According to a raseerch at Caibrmdge Unviersity, it deosn't mettar in waht oedrr the letetrs in a wrod are. The olny imaortpnt thnig is taht the fisrt and lsat letetr be in the rgiht plcae.
The rset can be a ttoal mses and you can sitll raed it wiohtut peoblrm. Tihs is bucaese the hmuan mnid deos not raed erevy letter by itslef, but the wrod as a whloe.
Except that the Phonedog brand was used by Mr. Kravitz to potentially attract followers and he admittedly tweeted work related content. If it was his personal account, he shouldn't have used the company name.
Draw a clear line between your work life and your personal life... don't ever blur the line...
The GPS tracker is not constrained by traditional boundaries of privacy -- like the locked front gate of a long driveway. The cop trailing the car is free to observe public actions, while the GPS makes no distinctions of public and private activities.
There may not be a lot of private locations where the GPS affixed to a vehicle is "crossing the line", but we're not that far away from a tracking device small enough to be embedded in your clothing without your knowledge...
The future of all applications will be individual sandboxes. Why the hell would you have perimeter security (show your credentials to access the enture kingdom) versus a police state (show me your papers) that denies all privileges not specifically granted.
I'm not saying I want to physically live in that world, but I definitely want my computers operating in that world
The difference between what an employee working on a federal contract is paid as wages and what a contractor charges is explained by the Negotiated Indirect Cost Rates (NICRAs) that a contractor negotiates with a relevant contracting agency. These NICRAS are typically 3 multipliers on salaries and direct costs that account for the overhead costs, fringe benefits, and profit margin of the contractor.
while there are a number of contract types, the predominant contract is cost plus fixed fee (CPFF). Since the labor rate is the predominant cost, the contractor actually has a perverse incentive to pay employees as much as possible so that the base costs on which the NICRA is multiplied is bigger.
Cervical cancer occurs at an average age of 54; however, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (or CIN), the precursor lesion to cervical cancer, most often occurs in much younger women. For a woman with CIN, her likelihood of survival is almost 100 percent with timely and appropriate treatment. (HHS.gov)
I'm not advocating against the vaccine, but I think the economics of public health are pretty fascinating.
CORRECTION: NYTimes states HPV causes 22,000 cancer cases per year, so vaccination cost is about $86,000 per case. Same point -- need a biosimilar / generic option.
In 2000, there were approximately 40 million people in the US between the ages of 10 and 24 (censusscope.org). The 3 dose Gardacil cycles costs approx $360 (cervicalcancer.about.com). Total cost of HPV public health vaccinations: 14Billion in the first year, and maybe $1Bn per year in each subsequent year.
There are approximately 12000 cases per year and 4300 deaths per year from cervical cancer (cancer.gov).
If Gardacil prevents 90% of those cases (it's a very effective vaccine), then vaccination has an effective cost of approximately $157,000 per case (assuming we amortize the initial 14Bn hit over 20 years).
I understand there are other public health benefits than simply prevention of cervical cancer, but let's hope we get a biosimilar quickly to drive the cost of vaccination down significantly.
I get your point, but your example is a bit flawed. PayPal isn't an eCurrency -- it's just a method of transferring payments. BitCoin is a free floating currency. A better example is spending US dollars to buy Euros, and then selling the Euros to get your US Dollars back. Exchange rates change, and you either win or lose.
The two problems the most impact BitCoin are 1) small total volume increases volatility from trading, and 2) lack of transparent BitCoin economy eliminates contextual factors that influence trading behaviors. In theory, both these factors could diminish over time.
IANAL, so I probably shouldn't even speak these word, but doesn't the equitable doctrine of laches mean that if Samsung knew that everybody was violating their WCDMA patents and did nothing to enforce them, then they eventually forfeit the right to enforce them.
Although now that I think about it, they might be trying to enforce WCDMA patents specific to HSPA+, which wasn't present before the 4s.
