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Comment on A tale of two bottled-water stories by jim

jim — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:22:57 +0000

Troy…you’re right,many people are wound up way to tight,if someone wants bottled water from fiji, so what? They pay the price, the fijians have a job, shipping companies have freight, they’re employees get paid, and on it goes. above every other consideration we must be free to make our own choices.

Comment on A tale of two bottled-water stories by jim

jim — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:15:05 +0000

Americans have spent profligately for years-myself included. the current downturn will soon begin to weed out alot of careless consumption. My wife and have cut back severely on all but essentials-and bottled water is hardly an essential.

Comment on Training your spouse like an exotic animal by Todd Dickson

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Comment on Non-sticky titles by Annetta Joyce

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Comment on From Gonzaga to AARP by Raphael Watts

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Comment on Search terms as epidemiological flags? by Hashim Warren

Hashim Warren — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:30:48 +0000

This is fascinating. I wonder what Google knows about the start of wars.

Comment on Scenes from American Express by David

David — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:23:45 +0000

A similar protocol is used by AT&T to protect against fraud. I was once called upon returning from an atypical trip over seas. How nice I thought as they confirmed the calls were indeed mine, then I realized the charges must be large or else they wouldn’t be calling. Once I found out they were large I was able to negotiate them down since their representatives had not presented the best plan when I called to arrange the overseas calling prior to the trip. So it all worked out, but not without some effort.

Consider what might happen if similar analystics are used for travel. Electronic identity management and biometric authentication will end creating very big problems. The Other Side of Midnight stories may become more common due to mistaken or modified identities.

Fundamentally this is similar to the assault on the 2nd amendment. You don’t really need a gun because you don’t have a history of using one. It is really for people who use them all of the time. Those people are better enabled to protect you. Besides you really aren’t qualified to make the decision on when to use it for yourself. We’ll make the decision for you. Much like your problem with AMEX it begs the question about when you really need it can you readily get to it and use it.

Comment on Scenes from American Express by Janie J.

Janie J. — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:52:42 +0000

I get the AMEX card in November of 2007. I have no troubles with it. Use it as much as I can for Christmas and so forth. Our first big purchase is in January. It is right at $1000 for a new tv. Everything is great, no problems. Continue to use the card regularly. In July we need to get a new computer. Go to the store, pick out a PC and the accessories push all of the new stuff up to the counter, wait in line, and bam! Declined at check out. Knowing that I have always paid my bill on time and they have “NO PRESET SPENDING LIMITS,” I have the cashier call for approval. They decline. I talk to the representative and ask, why are you declining the charge? In a rather condescending voice I get because ma’am, the purchase you are trying to make is outside of your spending habits and therefore we are not able to process the payment for the items. WHAT??? Outside of my spending habits? I freaked out and apologized for not making $1300 purchases on a daily basis. Questioned whether someone using their American Express to purchase such a high dollar item in one transaction is really that far out of the realm of possibility. She continued to give me the song and dance and due to the fact that it was the only card I had with me, as I did depend on them, I had to dance to the beat of their drum. I ended up having to make a payment on my account that night, which by the way, I had just paid my bill the week before, or else they were not going to allow for the payment to go through. I am so fed up and over the stupidity. Not to mention the ridiculous outsourced customer service that has no idea what I am trying to really say to them and just keep apologizing. Needless to say, I still have my card because I have racked up thousands of reward points that I don’t want to lose. Its a catch 22!

Comment on A trillion in Iraq by Mark

Mark — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:22:55 +0000

So, everybody in the world can have an iPod or the Iraqi people can have freedom and stability in their country. Seems like we spent the money wisely.

Now, how about making a comparison between the $700 billion bail out of the market and what else that money could buy? How many pig troughs can that money buy for Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Franklin Raines, and friends?