Scoop’s Views

While we aren’t yet using the thumbprint technology in transactions such as buying a home, grocery shopping, or, for that matter, shopping at most any store, it is used for government stuff, as well as used for computing security.

Did Simon Ramo have it all wrong back in November 1964, or was he a little too optimistic for his time? I think it’s the latter. Even in the late 1990s and early this decade, even as late as 2003 or so, I heard people I know dismiss the idea of using debit cards, as well as ATMs, even for cash advances from a credit card. Those same people, though, also were against online shopping.

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McCain scored a point with me when he said that no emergency bailout should be made to the people who obtained these mortgages. His opponents, though, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, have made comments in the recent past that some kind of “help” ought be made available to the people with these mortgages. My question to Clinton and Obama would be: “Why? Are you looking at rewarding bad and irresponsible behavior?”

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I’ve considered buying from Sharper Image in the past, but now with the company in bankruptcy proceedings, a lot of stuff is becoming clear about my horse sense.

Have you ever considered doing something or going somewhere, but even the mere thought gave you a bad impression? Well, that’s how it was with a lot of the disclaimers that were on the site the times I considered making a purchase: it make me nauseous.

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The feel of newly-printed money, especially when you get to break the U.S. Mint’s wrapper, is a great feeling. Earning that money, though, can often be a pain. A pain in the butt, sore hands, soiled hands, or even a sore body. Sometimes the work you do to earn the money is purely mental, making many people feel burned out at the end of the day, but earning an honest day’s pay — especially when you’re paid fairly — is always a good feeling. Making money online, though, can often be less than fulfilling.

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Well, as many people expected, the politicos running the State of New Jersey took the “forgive us” plunge by making an official proclamation to apologize for its history with slavery.

Sure, New Jersey did many stupid things in its history, including standing against the Emancipation Proclamation, as well as being the last state in the United States to abolish slavery, but this apology — for something more than 143 years old — is loonier than Looney Tunes.

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