... if you need to see "individual blades of grass modeled in 3D".

Just sayin'

>> First and foremost, their noise canceling was superb in all situations except one: during phone calls. It actually amplified background noise during phone calls.

Yes. While the call itself is quiet *in my own ears*, the QC30 will detect, amplify, and send down the line a cockroach fart 30 paces away. I can't hear it, but it annoys the hell out of everyone else.

>> Bose said it must just be an issue with mine

Baloney. I followed their customer forums on this for a while, and they finally admitted that the design was faulty.

>> The rubberized cover separated.

The on/off switch on mine required a lot of pressure to operate. Finally, one month beyond the warranty expiration date, I pressed so hard on the switch that I crushed the case (and the rubber separated too). I decided to call the 800 # anyway, and they offered me a replacement without any hassle.

I wouldn't buy the QC30 again, but if they offered something that fixed the cockroach fart problem, I'd consider it.

Timeless classics of low-tech hackery

Thank you for posting this link.

I find it interesting to note that they (claim to) have removed hacked pin pads from stores by close of business on 9/14.
However, I bought a book from my local store last Saturday, 10/20. I recall that no pinpad was available, and I had to hand my card to the cashier.
A few days later, I got a call from my credit card company saying that fraud using my credit card number had been attempted, intercepted, and denied, and that they were mailing me a new set of cards. The fraudulent transaction was apparently attempted in Brazil.

Is this a tea leaf that is indicative of something, perhaps that B&N has been penetrated by multiple hacks, and they haven't discovered all of them yet?

Or is it time for me to consider getting measured for a tinfoil hat?