According to the article, Brown was fired when the product was still an idea. Since then, he's done development without any support from Alcatel, not on their time, etc. How can they presume that they should own his work? Is all the work I do from now on the property of my former employers?
The contract was probably signed with the understanding that work that was actually done would be owned by the company. That's standard. In this case, they're trying to own what the employee thinks. What I'd like to know is how they know what his invention is? If it isn't recorded anywhere, what's to prevent him from giving them part of it? What's to prevent them from saying that he didn't give it all, and to keep badgering him until everything he ever thought is their property?
It shouldn't be hard to modify an existing LA to meet your needs. If your project is useful, they will still come.
I would personally recommend against that, unless you consult with a lawyer. It's too easy to introduce a loophole in the legalese unless you know what you're doing.
I haven't been seeing a lot of really valid arguments from non-Americans - so far, the only one I really buy is for blind or partially-sighted people. For them, I would think the color might not be the main issue - some braille and appropriate simple differentiating symbols would seem to do the trick.
We use braille in Canada on our new 5s and 10s. The problem is that after a few transactions, the braille wears down to nothing. They need to use a different system than just raising the bumps on the paper. Maybe putting something (plastic?) into the paper where the bumps should be.
That may be true today for your average home user. What about when a business gets, say, 10 computers, and don't get the Windows licenses to go with them? Sure, they could use the DLLs from their licensed computers, until the Microsoft Police come and bust them for using 10 illegal copies of the Windows DLLs.
Did anybody think that passwords wouldn't be the weakest link in security? Remember that, in general, "easy-to-remember" and "secure" are mutually exclusive. And if we forgo "easy-to-remember" for "secure", we will have people writing their passwords on a piece of paper on their desk. There's security for you.
Why is it so hard for people to understand that speeding kills and, no matter how they would like to believe otherwise, they're only average or below the average drivers?
In British Columbia, before they abolished photo-radar, it was simple. No points were put on your record for a photo radar ticket. Only a live police officer could give you demerits. Then when you get the ticket, you can look at the picture to determine who was driving (you? your 17-year-old kid?), and have that person pay the fine. The fine gets paid, no points on the record.
What I want to know is why the BloodPack is afraid of sunlight. I mean, why didn't they get the same sunscreen that Deacon Frost used in the first one? This time, the sun burned right through the guy's leather glove!
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How long does that last? How specific is "related to"? Can I keep IP I develop related to computers? Programming? Networks?
According to the article, Brown was fired when the product was still an idea. Since then, he's done development without any support from Alcatel, not on their time, etc. How can they presume that they should own his work? Is all the work I do from now on the property of my former employers?
The contract was probably signed with the understanding that work that was actually done would be owned by the company. That's standard. In this case, they're trying to own what the employee thinks. What I'd like to know is how they know what his invention is? If it isn't recorded anywhere, what's to prevent him from giving them part of it? What's to prevent them from saying that he didn't give it all, and to keep badgering him until everything he ever thought is their property?
When it made its TV debut up here in Canada, they had a special showing of the TV episode before they showed the movie.
Go to www.irtc.org, where they have an ongoing raytracing competition. Not all of it is Povray, but alot of it is.
Moderators probably have AC postings blocked.
We use braille in Canada on our new 5s and 10s. The problem is that after a few transactions, the braille wears down to nothing. They need to use a different system than just raising the bumps on the paper. Maybe putting something (plastic?) into the paper where the bumps should be.
That may be true today for your average home user. What about when a business gets, say, 10 computers, and don't get the Windows licenses to go with them? Sure, they could use the DLLs from their licensed computers, until the Microsoft Police come and bust them for using 10 illegal copies of the Windows DLLs.
There was a Java VM available in their packages repository. I can't remember which one it was, though.
Did anybody think that passwords wouldn't be the weakest link in security? Remember that, in general, "easy-to-remember" and "secure" are mutually exclusive. And if we forgo "easy-to-remember" for "secure", we will have people writing their passwords on a piece of paper on their desk. There's security for you.
Nope, not all of us. I'm Canadian, living in Winnipeg, and can't relocate for various reasons. And unemployed.
Actually, that's only true for half of them.
And how does this radar improve the accuracy of the picture?
In British Columbia, before they abolished photo-radar, it was simple. No points were put on your record for a photo radar ticket. Only a live police officer could give you demerits. Then when you get the ticket, you can look at the picture to determine who was driving (you? your 17-year-old kid?), and have that person pay the fine. The fine gets paid, no points on the record.
Actually, I think it puts all science in its place.
Merilus already has a FireCard.
It isn't quite the same, but it exists.
At my former employer's office, we used .priv as our TLD.
Translation: Microsoft hopes professors and students will improve their work, so it can be sold back to them at a grossly inflated price.
What I want to know is why the BloodPack is afraid of sunlight. I mean, why didn't they get the same sunscreen that Deacon Frost used in the first one? This time, the sun burned right through the guy's leather glove!
See the Ultima Reconstruction Project for info on all the re-creation projects.
Perhaps he meant espionage - the release of state secrets to an enemy of the state.
Targetting only 0.5% accurate? Remind me to take my vacation underneath the designated target - it's the safest place in the world.