Ha Ha, Best Buy is Bad Buy at Consumer Reports

There must be a reason why some people refer to this consumer electronics store chain as Worst Buy. In our experience, the customer (dis)service reps at Worst Buy oops Best Buy are often ill-informed, mostly snooty and invariably  pressure you to purchase their warranty service. Plus, there are not enough customer reps if you have […]

Android Crushing iPhone, RIM in U.S.

Apple’s sexy iPhone may have all the headlines but the Open Handset Alliance’s Android platform is grabbing the marketshare in the U.S. A new report put out by market researcher Canalys gives Android-based handsets an impressive 44% share in the third quarter of 2010. Here, take a look at the below chart: In the previous […]

How Fatal Can Words Be in China

Words can be fatal in China. Zhang Zhixin, a young Chinese woman, was executed in 1975 for “opposing the Great Helmsman Chairman Mao, opposing Mao Zedong thought, opposing the revolutionary proletarian line and piling offense upon offense.” To ensure that Zhang could not cry out at her execution, her vocal cords were cut. Jonathan Mirsky […]

Incredible India 56 – Indian Cops Expand Duties to Penis Surgery

Hey, hey, we’re back again with a new edition of Incredible India, those only in India blood-curdling stories. * It’s no secret that India’s policemen are notoriously corrupt scoundrels, rapists, thieves, encounter specialists a.k.a murderers and big-time crooks. In the past, some Indian policemen were even known to pour acid into the eyes of arrested […]

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