But EULAs are mostly unreliable anyway.
if I bought a part for my car that turned out to be unfit for purpose resulting in the destruction of my car's engine, I would be able to pursue the manufacturer for compensation. Even if the part came with a small piece of paper that had "By using this part you accept that it might not work and relinquish all legal rights" written on it. This is because national law supercedes small bits of paper with 'not my fault, honest' printed on them.
Most software EULAs that have the standard "If you use this and your computer breaks then it's not our fault and you agree to not sue us and in any case you accept that the most you can sue us for is 99 cents" are likewise ineffectively illegal. In the UK at least. Products sold here, by any means, have to be fit for purpose and behave as advertised or the buyer is entitled to recompense. So if I buy a piece of software or hardware and it makes my computer fry, then EULA or no EULA my rights are protected.
Exactly how big IS a 'full-scale' model of a nano battery? Quite small I suspect and you would definitely require a steady hand.
I look forward to the Airfix kit.
My way into SF (outside superheroes that is) was through Clarke's 'Islands In The Sky'. It's a very accessible book I read around age 11. That span off into other Clarke books and by age 15 I'd read most of the Golden Age giants - Clarke, Asimov, Heinlein, Silverberg, Aldiss...
Less 'hardcore' kids SF would be the numerous (100+) Doctor Who books out there - lots of fun, no sex, minimal violence, classic bad guys and a happy ending with every (short) read. I read seven 150 page Doctor Who books in one day during the summer holidays once. Bliss.
I saw the Headline and thought "Rush to patent the atomic bomb? What would the top Canadian power trio want with the rights to atomic weaponry?" But of course, I'd forgotten that they probably want to update their light show for their current Snakes and Arrows tour (part 2).
that'll be it.
"..and the things that he fears is a patent to be held against him"
16412 is also a leap year
The extra day in February would be the ultra rare 30th of February. It's worth doing even if you have to wait 14405 years for it work.
I teach robotics (on a VERY basic) level to high school kids. I explain that there are some really peculiar people out there who watch movies like Terminator and think "Hey that's cool! I wanna build a killer robot" and who then spend their professional careers trying to build machines that will lower our position in the food chain.:( They just don't sense the danger.
Just like those designing artificial brains, smart weapons, doomsday plagues, better nukes......
Perhaps because the mass of our Sun is a variable, as is the mass of other stars.
Matter falls in, matter gets expelled.
Today a star might be 3 solar masses, tomorrow it might be 2.999999999999999999999999999999999976 solar masses.
That sort of wild, erratic variation is no good in the exact world of astronomy.
1. our businesses don't have to spend so much money on bribes 2 our politicians aren't owned by oil companies and 3 they are able to represent the people who elected them and aren't afraid to pass inconvenient laws.
She didn't win. I don't know why she didn't win if she drank enough to kill her but perhaps it was a body mass issue - there wasn't enough of her to soak up the water. Most of these ConsumeLargeAmountsOfX competitions naturally favour large males. If I remember correctly she wanted to win something for her son, like an X-Box or something equally not worth dying for.
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But EULAs are mostly unreliable anyway. if I bought a part for my car that turned out to be unfit for purpose resulting in the destruction of my car's engine, I would be able to pursue the manufacturer for compensation. Even if the part came with a small piece of paper that had "By using this part you accept that it might not work and relinquish all legal rights" written on it. This is because national law supercedes small bits of paper with 'not my fault, honest' printed on them. Most software EULAs that have the standard "If you use this and your computer breaks then it's not our fault and you agree to not sue us and in any case you accept that the most you can sue us for is 99 cents" are likewise ineffectively illegal. In the UK at least. Products sold here, by any means, have to be fit for purpose and behave as advertised or the buyer is entitled to recompense. So if I buy a piece of software or hardware and it makes my computer fry, then EULA or no EULA my rights are protected.
All your crap are ours (forever)
Exactly how big IS a 'full-scale' model of a nano battery? Quite small I suspect and you would definitely require a steady hand. I look forward to the Airfix kit.
Terry Gilliam IS American....
*applause* and a big bouquet of flowers
My way into SF (outside superheroes that is) was through Clarke's 'Islands In The Sky'. It's a very accessible book I read around age 11. That span off into other Clarke books and by age 15 I'd read most of the Golden Age giants - Clarke, Asimov, Heinlein, Silverberg, Aldiss... Less 'hardcore' kids SF would be the numerous (100+) Doctor Who books out there - lots of fun, no sex, minimal violence, classic bad guys and a happy ending with every (short) read. I read seven 150 page Doctor Who books in one day during the summer holidays once. Bliss.
...bad news for pins everywhere :(
There's a circle for Bad Web Design?
**gets worried**
I saw the Headline and thought "Rush to patent the atomic bomb? What would the top Canadian power trio want with the rights to atomic weaponry?" But of course, I'd forgotten that they probably want to update their light show for their current Snakes and Arrows tour (part 2).
that'll be it.
"..and the things that he fears is a patent to be held against him"
read what article?
V# ?
Just because the Govt says you can't die of old age doesn't mean you can't.
16412 is also a leap year The extra day in February would be the ultra rare 30th of February. It's worth doing even if you have to wait 14405 years for it work.
I'd rather be controlling a robot that's getting me a cold beer and that isn't planning to kill me in my sleep.
I teach robotics (on a VERY basic) level to high school kids. I explain that there are some really peculiar people out there who watch movies like Terminator and think "Hey that's cool! I wanna build a killer robot" and who then spend their professional careers trying to build machines that will lower our position in the food chain. :( They just don't sense the danger.
Just like those designing artificial brains, smart weapons, doomsday plagues, better nukes......
I deliberately didn't put a ";)" in the OP because I thought people would get the sarcasm. But I was wrong.
Perhaps because the mass of our Sun is a variable, as is the mass of other stars. Matter falls in, matter gets expelled. Today a star might be 3 solar masses, tomorrow it might be 2.999999999999999999999999999999999976 solar masses. That sort of wild, erratic variation is no good in the exact world of astronomy.
Ditto No J&J products for me until this unbelievably crass suit is stopped idiots
Game Over. I bet he's proud of the fact that he's the guy who stopped draughts being worth playing.
just plug a 2 button mouse in .....
They are clinically stupid
woops, sorry 'bout that. I was thirsty.... (p.s. I, for one, welcome our new lake-swallowing underlords)
At least with a Constitutional Monarchy...
1. our businesses don't have to spend so much money on bribes
2 our politicians aren't owned by oil companies and
3 they are able to represent the people who elected them and aren't afraid to pass inconvenient laws.
Is there such a thing as "Worse than Packard Bell"?
I had a Packard Bell running Windows98... [cuts long, sad story short]..and binned it.
My wife uses one-time pads but I wouldn't send them in the mail.
She didn't win. I don't know why she didn't win if she drank enough to kill her but perhaps it was a body mass issue - there wasn't enough of her to soak up the water. Most of these ConsumeLargeAmountsOfX competitions naturally favour large males. If I remember correctly she wanted to win something for her son, like an X-Box or something equally not worth dying for.