Man Kills Neighbor Over Missing PS3
I know the article says this guy killed another man over a missing PS3 but, after looking at dude’s picture, I have a feeling that guy would kill you over a ham sandwich. Thanks to forum member Creepingdeath1977 for the link.
Stoddard is accused of shooting his neighbor, Douglas F. Abrams, 26, on Apr. 24 over a dispute regarding a missing Playstation 3. He is being charged with one count of first-degree murder.
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| Texas May Claim Amazon Owes Sales Taxes
The title of this news item is a bit misleading because, at this time, nobody from Texas has said anything about going after Amazon for sales tax. After Amazon sued NY claiming it did not have a physical presence there, retailers in Texas cried fowl because Amazon does have a distribution center there but does not collect tax on sales from that state. Let’s hope this doesn’t become a trend.
The Dallas Morning News reported in Friday's editions that it asked the Texas comptroller's office why the retailer didn't charge sales taxes on Texas customers. Robin Corrigan, a sales tax policy executive in the comptroller's office, said the agency didn't know Amazon operates a facility in the state. Company officials "told me they don't have a distribution center in Texas," Corrigan said. "We will definitely send out a team to investigate."
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| How To Fix Dell's Customer Service
News.com columnist Erica Ogg editorializes about Dell’s sagging customer service and how to fix it. I think the biggest thing on the list applies to many big companies; outsourced customer support. It may save companies a few dollars here and there but the sheer amount of customers it turns off isn’t worth it. Am I wrong?
"A lot of their problems stemmed from, as they expanded rapidly and they tended to outsource their operations, they set up these call centers around the world. I don't think the service they were getting out of them was as good as it was before they did all this expansion," said Rosenfield.
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| NVIDIA Reports Results for First Quarter Fiscal 2009
NVIDIA Corporation, the world leader in visual computing technologies, today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 ended April 27, 2008. For the first quarter of fiscal 2009, revenue was $1.15 billion, compared to $844.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2008, an increase of 37 percent. Net income computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 increased by 34 percent year-over-year to $176.8 million, or $0.30 per diluted share. | Microsoft Warns Of IE7 Lock-In With XP SP3
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer development team has warned users updating to Windows XP Service Pack 3 that they won't be able to downgrade from IE7 to the older IE6 without uninstalling the service pack.
"If you choose to install XP SP3, Internet Explorer 7 will remain on your system after the install is complete," said Jane Maliouta, an IE program manager, in the blog entry. "Your preferences will be retained. However, you will no longer be able to uninstall IE7. If you go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, the Remove option will be grayed out."
Comments | MPAA Demands $15 Million from The Pirate Bay
The Motion Picture Association of America has announced that it is demanding $15.4 million from The Pirate Bay to cover damages they say they have suffered.
The movie titles they are claiming damages for are Harry Potter, Syriana, The Pink Panther and Walk the Line and the 13 episodes of the popular TV-show Prison Break. MPAA demands 222,50 kronor ($37) for each download. For Harry Potter, 261,50 kronor ($43) and for the first season of Prison Break 416 kronor ($68).
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