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