"I didn't know that they were going to use these against ground targets. Yikes!"
I'd rather they hit me with this than the current AC130 weapons payload. That aircraft can hit every square inch of a football field in flight one pass with its current 105MM, 40MM and 25MM side mounted weapons.
I think a couple got married on Everquest actually; the people playing the characters, not the characters themselves. I'm not sure what the game developers allow in the way of marriages and dating. Hmmmm...Evequest meets The Sims...
"This is quite silly. I'll just edit them out, in realtime if need be.:-) I can make various encoders encode only blocks of the input video as it is, and making them overlay other portions would be pretty easy. If you're like me and you want to archive stuff, you're willing to spend a little "postproduction" time editing stuff out, too (I'm sure not going to archive commercials)."
Actually it's not quite silly and would be impossible to edit out. Ever tried edigint out the "bugs" tv channels place in the lower right corner of your picture? You're not going to be able to do it and I've seen a few "commercials" for Nascar lately where they have a bunch of cars driving across the lower third of your screen. I believe the ad was on during the Superbowl during a lull in the game. Pretty soon networks could think this is the best way to place commercials on the screen and screw the PVR owners who think they can just fast forward though them.
"Advertisers won't see the point in paying extra for any particular timeslot."
No, but they will pay ad timeslots during the most popular shows. It's a matter of shifting the TV scheduling "system" to accomodate PVRs. However, morons like you want to dictate to the networks how and when this will take place. Back off a tad and let them analyze how PVRs fit into the bigger picture (pardon the pun).
"So everyone go get/build a PVR if you want to stick it to them."
Great, so now everyone will have to deal with split screen advertisements and large advertisement bugs running along the bottom corners because you thought you could stick it to them. Again, if the PVR manufacturers would get together with the networks and develop a plan on how the two can coexist then everyone wins. If the PVR manufacturers push the trend too far then standards will have to change from the network end and I can guarantee you that the current PVR owners will get the shaft there.
"Besides, the question what software the government runs should be decided by the public - that is right, by those who pay the bill!"
However, we do not live in a democracy, we live in a republic. This means you vote for someone who will lobby after your interests. After the tallying is done the majority constituent holds office for a predetermined amount of time and either works on your behalf because you voted along the majority lines or against or indifferent to your needs because your vote fell in the minority. If everyone were given a direct voice in our government there would be more chaos than what is available in hell.
Then the image itself is lost. This, however, gives search engines no right to violate copyrights. The internet needs to adapt to the growing concerns over copyrights, not the other way around. Dismissing the more restrictive sections of the DMCA, our copyright system is well established and capable of handling copyright on the internet. However, many confuse what copyright allows with what they WANT copyright to allow. The system proposed by many would place a great burden on those of us who create works of art thereby diminishing the pool of works ultimately available to the public domain.
You apparently did not read the ruling. Arriba also linked to the photographer's web site on the larger images. However, the ruling stated that there would be no need for parties interested in the works to visit the photographer's site if the full-size images were made available elsewhere, depriving the photogapher of his right to distributiuonunder current copyright laws. Google image search is just as liable were this ruling to be applied there as well. The courts were inessence saying that thumbnails were a legitimate fair use of the work but linking and framing the full-size images was not fair use and infringed upon the copyrights of the photographer.
All in all this was a very fair ruling. There is no need for image search engines to display the full-size image as they could just as easily link to the copyright holder's site while only displaying a thumbnail on their own site.
Not so, sir. Free as, as in speech, software MUST be free, as in beer, or it is not truly free(s). If you attach strings to free(s) software then how can it be free(S)? The user will have to abide by certain rules that they mightnot abide to, therefore they will not be able to use it and spread the word. Therefore, free(s) software MUST be free(b), otherwise it's chained and shackled by one thing or another. Free(b) software can be free(b) and not free(s) but you can't have it the other way around. This in no way stops people from tryin gto sell free(s) software though they must also make a copy available in a free(b) format (even if a little elbow grease is required).
This is the problem with using OSS as a business model. You are left giving away yourproduct and selling services. Some companies find it more cost effective to hire their own in-house or contract service personel then to purchase services through the product supplier. Even trying to sell a tangible product on an OSS foundation has proven to be unstable as witnessed by the VR3 PDAs.
You know, whenI heard N'Sync was going to be in Episode II I was pissed off. However, once I heard what part they play in the movie I didn't care anymore. They play a group of jedi knights in the backgroudn and they die quickly. I believe their onscreen time is about 15 seconds. Big fucking deal. If you get all worked up ovr this little bit of news then you need to seek therapy. Did I happen to mention the good news? George Lucas gets to kill N'Sync.
