I'll ditto the two-screen brokenness of ATI. For some reason I can't get my two monitors to do better than 1024x768 resolution. If I do single screen, they'll do 1280*1024 just fine. Apparently the "ati" driver only supports a max 2048x2048 desktop size.
The "fglrx" driver would apparently do better, but all I get is massive artifacting all over the desktops when I try to use it.
Your statement is utter crap. Suggesting that an achievement must be difficult in order to be worthwhile is fallacious.
Let's compare two carpenters as they build two identical houses. The first carpenter uses only hand tools while the second uses modern power tool equipment. By the time both houses have been completed, the first carpenter has of course sweated his ass off with long hours putting the house together -- does this make his house superior?
Tomorrow, don't drive to work. Walk. Run if the distance and your schedule requires it. Can't handle it? Too bad, you're a washout.
The question revolves around whether the item is "licensed" or not, and if it is determined that it is licensed then the patent holder has full control over how the item is used. Regarding your car argument, yes, whatever contract I sign regarding how I use the car is fully enforceable, however such contracts don't exist with car purchases.
In the Lexmark case, it's clear that this is licensed - the purchaser fills out a form and sends it to Lexmark agreeing that they will not refill it. In a similar case, Jazz Photo Corp v International Trade Commission, it was determined that the item was not licensed because the purchaser had insufficient foreknowledge that such a license was an issue. Even though the case failed it was made clear by the courts that the patent owner has the ability to control the use of the product when a (contractual) license exists.
The courts have ruled that the patent owner has full control over how their patent is used regardless of "first sale". The proper term you're looking for is "exhaustion", but again it doesn't apply here.
In the United States, patent is a statutory right that grants the patentee the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling a patented invention
The footnote in the brief reveals why the EFF's case has (IMHO) merit:
Appellants assert that the technician was required to actually view the files on the hard drive in the course of performing the requested services; however, this assertion is not supported in the record
If the technician was unreasonably searching through the computer for files he might find interesting, then there's a definite privacy problem. In other words, Gateway should not be allowed to run tasks on your computer that have no relevance to the repair, just as a plumber has no right to search your underwear drawer if he's just fixing a leaky faucet.
It really looks like the EFF is ensuring that proper procedure was used in this search. If the technician cannot reasonably explain why he was looking at the files (and that the files were relevant to the task of repairing the computer) then the search should most definitely be declared illegal. As the case stands now, there's nothing preventing technicians from acting as agents of the police and performing unnecessary searches of your computer.
MAG Technology used an identical device on their CRT monitors. Just one big wheel at the bottom of the bezel that would be pressed (to select) and spun to scroll through the menus. Seems like they've had these for a godawful long time -- 1997 or earlier?
The passage mentions, specifically, being struck on the right cheek.
Knowing that the majority of the world's population is right-handed, being struck on the right cheek by someone else would be a backhanded "bitch" slap. There's a strong theory that offering the other (left) cheek is a less insulting / less dismissive type of slap.
Actually it is. I had one instance where the installer was rewritten to install the "Better Internet" spyware along with the application - aside from a single alert (which I cancelled to no avail) the installation was seamless.
You really need to know what to look for to avoid the sort of thing.
...have never once seen a dead bird laying around at the bottom of them...
This is a pretty common/bad metric to go by. You need to remember that any dead birds lying about a wind farm will quickly be collected by other predators.
I do agree with your overall point of view of these things not being a major bird risk -- if birds can manage to navigate a tree with swaying branches on a windy day I'm sure they can handle a wind turbine.
I can't imagine anywhere in the US that has no laws preventing the dumping of sewage into waterways. That's rediculous. What third world country are you living in?
You are totally smoking something. It's nothing but runarounds from AOL when you're trying to get yourself off the AOL blacklist, and this is even when you're a Fortune 500 company. Moreover, you usually find yourself blacklisted again in a few months, feedback loop or not.
Adaptec and TekRam sell 8x PCI-E SCSI cards -- not that uncommon if you just look.
* Obligatory note that an 8x card will work in a 16x slot, etc. Tom's Hardware has an article where they actually cover up pins on a 16x card to reduce it to 8x to watch the change in performance.
But that doesn't have anything to do with justice in the courtroom. Obviously you didn't fall for it, and it only takes one juror to straighten things out for the other eleven during juror deliberations.
With bad jurors there's no justice - period - and it doesn't matter what the newspapers say.
Regardless, going back to the story, these are facts that are being presented in court that are subject to a media blackout. Not the other way around.
You're suggesting that it's impossible for a defendant (or plaintiff) to disprove/discredit a newspaper's reports. This would only happen with evidence that was suppressed (for whatever reason).
BMD (shield) might work, but then "the enemy" just needs to switch to a cruise missile or similar. I'm not aware of any physical laws that would prevent "the enemy" from building a cruise missile, nor am I aware of any physical laws in smuggling and launching them from anywhere within the US. Crap - it'd be a hell of a lot easier and cheaper than building a ballistic missile.
BMD (shield) isn't dumb because it won't work, but because it's just plain dumb.
Lastly, spam is a problem that will, eventually, go away by itself. Yes, I actually think this. There will come a time when people say, "of course you could send a million unwanted emails, but who would be so stupid?"
That's about the dumbest statement I've seen today. Where are the facts to back up this theory? Are we supposed to believe this because you believe this? Is that your only argument?
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I'll ditto the two-screen brokenness of ATI. For some reason I can't get my two monitors to do better than 1024x768 resolution. If I do single screen, they'll do 1280*1024 just fine. Apparently the "ati" driver only supports a max 2048x2048 desktop size.
