Comment Re:Or you could just you know... (Score 1) 187
Which assumes there's still someone around releasing updates
What about an EOL date that's calculated from the date of the last update?
No update for 12 months = EOL.
Which assumes there's still someone around releasing updates
What about an EOL date that's calculated from the date of the last update?
No update for 12 months = EOL.
Where is the controversy? If someone says the earth is the center of the universe, either they are dumb, or very conceited and really mean they are the center of the universe, but don't want to offend the rest of us. Oh wait, I get it now...
Relativity actually says that the Earth is in fact the centre of the universe, from Earth's perspective. It's exactly age of universe times speed of light from the borders of the Universe. That does not mean that Earth is special, however. The same is true for any other place in the universe.
So it's just a tale of one woman being bitchy to another.
That's a sexist remark, you know?
Trouble with this is the carriers won't be able to run national ads with their pricing. Instead the price will have to be concealed until you're about to sign up. Some states (Nevada) you pay around 7%, whereas others (I think NY?) it's 25%. I'm still trying to figure out why the government finds it necessary to make a cell phone so expensive to have, even if your income is shit.
They could still run nationwide ads with the net price but quote the correct amount before you sign up.
Roll a dice. Each of the outcomes only has a probability of 16.p6 % (assuming a fair d6), which is fairly unlikely. Yet, there's a 100 % probability that you will obtain one of these unlikely results.
IMO, you can argue either way:
Well the target problem happened because someone managed to install skimming software on all of the computers. If the security of your checkout system is compromised then can't you just skim the pin number instead of trying to forge the signature?
The card terminal (with card reader and PIN entry) is usually a separate unit that is audited against security requirements of the financial institutions. While that does not mean it can't be hacked at all, it makes hacking much harder.
Why the hell would they switch to a pin system, rather than adding it as a second factor? The signature is useful for forensic analysis of the fraud after the fact.
Is it? Really?
Do the Germans have a single, very long, really angry-sounding, word for 'this software is licensed, not sold'? Inquiring minds want to know.
Kaufvertrag!
Yes, that just means "sales contract". Because the 'this software is licensed, not sold' meme does not work under German law.
Ignoring the fact that you didn't read or understand the ruling, typical EULAs have to be accepted for the purchase to be completed. Assuming you go to a store the order is either: You hand over the money. You get the DVD. You start the installer. You read and accept the EULA. The contract is done.
No, not according to German law. German law basically interprets clicking "I accept" as "F*** you, I just want to use the software I already paid for".
Licenseing is explicitly handled differently, but it has to be clearly noticeable that the underlying contract is a licensing contract and not a sales contract.
In the European Union, if you "buy" a software license online, it is not handled differently. According to the Court of Justice of the EU, the "the downloading of a copy of a computer program and the conclusion of a user licence agreement for that copy form an indivisible whole" (Judgement of 3 July 2012, C128/11, para. 44).
You can transfer domains to a different registrar.
Except, of course, if your previous registrar refuses the transfer-out due to outstanding payments - e.g. the payments for the $1850 service of which you did not opt out.
It should tell you something when mearly going to a website and viewing something can make you a criminal. It's not like torrenting where you can argue that by downloading, you're also uploading to others; they just went to a site and pressed play.
German courts kann tell the difference. No joking, that's what happened.
How is that different from hosting a web forum where anyone can post content.
If I post illegal content here, should Slashdot become liable because it "accepted the contribution and started spreading the [content] itsself"? Shouldn't Slashdot stop spreading "just anyone's" content "without verification"?
Even worse, Slashdot allows posting as "Anyonymous Coward", and thereby facilitates such abuse.
I don't think that being able to upgrade really matters. In fact, even if you can upgrade, you will soon run into barriers.
I've upgraded my 2007 MacBook Pro to a 500 GB SSD and 6 GB RAM. The CPU and GPU or everything else can't be upgraded.
So where is a Retina MacBook Pro worse with respect to upgradeability? The SSD can also be swapped - and it's probably much easier than swapping the SSD on a 2007 MacBook Pro, which has the disk deep inside. Well, the RAM cannot be upgraded on the new model... but wait, I can't go beyond 6 GB on the old one, either (actually, it's already above the official 4GB limit). So if I order a Retina MacBook Pro with the maximum RAM, it does not make a difference at the end of the day.
The one day you'd sell your soul for something, souls are a glut.