You can't clone an x86 processor without licensing technology from Intel. In a sense, the x86 architecture is just as closed as Windows. However, cloning a CPU is a far cry from cloning an OS and any attempt to force Microsoft to open their code is a death toll for the company.
Your games will still work inthe territory you just moved to; it's any new games you might purchase which will not work. If you're going to whine, get your facts straight.
I can just imagine a room full of complete geeks, pocket protectors, glasses, bad hygiene and all, discussing whether or not they were emotionally ready to release their next application.
This is a very clever direction to turn in. Given the vast amounts of data that has been collected in recent years, systems like this are going ot become required and more advanced. Perhaps what Northern Light learns while working on this project could eventually turn into the Northern Light 2 internet search engine which will be more efficient and provide better results.
You forget one VERY important issue; software availability. I realize that there is a lot of software that ships with Linux and there is a lot of OSS available on the internet. However, when you go to the store to buy the latest game do you think there is a Linux variant on the shelf? When you want to run Microsoft Word do you think that many people are going to learn how to set up wine or even know that Star Office is available as an alternative (well partially anyway)? The majority of the peopel will figure out how to use the computer but when it comes to the issue of software availbility they're going to be more likely pissed off that the perfectly good software they just purchased at the local computer store won't run on their shiny new system the Belgium government gave them.
Personally I think this idea is a bad one (giving away the computer, not using Linux - well, actually that too). I believe the more responsible thing to do would be to set up systems in public places such as libraries or community centers if they want to help connect the people. Give them e-mail stations (eg. iOpener) if they feel e-mail is so important.
It appears communism has been stamped out only to be replaced by Socialism. The world is not headed towards 1984, it's headed towards Harrison Bergeron.
Well, atleast in criminal cases the accused has the right to face their accuser.
Sixth Amendment - Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Perhaps it's time to establish a parallel in civil cases as well?
"...so if the company tries to use an NDA to sue someone who publicly accused them of discrimination, fraud, illegal dumping, etc., the courts _ought_ to toss the case right out."
But if this ex-employee said these comments malisciously, knowing them to be false, thatis slander. If he wrote the comments on a web site or e-mail that's libel. Both are illegal and reasonable limits to free speech.
Where do trolls like you come from? I can import, edit and export video in ANY format I choose on my Windows XP machine. Natively, you cannot but wouldn't that just draw more ire from the trolls whoo think Microsoft shouldn't include everything? Be realistic here. Pull your head out of your ass.
I've never had problems with Microsoft tech support. I have the Intellimouse Explorer Trackball, I love it. My first one had problems develop with the left mouse button after about 3 months. I called MS Tech Support and they said they would ship out a replacement 2-day the very next day (it was evening when I called). Two days later I received my replacement and I didn't have to send back the original.
"Lets say Guttenberg didn't patent the printing press, but some yutz came along three years later and was able to convince the USPTO to allow a patent for a "Method of communicating using text produced by a printing press""
This can't happen because Guttenberg, or anyone else for that matter, could prove prior art.
I think the original question has merit. What is a common idea? Isn't instamatic film an idea? The patent covers the implementation itself but it's nothing more than an idea.
RDF is an implementation of XML and XML is nothing more than an idea of ways to make data seamless. It's the DTD that is the actual implementation of which RDF is one, and it is patented.
The problem is not with the patent, it's with the process by which patent claims can be checked and with the way with which courts allow patnet owners to lie in wait before filing a law suit. The patent process needs to be revamped, not what gets patented.
Student purhases academic copy of Photoshop. He/she likes it a lot and is eligible for upgrades at normal prices when they are made available. WHen they go to get a job they are famliar with the industry standard because Photoshop catered to the professional graphic designer FIRST, not the student in your first scenario. Graphic design companies hire professionals with a design and/or art education, not little johnny who pirated Photoshop and learned how to use an app.
That would require that the troll actually learn how to use IE properly. There are numerous security settings in IE that can be used if people woudl just read the fucking help file.
Yet another obvious thing this moron could do is set up a custom security profile which prompts them whenever sites require javacript or whatever.
So, MP3 being a de facto standard is OK but IE and Windows being de facto standards is not? By the way fucknut, MP3 does not do video so it would quite impressive if you got the Godfather encoded to a single CD using MP3. It would be equally impressive if you pulled your head out of your ass.
IBM was a monoply but they dragged their case on long enough to have it essentially dropped. Lucent was created from the monopoly that was AT&T (and that was truly a big bad monopoly - you'd really hate life if Microsoft was actually to the computer industry what AT&T's monopoly was to the telecommunications industry). So by your logic all the money IBM has sunk into Linux is illgotten and should be turned down.
