- When a new firmware update is available "it will be just on the ASUS website to the router itself". [I presume they're referencing the router's web GUI admin tool?]
- When asked for an 'official Asus forum or support site' to monitor for updates regarding this issue, they said: "We don't have a forum page for newly released updates but this should be posted on the ASUS website main page."
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[0] ASUS chat support session ending at 12:32:46 PT on 2023-05-18
The uncertainty inherent in the universe we understand today and in all human endeavors is difficult to contend with in code.
In the main, contracts serve to reduce uncertainty and to attempt to manage uncertainty that can't or shouldn't be reduced. Of necessity, contract law has developed a myriad of principles and rules in service of this aim. However, these principles and rules are themselves predominantly characterized by uncertainty. See, for example, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.[0]
Humility — and a corollary respect for our ancestors — is a defining characteristic of my own study of the law.
And, more specifically, the interpretation of that phrase (as it's defined in the AstraZeneca/EU contract) under the laws of Belgium by the courts located in Brussels, Belgium.[0]
Assuming this aspect of Belgium contract law sufficiently resembles its US counterpart, the interpretation of variants of "reasonable efforts" is a rabbit hole with few rivals. In the book written by a leading authority on US contract drafting[1], the topic commands its own chapter:
Chapter 8 Reasonable Efforts and Its Variants
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[0] per sections 18.4 and 18.5 of the AstraZeneca/EU contract linked to here
Canons of legal construction exist because of ambiguity in human language.
Here are a few that illustrate common imprecision in language.[0]
Conjunctive/Disjunctive Canon. And joins a conjunctive list, or a disjunctive list—but with negatives, plurals, and various specific wordings there are nuances.
Last-Antecedent Canon. A pronoun, relative pronoun, or demonstrative adjective generally refers to the nearest reasonable antecedent.
Series-Qualifier Canon. When there is a straightforward, parallel construction that involves all nouns or verbs in a series, a prepositive or postpositive modifier normally applies to the entire series.
Nearest-Reasonable-Referent Canon. When the syntax involves something other than a parallel series of nouns or verbs, a prepositive or postpositive modifier normally applies only to the nearest reasonable referent.
Proviso Canon. A proviso conditions the principal matter that it qualifies—almost always the matter immediately preceding.
General/Specific Canon. If there is a conflict between a general provision and a specific provision, the specific provision prevails (generalia specialibus non derogant).
indiegogo.com started off focused on independent film making though they're now a more generalized crowdfunding platform (like kickstarter). I don't know much about their platform these days, but I know they had a lot of similar ideas when they started out.
There are definitely a lot of state and federal securities laws implicated with items 6-12 (and international laws if you allow shares to be issued internationally). These laws are what prevent kickstarter and indigogo from adopting a similar model in their current platform. US Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts has proposed some legislation that may make these kinds of structures more possible. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/11/scott-brown-next-stev...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6986327