The thing I find funniest about the interest owed is that the Govt is sitting on my money all year since my employer gave them too much (and I allow it since I don't want to owe the govt money at the end of the year)... do I see a penny of interest in *that* money? Nope, but when they feel I owe them money, all of a sudden interest *must* be paid.
I got a bill from the tax man a tax adjustment on my previous years return for ~$600... I paid. I then get two more notices AFTER they cashed my check, which I just ignored since I had proof that I paid them... finally, on the 3rd notice, they say they received the money and will waive the extra $15 in interest that was racked up between the time I paid the bill and the time it took them to acknowledge they cashed the check.
Isn't there a difference between a video taken for the purpose of a store safety, and a creepy asshole guy taking a video of you while you go about your stuff?
Yes there is a difference, SCM isn't hiding when he's taking the video.
Besides that, plenty of people are proving themselves willing to hurt him, while he is in full compliance with the law, he IS recording for the purpose of safety.
They can still give one out with every unit. Not like there'll be much of a resale market for something that came with the unit and isn't compatible with the 360 (most likely).
There really isn't any reason that it NEEDS to be connected otherwise the thing won't work at all. If a game needs it, then the game can yell at you to install it.
This is what I do not understand about peoples complaints. I can point a phone, discreetly, anywhere I want and no one would be the wiser. Just sit down at a table, maybe have a conversation with someone and hold your phone pointing anywhere you want and no one would suspect anything.
Somehow though, a device that requires both voice confirmation AND your face to be physically staring exactly at what you want it to record is seen as invasive.
My fingerprints also can't be used to kick start an investigation into my father, mother, brother or sister without some other evidence about them specifically.
I think what's monstrous about it is that people are expecting the animals to get BETTER care than they would at another shelter when in fact they're just more likely to die.
I agree with you that this is stupid, but your point is kinda flawed.
If the people this is attempting to 'defend' had access to a credit card, they'd just throw the remainder of their cell phone balance on there too and call it a day, with the benefit of enjoying the 0% financing with TMO for as long as it lasted.
To get away from the point you made slightly:
If TMO had made the contract so if you had service with them it was 0% financing, but if you left it would be 10% people would still be complaining that they should offer free financing no matter what.
Seriously though, If people can't afford the cost of $300 potentially coming up and biting them in the ass, they shouldn't have gotten a $600 phone.
They should have gone on ebay or craigslist & bought a used phone. I've known plenty of people who picked up last years model at a steal shortly after the new model came out. This way you wouldn't have had to sign a loan with dodgy (in the view of the WA AG) requirements and could enjoy their cheap service for as long as it was worth it to you.
No, they do not MAKE you sign a document. You are completely free to pay for your phone 100%. If you choose to instead take out a 0% loan, they will do so for you.
Likely for the same reason people keep buying Microsoft products; If you have hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars in software invested, you don't want to have to repurchase it all for another OS (if its even possible).
He's not happy about being vendor locked, he's happy because it's seamless to upgrade a device he LIKES to another device he'll like. There isn't really a downside to that.
When I upgraded my Android, I enabled the sync and I had damn near everything on my new phone (including settings) before I got home from the store. When I got home, it remembered my wifi settings from my previous phone and finished the sync on wifi. That's damn convenient! Is this a feature that will further make me consider Android in the future? Yes it is!
Chromium is fully open source & has most of the benefits of Chrome. If you're paranoid enough to not use Chrome because of privacy reasons, just use Chromium instead.
How do you figure? You're already broadcasting it into a public space, I would make the argument that you've already opted into people using the data however they want. If you then choose to opt out even though you've given your information out to the world, then they've given you a way to do so.
As long as the person doesn't attempt to hack into your computer network (which brakes another set of laws), they should be able to use the SSID data however they want. Afterall, you can hide the SSID (which does next to nothing from a security standpoint, but would prevent this).
Every instance of bricking I've ever heard of means that you 'make it equivalent to a brick' ie completely useless. Boot loop that can't be fixed, can't charge, won't turn on, bad flash, etc...
A phone that can't be put on a cell network again is still very useful as an MP3 player, game machine, SIP phone, etc..., all of which is NOT capable on something that is bricked.
That can't be accurate at all! You people with unlimited (who are paying the same as people who want 3GB) are only getting 1.5-2GB a month! You're paying the same and getting less. I think they want to keep you!
You lend your car, the other person borrows the car.
Either the AC is trying to be funny or he couldn't think of anything intelligent to say, but still wanted to be a part of the conversation. It's a stupid point to make since a rather large percent of the population uses the word borrow in that way. Language changes, get over it.
Many cameras have this ability built in as well. I've also seen some that can change a specific color to another (and these are $250 point and shoots, so I'm sure the expensive cameras have even better functions).
Agreed, you can state that it isn't US Google DOING this (and you would be absolutely correct), but you cannot make the implication that US Google isn't ultimately responsible for this.
I love Google products and prefer their brand of evil to most anyone elses, but that doesn't mean they get a free pass when one of their branches does something insanely stupid.
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The thing I find funniest about the interest owed is that the Govt is sitting on my money all year since my employer gave them too much (and I allow it since I don't want to owe the govt money at the end of the year) ... do I see a penny of interest in *that* money? Nope, but when they feel I owe them money, all of a sudden interest *must* be paid.
