Forgot your password?

Close
typodupeerror

Comment: Time to put a EULA on everything. (Score 4, Interesting) 349

by Eldragon (#40155789) Attached to: Windows 8: More EULA, Fewer Rights.

So does this mean I can put a sticker on my car that says:

"By Reading this Bumper Sticker you agree to the following Terms and Conditions:
In the event of an accident the operator of this vehicle shall be held harmless for any damage or personal injury incurred to any person involved. You agree to take full personal and financial responsibility for any damage incurred to this motor vehicle and belongings."

Comment: Re:It's in Paypal's nature. Just stop using them. (Score 1) 301

by Eldragon (#39190057) Attached to: Paypal Forces E-Book Publisher To Censor Erotic Content

I lump eBay sellers as small businesses... very small businesses with a very small inventory. :-P

I too hate the Paypal only nature of eBay. These days if I want something off eBay (which is now rare, thanks to Paypal) I contact the seller and offer to mail them a check.

Comment: It's in Paypal's nature. Just stop using them. (Score 5, Interesting) 301

by Eldragon (#39189829) Attached to: Paypal Forces E-Book Publisher To Censor Erotic Content

I deleted my Paypal account six outrages ago.

Every week I read about how some small business got burned by Paypal. However I have yet to encounter any business willing to drop Paypal and use the competition.

Petitions and strongly worded blog posts will not change Paypal's behavior. Only thing that matters is lost business.

Government

Expanding 'We The People' petitions beyond the Whi-> 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "The above link shows a rough draft of a petition I will be submitting Friday to the White House's 'We The People' petition site. While it is a powerful and modern citizen feedback mechanism it is limited to the White House. My petition would ask the White House to pressure federal agencies, departments, courts, and law enforcement to adopt their own We The People petition tools on their own websites. Please ask the /.ers how they would edit and modify the petition to make it something they would sign."
Link to Original Source
Science

Scientists Can Now Read Your Brain Waves to Deciph->

Submitted by
pigrabbitbear
pigrabbitbear writes "How’s this for surveillance? Researchers at Cal Berkeley have figured out how to decode a person’s brain waves in order to understand what they’re hearing. Sounds nuts, sure, but it’s got a huge medical upside: Mapping how the brain processes sounds may one day unlock a way for people who physically can’t speak to project their thoughts."
Link to Original Source
Games

Steam proves we don't own the games we buy-> 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "A recent decision to ban a user account has reminded us all we don’t technically own the games bought through the service. If your account is banned, you can’t login and play your games. All that money you spent on tens, or even hundreds of titles doesn’t count for anything.

The example that proves this is the story of a Russian gamer who goes by the name of gimperial. He has a Steam account with over 250 games stored on it that he paid for legitimately, spending over $1,500 purchasing them. However, Steam decided to ban his account for a terms of service violation. The problem is, they wouldn’t tell him what rule had been broken, and Steam’s support service refused to respond to his tickets after initially confirming the ban."
Link to Original Source

"If you are beginning to doubt what I am saying, you are probably hallucinating." -- The Firesign Theatre, _Everything you know is Wrong_