However, even if labelled "as is" it must still be "suitable for the purpose" and "as described" and the warranty will still be for a year. The only way around this is if you are a private seller of second hand goods, and even then the buyer has rights against the seller. Since the manufacturers are selling to the shops they are subject to the same laws.
The problem you get is customers who half know their rights and demand a new replacement three days before the warranty expires when the retailer has the option to refund, replace or repair, at THEIR descetion.
So, the UK has some sensible consumer rights then? All goods purchased have a mandatory years warranty, and the agent has liability for the product up to six years, though that doesn't mean it's guaranteed for six years, but the retailer is deemed to be partly responsible for repair costs within this time. The chances of finding a retailer who will actually do anything this long after purchase are slim, but the year warranty will be honoured by everyone (by law).
Yeah, I was just being pedantic, sadly Slashdot stripped out my/pedant tag. By definition, any recording fails to capture the full range, hence is lossy, point taken that it then isn't technically compressed except in terms of sampling loss (recording is smaller than a perfect analogue copy - which is impossible as far as I can tell)
There's nothing to stop you adding music to an iPod if you choose not to synchronise it with your iTunes music library. You just need to drag the tracks you want to the iPod icon.
I can see what you mean if someone plugs it in and asks it to synchronise without realising it will erase the current tracks.
Why not put a dummy machine half way the waiting queue so people can try it out?
Because I guarantee that a lot of people will think they've cast their vote and leave. Forget anything you can assume about people's intelligence. I saw a man and women measure the height of a fridge and take the measurement only of the door because, in their words, "It doesn't go all the way down to the floor".
Are Dell support calls in the US free, as they certainly aren't in the UK? We had a Dell PC (for sale - don't believe Dell can't be bought through retail channels) that had a faulty monitor and I phoned the helpline to get it changed over which took 36 minutes of pretending to do what I was asked (rebooting, unplugging the monitor etc) and it ran up a rather sizeable call cost, which I am sure Dell get a cut from.
The license fee is one of the reasons Red Dwarf is so good - Grant Naylor pitched the show to the BBC for several years, turning down offers from ITV purely because they wanted the extra time a half hour slot on the Beeb gives you by not having adverts (around six minutes extra, which is considerable in a 30 minute show).
Looking at it from outside does seem odd (you need a license to own a TV?!), but when you consider the amount of content the Beeb produces advert free, on TV, radio and the Internet, it isn't so bad. I consider a lifetime of license fee well worth it for Red Dwarf and HHGttG alone.
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Do you know any good way to search for a review of a piece of electrical equipment by model number and not get 20 pages of links to price comparison sites?
You know, that could be a great way to make some more money off this - make a "big production" out of it and get the pre-flight televised, complete with viewer voting as to who actually gets to go on the flight.
So they'll be targeting 90% of the market. That's what is known as good business sense. They will have no intention to target those of us who have better browsing habits (I prefer Opera, but love MozFox too).
So, you're suggesting that in order for a consumer to have rights against a company for supplying a defective product, they first have to give up personal information to that company for use as they see fit?
Sorry, but that sort of bullshit doesn't wash. That's just an easy get out clause for companies to shirk their responsibility.
Are we supposed to be securing our WiFi networks to stop people using them as SPAMming outlets and entry points to delicate data, or are we supposed to be leaving our WiFi networks open so we can share our connectivity and bring about a utopian world of high speed, anywhere connectivity?
(Yes, yes, I know, the right security for the right place)
I never could see the need for the cockpit to be accessible to anyone other than the pilots in the first place.
So, some guy grabs an attendent and says he'll stick her through the neck unless they are allowed into the cockpit, too bad, there is no internal access. In fact, I'm all in favour for the "Go ahead, the security of everyone else is more important than her" answer if the no internal access policy is unfeasible.
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However, even if labelled "as is" it must still be "suitable for the purpose" and "as described" and the warranty will still be for a year. The only way around this is if you are a private seller of second hand goods, and even then the buyer has rights against the seller. Since the manufacturers are selling to the shops they are subject to the same laws.
The problem you get is customers who half know their rights and demand a new replacement three days before the warranty expires when the retailer has the option to refund, replace or repair, at THEIR descetion.
Stuart
So, the UK has some sensible consumer rights then? All goods purchased have a mandatory years warranty, and the agent has liability for the product up to six years, though that doesn't mean it's guaranteed for six years, but the retailer is deemed to be partly responsible for repair costs within this time. The chances of finding a retailer who will actually do anything this long after purchase are slim, but the year warranty will be honoured by everyone (by law).
