Federated Login has its purposes - mostly in outsourcing some important security concerns. Would I trust a poorly written web site not to leak my password hash? Or to hash my password in the first place? No. Facebook is a bad example, but there are multiple options.
Which only means that the free services are exempted. There are a lot of paid services and product upgrades that are not provided for free by the manufacturer. For example, replacing the hard drive in the PS4 would not void your GPU warranty. Opening up another device to blow out dust on the fan would not void the warranty.
Note: a mfgr doesn't have to allow third parties to do repairs (as long as they will do the repair "without charge under the terms of the warranty").
Great, but under the tie-in sales provision:
(c) Prohibition on conditions for written or implied warranty; waiver by CommissionNo warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer’s using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name;
This means that if you open up the PS4 and install a bigger hard drive, you have not voided the warranty. Unless the warranty claim is caused by or directly related to the replaced hard drive.
And any service which opens up the device to clean out dust would also not be a violation (since it's not a service provided without charge under the warranty). Opening the device for visual inspection - again, not a service provided for free under warranty. The sticker implies otherwise.
Because web traffic can be sniffed, whether on the device or on the network and that compromised network info can lead to harder to eradicate problems. So that's the argument for SSL encryption, at least. Without a cert, how do you know you're even connecting to your own, trusted device?
Besides, how is a global root CA supposed to verify the connection to a device on a non-routable IP/Subnet?
It doesn't need to. For one, home routers act as DNS and can present a real TLD that can be verified. The actual IP address does not matter here.
remove anit-competition laws many cities and states have
The free market lobbied for those laws. You really can't trust these companies. If they don't use the rule of law, they'll just use the next link down the chain. Internet service is a natural monopoly like electric and water and the barrier to entry is natural due to the infrastructure required.
Unless the pricing of the upgrade tier is so high for non-TV subscribers that you'd have to buy a TV subscription to get a reasonable rate. And it's not like cable companies have a price sheet you can reference. Just promo rates that expire.
And get this. I wanted to review the contract and they said that I could see it on the installation day, but they didn't have any way for me to see it before then. That would be after I drill my own hole in the house for the fiber (don't trust "professional" installation) and take time off to be at home.
AT&T is offering DSL out here, and calling it "fiber".
They're doing that here too. Sending sales people around canvassing that don't know anything (plausible deniability if they "accidentally" lie). I asked how many pieces of equipment were involved in my house and how large the ONT is. They didn't know what that is. They said they could use my existing wiring. I said I don't have any existing wiring and that I thought the fiber was what's coming into the house. Oh, yes - it is, they say. Well then how are you going to use my existing wiring?
They said that my house was "qualified" for 100/100 speeds but that most in my area were only able to get 50. I said that's way too slow for fiber to the home - and that the range of speeds should not vary by distance on such a small scale. Yes, the fiber node is on a pole in my backyard. They tried to again confirm that it's fiber to the home.
They could not keep their story straight. Nor could they tell me the real monthly price after the promo expired.
It might not be in the article, but the Slashdot headline reads "Comcast won't give new speed boost to Internet users" and the headline doesn't say whether that's free or paid. Just that they won't give it.
what will comcast do if you do get the bundle but never use the cable tv part and just stick with streaming Netflix & HBO and just do OTA for the rest?
If you're talking about "correct" in the English language, you have to defer to an authority (of which there are none with any real authority). The APA, MLA, and Chicago style all try to avoid gendered pronouns when the subject is unknown. "They" has gained traction despite being grammatically imperfect due to being plural, but it doesn't have a singular form.
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah, there's no bots on Facebook.
Federated Login has its purposes - mostly in outsourcing some important security concerns. Would I trust a poorly written web site not to leak my password hash? Or to hash my password in the first place? No. Facebook is a bad example, but there are multiple options.
Which only means that the free services are exempted. There are a lot of paid services and product upgrades that are not provided for free by the manufacturer. For example, replacing the hard drive in the PS4 would not void your GPU warranty. Opening up another device to blow out dust on the fan would not void the warranty.
So what prevents you from getting a free diagnosis and then fixing it yourself? Why should a mechanic provide this free service for you?
