Perhaps software should be required to carry warning labels when it has the potential to result in monetary loss; much like other products are required to carry warning labels when they can result in injury or death.
However, throwing those responsible in jail doesn't seem fit to me. A crime like this should be punished with injunctions and fines. We don't put people in jail who make unsafe children's toys so long as they recall them and rectify the problem. Even if something does happen to a child, the only that happens is loss of money.
Rather than being 'design to fail' after the warranty expires; it is more likely that they are designed for their own purposes. Then rigorous testing will show the average time that the item will fail, and the warranty date is set to a time after that point at which they can still afford to have a warranty and not be losing money.
The phrase "Designed to fail after the warranty expires" is misleading. The warranty date is set after the product is designed, built, and tested.
This is similar to the new voting system in Indianapolis. They replaced the old system (which I believe was pretty similar to Florida's in the last election) with a scan tron type system. You pick up your ballot, fill it the circles, insert into the counting machine at the precinct, and it will tell you if you made any errors, and then your done.
The only issue is with the machine that is tabulating the results.
There's an authentic Mexican restaurant in my hometown (Bluffton, Indiana; about 6000 people) named "El Camino Real." I guess I never considered its origin. =]
Newsletter have gotten a bad rap, because many people think they are SPAM. Actually, they probably signed up for it and forgot about it since some newsletters (Joel On Software, for example) only send a message once every few months.
The would probably have to restrict taking them outside of the store; and just use standard carts for that process.
That or equip them with a device like an invisible fence for dogs; when you try to take the cart off of the store's property you get a nice charge of electricity running through you!
The same questions were raised when the first machines for processing cotton and producing textiles were introduced. Guess what? Those people somehow survived and didn't all end up in the streets.
The same type of question is brought up everytime there is a new technology that will replace workers; rarely does it have the effect that everyone claims it will.
Of course, most supermarket discount cards are given to you when you "apply" for them, and you could easily BS the entire application and no one would ever know.
The best relevant connection I could draw would be something along the lines of that healthier people tend to be taller (i.e. The Netherlands), and healthier people tend to have more money (which is probably why they are healthier), and since they have more money, they probably could afford higher education and therefore make more money.
Anyway, I think you'll see a better connection along those lines. It's probably not entirely random.
I did tell them that; the problem was even if I wanted to pursue anything how could I possibly show that they called me when all the calls show up as unknown caller?
I tried this approach with a local newspaper (Indianapolis Star (Gannette...)) when they kept repeatedly calling my celphone and I told them on at least one occasion not to call me again.
So when I went over the limit on my minutes that month, I fired off an e-mail to every single address I could find associated with the newspaper complaining, and requesting compensation.
I finally got a response; a manager made sure that my number was removed, and offered compensation for the amount that I went over on my bill. The catch: They only showed maybe 3 times they called me where I had answered, the rest were marked "answering machine" or "no answer." I recall several times they called me where I answered, realized who it was, then hung up. Thus costing me at least one minute.
The other problem was that they were blocking caller-id. Therefore, I have no proof that it was actually them calling me. My bill and phone both simple display "Unknown caller." Since I have family who live in very rural areas of the United States, their numbers will not show up, and thus I answer such calls.
In the end I ended up getting no compensation, because I had no proof. How hard is it to actually find out who is calling you for calls where identifying information is blocked?
You can't just go over the head of an organization like that, you have to exhaust all your options within it first. If they tried to go to the courts outside of the Patent Office, then they would just be referred back to the Patent Office.
It's like the IRS, you deal with all of their people and climb your way up before you can get to anyone outside of the IRS to work with your problems.
It also pushes people to spend a few thousand on the latest and greatest big screen TV and home theatre system in order to duplicate the theatre experience the best they can at home.
So really, pushing the point that movies are much better in the theatre probably helps out the home market.
I've noticed many films where they seem to appear between nearly every scene change; it's kinda of annoying sometimes. You would think they could have come up with a better method.
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Perhaps software should be required to carry warning labels when it has the potential to result in monetary loss; much like other products are required to carry warning labels when they can result in injury or death.
However, throwing those responsible in jail doesn't seem fit to me. A crime like this should be punished with injunctions and fines. We don't put people in jail who make unsafe children's toys so long as they recall them and rectify the problem. Even if something does happen to a child, the only that happens is loss of money.