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"I didn't know that they were going to use these against ground targets. Yikes!"
I'd rather they hit me with this than the current AC130 weapons payload. That aircraft can hit every square inch of a football field in flight one pass with its current 105MM, 40MM and 25MM side mounted weapons.
I think a couple got married on Everquest actually; the people playing the characters, not the characters themselves. I'm not sure what the game developers allow in the way of marriages and dating. Hmmmm...Evequest meets The Sims...
Somehow I think this guy would be whistling a different tune if some hacker got into his bank account and decided to share his live savings.
"This is quite silly. I'll just edit them out, in realtime if need be. :-) I can make various encoders encode only blocks of the input video as it is, and making them overlay other portions would be pretty easy. If you're like me and you want to archive stuff, you're willing to spend a little "postproduction" time editing stuff out, too (I'm sure not going to archive commercials)."
Actually it's not quite silly and would be impossible to edit out. Ever tried edigint out the "bugs" tv channels place in the lower right corner of your picture? You're not going to be able to do it and I've seen a few "commercials" for Nascar lately where they have a bunch of cars driving across the lower third of your screen. I believe the ad was on during the Superbowl during a lull in the game. Pretty soon networks could think this is the best way to place commercials on the screen and screw the PVR owners who think they can just fast forward though them.
"Advertisers won't see the point in paying extra for any particular timeslot."
No, but they will pay ad timeslots during the most popular shows. It's a matter of shifting the TV scheduling "system" to accomodate PVRs. However, morons like you want to dictate to the networks how and when this will take place. Back off a tad and let them analyze how PVRs fit into the bigger picture (pardon the pun).
"So everyone go get/build a PVR if you want to stick it to them."
Great, so now everyone will have to deal with split screen advertisements and large advertisement bugs running along the bottom corners because you thought you could stick it to them. Again, if the PVR manufacturers would get together with the networks and develop a plan on how the two can coexist then everyone wins. If the PVR manufacturers push the trend too far then standards will have to change from the network end and I can guarantee you that the current PVR owners will get the shaft there.
"Besides, the question what software the government runs should be decided by the public - that is right, by those who pay the bill!"
However, we do not live in a democracy, we live in a republic. This means you vote for someone who will lobby after your interests. After the tallying is done the majority constituent holds office for a predetermined amount of time and either works on your behalf because you voted along the majority lines or against or indifferent to your needs because your vote fell in the minority. If everyone were given a direct voice in our government there would be more chaos than what is available in hell.
Then the image itself is lost. This, however, gives search engines no right to violate copyrights. The internet needs to adapt to the growing concerns over copyrights, not the other way around. Dismissing the more restrictive sections of the DMCA, our copyright system is well established and capable of handling copyright on the internet. However, many confuse what copyright allows with what they WANT copyright to allow. The system proposed by many would place a great burden on those of us who create works of art thereby diminishing the pool of works ultimately available to the public domain.
You apparently did not read the ruling. Arriba also linked to the photographer's web site on the larger images. However, the ruling stated that there would be no need for parties interested in the works to visit the photographer's site if the full-size images were made available elsewhere, depriving the photogapher of his right to distributiuonunder current copyright laws. Google image search is just as liable were this ruling to be applied there as well. The courts were inessence saying that thumbnails were a legitimate fair use of the work but linking and framing the full-size images was not fair use and infringed upon the copyrights of the photographer.
All in all this was a very fair ruling. There is no need for image search engines to display the full-size image as they could just as easily link to the copyright holder's site while only displaying a thumbnail on their own site.
Not so, sir. Free as, as in speech, software MUST be free, as in beer, or it is not truly free(s). If you attach strings to free(s) software then how can it be free(S)? The user will have to abide by certain rules that they mightnot abide to, therefore they will not be able to use it and spread the word. Therefore, free(s) software MUST be free(b), otherwise it's chained and shackled by one thing or another. Free(b) software can be free(b) and not free(s) but you can't have it the other way around. This in no way stops people from tryin gto sell free(s) software though they must also make a copy available in a free(b) format (even if a little elbow grease is required).
This is the problem with using OSS as a business model. You are left giving away yourproduct and selling services. Some companies find it more cost effective to hire their own in-house or contract service personel then to purchase services through the product supplier. Even trying to sell a tangible product on an OSS foundation has proven to be unstable as witnessed by the VR3 PDAs.
