Thats because when you add (and name) things like "AJAX" and write serious articles like this one, it convinces a bunch of cheap web developers that they are developing "applications" and deploying them to a "platform" just like a real programmer.
The other advantage of LiFE IIRC is that they are 1.5v instead of the rather crappy 1.2 from other rechargables... which means my otherwise awesome thrustmaster wireless gamepad will actually run off them instead of gobbling non-rechargeables at a staggering rate.
I picked a fictional hash as an example. There are a great many different hashing methods with their own strengths and weaknesses - just like if I was selecting a CV joint. If MD5 was patented (and too expensive) we would use a different, but similar one. Just like people who choose ECC over RSA.
Patenting "A method of somehow reducing a message to a digest" should never hold up (or even be allowed), but if I come up with my magical bookhash - patenting the specifics is fine.
I suggest the Quake fsqrt method of exploiting floating point packing and two iterations of newtons method was an extremely specific solution to a problem where lots of solutions exists, and in its entirety should be patentable. Copyright would only cover the specific langauge the method would be implemented in, not the "innovative bit". The mere fact that its a such a famous example, which hadn't been done before is an indication of its uniqueness.
The Worms series suffered greatly from 3D. The extra degrees of freedom made craters and other hazards much less of an obstacle (side-stepped!) - and stray ordnance was much less likely to hit anything hilarious.
I've been playing around with Entanglar lately - which is a 2D physics / multiplayer library. Hopefully I'll be rich off the next Geometry Wars, and I will donate my considerable riches to the person who can troll twitter in the funniest way possible.
Again, playing devils advocate, the manufacturing process and use of the product is also fairly repeatable.
You can pick and choose the appropriate hashing algorithm for you use. I may have invented BOOKHASH, which is very fast has excellent dispersion over ISBN numbers, making it particularily suitable for use in library databases. There is nothing stopping anyone whipping out MD5, it just won't be as great.
Exactly the same as engineering really - you can use the "usual" part, or the fancy-ass patented part, if its worth it for your application.
Not that I'm supporting a lot of the "bloody obvious" patents that are clogging the system up, but this isn't just limited to software (see Monster Audio's BS patents for example). Some algorithms do have their place - the Quake Fast inverse square root was definitely a patent-worthy piece of innovation.
You crazy Texans and your obsession with large things. Us Aussies have a single cattle ranch larger than Texas in its entirety. You've lost and can't possibly win, so please shut up and go home!
If anything the trend is going in reverse. Note: This doesnt yet apply to squatting on an oil rig and hosting up a bunch of child porns and crying out "Soverign Nation (without an army) Play Nice!".
Australians have a "she'll be right mate" and "beer o clock" attitude, which is right up there alongside "your business your risk". As in "If you want me to come in on a weekend, you will be paying overtime rates, if I feel like it".
We don't subscribe to the "employer owns your arse" attitude of the US. Perhaps that makes us seem lazy?
We do things for our mates, or for money. We certainly aren't stupid enough to think we have any other obligation to our employers.
Actually to be perfectly frank, China is more "effectively free" than the US. Sure... theres a bit of Legalism going on, but that basically boils down to "Don't be a dick".
You can pretty much do what you like. In Australia I can't do things like modify my car or house without permission. I can't bend the most trivial of laws (without being a dick about it) - ie: speeding on a deserted freeway. I can't open my business when I like, or do business where I like. I can't sell food unless I have a approved kitchen in expensive stainless steel. I can't keep a bloody chicken in my backyard! I have to register my pets!
Sure, theres very little corruption, but the same shit some corrupt official in China _might_ hassle you over - you are guaranteed to get fined for here by some cop trying to meet quota:P
I can't even legally kill myself when all the over-regulation gets too much! FFS!
Substitute "blueprint" for "source code" and "machine" for "binary"...
In the unlikely event that I come up with, say, a new hashing algorithm, then I should be able to patent it in the same way as if I come up with a new type of CV joint.
Then what the hell is the point if everyone can get off by saying "Oh I thought I saw movement out the corner of my eye".
This is the situation in Australia (and I expect the UK) by the way. Its the tailing car's responsibility to keep a safe following distance. If the lead car can perform an emergency stop, and you cannot do likewise without hitting them - then you were not leaving a safe enough gap for the conditions.
Thats the law/precedent. If you hit someone from behind your insurance company will not bother to fight it, and you'll be lucky to avoid a ticket.
