Monday, July 28, 2008

real world hack .. free shipping

imagine a store X that has both a physical and online presence. X offers only free shipping if your purchase exceeds Y$, however it allows you to return the purchased items in-store without charge.

simple hack (discovered by accident): purchase items worth more than Y$ (including whatever you really want). return the undesired items in-store once they arrive. u effectively got the desired item shipped for free :-) (modulo the cost of having to go and return in store)

driving violations

do people driving fancier cars get bigger fines for similar violations compared to people who drive more ordinary/rundown cars?

irony

pain forcing a cheery disposition