'The name Sci Fi has been associated with geeks and dysfunctional, antisocial boys in their basements with video games and stuff like that, as opposed to the general public and the female audience in particular.'
its goint to be
geeks and dysfunctional, antisocial and dyslexic boys in their basements with video games and stuff like that
I would respect their descision to attract more mainstream audience. But shouldnt they change the contents to do that instead of the name? A rose, by any other name and so on....
So.. if I smash a window to pull your unconscious body out of your burning house, that should be illegal just cause I should have ASKED you first?
And so your example _might_ even be legal, if you can give a *really* good reason for not asking first. And it should be one why you couldn't have asked, and not why you didnt want to.
and will provide room for many of the station's life support systems, in the form of eight refrigerator-sized racks. After Node 3 is installed, the station's crew will transfer over many of the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) currently stored in various places around the station.
even works (to a certain extent) with my "goofy" star-trek-name-scheme. (not Servers,but my home/family lan)
My first Desktop was ncc-1701, the upgrade ncc-1701d. Other boxen are named or the other main vessels (DS9, voyage (obviously my laptop. sometimes far away from the home lan) router is wormhole, wii is holodeck. Cellphones, extrenal HDDs, mp3 etc. are named after certain shuttles.
But I have to admit it took me a while to find a name of a freight ship for my NAS.
* A lot of times when you "pay online" or get a subscription, you give the vendor the explicit ability to WITHDRAW money from your checking account
Easiest thing. And as simple to charge back as a credit card. --> no need for credit cards over here
* Fighting fraudulent charges is as cost-prohibitive as it's here in the US. Meaning it's cheaper to pay up than to fight the fraudulent charge
Not exactly. Cause THEY would have to sue first. And if the case is as clear as here, there's almost no risk in getting sued. OTOH this makes fighting to collect rightous charges cost-prohibitive.
* Unlike in the US, credit collectors will come to your home with a court order and TAKE your things;-)
thats the last step, not the 2nd. AFTER whoever lost in court refuses to pay
they do... but tapping into that for that small fish is a bit overpowered.
Espescially if that kind of scam is SO common, that there are loads of Detailed Howtos available. Including sample letters . As already said: http://www.heise.de/ct/07/20/098/ Read it, print it, sign it, send it. Done.
Plus, the summary is rather misleading. whats stated there, is perfectly legal. (Start subscription site for open source downloads) as long as you're honest and upfront with the subscription fees.
The actual scamming part is putting a huge "for free" or "register free" button there and if you scroll down 15m there is in 4pt grey-on-white "free for the first 4 seconds then you pay x"
THAT is the only thing in question here. and (at least the summary) doesnt say anything about that.
The UK has "Distance Selling Regulations" which would help in this case - you are allowed to return any item bought outside of retail premises for a full refund within 7 days of receiving the item or being billed, whichever comes last
Similar in Germany. But only applicable for goods that actually can be sent back and sold again. Like unused underwear or sealed CDs..
What OpenId however does is putting all the eggs into somebody else basket.
Smith & Jones, Basket makers, est. 1531, royal basketmaker by appointment of her Majesty Queen whatever III. Famous for the soft basket padding bringing each and every falling egg to a safe stop.
OpenId requires that you bring in a third party between you and the webpage you want to login, which is stupid.
it is very reasonable if that 3rd party is more trustworthy than the webpage. or would you trust each and every website NOT to be written by a PHP-Noob storing your password in a plaintext file?
Also: the USER chooses said 3rd party who keeps, well, his eggs.
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Instead of
'The name Sci Fi has been associated with geeks and dysfunctional, antisocial boys in their basements with video games and stuff like that, as opposed to the general public and the female audience in particular.'
its goint to be
geeks and dysfunctional, antisocial and dyslexic boys in their basements with video games and stuff like that
I would respect their descision to attract more mainstream audience. But shouldnt they change the contents to do that instead of the name? A rose, by any other name and so on....
Poor analogy.
Na. just even worse than the one before.
Oh stop that egocentric rant!
Different countries have different laws. Cope with that!
So.. if I smash a window to pull your unconscious body out of your burning house, that should be illegal just cause I should have ASKED you first?
And so your example _might_ even be legal, if you can give a *really* good reason for not asking first. And it should be one why you couldn't have asked, and not why you didnt want to.
