That's hilarious. I think I'm going to start throwing stupid little clauses like that in my EULAs.
By running the Program, you agree that: (1) You will not, under any circumstances, write a bad review about the Program, and; (2) Any declaration in which language found to be slanderous of the Program or the Company will result in impossible to calculate damages to the Company. You further agree that you will pay the Company a preset repayment of no less than $50,000 and no more than $50,000,000, within 24 hours of publication of such declaration. Failure to comply will result in death by catapult.
I mean, just because it's online, it's not something of a 'public library'? How so? Do libraries have to get permission from every single publisher of every single piece of media they release? I think not. Why? Because they're not using the content in their own works. THAT is where infringement would be applicable. In Google's case, you're purely and simply going to see the content of the book, including copyrights and credits. So, again, how is this different from a library? I'd say they're very much in the clear here.
This should be pretty interesting. A lot of natural disasters cause major outages which cannot be immediately repaired, and this would be beyond useful in those situations. Also could be a major help with military setups in 3rd world areas or places where we don't have or aren't welcome to use of the existing infrastructure. About time something decent comes along...
Exactly which providers are affected? I am a customer of T-Mobile's ToGo Prepaid service(I refuse to sign a contract, so plans don't work out for me), and I'm interested in knowing whether or not I'll be getting my $150's worth of minutes back if they go down in 90 days, because I doubt I'll use that much between now and then. Any insight?
Sure, the RFID sensor may not work during a power fallout...and the fix to that would be just to add a tumbler lock as a back-up. The RFID tag can simply control the tumbler when it's able to, and be overridden by a metal key when something goes wrong, or the person doesn't have their RFID...
now that's pushing it. you're saying free email providers are responsible for your content? in that case, we should make Microsoft responsible for all Windows-based malware that causes any losses? and make computer manufacturers responsible for allowing the code to be processed? that's a wee bit over the edge.
Isn't this just basically ignoring the fact that banks continually get "more secure", as to what they're requiring for online transactions? Making banks responsible(which isn't much differed from the reality today, considering they usually eat the losses anyway), is like saying "ok, go sell your info online and you'll be 100% unliable."
Take your pick, almost EVERY bank requires the customer's PIN online now, which while somewhat easy to pry from someone by a simple "Hi, this is Tim Collins from Visa Fraud Prevention. May I speak with _________?" call, wasn't necessary at all a year or so ago. Is this not updating their security? I just don't see where this guy's going with this one.
1) how much more/less will this cost? 2) is this going to affect, say, the data center that houses 300+ servers, and the guy down the block's electronics? who says the data center can afford the drop in power when he goes to turn on a few high-power units? 3) wouldn't this just make it that much easier for power to be cut as a whole?
The chance of us actually taking on to new planets is quite small. I'd bet my first born that we'll be in colonies, or space station-like confines long before we could consider taking up planets. Terraforming wouldn't be worth it, even if it were possible.
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That's hilarious. I think I'm going to start throwing stupid little clauses like that in my EULAs.
By running the Program, you agree that:
(1) You will not, under any circumstances, write a bad review about the Program, and;
(2) Any declaration in which language found to be slanderous of the Program or the Company will result in impossible to calculate damages to the Company. You further agree that you will pay the Company a preset repayment of no less than $50,000 and no more than $50,000,000, within 24 hours of publication of such declaration. Failure to comply will result in death by catapult.
I mean, just because it's online, it's not something of a 'public library'? How so? Do libraries have to get permission from every single publisher of every single piece of media they release? I think not. Why? Because they're not using the content in their own works. THAT is where infringement would be applicable. In Google's case, you're purely and simply going to see the content of the book, including copyrights and credits. So, again, how is this different from a library? I'd say they're very much in the clear here.
This should be pretty interesting. A lot of natural disasters cause major outages which cannot be immediately repaired, and this would be beyond useful in those situations. Also could be a major help with military setups in 3rd world areas or places where we don't have or aren't welcome to use of the existing infrastructure. About time something decent comes along...
Exactly which providers are affected? I am a customer of T-Mobile's ToGo Prepaid service(I refuse to sign a contract, so plans don't work out for me), and I'm interested in knowing whether or not I'll be getting my $150's worth of minutes back if they go down in 90 days, because I doubt I'll use that much between now and then. Any insight?
Who needs 'em? We all know things work out better if you just build everything from theoretical or visually pleasing designs.
Sure, the RFID sensor may not work during a power fallout...and the fix to that would be just to add a tumbler lock as a back-up. The RFID tag can simply control the tumbler when it's able to, and be overridden by a metal key when something goes wrong, or the person doesn't have their RFID...
...next comes the part where they give them a longer-lasting power supply and then they escape in to the ocean.
now that's pushing it. you're saying free email providers are responsible for your content? in that case, we should make Microsoft responsible for all Windows-based malware that causes any losses? and make computer manufacturers responsible for allowing the code to be processed? that's a wee bit over the edge.
Isn't this just basically ignoring the fact that banks continually get "more secure", as to what they're requiring for online transactions? Making banks responsible(which isn't much differed from the reality today, considering they usually eat the losses anyway), is like saying "ok, go sell your info online and you'll be 100% unliable." Take your pick, almost EVERY bank requires the customer's PIN online now, which while somewhat easy to pry from someone by a simple "Hi, this is Tim Collins from Visa Fraud Prevention. May I speak with _________?" call, wasn't necessary at all a year or so ago. Is this not updating their security? I just don't see where this guy's going with this one.
3 concerns:
1) how much more/less will this cost?
2) is this going to affect, say, the data center that houses 300+ servers, and the guy down the block's electronics? who says the data center can afford the drop in power when he goes to turn on a few high-power units?
3) wouldn't this just make it that much easier for power to be cut as a whole?
The chance of us actually taking on to new planets is quite small. I'd bet my first born that we'll be in colonies, or space station-like confines long before we could consider taking up planets. Terraforming wouldn't be worth it, even if it were possible.