Not quite. Under some circumstances, a US patent application can remain unpublished for up to eighteen months after filing. See here.
So it's possible for someone to file a patent application, then choose not to disclose the application for a period of time. I am not sure if this happened in the RAMBUS case - I am just pointing out that patent applications are not always immediately made public.
The FTC had found that Rambus undermined competition by getting secretly patented technology included in industry standards, but the Supremes evidently didn't agree.
Actually, the Court's decision not to hear the case only implies that a majority of the judges did believed that there was a compelling reason to hear the case. Quoting from here:
The Court grants a petition for certiorari only for "compelling reasons," spelled out in the court's Rule 10. Such reasons include, without limitation:
to resolve a conflict in the interpretation of a federal law or a provision of the federal constitution
to correct an egregious departure from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings
to resolve an important question of federal law, or to expressly review a decision of a lower court that conflicts directly with a previous decision of the Court.
Which of these reasons would have justified the Court to hear this case?
2) Consider how many iPods get lost or stolen. Is it reasonable to bury personal info into music files unbeknownst to the user when those files are *known* to end up in the wrong hands?
Should we demand that personal information be removed from drivers licenses because someone might steal your wallet?
I don't think so.
If someone steals my iPod, I'm going to report it to the police. Then if someone shares the music, I will already have an alibi.
We have similar laws for electricity and phone, so why not internet.
Perhaps you need a history lesson. Rural areas of the United States originally got electric service through public cooperative organizations because the private utilities would not provide service in these areas. While laws were passed to provide government loans to these co-ops, private companies were not forced to provide service.
Private utility companies later purchased many of these co-ops, but there are still co-ops providing electric service in many areas today.
Blaming Tivo for this is like blaming the farmers who grow coffee beans for the cold cup of coffee that you got from Starbucks.
Although Tivo has supplied components to DirectTV, the features capabilities and features are determined by DTV, not Tivo. If you want your DTV box (which happens to run Tivo software) to be upgraded, contact DirectTV.
I agree with the parent. There are thousands of people traveling internationally every day, and only a very small percentage of their laptops are being searched (well below 0.1%). There are better things to worry about.
I travel internationally fairly often, and I am far more concerned about having someone else pick up my laptop by mistake from the X-Ray machine (which almost happened about a year ago in Japan).
The book is pretty good. Too bad the folks who produced the movie version decided to change the story, adding a bunch of political nonsense to what had been a first rate sci-fi story.
I stand by my post. Although the web site may say these things, in practice they are not restricting membership, for either boys or leaders. The fact that my son was able to join without any discussion of religion proves my point (we did not do a we search before signing up, which I suspect is typical).
How long ago did this happen? When my son joined cub scouts (about five years ago) the membership application asked if he believed in God. But a couple months ago when he crossed over to Boy Scouts, I noticed that this question was no longer on the application form.
I can imagine that an individual unit may still be making religion a requirement to join, but it sure looks the national organization no longer asks.
That's a big step in the right direction, and BSA should get credit for this.
Me thinks that you speak without any facts to back you up. I have been involved with scouting for five years, and I have never seen an evidence that either the national organization or the local council favors a particular religion.
I can imagine that a small minority of individual units (troops, packs, etc) may do otherwise, but this would not be endorsed by the BSA or the local councils.
It's interesting how people form a decision, and then quit paying attention as times (and organizations) change. The BSA's membership and leadership applications no longer ask if you believe in God. The troop that my son just joined doesn't ask (or care) about religion.
Please provide some evidence that the current BSA leadership and policies still takes the position that you accuse them of.
Most of the information being quoted here is old, and based on my current experience probably out of date.
My son joined boy scouts a couple months ago, and I signed up to be a leader. I was really surprised that nobody asked us about religion, and unlike a few years ago (when my son joined Cub Scouts) the application forms did not ask if we believed in God.
I have no idea what the national organization has to say about this, but at my local level religion is not an issue.
Focus on things that are within your domain of inspection / control. For example, something is wrong if the total number of votes is greater than the total number of people who voted.
The questions that voters ask you may also be a tip off that there is a problem. Has a machine done something unexpected? Are the machines behaving in a consistent way for all voters? Does one machine seem to be faster than another?
