that you can do cool science in your home that goes beyond baking powder volcanoes.
Surely you mean baking soda volcanoes, right?
I originally meant this as a joke, but baking powder is apparently just a superset of baking soda... but to get the volcano to erupt on Marcia at just the right time, you need to have separate vinegar & baking soda... right?
People are amazed by this new discovery and yet legality was the first thought here.
I know you were somewhat joking here, but this is exactly why we can't have nice things. Too many damn laws stand in the way of true innovation anymore. It will be our demise.
So why shouldn't the scientists who figured this out be the ones to benefit? (...or license their newfound-through-studying-old-things knowledge)
I do think it's kind of strange to be able to patent it, but I also think that they should be compensated for its widespread use (if it is), beyond their presumed salary they got while figuring it out.
Though yeah, not all are on the disc... I know I've started games WITHOUT the network cable connected, and been able to play fine.. but if I then connect network cable (I used to have too few plugs on the bridge I was using available), then it updates.
I would love the ability to plug my phone into a dock at my office (possibly with some extra processing horsepower/storage and connection to the office phone system) and have it be my work PC as well.
I know there have been several of the "tablet that attaches to a keyboard" Windows 8 machines.
There was at least one more similar to what you're proposing, where you hook I think an Android phone into basically a laptop screen + keyboard, and it *is* the computer. The rest are just peripherals, essentially.
I only saw it on one of the CNET First Look videos, and they were pretty negative about it, IIRC. I think that day is coming, though.
The difference is, a finger print does not contain medically private data.
It doesn't? I wouldn't doubt that there are diseases that cause deformed/extremely unusual fingerprints.
I think this is a good decision. I suspect that the crime solving rate will go way up in the future.
I had to sign up for selective service (draft), why shouldn't everyone have to give their DNA samples? Let's say, to accrue/collect Social Security benefits, you have to submit your DNA. (Yes, I actually think that we should get rid of Social Security altogether, it's just a good example to use, and unfortunately will likely never be eliminated.)
Well, what you quoted says "some of our motivation".
If you really want to be picky, I think that when people say "some", they mean less than half. So unless there were other unlisted motivations, the opportunity to present the work wasn't the majority motivation. It might not even be the plurality, if there are other motivations.
BTW, the TV "4K" TVs have more than JUST the resolution as technical advances over existing HDTV.
Today's HD & Home Theater podcast episode covered it. The only one I can remember at the moment is expanded color space.
I'm not trying to completely promote it, heck, I record mostly SD (for disk space reasons) even though I have a HDTV. I am interested in the technology, however.
We got to take some kind of computer home for a weekend in I think 3rd grade. Maybe a VIC 20. Even when I look at pictures, I can't remember for sure.
Did some after school BASIC in 6th grade on Commodore PETs. Then in 7th grade we had an Apple II lab. 12th grade had the first Pascal programming class in high school (UCSD Pascal). Only time I remember a class changing times in high school, so I had to drop Spanish AP for programming. Muy bueno! Also dabbled in 6502/65c816.
Then computer engineering in college. Did some z80 & 8088 stuff in classes. Now I work at this "fruit company".
Time Machine (or any other backup system) will do this... or rather, will preserve all of them, and you can manually remove historical instances of others.
I don't want the government to lose money either, but investing in clean tech, with possibility of failure, seems better to me than investing in oil companies or subsidizing corn syrup.
Yes, I would rather get rid of ALL subsidies, but unfortunately I don't think that's going to happen.
This would be like claiming I could videotape me watching last night's "The Office" finale, upload it, and claim that Reveille Productions can't sue me for copyright infringement.
Do I think this isn't the greatest thing in the world for Nintendo to do? Yeah, but it really does seem analogous to uploading a TV show or movie. (Which obviously happens, but doesn't mean it's not illegal.)
Plus, two counter-examples: The West Wing (or pretty much anything by Aaron Sorkin) and Moonlighting. Both had very fast talking, and both had intelligent, witty dialogue.
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Surely you mean baking soda volcanoes, right?
I originally meant this as a joke, but baking powder is apparently just a superset of baking soda... but to get the volcano to erupt on Marcia at just the right time, you need to have separate vinegar & baking soda... right?
Sir Mix-a-lot begs to differ.
So why shouldn't the scientists who figured this out be the ones to benefit? (...or license their newfound-through-studying-old-things knowledge)
I do think it's kind of strange to be able to patent it, but I also think that they should be compensated for its widespread use (if it is), beyond their presumed salary they got while figuring it out.
