For a few years (as a grad student) I taught at a community college to augment my pathetic stipend. I was given a remarkable amount of control over the courses. Initially I made it a point to not assign readings out of an overpriced book, the first semester I'd say that a third of my readings came from online articles. Almost as soon as the other faculty discovered what I was doing I was threatened with termination and a letter was sent to my committee chair at the university (where it was promptly thrown away). Ostensibly I was hurting the students by not forcing them to read material that the other entry level courses were. Realistically I was threatening their profit margin by not using the most up-to-date edition of a 50 year old text.
I was thinking about going with Astraweb after my current plan runs out, their plans seem a heck of a lot more reasonable. Do they have some sort of affiliate program (I figure if I'm going to sign up, somebody ought to get something out of it).
This doesn't seem to be the fault of the third-party. Any case that fits tightly around a device will eventually let in small debris, it's the fault of the material if that debris weakens and/or damages it.
There was never a limitation on whether or not an end user could install a 3rd party browser. Opera may have the best browser out there, but I refuse to help give any marketshare to a company that litigates to increase its install base. You can pry my Firefox and Chrome from my cold, dead, Cheetos encrusted hands.
You're exactly right! Boy back in high school when I was in my band that's all I could think about...how my great grandkids wouldn't have to work if I could just get famous!
Playing Devil's advocate...once his private plane landed, he could theoretically then go to a public plane at another airport without first having to go through a security checkpoint. The throwing stars would then pose a hazard to the public. This is the only rationalization I can imagine for this rule.
Well past the article life, but I figured I'd respond anyway. His Droid was stock, he's not really a tech guy and feels that futzing with the stock ROM is going to cause more problems. I have no doubt whatsoever that a properly updated and tuned Droid would smoke my G1 like a Porsche would smoke my F-150.
The problem is the persistence required in order to get that refund. Sure you can do it, but until it's as easy and simple as it is to take back my sunglasses to Target, it will continue to be an unacceptable solution.
I have a first-gen G1 and am still using it. (Thank you Cyanogen for Android 2.2!) I will probably upgrade to the G2 when my cycle comes around if only because the newer apps show how long in the tooth the G1 is getting. Oddly enough with the custom ROMs in some areas it still outperforms my friend's Droid.
Mine is about the same, I pay an extra $5 per month for basic cable. But in perfect honesty as soon as the NFL season ends my cable service will as well. After trying to watch my old friends the Discovery Channel and the History Channel after a few years with no cable I've discovered that they're pretty much nothing but crappy reality TV. How the mighty have fallen.
When will twits like you realize that they removed and advertised feature!? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! If Ford decided to remove an advertised heated steering wheel remotely, would you be okay with that even if it only affected drivers in cold climates? How about if Microsoft could remotely disable DVD drives because they could be used to pirate Windows? Where does it end?
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For a few years (as a grad student) I taught at a community college to augment my pathetic stipend. I was given a remarkable amount of control over the courses. Initially I made it a point to not assign readings out of an overpriced book, the first semester I'd say that a third of my readings came from online articles. Almost as soon as the other faculty discovered what I was doing I was threatened with termination and a letter was sent to my committee chair at the university (where it was promptly thrown away). Ostensibly I was hurting the students by not forcing them to read material that the other entry level courses were. Realistically I was threatening their profit margin by not using the most up-to-date edition of a 50 year old text.
I was thinking about going with Astraweb after my current plan runs out, their plans seem a heck of a lot more reasonable. Do they have some sort of affiliate program (I figure if I'm going to sign up, somebody ought to get something out of it).
You assumed I was married before you assumed I could be a bad cook?
Well there's your first problem.
Mr. Jobs...your medication is ready. You should really calm down and relax.
... curb freedoms that burn the fabric of it.
This is the most terrifying post I've read all day.
This doesn't seem to be the fault of the third-party. Any case that fits tightly around a device will eventually let in small debris, it's the fault of the material if that debris weakens and/or damages it.
This culminated when the entryway for the driveway for Microsoft's founder was found to be vandalized, I called it Gates's gate-gate.
+1 for the B5 reference!
There was never a limitation on whether or not an end user could install a 3rd party browser. Opera may have the best browser out there, but I refuse to help give any marketshare to a company that litigates to increase its install base. You can pry my Firefox and Chrome from my cold, dead, Cheetos encrusted hands.
Shit! My sarcasm detector just melted!
I'm more afraid of the people finding it "Informative". In my mind's eye I'm seeing the CIA taking careful notes while reading /.
Very well said!
Makes me wonder if Apple or Amazon has something in the works to put commercials on their various offerings between chapters of e-books.
The ultimate weapon of the twenty first century: a catapult that fires naked children at your enemies.
Poor Michael Jackson died too early... He would have loved that idea!
You're exactly right! Boy back in high school when I was in my band that's all I could think about...how my great grandkids wouldn't have to work if I could just get famous!
Well damn. Thanks for the clarification, so much for logic and government not being mutually exclusive.
Playing Devil's advocate...once his private plane landed, he could theoretically then go to a public plane at another airport without first having to go through a security checkpoint. The throwing stars would then pose a hazard to the public. This is the only rationalization I can imagine for this rule.
Well past the article life, but I figured I'd respond anyway. His Droid was stock, he's not really a tech guy and feels that futzing with the stock ROM is going to cause more problems. I have no doubt whatsoever that a properly updated and tuned Droid would smoke my G1 like a Porsche would smoke my F-150.
The problem is the persistence required in order to get that refund. Sure you can do it, but until it's as easy and simple as it is to take back my sunglasses to Target, it will continue to be an unacceptable solution.
Would a provision requiring the licensee to dress up in a chicken suit and do the Charleston be legally enforceable?
buying the software is agreeing to the EULA.
So you can sign a legally binding agreement without the opportunity actually read it? That's asshattery on the level of my hero Groucho Marx.
I have a first-gen G1 and am still using it. (Thank you Cyanogen for Android 2.2!) I will probably upgrade to the G2 when my cycle comes around if only because the newer apps show how long in the tooth the G1 is getting. Oddly enough with the custom ROMs in some areas it still outperforms my friend's Droid.
Mine is about the same, I pay an extra $5 per month for basic cable. But in perfect honesty as soon as the NFL season ends my cable service will as well. After trying to watch my old friends the Discovery Channel and the History Channel after a few years with no cable I've discovered that they're pretty much nothing but crappy reality TV. How the mighty have fallen.
When will twits like you realize that they removed and advertised feature!? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! If Ford decided to remove an advertised heated steering wheel remotely, would you be okay with that even if it only affected drivers in cold climates? How about if Microsoft could remotely disable DVD drives because they could be used to pirate Windows? Where does it end?