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I applaud his stand against forced romanticism, because nothing says romance like doing what is demanded expected of you.
I completely agree, I also applaud his commitment to the phrase 'Misery Loves Company'. 👍

Oh how Valentines day bitterness brings out my inner cynic. :mischievous:
 
"Freedom to panties!"

Lingerie containing less that 6% cotton is to be banned in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan from July under new trade rules... one female protester has been arrested while shouting 'Freedom to panties!'...
 
So, the Russian authorities are against nylon knickers? Well that could spark some interest...
 
Funny quote from a serious story:

British spy agency GCHQ intercepted webcam images from millions of Yahoo users around the world...

"Unfortunately … it would appear that a surprising number of people use webcam conversations to show intimate parts of their body to the other person," it read.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26367781
 

Re-read the story, there's an important detail that you missed... she didn't leave it to her son.

The estate (all her sons) decided to give it to the eldest. Apple's problem was that under the terms of their rules they have no chain of ownership from the deceased > estate > son that was recognised in their procedures.

I was just being pedantic, although that point is the reason that the problem initially occured. Overall it seems to have taken Apple too long to resolve what should have been quite simple.

It's an unusual set of circumstances (I don't remember anything too similar before) but likely to become more common, it's started me thinking about what happens to all my devices when the EMF finally cooks me.

EDIT: And to contribute, a story from the Grimsby Evening Telegraph; Ex Girlfriend of Louth Teen Who Had Sex With Her Dog Speaks of Sickening Ordeal

This isn't funny, it's a story of tragedy, despair, and a dog with no voice. Really, it isn't.
 
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Re-read the story, there's an important detail that you missed... she didn't leave it to her son.

The estate (all her sons) decided to give it to the eldest. Apple's problem was that under the terms of their rules they have no chain of ownership from the deceased > estate > son that was recognised in their procedures.
I did see that she left it to her sons - who amicably decided who would have it. I am sure this guy's brothers would affirm that he is the rightful owner - which was probably done in the solicitors letter (which I didn't mention). If a death certificate, will and solicitors letter are not enough to prove chain of ownership, then :rolleyes:.
If they were fighting over it, then I can understand Apple's position. As it stands, it just sounds like Apple are forcing them into giving in and buying a new device instead of continuing to use a perfectly good one which belongs to a dead lady.
 
Sadly, common sense does not create a proper paper trail. If Apple's internal rules require a discrete paper trail that ticks box "A", box "B" and box "C", then they need to tick all those boxes to enact the transfer of the account.

Also:


Since publication, Apple has acknowledged it misunderstood the request to unlock the device. The company has now restored the factory settings. It maintains a court order would be needed to access the iCloud.

Not a very unusual thing when dealing with telecommunications company accounts.
 
Seems to me what the brothers should have done was write out a statement saying they'd all agreed to give it to the one son and then had the statement notarized; the article mentioned "letters" but not notarization. Simple procedure and inexpensive. So much so that I wonder if they'd done exactly that. But yeah, I suspect @Barra333 is close to the truth of the matter.
 
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