According to this news article being reported by The Consumerist, Credit card companies ganged up on the discovery channel to prevent the popular Mythbusters show from airing a segment on how easy it really is to steal RFID Credit Card Data.
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After buying a Garmin Nuvi 760 for christmas for almost 600 freaking dollars, I came to realize what an idiot I really am. This has got to be the newest most lucrative money making business I have ever seen, most retailers were marketing this unit during christmas 2007 for about 750 dollars. I found a little known authorized internet reseller who sold it to me for 579. I thought i was getting a good deal. I know, i’m a real big retard. Not a couple of months later this thing was selling for well under 500.
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Amazon says they have sold thousands of these kindle devices, at $359.00 a piece.

I seriously doubt this. I think amazon is inflating these numbers. I could be wrong, but lets analyze all the facts here.
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A MUST READ.

Neil Stephensons book:

In the beginning was the command line.

You can download the book there for free.

Here is an excerpt:

“The analogy between cars and operating systems is not half bad, and so let me run with it for a moment, as a way of giving an executive summary of our situation today.
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If you know me, you know I absolutely love and hate Widescreen LCD’s. Why?

Well, lets consider this. Widescreen displays have an aspect ratio of 16:9, instead of the beloved 4:3 aspect ratio.

Remember the good old days of 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024, and finally, my favorite 1600×1200? Well, all those standard resolutions went out the window with widescreen LCD’s.

Now you’ve got really wierd resolutions and an even harder time comprehending what these resolutions mean, as far as real useable screen real estate.
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