Comment Re:Sad... (Score 1) 89
Someone should alert the local police in Eau Claire, WI that this asshole is impersonating Michael Kristopeit on the internet and trying to get slashdotters to come to poor Michael's house.
Someone should alert the local police in Eau Claire, WI that this asshole is impersonating Michael Kristopeit on the internet and trying to get slashdotters to come to poor Michael's house.
You do not have to renew your contract but you do pay the same price (except Tmo) and if you switch carriers you appear to have to pay the same fees.
No. You might pay an activation fee to the new carrier ($30 or so), but you won't pay an early termination fee (usually $150 or more) to the old carrier. That's the main (only?) advantage of being out of the contract.
I'm not chopping up by debit MasterCard since it's also my ATM card, but I have moved all my automated payments to Amex and will no longer be using MasterCard for any purchases. (As a bonus, Amex also has much better cash back rewards.)
I'm also emailing several relevant addresses the following letter:
To whom it may concern:
I was disappointed when I heard that MasterCard had cut off payments to WikiLeaks (as reported at http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20024776-281.html), claiming it is participating in "illegal activity" even though WikiLeaks hasn't been charged or convicted of anything, and even though WikiLeaks's actions have been substantially no different than those of the New York Times, the Guardian, and other news sites that distributed the same material.
Now I see that MasterCard is also siding with the music and movie cartels in their war on technology (http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20025879-261.html), cutting off payments to web sites accused of file sharing, and lending support to the so-called "Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act" which would grant the government the power to censor web sites without a trial.
It seems that every time I swipe my MasterCard, I'm funding an assault on freedom of speech.
December 19, 2010, was the last time I used my MasterCard -- and it will be the last time I use *any* MasterCard, or Cirrus, or Maestro, or anything related. In fact, I almost want to boycott Audi and the Olympics just for having similar logos.
I have three other charge networks to choose from, not to mention online payment systems and EFT. Comparing MasterCard to those, I see no advantages and two huge downsides. Goodbye.
Now that Retrode is sold out, how would you recommend making ROM files from one's cartridges?
I would recommend not making your own ROM files. Whatever cartridges you have, someone else has already ripped them and put them online, so just download them. You'll end up with exactly the same files as if you'd done it yourself, so there are no moral or ethical arguments to be made against it, and the legal risk is infinitesimal.
Living on Earth may be expensive, but it includes an annual free trip around the Sun.