SURVIVAL: Sometimes you just have to cut your losses; like in this case, your phone or your life?

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13985661/NSW-woman-gets-trapped-two-giant-boulders-dropping-iPhone.html

NSW woman gets trapped between two giant boulders after dropping her iPhone

  •     Woman slipped down three-metre crevice  
  •     Rescuers had to move 500kg boulder 

By Antoinette Milienos For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 23:49 EDT, 21 October 2024 | Updated: 01:08 EDT, 22 October 2024

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A woman who got wedged between rocks for seven hours after she tried to retrieve her phone has been rescued.

Emergency services were called to bushland in the Hunter Valley wine region earlier this month following reports of a woman being stuck between two boulders.

The NSW woman had tried to retrieve her phone from between the rocks but had slipped, fallen down a three-metre crevice, and was hanging upside down.

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I’m not sure what the ill effects of hanging upside down trapped for SEVEN hours might be.  Humans aren’t designed for that challenge.  

I hate to be crass  —  or is it cravass  — but who pays for the rescue?  I’ll bet the Taxpayers.

Sigh!

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RANT: “Click to cancel” is a good rule

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

https://www.androidauthority.com/ftc-click-to-cancel-rule-3491150/

FTC cracks down on subscription tricks with click-to-cancel rule

  • From streaming services to gym memberships, the new rule will make it as easy to cancel as it was to sign up.

By Matt Horne
October 16, 2024

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TL;DR

  •     FTC’s new click-to-cancel rule will ensure canceling subscriptions is as easy as signing up.
  •     The rule targets deceptive subscription practices and applies to renewals, free trials, and continuity plans.
  •     Businesses will have 180 days to comply or face a fine.

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The broader rule goes on to address misleading advertising practices and provides other protections against deceptive negative option marketing. Most parts of the rule will go into effect 180 days after publication, giving businesses time to comply and avoid potential penalties.

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Why did it take them so long and why did the Pepuls Republik of Kaliforkneeah have to do it first?

What all does it cover?

Didn’t see that banks and credit cards were included.

Now what about “misleading advertising” by the media as well as politicians and bureaucrats?

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