So the bill addresses the first to invent problem. Without addressing the major issue with the way prior art is defined at the moment. The scope of material examined with regards to prior art is way too narrow, which is a major (if not the biggest) reason for the ridiculous patents that are granted these days, even though you can point to something someone else has already brought to market that employs the same techniques and whatnot.
That makes this bill if not pointless then only a very tiny first step.
When a country starts seriously teaching creationism in schools, how can anyone be surprised? It's likely no coincidence that the US comes out very high in surveys on religious belief and apparently fairly low with regards to respect for science.
I have. I have never tried to talk to an Applevangelist since about their tech habits. Your phone could make coffee, iron shirts, cook dinner and give you a hummer - iFetishists would still tell you about how glorious THEIR device is, because it has a shiny interface.
Laptop use can be tremendously annoying at lectures. But it doesn't stop there - hearing about the girl sitting in fronts weekend plans or how wasted the group beside you got last night is equally distracting. Laptops can be just one more outlet for something irrelevant to the situation (when used for anything but taking notes obviously).
I think a better effect could be achieved by abolishing the mandatory attendance system. Let people bugger off if they dont want to pay attention anyway. It'll only come back to bite them in the ass come exam time. The way it is now they end up ruining lectures for both themselves and everyone around them.
"Where does Fascism (national socialism) fit into that model?"
Saywhatnow? National socialism and fascism are not interchangeable - the national socialist movements just happen to have operated in fascist ways in the past (and present).
Government regulation is not socialism either - to imply such, is to lay bare a complete lack of understanding for the various doctrines. Setting common parameters for economic activity is NOT the same as community ownership.
Socialism:
"an economic theory or system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned by the community collectively, usually through the state. It is characterized by production for use rather than profit, by equality of individual wealth, by the absence of competitive economic activity, and, usually, by government determination of investment, prices, and production levels"
Am I alone in preferring single-player modes of most games? The only ever exception is really Diablo 2 and actual MMO's designed without single player modes. In the latter case I tend to play a lot on my own anyway, so technically all those other people dont matter.
All I really want from a game, is a good single player campaign, when I'm done with that, I usually just shelve it.
It's a white guy with dreadlocks. Surely he has bigger problems than customs (with whom he is likely to have problems until he makes better personal grooming decisions):P
"Only two countries in the world have software patents"
If you mean the US and EU, then you're at least partly right. Otherwise I think you may need to bone up on your patent law. Most countries allow for software patents, but in roundabout ways.
This would have been a lot funnier if it was even remotely realistic. How much would a 7.000.000 ft glass lens weigh anyway? Good luck getting a rocket big enough.
I think we should thank Sony for simplifying the process of cracking games. All you would need to do is reset the counter and possibly lock it, instead of having a figure out obscure and involved algorithms?
"an elaborate daily ritual that rejuvenates his body and triggers his creative process"
Maybe he's under the impression that he's the only one to ever think of having one off the wrist every morning. Dear god I hope he didn't use his camera for that too, scientific journals beware.
Not to rain on the Dutch parade, but maybe they dont know entirely what they're talking about? Could it just be finger pointing?
I know two things for sure though. First, I live in one of the countries listed as "opposed" to transparency, yet our administration is clearly for more transparency in the process. Second, I've read the draft text start to finish - it's not all that secret, and honestly not all that interesting either. I'm surprised it's not on wikileaks yet tbh.
Err, wouldn't it be a huge step forward in completely UNreliable systems? Depends of course on what you mean by replication, but an integral part of biological replication is evolution through mutation. While it would be interesting, it might also not be all that useful unless controlled carefully when it comes to electronic systems.
Well yes, while that is true, we may ultimately have to stop buying cheap plastic crap from them as a consequence, to even things out. This in turn will lead to the collapse of 1-dollar stores and a decline in useless junk at yardsales.
The OP is comparing a natural ressource only present in specific places with something that is easily manufactured anywhere. So, dependence on chinese wind turbines - hardly.
"due to the generally high conviction rate of those arrested by Japanese police"
I wonder if high conviction rates are a result of superior investigation techniques, whereby arrests are only made when the case evidence is already relatively overwhelming - or if it means that once you enter the interrogation room, you only come out once you plead guilty.
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So the bill addresses the first to invent problem. Without addressing the major issue with the way prior art is defined at the moment. The scope of material examined with regards to prior art is way too narrow, which is a major (if not the biggest) reason for the ridiculous patents that are granted these days, even though you can point to something someone else has already brought to market that employs the same techniques and whatnot.
