. . . heard that. Remember when GE made TVs? Remember when they made other TV equipment (post RCA, per-RCA re-aquisition) like TV cameras, too? Remember when they owned Universal Studios, too? Remember when pundits said GE was going to control the airwaves (as they did when they first owned RCA) and the minds of America? Now, who is selling NBC to Comcast?
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We just think they are. We change our focus and view, squint, shift our heads, and shade our eyes to avoid brightness to view dark areas. Video cameras can do most of that, too, plus they can zoom, something eyes lack. The problem is representing that view on a monitor, which does not have the dynamic range of the real world. Photographic prints that have HDR compensation may look surreal, and others look washed out in places. Video has the same issues. It takes a lot of post production to make it appear normal.
Others with more complex patent applications wait up to eight years before getting awarded. Since patents are only good for 20 years after the date of application, their value is diminishing with these delays. Some cheer the idea that the patent process may become obsolete. Of course, some people have never had an idea or even a clue, and they need the playing field leveled.
It would be like a baboon giving surrogate birth to a chimpanzee. Their gene pools are different enough to prevent gestation, even using an elephant ovum to contain the mammoth's DNA to allow mitochondrial DNA compatibility.
...according to the phone company. True, they have a different vocabulary in PhoneLand. You are not a customer; you are a subscriber. 'Unlimited' probably means 2GB per month until the FCC forces them to give you 10GB. Even if that is not true, which is probably is not, 'unlimited' does not mean 'forever'.
Science has gotten to where it is today by producing results. The philosophy behind it is like the critic who reviews the obvious success. He only serves to indulge his audience.
When I was at NEC Electronics, there was work on incorporating a processor in each DRAM, effectively creating a massively parallel machine. This did not happen for several reasons -- diverging processes for memory and CPUs, latencies when accessing large blocks of data, and no legacy systems that could even begin to make use of such an architecture. Instead, CPU caches evolved and probably will continue.
When was this idea? Well, NEC Electronics was the largest semiconductor manufacturer at the time, and CPUs did not have an onboard cache.
A better patent would be for software that takes ugly people and makes them look beautiful. As long as they never saw the real thing, it might make for the ideal relationship, not to mention increasing demand for paper bags.
which took me 2FH, I believe this falls into the patent tools arena, sort of like TurboTax (if they had been the first to patent a computerized way to aid in the preparation of taxes) for patents. Some of it seemed either ironic or sarcastic, like the figures describing the computerized system -- 1400 -- a veiled reference to one of IBM's most famous computer lines. It would only be useful if someone else tries to market a PatentMaker app. Without the computerized part, it would be like trying to patent a cookbook.
. . . to act first in their self-interest, just like any wild animal. That is the beauty of them. There is no true pretense of altruism or benevolence, and their words are merely a means to their goals. If Comcast determined that saying "my butt tastes like Godiva Chocolates" would get the FCC to approve this acquisition, it would be their new slogan.
With advanced technology from Asia, Choocle (a fictitious Chinese Google) could drive machines around that could see through the walls of our homes. That might be perfectly acceptable in their culture and 'legal' here (as soon as they 'donate' to the right politicians). I'm sure we'd get use to it, too, just like the TSA 'inspections'. We should also get use to eating dogs.
The comparison to Windows is wrong. UNIX would be a much more accurate comparison. Microsoft kept Windows cohesive enough to ensure backward and lateral compatibility. UNIX did virtually none of that. As a result, we had many proprietary implementations and an application developer's nightmare. That is why its growth and longevity were limited. Android/Linux is just another generation of that legacy.
BTW, there is nothing wrong with that evolution. It just doesn't scale the same way.
Yes! I hope they implement all of this AND MORE! They are a monopoly and deserve the right to bleed their market dry, sucking the life completely out of it. Let the greed flow through their veins like a river of lust, thumbing their noses at everyone -- impunity slathered in arrogance. If they succeed, then they will go away faster. The real horror is they play in the margins and nickle&dime everybody to death.
More than AOE -- Apple, Oracle, Microsoft, EMC, and Novel are A OMEN. Great for conspiracy theorists, in spite of the bad grammar. Throw in a pentagram and your are on your way to an urban legend.
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. . . heard that. Remember when GE made TVs? Remember when they made other TV equipment (post RCA, per-RCA re-aquisition) like TV cameras, too? Remember when they owned Universal Studios, too? Remember when pundits said GE was going to control the airwaves (as they did when they first owned RCA) and the minds of America? Now, who is selling NBC to Comcast?
. . . however, not this.
