to save on shipping, in the hopes that I will need them for a future project as well.

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