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• Facing criticism, European bank boss turns down $1.5M bonus

  Sun Jan 29, 2012
  • I generally agree with the sentiment that bankers have historically raped and pillaged the system and been unjustly rewarded for their behavior, and that this has got to stop.

• Apple support helps iPhone thieves

  Wed Jan 25, 2012
  • What Apple is doing is being kind to the thief and cruel to the true owner. As the article states, that's the unintended consequence of having a relaxed policy on warranty exchanges.

• Man spends 2 years in solitary after DWI arrest

  Wed Jan 25, 2012
  • Where is the Justice Dept? They should be criminally prosecuting those responsible. This is not North Korea.

• Facebook Timeline: There's no escaping it now

  Tue Jan 24, 2012
  • JS is absolutely right. There will inevitably be a huge backlash against Facebook and other imitators who want to control your personal information and how it gets disseminated. Once disclosed, that information can never be unwritten, withdrawn or erased.

• Drivers again faulted over Toyota acceleration

  Wed Jan 18, 2012
  • @Tony41: How did you reach the conclusion that "all the drivers that have problems telling the breaks (sic) from the gas all drive a Toyota"?

• Drivers again faulted over Toyota acceleration

  Wed Jan 18, 2012
  • "And their home office is on that stupid island chain as well." "And this is coming from an employee of one of those auto mfg'ers for decades." So who is the stupid one?

• Drivers again faulted over Toyota acceleration

  Wed Jan 18, 2012
  • What is your point? This was an announcement by an independent scientific board that was hired by the U.S. government to determine whether there was a safety defect in the Toyotas. It was their conclusion, not Toyota's.

• Americans raid savings, putting recovery at risk

  Tue Jan 17, 2012
  • What we are experiencing is not your typical cyclical recession but a fundamental restructuring of the economy. No other country on earth has relied so heavily on consumer spending to propel the domestic economy; most industrialized countries are at 50-55% whereas we have been at 70%.

• New York subway workers run 'Rate My Rat' photo contest

  Wed Jan 11, 2012
  • @Eric: Let's not insult rats by comparing them to politicians. I've had pet rats, and they are quite affectionate and intelligent creatures; qualities sorely lacking among those that run for office.

• 1 in 3 households have four or more TV sets: Nielsen

  Fri Jan 6, 2012
  • Geowil: Perhaps if those currently unemployed with 4 or more TV sets hadn't been so profligate or spent all of their time dumbing down in front of the boob tube when they still had a job, they would have more money today and be better prepared to get a new job.