"If I steal a car and then there is a recall on it, should I be able to take my car in and get it fixed without anyone saying anything about it being stolen?"
Yes, because the average person shouldn't be treated as a criminal. With so many cars moving through that repair shop every single day, should they record your name, address, the car's VIN, and check that VIN against a database of stolen cars? And what if the particular recall in question, if not fixed, could cause harm to the other motorists? Is it not better to fix it and save the harm to your real customers (AND your company's image!) than to force them to drive the defective vehicle?
Wow. I feel like we should do something really nice for such a great guy... I know! How about we give him 1025 hours FREE from AOL? You can go here to send him a free cd. ::evil grin:: (if you look back through the posts you'll find multiple addresses you can try)
Wow. I feel like we should do something really nice for such a great guy... I know! How about we give him 1025 hours FREE from AOL? You can go here to send him a free cd.::evil grin::
I don't believe I have ever seen such redundant posting. After having read many posts saying this same "cut the headphone wires" thing here's another one... but this one is marked +5 insightful?!?!? WTF? Welcome to the collective.
Re:Yeah, that's a MUCH better business model....
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In addition, it wouldn't be difficult to incorporate a pay search tab, where you'd have to pay for 'higher quality' movies to download.
Actually this isn't uncommon practices for stores and is in fact quite legal. They can charge you whatever the hell they feel like. Is 10% off really a good deal in the first place? Best buy may have something for 60 but have a 10% sale, whereas Mr Joe's Small Computer Shoppe may have that same item at a normal price of 50. The average sheep-like human being will go 'Oh! a 10% off sale! they must have the cheapest price in town on stuff! there's no need for me to shop around now!' OK, I think this is starting to turn into a rant about stupid people, so I'm just going to stop now.
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"If I steal a car and then there is a recall on it, should I be able to take my car in and get it fixed without anyone saying anything about it being stolen?" Yes, because the average person shouldn't be treated as a criminal. With so many cars moving through that repair shop every single day, should they record your name, address, the car's VIN, and check that VIN against a database of stolen cars? And what if the particular recall in question, if not fixed, could cause harm to the other motorists? Is it not better to fix it and save the harm to your real customers (AND your company's image!) than to force them to drive the defective vehicle?
IIRC, wasn't the DMCA introduced under Clinton? Hmm...
Who said anything about cancer being why they're a higher life form? Just ask the dolphins, they'll tell you.
[For those who don't understand this post, read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]
mirrors anyone?
And more pop-star music is good because...?
Wow. I feel like we should do something really nice for such a great guy... I know! How about we give him 1025 hours FREE from AOL? You can go here to send him a free cd.
::evil grin::
(if you look back through the posts you'll find multiple addresses you can try)
Anyone care to sign him up for snailmail spam?
here
::evil grin::
Wow. I feel like we should do something really nice for such a great guy... I know! How about we give him 1025 hours FREE from AOL? You can go here to send him a free cd. ::evil grin::
I don't believe I have ever seen such redundant posting. After having read many posts saying this same "cut the headphone wires" thing here's another one... but this one is marked +5 insightful?!?!? WTF? Welcome to the collective.
In addition, it wouldn't be difficult to incorporate a pay search tab, where you'd have to pay for 'higher quality' movies to download.
Actually this isn't uncommon practices for stores and is in fact quite legal. They can charge you whatever the hell they feel like. Is 10% off really a good deal in the first place? Best buy may have something for 60 but have a 10% sale, whereas Mr Joe's Small Computer Shoppe may have that same item at a normal price of 50. The average sheep-like human being will go 'Oh! a 10% off sale! they must have the cheapest price in town on stuff! there's no need for me to shop around now!' OK, I think this is starting to turn into a rant about stupid people, so I'm just going to stop now.
...he was quoting Monty Python's Spam Sketch.
Like a DDoS attack Maybe you've forgotten about the DMCA? Curse that DMCA...
Just nevermind that M$ won't make money from just selling XBox consoles, for they are sold at a loss...