Its a great idea, however reading the intensity would return a value based on the strength of the signal. By using destructive interference the signal will have varying intensity based on the differences in the phase. Unfortunately I cant think of a good way to separate the two causes for varying intensity (unless you were to have a separate light source for intensity readings, unaffected by the interference). For further storage I suppose you could polarise the light (and read the polarity in) however this would require changing the physical structure (realigning the plastic molecules) and is therefore rather difficult to achieve in a rewritable media. Reading could be accompilished by using a polarised filter on a seperate reciever (as it would work on intensity as well).:)
in that the systems were home computers. Whilst we have seen that large companies can bully smaller individuals through the courts (DeCSS et al), for this to be upheld in the courts... Still, next time I feel that a checkout operator is a little slow, or a cabbie isnt taking the most direct route, its nice to know that I can request the contents of their harddrives for my examination (as long as I dont spread the information.);)
Actually, this is the system that is used in Australia. In order to gain a site in the.au domain, you must provide adequate cause for registering the domain (it must be a trademark, tradename or business name).
I guess thats the advantage of being later on the bandwagon.
Whilst this may only be the first step towards manipulating sensory data, such non-invasive techniques have great promise for bringing about William Gibsons technology of Sim Stim (simulated stimulation).
Whiles the control would need to be much finer, surely similar techniques could be applied to creating induced sensory data directly into the brain. (Though my knowledge of the field is meager to say the least; perhaps there are minute differences in the way people use their brains - however sections may perform multiple functions, such as in the brain damaged.)
Metering with radio buttons is a good idea, but how about the ability to select with a slider. Then simply user a generated image showing an old analogue display entitled Signal/Noise.
This seems to be a bad idea. The essence of the case is that Transasia's trademark is devalued by the existence of another organization using the word "Leonardo" on their website; thereby causing hits on a website not pointing to their corporate site.
By creating a case like this, they have given cause for their trademark to appear on numerous news, commentary, personal and support sites. Thereby further devaluing the patent.
It could just be me, but this seems to worsen their case.
If the problem is that the malls dont want to be superseded, it is a relatively simple matter to add an ecommerce solution as part of the rental agreement. The idea goes like this: package a high speed internet connection, and storage space (and of course tech support) with the usual ammenities like water and electricity, as part of the leese.
This would allow the malls to develop into online communities (as much as I hate that cliche), and could divert business between themselves. Packaged with a delivery service, the mall could then be less concerned with losing business through e-commerce, as it might actually charge for the traffic for different users.
Whilst I dont claim to know the intricacies of this case (Im surprised that they take part of the gross) however this seems like a relatively simple solution, and if its teemed with the usual services such as an internet cafe (though this would be better served by placing them in the food court, and in place of information kiosks - rather than charging customers for access, the service could be payed for out of the shopkeeper's rental.
Just a niggling point: [A] Unix [variant that]... started as the Free Software Foundation's GNU project and was completed (well, first made independently usable; Open Source development and improvement never ends) by a graduate student at the University of Helsinki in Finland named "Linus Torvads." Who is this Linus Torvads? Is he related to Linus Torvalds?
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Its a great idea, however reading the intensity would return a value based on the strength of the signal. By using destructive interference the signal will have varying intensity based on the differences in the phase. Unfortunately I cant think of a good way to separate the two causes for varying intensity (unless you were to have a separate light source for intensity readings, unaffected by the interference). For further storage I suppose you could polarise the light (and read the polarity in) however this would require changing the physical structure (realigning the plastic molecules) and is therefore rather difficult to achieve in a rewritable media. Reading could be accompilished by using a polarised filter on a seperate reciever (as it would work on intensity as well). :)
#include "IANALdisclaimer.h"
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in that the systems were home computers. Whilst we have seen that large companies can bully smaller individuals through the courts (DeCSS et al), for this to be upheld in the courts...
Still, next time I feel that a checkout operator is a little slow, or a cabbie isnt taking the most direct route, its nice to know that I can request the contents of their harddrives for my examination (as long as I dont spread the information.)
Actually, this is the system that is used in Australia. In order to gain a site in the .au domain, you must provide adequate cause for registering the domain (it must be a trademark, tradename or business name).
I guess thats the advantage of being later on the bandwagon.
Whilst this may only be the first step towards manipulating sensory data, such non-invasive techniques have great promise for bringing about William Gibsons technology of Sim Stim (simulated stimulation).
Whiles the control would need to be much finer, surely similar techniques could be applied to creating induced sensory data directly into the brain. (Though my knowledge of the field is meager to say the least; perhaps there are minute differences in the way people use their brains - however sections may perform multiple functions, such as in the brain damaged.)
Metering with radio buttons is a good idea, but how about the ability to select with a slider. Then simply user a generated image showing an old analogue display entitled Signal/Noise.
It could just be campy enough to work. :)
This seems to be a bad idea. The essence of the case is that Transasia's trademark is devalued by the existence of another organization using the word "Leonardo" on their website; thereby causing hits on a website not pointing to their corporate site.
By creating a case like this, they have given cause for their trademark to appear on numerous news, commentary, personal and support sites. Thereby further devaluing the patent.
It could just be me, but this seems to worsen their case.
If the problem is that the malls dont want to be superseded, it is a relatively simple matter to add an ecommerce solution as part of the rental agreement. The idea goes like this: package a high speed internet connection, and storage space (and of course tech support) with the usual ammenities like water and electricity, as part of the leese.
This would allow the malls to develop into online communities (as much as I hate that cliche), and could divert business between themselves. Packaged with a delivery service, the mall could then be less concerned with losing business through e-commerce, as it might actually charge for the traffic for different users.
Whilst I dont claim to know the intricacies of this case (Im surprised that they take part of the gross) however this seems like a relatively simple solution, and if its teemed with the usual services such as an internet cafe (though this would be better served by placing them in the food court, and in place of information kiosks - rather than charging customers for access, the service could be payed for out of the shopkeeper's rental.
Just an idea anyway.
Just a niggling point: [A] Unix [variant that]... started as the Free Software Foundation's GNU project and was completed (well, first made independently usable; Open Source development and improvement never ends) by a graduate student at the University of Helsinki in Finland named "Linus Torvads." Who is this Linus Torvads? Is he related to Linus Torvalds?