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  1. Re:im doing nothing of the sort, actually. on Alphabet's Nest To Deliberately Brick Revolv Hubs · · Score: 1

    True, but when the battery's limited lifespan ends, you'll have to go looking on eBay for some obscure NiMH battery pack, while Nest wants you to just drop $250 for a new Thermostat.

  2. Re:Google's battered customers on Alphabet's Nest To Deliberately Brick Revolv Hubs · · Score: 1

    It's Nest, owned by Alphabet, Inc. - who also happens to own Google. I guess they didn't want the Google name and the "Don't Be Evil" slogan to apply to these other ventures.

  3. Re:Put Lifetime in quotes on Alphabet's Nest To Deliberately Brick Revolv Hubs · · Score: 1

    what if it's cheaper for the company to have me killed than to fix the product?

    Then you're too easy to kill. Maybe they get a bulk discount or something.

  4. Re:Don't Be Evil on Alphabet's Nest To Deliberately Brick Revolv Hubs · · Score: 1

    See, it's OK. Nest is a subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc and not Google. They don't have to worry about Google's motto.

  5. Re:Soon the bots will even make the sandwiches. on Tech Firms Have An Obsession With 'Female' Digital Servants (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Against what race?

  6. Re:Damned if you do, damned if you don't on Tech Firms Have An Obsession With 'Female' Digital Servants (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    The only winning move is not to play

    FTFY

  7. Re:The classification system is too arbitary on AP Style Alert: Don't Capitalize Internet and Web Anymore (poynter.org) · · Score: 1

    The difference between ocean or planet and Earth is that Earth is the name. Internet is not an original name, but it's the name we've chosen for our global internet. It's a proper name.

  8. Re:I see nothing wrong... on Jeff Bezos Says Amazon Will Unveil a New Kindle Next Week (the-digital-reader.com) · · Score: 1

    I would love a red light instead of the bluish white. I read in the dark with the brightness turned as close to zero as it allows, but it's not as good as my modified booklight with a red color gel behind the lens.

  9. It'll probably just be another Kindle Fire...which has no benefit in sunlight.

  10. What court? You probably already agreed to waive your right to a trial and agree to "third-party" arbitration.

  11. Their site works now and the first thing I see is:

    Received a Notice?

    Yes, it’s real. The good news is you have options.

    So I guess they're validating scammers' fake emails, too.

  12. (hopefully they don't block dns queries over your wan).

    No, they wouldn't block them. They'd silently masquerade as your chosen DNS server.

  13. Taking money every month without providing Internet is a breach of contract. Too bad you probably already waived your right to trial in the terms.

  14. Re:JPEG was a bad choice on FCC's 'Nutrition Labels' For Broadband Show Speed, Caps, and Hidden Fees (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    In other news, their gallery is hosted via Wordpress.

    This is just an artifact of an image gallery system that assumes photos. They didn't do anything special with this article other than use a generic photo gallery system.

  15. Re: If ever a company and its people deserved to d on Anti-Piracy Firm Rightscorp Will Hijack Pirates' Browsers Until a Fine is Paid (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2

    After all, why would you just assume that you can use those ideas without compensating their "owners"?

    Because those were protected by patents rather than copyright, and the protection has expired.

  16. Re: If ever a company and its people deserved to d on Anti-Piracy Firm Rightscorp Will Hijack Pirates' Browsers Until a Fine is Paid (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    You filmed it in HD the SD version cost more as it if to be cut down.

    Worse, they filmed it in 4K (or 35mm with at least that much visual data). So just wait for there to be 3 tiers in every digital venue.

  17. Re: If ever a company and its people deserved to d on Anti-Piracy Firm Rightscorp Will Hijack Pirates' Browsers Until a Fine is Paid (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Making or downloading a copy is generally not a criminal action. Distributing a copy is the criminal action.

    But thanks to protocols like Bittorrent, you generally don't just download without also helping with distributing. So you violate both.

    you could still be out thousands of dollars in legal fees.

    And computer hardware.

  18. Re: If ever a company and its people deserved to d on Anti-Piracy Firm Rightscorp Will Hijack Pirates' Browsers Until a Fine is Paid (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2

    I'd go the "rip the copy you legally bought into another format" route

    That's the one problem in the US. The DMCA makes that illegal too.

  19. Re: If ever a company and its people deserved to d on Anti-Piracy Firm Rightscorp Will Hijack Pirates' Browsers Until a Fine is Paid (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    designing it

    Design is a bit of a strong word. The English language is crowd-sourced open source (unlike French). And with all the bugs and "features" present, it shows.

  20. Re: You unsensitive clods on Futuristic Suit Lets You Feel What It's Like To Be An Old Man · · Score: 1

    mercaptan is a whole separate subject - a completely different thing that causes smells.

  21. To list the price on a label, they'd have to pick a price. Not everyone in the same neighborhood even pays the same rate. It's whatever they can get away with. This could be very good (everyone gets fair pricing) or very bad (everyone gets the high price).

  22. Re:The classification system is too arbitary on AP Style Alert: Don't Capitalize Internet and Web Anymore (poynter.org) · · Score: 1

    No. Would you agree that Earth should be capitalized? "The ocean" is equivalent to "the planet" (as opposed to Earth). Internet is used as the name of our global network, not just a description. Are you saying it's not a name?

  23. Re:I'm good with this. on AP Style Alert: Don't Capitalize Internet and Web Anymore (poynter.org) · · Score: 1

    Only if you say my internet. Otherwise, it's like the President (which is specific enough in context).

  24. Re:It is also known.. on Electric Fork Simulates a Salty Flavor By Shocking Your Tongue (med.news.am) · · Score: 1

    Right, but none of them contain aspartame (thermodynamics and all), as phenylalanine is a metabolite. I'm sure none of that's a relevant distinction, since most of the negative health claims against aspartame have everything to do with it breaking down in your body (other than maybe insulin response).

  25. Re:The classification system is too arbitary on AP Style Alert: Don't Capitalize Internet and Web Anymore (poynter.org) · · Score: 1

    The Internet is no more a distinct place than is the Earth.