Saturday, April 12, 2008

Goodbye Tax-Free Internet Shopping

...new law shifts collection requirement to online retailers in a move that other states could follow, but legal uncertainties abound. (My gut reaction would have been to not ship to New York, anymore...but that's me.)

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Friday, April 11, 2008

Accidental 35-cent gas drives throngs to station, jams roads

Hundreds of people took advantage of the cheap gas after an employee accidentally set the price at 35 cents/gal...The price should have been $3.35. (Those who paid by credit card could find the full price added retroactively...)

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

HP admits to selling infected flash-floppy drives

Hewlett-Packard has been selling USB-based hybrid flash-floppy drives that were pre-infected with malware, the company said last week in a security bulletin.

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