Invention is the creation of a new idea, concept, or technology. Innovation is the viable application of novel and existing technology. Many people use the two terms as if they're synonymous, but in fact they are very different things. I explicitly used the term "less innovative", and not "less inventive".
I agree that Motorola is very inventive, but they haven't been innovative since the RAZR. I know less about Samsung, but I'll take your word for it that they're both innovative and inventive. That doesn't change the fact that Apple is innovative, and it defends it's innovations.
Yes, see my comment above on the difference between innovation and invention. If Motorola or anyone else has a claim to Apple's use of patented inventions they should pursue them, but it's not OK to try to invalidate a patent by using other patents that became unenforceable when they were contributed to the establishment of standards.
As surprising at it may sound, Motorola can defend an invention while Apple defends an innovation that may use the underlying invention from Motorola. If that's the case, Apple would need to license the invention from Motorola, or have confidence that the underlying patent on the invention is unenforceable.
Seriously, you're calling me a retard? On behalf of retards everywhere, thank you.
There is a fundamental difference between innovation and invention that I'm not sure you're considering. Invention is the creation of a new idea, concept, or technology. Innovation is the viable application of novel and existing technology.
So, Apple is good at innovation and their development of a unique smartphone interface that (as one example) removes the file system as the dominant form of information organization and access pretty much defines innovation. Since the current patent system allows it, Apple patents innovations and then defends them.
I didn't imply that Motorola isn't inventive, but they haven't shown real innovation since the RAZR line. There are plenty of innovations and inventions occurring all over the place, and if Apple uses one without licensing, they should pay. But back to the original point of this posting, using patents that have become toothless as part of the development of standards isn't patent defense based on innovation or invention, it's grasping at straws.
I never said Apple invented that business model, I said they followed that model -- and that their huge capital cushion allows them to be very good at that model. Also, you really should look at modern manufacturing supply chains for laptops, smartphones, and tablets. Original Design Manufacturers (Quanta, HTC, etc.) do the majority of manufacturing based on designs developed solely by branded technology companies (OEM model) or through partnership design (ODM model). In either case, those designs are dependent on component suppliers, and Apple has been very good as locking up the component suppliers through a mix of contracts and investments. All that is one half of how Apple stays ahead.
The other half of the way Apple stays ahead is aggressively defending it's look and feel and UI patents. Whether you or I think that patent system is good or bad doesn't matter. It exists in it's current form and Apple (and all others) make the best of it they can.
I don't think you understand Apple's business model. They're entire growth strategy is based on novel innovation and a locking up of supply chains to keep them 1-2 years ahead of product offerings from competing companies.
The expectation of backlash suits was likely expected as less innovative companies scan their patent portfolios in a desperate attempt to limit the innovation gap between their company and Apple. You can only lose a patent argument a few times before the patent becomes toothless against precedent.The current end game from litigation is that Apple will likely win more battles than they lose and Apple will stay 1-2 years ahead of competing product offerings. The current end game for the industry overall isn't yet known -- either other companies will replicate Apple's mix of innovation and supply chain control and compete against Apple, or they'll settle to be 2nd tier technology companies.
You're "real manufacturer" comment is off the mark. Apple uses it's war chest of cash to finance the build out of supply chain fab plants in return for first choice / monopoly supply. the "real manufacturers" you're referring to (I assume Taiwanese ODMs) can't get the parts to replicate.
Either way, geeks who love new toys win -- so long as you're not an apple hater.
I do this all the time. Easy-Peazy. Soekris box at home running M0n0wall with free DynDNS service to solve my dynamic IP address problem. Not only does this solve the tethering packet inspection problem, but the hardware also makes public wifi access inherently safer.
second, you can dramatically improve the performance of 3g phones running 4.0+ by disabling all (or most) of spotlight search
settings -> general -> spotlight search, and then uncheck everything you can live without -- I recommend just keeping mail, events, and contacts)
I find it funny that you complain about apple's treatment of you (and all 3G owners) and then admit to buying a second iphone...
