the fun stuff you find in EULAs

[ckd]

iTunes told me that there was a software update for the iPod classic, and as these things do, popped up a clickwrap license with the End User License Agreement.

For the vast majority of you who are never bored/paranoid enough to read these, please note:

THE iPOD SOFTWARE AND iPOD SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES OR OTHER EQUIPMENT IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE iPOD SOFTWARE OR iPOD SOFTWARE UPDATES COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.

(Screaming all-caps in original.)

So don't try to fly your 787 or control your heart-lung machine with the scrollwheel.

Comments

[miekec]

...and we didn't vote for your president either.

Very funny. Makes me wonder what in the world happened to merit a warning like it. Who crashed which airplane with which iPod software? Or turned off someone else's life support system instead of scrolling through their playlist?

Oh, and on a totally different note: http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/ is the site with (obviously) strange maps. Some of them are really cool.