Yea really, in this day and age do we actually need a 'leader' or is it not better do let things form up however they may. I think we know what ESR would propose...
10. The computer peripheral of claim 1, wherein the application specific integrated circuit has only two electrical connections to the peripheral.
11. The computer peripheral of claim 10, wherein a first electrical connection provides a power and a data signal and wherein a second electrical connection provides a ground signal.
So Apple is probably using the Dallas 1-Wire interface. Here is the rub: if that's all they got going is it still worth a patent? I mean we change that one wire interface to a I2C and it doesn't infringe on Apple's patent under your reasoning. Moreover we could patent the I2C version, as the ScreenKey is a pure 8N1 serial interface.
This is why I think the patent system needs some kind of reform.
Prior art (also known as or state of the art, which also has other meanings) in most systems of patent law constitutes all information that has been made available to the public in any form before a given date that might be relevant to a patent's claims of originality. If an invention has been described in prior art, a patent on that invention is not valid.
I don't see a black and white contradiction with what GP said... But I'd be glad to listen if you can come up with one
And let's not forget the logical fallacy of ad hominem if you are going insist on making a logical argument...
"It's funny that you talk about freedom and then don't believe in the institutions that give you freedom. Destroying the federal government as Ron Paul is proposing would drastically take away your freedoms. I know you think that things are so bad because the big bad federal government is running wild and spying and torturing and destroying everything, but you're wrong."
WTF are you talking about!? He has always gone on record as being upholding the Constitution and the Bill of Rights which is the institution that defines what the United States of America. Are you telling me that doesn't matter any more? Are you telling me that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are superfluous to how the United States government should be run?
You claim Ron Paul is an anarchist but where has he said that he wants to get rid of government? How can you be an anarchist if you want the Constitution to be upheld better than it is now?
"Ron Paul believes in basically no government because he is an insane anarchist."
That's a blatant lie. It's pretty evident that he believes in the form of government that was outlined in the Constitution of the United States of America as it was some two-hundred years ago. Which is to say, he believes in a strong local government, not the 50 federal well-fare cases we have today.
Extremism is met with Extremism my friend. Look at where the US started. Now look at the Extreme of government we have. I'd like to see it go the other way personally.
Think of Ron Paul as a PI controller for the amount of government. There is a lot of error in the amount of government we have today, and there has been for a long time. Thus I think he's on the right track to get us back to an acceptable amount of government.
But I think you are also missing the point, He doesn't want there to be absolutely no laws covering these, he wants local laws to cover these issues, as it should be. As the constitution had designed it to be. Why local? Because it puts the power of government back in the right hands to make the most appropriate decision. And that would be you and me.
You take those away, something else bad happens. Don't just say X is bad and therefore should be taken away. X is also good and you have to make sure that the good is preserved.
You take those away, something good happens. Don't just say Y is good and therefore should be left alone. Y is also bad and you have to make sure that the bad is gotten rid of.
Really, this argument shouldn't be about black and white but the gray inbetween. The problem is that not enough people can see that the current shade of gray that we are operating under is not optimal, and probably never will be, so continual change should be sought out...
Fuck that. I took a foreign language in college (two if you count LISP) and I'll bail on this government before it bails on me... wait... drat... guess its already time to leave since I was one of the ones who went to college... America has a real problem nowadays with not liking smart people and it will kill our country.
We don't declare a bowling ball a tool of evil just because it has great potential for personal injury.
Although, I might declare you a tool for making such an assumption.
You mean all your base are belong to Microsoft?
Really, unless China can get a hold of the source code for Windows (any one else laughing at what would ensue if that happened?) or start to use Linux more (which doesn't seem to be the case with $3 crack Windows) they won't be able to do code audits. What's worse is Microsoft can be bought for a tax rebate by the US government. So good luck on all that. But the US is in the same boat... which is why Microsoft is going to become the next world government unless we put a stop to it. So can't we all unite around that common cause instead?
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Seems like a good idea to me.
Yea let's have a poll by Frank Luntz.
I'm sure that would clear things up.
