Perhaps the prior art could be found within the USPTO itself. From a typical technology patent application:
Applicant: I'd like to file for a patent on my idea. USPTO: Tell me about your idea. Applicant: My idea will change everything. No one will be able to surf the web without using my idea. I'll make billions! USPTO: You sound excited. Applicant: Excited? Who wouldn't be? USPTO: I'll ask the questions. Applicant: Oh, sorry. Now, about that application. USPTO: Oh, you'd like a patent application. Of course sir. Here is your patent, #123,456,789,012,345.
As someone who runs a 3d oriented online community (PoserPros), I think a standard for 3d content is long, long overdue. We will soon be launching a 3d asset store for our community, and if the browsers had a full featured 3d standard today, it would just open that many more option to display our content to our members.
Also realize, we are talking about people that have already paid for this procedure. The decision should have already been made by the hosting company to raise them when technology permits. To do otherwise is pure fraud.
Maybe mostly true, but not 100%. I've gotten one of the "hate mails" from @Home about running a web server. Unfortunately for them, when they sent the email out to the two dozen or so folks that received it, the mail list was completely visible, and kinda turned into a support group for a couple of weeks.:)
In talking directly with an @Home techie about it, he finally told me that as long as there wasn't an open, publicly viewable default web page, they didn't care. So, slap an Apache password protect on the root page and they're happy.
Anyway, after the recent @Home crap, I'm finally switching to DSL. DirecTV/DSL to be exact. They have static IP and don't care about servers. Their TOS even says they will allow "limited business" servers. We'll see.:)
Also, remember who's running Apple and setting directional focus and the "religious" ferver he can create in the Apple-ites. Beginning the move of the MAC OS to Intel, might be even too big a challenge for Jobs to convince his loyal user base that moving to Intel isn't selling out on some level. Compiling to Intel might just be more of a proof of concept, "See, we're portable too!"
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Perhaps the prior art could be found within the USPTO itself. From a typical technology patent application:
Applicant: I'd like to file for a patent on my idea.
USPTO: Tell me about your idea.
Applicant: My idea will change everything. No one will be able to surf the web without using my idea. I'll make billions!
USPTO: You sound excited.
Applicant: Excited? Who wouldn't be?
USPTO: I'll ask the questions.
Applicant: Oh, sorry. Now, about that application.
USPTO: Oh, you'd like a patent application. Of course sir. Here is your patent, #123,456,789,012,345.
As someone who runs a 3d oriented online community (PoserPros), I think a standard for 3d content is long, long overdue. We will soon be launching a 3d asset store for our community, and if the browsers had a full featured 3d standard today, it would just open that many more option to display our content to our members.
Also realize, we are talking about people that have already paid for this procedure. The decision should have already been made by the hosting company to raise them when technology permits. To do otherwise is pure fraud.
Simply put: the future doesn't want you.
;)
If this was the case, we wouldn't have archaeologists, would we? Does Jurassic Park ring any bells?
Trading copyrighted files should be legal, but complex user agreements should be illegal ... uh, ok. :)
Depends on the startup. ;)
So, how does this affect importing the game into the country? Who's for making a few bucks with an eBay auction or fifty? :)
Maybe mostly true, but not 100%. I've gotten one of the "hate mails" from @Home about running a web server. Unfortunately for them, when they sent the email out to the two dozen or so folks that received it, the mail list was completely visible, and kinda turned into a support group for a couple of weeks. :)
:)
In talking directly with an @Home techie about it, he finally told me that as long as there wasn't an open, publicly viewable default web page, they didn't care. So, slap an Apache password protect on the root page and they're happy.
Anyway, after the recent @Home crap, I'm finally switching to DSL. DirecTV/DSL to be exact. They have static IP and don't care about servers. Their TOS even says they will allow "limited business" servers. We'll see.
So why isn't everyone up in arms over ethernet addresses too?
Also, remember who's running Apple and setting directional focus and the "religious" ferver he can create in the Apple-ites. Beginning the move of the MAC OS to Intel, might be even too big a challenge for Jobs to convince his loyal user base that moving to Intel isn't selling out on some level. Compiling to Intel might just be more of a proof of concept, "See, we're portable too!"
Remember, the PPro was the first x86 to get on-chip, same speed as CPU, L2 cache. The P2 and P3 just built upon the PPro design.