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Plugin Patent to Mean Changes in IE?
hexene writes "The W3C have issued an initial statement on the recent court case of Eolas v. Microsoft in regards to US Patent 5,838,906. The patent relates to the embedding of objects in hypermedia documents, and Microsoft has indicated they will have to make changes to Internet Explorer as a result of the ruling. There may also be far-reaching effects to both other web browser vendors and page authors. Check out the public mailing list to discuss the various issues." See the previous Eolas story for background.
IE patents YOU!
At first I read:
"Isn't that a cracker from LOTR"
No, I'm sure it's Hercules - The Legendary Journeys. Albeit it's spelt Iolaus. Coming soon - Xena Vs SCO. 'Your honour, I aim to prove that my client has the rights to tax what is supposed to be an open source sy...' 'Aiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyi!' *thwack* 'Case closed due to decapitation of prosecuting attorney. I find in favour of IBM and their unorthodox but effective representative.'
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The war with islam is a war on the beast
The war on terror is a war for peace
I voted for Bush in 2000. I will vote for him in 2004 unless he signs an extension to the assault weapons ban. If he doesn't stand up for gun owners, then he can go down just like his father did.
Dubya's resume:
* I attacked and took over two countries.
* I spent the US surplus and bankrupted the Treasury.
* I shattered the record for biggest annual deficit in history.
* I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.
* I set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market.
* I am the first president in decades to execute a federal prisoner.
* I am the first president in US history to enter office with a criminal record.
* In my first year in office Iset the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in US history.
* After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, Ipresided over the worst security failure in US history.
* I set the record for most campaign fundraising trips by any president in US history.
* In my first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their jobs.
* I cut unemployment benefits for more out-of-work Americans than any other president in US history.
* I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.
* I appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any president in US history.
* I set the record for the fewest press conferences of any president since the advent of TV.
* I signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than any other president in US history.
* I presided over the biggest energy crises in US history and refused to intervene when corruption was revealed.
* I presided over the highest gasoline prices in US history and refused to use the national reserves as past presidents have.
* I cut healthcare benefits for war veterans.
* I set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take to the streets to protest me (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind
* I dissolved more international treaties than any president in US history.
* I 've made my presidency the most secretive and unaccountable of any in US history.
* Members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in US history. (The 'poorest' multimillionaire, Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.)
* I am the first president in US history to have all 50 states of the Union simultaneously go bankrupt.
* I presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud in any market in any country in the history of the world.
* I am the first president in US history to order a US attack and military occupation of a sovereign nation, and Idid so against the will of the United Nations and the world community.
* I have created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of the United States.
* I set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases, more than any other president in US history.
* I am the first president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the Human Rights Commission.
* I am the first president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the Elections Monitoring Board.
* I removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of Congressional oversight than any presidential administration in US history.
* I rendered the entire United Nations irrelevant.
* I withdrew from the World Court of Law.
* I refused to allow inspectors access to US prisoners of war and by default no longer abide by the Geneva Conventions.
* I am the first president in US history to refuse United Nations election inspectors access during the 2002 US elections.
* I am the all-time US (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign donations.
* The biggest lifetime contributor to my campaign, who is also one of my best friends, presided over one of the largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (Kenneth Lay, former CE
I suggest you rent the movie Risky Business and watch it over and over until you understand why hookers are a bargain.
At what price learning? At what cost wisdom? The price is a man's peace of mind, and the cost is his life.
Yes, that means you, Michael
Whining about personal shit in topic department headers is childish, offtopic, and wildly hypocritical given your history of moderation abuse. Please fuck yourself immediately.
When will the Pope learn that having sex is a natural, healthy need that all humans do? The Catholic Church is fucked up. No wonder most of the clergy are sexual perverts.
speakeasy has spent a long time on your DSL because they dont want cock sucking freedom of speech terrorists using their bandwidth
What's a poor /.'er to do when you can't just choose side and bash the usual suspects...
Is it just me or does slashdot really just consist these days of half a dozen lines on a handful of stories per day? None of the technical links above give a good background on this story and the comments moderation does nothing much to introduce structure there either. What I want is "The Register" with a little more story filtering and comments... Slashdot used to be more like that, I thought.