That makes this bill if not pointless then only a very tiny first step.
When a country starts seriously teaching creationism in schools, how can anyone be surprised? It's likely no coincidence that the US comes out very high in surveys on religious belief and apparently fairly low with regards to respect for science.
I dont feel like browsing my mayor much - sounds like an invasion of privacy.
I have. I have never tried to talk to an Applevangelist since about their tech habits. Your phone could make coffee, iron shirts, cook dinner and give you a hummer - iFetishists would still tell you about how glorious THEIR device is, because it has a shiny interface.
Laptop use can be tremendously annoying at lectures. But it doesn't stop there - hearing about the girl sitting in fronts weekend plans or how wasted the group beside you got last night is equally distracting. Laptops can be just one more outlet for something irrelevant to the situation (when used for anything but taking notes obviously).
I think a better effect could be achieved by abolishing the mandatory attendance system. Let people bugger off if they dont want to pay attention anyway. It'll only come back to bite them in the ass come exam time. The way it is now they end up ruining lectures for both themselves and everyone around them.
"Where does Fascism (national socialism) fit into that model?"
Saywhatnow? National socialism and fascism are not interchangeable - the national socialist movements just happen to have operated in fascist ways in the past (and present).
Government regulation is not socialism either - to imply such, is to lay bare a complete lack of understanding for the various doctrines. Setting common parameters for economic activity is NOT the same as community ownership.
Socialism:
"an economic theory or system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned by the community collectively, usually through the state. It is characterized by production for use rather than profit, by equality of individual wealth, by the absence of competitive economic activity, and, usually, by government determination of investment, prices, and production levels"
Ah crap, and here I was trying to get away from other people. =/
Am I alone in preferring single-player modes of most games? The only ever exception is really Diablo 2 and actual MMO's designed without single player modes. In the latter case I tend to play a lot on my own anyway, so technically all those other people dont matter.
All I really want from a game, is a good single player campaign, when I'm done with that, I usually just shelve it.
It's a white guy with dreadlocks. Surely he has bigger problems than customs (with whom he is likely to have problems until he makes better personal grooming decisions) :P
How is that not illegal state aid under EU law? Because they dont target specific content providers? Sounds highly dubious.
Obiously the real question is why the system is running floppy.sys - is there really a need for that in an XJS?
What you do after dark is your own business ;)
Well, this discussion right now is a good example.
So I could power my TV with only 12.000 rats? Groovy!
"Only two countries in the world have software patents"
If you mean the US and EU, then you're at least partly right. Otherwise I think you may need to bone up on your patent law. Most countries allow for software patents, but in roundabout ways.
This would have been a lot funnier if it was even remotely realistic. How much would a 7.000.000 ft glass lens weigh anyway? Good luck getting a rocket big enough.
I think we should thank Sony for simplifying the process of cracking games. All you would need to do is reset the counter and possibly lock it, instead of having a figure out obscure and involved algorithms?
"an elaborate daily ritual that rejuvenates his body and triggers his creative process"
Maybe he's under the impression that he's the only one to ever think of having one off the wrist every morning. Dear god I hope he didn't use his camera for that too, scientific journals beware.
Not to rain on the Dutch parade, but maybe they dont know entirely what they're talking about? Could it just be finger pointing?
I know two things for sure though. First, I live in one of the countries listed as "opposed" to transparency, yet our administration is clearly for more transparency in the process. Second, I've read the draft text start to finish - it's not all that secret, and honestly not all that interesting either. I'm surprised it's not on wikileaks yet tbh.
Are you saying that engineering isn't a science? *ponder* Maybe you meant to say theorists?
Err, wouldn't it be a huge step forward in completely UNreliable systems? Depends of course on what you mean by replication, but an integral part of biological replication is evolution through mutation. While it would be interesting, it might also not be all that useful unless controlled carefully when it comes to electronic systems.
Well yes, while that is true, we may ultimately have to stop buying cheap plastic crap from them as a consequence, to even things out. This in turn will lead to the collapse of 1-dollar stores and a decline in useless junk at yardsales.
:p
The end is nigh.
The OP is comparing a natural ressource only present in specific places with something that is easily manufactured anywhere. So, dependence on chinese wind turbines - hardly.
That depends, which core, left or right half of the brain?
"due to the generally high conviction rate of those arrested by Japanese police"
I wonder if high conviction rates are a result of superior investigation techniques, whereby arrests are only made when the case evidence is already relatively overwhelming - or if it means that once you enter the interrogation room, you only come out once you plead guilty.