Note: a mfgr doesn't have to allow third parties to do repairs (as long as they will do the repair "without charge under the terms of the warranty").
Great, but under the tie-in sales provision:
(c) Prohibition on conditions for written or implied warranty; waiver by CommissionNo warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer’s using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name;
This means that if you open up the PS4 and install a bigger hard drive, you have not voided the warranty. Unless the warranty claim is caused by or directly related to the replaced hard drive.
And any service which opens up the device to clean out dust would also not be a violation (since it's not a service provided without charge under the warranty). Opening the device for visual inspection - again, not a service provided for free under warranty. The sticker implies otherwise.
That's not inflation.
Because web traffic can be sniffed, whether on the device or on the network and that compromised network info can lead to harder to eradicate problems. So that's the argument for SSL encryption, at least. Without a cert, how do you know you're even connecting to your own, trusted device?
Besides, how is a global root CA supposed to verify the connection to a device on a non-routable IP/Subnet?
It doesn't need to. For one, home routers act as DNS and can present a real TLD that can be verified. The actual IP address does not matter here.
That is not the past tense of head in either case.
Neural networks and genetic algorithms are NOT SENTIENT
Perhaps that's why it's called artificial intelligence instead of just, you know, intelligence.
You already know that nobody reads the article. How many people do you think read the summary?
It's head to the Arctic
Earlier this month was Google. Now it's Amazon. If you're in a faraway time zone, note that it's still April 30th in the US.
I was beat to it. But it was probably an intentional headline pun. Newspapers are full of them and rarely are they funny.
remove anit-competition laws many cities and states have
The free market lobbied for those laws. You really can't trust these companies. If they don't use the rule of law, they'll just use the next link down the chain. Internet service is a natural monopoly like electric and water and the barrier to entry is natural due to the infrastructure required.
It's not a false consensus if people actually agree.
Unless the pricing of the upgrade tier is so high for non-TV subscribers that you'd have to buy a TV subscription to get a reasonable rate. And it's not like cable companies have a price sheet you can reference. Just promo rates that expire.
And get this. I wanted to review the contract and they said that I could see it on the installation day, but they didn't have any way for me to see it before then. That would be after I drill my own hole in the house for the fiber (don't trust "professional" installation) and take time off to be at home.
AT&T is offering DSL out here, and calling it "fiber".
They're doing that here too. Sending sales people around canvassing that don't know anything (plausible deniability if they "accidentally" lie). I asked how many pieces of equipment were involved in my house and how large the ONT is. They didn't know what that is. They said they could use my existing wiring. I said I don't have any existing wiring and that I thought the fiber was what's coming into the house. Oh, yes - it is, they say. Well then how are you going to use my existing wiring?
They said that my house was "qualified" for 100/100 speeds but that most in my area were only able to get 50. I said that's way too slow for fiber to the home - and that the range of speeds should not vary by distance on such a small scale. Yes, the fiber node is on a pole in my backyard. They tried to again confirm that it's fiber to the home.
They could not keep their story straight. Nor could they tell me the real monthly price after the promo expired.
cranking the transmitter to maximum doth not make a better WI-FI experienc
It doesn't do that. It broadcasts their SSID across a larger area. They don't care if it works.
if I left I would no longer be able to use the free Xfinity wifi.
Well then it's not free, is it? It's more like the corporate advertising corruption of the word free. Like "Free 2-Day shipping with Amazon Prime"
It might not be in the article, but the Slashdot headline reads "Comcast won't give new speed boost to Internet users" and the headline doesn't say whether that's free or paid. Just that they won't give it.
Just because you're forced to buy the regular TV service does not mean that you want to nor will use it.
Is that enough to get past the hold queue?
what will comcast do if you do get the bundle but never use the cable tv part and just stick with streaming Netflix & HBO and just do OTA for the rest?
Profit?
If you're talking about "correct" in the English language, you have to defer to an authority (of which there are none with any real authority). The APA, MLA, and Chicago style all try to avoid gendered pronouns when the subject is unknown. "They" has gained traction despite being grammatically imperfect due to being plural, but it doesn't have a singular form.