I'm not sure if this was an EULA or a warranty agreement but I remember seeing one where it had a note that said if any of the conditions were illegal in your country/state then the legal ones will still be valid.
I can honestly say as Brit I've rarely encountered the problems you mentioned. The vast majority of places I visit (Pizza Hut, Pizza Express, Chinese, Indian and Italian restaurants) have given me good to excellent service. India and Chinese restaurants do seem to be the best though. I tip the same in the UK as I do in most other countries so around 5-10% depending on whether the service was just good or excellent.
I've had no problems with leaving the money behind either. Most of my experience is from places around London, how about you?
Service in Ireland though is interesting. I've noticed since I moved here that customer service isn't quite as good as in the UK. Shop assistants will often swear and just behave too casually in-front of customers.
It's an exageration without a doubt but the basic principle is the same. The parent seemed to be saying that it's okay to like Bill because despite the dubious business practices of Microsoft, they make some real nice stuff.
Doing good deeds does not change the fact that you've been nasty. Hamas runs welfare systems, does this mean that their violent side isn't so bad after all?
He's not Hitler by any stretch of the imagination however he should be remembered both for his charity and the methods he used to obtain that money.
I disagree with the methods of some of the more brutal African warlords but one must honestly be impressed with the quality of the diamonds that come from their mines.
In this case, they tried to menace a sandwich shop called McMunchies for unauthorised use of the Mc prefix. The sandwich shop doesn't even sell hamburgers and is based in Scotland - a place where Mc is a relatively common prefix for names.
Telling the Scots that they cannot use the prefix Mc is like someone registering the name Singh and then ban its use in India. Where do they think Mc originated - Illinois?
This chip doodling reminds me of easter eggs. You're right that it does open a legal can of worms. I've seen a big decrease in the number of easter eggs - at least the silly ones. Now, easter eggs are too often the corporate sanctioned ones - i.e. not very funny anymore.
Plus, let's not forget that if the EU built their own Internet, that would mean that they wouldn't be able to access the rest of the world's Internet - unless they connected to our Internet. But that would still require them to register domain names with us, if they wanted the two to be able to communicate with each other. Otherwise I could register netraven5000.com on the US Internet, and someone in Europe could register it on the EU Internet. Which one will people get when they try to go there - if they want my site, they might get his instead, and vice versa.
Maybe countries could actually stick to using their specific suffixes. If British companies used co.uk instead of.com, then there should be no conflict as long as each domain name registrar is limited to allocating domain names with suffixes appropriate for their region.
It's either that or a new golden age of bureaucracy will dawn.
Strange that they're not being promoted. I'd assume that something like the Corrs would go down fairly well in the US and I've not heard any news of the flopping.
I won't comment on your taste in music but just one point. It's really creepy when you keep saying "My favorite band, The Corrs". You've used this phrase six times already in this discussion. Either sounds like a stalker or an insincere radio DJ.
We're willing to concede that The Corrs are your favourite band so from now on, it's perfectly acceptable to simply refer to them as "The Corrs".
Software also has a more limited lifetime, it becomes obsolete much more quickly than entertainment products
The film Deep Impact became obsolete for me far quicker than any software. I watched it once and plan to never watch it again.
Considering the cast and the budget in this cliché-ridden disaster this should have been a very expensive film to buy based on Edgar's bright idea.
Damn, can't believe how bad that film was. Still not as bad as On Deadly Ground but not far off. Anyone know how they got Michael Caine to appear in that one?
Absolutely true. My host offers unlimited traffic but the contract clearly states that they can terminate it and refund me my money if they want to. They work on the assumption that most people won't use their quota.
Imagine the cheap bastard who actually uses one of these apps to download a full book rather than pay 10 euro for it. Wouldn't want to go on a date with them.
Sue: Mmm, that's an interesting suit. Cheap bastard: Thank you, I bought it at the morgue. They sell the clothes cheap when no-one claims the body.
Yeah. trying to read it on a screen is a pain. Even with a nice laptop, it's just to much hassle. I don't think ebooks will be practical until they're on a simple device the size of a paper-back. The only practical use for e-books I've found is when it's a reference book. I bought a UNIX book some years back and as well as the paper book, they bundled a CD with an electronic version of the book. The electronic version goes with me on my laptop and it's a lot easier than carrying the paper version.
It's going to remove illegal content (including spyware), scan your documents and replace all occurrences of the word 'evolution' with the phrase 'Intelligent design'.
It would eventually balance out again and reach a state of sustainable dynamic equilibrium between food and people.
The way it would balance out would be through a process of death. People would starve and the survivors would then have enough to eat. The same thing would happen with farming. People would die until the population drops to a level that can be supported by the remaining farmland. Seems that whether you go for hunter/gatherer or farmer, the end result is the same (although hunter/gatherer conjures up images of man living in harmony with nature).
Take The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails. A friend of mine likes the song called Hurt (a nice slow one) but can't stand the rest of the album. Comparing Hurt to another song, let's say Heresy, I can see where they're coming from.
Maybe if you didn't listen to shitty artists who churn out albums full of identical songs you'd like to buy individual tracks.
The forums are a mess (at least in Europe). Seems that their main purpose is for people to complain about down-time and then for Blizzard posters to say "Stop posting here" or "Everything is working now" when in fact it isn't.
The GMs though have been pretty good in my experience. Not always a lightning fast reply but all the GMs I've dealt with have been friendly and seemed to know what they were doing.
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I'm not sure if this was an EULA or a warranty agreement but I remember seeing one where it had a note that said if any of the conditions were illegal in your country/state then the legal ones will still be valid.
