"I think that Apple may be breaking the law by banning their app over this (freedom of speech)"
Huh? The government can't sensor (most) speech. A company can certainly contractually bind someone to not disclose secrets which are disclosed to them. iFixIt didn't buy an Apple TV off the shelf, Apple provided a "developer" unit to them under the terms of a non-disclosure agreement.
If only one could look at a wire and easily say "if I touch that, x watts of power will go into me." By far, the most common situation is that you have a good idea of the voltage, and the conductivity of humans is consistent enough to make that a reasonable measure of the potential threat.
That's a vast oversimplification. For the same resistance, more voltage results in more current.
Static discharge is only safe because there's very little energy involved - it lasts a very short time and there's not a lot of stored energy behind it, but there's still a lot of current flowing. Take an old TV with a CRT, turn it on, then unplug it. Now try to remove the anode connection to the CRT by hand (not to be tried by those who value their health). The voltage is similar to that of a static spark (around 25,000 volts), but you'll get a really good jolt out of it. There's much more stored energy behind it.
Compare that to grabbing the posts on your car battery, which can put out hundreds of amps for relatively long times. Nothing happens, because of the low voltage. Now compare to getting hit with lightning.
Those are not computers, whether you use the modern definition, or what they were called at the time.
One can argue semantics forever, and try to claim that an accountant in the 17th century was a "computer," but that's not what the word currently means. It's also not what anything IBM built through WWII was called. The fact remains that IBM did not sell computers to NAZI Germany.
"The rate that Ford would have had to pay a private lender was abnormally high at the time."
Well, no. In fact, the rate was the very definition of "normal" for the time. Rates are set by the market based on supply, demand, and risk. It's the government which provided an abnormally low rate, effectively subsidizing the loan and putting taxpayer's money at risk.
"The problem isn't the requirement to include Google's other apps. The problem is that they're non-removable."
Exactly the same as the crapware the carriers and phone manufacturers force on us. I'd be fine with all of it, if the user had the ability to uninstall it (and then make use of the space it occupied).
Right, because you mentioned the "third and fourth pair," which was obviously completely wrong in context. 10/100baseT uses pairs 2 and 3. 802.3af/at uses ether pairs 2 and 3 or pairs 1 and 4, never the "third and fourth pair." There may be some very odd PoE implementations which do, perhaps you can point to one.
I don't assume. There are pairs which are unused by the 802.3 spec for 10/100baseT. The specification itself labels them as e.g. "Not used by 10BASE-T". It's completely correct to refer to those as the "unused pairs" when discussing Ethernet.
Might be carried on the unused pairs (10/100, there are no unused pairs with 1000baseT). It can also be carried on the data pairs. Switches supporting 802.3 PoE usually use the data pairs, while midspan injectors use the unused pairs.
No, regular Ethernet (i.e. copper) connections are almost always transformer isolated. A typical spec for the isolation they provide is 1500 VRMS for 60 seconds. But, even if using optoisolators weren't cost prohibitive, they only increase the breakover voltage, which doesn't prevent someone from causing deliberate damage using even higher voltages.
If you want to avoid the issue, use fiber connections instead of copper.
More likely is long before the company goes completely bust, they declare bankruptcy and everything of value ends up getting transferred to "New Company," which ends up being owned by the large (preferred) shareholders of "Old Company." At the same time, all the liabilities are left behind. The net effect being that the small investor loses all, and those who actually controlled the failed company and ran it into the ground, don't.
It's more likely that the lie is "test mode." We'll have to see how this all shakes out, but my suspicion is that "normal mode" is what European market cars do (and US cars when they're not going through emissions testing), and this special "test mode" was simply added only to meet US emissions testing.
Well, there's a simple solution. All the homeopathy believers should simply resign their posts. Their remaining "imprint" will attract like-minded voters to their party.
Thanks for proving my point - "our brands" is clear proof that "Wi-Fi" is not itself a brand, but a trademark used by multiple brands.
"generic reference to 802.11 so long as the uses are licensed"
Generic != specific, fool.
If you are in fact a lawyer, as implied by your username, I'm reminded of Saul Goodman.
But I suspect you're actually a first year law student, so get prepared to flunk out - you're not as good as you think, and certainly incapable of coherent, consistent argument.
You bore me. You're no good at logic, or even trolling. Buh-bye.
WI-FI - "The certification mark, as intended to be used, will certify that goods manufactured by authorized persons comply with interoperability standards." Straight from TESS. Nothing to do with branding. In fact, the Wi-Fi mark is purposely intended to be used by multiple brands, which is easily seen in practice.
Furthermore, as a trademark, it is improper to use it as a generic reference to 802.11, which goes to my original point.
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"I think that Apple may be breaking the law by banning their app over this (freedom of speech)"
Huh? The government can't sensor (most) speech. A company can certainly contractually bind someone to not disclose secrets which are disclosed to them. iFixIt didn't buy an Apple TV off the shelf, Apple provided a "developer" unit to them under the terms of a non-disclosure agreement.
...or *.test or *.invalid That's what they're for. Making up domains at random using valid TLDs isn't proper behavior.
If only one could look at a wire and easily say "if I touch that, x watts of power will go into me." By far, the most common situation is that you have a good idea of the voltage, and the conductivity of humans is consistent enough to make that a reasonable measure of the potential threat.
"But current kills, not voltage"
That's a vast oversimplification. For the same resistance, more voltage results in more current.
