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As I recall, Netflix themselves said that the reason they couldn't do an app for Android was because of differences in platform security. In other words, they couldn't guarantee to the movie studios that the streaming video wouldn't be hijacked or pirated in some way.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be his under salvage laws only if he picked it up AFTER it was abandoned? From what I understand he took it BEFORE it was abandoned.
That's interesting... On all the trash cans/recycling bins in the city I live in, they say "all contents are property of the city. Any attempt to remove them will be considered theft". I suspect that's probably a city thing, not a federal thing, but still...
I'm gonna assume you're not a fanboi and you just didn't get the joke.... The customer (Charlie) WANTED someone to steal the phone, hence the comment about commercials.
What surprises me, reading through all the comments like this, is that this surprises anyone. Of course the case got taken care of quicker. This happens all the time with corporations (and on slashdot shouldn't everyone know that?;) )
No, it has nothing to do with the stand-alone use of the device, but rather the device connecting to enterprise services that are provided by third parties. Did you even read my post?
difficulty connecting to their enterprise services
That's why you're supposed to bring it to the police, that way THEY have to pay to store it (though in the end I suppose if you take that route taxpayers in general pay to store the phone).
A company that we contract with is desperately trying to move away from Blackberry because the devices have an incredible amount of difficulty connecting to their enterprise services. iPhones and Android phones have no problem at all.
I imagine it would be a lot harder to get to a colocated server, because first they'd have to get past the colocation facility to get the actual server, then they'd have to get the encryption key from you. But as you say, they'd probably just "compel" you to give up the key....
You COULD always plead the 5th to avoid giving them the key but in this day and age I imagine they'd probably throw you in jail or something worse.
It would still be the same situation, they'd just come after you (probably break down your door even) to take it. A larger provider has the resources to fight a court battle.
I'd hazard a guess (not having access to census records of that time) that it was probably around 5% who were "lords", or rulers. And maybe another 5-10% who were in the church.
But in the Middle Ages things weren't just split clean down the middle between lord and peasant. There was also the merchant class, knights (a lot of knights were considered "lords" in their own right, but not all of them, there were poor knights as well), and a small class of "freemen", who were basically peasants who were not bound to the land.
I'd say to make it a proper example using the numbers above it'd be something more like this:
15% (5% lords + 10% knights. This is only an estimate, so if someone else has better historical data then by all means correct me) make 33%
10% (church) make 33%
75% make 33%
Though AFAIK the Catholic Church took tithe, or one tenth, so their share would be more like 10%. I imagine this was taken from both the peasants and the lords. And (again, AFAIK) the lords took 50% of what the peasants made, so really it'd be more like 50% to the lord, 10% to the church, the peasant keeps 40%.
Then again a lot of this is my remembering history class from a few years ago, so it might be incorrect.
I have $20,000 in loans after four years and that costs me about $230/month. So I'd estimate (roughly) that if one had a $70,000 loan they could stand to pay $900/month. And I could see someone racking up a debt that large. At the UC I went to, tuition+board was about $6,000 a quarter, so $18,000 a year. (it was before the fee hikes anyway, quite a bit more now). So for 4 years it would come to around $72,000, if you took loans for the entire thing. So it's feasible. Most people live off campus after their second year, which brings that down quite a bit (tuition by itself is only $3,000/quarter), but if you stayed all 4 years in the dorms with a full meal plan....
then go back to school when mom and dad threaten to cut off their money.
So not only are they concerned about the welfare of the lower class, they're concerned about the welfare of a class they are not even a part of? Such altruism should be lauded.
Can you explain how you got from the first to the second? (Not saying you're wrong, I just don't understand how you got there).
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As I recall, Netflix themselves said that the reason they couldn't do an app for Android was because of differences in platform security. In other words, they couldn't guarantee to the movie studios that the streaming video wouldn't be hijacked or pirated in some way.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be his under salvage laws only if he picked it up AFTER it was abandoned? From what I understand he took it BEFORE it was abandoned.
That's interesting... On all the trash cans/recycling bins in the city I live in, they say "all contents are property of the city. Any attempt to remove them will be considered theft". I suspect that's probably a city thing, not a federal thing, but still...
driver support.
