Well, I won't be increasing my payment and I won't be watching Prime Video any longer.
To be fair, I only subscribed to Prime for the FOC same day/next day deliveries so watching Prime Video isn't important to me.
That being said, it’s the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court who is wrong. Many courts have already dealt with these lawsuits-come-lately filed by opportunistic people who failed to capitalize on their own pop culture cache but thought it was worth throwing a few hundred dollars in filing fees towards a federal court in hopes that the eventual payoff would be millions.
Hi Tim, I think you mean cachet rather than cache in paragraph 9...
I was a little surprised to see that broadband modems incur a monthly fee from the ISP in the US.
I had assumed it would be the same situation as here in the UK, a one-off fee when you subscribe with a provider and that's it. Typically the cost price of the modem only.
Also, when I recently had issues with my modem my provider installed a replacement - which was their top of the range modem - free of charge.
I have long been baffled by how US phone and internet providers get away with the price padding they enthusiastically embrace. They would not have a chance of doing this in the UK or EU without incurring severe financial penalties.
I have a 43inch 4K LG TV and I use it exclusively for streaming, Plex, and HD and 4K blurays. I use an AppleTV and Amazon Fire box connected with HDMI though a receiver and then to the TV. Wireless is not enabled on the TV, and I connect an ethernet cable every few months to check for firmware updates, then disconnect. Only content over HDMI is viewed on the system.
I have never used any TV based apps or even know how to navigate around the interface very well. It usually takes me a while to locate the TV remote when I do check for updates.
I am happy with my viewing options and do not miss any of the Sky satellite services and channels that I cancelled in 2011.
In the UK, roadside breath tests cannot be used in evidence. They are used as an indicator to the testee being above the legal limit.
If above the limit, the driver is arrested and taken to the local police station where an approved breath testing device (an extremely large machine about the size of a chest freezer) takes to separate samples. These are the samples used in evidence.
The driver cam also opt for blood samples to be taken instead of using the breath analyser.
If a driver refuses a roadside test, he can be arrested and taken to the station for the above tests.
About 20 years ago I managed the web site at a local TV station in the UK. Comments and forums were extremely popular with viewers and ex-pats looking for news from home.
Senior management suddenly closed the comments and forums because they were afraid that a single, five word, comment would so affect a news presenter's self-esteem that he might self harm or even suicide.
The offending comment?
"[presenter name] has bizarre eyebrows."
About 20 years ago I managed the web site at a local TV station in the UK. Comments and forums were extremely popular with viewers and ex-pats looking for news from home.
Senior management suddenly closed the comments and forums because they were afraid that a single, five word, comment would so affect a news presenter's self-esteem that he might self harm or even suicide.
The offending comment?
"[presenter name] has bizarre eyebrows."
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X is my middle name
So I hope Musk doesn't come after me because 'X' is my middle name... 🤷🏻♂️
Looks like it's no longer blocked
Just went to YouTube, the video is not blocked for me...
Nope
Well, I won't be increasing my payment and I won't be watching Prime Video any longer. To be fair, I only subscribed to Prime for the FOC same day/next day deliveries so watching Prime Video isn't important to me.
Grok has been around for a while...
Grok has been in use for at least 50 years, it was in everyday use at my school in the early 1970s...
Cachet required
Not a penny
I wouldn't pay a penny to use it, it's turned into a distorted vile parody of what Twitter was.
I thought it was...
Isn't SpaceX just an abbreviation for Space Exploration Technologies Corp., which is the full company name?
I concur
Yes, it's still fine for me on my Mac as of right now 00:52 on 15/01/2023 GMT/UTC. I didn't realise there was an API issue until I saw this post.
Recurring charge for modems?
I was a little surprised to see that broadband modems incur a monthly fee from the ISP in the US. I had assumed it would be the same situation as here in the UK, a one-off fee when you subscribe with a provider and that's it. Typically the cost price of the modem only. Also, when I recently had issues with my modem my provider installed a replacement - which was their top of the range modem - free of charge. I have long been baffled by how US phone and internet providers get away with the price padding they enthusiastically embrace. They would not have a chance of doing this in the UK or EU without incurring severe financial penalties.
Dumbed down
I have a 43inch 4K LG TV and I use it exclusively for streaming, Plex, and HD and 4K blurays. I use an AppleTV and Amazon Fire box connected with HDMI though a receiver and then to the TV. Wireless is not enabled on the TV, and I connect an ethernet cable every few months to check for firmware updates, then disconnect. Only content over HDMI is viewed on the system. I have never used any TV based apps or even know how to navigate around the interface very well. It usually takes me a while to locate the TV remote when I do check for updates. I am happy with my viewing options and do not miss any of the Sky satellite services and channels that I cancelled in 2011.
UK variations
In the UK, roadside breath tests cannot be used in evidence. They are used as an indicator to the testee being above the legal limit.
If above the limit, the driver is arrested and taken to the local police station where an approved breath testing device (an extremely large machine about the size of a chest freezer) takes to separate samples. These are the samples used in evidence.
The driver cam also opt for blood samples to be taken instead of using the breath analyser.
If a driver refuses a roadside test, he can be arrested and taken to the station for the above tests.
Closed because of a single comment
About 20 years ago I managed the web site at a local TV station in the UK. Comments and forums were extremely popular with viewers and ex-pats looking for news from home. Senior management suddenly closed the comments and forums because they were afraid that a single, five word, comment would so affect a news presenter's self-esteem that he might self harm or even suicide. The offending comment? "[presenter name] has bizarre eyebrows."
Closed because of a single comment
About 20 years ago I managed the web site at a local TV station in the UK. Comments and forums were extremely popular with viewers and ex-pats looking for news from home. Senior management suddenly closed the comments and forums because they were afraid that a single, five word, comment would so affect a news presenter's self-esteem that he might self harm or even suicide. The offending comment? "[presenter name] has bizarre eyebrows."