They will figure it out. Parents in the '70s learned not to name their kids "Dick Butkiss" because of all the teasing the kids would get at school. Parents in this millennium will figure out not to name their kids something that would prevent Uber from picking them up.
Never automate 911 calls. Not even as a proof of concept. Not even as a placeholder for a different number. If you want a placeholder, use 411. If you DDOS the 911 emergency line, you could be responsible for deaths. If you DDOS the 411 line, then people will have to lift a phone book. Which is worse?
The "REAL IRS" is a division of the U.S. government, and abides by the same rules of bureaucracy. Have you ever filed a form for your income tax in the United States? If you have, then you already know:
- The U.S. government does not perform legal notifications over the phone. They will send you a letter via US Mail. Sometimes 2 or 3, just to make sure you got it.
- The U.S. government knows you by your Tax ID number (or Social Security number). It's on every tax form you submit.
- The U.S. government absolutely DOES NOT REQUIRE payment by GREEN DOT CREDIT CARDS! They will accept personal checks, cashiers checks, and even direct withdrawals.
- The U.S. government doesn't use call centers in India for the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service is by definition "INTERNAL". There is absolutely no need to involve any other country in this aspect.
This is how you tell a scammer from the REAL IRS. If the person calling you seems to think differently about any of the above, HANG UP. It's a scam.
You only visit gas stations that DON'T display ads on the pump screens? Do you only drive down roads that don't have billboards on them? Do you shop at stores that play muzak that DOESN'T have commercials between the songs?
Jeez! I can see people being a LITTLE upset about ads on websites, because it uses up THEIR bandwidth, but I think you're taking the whole "Anti-Advertising" thing a little too far.
You're requested to turn off all electronics during takeoff and landing, but you can still use this app while you're in the air. If it were "Station" based like you suggest, then the entire passenger list would be calling Delta to report lost luggage even though their luggage is 4 feet below them! It would be smart for the app to provide the actual plane's location while you are in flight. It would cut down on unnecessary lost luggage complaints.
Apple isn't going bankrupt. The still have PLENTY of cash. They are nearing completion of their new campus. Their stock has SPLIT several times. They have issued dividends as recently as about 2 months ago. Apple could very probably survive many years without making a profit.
Note: Yes, I am an Apple shareholder (since 1983). No, I'm not even close to being rich.
CTRL-ALT-DEL is really used more in DOS than it is in Windows. The only time you use it is at login (if enforced by group policy), or maybe to bring up task manager, and there are other ways to do that too.
What's funny is that Microsoft ADDS keys to a standard keyboard, and Apple wants to take them away!
Your VCR is blinking 12:00 because the USER INTERFACE sucks, and it's too troublesome to set the correct time. Guess what? That user interface is written in SOFTWARE. Sure, the VCR could implement internet connectivity to retrieve the time from an NTP server, or get the time from the broadcast stations, but no matter how much code you put into your firmware, without that hardware implementation, IT WON'T HAPPEN.
AT&T means American Telephone and Telegraph. Now they can change it to mean American Telephone and Television. Finally AT&T can stand for something that isn't ridiculously out of date.
So instead of terrorists blowing up the Kremlin, and maybe killing a couple dozen high-ranking officals, the terrorists will be re-directed to Moscow's airport, where they can blow up hundreds of people. Good plan.
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They will figure it out. Parents in the '70s learned not to name their kids "Dick Butkiss" because of all the teasing the kids would get at school. Parents in this millennium will figure out not to name their kids something that would prevent Uber from picking them up.
Maybe Amazon should hire Jack Reacher to track down the real seller.
Sounds like they should sue the manufacturer of the smoke alarm.
Verdict: Guilty.
Defendant ordered to reimburse plaintiff the full cost of the defective hoverboard.
Never automate 911 calls. Not even as a proof of concept. Not even as a placeholder for a different number. If you want a placeholder, use 411. If you DDOS the 911 emergency line, you could be responsible for deaths. If you DDOS the 411 line, then people will have to lift a phone book. Which is worse?