I am thinking about doing something like this. Does your system recirculate the water between the 120 gal tank and the solar system, so that the water in the tank is always warm?
The online video of Kamen's talk is well worth watching. Dean is a smart guy, but even he didn't think that this was possible at first. Then he saw some of the existing technology and thought about the impact that an advanced prosthetic arm would have on these folks. Now he's one of the people making this happen.
While a prosthetic arm that allows more sensitive touch will have a positive impact on the folks who need this technology, it may also lead to spin offs in other areas. Anyone care to speculate on other uses for this technology?
J&N in Fairport, NY, is a great source for computer components. Plus their assembled systems are good deals (I'm typing this message using a computer that they built for me). They don't carry as many brands as CompUSA, but their prices are good and their staff is very knowledgeable.
Also, Circuit City is not bad if they have what you want in stock. When I buy stuff from them, I always order online and then pick up at the store.
Remember that this took place during the time frame of the transition from a research oriented network (the ARPANET) to a larger, more production oriented network. The World Wide Web in it's current form had not even been invented yet. The creation of the.com domain was driven by a technical requirement to switch to a hierarchical based system, replacing a flat name space. The first step was to adopt the temporary.arpa domain name. Most companies then switched from the.arpa domain to the.com domain when their technical staff was ready to make the transition.
In other words, registering for a.com domain was an administrative necessity for the relatively small number of companies that were connected to the DARPA Internet at that time. It was not a business decision.
Putting this in context, during this same time frame lot of universities were connected to a different network, called CSNET. BITNET was also very active during this period. Although there were interconnections between the DARPA Internet, CSNET, and BITNET, each was a truly independent network. A lot of companies with Unix installations were on UUCP (which did not use a domain based name system).
Considering the market segments that companies like Microsoft were involved with in the mid 1980's, it should not surprise anyone that they were not among the first to register for.com domains. It would not have made any sense for them to do so.
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Not quite. Under some circumstances, a US patent application can remain unpublished for up to eighteen months after filing. See here.
So it's possible for someone to file a patent application, then choose not to disclose the application for a period of time. I am not sure if this happened in the RAMBUS case - I am just pointing out that patent applications are not always immediately made public.
The FTC had found that Rambus undermined competition by getting secretly patented technology included in industry standards, but the Supremes evidently didn't agree.
Actually, the Court's decision not to hear the case only implies that a majority of the judges did believed that there was a compelling reason to hear the case. Quoting from here:
The Court grants a petition for certiorari only for "compelling reasons," spelled out in the court's Rule 10. Such reasons include, without limitation:
Which of these reasons would have justified the Court to hear this case?
2) Consider how many iPods get lost or stolen. Is it reasonable to bury personal info into music files unbeknownst to the user when those files are *known* to end up in the wrong hands?
Should we demand that personal information be removed from drivers licenses because someone might steal your wallet?
I don't think so.
If someone steals my iPod, I'm going to report it to the police. Then if someone shares the music, I will already have an alibi.
/Don
We have similar laws for electricity and phone, so why not internet.
Perhaps you need a history lesson. Rural areas of the United States originally got electric service through public cooperative organizations because the private utilities would not provide service in these areas. While laws were passed to provide government loans to these co-ops, private companies were not forced to provide service.
Private utility companies later purchased many of these co-ops, but there are still co-ops providing electric service in many areas today.
I thought that long distance pneumatic tubes were already a reality. See here.
Blaming Tivo for this is like blaming the farmers who grow coffee beans for the cold cup of coffee that you got from Starbucks.
Although Tivo has supplied components to DirectTV, the features capabilities and features are determined by DTV, not Tivo. If you want your DTV box (which happens to run Tivo software) to be upgraded, contact DirectTV.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what is a "BDM building"?
I agree with the parent. There are thousands of people traveling internationally every day, and only a very small percentage of their laptops are being searched (well below 0.1%). There are better things to worry about.
I travel internationally fairly often, and I am far more concerned about having someone else pick up my laptop by mistake from the X-Ray machine (which almost happened about a year ago in Japan).
