Is this financial innovation, exploitation or what?

A bank comes up with a computer algorithm that figures out how to sequence the checks somebody's written for more money than they have in their account in order to charge the maximum possible number of $37.50 in overdraft fees. I understand that banks need to charge overdraft fees, what I can't accept is banks manipulating charges and calling that financial innovation.

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Telepathy cameras

I'd like someone to invent a camera that takes snapshots by telepathic messages. Both hands are full. There's no time to grab the camera, turn it on, adjust settings, take the snapshot. By the time I've gone through it all, the moment's gone and won't come back. I resign. For the upteenth time I'm experiencing the tele-pathetic limits of modern photography equipment. Does telepathy exist or not? Is it a real phenomenon? I don't know. All I know is that the moment's gone and won't come back. I'm pretty convinced though that if telepathy did exist, it could have at least helped me capture it.

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Sexy Earthquakes

A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes. I believe he should be arrested for treason. The cleric just revealed the most powerful weapon the West can use if it ever gets in war with Iran. Instead of toppling the country with soldiers, missiles and nuclear weapons, the West just needs to smuggle an army of escorts, porn stars, miss universes and private muscle therapists into the country to spread promiscuity. According to the cleric, "When promiscuity spreads, earthquakes increase"

It's so sad that the West is not taking such statements seriously. Not only from a military point of view. Let's think business here for a moment. The cleric's statement can be read from back to front too. If earthquakes are increasing, that's because promiscuity is spreading. If promiscuity is on the rise in Iran, that means demand for sex is on the rise which suggests business opportunities are opening up for the adult industry. Too bad that only professionals with Middle Eastern names can benefit from it.

If we ever had doubts why our best porn stars can't make a career in Iran, now we know. It's not because they are not liked for their big boobs and voluptuous shapes, no, that's not it. It's because they cause e-a-r-t-h-q-u-a-k-e-s. It's not pleasure the Iranians are against, but fear of losing their lives after. What a drama. Solution? Profit indirectly by acquiring stakes in Middle Eastern companies specializing in XXX !!!

Now, if the cleric's statement is true, and I have every good reason to believe that he is truthful in wanting others to believe it's true, then we must be careful what the Iranians do with their promiscuous women. If they exile them in the West, that means they will, in effect, be smuggling a secret weapon into our own backyard which can be activated any time the promiscuous Muslim female takes her clothes off! And we can't ban this because we like promiscuity in the West.

I'm just praying for the survival and well-being of those promiscuous women in Iran who dare dress temptingly. I can only hope that the lunatic Iranian clergy will exile them in the West and not lock them in Iranian prison or bury them under the rubles. And I think we can accept them into our countries without fear of risking an increase in earthquakes in the West. That's because Iranian promiscuity is so modest when compared to ours. If we only train them in Western adult manners and smuggle them back into Iran, that can be a threat the Iranians can understand and take seriously :D:D:D

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What the Greek problem is all about

The way I see it the Greek economy has always been in technical default and thus in life support for many years now. We have been in life support for so long, we forgot about it and learned to live as if we didn't owe anyone anything. The only difference between then and now is that the hospital realized it's costing too much money to keep Greece on life support and for the first time there is discussion of pulling the plug. The patient is half-awakened by this talk but is not sure which is better. To stay on life support with the oxygen supply on economy or get a life without support but with the promise of experiencing it first-class again sometime in the future?

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Why is there no TV in the airport baggage claim area?

I wonder why we only see TV screens displaying news, entertainment or ads in a gate lounge but not in the baggage claim area. Baggage claim involves waiting and thus it makes perfect sense to have TV screens to entertain or distract passengers while they wait for the luggage to come out. The only screen we see is the one displaying the number of your flight and carousel. Boring. I don't buy the argument that people will get so distracted by a news program that they will forget to collect their luggage, or that they are so tired and eager to pick up their luggage that they won't bother to watch TV. They're already waiting there. Hello!


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Women-friendly gas stations

If I bought a gas station tomorrow, the first thing I'd do is put up a huge sign saying "Cleanest Bathrooms of Any Gas Station Anywhere." We're going greater distances and so need directions, and decent places to eat and drink, and clean bathrooms. Clean bathrooms with a clean baby-changing table and a working sink and a trash can that isn't spilling all over the floor would surely draw female drivers in. And no woman is going to sweat a few pennies in gas price if she is cared for otherwise. Gas stations persist in displaying most prominently the price per gallon, down to the tenth of a cent and forget that we don't always think that small. On the other hand, women most always think that clean.

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Total amount coin display

I know most people will probably say this is unnecessary but I think most people will appreciate the feature if it became available. When I pay for something, my first instinct is to get rid of all the coins in my wallet. The problem is I don't always know the total amount of money I have in coins and I might find myself in the embarrassing situation to want to pay in coins, take them all out only to discover I don't have enough. It's a hassle and a waste of time. I propose an electronic display in the wallet that shows the total amount you have in coins and a breakdown of coin denominations. Instead of fiddling through with your finger to count, you just browse the display and know right away if you have enough coins to pay or give in change.

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