Yea really, in this day and age do we actually need a 'leader' or is it not better do let things form up however they may.
I think we know what ESR would propose...
Where as claim 10 and 11 states:
So Apple is probably using the Dallas 1-Wire interface. Here is the rub: if that's all they got going is it still worth a patent? I mean we change that one wire interface to a I2C and it doesn't infringe on Apple's patent under your reasoning. Moreover we could patent the I2C version, as the ScreenKey is a pure 8N1 serial interface.
This is why I think the patent system needs some kind of reform.
And let's not forget the logical fallacy of ad hominem if you are going insist on making a logical argument...
Well as long at it stays in dollars as they are instead of follow the inflation problems that the boomers also made...
By my calculations 9 trillion will be the minimum hourly wage in 2020...
LOL... that is classic.
The .Net Robot Studio stuff is a clone of Player Project.
Andm Player has robot drivers for this platform already. Check here for more information.
May I be the first to say Domo Arigatou .... any ways...
Here's a tidbit of Linux/iRobot/John Deere information for you all.
"It's funny that you talk about freedom and then don't believe in the institutions that give you freedom. Destroying the federal government as Ron Paul is proposing would drastically take away your freedoms. I know you think that things are so bad because the big bad federal government is running wild and spying and torturing and destroying everything, but you're wrong."
WTF are you talking about!? He has always gone on record as being upholding the Constitution and the Bill of Rights which is the institution that defines what the United States of America. Are you telling me that doesn't matter any more? Are you telling me that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are superfluous to how the United States government should be run?
You claim Ron Paul is an anarchist but where has he said that he wants to get rid of government? How can you be an anarchist if you want the Constitution to be upheld better than it is now?
"Ron Paul believes in basically no government because he is an insane anarchist."
That's a blatant lie. It's pretty evident that he believes in the form of government that was outlined in the Constitution of the United States of America as it was some two-hundred years ago. Which is to say, he believes in a strong local government, not the 50 federal well-fare cases we have today.
Extremism is met with Extremism my friend. Look at where the US started. Now look at the Extreme of government we have. I'd like to see it go the other way personally.
Think of Ron Paul as a PI controller for the amount of government. There is a lot of error in the amount of government we have today, and there has been for a long time. Thus I think he's on the right track to get us back to an acceptable amount of government.
But I think you are also missing the point, He doesn't want there to be absolutely no laws covering these, he wants local laws to cover these issues, as it should be. As the constitution had designed it to be. Why local? Because it puts the power of government back in the right hands to make the most appropriate decision. And that would be you and me.
Was that sarcasm? If not why don't you post some ideas and we can discuss them... on the internet...
If you want to spend the next 10 years in a comatose state why don't you just start drinking instead of making excuses like "The RIAA made me do it"?
Really, this argument shouldn't be about black and white but the gray inbetween. The problem is that not enough people can see that the current shade of gray that we are operating under is not optimal, and probably never will be, so continual change should be sought out...
I think it's safe to say Carnegie Melon is focused on industry applicable results when it comes to robotics.
Maybe you should check out the NREC.
Fuck that. I took a foreign language in college (two if you count LISP) and I'll bail on this government before it bails on me... wait... drat... guess its already time to leave since I was one of the ones who went to college...
America has a real problem nowadays with not liking smart people and it will kill our country.
One Java to rule them all?
so where does SQLite fit in?
WTF? The graph indicates a "facebook is the new facebook"
What sorry schmuck wrote that one?
We don't declare a bowling ball a tool of evil just because it has great potential for personal injury.
Although, I might declare you a tool for making such an assumption.
Uhhhh.... They wouldn't be a monopoly any more?
You mean all your base are belong to Microsoft?
Really, unless China can get a hold of the source code for Windows (any one else laughing at what would ensue if that happened?) or start to use Linux more (which doesn't seem to be the case with $3 crack Windows) they won't be able to do code audits. What's worse is Microsoft can be bought for a tax rebate by the US government. So good luck on all that. But the US is in the same boat... which is why Microsoft is going to become the next world government unless we put a stop to it. So can't we all unite around that common cause instead?