If you can "steal" the UI just by looking at it, what valuable information do the patents hold? And if the patents don't hold valuable information, how do they "promote the progress of science and useful arts"?
The last time I looked, the Chrome extension API was simple and well documented but quite limited. You can manipulate the current HTML page and add something (probably only buttons) to the toolbar. Apart from that, it lacks the ability to extend the browser GUI in any way.
I cycled to work during the last winter and actually found it somewhat enjoyable. Just make sure you have a good headlight. The output of some types of batteries breaks down when they get cold. The AA LiPo ones I finally bought work ok at -10C.
And how long does this copyright need to be? Would your employers have invested in a title that they didn't expect to return the investment within the first ten years?
A tax would be the most simple way to dampen fluctuations and stabilize a system that can otherwise become chaotic (see flash crashes). Using a 'heartbeat' so that all transactions that accumulated within a fixed time period are calculated as executed at the same time might also fix the problem.
As I don't live in the US, I'm not sure the Democrat label applies to me.
As far as I can make out, the goal of Islamists to establish societies which follow Islam law. In the center of their effort are countries with a mostly Muslim population and secular governments. People in these countries have to decide how to live their lifes and what form of government they want. The western living style is perceived as attractive because it has always been associated with wealth, personal safety and personal liberties.
In response to terrorist attacks, western countries are giving up what has made their societies attractive and play directly into the hands of Islamists.
It looks like the people fighting for civil and consumer rights are always in the defense. Can't we get a bill introduced to shorten the copyright protection terms?
How about Amazons gift purchasing patent? Claims 1 to 34 were thrown out and the first claim that stands is:
35. A method in a computer system for coordinating delivery of a gift from a gift giver to a recipient, the gift and recipient being specified in a gift order, the method comprising: determining whether the gift order includes sufficient information so that the gift can be delivered to the recipient; when sufficient information is not provided in the gift order, obtaining delivery information from one or more information sources other than the gift giver; and when sufficient delivery information can be obtained from the additional information sources so that the gift can be delivered to the recipient, directing the gift to be delivered to the recipient as indicated by the delivery information.
What could possible be novel besides the "in a computer system" part?
In classic OO-design, objects are often mutable and their statefulness can be non-obvious. This approach _is_ poorly suited for parallel programming. However, using an object-functional approach with immutable objects works very well.
The US did not provide any evidence against Bin Laden before the attack. And btw, I live in Germany, a country that cannot legally extradite people in risk of being sentenced to death.
I've read that dying from cancer as a result of undergoing these scans is about as likely as being on a plane with a bomb. Both risks are negligible compared to getting a direct hit by lightning.
So instead of buying this underwear, you should get an umbrella with an integrated lightning rod (they were quite popular once).
And the handler of the dog is solely responsible for interpreting its behaviour. If he has a hunch that a car should be searched, he will certainly see his dog indicating something.
But if you integrate a gas turbine into a serial hybrid, you can keep it running at full load until the battery is fully charged and then turn it off. Considering that the first serial hybrid was built before 1900, it's strange that apparently nobody has implemented that combination before.
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If anonymity was ever pierced in this manner, that product would be much less saleable.
Like nobody is buying printers made by Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, HP, IBM, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lanier, Lexmark, Ricoh, Toshiba and Xerox?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_steganography
I immediately loaded the article and searched for "Florian Müller". Imagine my surprise when the name didn't come up. His first mention is on page 2.
With these patents, they could threaten to countersue Apple and MS and get good settlements.
The majority of hardware out there is now based on ARM. Think about it.
If you can "steal" the UI just by looking at it, what valuable information do the patents hold?
And if the patents don't hold valuable information, how do they "promote the progress of
science and useful arts"?
The last time I looked, the Chrome extension API was simple and well documented but quite limited.
You can manipulate the current HTML page and add something (probably only buttons) to the toolbar.
Apart from that, it lacks the ability to extend the browser GUI in any way.
I cycled to work during the last winter and actually found it somewhat enjoyable. Just make sure you have a good headlight. The output of some types of batteries breaks down when they get cold. The AA LiPo ones I finally bought work ok at -10C.
And how long does this copyright need to be? Would your employers have invested in a title that they didn't expect to return the investment within the first ten years?
Seems to be more closely related to the Voith Schneider Propeller than a rotating drum.
If the term has become generic, the venture loses its trademark. Problem mostly solved.
A tax would be the most simple way to dampen fluctuations and stabilize a system that can otherwise become chaotic (see flash crashes). Using a 'heartbeat' so that all transactions that accumulated within a fixed time period are calculated as executed at the same time might also fix the problem.
As I don't live in the US, I'm not sure the Democrat label applies to me.
If they allow high frequency trading, they're making a profit from destabilizing the economy. It's time for a tax on transactions.
In conclusion, Americans are ten times more likely to deserve to be in jail than Japanese.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States
As far as I can make out, the goal of Islamists to establish societies which follow Islam law. In the center of their effort are countries with a mostly Muslim population and secular governments. People in these countries have to decide how to live their lifes and what form of government they want. The western living style is perceived as attractive because it has always been associated with wealth, personal safety and personal liberties.
In response to terrorist attacks, western countries are giving up what has made their societies attractive and play directly into the hands of Islamists.
I have this poster of the movie Trainpotting (1996) on my wall:
http://imagecache6.allposters.com/LRG/%5C7%5C713%5CZYKA000Z.jpg
Note hat it says "Choose fixed interest mortgage repaiments".
If only people had listened.
If this goes on, Amazon will do to books what Walmart has done to movies.
It looks like the people fighting for civil and consumer rights are always in the defense. Can't we get a bill introduced to shorten the copyright protection terms?
How about Amazons gift purchasing patent? Claims 1 to 34 were thrown out and the first claim that stands is:
35. A method in a computer system for coordinating delivery of a gift from a gift giver to a recipient, the gift and recipient being specified in a gift order, the method comprising: determining whether the gift order includes sufficient information so that the gift can be delivered to the recipient; when sufficient information is not provided in the gift order, obtaining delivery information from one or more information sources other than the gift giver; and when sufficient delivery information can be obtained from the additional information sources so that the gift can be delivered to the recipient, directing the gift to be delivered to the recipient as indicated by the delivery information.
What could possible be novel besides the "in a computer system" part?
In classic OO-design, objects are often mutable and their statefulness can be non-obvious. This approach _is_ poorly suited for parallel programming. However, using an object-functional approach with immutable objects works very well.
The US did not provide any evidence against Bin Laden before the attack.
And btw, I live in Germany, a country that cannot legally extradite people in risk of being sentenced to death.
The Taliban were and are a strong faction in Afghanistan, but never the official government.
I've read that dying from cancer as a result of undergoing these scans is about as likely as being on a plane with a bomb.
Both risks are negligible compared to getting a direct hit by lightning.
So instead of buying this underwear, you should get an umbrella with an integrated lightning rod (they were quite popular once).
What kind of legal advisor could ever sign off on this?
Probably the same ones that signed off warrantless wiretapping. I guess they're still in office.
And the handler of the dog is solely responsible for interpreting its behaviour. If he has a hunch that a car should be searched, he will certainly see his dog indicating something.
But if you integrate a gas turbine into a serial hybrid, you can keep it running at full load until the battery is fully charged and then turn it off. Considering that the first serial hybrid was built before 1900, it's strange that apparently nobody has implemented that combination before.