Rather than being 'design to fail' after the warranty expires; it is more likely that they are designed for their own purposes. Then rigorous testing will show the average time that the item will fail, and the warranty date is set to a time after that point at which they can still afford to have a warranty and not be losing money.
The phrase "Designed to fail after the warranty expires" is misleading. The warranty date is set after the product is designed, built, and tested.
Power plants are incredibly more efficient at producing electricity than your car engine.
This is similar to the new voting system in Indianapolis. They replaced the old system (which I believe was pretty similar to Florida's in the last election) with a scan tron type system. You pick up your ballot, fill it the circles, insert into the counting machine at the precinct, and it will tell you if you made any errors, and then your done.
The only issue is with the machine that is tabulating the results.
more info on the new system
great video on how it works!! =]
Aren't voter registration numbers pretty anonymous already?
Go plaigarism!
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There's an authentic Mexican restaurant in my hometown (Bluffton, Indiana; about 6000 people) named "El Camino Real." I guess I never considered its origin. =]
The biggest (and most important difference) between tape and disks is that tapes are sequential access only and disks are Random Access.
Theoretically, sequential access could be faster (for full-drive backups); but tape drives don't spin that fast.
Newsletter have gotten a bad rap, because many people think they are SPAM. Actually, they probably signed up for it and forgot about it since some newsletters (Joel On Software, for example) only send a message once every few months.
Unless is cheaper and easier to use, I see so advantage.
The would probably have to restrict taking them outside of the store; and just use standard carts for that process.
That or equip them with a device like an invisible fence for dogs; when you try to take the cart off of the store's property you get a nice charge of electricity running through you!
The same questions were raised when the first machines for processing cotton and producing textiles were introduced. Guess what? Those people somehow survived and didn't all end up in the streets.
The same type of question is brought up everytime there is a new technology that will replace workers; rarely does it have the effect that everyone claims it will.
Of course, most supermarket discount cards are given to you when you "apply" for them, and you could easily BS the entire application and no one would ever know.
The best relevant connection I could draw would be something along the lines of that healthier people tend to be taller (i.e. The Netherlands), and healthier people tend to have more money (which is probably why they are healthier), and since they have more money, they probably could afford higher education and therefore make more money.
Anyway, I think you'll see a better connection along those lines. It's probably not entirely random.
I think the argument centers more around not so much that the boy was forced to say the pledge, but that he was forced to hear it.
I did tell them that; the problem was even if I wanted to pursue anything how could I possibly show that they called me when all the calls show up as unknown caller?
I tried this approach with a local newspaper (Indianapolis Star (Gannette...)) when they kept repeatedly calling my celphone and I told them on at least one occasion not to call me again.
So when I went over the limit on my minutes that month, I fired off an e-mail to every single address I could find associated with the newspaper complaining, and requesting compensation.
I finally got a response; a manager made sure that my number was removed, and offered compensation for the amount that I went over on my bill. The catch: They only showed maybe 3 times they called me where I had answered, the rest were marked "answering machine" or "no answer." I recall several times they called me where I answered, realized who it was, then hung up. Thus costing me at least one minute.
The other problem was that they were blocking caller-id. Therefore, I have no proof that it was actually them calling me. My bill and phone both simple display "Unknown caller." Since I have family who live in very rural areas of the United States, their numbers will not show up, and thus I answer such calls.
In the end I ended up getting no compensation, because I had no proof. How hard is it to actually find out who is calling you for calls where identifying information is blocked?
I just wonder if it will ever get to the point that announcing a space flight would be like announcing an airplane taking off from Midway Airport?
You can't just go over the head of an organization like that, you have to exhaust all your options within it first. If they tried to go to the courts outside of the Patent Office, then they would just be referred back to the Patent Office.
It's like the IRS, you deal with all of their people and climb your way up before you can get to anyone outside of the IRS to work with your problems.
AIM does this as well, it will say "JoeBob is typing a message." and if he pauses it will say "JoeBob has entered text."
I think it's BS anyway though, but it's not like its a feature that other services would die without.
Not any worse than all the frames they cut out of TV shows to give an extra 30 seconds for more commercials.
It also pushes people to spend a few thousand on the latest and greatest big screen TV and home theatre system in order to duplicate the theatre experience the best they can at home.
So really, pushing the point that movies are much better in the theatre probably helps out the home market.
I've noticed many films where they seem to appear between nearly every scene change; it's kinda of annoying sometimes. You would think they could have come up with a better method.
Buy lots of eggs; the rest is up to you.