The only thing I've seen that comes close to a FOSS replacement for dropbox is sparkleshare, but it's not quite there yet in terms of be accessible from all platforms. I wish I had time to contribute to the effort. I guess if I stop trolling/. I could free up a few hours a week
Even if NH is one of the silly states that requires 2-party consent, it's hard to believe that police officers, engaging in publicly visible activities, in public areas, have a a reasonable expectation of privacy.
The article says: "It also probably didn’t help Gannon’s cause that he told police he was videotaping the incident with a small Kodak mini camcorder". It would probably help his case if he'd been able to claim that his taping was being done visibly.
This issue comes up enough that it needs to be settled -- preferably at the Federal level.
This guy was flagged, and the DMV sent him a letter saying that they were investigating an issue about his identity, and that he had 3 weeks to resolve the issue by providing supporting data or his license would be suspended. He didn't respond within the time window and then it took 10 days to undo and resolve a process that was triggered by his original failure to respond.
Best data point no one bothered to cite: the other party who was flagged as a possible match responded within the window and was cleared without incident.
Being a member of a functioning society means you need to participate -- check your mail and respond when asked reasonable questions by state authorities...
A second for Scratch. Kids can take an idea from concept to execution very quickly. If you want to start 'em even earlier, get them playing with Turtle Art.
These groups use the fight against government/corporate secrecy as a cover to justify silly cracking and DDOS. "Catch Us if you can" isn't a negotiating position -- it's a silly taunt from people who think: a) there is anonymity, and b) they're smarter than they are.
How does pilfering and publishing my personal information that I've entrusted to a government/corporation do anything to hurt the corporation. If anything, if makes we wish for stronger protection and enforcement -- something I never thought I'd want...
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According to a raseerch at Caibrmdge Unviersity, it deosn't mettar in waht oedrr the letetrs in a wrod are. The olny imaortpnt thnig is taht the fisrt and lsat letetr be in the rgiht plcae.
The rset can be a ttoal mses and you can sitll raed it wiohtut peoblrm. Tihs is bucaese the hmuan mnid deos not raed erevy letter by itslef, but the wrod as a whloe.
http://www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/cambridge.asp
Except that the Phonedog brand was used by Mr. Kravitz to potentially attract followers and he admittedly tweeted work related content. If it was his personal account, he shouldn't have used the company name.
Draw a clear line between your work life and your personal life... don't ever blur the line...
Question 1: Will a /. post overload my server?
Answer: Yes.
The GPS tracker is not constrained by traditional boundaries of privacy -- like the locked front gate of a long driveway. The cop trailing the car is free to observe public actions, while the GPS makes no distinctions of public and private activities. There may not be a lot of private locations where the GPS affixed to a vehicle is "crossing the line", but we're not that far away from a tracking device small enough to be embedded in your clothing without your knowledge...
The future of all applications will be individual sandboxes. Why the hell would you have perimeter security (show your credentials to access the enture kingdom) versus a police state (show me your papers) that denies all privileges not specifically granted. I'm not saying I want to physically live in that world, but I definitely want my computers operating in that world
Taste? Have you been reading the Jobs biography?
The difference between what an employee working on a federal contract is paid as wages and what a contractor charges is explained by the Negotiated Indirect Cost Rates (NICRAs) that a contractor negotiates with a relevant contracting agency. These NICRAS are typically 3 multipliers on salaries and direct costs that account for the overhead costs, fringe benefits, and profit margin of the contractor.
while there are a number of contract types, the predominant contract is cost plus fixed fee (CPFF). Since the labor rate is the predominant cost, the contractor actually has a perverse incentive to pay employees as much as possible so that the base costs on which the NICRA is multiplied is bigger.
Cervical cancer occurs at an average age of 54; however, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (or CIN), the precursor lesion to cervical cancer, most often occurs in much younger women. For a woman with CIN, her likelihood of survival is almost 100 percent with timely and appropriate treatment. (HHS.gov)
I'm not advocating against the vaccine, but I think the economics of public health are pretty fascinating.