Static discharge is only safe because there's very little energy involved - it lasts a very short time and there's not a lot of stored energy behind it, but there's still a lot of current flowing. Take an old TV with a CRT, turn it on, then unplug it. Now try to remove the anode connection to the CRT by hand (not to be tried by those who value their health). The voltage is similar to that of a static spark (around 25,000 volts), but you'll get a really good jolt out of it. There's much more stored energy behind it.
Compare that to grabbing the posts on your car battery, which can put out hundreds of amps for relatively long times. Nothing happens, because of the low voltage. Now compare to getting hit with lightning.
Voltage can be dangerous.
Those are not computers, whether you use the modern definition, or what they were called at the time.
One can argue semantics forever, and try to claim that an accountant in the 17th century was a "computer," but that's not what the word currently means. It's also not what anything IBM built through WWII was called. The fact remains that IBM did not sell computers to NAZI Germany.
"(stares at moron who fails to understand what a computer is)"
They do make displays with matte instead of glossy screens.
Tabulating machines were not computers. Nor were comptometers. There were analog computers before digital ones, but IBM didn't make them.
That's really amazing especially when considering that ENIAC, which is regarded as the first digital computer, wasn't introduced until after VE day.
IBM did, however, manufacture M1 Carbine rifles for the US during WWII.
Hillary already tried the whole "it's a vast, right-wing conspiracy" against us thing. It didn't work for her then, and it's not working for you now.
"The rate that Ford would have had to pay a private lender was abnormally high at the time."
Well, no. In fact, the rate was the very definition of "normal" for the time. Rates are set by the market based on supply, demand, and risk. It's the government which provided an abnormally low rate, effectively subsidizing the loan and putting taxpayer's money at risk.
"The problem isn't the requirement to include Google's other apps. The problem is that they're non-removable."
Exactly the same as the crapware the carriers and phone manufacturers force on us. I'd be fine with all of it, if the user had the ability to uninstall it (and then make use of the space it occupied).
Unless you're the Chinese government, and you've just stolen the fingerprint records of 5 million US Government employees.
"You and only you mentioned unused pairs."
Right, because you mentioned the "third and fourth pair," which was obviously completely wrong in context. 10/100baseT uses pairs 2 and 3. 802.3af/at uses ether pairs 2 and 3 or pairs 1 and 4, never the "third and fourth pair." There may be some very odd PoE implementations which do, perhaps you can point to one.
I don't assume. There are pairs which are unused by the 802.3 spec for 10/100baseT. The specification itself labels them as e.g. "Not used by 10BASE-T". It's completely correct to refer to those as the "unused pairs" when discussing Ethernet.
"PoE is carried on the third and fourth pair"
Might be carried on the unused pairs (10/100, there are no unused pairs with 1000baseT). It can also be carried on the data pairs. Switches supporting 802.3 PoE usually use the data pairs, while midspan injectors use the unused pairs.
No, regular Ethernet (i.e. copper) connections are almost always transformer isolated. A typical spec for the isolation they provide is 1500 VRMS for 60 seconds. But, even if using optoisolators weren't cost prohibitive, they only increase the breakover voltage, which doesn't prevent someone from causing deliberate damage using even higher voltages.
If you want to avoid the issue, use fiber connections instead of copper.
More likely is long before the company goes completely bust, they declare bankruptcy and everything of value ends up getting transferred to "New Company," which ends up being owned by the large (preferred) shareholders of "Old Company." At the same time, all the liabilities are left behind. The net effect being that the small investor loses all, and those who actually controlled the failed company and ran it into the ground, don't.
"Up next, white only bathrooms, and asian only programing camps."
Can't you think of a difference between public accommodations and private enterprises? Where's the gender equality in the NFL or NBA?
It's more likely that the lie is "test mode." We'll have to see how this all shakes out, but my suspicion is that "normal mode" is what European market cars do (and US cars when they're not going through emissions testing), and this special "test mode" was simply added only to meet US emissions testing.
No, it further encourages non-productive members of society to breed like rabbits, diluting the gene pool.
It's a "not a" bomb!
"The Ukraine crisis IS as much a fault of the west as that of Russia."
In exactly the same way that rape is the fault of the victim.
Well, there's a simple solution. All the homeopathy believers should simply resign their posts. Their remaining "imprint" will attract like-minded voters to their party.
Thanks for proving my point - "our brands" is clear proof that "Wi-Fi" is not itself a brand, but a trademark used by multiple brands.
"generic reference to 802.11 so long as the uses are licensed"
Generic != specific, fool.
If you are in fact a lawyer, as implied by your username, I'm reminded of Saul Goodman. But I suspect you're actually a first year law student, so get prepared to flunk out - you're not as good as you think, and certainly incapable of coherent, consistent argument.
You bore me. You're no good at logic, or even trolling. Buh-bye.
So you're incompetent at your business. OK.
WI-FI - "The certification mark, as intended to be used, will certify that goods manufactured by authorized persons comply with interoperability standards." Straight from TESS. Nothing to do with branding. In fact, the Wi-Fi mark is purposely intended to be used by multiple brands, which is easily seen in practice.
Furthermore, as a trademark, it is improper to use it as a generic reference to 802.11, which goes to my original point.
"CSIRO researched, developed, implemented and patented the technology that was then used by other companies"
All true. Also true that what they "researched, developed, and implemented" already existed and was nothing new.