It's not wrong at all. I spent 6 weeks fighting Robert Dyas over an appliance I'd bought there 14 months before. The small claims court ruled in my favour and I was able to claim the cost of the item, the cost of the engineering report and my filing fees. However, the judge explained to me that the retailer acted within their rights, and as such I could not claim for time or any punitive damages.
I wish people would stop propagating this myth. If the product breaks after 6 months, it is up to the consumer to prove that the fault was a manufacturing fault. You have to pay an engineer to verify that the fault existed or potentially existed at time of purchase. Once you have that report, you can hope that the company will rectify the situation or you can pursue them through the courts (small claims if under £5000)
Hell, the Leatherman Supertool can get you a criminal conviction here. I'd been carrying one for a decade and freaking people out with it before I found that out!
The rioting had nothing to do with the fact that the police are dangerous. The rioting had everything to do with the fact that criminal scum wanted free stuff.
75% of the people arrested as part of the riots so far had previous convictions. Around 20% had more than 10 previous convictions. These were not law abiding citizens fighting the man.
You put a load of crabs in a bucket. If they simply stood on each other, a few of them could easily get out and make it. But any time a crab tries to climb out, the others pull it back down. Weird to watch.
This is a sensationalised load of rubbish. Most of us aren't taking it because we're happy with our current ISPs. BT are a nightmare to deal with, a nightmare for support and are known to sell your data to places like phorm. No wonder people are avoiding them!
Everyone I know will be moving to Infinity as soon as it is available through their ISP.
You are very definitely not a lawyer. I've lost 2 projects that I had intended to open source to companies. I didn't use their time, I didn't use their equipment and I was careful to make sure that it had nothing to do with the company's core business. Didn't help.
I might have won in a court, but I didn't want to jeapordize my job, and more importantly, spending money in court on a tool I was planning to give away didn't seem a sensible way to spend my limited funds.
Every time I go to the cinema I swear it will be my last visit. Then over a period of a few months, I figure maybe I was just being a little too picky and arsey, so I try again. And swear that it's the last time.
Between people talking (they don't even bother whispering anymore), stinking foods, the glow of large cellphone screens throughout and damaged speakers that rattle and distort, I can never quite remember why I'm paying to see the film. So I started renting.
But the studios wised up to people like me renting and a number of films I've wanted to watch have been 'Unavailable for rental' from lovefilm. And we don't have any blockbusters near where I live. So I just skip those movies. But I bet loads of people who do want to see them DON'T skip them.
The studios have to understand that the business model has changed. They can't charge what they did in the past because the product isn't the same. The experience is broken, and it's the experience we were paying for.
I think he said deal with him, not talk to him. That doesn't necessarily involve personal contact on a daily basis, but might just mean having to consider his potential reaction when making decisions or dealing with fallout from his issues.
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Yeah, but Muslim beats Gay in the victimhood poker game.
It's not wrong at all. I spent 6 weeks fighting Robert Dyas over an appliance I'd bought there 14 months before. The small claims court ruled in my favour and I was able to claim the cost of the item, the cost of the engineering report and my filing fees. However, the judge explained to me that the retailer acted within their rights, and as such I could not claim for time or any punitive damages.
See http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1677034/Two-year-warranty-EU-law.html for clarification, specifically the bit that says
"After six months, the burden of proof switches to the buyer and it is they who must then show a fault is due to some inherent problem, something that can be almost impossible in all but the most straightforward cases.
Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1677034/Two-year-warranty-EU-law.html#ixzz1f09afLsq"
I wish people would stop propagating this myth. If the product breaks after 6 months, it is up to the consumer to prove that the fault was a manufacturing fault. You have to pay an engineer to verify that the fault existed or potentially existed at time of purchase. Once you have that report, you can hope that the company will rectify the situation or you can pursue them through the courts (small claims if under £5000)
Yeah, let's further cripple blind people by forcing them to rely on the kindness of other people instead of being self reliant.
Just how the fuck do you "consume" something that isn't physical?
Simple - you redefine the word to mean passively observe.
Seasons 1 and 2 were brilliant. Having not seen the show in the UK, I laughed a lot during these.
By half way through season 3, I understood why it had been cancelled. Man that was dire!
Hell, the Leatherman Supertool can get you a criminal conviction here. I'd been carrying one for a decade and freaking people out with it before I found that out!
You cannot carry a fixed blade or folding knife that locks open without having a reason that will stand up in court.
Yeah, I'm not looking forward to the BE network upgrade next year. Readdressing the network, etc. is going to be a bit of a pain.
That info is just a very small subset of what Facebook were providing in their CDs that people were requesting.
It's not about being more safe. The CD that they were providing contained a LOT more data than the archive you could download from their site.
He's also anti-women's rights which will kill any chance he has of ever making president.
The rioting had nothing to do with the fact that the police are dangerous. The rioting had everything to do with the fact that criminal scum wanted free stuff.
75% of the people arrested as part of the riots so far had previous convictions. Around 20% had more than 10 previous convictions. These were not law abiding citizens fighting the man.
Crab bucket syndrome.
You put a load of crabs in a bucket. If they simply stood on each other, a few of them could easily get out and make it. But any time a crab tries to climb out, the others pull it back down. Weird to watch.
Probably not, given that the parent is looking for $5000 and you're suggesting 4x5000
This is a sensationalised load of rubbish. Most of us aren't taking it because we're happy with our current ISPs. BT are a nightmare to deal with, a nightmare for support and are known to sell your data to places like phorm. No wonder people are avoiding them!
Everyone I know will be moving to Infinity as soon as it is available through their ISP.
This actually happened to me in South Africa sadly, and legal costs are even less affordable there.
I never asked for permission - I was building the project. Once the company found out about them, I never got the chance to place it under the GPL.
If you get an offer, why do you still need to assess your skills? Or did you mean an interview ?
You are very definitely not a lawyer. I've lost 2 projects that I had intended to open source to companies. I didn't use their time, I didn't use their equipment and I was careful to make sure that it had nothing to do with the company's core business. Didn't help.
I might have won in a court, but I didn't want to jeapordize my job, and more importantly, spending money in court on a tool I was planning to give away didn't seem a sensible way to spend my limited funds.
> but I suspect at least 50% of UK citizens couldn't tell you which party he represents.
That's not because we're stupid. That's just because he's very hard to distinguish from the last terrorist in power.
Every time I go to the cinema I swear it will be my last visit. Then over a period of a few months, I figure maybe I was just being a little too picky and arsey, so I try again. And swear that it's the last time.
Between people talking (they don't even bother whispering anymore), stinking foods, the glow of large cellphone screens throughout and damaged speakers that rattle and distort, I can never quite remember why I'm paying to see the film. So I started renting.
But the studios wised up to people like me renting and a number of films I've wanted to watch have been 'Unavailable for rental' from lovefilm. And we don't have any blockbusters near where I live. So I just skip those movies. But I bet loads of people who do want to see them DON'T skip them.
The studios have to understand that the business model has changed. They can't charge what they did in the past because the product isn't the same. The experience is broken, and it's the experience we were paying for.
To be fair, a cup the size of a small family car only contains about 200mm of fluid when they hand it to you. The rest is ice.
I think he said deal with him, not talk to him. That doesn't necessarily involve personal contact on a daily basis, but might just mean having to consider his potential reaction when making decisions or dealing with fallout from his issues.
Good luck trying to write a web browser without infringing on at least 5 patents!