ELUAs were first needed to protect software copyrights... now in the era of DRM, watermarking, and other copy protections they should just be able to put a "copyright 2015" notice and be done with it.

That's not just Germany, that kind of law is also in Massachusetts. (where Amazon doesn't have a warehouse..)

The problem here is that this house seems too close to the municipal fibers, even though Seth isn't allowed to connect to them. Therefore, Comcast has nowhere to put their wire, and CenturyLink is based on renting wires that are already there. That seems like an undisclosed material fact at the time of the sale.

We call that "DUPE!" for duplication... but Slashdot does have a tendency to repost stories that deserve more attention.

Comcast would have gladly put in a node when they were building their current network, but it seems the previous homeowner didn't ask for their house to be served... either this property didn't exist when this was happening, or it was occupied with a Luddite. If whomever sold the house promised there would be Internet, it's cause to reverse the sale.

C2it wasn't from CitiBank... it was a scam that stole the logo.

That's MasterCard's trademark, this is about PayPal.

PayPal doesn't seem to like to comply with laws. They don't want to be declared a "bank" yet they still act like one, and they don't respect trade sanction laws. eBay also runs into trouble before complying with a law. These companies need some repair work done.

There's plenty of jobs at stake with this kind of thing... Amazon could easily cut staff if the item picking items could do everything, but even robotic pullers wear out over time. Seems like it's a difference between brute force people and those that fix robotic systems.

For those using other platforms, just a reminder that Windows turns the monitor black for a few seconds before showing a security warning or request...

Think iPhone6's collection of fingerprints... no match means the SIM is useless. That will cut back crime and terror by making people accountable.

I have to wonder how the Bill O'Reilly family handle this... he operates a "No Spin Zone".

Let's see how well a modern laundry machine tests against cleaning an iPhone and a rock at the same time....

If you break your opponents washing machine, they'll have you "taken the the cleaners"....

The "national gird" is set up so they can handle the loss of a plant or two (or maybe even three) without disruption, it just causes the online plants to spin up stronger. If your power company is claiming to be National Grid, they're indicating that they're sometimes using power from outside the area they serve.