EULA’s are widely honored and established law. However, anyone can push back on anything they put in an agreement.

To fight Microsoft, you have to fight Microsoft’s lawyers, in Microsoft’s jurisdiction. But you can’t sue them, because you already agreed to arbitration. And you’d have to pay lawyers in what would be a long, drawn out process.

If Microsoft demands things that are incredibly weird like what you describe above, there definitely would be a chance it could be appealed to a court and eventually see a judge. I think it would be a long and expensive process for both sides getting there. And Microsoft’s argument would be, “The user has the option to stop using it.”

There are undoubtedly severance clauses in there, so if a court deems a part of a license illegal, then it is stricken, and the rest of the agreement stands.

So, Microsoft’s lawyers only put things in the agreement that they are 99+% sure of wanting and winning. So they probably won’t request your spleen. They don’t want that. They just want your money, your data, and your eyeballs connected to your brain.

It kinda does make it legal. If you don’t agree to the terms of the product, then you are using it illegally. It sucks, but that’s where the law is. I am typing this on a Linux laptop in Firefox, but those have terms and conditions, too!

Yes, but - in many of those contracts (particularly end-user license agreements) you agreed to them changing the terms of the contract. You also have an “out” - not using the product any more.

You’re right though: it’s slimy. Anything slimy thing can be put into a contract!

Source: I’m not a lawyer, but worked in an office with a lot of them, and worked with software license agreements in particular.

1. So what?
2. Damn straight they are locked. Other wise you get Nicole spam on all of them, instead of just a few.
3. So what?

I was thinking of buying a Synology system. I was actually looking at prices this past week.

That being said, I’ve got an old 2019 desktop running Windows that is coming to the end of its support, that I was considering making a Linux machine.

How complex is making a roll-your-own NAS?

Please explain what qualities they demonstrate that make them leftward.

Is “far left” an accurate description? They are not really what I consider “left” at all.

Source?

I remember in the 90 or maybe 00s a study coming out that said vaccine scepticism was about even between liberals and conservatives.

Yeah, dumb liberals with their dumb vaccines and pasteurized milk and fluoridated water and science. 🙄

Pete, we know you’re a big softie inside.

Right. The Fediverse is the PBS of the social media.

“It’s made possible by people like you.” Is it worth a few dollars a month? Yes!

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. A comic book about comic books, cartoons, sequential art, and art in general.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics

I’m planning on it.

I tried a rest run with Kubuntu on an old laptop I had, and it runs 95% flawlessly. My biggest issue is my new Brother printer that I’m trying to install connected to Wi-Fi. The system sems to know it’s there, but then doesn’t seem to install the drivers. My Android phone prints there just fine.

Yum! I’ll be right over!

I found this recipe for Chickpea Masala a few days ago, and it’s fucking delicious. Also, its time and effort is pretty low. I might be able to make it stoned. Not quite as fast and easy as microwaved, but pretty damn close. Faster than driving to fucking Applebee’s and getting a table.

https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a5543/masala-spiced-chickpeas-recipe/

Not OP, but what do you do with the leftover potato scoops? Do you save it for eating later?

These guys are good. Have they thought about working on a browser with no AI bullshit? It seems like there may be a market for that

My local Madison insurance is forming a steering committee and has created an LLC. (I’m a member of the committee.) We will solicit donations, because mostly it has been one guy paying for a small regional instance of about 100 AU.

We think of it like public broadcasting, like PBS. I will be happy to kick in a few dollars per month to pay for it. We have contests, online meetups, and other fun. It’s not just Mastodon, it’s an active regional online community, and it’s worth it.

(I also donate to my Lemmy instance, because it’s worth it too!)

Home-skoolin

Totally off topic, but this is the first I’ve noticed Forge Jo. I’ve spoken Esperanto for years, and instantly see this as the Esperanto word for forge “forĝejo”.

The hat on the G makes it a soft G. And the J is pronounced like the Y sound in fjord.