In that case, he'd patent it, then sell the patent. They want the situation to be the guy turning up, maybe even a year after the patent is granted and say "Hey, that's actually my thing that you're doing. How about sending me some money?" Hell, it could even end up as being "Hey, I've already done that. Employ me and I'll make it super-wicked for you, for less than you'll spend on your R&D guys hacking it together as they've been doing so far."
What they want to do is stop patents being sat on for years on end, only to be used to strip the people using the patented tech of the profit they made independently researching and developing it. It's all about the definition of "reasonable period of notification" which needs to be addressed.
I've recently moved from Windows to Linux, and I've found myself buying less software. Not because I don't want to buy it, but because I can't guarantee it will run. I still play a lot of games (WoW, older games which run under WINE) and would like to play more recent titles.
If Steam becomes the way to do that, then I'm glad I've bought so many games on Steam so far. My only concern is how 3rd-party DRM will fare.
The fact that the NYT have it on their website is awesome, like the trolling of Oprah by 4chan "Over 9000 penises" etc. Funny as hell to rip on the luddites, essentially.
HIV can be transmitted by saliva, but the virus isn't typically concentrated there to the same degree as sexual fluids, or the bloodstream. Anecdotally (from my Biology teacher at school), it was guessed at around one litre of saliva would have to be ingested to pose a serious risk of infection.
Government body ignoring study results which don't support their agenda! Corporation-backed corrupt politicians ignoring anti-competitive behaviour in exchange for large "campaign fund" donations across the two main parties in the US!
More at 7, 8, 8.30, 9, 9.15, 9.25, in fact all the time, as this is nothing new.
Indeed. Since I switched to Linux about two months ago, I've not bought a single game. I've either played WoW or installed old games which run on WINE. I've easily saved myself £100 a month. I may well give a decent chunk of that to these guys... 5 PC games would usually set me back £150.
Sure! Respectively, 54500 football fields, and 0.000000000000002 football fields.
For an idea of how far the first one is, it would take Usain Bolt, at his 2008 Olympics speed of 34.5km/h (100m in 9.58s), it would take him 16 years 6 months to run that distance, a Bugatti Veyron going at top speed (409.7km/h) 1 year 3 months, and Voyager 1 (17km/s) 3.5 days:)
Well, 5000000km is just under 4 x the diameter of the sun (1.4m km), and "40 millionths of a millionth of a metre" is as close to matter 1/333 the average thickness of a cell membrane (3nm).
The New York Times paraphrases Kagan as saying "that someone suspected of helping finance Al Qaeda should be subject to battlefield law -- indefinite detention without a trial -- even if he were captured in a place like the Philippines rather than a physical battle zone.
There you go! An article on her view regarding detention and human rights, two hot topics on any news website. If you want a nerd angle, consider the word "cyberterror."
I hear that Obama appeared on House in one episode, and came up with the differential diagnosis before House was even at the paraneoplastic syndrome diagnosis, anyone had had to intubate anyone else, or someone had to "push 15cc's Demerol, STAT!"
Doctors are just walking medical encyclopaedias anyway. I don't even recognise them as professionals; In the UK they're given the courtesy title of "Doctor" yet they don't necessarily have a doctorate.
I've started a little experiment; Every time I go to the doctor, I look up my symptoms on the web first. I don't tell the doctor I've done this, I don't offer suggestions, I do it out of curiosity. So far, I've a 100% correct diagnosis rate (my diagnosis is identical to his). I even get the name of the medication right.
There's a very good substitution for no mod points; Refuting the spurious point with facts and logic, hopefully not only educating the OP who is misinformed, but increasing the knowledge of those who read your reply to the over-rated comment.
In fact, I wish people would refute the points using facts and logic than modding the incorrect information down. Then again, I wish everybody would vote, politicians weren't corrupt and power-hungry, and that life saving medications were given free of charge to those who would die without them, but I'm just picky like that.
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You should start small. Try "How to give up microwave food and re-runs of The Big Band Theory."
In that case, he'd patent it, then sell the patent. They want the situation to be the guy turning up, maybe even a year after the patent is granted and say "Hey, that's actually my thing that you're doing. How about sending me some money?" Hell, it could even end up as being "Hey, I've already done that. Employ me and I'll make it super-wicked for you, for less than you'll spend on your R&D guys hacking it together as they've been doing so far."
What they want to do is stop patents being sat on for years on end, only to be used to strip the people using the patented tech of the profit they made independently researching and developing it. It's all about the definition of "reasonable period of notification" which needs to be addressed.
Ouroboros.
Should something happen to cause new management at Valve, their system is set up perfectly to screw you over worse than game you could buy in store.
