I think there are some problems with your code - there is a compile error on line 35 with an open bracket, and line 40 can never be executed with the conditional as specified in line 35.:)
Point taken though, a patent application is NOT a patent. There must be so much prior art on this concept, I can't see how it could be patentable.
If they die... well, that's one more careless/reckless driver off the roads.
The only flaw in this logic is that they rarely only take themselves out. What about the poor person on the other side of the road, doing the right thing suddenly with nowhere to go when a car comes around a blind corner on the wrong side of the road heading straight for them at well over the speed limit? Is it just "too bad" for them?
Yep, that's my (and GP's) point. They SHOULD be able to sell it, or cancel it and allow the time component which has been used of the license to be paid pro rata. But that's not the case.
This remark is particularly insightful, IMHO. However, the goods WERE sold. The question is more along the lines of "why can't they simply repossess them?"
Here I was thinking of the Interceptor from Mad Max - known overseas by the looks of it as the Pursuit Special, but we Aussies will always call it by its real name:)
Completely agree on the point of leaving. It's a golden rule I have, for the reasons outlined by the parent. Once you've made your decision to leave, go. The reasons you decided to leave probably haven't changed, even if more money is on the table, I'm sure that money isn't the reason you've decided to find something different.
And if she's subsequently found using a legitimate free copy of OpenOffice? It just wouldn't stack up, I'm afraid. Anyway, as other posters have stated, she's got a two week cooling off period during which she can get out completely legitimately without resorting to subterfuge that opens her up to risk of prosecution.
I'd imagine if it went to court that it would be easy enough to verify if it did or didn't work on your hardware. Telling porkies like that isn't going to help your cause too much, when (it sounds like) there are enough fully legal approaches to take.
Don't YOU lot start on internet filtering now, we're only just managing to slow the push for this here in Oz! If there's a push for it in the US, then our esteemed, clueless leader is going to say that there is more evidence it should be implemented here!
Of course the fact that Apple raised their market share from 3% to 9% has to be good news for them. Doesn't that directly imply that they've tripled their income stream? I'd be happy with that!
My daughter is incredibly lucky; she not only gets to see her grandparents (all four!) on a fairly regular basis, but she also gets to see one great-grandmother quite often as well. The funny thing is that my grandmother who is 88 uses email to keep in contact with my aunts and uncles who are spread all over the country. As for video contact, my father (in his late sixties) regularly uses Skype to communicate with my brother who lives overseas.
Personally I think this is a far better system than the STUPID net filter that they're trying to pass here in Australia. If they can't go after the people running the websites (hello, start here Conroy!), then rather than making EVERYONE pay for the sins of a few, catch the hits in the logs. That way they can verify it after the fact and catch those doing truly illegal things without a) slowing things down for everyone; and b) infringing on the rights of the citizens to a free and open internet.
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In the book she nicked him in the shin with the knife.
He survived it barely, but that's the reason he was in deep shit and had to change his gun at the beginning of Dr No (in the movie too). The Baretta with silencer got caught in the waistband of his pants, so he didn't manage to kill/hold off the KGB woman.
Completely agree. My professor is in her mid 40s. I defy anyone to say that she's slowing down. In fact I defy anyone to actually keep up with her, danged if she hasn't the fastest mind I've ever seen. I suggest that mental deterioration depends wholly upon the individual person and their circumstances.
Bingo! Last place I worked we had a ping pong table set up (small company). We found that most of us played ping pong at lunch time, it was a great way to decompress. But it was also a fantastic way of not only the development team to bond, but also the support team, because we all played together. It was the single best way to cross team boundaries and get us to actually become a single "team" rather than just a dev and support team.
It wasn't even intended, we just found this old pong table when we moved premises, and the bosses wouldn't have believed the productivity gains they got from it.
Write to Conway directly. If he cops enough backlash from enough people, and from a wide enough cross section of the community, then he's going to have to reconsider his position.
The ABC has an article up about it now, and a lot of people have vented on it http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/24/2399876.htm . Contact details for Conway's office is there. It's also suggested that you write to your Federal Member. The more people the better.
Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Ministerial office
Level 4, 4 Treasury Place
Melbourne Vic 3002
Tel: 03 9650 1188
Fax: 03 9650 3251
minister@dbcde.gov.au http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/contact
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I think there are some problems with your code - there is a compile error on line 35 with an open bracket, and line 40 can never be executed with the conditional as specified in line 35. :)
Point taken though, a patent application is NOT a patent. There must be so much prior art on this concept, I can't see how it could be patentable.
There's probably a dozen more dangerous chemicals then mercury in most kitchens.