The "fglrx" driver would apparently do better, but all I get is massive artifacting all over the desktops when I try to use it.
Your statement is utter crap. Suggesting that an achievement must be difficult in order to be worthwhile is fallacious.
Let's compare two carpenters as they build two identical houses. The first carpenter uses only hand tools while the second uses modern power tool equipment. By the time both houses have been completed, the first carpenter has of course sweated his ass off with long hours putting the house together -- does this make his house superior?
Tomorrow, don't drive to work. Walk. Run if the distance and your schedule requires it. Can't handle it? Too bad, you're a washout.
Is this really your argument?
Use the MyODBC driver. Link the tables with Access and cut and paste all you want.
Yes, yes, please use a fictional movie as proof of what will happen to a space elevator.
Half-life doesn't have any advertising. It does have logos throughout the game to give it realism, but they don't represent actual products.
The question revolves around whether the item is "licensed" or not, and if it is determined that it is licensed then the patent holder has full control over how the item is used. Regarding your car argument, yes, whatever contract I sign regarding how I use the car is fully enforceable, however such contracts don't exist with car purchases.
In the Lexmark case, it's clear that this is licensed - the purchaser fills out a form and sends it to Lexmark agreeing that they will not refill it. In a similar case, Jazz Photo Corp v International Trade Commission, it was determined that the item was not licensed because the purchaser had insufficient foreknowledge that such a license was an issue. Even though the case failed it was made clear by the courts that the patent owner has the ability to control the use of the product when a (contractual) license exists.
No, you're wrong. Anonymous Coward is right.
The courts have ruled that the patent owner has full control over how their patent is used regardless of "first sale". The proper term you're looking for is "exhaustion", but again it doesn't apply here.
In the United States, patent is a statutory right that grants the patentee the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling a patented invention
If the technician was unreasonably searching through the computer for files he might find interesting, then there's a definite privacy problem. In other words, Gateway should not be allowed to run tasks on your computer that have no relevance to the repair, just as a plumber has no right to search your underwear drawer if he's just fixing a leaky faucet.
It really looks like the EFF is ensuring that proper procedure was used in this search. If the technician cannot reasonably explain why he was looking at the files (and that the files were relevant to the task of repairing the computer) then the search should most definitely be declared illegal. As the case stands now, there's nothing preventing technicians from acting as agents of the police and performing unnecessary searches of your computer.
MAG Technology used an identical device on their CRT monitors. Just one big wheel at the bottom of the bezel that would be pressed (to select) and spun to scroll through the menus. Seems like they've had these for a godawful long time -- 1997 or earlier?
Excellent interface, by the way.
By that notion, you're suggesting that anyone using SCSI should use a seperate card for each disk? A little rediculous.
The passage mentions, specifically, being struck on the right cheek.
Knowing that the majority of the world's population is right-handed, being struck on the right cheek by someone else would be a backhanded "bitch" slap. There's a strong theory that offering the other (left) cheek is a less insulting / less dismissive type of slap.
Actually it is. I had one instance where the installer was rewritten to install the "Better Internet" spyware along with the application - aside from a single alert (which I cancelled to no avail) the installation was seamless.
You really need to know what to look for to avoid the sort of thing.
...have never once seen a dead bird laying around at the bottom of them...
This is a pretty common/bad metric to go by. You need to remember that any dead birds lying about a wind farm will quickly be collected by other predators.
I do agree with your overall point of view of these things not being a major bird risk -- if birds can manage to navigate a tree with swaying branches on a windy day I'm sure they can handle a wind turbine.
I can't imagine anywhere in the US that has no laws preventing the dumping of sewage into waterways. That's rediculous. What third world country are you living in?
You are totally smoking something. It's nothing but runarounds from AOL when you're trying to get yourself off the AOL blacklist, and this is even when you're a Fortune 500 company. Moreover, you usually find yourself blacklisted again in a few months, feedback loop or not.
Yeah. Scares the crap out of me every time I start my car.
Adaptec and TekRam sell 8x PCI-E SCSI cards -- not that uncommon if you just look.
* Obligatory note that an 8x card will work in a 16x slot, etc. Tom's Hardware has an article where they actually cover up pins on a 16x card to reduce it to 8x to watch the change in performance.
MS never marked VNC as spyware -- that was a hoax.
If you are going to insult my grandmother than at least learn to spell.
Nice.
He's just writing to his audience -- mostly gamers.
That's what good writers do, y'know.
But that doesn't have anything to do with justice in the courtroom. Obviously you didn't fall for it, and it only takes one juror to straighten things out for the other eleven during juror deliberations.
With bad jurors there's no justice - period - and it doesn't matter what the newspapers say.
Regardless, going back to the story, these are facts that are being presented in court that are subject to a media blackout. Not the other way around.
You're suggesting that it's impossible for a defendant (or plaintiff) to disprove/discredit a newspaper's reports. This would only happen with evidence that was suppressed (for whatever reason).
BMD (shield) might work, but then "the enemy" just needs to switch to a cruise missile or similar. I'm not aware of any physical laws that would prevent "the enemy" from building a cruise missile, nor am I aware of any physical laws in smuggling and launching them from anywhere within the US. Crap - it'd be a hell of a lot easier and cheaper than building a ballistic missile.
BMD (shield) isn't dumb because it won't work, but because it's just plain dumb.
The headquarters of my corporation is in New York. Do I have to pay New York tax?
Lastly, spam is a problem that will, eventually, go away by itself. Yes, I actually think this. There will come a time when people say, "of course you could send a million unwanted emails, but who would be so stupid?"
That's about the dumbest statement I've seen today. Where are the facts to back up this theory? Are we supposed to believe this because you believe this? Is that your only argument?