: a body formed and authorized by law to act as a single person although constituted by one or more persons and legally endowed with various rights and duties including the capacity of succession
From TFA: "Each 'KnocKey' can be used to open up to 100 different locks using different codes."
Also, from TFA: "...all 'KnocKeys' are the same, if the 'KnocKey' is lost or stolen, it is possible to simply buy another 'KnocKey' and enter your personal code."
Does that mean they use only 2-digit codes? With a spare KnocKey, persistance and luck might defeat the lock in short order.
"...and service sucked before the U.S. DOJ broke them up"
That statement does not jive with my memory. Operators, directory assistance and install / repair service were superb compared to the regionals that followed. Promised price reductions for long distance only came years later with the commoditization of long distance technologies, and local line prices and services skyrocketed.
During my visits to Europe in the years of AT&T and later, I was appalled at the spotty service (no dial tone) and crummy connections.
Currently, directory assistance is a painful joke, install / repair can take MONTHS, in some cases, and it is nearly impossible to speak to a human operator.
What seems to missing here is acknowledgment that average users enter in to an implied contract when they buy and start using a computer:
You are not going to sell me something that is going to harm and/or rob me.
You are not going to sell me something that is touted as a quick, necessary and timesaving communications device, only to later require that I spend hundreds of hours educating myself and downloading a half dozen or more 'free' programs (I thought you told me never to do that?) to protect my computer and my privacy."
This user might ask:
If I bought the latest technology, why weren't said programs already installed?
Why does the documentation provided not mention these hazards?
Can I sue the retailer, manufacturer or software provider for damages resulting in using the product as designed and directed?
I think the continued bashing of the admittedly ignorant masses for falling prey to the malicious surety that is today's internet is irrational. Not all are as tuned in as the average slashdotter. Maybe they should change the name to Smugdot.
Let's say a large military power (China?) decided that OUR (U.S.'s) leader was a dangerous crazy with access to WMDs. They invade, depose and occupy for a period of time. Would YOU sit by and wave to the invading troops, bringing them hot Starbuck's and wishing them well, satisfied they were only here for YOUR benefit? I wouldn't. I might even decide to be a giant pain in their ass.
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Don't forget: the advantage(s) of regenerative vehicles slides toward nil during highway driving.
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dude, AT&T is not a person.
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: a body formed and authorized by law to act as a single person although constituted by one or more persons and legally endowed with various rights and duties including the capacity of succession
Also, from TFA: "...all 'KnocKeys' are the same, if the 'KnocKey' is lost or stolen, it is possible to simply buy another 'KnocKey' and enter your personal code."
Does that mean they use only 2-digit codes? With a spare KnocKey, persistance and luck might defeat the lock in short order.
When I was a kid, Westinghouse was REFRIDGERATORS!
Yeah, well when i was a kid Westinghouse was AIRBRAKES for RAILCARS!
"...and service sucked before the U.S. DOJ broke them up"
That statement does not jive with my memory. Operators, directory assistance and install / repair service were superb compared to the regionals that followed. Promised price reductions for long distance only came years later with the commoditization of long distance technologies, and local line prices and services skyrocketed.
During my visits to Europe in the years of AT&T and later, I was appalled at the spotty service (no dial tone) and crummy connections.
Currently, directory assistance is a painful joke, install / repair can take MONTHS, in some cases, and it is nearly impossible to speak to a human operator.
What seems to missing here is acknowledgment that average users enter in to an implied contract when they buy and start using a computer:
You are not going to sell me something that is going to harm and/or rob me.
You are not going to sell me something that is touted as a quick, necessary and timesaving communications device, only to later require that I spend hundreds of hours educating myself and downloading a half dozen or more 'free' programs (I thought you told me never to do that?) to protect my computer and my privacy."
This user might ask:
If I bought the latest technology, why weren't said programs already installed?
Why does the documentation provided not mention these hazards?
Can I sue the retailer, manufacturer or software provider for damages resulting in using the product as designed and directed?
I think the continued bashing of the admittedly ignorant masses for falling prey to the malicious surety that is today's internet is irrational. Not all are as tuned in as the average slashdotter. Maybe they should change the name to Smugdot.
Let's say a large military power (China?) decided that OUR (U.S.'s) leader was a dangerous crazy with access to WMDs. They invade, depose and occupy for a period of time. Would YOU sit by and wave to the invading troops, bringing them hot Starbuck's and wishing them well, satisfied they were only here for YOUR benefit? I wouldn't. I might even decide to be a giant pain in their ass.