When you sign up to the free ADC account, you get a textbox containing a rather long EULA. The NDA is at the end of that.
He could conceivably have looked at the textbox saying "end user licence agreement" and not scrolled down to see the NDA at the end.
Why is why, of course, it's really stupid to just skip past these things without reading them. How do you know what's been hidden in the middle if you don't read the agreement?
If he used a Windows box, he'd be up to his earlobes in spyware before he could say "oh, nobody reads those things".
Good thought (and it's what I use to open emailed attachments, even though I have full Word on the system as well - safety first!) but not so handy if you're running OpenOffice under Linux, unfortunately...
We want to put the fees up by n. The punters will hate this. So, let's announce an increase of n+m, wait a few days, then grovel and reduce by m. Punters will then think "they are listening to us after all. They do care!" and carry on lining our pockets.
Or am I just being excessively cynical this morning?
Whoa. I don't think I could do your job. I'd just end up with a macro set up to reply with "Learn to spell, punctuate and use grammar properly. Then try again."
What do they teach these kids in English classes these days?
Especially since most of the users in that category are going to be logging in at around the same time (say 9pm-ish) which makes it more likely that they're going to get hit by the problems on a regular basis.
I work Mon-Fri, 9-5. By the time I get home and eat, it's about 6:30. Saying "yes, it may be down from 6pm onwards, but it's fine during the day - play then!" wouldn't pacify me one little bit, because that's no use to me.
Part of the trouble seemed to be the link with Sky - not a lot of incentive for Sky to push TiVo when they already knew SkyPlus was in the pipeline.
I just hope they release the guide data format if they do quit sending out updates - I already have a DigiGuide subscription, and I'd love to simply point the TiVo at that instead (especially for those stations where DG's got more accurate listings:)
IMHO MS should fix IE so that it breaks non-standards compliant sites as well. Having approx 90% of their visitors complaining that the site's unreadable is about the only thing that will get web developers (everywhere, not just at Slashdot) to do their job properly and fix their crappy code.
(And that way, those of us that do write good code might get paid a bit more, rather than getting told "don't worry about that, just make it work in IE":)
Yes, it's a fun game. The new track layout system takes some getting used to, and it seems to be insanely difficult to place a single-direction signal facing the way you want, especially at higher resolutions. Setting up a straight game on a random map now needs a lot of mucking around building a scenario, rather than just clicking on "play". Mind you, it's nice to have maintenance done automatically, rather than having to schedule trains to detour via depots.
(And you can still have it generate silly town names like Jigglybottom and Jellyville:)
What? If you get so drunk that you can't stop yourself from assaulting someone, then you should have stopped drinking earlier.
You can't say "I didn't choose to assault him, I was drunk". You CHOSE to get drunk. Now take responsibility for your choice.
(Obviously, if somebody spikes your drink, that's a whole different ball game. And, for the record, I like a beer or five myself. So do most of my friends. But we don't go around punching people, smashing stuff, screaming outside people's windows at 2am, or even writing on the toilet walls.)
Just about everything in the UK is in a standard DVD case now. I'd forgotten how much I hated those envelopes until a friend got me Doom 3 for my birthday.
My addition to the list is software that gets in a snit because it doesn't like what else you've got installed on your machine (which is, after all, your property).
"Oh, I don't like that DVD emulation software, so I'm not going to run. Waah, waah." Up yours, bucko. Especially when what you're calling DVD emulation software is just a region code remover for video DVDs.
So, now you have all the legit purchasers searching for no-CD cracks - and how many of them are just going to head straight for the warez copy next time, rather than put up with the hassle?
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I tried to insert the "eject DVD" disk, but I couldn't because there was already a DVD in the drive. Now what do I do?
After all, we want to make sure we're up to date, and they said to check regularly.
Maybe their bandwidth bill will come with a free clue...
He could conceivably have looked at the textbox saying "end user licence agreement" and not scrolled down to see the NDA at the end.
Why is why, of course, it's really stupid to just skip past these things without reading them. How do you know what's been hidden in the middle if you don't read the agreement?
If he used a Windows box, he'd be up to his earlobes in spyware before he could say "oh, nobody reads those things".
At least the PC versions let you aim with the mouse, rather than having to muck around with a lock-on system.
Good thought (and it's what I use to open emailed attachments, even though I have full Word on the system as well - safety first!) but not so handy if you're running OpenOffice under Linux, unfortunately...
We want to put the fees up by n. The punters will hate this. So, let's announce an increase of n+m, wait a few days, then grovel and reduce by m. Punters will then think "they are listening to us after all. They do care!" and carry on lining our pockets.
Or am I just being excessively cynical this morning?
(Funny, though, it still says "Favorites" rather than "Favourites"...)
Who knows, maybe even run Linux - licence suspended since it doesn't have built-in strong DRM?
Can't say I like that plan much, either.
By the time I had got to it, they had posted a correction.
I'd rather have something that uses standard Windows menus rather than rolling its own system, but the price is right :)
I'd take Manos if it was the MST3K version :)
$7.10. Probably not even what the thing cost to buy. But if you dare to share a copy of one of their movies, they want you to pay thousands.
Would probably cost them more than they make...
Unless the whole feed comes through the ad company - but I can't see many people willingly subscribing to an RSS feed that points to doubleclick.net :)
What do they teach these kids in English classes these days?
I work Mon-Fri, 9-5. By the time I get home and eat, it's about 6:30. Saying "yes, it may be down from 6pm onwards, but it's fine during the day - play then!" wouldn't pacify me one little bit, because that's no use to me.
Of course. How else would they hide the "you agree to us installing tons of spyware and other crap" clause, if not for a long, complicated EULA?
I just hope they release the guide data format if they do quit sending out updates - I already have a DigiGuide subscription, and I'd love to simply point the TiVo at that instead (especially for those stations where DG's got more accurate listings :)
(And that way, those of us that do write good code might get paid a bit more, rather than getting told "don't worry about that, just make it work in IE" :)
(And you can still have it generate silly town names like Jigglybottom and Jellyville :)
[1] Not really, but there you go.
Tried Chris Sawyer's Locomotion? It's pretty much a current-gen update of TTD...
You can't say "I didn't choose to assault him, I was drunk". You CHOSE to get drunk. Now take responsibility for your choice.
(Obviously, if somebody spikes your drink, that's a whole different ball game. And, for the record, I like a beer or five myself. So do most of my friends. But we don't go around punching people, smashing stuff, screaming outside people's windows at 2am, or even writing on the toilet walls.)
My addition to the list is software that gets in a snit because it doesn't like what else you've got installed on your machine (which is, after all, your property).
"Oh, I don't like that DVD emulation software, so I'm not going to run. Waah, waah." Up yours, bucko. Especially when what you're calling DVD emulation software is just a region code remover for video DVDs.
So, now you have all the legit purchasers searching for no-CD cracks - and how many of them are just going to head straight for the warez copy next time, rather than put up with the hassle?
Foot. Gun. Bangbangbang.