You know, whenI heard N'Sync was going to be in Episode II I was pissed off. However, once I heard what part they play in the movie I didn't care anymore. They play a group of jedi knights in the backgroudn and they die quickly. I believe their onscreen time is about 15 seconds. Big fucking deal. If you get all worked up ovr this little bit of news then you need to seek therapy. Did I happen to mention the good news? George Lucas gets to kill N'Sync.
You can't clone an x86 processor without licensing technology from Intel. In a sense, the x86 architecture is just as closed as Windows. However, cloning a CPU is a far cry from cloning an OS and any attempt to force Microsoft to open their code is a death toll for the company.
Your games will still work inthe territory you just moved to; it's any new games you might purchase which will not work. If you're going to whine, get your facts straight.
I can just imagine a room full of complete geeks, pocket protectors, glasses, bad hygiene and all, discussing whether or not they were emotionally ready to release their next application.
This is a very clever direction to turn in. Given the vast amounts of data that has been collected in recent years, systems like this are going ot become required and more advanced. Perhaps what Northern Light learns while working on this project could eventually turn into the Northern Light 2 internet search engine which will be more efficient and provide better results.
You forget one VERY important issue; software availability. I realize that there is a lot of software that ships with Linux and there is a lot of OSS available on the internet. However, when you go to the store to buy the latest game do you think there is a Linux variant on the shelf? When you want to run Microsoft Word do you think that many people are going to learn how to set up wine or even know that Star Office is available as an alternative (well partially anyway)? The majority of the peopel will figure out how to use the computer but when it comes to the issue of software availbility they're going to be more likely pissed off that the perfectly good software they just purchased at the local computer store won't run on their shiny new system the Belgium government gave them.
Personally I think this idea is a bad one (giving away the computer, not using Linux - well, actually that too). I believe the more responsible thing to do would be to set up systems in public places such as libraries or community centers if they want to help connect the people. Give them e-mail stations (eg. iOpener) if they feel e-mail is so important.
It appears communism has been stamped out only to be replaced by Socialism. The world is not headed towards 1984, it's headed towards Harrison Bergeron.
Perhaps it's time to establish a parallel in civil cases as well?
But if this ex-employee said these comments malisciously, knowing them to be false, thatis slander. If he wrote the comments on a web site or e-mail that's libel. Both are illegal and reasonable limits to free speech.
Where do trolls like you come from? I can import, edit and export video in ANY format I choose on my Windows XP machine. Natively, you cannot but wouldn't that just draw more ire from the trolls whoo think Microsoft shouldn't include everything? Be realistic here. Pull your head out of your ass.
I've never had problems with Microsoft tech support. I have the Intellimouse Explorer Trackball, I love it. My first one had problems develop with the left mouse button after about 3 months. I called MS Tech Support and they said they would ship out a replacement 2-day the very next day (it was evening when I called). Two days later I received my replacement and I didn't have to send back the original.
This can't happen because Guttenberg, or anyone else for that matter, could prove prior art.
I think the original question has merit. What is a common idea? Isn't instamatic film an idea? The patent covers the implementation itself but it's nothing more than an idea.
RDF is an implementation of XML and XML is nothing more than an idea of ways to make data seamless. It's the DTD that is the actual implementation of which RDF is one, and it is patented.
The problem is not with the patent, it's with the process by which patent claims can be checked and with the way with which courts allow patnet owners to lie in wait before filing a law suit. The patent process needs to be revamped, not what gets patented.
Perhaps you should try this scenario:
Student purhases academic copy of Photoshop. He/she likes it a lot and is eligible for upgrades at normal prices when they are made available. WHen they go to get a job they are famliar with the industry standard because Photoshop catered to the professional graphic designer FIRST, not the student in your first scenario. Graphic design companies hire professionals with a design and/or art education, not little johnny who pirated Photoshop and learned how to use an app.
That would require that the troll actually learn how to use IE properly. There are numerous security settings in IE that can be used if people woudl just read the fucking help file.
Yet another obvious thing this moron could do is set up a custom security profile which prompts them whenever sites require javacript or whatever.
So, MP3 being a de facto standard is OK but IE and Windows being de facto standards is not? By the way fucknut, MP3 does not do video so it would quite impressive if you got the Godfather encoded to a single CD using MP3. It would be equally impressive if you pulled your head out of your ass.
- burn karma, burn...
So, do they pay them with colorful money? Or do they just let them stay in their hotels and housing developments for free?
IBM was a monoply but they dragged their case on long enough to have it essentially dropped. Lucent was created from the monopoly that was AT&T (and that was truly a big bad monopoly - you'd really hate life if Microsoft was actually to the computer industry what AT&T's monopoly was to the telecommunications industry). So by your logic all the money IBM has sunk into Linux is illgotten and should be turned down.