Hey Telek, do a little more research before posting. Did you ever think there might be more than one "James Logan" in the USA? Those 17 patents that you found were from at least four different people living in MA, NH, WA, and CO during the 1990's.
Check the facts!
You're getting into a "who started it" argument. So don't forget what happend thousands of years ago to the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. These poeple lived peacefully in that area until the Iraelites showed up. God told Israel to "completely destroy them... as the LORD your God has commanded you." (Deuteronomy 20:17). Sounds like an historical record of diety-advocated genocide to me.
Perhaps "war reparations" should be paid to any remaining Hivites that managed to escape the slaughter. Let's see, the interest on 1 shekel at 1% annual interest for 4000 years is roughly 20 quintillion times it's original value! So even if a shekel is worth 1 millionth of a US dollar, they still deserve 20 trillion dollars for every shekel taken from the Hivites. Time to pay up!
Some implementations of Sokoban allow the user to edit their own levels. This can stimulate creativity in puzzle-makers and provide unlimited challenges to others.
There are thousands of sokoban levels on the net. They can be represented as a text formatted file using only 10 characters.
For those kids interested in learning java, let them program Sokoban!
If you look closely at the videoconferencing image in that report, you'll notice that the audio jack is on the left side of the BackPAQ.
This discriminates against LHPs (left-handed persons) who wish to use the device. With 15-30% of the population using their left hands, why are product designers so biased to the right? How difficult woud it be to relocate the jack to a more ambidextrous location? Can't we all just get along?
To anyone who stops drinking their beverage-of-choice because of a single article in the media (yes, I consider jamie's article "anti-establishment propaganda"), I say you should research things a little more before committing to action. Think for yourself.
To anyone who thinks they have a right to do anything that the underlying technology will allow (like register the "guinness.net" domain), bear in mind that Aurthur Guinness was brewing and selling beer 17 years before the Colonies' Declaration of Independence. Guiness was operating before the First Amendement was even conceived. That leaves a long history of use under common law. If you haven't figured it out yet, WIPO is building upon that precedent. Common law is case law. You may not like the fact that no freely elected legislature scripted a law that a court enforces. In that case, file a lawsuit and take it to the Supreme Court.
To anyone who thinks the "Diaego plc v. John Zuccarini" is the archtype of "The Bad Corporation v. The Soverign Individual", I say you should find better examples. The case description says that Zuccarini:
used the misspelled domain names like "guinnes.com" to get people to see his ads.
traps users in his websites.
has...approximately 3000 domain name registrations allegedly held by [Zuccarini] (either individually or by entities such as Cupcake City, Cupcake Shows, Cupcakes, Cupcake Party, Cupcake-Patrols, Cupcake Movies, and Cupcake-Show, all of which are controlled by Respondent)
has...click-based revenue now approach[ing] $1 million per year.
neglected to respond to any correspondence from the Arbitration and Mediation Center.
To jamie, I say you could find a better case in "The Bad Franchise vs. The Individual's Right to Free Speech" if you studied the ongoing saga of corinthians.com. One man uses that domain to promote the Book of Corinthians (as in "The Bible"). But the "Corinthians Futball Team" is taking it through arbitration. Please get to the bottom of this matter and enlighten us.
Remember the WTO riots in Seattle? I read a first-hand account describing how looters and rioters caused damage while using the protestors as cover. Don't let Zuccarini hide behind legitimate free speech issues. (Unless you are an anarchist. In that case, feel free to create a little entropy by spilling bong water in the keyboard! [woo hoo!])
[GROSS] That was so bad, I could smell it! Watching a woman drink her own vomit is not what I consider 'a good time'. Clearly sir, you demonstration a lack of taste.
A curse:
"May you be banished to the backwaters of the Internet! Fie upon thee!"
I'm suprised that no one has told you of the exciting alternative to management. As any good programmer gets older, they are given the ultimatum to "grow up" and join the mgmt corps. That's an emotional argument designed to shame you into being "mature" about your role in the company. What they don't tell you is that you'll never touch the product again.
But there is an alternative for the "lost boys" who want to play with toys: contracting!
As long as you do a good job and stay current with technology, you can do contract jobs until you die! So sign up with a contracting agency, fill out your time cards each week, and make more dough than you would as a manager. The jobs last from 3 months to 2+ years each. If you're willing to move or live in an urban area, you'll never be out of work.
