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Taiidan@×××.com wrote: |
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> On 01/25/2017 05:03 AM, Bill Kenworthy wrote: |
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>> The java 8u112 download that the latest oracle java pulls in requires an |
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>> invasive questionnaire to create an Oracle account to enable the |
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>> download. |
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>> I was using iced-tea at one stage but found the android sdk didn’t work |
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>> well with it - is there a less objectionable java source than oracle |
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>> that has a compatible java? |
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>> BillK |
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> "Why does radio-shack ask for your phone number why you buy batteries!" |
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> Always good to not put up with this crap, I like to feed them |
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> obviously fake information when I need something from a place that |
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> insists on doing this. |
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> I purchased some hardware (at a physical store with cash none the |
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> less) recently and the cashier asked for my information and was |
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> annoyingly insistent[1] so I gave them "John Smith at 123 1st Street" |
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> as she audibly sucked her teeth. |
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> The more people put up with this stuff the more bad things will happen |
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> - two police officers recently were murdered in france because a |
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> terrorist got their address off the internet and paid them a visit. |
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> [1]I presume they get a bonus for how many marketing |
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> emails/information they collect. |
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It's also good to have a email address that you rarely if ever check. I |
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have one with the words spam, junk and such in it. I like the looks I |
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get when I give it to them. Generally, they not happy. Thing is, if I |
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need to confirm something, I can login and confirm it. It is a valid |
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email addy, I just rarely check it. |
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It's odd just how much info they want just so we can be a customer. |
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Some act like we owe them something. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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