Apple has voided at least two valid warranties for computer repair, claiming the reason is due to computer owners smoking near their computers. Now, I don’t personally smoke, and never have, but the last I heard, a health-related concern wasn’t a legal reason to void a repair warranty on a piece of hardware. Smoking hasn’t [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Apple illegally voids warranties?
Posted in Pop Culture, Scams, TV & Film, Talk Soup, news, rant, tagged Apple, fraud, Smoking on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nintendo commits fraud trying to promote games for DS?
Posted in Humor, Pop Culture, Relationships, Scams, TV & Film, Talk Soup, Video Games, news, rant, tagged fraud, Love Plus, Nintendo, Virtual Dating, Virtual Girlfriend on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nintendo has this game, called “Love Plus”, for their DS handheld game console. It’s really nothing special. There have been ‘fake girlfriend’ games available for many years. There are flash-based dating sims online all over the place. There have been various levels of quality in PC-based virtual people and dating sims as well. Apparently Nintendo [...]
Dishonest climate researchers trying to save their reputation.
Posted in Environment, Pop Culture, Scams, TV & Film, Talk Soup, news, politics, rant, tagged Climate Change, Phil Jones, University of East Anglia on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve all heard the hype. We’ve all seen the data. But, thanks to a group of hackers who raided British University of East Anglia’s ‘Climatic Research Unit’, there is a strong possibility that there are some dishonest people trying to elevate ‘climate change’ to a threat level beyond fact.
In the hacked data, which was subsequently [...]
What exactly has Chris Brown learned from his crime?
Posted in Music, Pop Culture, TV & Film, Talk Soup, news, rant, tagged Chris Brown, Rihanna on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a long time, since Chris Brown assaulted, bit, and threatened to kill his then-girlfriend Rihanna. Time has passed. Both parties have tried to move past it in whatever ways they feel work best for them.
Sitting here now, I’m compelled to wonder. What has Chris Brown learned? Is there any hope, at all, [...]
Oprah Winfrey publicly punishes a guest for being charged with a crime?
Posted in Oprah Winfrey, Pop Culture, TV & Film, Talk Soup, news, rant, tagged BeBe Wynans, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BeBe Wynans, a well-known and respected gospel singer, has been dumped from the Oprah Winfrey show. Not because of anything he’s officially done, though. He’s been charged with pushing his wife. Not convicted. Not found guilty by judge or jury. Simply charged. He hasn’t even had his trial yet. But, forget about formalities, Oprah Winfrey [...]