Anyone who thinks you should "take your career more seriously" is already dead. Don't listen to them. You have plenty of other outlets for their model of maturity (spouse, kids, mutual funds, etc.) Unless someone has been a contractor in the past, IGNORE THEM!
Buy a copy of "Contract Professional" to get started. I have no affiliation with this magazine, but it's a great place to get leads.
If you hear yourself saying, "That sounds great, but..." then you are 'weak with fear from within'. Either you'll have the guts to leap into this brave new world or you will stick with what you know: the corporate security blanket. I say "C'mon ya wimp. That security is an illusion!"
I'll bet you could quit your job, join a local contracting firm, then get hired on at your company for 15% more than what you make currently.
Those are just some words of encouragement to kick your ass out of the house. Mama ain't gonna take care of you anymore. Stop whining...
If those bugs land in your backyard, the only people to survive will be alcoholics and colic babies. So stock up on everclear and get your pH down!!! Then prove the existence of Michael Crichton. I know *I've* never seen the man...
Way back in high school (summer 1986), I was fortunate enough to tour some of the GPB labs and talk to a grad student or two. One of them wore a rugby outfit ('cause he just got back from practice) and explained how his PhD was based on solving this problem: When a perfectly spherical metal-plated ball is spinning at a few 1000 rpm in a vacuum, static electricity between the chamber & ball will pit the surfaces. Thus the perfect gyroscope is damaged and the whole experiment is trashed. How can you prevent the static discharges? He mentioned that they rev-up the gyros using bursts of nitrogen gas. The rest of the satellite is designed to follow the gyro in orbit. So whereever the gyro wants to travel, the satellite moves to keep the zero-particle/zero-EM field centered around the gyro. Thus eliminating all forces except gravity. One of us asked if the gravity of the satellite would affect the gyro. "Yes" was the answer. "The gyro must remain at the center-of-mass of the satellite..." I think the measurements were performed by bouncing lasers off the gyros.
Roblimo has solved the IT shortage by expanding the scope. Now, that term includes all of the ironed-tee shirt folks as well! Forget the threat from foreigners, it's the Its that are gonna fill the void!
"How can there be an IT shortage with all of these Its running around?"
"I dunno boss. Lemme get back to hotswapping these IDE drives." [zap] "Ouch! Now I gotta change my shirt..."
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Hey! If you want a useless sort of genius, then join The Church of the SubGenius. I never understood the appeal of that place...
Oh, wait a minute. The price for Platinum is 1.7 times the price of gold.
nevermind...
Hey Telek, do a little more research before posting. Did you ever think there might be more than one "James Logan" in the USA? Those 17 patents that you found were from at least four different people living in MA, NH, WA, and CO during the 1990's.
Check the facts!
You're getting into a "who started it" argument. So don't forget what happend thousands of years ago to the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. These poeple lived peacefully in that area until the Iraelites showed up. God told Israel to "completely destroy them ... as the LORD your God has commanded you." (Deuteronomy 20:17). Sounds like an historical record of diety-advocated genocide to me.
Perhaps "war reparations" should be paid to any remaining Hivites that managed to escape the slaughter. Let's see, the interest on 1 shekel at 1% annual interest for 4000 years is roughly 20 quintillion times it's original value! So even if a shekel is worth 1 millionth of a US dollar, they still deserve 20 trillion dollars for every shekel taken from the Hivites. Time to pay up!
Some implementations of Sokoban allow the user to edit their own levels. This can stimulate creativity in puzzle-makers and provide unlimited challenges to others.
There are thousands of sokoban levels on the net. They can be represented as a text formatted file using only 10 characters.
For those kids interested in learning java, let them program Sokoban!
If you look closely at the videoconferencing image in that report, you'll notice that the audio jack is on the left side of the BackPAQ. This discriminates against LHPs (left-handed persons) who wish to use the device.
With 15-30% of the population using their left hands, why are product designers so biased to the right? How difficult woud it be to relocate the jack to a more ambidextrous location? Can't we all just get along?
