MickeyMoo commented on RCA's 1969 Two Thousand TV Was Computerized Vision of Future, for $2,000

"@otis123: The same Space-Age technology that brought us Tang (the other kind ;-) )"

MickeyMoo commented on RCA's 1969 Two Thousand TV Was Computerized Vision of Future, for $2,000

"@EBone: REALLY old remote controls actuated a motor that turned an internal dial tuner"

MickeyMoo commented on Virgin America Anniversary Flight From Hell

"@GearheadGeek: you can deauthorize any iTunes enabled devices from within iTunes by clicking on STORE in the left column - then clicking your name in the upper right next to your iTunes balance and changing your password."

MickeyMoo commented on Home Depot Asks: "Why Pay Cash Even If You Could?"

"@DWalk: Unless you're trying to return something - [www.cbc.ca]"

MickeyMoo commented on Hershey Hikes Candy Prices 11 Percent

"Hershey also own Scharffen Berger and Joseph Schmidt, I'm sure a price hike is in the works for those upper end brands as well."

MickeyMoo commented on Class Action Settlement Sets Up Massive Cosmetics Giveaway

"@thelushie: I think the illegality stems from collusion on the part of manufacturers with competing retail outlets, ie: pricefixing conjecture on my part: should a vendor choose to undercut the MSRP, they would no longer be an authorized vendor or would have to pay a higher wholesale price for product, thus eating into their profits."

MickeyMoo commented on Ohio Payday Lenders Lie, Bribe The Homeless In Attempt To Overturn Usury Limits

"@Pylon83: Pylon - your arguments pre-suppose that the payday clients are in a position to know better."

MickeyMoo commented on Mrs. Fields Files For Bittersweet Bankruptcy Protection

"@crescentia: @ Bishop O'Dowd HS in Oaktown?"

MickeyMoo commented on Senseo Latte Select is Frothing for Coffee

"@Hat Trick: Thanks I'll try them (might try a padfilter too)"

MickeyMoo commented on Senseo Latte Select is Frothing for Coffee

"I got the "free" machine as well - does anyone have a recommendation as to other pod alternatives?"

MickeyMoo commented on Despite What Their Website Says, Taking Pictures In San Francisco's Museum Of Modern Art Is Cause For Ejection

"@lingum: Seriously? Not just "blame the OP" but "blame the city the OP was in"? Seriously? (and as a life long SF resident - if the following comment gets me booted off consumerist then so be it) Go cash your welfare check, buy a couple 40's and go back to the trailer and bang your "common law" wife/cousin/sister. Not so nice to be overgeneralized about is it?"

MickeyMoo commented on J. Crew's Notoriously Awful Website Charges You $9,208.50 To Ship The Wrong Shirt

"wouldn't be surprised if they're running the same software as Kohl's.com - horrible web experience - but the prices are too good to resist, and free shipping beats 9k"

MickeyMoo commented on iRiver Spinn Controller and UI Caught on VIdeo: Sleek, But Confusing

"kinda laggy UI (my biggest pet peeve with many devices..."

MickeyMoo commented on Reader Gets Sleep Number To Exchange Moldy Mattress

"My uneducated guess based on a similar issue with my "Soma" bed (tubes of water in a foam cradle covered with a foam mattress like thing) is that it would be more likely to happen with folks who tend to perspire profusely while sleeping (or....) and who live in humid climates - moisture gets trapped and doesn't have time to evaporate before your next use cycle.."

MickeyMoo commented on Federal Reserve Chairman Thinks High Gas Prices Are Here To Stay

"@MissTicklebritches: BEST COMMENT EVER!"

MickeyMoo commented on 115 More Pieces of Amazing Iranian Technology Created with Photoshop

"@MarkB: it'll be our dirty little secret - rtwod2: good call on the X - couldn't remember, too lazy too google - ours was sunshine yellow, fake wood on the sides, sans scoop."

MickeyMoo commented on 115 More Pieces of Amazing Iranian Technology Created with Photoshop

"AMC Pacer actually"

MickeyMoo commented on 3 Ways To Beat The Grocery Shrink Ray

"I do most of my shopping at Costco - unfortunately, they (and presumably others) use different methods to calculate unit cost on different but comparable products, seems like some more stringent consumer legislation would be in order."