I really hope you're not actually surprised by this. Any update to Firefox ever has broken a few extensions (or all of them). Give the developers of those extensions a little time why don't you? It's still a beta anyways.
And if you're still using one that there isn't a developer for anymore... well... too bad I guess. You don't HAVE to update.
But they're more expensive. Not that it's a perfect example, but just look at ThinkGeek... the cheapest LED bulb they have is $22... and that's on clearance!
I think this is what most people missing in the article... everyone is saying that they should just give up the info and be done with it.
It's not that Google Brazil WON'T hand over the info. They CAN'T hand it over, because they don't have it. Apparently the Brazillian goverment thinks otherwise though...
... to a complete office suite. I've been using the Google Spreadsheets for a little while from the link in my Gmail account. Signed up for Writely the other day when I saw it on Ars. Pretty neat for an online application. Not too much left for a nice office productivity suite, excpet maybe a database app and/or a presentation app.
Wouldn't leaving out #7 intentionally make him The Fisher? Idiot he may be, but by his own definitions, he may have purposely omitted it to "garner replies."
Sounds like a perfectly valid contract to me, but IANAL.
I agree. I'm not sure why this would NOT hold up in court (also NAL*). They're giving you the changes and notifying you of it before you accept or install anything... what's the big deal?
I think your average drugs dealers is a bit better than these guys - even they aren't, at least the law knows how deal with drugs dealers.
I think that should be "at least the law WILL deal with drug dealers."
So far, no one really seems to care about what the music industry is doing. Because if someone says something to them, they will just scream "PIRACY! PIRACY!" and the government turns the other way... "oh, carry on then."
Ya, but if I said nuts, there's be some jackass waiting to reply with "what if it's a girl?" But everyone has shins... so I should be safe. Unless of course they happened to be named Lt. Dan.
An unlimited subscription is nice... as long as you're paying for the subscription. Stop paying and see how nice that "unlimited" part is. No thanks. Or try to burn some of your "unlimited" songs to a CD... see how far that gets you. I could be wrong on this, but last time I checked Napster, you still had to individually purchase EACH song if you wanted to burn them to a CD - even if you're already paying for a subscription. And Yahoo! is no different. If you don't burn any CDs, that's fine then, you're all set... but I'll stick with my iTunes.
Your thought is great and all and sure, people might setup all this picture and question crap, but my point is... most of these people are lucky if they can remember how to turn their monitor on. It's VERY unlikely they'll care if the site they're logging into doesn't have some picture showing up on it.
Here's the thought process: "what? how is my information out of date? oh well, i'll just go update it" *click* "hmm... i wonder where my little picture is? oh well, it's probably because my information is out of date... i'll just enter it anyways" *click* "oh crap! where'd all my money go?!"
Oh, and I don't think telling Jesus to get a brain in his head is going to help your argument either.
If they fail to see a secret image and phrase they had chosen earlier, they could be at a fake Web site and the target of a "phishing" scam.
I don't understand how this is going to stop stupid people from entering their info on some other website that the phishers have setup. It's not like the fake website is going to say "hey, there's no sitekey button here, we're not real."
I just don't think changing the login procedure for the actual site has anything to do with stupid people clicking fake links and entering their info into a phishing site... If I'm missing a piece of this, please, do tell.
From time to time, in order to improve Google Gulp's usefulness for our users, Google Gulp will send packets of data related to your usage of this product from a wireless transmitter embedded in the base of your Google Gulp bottle to the GulpPlex(TM), a heavily guarded, massively parallel server farm whose location is known only to Eric Schmidt, who carries its GPS coordinates on a 64-bit-encrypted smart card locked in a stainless-steel briefcase handcuffed to his right wrist. No personally identifiable information of any kind related to your consumption of Google Gulp or any other current or future Google Foods product will ever be given, sold, bartered, auctioned off, tossed into a late-night poker pot, or otherwise transferred in any way to any untrustworthy third party, ever, we swear.
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Uh... ya. Duh.