The book is pretty good. Too bad the folks who produced the movie version decided to change the story, adding a bunch of political nonsense to what had been a first rate sci-fi story.
What would be a reasonable value?
When my son joined Cub Scouts (five years ago) the application form did have a reference to believing in a higher power. Now it does not.
I stand by my post. Although the web site may say these things, in practice they are not restricting membership, for either boys or leaders. The fact that my son was able to join without any discussion of religion proves my point (we did not do a we search before signing up, which I suspect is typical).
I said that things are changing, not that the change was completed.
This patch is local to the council in LA. It's not available nationally, and it's not endorsed by the national BSA organization.
This discussion has been so one sided, it would be nice if a more moderate opinion got some attention.
How long ago did this happen? When my son joined cub scouts (about five years ago) the membership application asked if he believed in God. But a couple months ago when he crossed over to Boy Scouts, I noticed that this question was no longer on the application form.
I can imagine that an individual unit may still be making religion a requirement to join, but it sure looks the national organization no longer asks.
That's a big step in the right direction, and BSA should get credit for this.
Besides, it ain't just the oath.
Really? Please provide more details.
Me thinks that you speak without any facts to back you up. I have been involved with scouting for five years, and I have never seen an evidence that either the national organization or the local council favors a particular religion.
I can imagine that a small minority of individual units (troops, packs, etc) may do otherwise, but this would not be endorsed by the BSA or the local councils.
It's interesting how people form a decision, and then quit paying attention as times (and organizations) change. The BSA's membership and leadership applications no longer ask if you believe in God. The troop that my son just joined doesn't ask (or care) about religion.
Please provide some evidence that the current BSA leadership and policies still takes the position that you accuse them of.
Most of the information being quoted here is old, and based on my current experience probably out of date.
My son joined boy scouts a couple months ago, and I signed up to be a leader. I was really surprised that nobody asked us about religion, and unlike a few years ago (when my son joined Cub Scouts) the application forms did not ask if we believed in God.
I have no idea what the national organization has to say about this, but at my local level religion is not an issue.
Focus on things that are within your domain of inspection / control. For example, something is wrong if the total number of votes is greater than the total number of people who voted.
The questions that voters ask you may also be a tip off that there is a problem. Has a machine done something unexpected? Are the machines behaving in a consistent way for all voters? Does one machine seem to be faster than another?
I am thinking about doing something like this. Does your system recirculate the water between the 120 gal tank and the solar system, so that the water in the tank is always warm?
The online video of Kamen's talk is well worth watching. Dean is a smart guy, but even he didn't think that this was possible at first. Then he saw some of the existing technology and thought about the impact that an advanced prosthetic arm would have on these folks. Now he's one of the people making this happen.
While a prosthetic arm that allows more sensitive touch will have a positive impact on the folks who need this technology, it may also lead to spin offs in other areas. Anyone care to speculate on other uses for this technology?
J&N in Fairport, NY, is a great source for computer components. Plus their assembled systems are good deals (I'm typing this message using a computer that they built for me). They don't carry as many brands as CompUSA, but their prices are good and their staff is very knowledgeable.
Also, Circuit City is not bad if they have what you want in stock. When I buy stuff from them, I always order online and then pick up at the store.
Remember that this took place during the time frame of the transition from a research oriented network (the ARPANET) to a larger, more production oriented network. The World Wide Web in it's current form had not even been invented yet. The creation of the .com domain was driven by a technical requirement to switch to a hierarchical based system, replacing a flat name space. The first step was to adopt the temporary .arpa domain name. Most companies then switched from the .arpa domain to the .com domain when their technical staff was ready to make the transition.
In other words, registering for a .com domain was an administrative necessity for the relatively small number of companies that were connected to the DARPA Internet at that time. It was not a business decision.
Putting this in context, during this same time frame lot of universities were connected to a different network, called CSNET. BITNET was also very active during this period. Although there were interconnections between the DARPA Internet, CSNET, and BITNET, each was a truly independent network. A lot of companies with Unix installations were on UUCP (which did not use a domain based name system).
Considering the market segments that companies like Microsoft were involved with in the mid 1980's, it should not surprise anyone that they were not among the first to register for .com domains. It would not have made any sense for them to do so.