Sunday, October 28, 2007

I wonder...

http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20071028065702645

TJX meets credit card security rules

Sunday, October 28 2007 @ 06:57 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches

TJX Cos. now meets credit card security rules, a company spokeswoman said yesterday, putting the Framingham retailer among a growing number of companies catching up with a Sept. 30 deadline to tighten how they handle consumer information.

Source - Boston Globe



US Dollars are no longer sufficient? “You must identify yourself – or at least the person whose card you stole...”

http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/apple-refusing-to-accept-cash-for-iphone-limits-em-to-two-per/

Apple refusing to accept cash for iPhone, limits 'em to two per person

Posted Oct 27th 2007 12:18AM by Darren Murph

Coincidence or not, Apple has stiffened up the requirements to pick up a new iPhone shortly after announcing that 250,000 or so of the 1.4 million it sold in Q4 went to unlockers. In an admittedly intriguing move, Apple has decided that it will "no longer accept cash for iPhone purchases," and moreover, each individual will only be allowed to buy two (on plastic, of course) in an effort to "stop people from reselling them." More specifically, spokeswoman Natalie Kerris stated that the company is "requiring a credit or debit card for payment to discourage unauthorized resellers," so don't even bother bringing the greenbacks if you're lookin' to grab an iPhone from Apple.



Nothing new, but a good collection.

http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/60027.html

The E-Book Revolution

By Jimmy Lee Shreeve The Independent 10/28/07 4:00 AM PT

Many writers fear that the e-book is killing off the printed word, but some, like Jimmy Lee Shreeve, think the future lies in online publishing. A number of pointers suggest that the e-book revolution is about to break big. The issue of pricing is an important one. Discrepancy in pricing has been an issue in the music world, with MP3 downloads not always much cheaper than CDs.

[Try this one...

Wowio

Free e-books, classics and new titles too, including Health Secrets of the Stone Age by Philip J Goscienski MD and Catalyst by Paul Byers. Your front cover is customized to include your name. Wowio is currently U.S.-only, but titles will soon be available in the UK. Worth bookmarking for the future.

Prices: free.



Why is it that we never discover Math or Physics prodigies? Perhaps because they aren't “entertaining?”

http://digg.com/videos/music/Hands_down_the_best_performance_by_a_12_year_old_girl_ever_caught_on_film

Hands down the best performance by a 12 year old girl ever caught on film. watch!

liveleak.com — Singing probably the most over done, badly done, "omg please tell me they're done" song ever mutilated in front of a live audience, a 12 year old South Korean girl enters stage center and stuns a television audience with the first five words of the song. I thought they were dubbing her voice at first.. You'll find yourself wondering too.



Want to be reallllly scary?

http://digg.com/political_opinion/Halloween_Masks_Presidential_Candidates

Halloween Masks: Presidential Candidates

Forbes presents Halloween Masks of Presidential Candidates. Who could be scarier than someone who aspires to be the most powerful person in the world--and is egotistical enough to think they'd be really good at it?

http://www.forbes.com/home/media/2007/10/25/celebrity-halloween-masks-biz-media-masks07_cx_de_1025masks.html

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