Driver education suggests a two-second gap in normal conditions. Thats pretty much close enough - any closer and you are driving like a fucking retard anyway.
In any sane country braking for no reason is endangering traffic so you're both at fault.
So in "any sane" country if I see something potentially dangerous I should decide not to slow down because: a) My insurance covers hitting some kid stepping out in front of me, and b) I'll never be able to prove to the stupid asshole's (ie: your) lawyer that I actually saw anything.
How about you just learn to drive and shut your whore mouth until you have thought things through? Its idiots like you trying to make laws that causes the kind of epic fail in IP we are experiencing.
Well you are a dick. In Australia seatbelts are mandatory because we don't want your broken arse taking up hospital space that could be used on someone less stupid.
Not sure how this fits in with Americas failure at a health system.
Hint: Airbags don't fucking work properly if you aren't wearing a seatbelt - they will not save your stupid life.
Who should be following at a safe enough distance to be able to stop themselves. In any sane country if you hit me from behind, then its your fault for not keeping your distance.
Also, like Slashdot isn't crowded enough without an article for each reimplementation of common apps on iPhone. For fucks sake, its just a phone with a touchscreen!
VS Express can be used commercially. Doesnt integrate with TFS, but a hobbyist will probably be using SVN. Actually scratch that, a hobbyist will probably not be using change control - and will be asking online "How to recover source from binary?";)
I figure even a thousand bucks in software is pretty minimal compared to the amount spent on the rest of a proper education in your field of choice. Thinking back on how much I spent on textbooks while studying engineering (including the mandatory $250 epic written by the lecturer of the course....), I don't think the cost of software is at all relevant. Especially when something like an IDE is a much better learning tool than a book.
Slashdot Mirror
See the DLR.
Hell you can even use C++/CLI if you really want to show off your engorged testes vs the VB.Net devs :D
Thats because when you add (and name) things like "AJAX" and write serious articles like this one, it convinces a bunch of cheap web developers that they are developing "applications" and deploying them to a "platform" just like a real programmer.
This is the internet, sir. I will fix your haiku to include the appropriate number of dick references:
I use the Lifebook,
Resting it on my hard knob,
While browsing goatse.
The other advantage of LiFE IIRC is that they are 1.5v instead of the rather crappy 1.2 from other rechargables... which means my otherwise awesome thrustmaster wireless gamepad will actually run off them instead of gobbling non-rechargeables at a staggering rate.
*shrug* A laptop becomes comparatively crap at a rate of about 50% per year ;)
Two years and I'm going to be heaving it out, or replacing my existing media center box (which is perm-powered).
It might... where is that guy when you need him?
I picked a fictional hash as an example. There are a great many different hashing methods with their own strengths and weaknesses - just like if I was selecting a CV joint. If MD5 was patented (and too expensive) we would use a different, but similar one. Just like people who choose ECC over RSA.
Patenting "A method of somehow reducing a message to a digest" should never hold up (or even be allowed), but if I come up with my magical bookhash - patenting the specifics is fine.
I suggest the Quake fsqrt method of exploiting floating point packing and two iterations of newtons method was an extremely specific solution to a problem where lots of solutions exists, and in its entirety should be patentable. Copyright would only cover the specific langauge the method would be implemented in, not the "innovative bit". The mere fact that its a such a famous example, which hadn't been done before is an indication of its uniqueness.
The Worms series suffered greatly from 3D. The extra degrees of freedom made craters and other hazards much less of an obstacle (side-stepped!) - and stray ordnance was much less likely to hit anything hilarious.
I've been playing around with Entanglar lately - which is a 2D physics / multiplayer library. Hopefully I'll be rich off the next Geometry Wars, and I will donate my considerable riches to the person who can troll twitter in the funniest way possible.
Again, playing devils advocate, the manufacturing process and use of the product is also fairly repeatable.
You can pick and choose the appropriate hashing algorithm for you use. I may have invented BOOKHASH, which is very fast has excellent dispersion over ISBN numbers, making it particularily suitable for use in library databases. There is nothing stopping anyone whipping out MD5, it just won't be as great.
Exactly the same as engineering really - you can use the "usual" part, or the fancy-ass patented part, if its worth it for your application.
Not that I'm supporting a lot of the "bloody obvious" patents that are clogging the system up, but this isn't just limited to software (see Monster Audio's BS patents for example). Some algorithms do have their place - the Quake Fast inverse square root was definitely a patent-worthy piece of innovation.
