I Accept

Does anyone read the Terms and Conditions when downloading apps?

The kids laugh at me when I do.

But tonight, it was their turn to laugh.

I saw the full moon and lots of stars in the sky on my way home.

There was a particularly bright one shining and I wondered what it was.

I had read that there would be a triple treat for sky watchers tonight

but aside from the full moon, I could not remember what they were supposed to be.

(Apparently it was a full moon, an eclipse and a comet, if you happened to be in America.)

I downloaded the Sky Map app hoping to identify the bright star.

(It might have been Uranus but I'm not sure.)

The TERMS OF SERVICE flashed in my screen awaiting me to hit ACCEPT.

I read through it and had to take a screenshot so I could share it. 

Summary

Sky Map comes with no warranties! If you choose to use it to navigate the high seas and you hit an iceberg, it's your responsibility.  If you tell your kids that the bright thing in the sky is Jupiter and it turns out to be a UFO and you are subsequently kidnapped by aliens -- not our responsibility. If your kids subsequently fail their science homework -- not our responsibility.  If it wipes all the data in your phone, including the photos of the UFO that were going to make you rich -- not our responsibility.  If it causes your phone to tear a hole in the fabric of space and time, OK -- that one is on us.  Any other calamities not listed above  -- not our responsibility. Don't use it while driving or carrying scissors.

 Boring legalese version follows.