racermd commented on Are Your Beautiful Granite Countertops Full Of Uranium? Maybe.

"Radon, by itself, isn't all that bad."

racermd commented on 2008 Dodge Charger SRT8, Part One

"Wow, late to the party..."

racermd commented on Hide Your Fancy Car Stereo Behind a Very Crappy Car Stereo

"@Git Em SteveDave has a new Lego set: Nope."

racermd commented on Windows Media Center Update Might Get Partner Later In the Year

"To all - DirecTV will likely release a dual-tuner, HD-capable, USB-based tuner module for WMC sometime late this year or early next year."

racermd commented on Wal-Mart & Local Police Detain Man, Threaten Arrest Over 4 Bags Of Sugar

"The only thing I would have done differently in such a situation (other than not shopping at WalMart to begin with) is to call the local police upon being told I would be detained for 'theft' or 'shoplifting'."

racermd commented on 25 Reasons Why Cable Technicians Hate You

"As a (very short-term) cable installer contractor, I REALLY resent what the OP is trying to communicate. First, I expected NO tips because, last I checked, Cable Installation Techs aren't in the 'service industry'."

racermd commented on 9 Ways To Save At The Movies

"@LucyInTheSky: Enjoy your butter-flavored cancer-causing chemicals. I'll just air-pop some regular stuff, thank you very much."

racermd commented on Transportation Bill Gives $45 Million To Maglev Project, Sets It Up For Fail

"I think everyone is forgetting one VERY important thing..."

racermd commented on UPDATE: Charter Will Track Your Internet Activity Regardless Of Whether You Opt Out

"Whoops...."

racermd commented on UPDATE: Charter Will Track Your Internet Activity Regardless Of Whether You Opt Out

"If you must (or cannot use anything but) Comcast, there's a simple way to prevent all this nonsense: Firefox with Adblock Plus and NoScript. Comcast can still watch packets going in and out of your modem, but you're preventing the ads and other nastyness from getting through. Adblock Plus uses a blacklist/whitelist filter (and is maintained constantly) to prevent the bulk of ads from reaching you."

racermd commented on Are You A Sucker For Using Your Credit Card?

"@zentec: There's probably a little more to it than the author lets on."

racermd commented on Formula One: The Multi-Billion Dollar Machine

"@Bentos, Der Frischmacher!: "Oxygen: Gas of life or secret military death-vapor?"

racermd commented on Group Sues EPA For Not Regulating Nano-Silver Pollution

"The sky is falling!"

racermd commented on The Vintage Chevrolet Club Of America Shows Off Rain-Soaked Detroit Iron In Seattle

"An '89 Cavalier Z24?"

racermd commented on Use Electronic Postage And Highlighter To Guarantee Mail-In Rebate Success

"Easy solution - don't buy things based on the rebate offered. My own method is to ignore most rebates and base my purchasing decision on the price WITHOUT the rebate. The only time I pay any attention to rebates is when the rebate amount is over $100 or so."

racermd commented on EMI Says You Can't Store Your Music Files Online

"@camille_javal: RE: MP3.com compared to MP3Tunes.com and the law... The lawsuit against MP3.com wasn't brought because users were ripping their own CDs and storing them online (although they may have been able to do that - I don't remember, it was long ago), as is the case with MP3Tunes.com, but rather MP3.com was pre-ripping CDs and encoding them for users that owned a physical copy (and proved it)."

racermd commented on Western Digital Velociraptor Is New "Fastest Hard Drive Ever"

"Okay..."

racermd commented on UPS Breaks, Steals Computer

"Fight UPS on this."