Stuart
http://www.anonymization.net/http://www.georgewbus h.com/
:)
Oh well, another triumph for technology over xenophobia
Stuart
Yeah, I was just being pedantic, sadly Slashdot stripped out my /pedant tag. By definition, any recording fails to capture the full range, hence is lossy, point taken that it then isn't technically compressed except in terms of sampling loss (recording is smaller than a perfect analogue copy - which is impossible as far as I can tell)
Stuart
There's nothing to stop you adding music to an iPod if you choose not to synchronise it with your iTunes music library. You just need to drag the tracks you want to the iPod icon.
I can see what you mean if someone plugs it in and asks it to synchronise without realising it will erase the current tracks.
Stuart
Last I checked, CDDA is a compressed, lossy, digital format :P
Stuart
Why not put a dummy machine half way the waiting queue so people can try it out?
Because I guarantee that a lot of people will think they've cast their vote and leave. Forget anything you can assume about people's intelligence. I saw a man and women measure the height of a fridge and take the measurement only of the door because, in their words, "It doesn't go all the way down to the floor".
Stuart
The only one I can think of is Bounty kitchen roll. I decided to get it just so I could get all stroppy about how the adverts lied about its prowess.
They didn't. It really was that good.
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Are Dell support calls in the US free, as they certainly aren't in the UK? We had a Dell PC (for sale - don't believe Dell can't be bought through retail channels) that had a faulty monitor and I phoned the helpline to get it changed over which took 36 minutes of pretending to do what I was asked (rebooting, unplugging the monitor etc) and it ran up a rather sizeable call cost, which I am sure Dell get a cut from.
Stuart
You have an error in your search. I believe for the best results you should be finding LESBIAN > 1
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The license fee is one of the reasons Red Dwarf is so good - Grant Naylor pitched the show to the BBC for several years, turning down offers from ITV purely because they wanted the extra time a half hour slot on the Beeb gives you by not having adverts (around six minutes extra, which is considerable in a 30 minute show).
Looking at it from outside does seem odd (you need a license to own a TV?!), but when you consider the amount of content the Beeb produces advert free, on TV, radio and the Internet, it isn't so bad. I consider a lifetime of license fee well worth it for Red Dwarf and HHGttG alone.
Stuart
Do you know any good way to search for a review of a piece of electrical equipment by model number and not get 20 pages of links to price comparison sites?
If I could get that in Google again I'd be happy.
Stuart
You know, that could be a great way to make some more money off this - make a "big production" out of it and get the pre-flight televised, complete with viewer voting as to who actually gets to go on the flight.
"Space Camp: The TV Series" anyone?
Stuart
Well, assuming you have a region free DVD player, you could get it from the UK.
Stuart
Memorising pi is easy, provided you count in base pi.
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So they'll be targeting 90% of the market. That's what is known as good business sense. They will have no intention to target those of us who have better browsing habits (I prefer Opera, but love MozFox too).
Stuart
Isn't that what John Carmack is up to at the minute?
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So, you're suggesting that in order for a consumer to have rights against a company for supplying a defective product, they first have to give up personal information to that company for use as they see fit?
Sorry, but that sort of bullshit doesn't wash. That's just an easy get out clause for companies to shirk their responsibility.
"Why stop the Buck, When You Can Pass It" indeed.
Stuart
You know what? THERE IS NO EASTER BUNNY! OVER THERE, THAT'S JUST A GUY IN A SUIT!
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Insert random amounts of stuff to evade the lameness filter. Yes, I know it's like yelling, that's the whole point.
No, your'e not.
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At a rough guess:
iTunes: 90%
Everyone else: 10%
Stuart
Well, Goldie Looking Chain's next song, allegedly, will be "You Mother Has A Penis".
And they're Welsh I believe, so I'm guessing parody is pretty likely.
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No, that's a Toshiba 15" LCD television. Picture here
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Are we supposed to be securing our WiFi networks to stop people using them as SPAMming outlets and entry points to delicate data, or are we supposed to be leaving our WiFi networks open so we can share our connectivity and bring about a utopian world of high speed, anywhere connectivity?
(Yes, yes, I know, the right security for the right place)
Stuart
I never could see the need for the cockpit to be accessible to anyone other than the pilots in the first place.
So, some guy grabs an attendent and says he'll stick her through the neck unless they are allowed into the cockpit, too bad, there is no internal access. In fact, I'm all in favour for the "Go ahead, the security of everyone else is more important than her" answer if the no internal access policy is unfeasible.
Stuart