This stuff makes my blood boil. I thought of an equivalent analogy to help non-tech people understand what is really wrong with this system
Suppose the government bowed to the pressure of some corporations and decided to hold a land rush in your home town. Anybody who could afford to hire several lawyers to go and physically stake a claim, fill out a lot of paperwork and pay a small fee, would be given title deed to as many lots as they liked, regardless of: the current owners now disputed deeds; buildings they owned on said land; years spent in residence; improvements made on land; and cash value of property stolen by political and legal maneuvering.
This process can be perpetrated secretly and will only be brought to your attention when the new owner files suit against you for trespassing on "their" property. The only way to stop the theives from throwing you out on the street after they've sued you for damages to "their" property is to hire numerous lawyers to prove that Kodak film, Smuckers jam, or some other firm currently guilty of extorting money from smaller firms and individuals has never had any interest in your home. Good luck outlasting them in court. If you manage to make it through the months of trial and lose, you'll still be out on the street. After all they followed legal proceedings to steal your property from you, and were successful just because it happens to be similar to some other property they've already acquired.
My old NES might just work if I knew where or how to accomplish this task.
Any good places to get a new one? Instructions on the replacement procedure?
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This stuff makes my blood boil. I thought of an equivalent analogy to help non-tech people understand what is really wrong with this system Suppose the government bowed to the pressure of some corporations and decided to hold a land rush in your home town. Anybody who could afford to hire several lawyers to go and physically stake a claim, fill out a lot of paperwork and pay a small fee, would be given title deed to as many lots as they liked, regardless of: the current owners now disputed deeds; buildings they owned on said land; years spent in residence; improvements made on land; and cash value of property stolen by political and legal maneuvering. This process can be perpetrated secretly and will only be brought to your attention when the new owner files suit against you for trespassing on "their" property. The only way to stop the theives from throwing you out on the street after they've sued you for damages to "their" property is to hire numerous lawyers to prove that Kodak film, Smuckers jam, or some other firm currently guilty of extorting money from smaller firms and individuals has never had any interest in your home. Good luck outlasting them in court. If you manage to make it through the months of trial and lose, you'll still be out on the street. After all they followed legal proceedings to steal your property from you, and were successful just because it happens to be similar to some other property they've already acquired.
I have a lot of users who despite gentle prodding, still use/need Mac IE of the classic and OSX variants. Is this susceptibility there as well?
My old NES might just work if I knew where or how to accomplish this task. Any good places to get a new one? Instructions on the replacement procedure?