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> Hard to see how a remote exploit could detonate the battery

If that is the case - we have a problem...


> (...) and these models must account for how physical properties scale.

Tom Scott made a video about similar facility in Poland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jplrbxI5GN8


Developing every busy application with multiple branches is a pain. Sounds like a cheap excuse.

As summarized on r/programming:

> Translation: We needed you guys back then. We don't now.


Seems like it wasn't a quote from the mentioned document, just a comment from a Google employee.

And considering that recently Dawkins was deplatformed in Berkeley for 'abusive speech' I will hold with comments until - if ever - this doc will be available.


Always talk to Amazon customer support if the independent seller is making a fuss about warranty or return.


Did this myself. Didn't help. All it did was add to the frustration and anger.

I'm glad Amazon changed their policy.


Amazon policy for defective items is a full refund, and free return postage.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=...


That's not what repeated emails and calls to Amazon customer service said for a defective $350 Exergen thermometer. I kept trying to escalate the issue. Amazon Customer service kept apologizing, telling me that they could do nothing. This happened about a year ago.

Still shop at Amazon, but I definitely think more before buying bigger ticket items and I comparison shop now. Even though this policy change is great, I don't feel that I can revert back to my previous behavior of just mindlessly buying stuff at Amazon because of faith that they'll take care of you.

I am still especially wary of buying from 3rd parties on Amazon unless it's a throwaway item, and we refuse to buy anything that isn't Prime.


Open credits.txt on the desktop.


> Amazon's service was truly unlimited

It is not and never was. Check TOS

> 5.2 Suspension and Termination. Your rights under the Agreement will automatically terminate without notice if you fail to comply with its terms. We may terminate the Agreement or restrict, suspend, or terminate your use of the Services at our discretion without notice at any time, including if we determine that your use violates the Agreement, is improper, substantially exceeds or differs from normal use by other users, or otherwise involves fraud or misuse of the Services or harms our interests or those of another user of the Services. If your Service Plan is restricted, suspended, or terminated, you may be unable to access Your Files and you will not receive any refund of fees or any other compensation.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=...


But did they ever kick anyone off? They didn't kick off people using hundreds of terabytes or more. And abuse language is there on every ToS. I'd say it truly was unlimited while they were selling it.


> But did they ever kick anyone off?

Sure they did. Saw plenty of people complaining about it on r/DataHoarders months before this big cut-off happened.


Pity that backup is only available for premium users, so it is a vendor locking service :/


Feel free to use my (open source) Todoist backup tool[0], which doesn't require a premium account and which is even more powerful than the built-in premium option. You can both export more data and use a format which is more suitable for data processing. Read my blog post[1] for more information.

[0] https://darekkay.com/todoist-export/

[1] https://darekkay.com/2014/12/14/todoist-export-tool/


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