The person who installed and agreed to to the EULA could then be sued for allowing their installed copy to be used in research.
That's definitely a more effective than the idiots who just stand at the bar and wave money at the barman - always hated that.
I can honestly say as Brit I've rarely encountered the problems you mentioned. The vast majority of places I visit (Pizza Hut, Pizza Express, Chinese, Indian and Italian restaurants) have given me good to excellent service. India and Chinese restaurants do seem to be the best though. I tip the same in the UK as I do in most other countries so around 5-10% depending on whether the service was just good or excellent.
I've had no problems with leaving the money behind either. Most of my experience is from places around London, how about you?
Service in Ireland though is interesting. I've noticed since I moved here that customer service isn't quite as good as in the UK. Shop assistants will often swear and just behave too casually in-front of customers.
It's an exageration without a doubt but the basic principle is the same. The parent seemed to be saying that it's okay to like Bill because despite the dubious business practices of Microsoft, they make some real nice stuff.
Does that make more sense to you?
Nah, he won't go that far. He'll just charge them more for Windows if they want to have a Netscape exhibit in the museum.
Doing good deeds does not change the fact that you've been nasty. Hamas runs welfare systems, does this mean that their violent side isn't so bad after all?
He's not Hitler by any stretch of the imagination however he should be remembered both for his charity and the methods he used to obtain that money.
I disagree with the methods of some of the more brutal African warlords but one must honestly be impressed with the quality of the diamonds that come from their mines.
You make me wish I had mod point :-)
Unfortunately some companies don't seem to be bothered by bad PR.
6 .html>McDonalds owns Mc.
McDonalds and their quest to own the 'Mc' prefix is a good example.
http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/press/ind_24sep9
In this case, they tried to menace a sandwich shop called McMunchies for unauthorised use of the Mc prefix. The sandwich shop doesn't even sell hamburgers and is based in Scotland - a place where Mc is a relatively common prefix for names.
Telling the Scots that they cannot use the prefix Mc is like someone registering the name Singh and then ban its use in India. Where do they think Mc originated - Illinois?
This chip doodling reminds me of easter eggs. You're right that it does open a legal can of worms. I've seen a big decrease in the number of easter eggs - at least the silly ones. Now, easter eggs are too often the corporate sanctioned ones - i.e. not very funny anymore.
I say exactly the same thing to people who try to tell me that Santa doesn't exist.
Maybe countries could actually stick to using their specific suffixes. If British companies used co.uk instead of
It's either that or a new golden age of bureaucracy will dawn.
Strange that they're not being promoted. I'd assume that something like the Corrs would go down fairly well in the US and I've not heard any news of the flopping.
Okay, I figured it out. You're being paid by The Corrs? This is some kind of viral marketing?
I won't comment on your taste in music but just one point. It's really creepy when you keep saying "My favorite band, The Corrs". You've used this phrase six times already in this discussion. Either sounds like a stalker or an insincere radio DJ.
We're willing to concede that The Corrs are your favourite band so from now on, it's perfectly acceptable to simply refer to them as "The Corrs".
Yep, very true. Kind of like when countries use the word "democratic" or "People's"in their name when they are in fact rather un-democratic.
The film Deep Impact became obsolete for me far quicker than any software. I watched it once and plan to never watch it again.
Considering the cast and the budget in this cliché-ridden disaster this should have been a very expensive film to buy based on Edgar's bright idea.
Damn, can't believe how bad that film was. Still not as bad as On Deadly Ground but not far off. Anyone know how they got Michael Caine to appear in that one?
Absolutely true. My host offers unlimited traffic but the contract clearly states that they can terminate it and refund me my money if they want to. They work on the assumption that most people won't use their quota.
Imagine the cheap bastard who actually uses one of these apps to download a full book rather than pay 10 euro for it. Wouldn't want to go on a date with them.
Sue: Mmm, that's an interesting suit.
Cheap bastard: Thank you, I bought it at the morgue. They sell the clothes cheap when no-one claims the body.
Yeah. trying to read it on a screen is a pain. Even with a nice laptop, it's just to much hassle. I don't think ebooks will be practical until they're on a simple device the size of a paper-back. The only practical use for e-books I've found is when it's a reference book. I bought a UNIX book some years back and as well as the paper book, they bundled a CD with an electronic version of the book. The electronic version goes with me on my laptop and it's a lot easier than carrying the paper version.
It's illegal for you to sing/whistle a song if others can hear you so your example should also be illegal in an ideal world.
Won't somebody think of the publishers?
Modded as informative? At least one person with mod points has a sense of humour today ;-)
It's going to remove illegal content (including spyware), scan your documents and replace all occurrences of the word 'evolution' with the phrase 'Intelligent design'.
The way it would balance out would be through a process of death. People would starve and the survivors would then have enough to eat. The same thing would happen with farming. People would die until the population drops to a level that can be supported by the remaining farmland. Seems that whether you go for hunter/gatherer or farmer, the end result is the same (although hunter/gatherer conjures up images of man living in harmony with nature).
Take The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails. A friend of mine likes the song called Hurt (a nice slow one) but can't stand the rest of the album. Comparing Hurt to another song, let's say Heresy, I can see where they're coming from.
Maybe if you didn't listen to shitty artists who churn out albums full of identical songs you'd like to buy individual tracks.
The forums are a mess (at least in Europe). Seems that their main purpose is for people to complain about down-time and then for Blizzard posters to say "Stop posting here" or "Everything is working now" when in fact it isn't.
The GMs though have been pretty good in my experience. Not always a lightning fast reply but all the GMs I've dealt with have been friendly and seemed to know what they were doing.