They don't even have to offer a keyboard/mouse controller. Offer a controller with a (good) touchpad in place of the right thumbstick. WSAD+Shift only offers 2bit input for movement, so the thumbstick is superior there. So this would give you absolute input for aiming, and high-res relative input for motion. Sounds damn near perfect to me.
Except there is no boss, this is freelance contract work. This website is for turning a hobby into a chance to get paid, not steady employment. Bored? Make a logo, post it. Profit, or don't, it's still more money than you'd have gotten paid playing video games all day.
Any statement about the potentially damaging content of an internal meeting should be taken with a grain of salt. Accusations from anonymous sources and denials made by CEO's at a press conference have equal credibility in this regard.
They said that unless he stole over a thousand dollars worth of stuff it wasn't even worth it to assign it to an officer regardless of how much information we had.
Sounds like a pretty reasonable claim: had they actually preformed the more cost effective service and written you a check to cover your insurance deductible.
IANA Mathematician, but thinking about it more: You wouldn't actually need the shape. If you split a square in half at a given angle, you will get triangles and rectangles he seems to describe. One byte can store 0-180 in 12 15 degree increments, leaving 4 values to alternately mimic the "pixel" above it, to the left, up and to the left, or up and to the right. Then read them as 2 pixel pairs, where the 4 alternate values of subpixel 2 reference to the right, lower-right,down, and lower-left. Given a 36 pixel block you could store as 2 subpixels:
sx1: 0xR(ot)AARRGGBB
sx2: 0xR(ot)AARRGGBB
where sx1 Rotation defines 1 radian from 0-180 and sx2 rot defines a radian from 180-360, and uses them to slice the block into two colored regions (or references an identically shaped and colored neighbor). Slap a compression algorithm on that data structure, and it might actually crunch up nicely.
His algorithm steps up pixel density by 36, fusses around with it to enhance contrast, then effectively halves it again (as each pixel is now 2 fixed, if oddly shaped, blocks of solid color). I think this is more effective as an "enhance contrast" algorithm than a compression algo, since it seems you would still need to account for the increased resolution, though adding tracking as RGBA1/RGBA2/Shape/Rotation could streamline the bitmap data.
Hulu unfortunately allowed themselves to get sucked into the sociopath world of TV networks. Tv networks are notorious for being psychotic and plain old nutcases about the "value" of their content.
Hulu was started by, and is still owned by, said TV networks.
Dust build up and sandstorms are likely to cause more damage than petty thieves and t'rr'rists. Also less easy to solve.
C&C style tesla towers powered by the sea of solar panels could stop trespassers. A Saharan Storm, however, doesn't fear death; and the only thing that doesn't fear a Saharan storm is a saharan... wait, where am I? Too much spice.
I would not be surprised to learn that the top IT companies are soul-eating meat grinders as far as their IT grunts are concerned. The line of geeks lining up to work at Google, even at the cost of semi-useful organs, stretches around the block. No one dreams of a job managing a network for Kraft Foods.
I'm sorry parasite, the Earth cannot hear you over Mars's incessant taunting. It thinks it's sooo grown up just because it shed it's biosphere a billion years earlier. Well you know what, Mars? Everyone acts like they don't notice that enormous mountain when they talk to you, but they do. We all do. We even have a name for it.
Oh, you misunderstood. I was speaking on behalf of the Earth. Win 1: No more painful earthquakes and embarrassing volcanoes. Win 2: No more disgusting fungi and parasites mucking about on the surface.
Once we suck all the heat out of the Earth's core, the mantle will solidify: fusing all the tectonic plates and ending earthquakes and volcanoes once and for all.
If a manufacturer or provider of a service that induces customers to use the product for copyright infringement, then they can be held liable.
I think there is a strong case that they do, let me start with the following so you can see where I'm coming from.
Postulate: Downloading doesn't violate copyright owners right to control distribution, uploading, however, does. We all talk about downloading, but we're talking about a system that combines consumption and distribution. The courts have never been leveraged against leechers or non-p2p downloads. I feel this is strong evidence that even the RIAA must agree this to be the case or they would be more eager to terrorize IRC/Usenet users, who are just as easy to catch in the act.
