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That's why most EULA's contain the line "We (the evil corp) reserve the right to update, modify, completely rewrite this agreement at any moment based entirely on our own whim.-Stoic Joker (May 19, 2010, 01:43 PM)
I have personally been "awarded" $500 in court for stolen property, of which only $25 was collected. That's when I lost my faith in the American Court of Law.-Deozaan (May 19, 2010, 01:24 PM)
I agree completely that sexual harassment is a minefield that's too easily abused. And of course without more details it'd be impossible to ever know the truth, but something about the circumstances as they're being reported has me leaning towards him being a slime-ball rather than her crying wolf.-Eóin (May 19, 2010, 12:22 PM)
I was reading about this, I suspect the scientific community is being too one-sided. The Daily Mail article sheds a little more on light on the back story[Dr Rossana Salerno Kennedy] also says it was not the first time [Dr Dylan Evans] had raised sexual subjects with her and said he admired Casanova.
Sounds to me like he's now hiding behind the screen of "academic debate". If anything is being diluted here it's the distinction between professional and personal interactions.-Eóin (May 19, 2010, 11:31 AM)
A Canadian woman is suing her local phone carrier for invasion of privacy and breach of contract - because her itemized bill let her husband find out she was having an affair.
I asked Visa. Here is their reply: Note the second paragraph.-ljbirns (May 19, 2010, 10:51 AM)
When Dr Dylan Evans showed the article (Fellatio by fruit bats prolongs copulation time) to a female colleague, she promptly accused him of sexual harassment.
The president of UCC, Professor Michael Murphy, accepted that Evans had meant no harm, but ordered him to undergo a two-year period of monitoring and 'special training'. Evans fears his application for tenure may be turned down as a result.
wraith, I posted this as MY annoyance; why are you soo annoyed by my annoyance that you find it necessary to post your own annoyance with my annoyance here in the Annoyance thread? (Let's see someone diagram THAT sentence!)
I don’t see other folks counter-posting against other members' annoyances! This is my own personal, petty, seething annoyance! Let it be already!!
Jim-J-Mac (May 18, 2010, 02:11 PM)
Soo... a software developer can create a program that we trust to run on our computers but he/she cannot figure out how to make the installer work? Hmm... Makes one wonder...
Jim-J-Mac (May 18, 2010, 01:12 PM)
My thoughts exactly.-Josh (May 18, 2010, 01:23 PM)
Now one thing that wasn’t mentioned in the report is that Apple probably did Mrs. Campbell a big favor. She wanted to buy the iPad to surf the Internet and learn more songs to play on her guitar. In the report it’s pointed out that the iPad would be her first computer. The reporter says that the iPad is a perfect fit for Mrs. Campbell because “It’s small, mobile, perfect for her needs.” Of course she wouldn’t be able to actually fire up the iPad unless she had a PC or Mac to synch it to.
Blame installshield because a developer doesn't learn to use a tool they are choosing to use? What sense does that make? When I played with installshield some 3 years ago, as a very novice developer, I found that option in a matter of 15 minutes.-Josh (May 18, 2010, 09:48 AM)
Developers which decide that:
A. think their application MUST launch at system startup, regardless of the option I choose during installation
B. choose to create a start menu folder which contains the VERSION number without deleting or detecting previous versions thus resulting in APP V1.0, APP V1.1, APP V1.110, APP V1.2, etc in the start menu.-Josh (May 17, 2010, 08:33 PM)
No to mention developers who insist on naming their company something entirely unrelated to their - or any - software and then using that name in the installer pkg. Which ultimately results in you looking for APP V1.0 and finally finding it in C:\Program Files\Pepito's Pizza Factory and Software Inc\.
C'mon! Get off the high stinking horse and just use the software app's name!
Jim-J-Mac (May 17, 2010, 09:24 PM)
I understand how it works. It would have a lot more functionality if the stuff was backed up. For a free service I can see it. But I know even though I back up my web site contents, I wouldn't hire out a web server company that didn't even back up their servers. Seems like a half assed way to do things to me.-MilesAhead (May 15, 2010, 10:35 PM)
Seems of rather limited utility since you can't depend on it to be there. Safety deposit box in an unlocked vault.-MilesAhead (May 15, 2010, 12:15 PM)
A backup site with the proviso that it doesn't back up your files? Sounds like an attorney that doesn't give legal advice.-MilesAhead (May 15, 2010, 01:12 AM)
But I'm afraid that most of the cloud services seem to frown on FTP, though you get more storage for your use giving up that protocol, and most are available through a myriad of means.That's right, i am still waiting for an deal to buy UE alone for an half of the original $60 (UE.com).-AbteriX (May 13, 2010, 04:55 AM)
Fire & Ice. The life wasn't given to that movie by the animators, but by Frazetta's characters and works.-wraith808 (May 12, 2010, 09:27 AM)
I was wondering if anyone would remember this movie....
You have restored my faith friend-sgtevmckay (May 12, 2010, 10:40 AM)