We just think they are. We change our focus and view, squint, shift our heads, and shade our eyes to avoid brightness to view dark areas. Video cameras can do most of that, too, plus they can zoom, something eyes lack. The problem is representing that view on a monitor, which does not have the dynamic range of the real world. Photographic prints that have HDR compensation may look surreal, and others look washed out in places. Video has the same issues. It takes a lot of post production to make it appear normal.
Others with more complex patent applications wait up to eight years before getting awarded. Since patents are only good for 20 years after the date of application, their value is diminishing with these delays. Some cheer the idea that the patent process may become obsolete. Of course, some people have never had an idea or even a clue, and they need the playing field leveled.
I've been saying this for a year -- Microsoft buys RIM in Q4 2011 for $30B. Remember, you heard it here first.
I am yuán to agree with you. Renminbi to sell my dollars. ¥-)
This other popular iPhone game works this way, too. Instead of just gravity, a variable speed fan adds to the arc calculation.
It would be like a baboon giving surrogate birth to a chimpanzee. Their gene pools are different enough to prevent gestation, even using an elephant ovum to contain the mammoth's DNA to allow mitochondrial DNA compatibility.
It's easy to forget how tenuous life can be in other countries, especially under his circumstances.
Every lady refuses a gentleman's first proposal.
...according to the phone company. True, they have a different vocabulary in PhoneLand. You are not a customer; you are a subscriber. 'Unlimited' probably means 2GB per month until the FCC forces them to give you 10GB. Even if that is not true, which is probably is not, 'unlimited' does not mean 'forever'.
Science has gotten to where it is today by producing results. The philosophy behind it is like the critic who reviews the obvious success. He only serves to indulge his audience.
. . . they will finally have a place to send the last prisoners at Guantanamo Bay prison.
When I was at NEC Electronics, there was work on incorporating a processor in each DRAM, effectively creating a massively parallel machine. This did not happen for several reasons -- diverging processes for memory and CPUs, latencies when accessing large blocks of data, and no legacy systems that could even begin to make use of such an architecture. Instead, CPU caches evolved and probably will continue.
When was this idea? Well, NEC Electronics was the largest semiconductor manufacturer at the time, and CPUs did not have an onboard cache.
A better patent would be for software that takes ugly people and makes them look beautiful. As long as they never saw the real thing, it might make for the ideal relationship, not to mention increasing demand for paper bags.
which took me 2FH, I believe this falls into the patent tools arena, sort of like TurboTax (if they had been the first to patent a computerized way to aid in the preparation of taxes) for patents. Some of it seemed either ironic or sarcastic, like the figures describing the computerized system -- 1400 -- a veiled reference to one of IBM's most famous computer lines. It would only be useful if someone else tries to market a PatentMaker app. Without the computerized part, it would be like trying to patent a cookbook.
What if "the other person" you intend to harm is yourself? Civil laws -- slander, libel -- cover this paradox. Criminal law usually does not.
Say 'goodbye' as he would appreciate -- http://www.r2d2translator.com/.
If anyone knows anything about sunspots, it's Ken -- http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20070032658_2007033016.pdf.
. . . to act first in their self-interest, just like any wild animal. That is the beauty of them. There is no true pretense of altruism or benevolence, and their words are merely a means to their goals. If Comcast determined that saying "my butt tastes like Godiva Chocolates" would get the FCC to approve this acquisition, it would be their new slogan.
With advanced technology from Asia, Choocle (a fictitious Chinese Google) could drive machines around that could see through the walls of our homes. That might be perfectly acceptable in their culture and 'legal' here (as soon as they 'donate' to the right politicians). I'm sure we'd get use to it, too, just like the TSA 'inspections'. We should also get use to eating dogs.
The comparison to Windows is wrong. UNIX would be a much more accurate comparison. Microsoft kept Windows cohesive enough to ensure backward and lateral compatibility. UNIX did virtually none of that. As a result, we had many proprietary implementations and an application developer's nightmare. That is why its growth and longevity were limited. Android/Linux is just another generation of that legacy.
BTW, there is nothing wrong with that evolution. It just doesn't scale the same way.
Another great idea from Intel. What's next, CPUs that self-destruct? Oh, that was the Prescot series!
Yes! I hope they implement all of this AND MORE! They are a monopoly and deserve the right to bleed their market dry, sucking the life completely out of it. Let the greed flow through their veins like a river of lust, thumbing their noses at everyone -- impunity slathered in arrogance. If they succeed, then they will go away faster. The real horror is they play in the margins and nickle&dime everybody to death.
More than AOE -- Apple, Oracle, Microsoft, EMC, and Novel are A OMEN. Great for conspiracy theorists, in spite of the bad grammar. Throw in a pentagram and your are on your way to an urban legend.