Though yeah, not all are on the disc... I know I've started games WITHOUT the network cable connected, and been able to play fine.. but if I then connect network cable (I used to have too few plugs on the bridge I was using available), then it updates.
I know there have been several of the "tablet that attaches to a keyboard" Windows 8 machines.
There was at least one more similar to what you're proposing, where you hook I think an Android phone into basically a laptop screen + keyboard, and it *is* the computer. The rest are just peripherals, essentially.
I only saw it on one of the CNET First Look videos, and they were pretty negative about it, IIRC. I think that day is coming, though.
It doesn't? I wouldn't doubt that there are diseases that cause deformed/extremely unusual fingerprints.
I think this is a good decision. I suspect that the crime solving rate will go way up in the future.
I had to sign up for selective service (draft), why shouldn't everyone have to give their DNA samples? Let's say, to accrue/collect Social Security benefits, you have to submit your DNA. (Yes, I actually think that we should get rid of Social Security altogether, it's just a good example to use, and unfortunately will likely never be eliminated.)
Well, what you quoted says "some of our motivation".
If you really want to be picky, I think that when people say "some", they mean less than half. So unless there were other unlisted motivations, the opportunity to present the work wasn't the majority motivation. It might not even be the plurality, if there are other motivations.
Why doesn't the "heaving underclass" fix its own problems, and not rely on the "smart people" fixing them for them? Isn't that condescending?
BTW, the TV "4K" TVs have more than JUST the resolution as technical advances over existing HDTV.
Today's HD & Home Theater podcast episode covered it. The only one I can remember at the moment is expanded color space.
I'm not trying to completely promote it, heck, I record mostly SD (for disk space reasons) even though I have a HDTV. I am interested in the technology, however.
Apparently you don't need to learn grammar.
Drag & drop music copying is NOT necessarily easier.
Is your music ALREADY meticulously in the right folders/etc. by artist/album/etc.?
What if you drag a thing that's not music to it? Does it actually try to play it as music?
Same features?
Really high resolution display?
You can run THE APPS FROM THE APPLE APP STORE?
So no, not the same features..
and can it play AACs? (I know you said MP3 player)
and is it easy to get music (and podcasts, and as I said, apps) onto the device and smart playlists, etc?
Doesn't it, if you hold it long enough? (Semi-serious question... that's definitely the behavior on some consumer electronics, and Macs.)
I shut down all of my computers, desktop & laptop, when I leave. Otherwise, it's just wasting power.
...it's also the sign of someone who wastes a lot of power when they're not using the machine.
BTW, OS X will restart all of your apps/reopen your documents if you have to reboot (e.g. shut down for the day, or install an OS update).
We got to take some kind of computer home for a weekend in I think 3rd grade. Maybe a VIC 20. Even when I look at pictures, I can't remember for sure.
Did some after school BASIC in 6th grade on Commodore PETs. Then in 7th grade we had an Apple II lab. 12th grade had the first Pascal programming class in high school (UCSD Pascal). Only time I remember a class changing times in high school, so I had to drop Spanish AP for programming. Muy bueno! Also dabbled in 6502/65c816.
Then computer engineering in college. Did some z80 & 8088 stuff in classes. Now I work at this "fruit company".
So, BASICally, analogous to the Obfuscated C contest.
Time Machine (or any other backup system) will do this... or rather, will preserve all of them, and you can manually remove historical instances of others.
Haven't you ever heard "ignorance of the law is no excuse"?
This case would seem to be easily covered by "don't take what isn't yours."
AFAIK, prepayment penalties are now *illegal*.
You can do simple calculations to see if points are worth it.
I don't want the government to lose money either, but investing in clean tech, with possibility of failure, seems better to me than investing in oil companies or subsidizing corn syrup.
Yes, I would rather get rid of ALL subsidies, but unfortunately I don't think that's going to happen.
Ide March very far to get Caesar.
Which would be semi-reasonable, since the only 'useful' part of the hypothetical video would be the Office episode playing.
How is NINTENDO stealing anything?
This would be like claiming I could videotape me watching last night's "The Office" finale, upload it, and claim that Reveille Productions can't sue me for copyright infringement.
Do I think this isn't the greatest thing in the world for Nintendo to do? Yeah, but it really does seem analogous to uploading a TV show or movie. (Which obviously happens, but doesn't mean it's not illegal.)
Who said anything about talking fast?
Plus, two counter-examples: The West Wing (or pretty much anything by Aaron Sorkin) and Moonlighting. Both had very fast talking, and both had intelligent, witty dialogue.