I really hope you're not actually surprised by this. Any update to Firefox ever has broken a few extensions (or all of them). Give the developers of those extensions a little time why don't you? It's still a beta anyways.
And if you're still using one that there isn't a developer for anymore... well... too bad I guess. You don't HAVE to update.
I can see it now!
Snakes in Your Computer!
It'll be a big hit... trust me.
But they're more expensive. Not that it's a perfect example, but just look at ThinkGeek... the cheapest LED bulb they have is $22 ... and that's on clearance!
I think this is what most people missing in the article... everyone is saying that they should just give up the info and be done with it.
It's not that Google Brazil WON'T hand over the info. They CAN'T hand it over, because they don't have it. Apparently the Brazillian goverment thinks otherwise though...
Ya, the Ars link may have been better to explain the situation instead of some guy's blog trying to get hits.
... to a complete office suite. I've been using the Google Spreadsheets for a little while from the link in my Gmail account. Signed up for Writely the other day when I saw it on Ars. Pretty neat for an online application. Not too much left for a nice office productivity suite, excpet maybe a database app and/or a presentation app.
Since when do "reporters" check facts anyways?
Wouldn't leaving out #7 intentionally make him The Fisher? Idiot he may be, but by his own definitions, he may have purposely omitted it to "garner replies."
I agree. I'm not sure why this would NOT hold up in court (also NAL*). They're giving you the changes and notifying you of it before you accept or install anything... what's the big deal?
* some things should not be made into acronyms
That certain parts of the update required some sort of change to the EULA? Possibly a new feature or option that was not covered by the original?
Then again, you could always just not accept the EULA and not install it... despite what DHS says. That's why there's another option to select.
Even beyond that... submitting a DSL hosted game to Slashdot isn't very intelligent.
But you didn't...
I think that should be "at least the law WILL deal with drug dealers."
So far, no one really seems to care about what the music industry is doing. Because if someone says something to them, they will just scream "PIRACY! PIRACY!" and the government turns the other way... "oh, carry on then."
Ya, but if I said nuts, there's be some jackass waiting to reply with "what if it's a girl?" But everyone has shins... so I should be safe. Unless of course they happened to be named Lt. Dan.
If I ever heard anyone actually say "It's so Dell!" about anything, I think I'd have to walk over to them and kick them in the shins. Both shins.
An unlimited subscription is nice... as long as you're paying for the subscription. Stop paying and see how nice that "unlimited" part is. No thanks. Or try to burn some of your "unlimited" songs to a CD... see how far that gets you. I could be wrong on this, but last time I checked Napster, you still had to individually purchase EACH song if you wanted to burn them to a CD - even if you're already paying for a subscription. And Yahoo! is no different. If you don't burn any CDs, that's fine then, you're all set... but I'll stick with my iTunes.
500 Internal Server Error.
That didn't take long at all...
And as a keepsake for all of the madness... be sure to pick up your very own Hot Coffee t-shirt from ThinkGeek!
As soon as they're actually in stock, that is.
Thanks AC, you're a real contributor to Slashdot!
Your thought is great and all and sure, people might setup all this picture and question crap, but my point is... most of these people are lucky if they can remember how to turn their monitor on. It's VERY unlikely they'll care if the site they're logging into doesn't have some picture showing up on it.
Here's the thought process:
"what? how is my information out of date? oh well, i'll just go update it"
*click*
"hmm... i wonder where my little picture is? oh well, it's probably because my information is out of date... i'll just enter it anyways"
*click*
"oh crap! where'd all my money go?!"
Oh, and I don't think telling Jesus to get a brain in his head is going to help your argument either.
I just don't think changing the login procedure for the actual site has anything to do with stupid people clicking fake links and entering their info into a phishing site... If I'm missing a piece of this, please, do tell.
Yet... not only do you READ them... but you're commenting on them too!
Well it would appear that you were born a fool. No need to worry about the story!
Flamebait that if you want... but it's damn funny.