Citibank Had A Program To Take Money From Customers? (18)
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A few years back, that I accidentally added an extra zero to a bill I paid for phone service. The company automatically credited the account, and a quick call got them to send a check with the overpaid amount. I know others who have accidentally paid a bill twice, or simply overpaid a bill because they didn't have the exact amount of the bill handy and wasn't able to look up the specifics. In most ...
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Ian said:
JFKFC
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Nick said:
america is a casino, huh?
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madpoet said:
Egads! Shouldn't this result in criminal charges for the parties involved?
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Nishant said:
Wow...I often overpay to make sure I don't miss the next bill...
Firefox: The Researcher’s Browser of Choice (1)
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Great post on Res Ipsa Blog: Become an Efficient Researcher: Top Twenty Firefox Add-ons that Make Firefox the Researcher’s Browser of Choice: Firefox was introduced in 2004 as a free open-source replacement for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Firefox offered improved security...
Toastabags -Turn Your Toaster Into a Sandwich Maker USD$18 (2)
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The greatest thing since sliced bread, the Toastabag turns your toaster into a sandwich maker.
How to get into a club by pretending you're a DJ (22)
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These Australian guys conducted an experiment and videotaped it: Can you beat the lines at a club and get in by wearing a record bag and pretending to be a DJ? Guy 1: Alright AJ, it's been a long night but we've proven some truths about the record bag. What are they? Guy 2: I've proven I can get into any club I like, skip any queue, pay no cover charges, go up to the ...
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Ooble said:
Must try this. I need a stupid hoodie, apparently.
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Robin said:
A bit of social engineering at work, if the Kiwis don't find the Aussie accent too annoying, this is a great video.
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SFSlim said:
The best hack is always the social hack.
Tell Congress to rein in DHS travel abuses (10)
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The ACLU has set up a form that makes it easy to tell Congress to overhaul the broken terrorist watch list and to require reasonable suspicion for electronic searches at the border. With no suspicion and no explanation, the U.S. government can seize your laptop, cell phone, or PDA as you enter the United States and download all your private information -- including your personal and business documents, emails, phone calls, and web history. The ...
cbs2chicago.com - Bennigan's Restaurants Shut Down Nationwide (1)
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Customers showing up for lunch at Bennigan's restaurants in Chicago and across the country found quite a surprise Tuesday morning, when all the corporate-owned locations had signs on display reading "closed for business." CBS 2's Joanie Lum reports.
AT&T site now offers iPhone FINDER! - Mac Forums (1)
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AT&T site now offers iPhone FINDER! iPhone
Houston - News - Bootlegging Dr Pepper (1)
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Ask any Dublin Dr Pepper bootlegger what the fuss is all about. They'll tell you that the top-shelf, premier cru of Texas soda pop is selling for eight bucks a six-pack in some stores — when you
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Jeff said:
There's Nothing Better than a Cold Bottle of Dublin Dr. Pepper
Bushnell's Bigfoot contest (1)
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Bushnell Outdoor Products is launching a contest where the first person to snap a "verificable" photo of Bigfoot with a trail camera will win a million bucks. Details on the contest are "coming soon" but Loren Coleman has more at Cryptomundo including a slew of great trailcam shots. As Loren asks about this 2007 photo taken in the Mt. Hood National Forest, "What is it? Sasquatch? Bear? A person?" How do we know for sure? ...
Stephen Colbert Takes On MLB's Attempt To Bully Little Leaguers With Trademarks (1)
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For years, we've covered Major League Baseball's ridiculous attempts to falsely claim that it has ownership of different aspects of the sport. It's been on the losing side of court battles, repeatedly, but it just keeps pushing its luck. Earlier this year, we noted that MLB was bullying the Cape Cod League, which is considered the preeminent league where the best amateur kids get to compete against each other prior to the annual draft. The ...
Sorry T-Mobile, Other Companies Can Use The Color Magenta (1)
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A while back T-Mobile received a trademark on the color magenta for use in selling mobile phone services in certain markets, but it seems to be taking the trademark a little more seriously than it should, even to the point of threatening the blog Engadget for having a magenta-colored logo. It also took mobile operator Telia to court in Denmark for its own use of a magenta logo, but missed out on a couple of ...
Patenting A Method For Creating An Index Fund (1)
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As more and more areas are considered "patentable" you get some really bizarre patent attempts. Remember the patents on various tax strategies? Apparently some folks involved in the mutual fund business are getting into the act, trying to patent a method for creating fundamentally-weighted index funds. Clearly, without the patent system, such an idea would never have occurred to anyone. Permalink | Comments | Email This Story
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