Justification of Inducement claim: Since Limewire does not inform it's users that the content they are downloading is copyrighted, it could be argued they are inducing the user to unwittingly redistribute it by providing it to them, then causing them to immediately begin uploading it to others. If the user had to manually opt-in to share each file they download, I don't think they would have a case against Limewire. Consider an IRC program. mIRC (I don't know what's hot these days..) may not inform you that you are downloading copyrighted works; but the user must take it upon themselves to intentionally redistribute it. Thus mIRC does not induce the user to distribute licensed works.
$150,000 is the maximum the law allows for statutory damages. It does not consider actual damages caused by the infringement. You can sue for those too, you just have to prove the number you come up with; which is hard. Asking for statutory damages is easy.
So, why not all the money on earth? Because that would require them to work for it.
They say ignorance is bliss, but I find it quite frustrating. Generally, the more I understand about a system that produces seemingly undesirable results, the less vexing those results become.
Meet all the elements of one claim and you infringe.
Is there leeway for the judge to decide that while you may infringe, the claims you infringe upon are ridiculously broad? Is there a possibility for justifiable infringment; or is it completely black and white: You infringed, you pay the fine.
I read the claims, and noticed that 2 specifies 'friend requests' are sent via email. I only mention claim 2, because while everything else is unavoidably broad, and vaguely worded, I am fairly certain that Facebook specifically does not do this. Does this help to exonerate them?
More generally, since I care not a whit for facebook, how many claims must one infringe on to be held to task? All of them? 50%? 1? Or is it ultimately, and entirely, up to a judge/jury to decide if you acted in good faith in the event that you get sued (similar to Fair Use)?
Whether it's their idea or not, it's a horrible idea
But at the end of the day, if the customers ask for it, you give it to them.
But like he said, just give them a tool that ques up the patches. Allow them to set an update policy that holds off until X day, or bi-weekly, etc. Meanwhile, push patches to the home users as they come. They don't have an IT department to inform and protect them, holding back grandma's critical updates likely does more harm than good.
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They don't even have to offer a keyboard/mouse controller. Offer a controller with a (good) touchpad in place of the right thumbstick. WSAD+Shift only offers 2bit input for movement, so the thumbstick is superior there. So this would give you absolute input for aiming, and high-res relative input for motion. Sounds damn near perfect to me.
Except there is no boss, this is freelance contract work. This website is for turning a hobby into a chance to get paid, not steady employment. Bored? Make a logo, post it. Profit, or don't, it's still more money than you'd have gotten paid playing video games all day.
Any statement about the potentially damaging content of an internal meeting should be taken with a grain of salt. Accusations from anonymous sources and denials made by CEO's at a press conference have equal credibility in this regard.
They still make Math Blaster, though their current avatar looks a little too... modern? I don't know, just keep it off of my lawn.
GCompris is in use by schools all over the world.
What? Those look stupid, when I was a kid we ha- Number Muncher??
Awesome.
They said that unless he stole over a thousand dollars worth of stuff it wasn't even worth it to assign it to an officer regardless of how much information we had.
Sounds like a pretty reasonable claim: had they actually preformed the more cost effective service and written you a check to cover your insurance deductible.
IANA Mathematician, but thinking about it more: You wouldn't actually need the shape. If you split a square in half at a given angle, you will get triangles and rectangles he seems to describe. One byte can store 0-180 in 12 15 degree increments, leaving 4 values to alternately mimic the "pixel" above it, to the left, up and to the left, or up and to the right. Then read them as 2 pixel pairs, where the 4 alternate values of subpixel 2 reference to the right, lower-right,down, and lower-left. Given a 36 pixel block you could store as 2 subpixels:
sx1: 0xR(ot)AARRGGBB
sx2: 0xR(ot)AARRGGBB
where sx1 Rotation defines 1 radian from 0-180 and sx2 rot defines a radian from 180-360, and uses them to slice the block into two colored regions (or references an identically shaped and colored neighbor). Slap a compression algorithm on that data structure, and it might actually crunch up nicely.
His algorithm steps up pixel density by 36, fusses around with it to enhance contrast, then effectively halves it again (as each pixel is now 2 fixed, if oddly shaped, blocks of solid color). I think this is more effective as an "enhance contrast" algorithm than a compression algo, since it seems you would still need to account for the increased resolution, though adding tracking as RGBA1/RGBA2/Shape/Rotation could streamline the bitmap data.
Yes, let's double their unproven asking price.
Way to negotiate, Everyone.
