If you bought your device in the UK, then you entered into a contract under laws such as the Sale of Goods Act 1979 with the retailer (not the manufacturer). In my case I bought my N5 from the Google Play store, so my contract is with Google, not with LG and as such Google are solely responsible for providing a replacement, repair or refund. Alternatively, because these devices cost more than £100, if the item was either partially or fully purchased on a credit card you benefit from an additional right to seek compensation from the credit card company under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act as well as the manufacturer.
Sadly this "go to the manufacturer" response is so common from customer service staff (and their managers) in the UK who haven't been correctly trained.
This also avoids the ridiculous situation we have in the UK where many government departments are wasting money paying MS to provide support for XP so that they can go on using their crappy-lowest-bidder-software-that-no-one-understands-how-to-update. Instead a few quality developers can do a better job of ensuring EC staff use modern, more secure systems.
Nothing mentioned in this article surprises me - I doubt the person you spoke to has even the faintest idea why using an old version of the plug-in might be risky. Has anyone else felt that those working in customer service jobs simply don't keep up with technology and InfoSec risks?
I hope the money will not be prioritised to the items at the start of that list, because encouraging everyone to do STEM subjects is the only sustainable solution to this that doesn't pad out a quota at the expense of expertise.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I nkw you don't need any qualifications to call yourself a "nutritionist", so why on earth would anyone beleice they know what they are talking about?
"The Telegraph reports that 'at least one' of the UK's biggest banks is 'uncomfortable with the amount of personal and financial information Apple wants to collect about its customers'."
The bank is clearly appealed at the thought of someone else having as much customer data as the bank itself. The banks use this data to target their other products (credit cards, mortgages) at the right customers and clearly don't want Apple getting ideas about setting up their own financial products and having the data to do so profitably.
I've ran a RAID setup since 2008 and can't imagine going back, especially if I continue to hold off on getting a SSD. Better performance than a single platter drive and cheaper.
If a company like Sony is this vulnerable to script kiddies, I want to know about it. Just imagine what professionals could do? The Lizard Squad has done us a favor.
Agreed - Sony / Microsoft clearly wouldn't have done anything to plug these vulnerabilities themselves without the actions of these guys. Working in IT at Sony must be a really depressing place to be right now...
The true value of our efforts in space comes from ambitious projects that inspire people to take up STEM subjects (e.g. not to trot out the same old stat, but the 7:1 return in the USA economy from the Apollo missions is a prime example). At the moment the ISS isn't doing a very good job in this area compared to the Mars probes or Rosetta, especially when you consider the cost of the ISS project.
If the ISS wants to ramp up its relevance and earn its tax dollars, then it should be focussing on more ambitious projects.
Another example of a UK member of Parliament who went to university fully paid for by the state to present a "no brained" option to poorly informed 17-18 year olds (I.e. those who are put off by the "debt" built up under tne current student loan system, not realising that they will, in the majority of cases, pay back far less during their working lifetime then under the old loan system).
University is not just about learning new information to pass exams and obtain a degree, but is about providing a platform for independence and opportunities to mature alongside your peer group. If students spend their time working rather than engaging in sport, socialising or just dealing with day-to-day activities like shopping for yourself, then they won't be able to develop and their time at university will just be an opportunity to be exploited by UK businesses.
Dodgy practice, but easily dealt with by turning off cellular at night or emailing your cellular network and asking them to block the number because you are being harassed.
Even better, just don't give the company your number when you buy - they will almost certainly use it to hassle you with marketing or sell it to companies who will.
All silly examples aside, this rings true across any area of work where becoming more technically proficient is a requirement for development and promotion. The time freed up with envitabely be spent doing more of the same work (but in an automated way). Although your bosses are happy that they are getting more output from you without paying you more, without needing to fully understand the technical aspects to do the task any more you simply won't be given the opportunity to do so.
The explosion, though spectacular, is a little saddening - this sort of thing shouldn't happen to a sufficiently well funded space agency where such catastrophic failure can't be tolerated. To me this illustrates why letting the private sector do the important jobs in space travel is dangerous. NASA spent many years developing processes and vehicles that, initially, had a very high failure rate. Today we are conditioned to expect that these launches will go off safely, but do we need to give the private sector 20 years or so to sort itself out before we start allowing people to fly in their rockets?
No lives lost is good news, but no doubt a lifetime of some people's work has been destroyed today and that is still very sad indeed.
At least we know why that boat had to be out of the way...
Why is it the smartest people piss and moan the most about the modern need to understand two systems of measurement? These people may know several computer languages, several spoken languages, but zOMG!!!! two systems of measurement = crybaby time.
"Oh, imperial measurements are SOOO HARD!!!! We should only use one! It is too difficult! We should force everyone to use just one!"
When one is stupid and frankly irrelevant, it deserves to be made obsolete.
Given the very limited ranges, they have to be talking about microwaves.
Gee, everybody, put your hands up if, like me, your router is within 3 feet of where you sit! Good, you'll now be bathed with a MUCH higher power level of microwaves.
And think of the growing health benefits. Why, you'll feel "charged up" yourself. No more need for those 5 hour energy drinks!
I look forward to putting a hot dog onto my router, so I can eat lunch without having to leave my desk. And think of the popcorn I can make while at my desk!
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Is nitrogen used because it is cheaper than oxygen?
If you bought your device in the UK, then you entered into a contract under laws such as the Sale of Goods Act 1979 with the retailer (not the manufacturer). In my case I bought my N5 from the Google Play store, so my contract is with Google, not with LG and as such Google are solely responsible for providing a replacement, repair or refund. Alternatively, because these devices cost more than £100, if the item was either partially or fully purchased on a credit card you benefit from an additional right to seek compensation from the credit card company under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act as well as the manufacturer.