I got a bill from the tax man a tax adjustment on my previous years return for ~$600 ... I paid. I then get two more notices AFTER they cashed my check, which I just ignored since I had proof that I paid them ... finally, on the 3rd notice, they say they received the money and will waive the extra $15 in interest that was racked up between the time I paid the bill and the time it took them to acknowledge they cashed the check.
The equivalent to the Apple line is the Nexus line, which does get timely updates.
Isn't there a difference between a video taken for the purpose of a store safety, and a creepy asshole guy taking a video of you while you go about your stuff?
Yes there is a difference, SCM isn't hiding when he's taking the video.
Besides that, plenty of people are proving themselves willing to hurt him, while he is in full compliance with the law, he IS recording for the purpose of safety.
They can still give one out with every unit. Not like there'll be much of a resale market for something that came with the unit and isn't compatible with the 360 (most likely).
There really isn't any reason that it NEEDS to be connected otherwise the thing won't work at all. If a game needs it, then the game can yell at you to install it.
Agreed ... that was when I stopped using it.
Snowden says he did "X". "X" is against the law. Snowden therefore broke the law. Snowden is a lawbreaker. QED.
^^^THAT, however, makes him one.^^^
I killed JFK ... Killing JFK is against the law, therefore I am a lawbreaker.
Doesn't matter that I wasn't born when it happened, since I just said I did it.
This is what I do not understand about peoples complaints. I can point a phone, discreetly, anywhere I want and no one would be the wiser. Just sit down at a table, maybe have a conversation with someone and hold your phone pointing anywhere you want and no one would suspect anything.
Somehow though, a device that requires both voice confirmation AND your face to be physically staring exactly at what you want it to record is seen as invasive.
My fingerprints also can't be used to kick start an investigation into my father, mother, brother or sister without some other evidence about them specifically.
I think what's monstrous about it is that people are expecting the animals to get BETTER care than they would at another shelter when in fact they're just more likely to die.
I agree with you that this is stupid, but your point is kinda flawed.
If the people this is attempting to 'defend' had access to a credit card, they'd just throw the remainder of their cell phone balance on there too and call it a day, with the benefit of enjoying the 0% financing with TMO for as long as it lasted.
To get away from the point you made slightly: If TMO had made the contract so if you had service with them it was 0% financing, but if you left it would be 10% people would still be complaining that they should offer free financing no matter what.
Seriously though, If people can't afford the cost of $300 potentially coming up and biting them in the ass, they shouldn't have gotten a $600 phone. They should have gone on ebay or craigslist & bought a used phone. I've known plenty of people who picked up last years model at a steal shortly after the new model came out. This way you wouldn't have had to sign a loan with dodgy (in the view of the WA AG) requirements and could enjoy their cheap service for as long as it was worth it to you.
I don't see how it would be Ford's fault if you choose not to fill up your gas tank.
No, they do not MAKE you sign a document. You are completely free to pay for your phone 100%. If you choose to instead take out a 0% loan, they will do so for you.
Agreed. I donated a few bucks even though I don't like any of the bands
Likely for the same reason people keep buying Microsoft products; If you have hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars in software invested, you don't want to have to repurchase it all for another OS (if its even possible).
Accidentally moderated 'Troll' ... commenting to remove that.
He's not happy about being vendor locked, he's happy because it's seamless to upgrade a device he LIKES to another device he'll like. There isn't really a downside to that.
When I upgraded my Android, I enabled the sync and I had damn near everything on my new phone (including settings) before I got home from the store. When I got home, it remembered my wifi settings from my previous phone and finished the sync on wifi. That's damn convenient! Is this a feature that will further make me consider Android in the future? Yes it is!
Chromium is fully open source & has most of the benefits of Chrome. If you're paranoid enough to not use Chrome because of privacy reasons, just use Chromium instead.
Even worse is that we find evidence that it's possible on our OWN planet!
How do you figure? You're already broadcasting it into a public space, I would make the argument that you've already opted into people using the data however they want. If you then choose to opt out even though you've given your information out to the world, then they've given you a way to do so.
As long as the person doesn't attempt to hack into your computer network (which brakes another set of laws), they should be able to use the SSID data however they want. Afterall, you can hide the SSID (which does next to nothing from a security standpoint, but would prevent this).
Every instance of bricking I've ever heard of means that you 'make it equivalent to a brick' ie completely useless. Boot loop that can't be fixed, can't charge, won't turn on, bad flash, etc...
A phone that can't be put on a cell network again is still very useful as an MP3 player, game machine, SIP phone, etc..., all of which is NOT capable on something that is bricked.
That can't be accurate at all! You people with unlimited (who are paying the same as people who want 3GB) are only getting 1.5-2GB a month! You're paying the same and getting less. I think they want to keep you!
You lend your car, the other person borrows the car.
Either the AC is trying to be funny or he couldn't think of anything intelligent to say, but still wanted to be a part of the conversation. It's a stupid point to make since a rather large percent of the population uses the word borrow in that way. Language changes, get over it.
Many cameras have this ability built in as well. I've also seen some that can change a specific color to another (and these are $250 point and shoots, so I'm sure the expensive cameras have even better functions).
A Subaru is a dealership now?
Agreed, you can state that it isn't US Google DOING this (and you would be absolutely correct), but you cannot make the implication that US Google isn't ultimately responsible for this.
I love Google products and prefer their brand of evil to most anyone elses, but that doesn't mean they get a free pass when one of their branches does something insanely stupid.