WARNINGBusiness is unpredictable and unsafe. The Internet is
dangerous. Many blogs have been written about these dangers, and
there's no way we can list them all here. Read the blogs.
The
Internet is covered in slippery slopes with loose, slippery and
unpredictable footing. The RIAA can make matters worse. Patent trolls
are everywhere. You may fall, be spammed or suffer a DOS attack. There
are hidden viruses and worms. You could break your computer. There is
wild code, which may be vicious, poisonous or carriers of dread
malware. These include viruses and worms. E-mail can be poisonous as
well. We don't do anything to protect you from any of this. We do not
inspect, supervise or maintain the Internet, blogsphere, ISP’s or other
features, natural or otherwise.
Real dangers are present even on
the Web. E-commerce is not the mall. It can be, and is, steep, slippery
and dangerous. Web features made or enhanced by humans, such as
firewalls and spam filters (if any) can break, collapse, or otherwise
fail catastrophically at any time. We don't promise to inspect,
supervise or maintain them in any way. They may be negligently
constructed or repaired. The web is unsafe, period. Live with it or
stay away.
Stay on trusted sites whenever possible. The terrain,
in addition to being dangerous, is surprisingly complex. You may get
lost. Carry food, water and an APU at all times.
Ads for things
you don’t want and other objectionable content can arrive from nowhere.
This can happen naturally, or be caused by people around you that are
being used as bots. Spam and disgusting images of all sizes, including
huge images, can arrive, or pop-up with no warning. Use of spam filters
is advised for anyone approaching the Internet. They can be purchased
or rented from us. They won't save you if you get hit by something big
or on a port you left open. A whole DOS attack might collapse on you
and squash you like a bug. Don't think it can't happen.
Public
opinion can be dangerous, regardless of the forecast. Be prepared with
extra damage control, including press releases. Ticking off the
blogsphere can kill you. The Streisand effect can turn a simple
nastygram into a deathtrap.
If you make hasty comments about
those in high places (making unsupported comments that reduce the image
of a person, often posted quickly and without thinking) without proper
thought and, or allow your employees to do so, you are making a
terrible mistake. Even if you know what you're doing, lots of things
can go wrong and you may be sued for libel. It happens all the time.
We
do not provide rangers or security personnel. The other people on the
web, including other visitors, our employees, agents, and guests, and
anyone else who might sneak in, may be stupid, reckless, or otherwise
dangerous. They may be mentally ill, criminally insane, drunk, using
illegal drugs and/or armed with deadly malware and ready to use them.
We aren't necessarily going to do anything about it. We refuse to take
responsibility.
If you surf at work, you may become pre-occupied
with it. This is true whether you are experienced or not, trained or
not, equipped or not, though training and equipment may help. It's a
fact, surfing at work is extremely dangerous. If you don't like it,
surf at home. You really shouldn't be doing it anyway. We do not
provide supervision or instruction. We are not responsible for, and do
not track how much time you surf at work (although we could if we
wanted to.) As far as we know, your employer may find out and send you
plunging to unemployment. There are countless tons of loose management
staff ready to be dislodged and fall on you or someone else. There are
any number of extremely and unusually dangerous conditions existing on
and around the Web, and elsewhere on the Internet. We may or may not
know about any specific hazard, but even if we do, don't expect us to
try to warn you. You're on your own.
Rescue services are not
provided by us, and may not be available quickly or at all. Local
computer geeks may not be equipped for or trained in hard drive
recovery. If you are lucky enough to have somebody try to get rid of a
virus or find that deleted file, they may be incompetent or worse. This
includes your local computer store. We assume no responsibility. Also,
if you decide to participate in a rescue of some other unfortunate,
that's your choice. Don't do it unless you are willing to assume all
risks.
By entering our site, you are agreeing that we owe you no
duty of care or any other duty. We promise you nothing. We do not and
will not even try to keep the premises safe for any purpose. The
premises are not safe for any purpose. This is no joke. We won't even
try to warn you about any dangerous or hazardous condition, whether we
know about it or not. If we do decide to warn you about something, that
doesn't mean we will try to warn you about anything else. If we do make
an effort to fix an unsafe condition, we may not try to correct any
others, and we may make matters worse! We and our employees or agents
may do things that are unwise and dangerous. Sorry, we're not
responsible. We may give you bad advice. Don't listen to us. In short,
ENTER AND USE THIS SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK. And have fun!