I bet with that number they're just "friends". As in facebook-friends.

Well, you can say much about the south pole, but saying it's hot isn't one of it.

Of course 69% (at the time) say it won't touch them. I also guess that quite a lot of the other 31% are jokers. Face it, people, slashdot is an international phenomenon, not restricted to the US east cost.

What's next, "I'm preparing for total traffic breakdown in Beijing..." poll?

"Nasty word" lists have, do and will never work. It's to easy to push new memes that look totally innocent - see subject :)

Well, "chair" is a functional name, right?

Actually these disclaimers are worth exactly as much as the paper they are (not) written on. You can't make people correct your mistakes, simple as that. In my limited understanding of legalspeak you "don't have a contract" and as such are not obliged to do anything the sender of said email wants you to do.

Speaking of which, shrink-wrap licenses are illegal in most of the world outside the US (and maybe even there, what do I know), since you can't agree to a (one-sided) contract you haven't seen yet.

If they force you to comply you just send them a bill. Don't ask if they want to pay a bill, they didn't ask you if you want to delete mail not meant for you, right? Either they back out of the (non-)contract and you can post their misdirected email on any website you like, or they pay, acknowledging that they had a contract with you. Win-win :)

Anyway, I think the fun *really* starts with spam containing legal disclaimers.

I think I don't need to tell you that I am not a lawyer since it is so obvious, so at least you're getting away without *that* disclaimer :)

The rapture happened long ago. In fact, the book of revelation has so many references to Rome at the time it was written, and how *that* world would end. And I think we all agree Rome isn't "in this world" anymore.

So all these people predicting the rapture are actually trying to mislead us, which in itself is one of the capital sins (reference to the occupation of politician totally intended :P), and are not to be listened to or followed.

So don't worry, be happy, you can't change anything anyway at this point of time.

We have a 3G, not a 3Gs you insensitive clod! We can't upgrade to 4.3 because Steve said no.

Seriously, my 3G is at 4.2.1 and will stay there forever. iTunes (which I *do* use, because I have both music from CDs, podcasts and my calendar on that phone) upgraded my phone to 4.0 without asking much - well, ok, it threatened that I wouldn't get any security updates for it if I insisted on keeping on using 3.1.3.

So my iPhone 3G is now a Windows98 PC force-upgraded to XP, or have you seen any security fixes for 98 around lately? *That* is what those not having upgraded to 4.x are missing, mostly, because all the new-fangled stuff needs a 3Gs or 4, so you won't see much of that anyway. And, as I said, since 4.3 we don't even get those security updates. Actually I'd be very surprised if the 3G gets a Locationgate fix.

Which is exactly why my next phone will *not* be a fscking iPhone. Thanks for the (slightly rotten) fish and so on, but Android is looking better every day.

In other news, I hear Apple is making more than half its revenue with the iPhone and iPad product lines. If stuff like this isn't fixed I'd be very surprised if their rise continues.

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Ha!

Mama don't like no bass players playing... (so I wouldn't be too concerned about what Mama likes :P)

I'd like my paycheck to be paid in units of life support for me and my family. For example one full day of work = two days of food, accomodation, preset denomination of luxuries, healthcare etc.

Yes, I know it sounds unfair to my employer should I get sick, but he gets to use me, my knowledge and my time when I'm not and could be doing something else.

Just don't call me a communist, because I'm not; and while you're at it don't call what they had/have in the eastern block or what's left of it communism, because it simply wasn't, isn't and won't be. And it's not the system I'd like to endorse, it's actually just 19th century capitalism with a twist.

What, you mean you don't measure in pints, pounds and furlongs? What are you, medieval? Here, have this fine open standard that includes the binary definitions of all Microsoft Word versions since 1.0 for MS-DOS. Hooray for free/open standards.

Ehm....

1, 1, 1, 1, 0.9, 1, 1, 1, 1 you insensitive clod!