Sadly this "go to the manufacturer" response is so common from customer service staff (and their managers) in the UK who haven't been correctly trained.
Hit the nail on the head!
This also avoids the ridiculous situation we have in the UK where many government departments are wasting money paying MS to provide support for XP so that they can go on using their crappy-lowest-bidder-software-that-no-one-understands-how-to-update. Instead a few quality developers can do a better job of ensuring EC staff use modern, more secure systems.
Welcome to Cameron's Britain
Nothing mentioned in this article surprises me - I doubt the person you spoke to has even the faintest idea why using an old version of the plug-in might be risky. Has anyone else felt that those working in customer service jobs simply don't keep up with technology and InfoSec risks?
But in practice that isn't true, you do pay taxes for owning a car. This is because there is no point in owning a car but keeping it off the road.
I hope the money will not be prioritised to the items at the start of that list, because encouraging everyone to do STEM subjects is the only sustainable solution to this that doesn't pad out a quota at the expense of expertise.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I nkw you don't need any qualifications to call yourself a "nutritionist", so why on earth would anyone beleice they know what they are talking about?
"The Telegraph reports that 'at least one' of the UK's biggest banks is 'uncomfortable with the amount of personal and financial information Apple wants to collect about its customers'."
The bank is clearly appealed at the thought of someone else having as much customer data as the bank itself. The banks use this data to target their other products (credit cards, mortgages) at the right customers and clearly don't want Apple getting ideas about setting up their own financial products and having the data to do so profitably.
I've ran a RAID setup since 2008 and can't imagine going back, especially if I continue to hold off on getting a SSD. Better performance than a single platter drive and cheaper.
Drought also makes a lot more sense than the other theories put forward in TFA.
If a company like Sony is this vulnerable to script kiddies, I want to know about it. Just imagine what professionals could do? The Lizard Squad has done us a favor.
Agreed - Sony / Microsoft clearly wouldn't have done anything to plug these vulnerabilities themselves without the actions of these guys. Working in IT at Sony must be a really depressing place to be right now...
The true value of our efforts in space comes from ambitious projects that inspire people to take up STEM subjects (e.g. not to trot out the same old stat, but the 7:1 return in the USA economy from the Apollo missions is a prime example). At the moment the ISS isn't doing a very good job in this area compared to the Mars probes or Rosetta, especially when you consider the cost of the ISS project.
If the ISS wants to ramp up its relevance and earn its tax dollars, then it should be focussing on more ambitious projects.
None the less, I can STILL wack out about 5 to 10% more WPM on a standard US layout HP or Dell 101 traditional rubber dome.
I concur with your Dell keyboard experience, but is it not just that you have logged more hours on a Dell because they are everywhere?
Another example of a UK member of Parliament who went to university fully paid for by the state to present a "no brained" option to poorly informed 17-18 year olds (I.e. those who are put off by the "debt" built up under tne current student loan system, not realising that they will, in the majority of cases, pay back far less during their working lifetime then under the old loan system).
University is not just about learning new information to pass exams and obtain a degree, but is about providing a platform for independence and opportunities to mature alongside your peer group. If students spend their time working rather than engaging in sport, socialising or just dealing with day-to-day activities like shopping for yourself, then they won't be able to develop and their time at university will just be an opportunity to be exploited by UK businesses.
Pretty sure the F1 chains around the Uk-French ports still offer the same facilities for that price - it's like spending a night in prison!
Dodgy practice, but easily dealt with by turning off cellular at night or emailing your cellular network and asking them to block the number because you are being harassed.
Even better, just don't give the company your number when you buy - they will almost certainly use it to hassle you with marketing or sell it to companies who will.
All silly examples aside, this rings true across any area of work where becoming more technically proficient is a requirement for development and promotion. The time freed up with envitabely be spent doing more of the same work (but in an automated way). Although your bosses are happy that they are getting more output from you without paying you more, without needing to fully understand the technical aspects to do the task any more you simply won't be given the opportunity to do so.
And unless the Net Neutrality fight is successful, entirely pointless for those not paying the extra fee.
That sounds like a small sample...but necessary I imagine given the cost of an MRI scan.
Because I hate losing that hour!
The explosion, though spectacular, is a little saddening - this sort of thing shouldn't happen to a sufficiently well funded space agency where such catastrophic failure can't be tolerated. To me this illustrates why letting the private sector do the important jobs in space travel is dangerous. NASA spent many years developing processes and vehicles that, initially, had a very high failure rate. Today we are conditioned to expect that these launches will go off safely, but do we need to give the private sector 20 years or so to sort itself out before we start allowing people to fly in their rockets?
No lives lost is good news, but no doubt a lifetime of some people's work has been destroyed today and that is still very sad indeed.
At least we know why that boat had to be out of the way...
Why is it the smartest people piss and moan the most about the modern need to understand two systems of measurement? These people may know several computer languages, several spoken languages, but zOMG!!!! two systems of measurement = crybaby time.
"Oh, imperial measurements are SOOO HARD!!!! We should only use one! It is too difficult! We should force everyone to use just one!"
When one is stupid and frankly irrelevant, it deserves to be made obsolete.
Given the very limited ranges, they have to be talking about microwaves.
Gee, everybody, put your hands up if, like me, your router is within 3 feet of where you sit! Good, you'll now be bathed with a MUCH higher power level of microwaves.
And think of the growing health benefits. Why, you'll feel "charged up" yourself. No more need for those 5 hour energy drinks!
I look forward to putting a hot dog onto my router, so I can eat lunch without having to leave my desk. And think of the popcorn I can make while at my desk!
Don't forget your never-goes-cold coffee
A Chinese company making a product that can bypass security in Windows? Who would have thought...