Read: Forced upgrades due to lack of driver support.
Mmmm you're right. Sorry for the confusion.
I'm gonna assume you're not a fanboi and you just didn't get the joke.... The customer (Charlie) WANTED someone to steal the phone, hence the comment about commercials.
What surprises me, reading through all the comments like this, is that this surprises anyone. Of course the case got taken care of quicker. This happens all the time with corporations (and on slashdot shouldn't everyone know that? ;) )
No, you just take someone else's umbrella instead of yours. Until the stand runs out of umbrellas I guess... Kinda like playing musical chairs.
difficulty connecting to their enterprise services
I'd charge them for having stored it!
That's why you're supposed to bring it to the police, that way THEY have to pay to store it (though in the end I suppose if you take that route taxpayers in general pay to store the phone).
But... but... artists are starving!!!
Actually that's a really good idea.
Well, while you have a point, s733r has a point as well....
A company that we contract with is desperately trying to move away from Blackberry because the devices have an incredible amount of difficulty connecting to their enterprise services. iPhones and Android phones have no problem at all.
Hmm that's a good point...
"Sir we'd like to read your mail. And you can't tell yourself that we're reading it."
I imagine it would be a lot harder to get to a colocated server, because first they'd have to get past the colocation facility to get the actual server, then they'd have to get the encryption key from you. But as you say, they'd probably just "compel" you to give up the key....
You COULD always plead the 5th to avoid giving them the key but in this day and age I imagine they'd probably throw you in jail or something worse.
Clearly they didn't give the monkeys long enough.
It would still be the same situation, they'd just come after you (probably break down your door even) to take it. A larger provider has the resources to fight a court battle.
Basket Weaving degrees
You know, I thought you were being sarcastic at first, then I did some googling on it...
http://www.sveardze.com/uwbs/about.htm
1983 The first graduates of UWBS earn their bachelors in basket-weaving.
It's hard to do that when those on top choose who you vote for.
I imagine a lot of people where I live would protest that way if they thought anyone would take them seriously.
I'd hazard a guess (not having access to census records of that time) that it was probably around 5% who were "lords", or rulers. And maybe another 5-10% who were in the church.
But in the Middle Ages things weren't just split clean down the middle between lord and peasant. There was also the merchant class, knights (a lot of knights were considered "lords" in their own right, but not all of them, there were poor knights as well), and a small class of "freemen", who were basically peasants who were not bound to the land.
I'd say to make it a proper example using the numbers above it'd be something more like this:
15% (5% lords + 10% knights. This is only an estimate, so if someone else has better historical data then by all means correct me) make 33% 10% (church) make 33% 75% make 33%
Though AFAIK the Catholic Church took tithe, or one tenth, so their share would be more like 10%. I imagine this was taken from both the peasants and the lords. And (again, AFAIK) the lords took 50% of what the peasants made, so really it'd be more like 50% to the lord, 10% to the church, the peasant keeps 40%.
Then again a lot of this is my remembering history class from a few years ago, so it might be incorrect.
I have $20,000 in loans after four years and that costs me about $230/month. So I'd estimate (roughly) that if one had a $70,000 loan they could stand to pay $900/month. And I could see someone racking up a debt that large. At the UC I went to, tuition+board was about $6,000 a quarter, so $18,000 a year. (it was before the fee hikes anyway, quite a bit more now). So for 4 years it would come to around $72,000, if you took loans for the entire thing. So it's feasible. Most people live off campus after their second year, which brings that down quite a bit (tuition by itself is only $3,000/quarter), but if you stayed all 4 years in the dorms with a full meal plan....
then go back to school when mom and dad threaten to cut off their money.
So not only are they concerned about the welfare of the lower class, they're concerned about the welfare of a class they are not even a part of? Such altruism should be lauded.
Can you explain how you got from the first to the second? (Not saying you're wrong, I just don't understand how you got there).
Not everyone has that option sadly.
The value of a social network lies in having all your friends on it too, and that's true for Facebook but it isn't true for G+.
Seconded. Hardly any of my friends have switched over to G+, and the few who have don't really have much to say there.