Yeah, like Satellite radio...oh, wait, they don't regulate Satellite, they just want to, because they want more "donations" from the National Association of Broadcasters to further delay the XM/Sirius merger.
Nowhere does the article mention anything about cost. Anyone have an idea of the relative cost? With the magnetic plates for each bit, sounds like it might be expensive.
That's true, of course, but there is only so much you can do. Should the submitter do a search for all other code in the application and see if any of it is stolen? I do get your point, though, but this is such a common practice that I think most developers don't even think twice about doing it, which, I concede, doesn't make it automatically legal.
If the author of the code posted it in a forum, I would personally call that implicit permission to use the code. Otherwise, why even post it? To show off his great coding ability? Every programmer (myself included) does this all the time and I have never heard of "Forum police" going after them. As to the legality of downloading it, if it is showing in your browser window, you have already downloaded it.
How is the money being "taken out of the economy?" As someone posted above, the money ends up in the hands of hotel staff, drivers, caterers, farmers, etc. Whether it is wasted or not is a valid discussion issue, but it is certainly not being "taken out of the economy."
No, obviously "Falafil Inc. sues the FBI for defamation of character and loss of business" is much funnier, even though falafel is spelled wrong. Or maybe because it is.
This is the same guy who at one point ran around a COMDEX crashing OS/2 systems with a custom made application to put the lie to IBM's touting of its "crashproof" nature. That's pretty messed up considering that at one point Microsoft was a partner with IBM in developing OS/2. What an asshole.
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Oh, come on, hasn't anyone ever seen the end of Aliens?
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Reminds me of Johnny.
Yeah, like Satellite radio...oh, wait, they don't regulate Satellite, they just want to, because they want more "donations" from the National Association of Broadcasters to further delay the XM/Sirius merger.
Induction is your friend. The main problem I see is that most low (relatively) voltage power lines, at least where I live, are being buried nowadays.
Nowhere does the article mention anything about cost. Anyone have an idea of the relative cost? With the magnetic plates for each bit, sounds like it might be expensive.
That's true, of course, but there is only so much you can do. Should the submitter do a search for all other code in the application and see if any of it is stolen? I do get your point, though, but this is such a common practice that I think most developers don't even think twice about doing it, which, I concede, doesn't make it automatically legal.
If the author of the code posted it in a forum, I would personally call that implicit permission to use the code. Otherwise, why even post it? To show off his great coding ability? Every programmer (myself included) does this all the time and I have never heard of "Forum police" going after them. As to the legality of downloading it, if it is showing in your browser window, you have already downloaded it.
One incorrect use of "where" instead of "were" is a typo. Two on the same line is illiteracy.
My watch synchronizes to the shortwave atomic clock signal from Colorado, so if you can find 11 other people who own the same watch, there's your 12.
How is the money being "taken out of the economy?" As someone posted above, the money ends up in the hands of hotel staff, drivers, caterers, farmers, etc. Whether it is wasted or not is a valid discussion issue, but it is certainly not being "taken out of the economy."
Unfortunately, in some countries bribery and the like are SOP. Glad this is getting publicity in the US, though.
No, obviously "Falafil Inc. sues the FBI for defamation of character and loss of business" is much funnier, even though falafel is spelled wrong. Or maybe because it is.
I really falafel about this.
That's pretty messed up considering that at one point Microsoft was a partner with IBM in developing OS/2. What an asshole.