Comment Nest (Score 1) 45
On the same Note, Nest Thermostats haven't seen software updates or new functionality for years. At least features haven't been removed.
Submission + - Learn Gate-Array Programming in Python and Software-Defined Radio 1
Bruce Perens writes: Chris Testa KB2BMH taught a class on gate-array programming the SmartFusion chip, a Linux system and programmable gate-array on a single chip, using MyHDL, the Python Hardware Design Language to implement a software-defined radio transceiver. Watch all 4 sessions: 1, 2, 3, 4. And get the slides and code. Chris's Whitebox hardware design implementing an FCC-legal 50-1000 MHz software-defined transceiver in Open Hardware and Open Source, will be available in a few months. Here's an Overview of Whitebox and HT of the Future.
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Comment Some reading explaining this from Duncan Steel (Score 1) 635
I saw this bit last week- It may explain part of this:
http://www.duncansteel.com/archives/996
Submission + - Court: Web contracts can't be changed w/o notice (computerworld.com)
RZG writes: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on July 18th that contracts posted online cannot be updated without notifying users. "Parties to a contract have no obligation to check the terms on a periodic basis to learn whether they have been changed by the other side", the court wrote. This ruling has consequences for many online businesses, who took for granted their right to do this. (See for example item 19 in Google's Terms of Service)
