...the "blue screen of death" will have a whole new meaning.

But then the FAA would have to issue a warning against brining washing machines onto a plane with your carry-ons.

Exactly! Just like how those same companies are not paying for the data, they are donations!

(I jest of course, I have no idea if that's happening. My point is one about evaluating behaviors of companies in spirit and not just on technicalities)

I'm here to let you know it's on it's way. It was lost in Montana for awhile, and the crossing the Rockies was a bit rough. But it should be getting to you any day now!

The only thing left is to confirm your current address. Unfortunately, I can only time travel forward so letting them know where to send it in 1884 may be a challenge.

Boo! Too soon!

I'm more cynical. I think they are pulling a page from Walmart in an attempt to pay less in employee benefits and unemployment insurance. Just like the other companies that abuse part time status, people will be pressured into working more than part time off the books.

Boss :"Sorry Bill, but we're going to have to let you go. You are the least productive team member."

Bill: "But... but... they all work 50 hrs a week!"

Boss: "Thats not what their time cards say. They are clearly working 30hrs a week, same as you."

You wouldn't understand. It's a Jeep thing.

Like Pokemon Go!

I doubt there was little if any NRE (Non-Reoccurring Engineering) costs involved in the construction of these iPhonies. The price alone strongly suggests the most likely explanation is that the Chinese manufactures making the genuine iPhone, are running their production lines on the side, without Apple's consent.

Apple has handed them the specifications and all the manufacturer has to do is build a few thousand more than what Apple orders. The bootleg manufacturers don't even have to pay for things like molds or automation setup costs. They then fill in any missing pieces (such as software or mute slider switches) with the cheapest thing they can get.

You probably would be surprised at how often this happens with consumer goods built in China.

How stupid could they possible have been? It's easy (with the correct equipment) to extract white text on a white background. They should have used style="display: none"

Initially I was a little confused about the cable modem not being in bridge mode and having an admin interface at all. After RTFA, this vulnerability is only for SMC router/modem combo devices from TW. There was no mention of the Motorola cable modem I have from TW. The Motorola cable modems are acting as a bridge already because my router gets the lease to the public IP.

So apparently no worries regarding this vulnerability for me, but this certainly sucks for 65K other people.

Adding a long streamer to the payload to act like a tail on a kite should have done the trick.

Ah ha ha ha! It's like the original joke never happened!
(Much like the 2003 Hulk movie)

So a pair of conjoined twins is like a Core 2 Duo?