First of all.... what do you know about BRITISH law?
sorry pal....
Read it there yesterday.
Isnt that "no, do I STILL need one?"
and will provide room for many of the station's life support systems, in the form of eight refrigerator-sized racks. After Node 3 is installed, the station's crew will transfer over many of the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) currently stored in various places around the station.
SPOF?
even works (to a certain extent) with my "goofy" star-trek-name-scheme. (not Servers,but my home/family lan)
My first Desktop was ncc-1701, the upgrade ncc-1701d. Other boxen are named or the other main vessels (DS9, voyage (obviously my laptop. sometimes far away from the home lan) router is wormhole, wii is holodeck. Cellphones, extrenal HDDs, mp3 etc. are named after certain shuttles.
But I have to admit it took me a while to find a name of a freight ship for my NAS.
....with a nice alternative to fingerprints....
why not hand out clubs to the player and have hurling? :-)
P.S. Helmets are optional
yeah.. else they would play real football instead of "american football"
I have to wait till the DVD gets out as I didnt find the time to watch while the movie WAS out at the cinemas.
Here in Frankreich??? Thats the worst language mix-up ever!
and no need for a consumer protection agency to get involved... just google for the sample letters to get out of it.
you're mixing something up.
* A lot of times when you "pay online" or get a subscription, you give the vendor the explicit ability to WITHDRAW money from your checking account
Easiest thing. And as simple to charge back as a credit card. --> no need for credit cards over here
* Fighting fraudulent charges is as cost-prohibitive as it's here in the US. Meaning it's cheaper to pay up than to fight the fraudulent charge
Not exactly. Cause THEY would have to sue first. And if the case is as clear as here, there's almost no risk in getting sued. OTOH this makes fighting to collect rightous charges cost-prohibitive.
* Unlike in the US, credit collectors will come to your home with a court order and TAKE your things ;-)
thats the last step, not the 2nd. AFTER whoever lost in court refuses to pay
they do... but tapping into that for that small fish is a bit overpowered.
Espescially if that kind of scam is SO common, that there are loads of Detailed Howtos available. Including sample letters . As already said: http://www.heise.de/ct/07/20/098/ Read it, print it, sign it, send it. Done.
Plus, the summary is rather misleading. whats stated there, is perfectly legal. (Start subscription site for open source downloads) as long as you're honest and upfront with the subscription fees.
The actual scamming part is putting a huge "for free" or "register free" button there and if you scroll down 15m there is in 4pt grey-on-white "free for the first 4 seconds then you pay x"
THAT is the only thing in question here. and (at least the summary) doesnt say anything about that.
definitly. thats part of the scam.
http://www.heise.de/ct/07/20/098/
Read it. Print it. Sign it. Send it. Thats cheaper and will work too.
The UK has "Distance Selling Regulations" which would help in this case - you are allowed to return any item bought outside of retail premises for a full refund within 7 days of receiving the item or being billed, whichever comes last
Similar in Germany. But only applicable for goods that actually can be sent back and sold again. Like unused underwear or sealed CDs..
I bet lots of people would actually PAY for an ISP filtering Spam, Phishing, Not-Kid-Safe-Sites of whatever kind, Viruses etc.
Heck they would find people who would pay for a "terrorist-free-internet" if simply aljazeera was blocked!
+1 Funny for storing the DNA in SVN
Leica Speed Cameras use similar System too. (Storing Information along with a video on tape)
Haven't read the article, but you're saying it was about American Football and not about Football at all?
What OpenId however does is putting all the eggs into somebody else basket.
Smith & Jones, Basket makers, est. 1531, royal basketmaker by appointment of her Majesty Queen whatever III. Famous for the soft basket padding bringing each and every falling egg to a safe stop.
OpenId requires that you bring in a third party between you and the webpage you want to login, which is stupid.
it is very reasonable if that 3rd party is more trustworthy than the webpage. or would you trust each and every website NOT to be written by a PHP-Noob storing your password in a plaintext file?
Also: the USER chooses said 3rd party who keeps, well, his eggs.
an ssl certificate on your openID-providers login page?
then simply use an OPenID provider who uses smartcards/OTP/iris scan whatever!
and if there isn't a usr/pass at all, it indeed IS impossible to get.