CORRECTION: NYTimes states HPV causes 22,000 cancer cases per year, so vaccination cost is about $86,000 per case. Same point -- need a biosimilar / generic option.
In 2000, there were approximately 40 million people in the US between the ages of 10 and 24 (censusscope.org). The 3 dose Gardacil cycles costs approx $360 (cervicalcancer.about.com). Total cost of HPV public health vaccinations: 14Billion in the first year, and maybe $1Bn per year in each subsequent year.
There are approximately 12000 cases per year and 4300 deaths per year from cervical cancer (cancer.gov).
If Gardacil prevents 90% of those cases (it's a very effective vaccine), then vaccination has an effective cost of approximately $157,000 per case (assuming we amortize the initial 14Bn hit over 20 years).
I understand there are other public health benefits than simply prevention of cervical cancer, but let's hope we get a biosimilar quickly to drive the cost of vaccination down significantly.
verbal contract anyone? Or just for fun, let's consider implied-in-fact contracts...
"I promise to pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today".
I get your point, but your example is a bit flawed. PayPal isn't an eCurrency -- it's just a method of transferring payments. BitCoin is a free floating currency. A better example is spending US dollars to buy Euros, and then selling the Euros to get your US Dollars back. Exchange rates change, and you either win or lose.
The two problems the most impact BitCoin are 1) small total volume increases volatility from trading, and 2) lack of transparent BitCoin economy eliminates contextual factors that influence trading behaviors. In theory, both these factors could diminish over time.
IANAL, so I probably shouldn't even speak these word, but doesn't the equitable doctrine of laches mean that if Samsung knew that everybody was violating their WCDMA patents and did nothing to enforce them, then they eventually forfeit the right to enforce them.
Although now that I think about it, they might be trying to enforce WCDMA patents specific to HSPA+, which wasn't present before the 4s.
If anyone knows, speak up.
Invention is the creation of a new idea, concept, or technology. Innovation is the viable application of novel and existing technology. Many people use the two terms as if they're synonymous, but in fact they are very different things. I explicitly used the term "less innovative", and not "less inventive". I agree that Motorola is very inventive, but they haven't been innovative since the RAZR. I know less about Samsung, but I'll take your word for it that they're both innovative and inventive. That doesn't change the fact that Apple is innovative, and it defends it's innovations.
Yes, see my comment above on the difference between innovation and invention. If Motorola or anyone else has a claim to Apple's use of patented inventions they should pursue them, but it's not OK to try to invalidate a patent by using other patents that became unenforceable when they were contributed to the establishment of standards.
As surprising at it may sound, Motorola can defend an invention while Apple defends an innovation that may use the underlying invention from Motorola. If that's the case, Apple would need to license the invention from Motorola, or have confidence that the underlying patent on the invention is unenforceable.
Seriously, you're calling me a retard? On behalf of retards everywhere, thank you.
There is a fundamental difference between innovation and invention that I'm not sure you're considering. Invention is the creation of a new idea, concept, or technology. Innovation is the viable application of novel and existing technology.
So, Apple is good at innovation and their development of a unique smartphone interface that (as one example) removes the file system as the dominant form of information organization and access pretty much defines innovation. Since the current patent system allows it, Apple patents innovations and then defends them.
I didn't imply that Motorola isn't inventive, but they haven't shown real innovation since the RAZR line. There are plenty of innovations and inventions occurring all over the place, and if Apple uses one without licensing, they should pay. But back to the original point of this posting, using patents that have become toothless as part of the development of standards isn't patent defense based on innovation or invention, it's grasping at straws.
I never said Apple invented that business model, I said they followed that model -- and that their huge capital cushion allows them to be very good at that model. Also, you really should look at modern manufacturing supply chains for laptops, smartphones, and tablets. Original Design Manufacturers (Quanta, HTC, etc.) do the majority of manufacturing based on designs developed solely by branded technology companies (OEM model) or through partnership design (ODM model). In either case, those designs are dependent on component suppliers, and Apple has been very good as locking up the component suppliers through a mix of contracts and investments. All that is one half of how Apple stays ahead.
