Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for March 29, 2021

What a daredevil!

Living in space has to count for something.

Then so am I.

Skydiving? Rock climbing? Hand gliding? How does he do all that inside a space station?

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I have done all of those activities, but the software license agreements are the most terrifying.

Someone better not be repackaging that software!

Enter Tim McGraw.

EULAs all boil down to “we still own it, you’re only renting”, “there is no quarantee of anything”, and “you have absolutely no rights whatsoever”.

I always read the small print, just so I can claim to be the only one.

It can be extremely tedious. One website had 50 pages of it! Took me hours!

And no, I never understand more than 50% of it.

April 2010, A computer game retailer revealed that it legally owns the souls of thousands of online shoppers, thanks to a clause in the terms and conditions agreed to by online shoppers.

The retailer, British firm GameStation, added the “immortal soul clause” to the contract signed before making any online purchases earlier this month. It states that customers grant the company the right to claim their soul.

He lives on a space station which is inherently dangerous.

Heart pounding I can tell you that

Ah, a new game app! “Permissions”? What are those?

Yep I read those. I like things like this, on line 245 states (subroutine under separate license agreement from MicroFlot inc,) license not included. Or the final line (agreement subject to change without notice. Continued use constitutes and agreement. )

“Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don’t.” ~ Pete Seeger

Readme file? We don need no stinking readme file…

Dilbert did that. It had a clause where he agreed to serve as Bill Gate’s towel boy for a week, and Gates enforced it.

I once read a software licensing agreement. I’m still reading it.

recently had to accept the updated EULA from my internet provider. On a whim i copied it in to Word, and let it do its thing. 9,334 words! That’s more than the US Constitution, including the Amendments. Maybe the EULA has more legal ramifications…

I have “Terms of Service; Didn’t Read”. Happy trails!

Cliff is a Lazy risk taker.

The one thing he Never risks is any chance of getting Sweaty.

In the fine print it says if using the software causes the Earth to spin off its axis and go flying into deep space, they are in no way responsible.

Amateur! I once sat too close to the tv, while watching it in the dark, after mixing every flavor of soda in the fridge!

…as he falls through space at thousands of miles per hour….