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Comment Re:State of the art (Score 1) 293

Indeed. It's all a bit strange in the US. If you owe someone money you have to write a cheque. Apparently procedures arr so lax though that by having the account number and routing code, people can empty your bank account.

You do realize that (in the US at least) the account number and routing number are on every check written, don't you? That's why I've never understood why friends/family are so nervous about giving me those numbers so I can send them "electronic checks" via ING Direct. Now I usually just ask for a VOIDED check.

Comment Re:The invisible hand of the free market (Score 1) 640

Why are people wringing their hands over this? Those R rated super hero movies were placed out there in the free market and consumers made a voluntary choice to not spend money on them.

The problem is that Watchmen marketing (previews especially) portrayed the movie as something much different than it was in reality. Having not read the comic book I was expecting something on the order of Dark Knight, but ended up with more than I bargained for. I expect that many people felt the same.

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