To anyone who thinks they have a right to do anything that the underlying technology will allow (like register the "guinness.net" domain), bear in mind that Aurthur Guinness was brewing and selling beer 17 years before the Colonies' Declaration of Independence. Guiness was operating before the First Amendement was even conceived. That leaves a long history of use under common law. If you haven't figured it out yet, WIPO is building upon that precedent. Common law is case law. You may not like the fact that no freely elected legislature scripted a law that a court enforces. In that case, file a lawsuit and take it to the Supreme Court.
To anyone who thinks the "Diaego plc v. John Zuccarini" is the archtype of "The Bad Corporation v. The Soverign Individual", I say you should find better examples. The case description says that Zuccarini:
To jamie, I say you could find a better case in "The Bad Franchise vs. The Individual's Right to Free Speech" if you studied the ongoing saga of corinthians.com. One man uses that domain to promote the Book of Corinthians (as in "The Bible"). But the "Corinthians Futball Team" is taking it through arbitration. Please get to the bottom of this matter and enlighten us.
Remember the WTO riots in Seattle? I read a first-hand account describing how looters and rioters caused damage while using the protestors as cover. Don't let Zuccarini hide behind legitimate free speech issues. (Unless you are an anarchist. In that case, feel free to create a little entropy by spilling bong water in the keyboard! [woo hoo!])
Has anyone registered " john-zuccarini-sucks.com" yet? Or maybe that would not be fair use...
- boli
P.S. Yea, I know. "boli-sucks.com" blah blah blah
P.P.S. One more thing: If you want liberty, vote libertarian next Tuesday.
[GROSS] That was so bad, I could smell it! Watching a woman drink her own vomit is not what I consider 'a good time'. Clearly sir, you demonstration a lack of taste.
A curse:
"May you be banished to the backwaters of the Internet! Fie upon thee!"
Put that in your bowl and choke on it!
I'm suprised that no one has told you of the exciting alternative to management. As any good programmer gets older, they are given the ultimatum to "grow up" and join the mgmt corps. That's an emotional argument designed to shame you into being "mature" about your role in the company. What they don't tell you is that you'll never touch the product again.
But there is an alternative for the "lost boys" who want to play with toys: contracting!
As long as you do a good job and stay current with technology, you can do contract jobs until you die! So sign up with a contracting agency, fill out your time cards each week, and make more dough than you would as a manager. The jobs last from 3 months to 2+ years each. If you're willing to move or live in an urban area, you'll never be out of work.
Anyone who thinks you should "take your career more seriously" is already dead. Don't listen to them. You have plenty of other outlets for their model of maturity (spouse, kids, mutual funds, etc.) Unless someone has been a contractor in the past, IGNORE THEM!
Buy a copy of "Contract Professional" to get started. I have no affiliation with this magazine, but it's a great place to get leads.
If you hear yourself saying, "That sounds great, but..." then you are 'weak with fear from within'. Either you'll have the guts to leap into this brave new world or you will stick with what you know: the corporate security blanket. I say "C'mon ya wimp. That security is an illusion!"
I'll bet you could quit your job, join a local contracting firm, then get hired on at your company for 15% more than what you make currently.
Those are just some words of encouragement to kick your ass out of the house. Mama ain't gonna take care of you anymore. Stop whining...
If those bugs land in your backyard, the only people to survive will be alcoholics and colic babies. So stock up on everclear and get your pH down!!!
Then prove the existence of Michael Crichton. I know *I've* never seen the man...
He mentioned that they rev-up the gyros using bursts of nitrogen gas. The rest of the satellite is designed to follow the gyro in orbit. So whereever the gyro wants to travel, the satellite moves to keep the zero-particle/zero-EM field centered around the gyro. Thus eliminating all forces except gravity. One of us asked if the gravity of the satellite would affect the gyro. "Yes" was the answer. "The gyro must remain at the center-of-mass of the satellite..."
I think the measurements were performed by bouncing lasers off the gyros.
- boli
Roblimo has solved the IT shortage by expanding the scope. Now, that term includes all of the ironed-tee shirt folks as well! Forget the threat from foreigners, it's the Its that are gonna fill the void!
"How can there be an IT shortage with all of these Its running around?"
"I dunno boss. Lemme get back to hotswapping these IDE drives."
[zap]
"Ouch! Now I gotta change my shirt..."
Later,
- EB