The details you give don't really justify your reaction. I hope that in addition to trying to close a deal by offering you incentives, he was *also* a dick about it. Because if he was a friendly and respectful salesman who was simply trying to sell a car to an interested customer (many customers say no and mean yes), there's nothing wrong with that. Of course, there are many dick/rat salespeople, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
I knew a dog that chewed thru its tierope all the time. The owner soaked the rope in tabasco sauce, and apparently that worked for the dog. For me, though, I'd really like the spicy rope. YMMV.
Indeed. That was a strange decision which I haven't seen applied elsewhere. I'm not ready to say that the decision was/wrong/ from a legal standpoint, but I certainly rue it. I'd be interested to see the high court rule on it, especially now that enough time has passed that judges mostly aren't completely ignorant of the internet.
Fair enough. I am not familiar with Ruckus, so I can't really give a good response. There is a cogent response to your comment which makes a good point about "subscription" services, but I don't even know enough to say whether that would apply to Ruckus. I don't think anything you said contradicts anything I said, so I'm happy to concede whatever point you are trying to make.
Yes, we all hate the DMCA, but I don't think a court has ruled on whether it is illegal to take DRM off of a legally purchased file. Remember, the law is what the courts say it is, not what the legislatures say it is.
How much does it happen in reality? I don't hear about it very often, in a country (USA) of 300 million. Of course, flying-jets-into-buildings only happened once, but even other large-scale (more than a few deaths) random violence only happens, what, annually? Less? That's very rare. We live in an exceedingly safe society, even as it is an open and free society (mostly). Other societies have even lower crime, but they have less freedom and openness (cf England or something).
Me, I would have run to the back of the plane and browned my underwear.
Were they? I once got on a plane with my Leatherman tool/knife in a pouch on my hip. I specifically asked if that was okay and the guys told me it was, so long as the blade was shorter than nine inches.
This was back in the late 90s, in the USA. Imagine carrying an 8.5" knife on a plane today.
Good thing most users are neither like you, nor like your family member! Users come all along the spectrum, so it doesn't necessarily mean failure to launch a product which doesn't appeal to the people on the edges of the bell curve.
I predict failure for another reason: I assume that this feature will simply not work.
Jiffy Lube probably should have just let you have your oil and sent you on your way, but I worked at an oil change shop so I can tell you why Jiffy Lube wanted your address.
From time to time, something goes wrong with the oil. In my shop, a tech once hooked up a used-oil barrel to the new-oil pump, meaning they pumped old, dirty oil into peoples cars. (I was not the tech, thank goodness.) Our secretaries had to go back thru our *paper* records, find the names of everyone who got that kind of oil in that timeframe, contact those people, and have them come in to get clean oil. It happens. Other things can also go wrong.
There is also a convenience to having them know your customer history, but presumably you prefer your privacy to that minor convenience (a predilection that I share with you).
That's a good idea, one I might adopt. But, electronic signatures have been "wholly enforceable" ever since Clinton signed the Electronic Signatures Bill.
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one of the two words in "faggot hippie" is unequivocally pejorative; but all the words in "homophobic rednecked moron" are appropriately descriptive.
The details you give don't really justify your reaction. I hope that in addition to trying to close a deal by offering you incentives, he was *also* a dick about it. Because if he was a friendly and respectful salesman who was simply trying to sell a car to an interested customer (many customers say no and mean yes), there's nothing wrong with that. Of course, there are many dick/rat salespeople, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
Interesting. I automatically assumed a weed dealer.
I knew a dog that chewed thru its tierope all the time. The owner soaked the rope in tabasco sauce, and apparently that worked for the dog. For me, though, I'd really like the spicy rope. YMMV.
That's awesome! Where did you go on your frequent flier miles? or did you get cash back?
"your"? I know that's an honest mistake, but I'm pretty sure you mean "yore".
You are obviously ignorant of both the law and of this story.
The court didn't make a "medical decision", they made a "finding of fact". Deciding facts is the entire reason we have courts.
I can predict some tags for this story: duh, noshitsherlock, establishedscience, wealreadyknewthat, tellmesomethingididntknow, !news, oldnews
Indeed. That was a strange decision which I haven't seen applied elsewhere. I'm not ready to say that the decision was /wrong/ from a legal standpoint, but I certainly rue it. I'd be interested to see the high court rule on it, especially now that enough time has passed that judges mostly aren't completely ignorant of the internet.
Fair enough. I am not familiar with Ruckus, so I can't really give a good response. There is a cogent response to your comment which makes a good point about "subscription" services, but I don't even know enough to say whether that would apply to Ruckus. I don't think anything you said contradicts anything I said, so I'm happy to concede whatever point you are trying to make.
Yes, we all hate the DMCA, but I don't think a court has ruled on whether it is illegal to take DRM off of a legally purchased file. Remember, the law is what the courts say it is, not what the legislatures say it is.
How much does it happen in reality? I don't hear about it very often, in a country (USA) of 300 million. Of course, flying-jets-into-buildings only happened once, but even other large-scale (more than a few deaths) random violence only happens, what, annually? Less? That's very rare. We live in an exceedingly safe society, even as it is an open and free society (mostly). Other societies have even lower crime, but they have less freedom and openness (cf England or something).
Me, I would have run to the back of the plane and browned my underwear.
Were they? I once got on a plane with my Leatherman tool/knife in a pouch on my hip. I specifically asked if that was okay and the guys told me it was, so long as the blade was shorter than nine inches.
This was back in the late 90s, in the USA. Imagine carrying an 8.5" knife on a plane today.
Not in free countries. Where are you from, England?
Good thing most users are neither like you, nor like your family member! Users come all along the spectrum, so it doesn't necessarily mean failure to launch a product which doesn't appeal to the people on the edges of the bell curve.
I predict failure for another reason: I assume that this feature will simply not work.
I mistakenly moderated that post as overrated instead of funny, so I'm replying to it so that my moderation is eliminated.
FYI, there is an actual federal law prohibiting private currency. It's a very old law.
Liberty Dollar's what?
You are the most correct of these grammarians. There are not strict rules for commas, only general rules and suggestions.
I don't understand. I have a PO box, too, but the post office delivers my mail to mine. Is it different for you?
Holy crap! You know which ones of your customers have had abortions!?
/privacy is a sliding scale
That's not a bad idea, but what would your mountain of proof be?
Jiffy Lube probably should have just let you have your oil and sent you on your way, but I worked at an oil change shop so I can tell you why Jiffy Lube wanted your address.
From time to time, something goes wrong with the oil. In my shop, a tech once hooked up a used-oil barrel to the new-oil pump, meaning they pumped old, dirty oil into peoples cars. (I was not the tech, thank goodness.) Our secretaries had to go back thru our *paper* records, find the names of everyone who got that kind of oil in that timeframe, contact those people, and have them come in to get clean oil. It happens. Other things can also go wrong.
There is also a convenience to having them know your customer history, but presumably you prefer your privacy to that minor convenience (a predilection that I share with you).
I was skeptical so I looked it up. I'm not a lawyer, but the tubes thinks that, indeed, X is a legal signature.
That's a good idea, one I might adopt. But, electronic signatures have been "wholly enforceable" ever since Clinton signed the Electronic Signatures Bill.