You crazy Texans and your obsession with large things. Us Aussies have a single cattle ranch larger than Texas in its entirety. You've lost and can't possibly win, so please shut up and go home!
Take your silly president with you as well.
Well Hussain sure as hell isn't looking very sovereign now. And the yardstick holds!
Booosh!
Thats a pretty stunning misapplication of logic. Let me fix it for you:
If its a soverign nation, if Her Majesty decides to invade it, then it will be an Act of War [... and nobody will give a shit].
Trend?
If anything the trend is going in reverse. Note: This doesnt yet apply to squatting on an oil rig and hosting up a bunch of child porns and crying out "Soverign Nation (without an army) Play Nice!".
Guess he shouldntve sold the rights then...
Australians have a "she'll be right mate" and "beer o clock" attitude, which is right up there alongside "your business your risk". As in "If you want me to come in on a weekend, you will be paying overtime rates, if I feel like it".
We don't subscribe to the "employer owns your arse" attitude of the US. Perhaps that makes us seem lazy?
We do things for our mates, or for money. We certainly aren't stupid enough to think we have any other obligation to our employers.
Actually to be perfectly frank, China is more "effectively free" than the US. Sure... theres a bit of Legalism going on, but that basically boils down to "Don't be a dick".
You can pretty much do what you like. In Australia I can't do things like modify my car or house without permission. I can't bend the most trivial of laws (without being a dick about it) - ie: speeding on a deserted freeway. I can't open my business when I like, or do business where I like. I can't sell food unless I have a approved kitchen in expensive stainless steel. I can't keep a bloody chicken in my backyard! I have to register my pets!
Sure, theres very little corruption, but the same shit some corrupt official in China _might_ hassle you over - you are guaranteed to get fined for here by some cop trying to meet quota :P
I can't even legally kill myself when all the over-regulation gets too much! FFS!
I wouldn't be putting the US system forward as a role model for gun control. Population control perhaps...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate
You have a 1 in 25000 chance of getting killed by some lunatic with a gun, and a fair chance of shooting yourself by mistake. Go USA! Keep it up...
Substitute "blueprint" for "source code" and "machine" for "binary"...
In the unlikely event that I come up with, say, a new hashing algorithm, then I should be able to patent it in the same way as if I come up with a new type of CV joint.
Then what the hell is the point if everyone can get off by saying "Oh I thought I saw movement out the corner of my eye".
This is the situation in Australia (and I expect the UK) by the way. Its the tailing car's responsibility to keep a safe following distance. If the lead car can perform an emergency stop, and you cannot do likewise without hitting them - then you were not leaving a safe enough gap for the conditions.
Thats the law/precedent. If you hit someone from behind your insurance company will not bother to fight it, and you'll be lucky to avoid a ticket.
Driver education suggests a two-second gap in normal conditions. Thats pretty much close enough - any closer and you are driving like a fucking retard anyway.
So in "any sane" country if I see something potentially dangerous I should decide not to slow down because:
a) My insurance covers hitting some kid stepping out in front of me, and
b) I'll never be able to prove to the stupid asshole's (ie: your) lawyer that I actually saw anything.
How about you just learn to drive and shut your whore mouth until you have thought things through? Its idiots like you trying to make laws that causes the kind of epic fail in IP we are experiencing.
Thought of running for government?
Well you are a dick. In Australia seatbelts are mandatory because we don't want your broken arse taking up hospital space that could be used on someone less stupid.
Not sure how this fits in with Americas failure at a health system.
Hint: Airbags don't fucking work properly if you aren't wearing a seatbelt - they will not save your stupid life.
Who should be following at a safe enough distance to be able to stop themselves. In any sane country if you hit me from behind, then its your fault for not keeping your distance.
Also, like Slashdot isn't crowded enough without an article for each reimplementation of common apps on iPhone. For fucks sake, its just a phone with a touchscreen!
VS Express can be used commercially. Doesnt integrate with TFS, but a hobbyist will probably be using SVN. Actually scratch that, a hobbyist will probably not be using change control - and will be asking online "How to recover source from binary?" ;)
I figure even a thousand bucks in software is pretty minimal compared to the amount spent on the rest of a proper education in your field of choice. Thinking back on how much I spent on textbooks while studying engineering (including the mandatory $250 epic written by the lecturer of the course....), I don't think the cost of software is at all relevant. Especially when something like an IDE is a much better learning tool than a book.