The other half of the way Apple stays ahead is aggressively defending it's look and feel and UI patents. Whether you or I think that patent system is good or bad doesn't matter. It exists in it's current form and Apple (and all others) make the best of it they can.
I don't think you understand Apple's business model. They're entire growth strategy is based on novel innovation and a locking up of supply chains to keep them 1-2 years ahead of product offerings from competing companies.
The expectation of backlash suits was likely expected as less innovative companies scan their patent portfolios in a desperate attempt to limit the innovation gap between their company and Apple. You can only lose a patent argument a few times before the patent becomes toothless against precedent.The current end game from litigation is that Apple will likely win more battles than they lose and Apple will stay 1-2 years ahead of competing product offerings. The current end game for the industry overall isn't yet known -- either other companies will replicate Apple's mix of innovation and supply chain control and compete against Apple, or they'll settle to be 2nd tier technology companies.
You're "real manufacturer" comment is off the mark. Apple uses it's war chest of cash to finance the build out of supply chain fab plants in return for first choice / monopoly supply. the "real manufacturers" you're referring to (I assume Taiwanese ODMs) can't get the parts to replicate.
Either way, geeks who love new toys win -- so long as you're not an apple hater.
I do this all the time. Easy-Peazy. Soekris box at home running M0n0wall with free DynDNS service to solve my dynamic IP address problem. Not only does this solve the tethering packet inspection problem, but the hardware also makes public wifi access inherently safer.
first, downgrading from 4.0 to 3.1.3 on an iphone is (or maybe only was) possible. LMGTFY: http://www.google.com/search?aq=1&oq=downgrade+4.0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=downgrade+4.0+to+3.1.3 (click the top link...)
second, you can dramatically improve the performance of 3g phones running 4.0+ by disabling all (or most) of spotlight search settings -> general -> spotlight search, and then uncheck everything you can live without -- I recommend just keeping mail, events, and contacts)
I find it funny that you complain about apple's treatment of you (and all 3G owners) and then admit to buying a second iphone...
Spot on...someone +4 the above post.
/. I could free up a few hours a week
The only thing I've seen that comes close to a FOSS replacement for dropbox is sparkleshare, but it's not quite there yet in terms of be accessible from all platforms. I wish I had time to contribute to the effort. I guess if I stop trolling
Even if NH is one of the silly states that requires 2-party consent, it's hard to believe that police officers, engaging in publicly visible activities, in public areas, have a a reasonable expectation of privacy.
The article says: "It also probably didn’t help Gannon’s cause that he told police he was videotaping the incident with a small Kodak mini camcorder". It would probably help his case if he'd been able to claim that his taping was being done visibly.
This issue comes up enough that it needs to be settled -- preferably at the Federal level.
This guy was flagged, and the DMV sent him a letter saying that they were investigating an issue about his identity, and that he had 3 weeks to resolve the issue by providing supporting data or his license would be suspended. He didn't respond within the time window and then it took 10 days to undo and resolve a process that was triggered by his original failure to respond.
Best data point no one bothered to cite: the other party who was flagged as a possible match responded within the window and was cleared without incident.
Being a member of a functioning society means you need to participate -- check your mail and respond when asked reasonable questions by state authorities...
A second for Scratch. Kids can take an idea from concept to execution very quickly. If you want to start 'em even earlier, get them playing with Turtle Art.
These groups use the fight against government/corporate secrecy as a cover to justify silly cracking and DDOS. "Catch Us if you can" isn't a negotiating position -- it's a silly taunt from people who think: a) there is anonymity, and b) they're smarter than they are.
How does pilfering and publishing my personal information that I've entrusted to a government/corporation do anything to hurt the corporation. If anything, if makes we wish for stronger protection and enforcement -- something I never thought I'd want...