Ah, I see you've tasted my cooking.
but given the crew makeup
I know they'll be in there for 3 months, but giving them makeup might not be enough to make any of them THAT attractive.
If they die... well, that's one more careless/reckless driver off the roads.
The only flaw in this logic is that they rarely only take themselves out. What about the poor person on the other side of the road, doing the right thing suddenly with nowhere to go when a car comes around a blind corner on the wrong side of the road heading straight for them at well over the speed limit? Is it just "too bad" for them?
Obviously, he owns Microsoft!
Yep, that's my (and GP's) point. They SHOULD be able to sell it, or cancel it and allow the time component which has been used of the license to be paid pro rata. But that's not the case.
This remark is particularly insightful, IMHO. However, the goods WERE sold. The question is more along the lines of "why can't they simply repossess them?"
THEN you get to the "Oh, wait..." :)
Here I was thinking of the Interceptor from Mad Max - known overseas by the looks of it as the Pursuit Special, but we Aussies will always call it by its real name :)
Now THAT was nigh-uncatchable!
Completely agree on the point of leaving. It's a golden rule I have, for the reasons outlined by the parent. Once you've made your decision to leave, go. The reasons you decided to leave probably haven't changed, even if more money is on the table, I'm sure that money isn't the reason you've decided to find something different.
And if she's subsequently found using a legitimate free copy of OpenOffice? It just wouldn't stack up, I'm afraid. Anyway, as other posters have stated, she's got a two week cooling off period during which she can get out completely legitimately without resorting to subterfuge that opens her up to risk of prosecution.
I'd imagine if it went to court that it would be easy enough to verify if it did or didn't work on your hardware. Telling porkies like that isn't going to help your cause too much, when (it sounds like) there are enough fully legal approaches to take.
Whoever though this up will be jobless in a few years for this one.
Beat the rush! Work for one of the Australian/US car companies and be jobless MUCH sooner! :)
Don't YOU lot start on internet filtering now, we're only just managing to slow the push for this here in Oz! If there's a push for it in the US, then our esteemed, clueless leader is going to say that there is more evidence it should be implemented here!
Of course the fact that Apple raised their market share from 3% to 9% has to be good news for them. Doesn't that directly imply that they've tripled their income stream? I'd be happy with that!
Bravo, someone who understands priors in Bayes!
Bah, they can start their own version - 4gran. :)
My daughter is incredibly lucky; she not only gets to see her grandparents (all four!) on a fairly regular basis, but she also gets to see one great-grandmother quite often as well. The funny thing is that my grandmother who is 88 uses email to keep in contact with my aunts and uncles who are spread all over the country. As for video contact, my father (in his late sixties) regularly uses Skype to communicate with my brother who lives overseas.
Interestingly enough, that's the same interference sound that comes through my radio in the car when my phone rings... :)
Having changed my daughter's nappy on many occasions, I refute this comment sir! ;)
Personally I think this is a far better system than the STUPID net filter that they're trying to pass here in Australia. If they can't go after the people running the websites (hello, start here Conroy!), then rather than making EVERYONE pay for the sins of a few, catch the hits in the logs. That way they can verify it after the fact and catch those doing truly illegal things without a) slowing things down for everyone; and b) infringing on the rights of the citizens to a free and open internet.
In the book she nicked him in the shin with the knife.
He survived it barely, but that's the reason he was in deep shit and had to change his gun at the beginning of Dr No (in the movie too). The Baretta with silencer got caught in the waistband of his pants, so he didn't manage to kill/hold off the KGB woman.
Completely agree. My professor is in her mid 40s. I defy anyone to say that she's slowing down. In fact I defy anyone to actually keep up with her, danged if she hasn't the fastest mind I've ever seen. I suggest that mental deterioration depends wholly upon the individual person and their circumstances.
Bingo! Last place I worked we had a ping pong table set up (small company). We found that most of us played ping pong at lunch time, it was a great way to decompress. But it was also a fantastic way of not only the development team to bond, but also the support team, because we all played together. It was the single best way to cross team boundaries and get us to actually become a single "team" rather than just a dev and support team.
It wasn't even intended, we just found this old pong table when we moved premises, and the bosses wouldn't have believed the productivity gains they got from it.
Write to Conway directly. If he cops enough backlash from enough people, and from a wide enough cross section of the community, then he's going to have to reconsider his position.
The ABC has an article up about it now, and a lot of people have vented on it http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/24/2399876.htm . Contact details for Conway's office is there. It's also suggested that you write to your Federal Member. The more people the better.
Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Ministerial office
Level 4, 4 Treasury Place
Melbourne Vic 3002
Tel: 03 9650 1188
Fax: 03 9650 3251
minister@dbcde.gov.au
http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/contact
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