The only way that would happen would be if Valve went out of business. If it was for any other reason, they'd be out of business pretty soon after.
I've recently moved from Windows to Linux, and I've found myself buying less software. Not because I don't want to buy it, but because I can't guarantee it will run. I still play a lot of games (WoW, older games which run under WINE) and would like to play more recent titles.
If Steam becomes the way to do that, then I'm glad I've bought so many games on Steam so far. My only concern is how 3rd-party DRM will fare.
It's not the joke... The joke is rubbish.
The fact that the NYT have it on their website is awesome, like the trolling of Oprah by 4chan "Over 9000 penises" etc. Funny as hell to rip on the luddites, essentially.
Too bad we can't communicate with Earth from them, though. I hear the Io latency is appalling on a few.
(N.B. Yes, I got the reference.)
There are no words to describe how amazingly awesome that is.
I don't think they even want the project to go ahead; They just wanted to get the NYT to post Unix sex.
Made. Of. WIN.
Every Apple product since the 1st gen iPod has been leaked. Why is this being reported?
By the way, The Reg reports that it runs on the same A4 1GHz processor as the iPad does. They have pictures, too.
HIV can be transmitted by saliva, but the virus isn't typically concentrated there to the same degree as sexual fluids, or the bloodstream. Anecdotally (from my Biology teacher at school), it was guessed at around one litre of saliva would have to be ingested to pose a serious risk of infection.
Kate Bush singing Wuthering Heights with your headphones in your crotch.
But they do often have you by the balls.
Government body ignoring study results which don't support their agenda! Corporation-backed corrupt politicians ignoring anti-competitive behaviour in exchange for large "campaign fund" donations across the two main parties in the US!
More at 7, 8, 8.30, 9, 9.15, 9.25, in fact all the time, as this is nothing new.
Indeed. Since I switched to Linux about two months ago, I've not bought a single game. I've either played WoW or installed old games which run on WINE. I've easily saved myself £100 a month. I may well give a decent chunk of that to these guys... 5 PC games would usually set me back £150.
Sure! Respectively, 54500 football fields, and 0.000000000000002 football fields.
:)
For an idea of how far the first one is, it would take Usain Bolt, at his 2008 Olympics speed of 34.5km/h (100m in 9.58s), it would take him 16 years 6 months to run that distance, a Bugatti Veyron going at top speed (409.7km/h) 1 year 3 months, and Voyager 1 (17km/s) 3.5 days
"You've created a new element."
"Thanks, JARVIS. Now, where the hell is it?"
Well, 5000000km is just under 4 x the diameter of the sun (1.4m km), and "40 millionths of a millionth of a metre" is as close to matter 1/333 the average thickness of a cell membrane (3nm).
:)
Hope this clears things up for you
Don't be stupid! An Apple rep would never be caught in anything not a pastel shade.
Well technically that would put the iPhone in the closest proximity to their head, so it's pretty good advice.
Surely that falls under the title "Don't post on the internet anything you wouldn't be happy shouting to a crowd in a busy city centre."
The New York Times paraphrases Kagan as saying "that someone suspected of helping finance Al Qaeda should be subject to battlefield law -- indefinite detention without a trial -- even if he were captured in a place like the Philippines rather than a physical battle zone.
- New York Times, 17th February 2009
There you go! An article on her view regarding detention and human rights, two hot topics on any news website. If you want a nerd angle, consider the word "cyberterror."
I hear that Obama appeared on House in one episode, and came up with the differential diagnosis before House was even at the paraneoplastic syndrome diagnosis, anyone had had to intubate anyone else, or someone had to "push 15cc's Demerol, STAT!"
Whenever I watch that program, I forget that Hugh Laurie is English.
He is a superbly talented actor.
Doctors are just walking medical encyclopaedias anyway. I don't even recognise them as professionals; In the UK they're given the courtesy title of "Doctor" yet they don't necessarily have a doctorate.
I've started a little experiment; Every time I go to the doctor, I look up my symptoms on the web first. I don't tell the doctor I've done this, I don't offer suggestions, I do it out of curiosity. So far, I've a 100% correct diagnosis rate (my diagnosis is identical to his). I even get the name of the medication right.
There's a very good substitution for no mod points; Refuting the spurious point with facts and logic, hopefully not only educating the OP who is misinformed, but increasing the knowledge of those who read your reply to the over-rated comment.
In fact, I wish people would refute the points using facts and logic than modding the incorrect information down. Then again, I wish everybody would vote, politicians weren't corrupt and power-hungry, and that life saving medications were given free of charge to those who would die without them, but I'm just picky like that.