Doesn't seem very smart to me.
Uh, OK. I think everybody already knows that smoking is bad for humans, and can lead to all kinds of maladies. Do we really need this research?
Since the message was only 16 bits, wait until the cipher text matches up with some human readable English. Then things get confusing.
How about EI for "Electronic Intelligence"?
The "REAL IRS" is a division of the U.S. government, and abides by the same rules of bureaucracy. Have you ever filed a form for your income tax in the United States? If you have, then you already know:
- The U.S. government does not perform legal notifications over the phone. They will send you a letter via US Mail. Sometimes 2 or 3, just to make sure you got it.
- The U.S. government knows you by your Tax ID number (or Social Security number). It's on every tax form you submit.
- The U.S. government absolutely DOES NOT REQUIRE payment by GREEN DOT CREDIT CARDS! They will accept personal checks, cashiers checks, and even direct withdrawals.
- The U.S. government doesn't use call centers in India for the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service is by definition "INTERNAL". There is absolutely no need to involve any other country in this aspect.
This is how you tell a scammer from the REAL IRS. If the person calling you seems to think differently about any of the above, HANG UP. It's a scam.
You only visit gas stations that DON'T display ads on the pump screens? Do you only drive down roads that don't have billboards on them? Do you shop at stores that play muzak that DOESN'T have commercials between the songs?
Jeez! I can see people being a LITTLE upset about ads on websites, because it uses up THEIR bandwidth, but I think you're taking the whole "Anti-Advertising" thing a little too far.
You're requested to turn off all electronics during takeoff and landing, but you can still use this app while you're in the air. If it were "Station" based like you suggest, then the entire passenger list would be calling Delta to report lost luggage even though their luggage is 4 feet below them! It would be smart for the app to provide the actual plane's location while you are in flight. It would cut down on unnecessary lost luggage complaints.
Nobody wears cheap happy meal digital watches anymore. However, if you spend more than $1000 dollars on a watch, you *WILL* wear it.
Apple isn't going bankrupt. The still have PLENTY of cash. They are nearing completion of their new campus. Their stock has SPLIT several times. They have issued dividends as recently as about 2 months ago. Apple could very probably survive many years without making a profit.
Note: Yes, I am an Apple shareholder (since 1983). No, I'm not even close to being rich.
Do you get paid every time you use the word "be"?
CTRL-ALT-DEL is really used more in DOS than it is in Windows. The only time you use it is at login (if enforced by group policy), or maybe to bring up task manager, and there are other ways to do that too.
What's funny is that Microsoft ADDS keys to a standard keyboard, and Apple wants to take them away!
AT&T spies on its customers: I don't care.
AT&T spies on everyone else: Now I'm OUTRAGED!
The elderly don't want robots to take care of them. In fact, I bet that today's kids will not want robots to take care of them when they're elderly.
Bottom line: The elderly hate everything.
Your VCR is blinking 12:00 because the USER INTERFACE sucks, and it's too troublesome to set the correct time. Guess what? That user interface is written in SOFTWARE.
Sure, the VCR could implement internet connectivity to retrieve the time from an NTP server, or get the time from the broadcast stations, but no matter how much code you put into your firmware, without that hardware implementation, IT WON'T HAPPEN.
The next X-Prize will be "Turn water into wine".
AT&T means American Telephone and Telegraph. Now they can change it to mean American Telephone and Television. Finally AT&T can stand for something that isn't ridiculously out of date.
Isn't that what the Second Amendment is for?
It doesn't have to be a huge global company. Check your area for local ISPs. They may offer email at a reasonable monthly rate.
So instead of terrorists blowing up the Kremlin, and maybe killing a couple dozen high-ranking officals, the terrorists will be re-directed to Moscow's airport, where they can blow up hundreds of people. Good plan.
It would probably be a better deterrent to just make your bike look like a couple of homeless guys fighting over a block of cheese.