Hulu unfortunately allowed themselves to get sucked into the sociopath world of TV networks. Tv networks are notorious for being psychotic and plain old nutcases about the "value" of their content.
Hulu was started by, and is still owned by, said TV networks.
They really should have gone with a faux-wood finish on those prostheses.
Dust build up and sandstorms are likely to cause more damage than petty thieves and t'rr'rists. Also less easy to solve.
C&C style tesla towers powered by the sea of solar panels could stop trespassers. A Saharan Storm, however, doesn't fear death; and the only thing that doesn't fear a Saharan storm is a saharan... wait, where am I? Too much spice.
I would not be surprised to learn that the top IT companies are soul-eating meat grinders as far as their IT grunts are concerned. The line of geeks lining up to work at Google, even at the cost of semi-useful organs, stretches around the block. No one dreams of a job managing a network for Kraft Foods.
Pro: IT Staff is 75% Female
Con: 66% of IT Staff also claimed to be Night Elves
But I've never been this close to one before! :(
I'm sorry parasite, the Earth cannot hear you over Mars's incessant taunting. It thinks it's sooo grown up just because it shed it's biosphere a billion years earlier. Well you know what, Mars? Everyone acts like they don't notice that enormous mountain when they talk to you, but they do. We all do. We even have a name for it.
Oh, you misunderstood. I was speaking on behalf of the Earth.
Win 1: No more painful earthquakes and embarrassing volcanoes.
Win 2: No more disgusting fungi and parasites mucking about on the surface.
Geothermal isn't really that renewable!
Once we suck all the heat out of the Earth's core, the mantle will solidify: fusing all the tectonic plates and ending earthquakes and volcanoes once and for all.
Win/win.
If a manufacturer or provider of a service that induces customers to use the product for copyright infringement, then they can be held liable.
I think there is a strong case that they do, let me start with the following so you can see where I'm coming from.
Postulate: Downloading doesn't violate copyright owners right to control distribution, uploading, however, does. We all talk about downloading, but we're talking about a system that combines consumption and distribution. The courts have never been leveraged against leechers or non-p2p downloads. I feel this is strong evidence that even the RIAA must agree this to be the case or they would be more eager to terrorize IRC/Usenet users, who are just as easy to catch in the act.
Justification of Inducement claim: Since Limewire does not inform it's users that the content they are downloading is copyrighted, it could be argued they are inducing the user to unwittingly redistribute it by providing it to them, then causing them to immediately begin uploading it to others. If the user had to manually opt-in to share each file they download, I don't think they would have a case against Limewire. Consider an IRC program. mIRC (I don't know what's hot these days..) may not inform you that you are downloading copyrighted works; but the user must take it upon themselves to intentionally redistribute it. Thus mIRC does not induce the user to distribute licensed works.
$150,000 is the maximum the law allows for statutory damages. It does not consider actual damages caused by the infringement. You can sue for those too, you just have to prove the number you come up with; which is hard. Asking for statutory damages is easy.
So, why not all the money on earth? Because that would require them to work for it.
Well thanks for answering! :)
They say ignorance is bliss, but I find it quite frustrating. Generally, the more I understand about a system that produces seemingly undesirable results, the less vexing those results become.
Meet all the elements of one claim and you infringe.
Is there leeway for the judge to decide that while you may infringe, the claims you infringe upon are ridiculously broad? Is there a possibility for justifiable infringment; or is it completely black and white: You infringed, you pay the fine.
I see. Does Amazon sell tiny violins? It would be equally useful to serenade either Bezos or Zuckerburg when this is through.
I read the claims, and noticed that 2 specifies 'friend requests' are sent via email. I only mention claim 2, because while everything else is unavoidably broad, and vaguely worded, I am fairly certain that Facebook specifically does not do this. Does this help to exonerate them?
More generally, since I care not a whit for facebook, how many claims must one infringe on to be held to task? All of them? 50%? 1? Or is it ultimately, and entirely, up to a judge/jury to decide if you acted in good faith in the event that you get sued (similar to Fair Use)?
Whether it's their idea or not, it's a horrible idea
But at the end of the day, if the customers ask for it, you give it to them.
But like he said, just give them a tool that ques up the patches. Allow them to set an update policy that holds off until X day, or bi-weekly, etc. Meanwhile, push patches to the home users as they come. They don't have an IT department to inform and protect them, holding back grandma's critical updates likely does more harm than good.