From what I've heard, 'High Quality' is absolutely not relevant to Expendables 3 in any way, so obviously the claims are b.s., like most of mpaas claims.
"Judge ruled against me anyway, because he said he "could not believe" the cable service people would simply fail to show up when they said they would. "
I guess that judge has never gotten cable. (Hotels don't count.)
You and fifty million other people. I thing I saw the same thing from a reprint of a really old Popular Mechanics. I think it was an article that was published during the 1950s, so it was definitely before I was born.
Because the concept isn't new or innovative and has definitely been thought of before by people versed in the relevant field. So an aircraft with swappable modules, according to the patent rules, isn't patentable. On the other hand, if they aren't trying to patent the concept, but rather their specific mechanism for doing so, that might very well be patentable. As to 'getting a patent means it's patentable' arguement, we all know that's a farce, after all, when a kid can get a patent for playing on swings by swinging sideways, the system is F'd up! (Yes, that did happen, her dad is a patent lawyer...)
Though I find the assumption that the starting point of the device is the same as it's creation date a bit of a reach. It's not uncommon for someone making mechanical device to track something, use a known historical reference point to then gauge it's accuracy. If it can correctly calculate the stuff you already know, then you can have a reasonable expectation it will work for unknown events as well. On the other hand, if it fails to properly perform on past events, you know it will definitely be useless scrap.
I have various issues with Sony. Let's just say I dislike them a lot. (I have issue with Microsoft as well, but far less than with Sony.) However, consoles are all about the games, and if you don't have those, it's just an expensive paperweight. That being said, the vast majority of games I want to play between those two consoles are on the PS4, so I'd have to go with that one, even if I despise Sony.
I'd be shocked if I wasn't with the way those paranoid asshats 'work' since I was in the military as a Munitions Systems Specialist (IYAAYAS!), and am an old school computer geek, and several other things that though totally legal, are things the paranoid TLAs (3 letter acronym/agency) has listed as stuff the are paranoid about. So yeah, I always assume they are reading my every posts, and by now their file must be getting full because I like to sprinkle in the occasional keyword like terrorist or explosives just to try and trigger their alert script. I figured if the creeps are spying on me without a warrant and valid suspicions, I should make their work as hard as possible! Personally I haven't met many people from any of those groups, but the few I have were uniformly egotistical, paranoid, irrational, and rather low on the intellect scales. I'm sure there must be somebody intelligent working for them, and pity that poor damned soul.
Javascript was named Livescript before the whole Java thing became super buzzworth so they changed the name to grab some coattail action. It seems to have worked for them, but it doesn't change the fact that Javascript and Java are NOT the same thing.
Any time you let bureaucrats and politicians tell you how to do your job, if it ever gets 'completed' it will take many times longer and even greater multiples of cash to make something that at best, only halfway works, and often can't even fulfill the original stated requirements properly.
It's very similar to other software projects where your boss let's the customer start making whatever changes to the requirements he wants after you've already completed 20% or more of the project. The 'requests' never stop, often conflict, and have made many programmers contemplate murder/suicide.
For optimal software testing, you need several types of testers. The dev - Someone who knows how to code and what this software is supposed to do, and intimately. The hacker - Someone who knows how to code, and doesn't care what the software wants because dammit, he's going to make it dance a frigging jig for giggles. The user - Doesn't know coding, but knows the subject the software is based around because he's the one that uses it. He knows exactly what it needs to do and what he wants it to do and will gladly tell you how you are failing in that. The ignorant - Can't code, doesn't want to, isn't sure if this computer thing is actually filled with enslaved magic pixies. If there's anyone that will do something no intelligent rational person will ever think of, the ignorant is king. You'd be amazed how many show-stopper bugs have been found by them.
Great! So how are filling your broadband requirements now? Isn't funny how in so many areas, the only viable solution for anything other than dialup is comcast?
And have you seen the backed up lines to get through that security screening? Heck with bombing the plane, you'd get more people bombing the line, and never have to get groped by TSA.
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From what I've heard, 'High Quality' is absolutely not relevant to Expendables 3 in any way, so obviously the claims are b.s., like most of mpaas claims.
"Judge ruled against me anyway, because he said he "could not believe" the cable service people would simply fail to show up when they said they would. "
I guess that judge has never gotten cable. (Hotels don't count.)
How about getting some psychiatric care going, because that sounds like one sick person right there.
Because he lost his touch years ago. He's now as predictable as 3 month old milk.
If it can be abused, it WILL be abused.
Well the politicians are safe then.
You and fifty million other people. I thing I saw the same thing from a reprint of a really old Popular Mechanics. I think it was an article that was published during the 1950s, so it was definitely before I was born.
Low berths and sleeper pods are still just sci-fi. :(
Because the concept isn't new or innovative and has definitely been thought of before by people versed in the relevant field.
So an aircraft with swappable modules, according to the patent rules, isn't patentable.
On the other hand, if they aren't trying to patent the concept, but rather their specific mechanism for doing so, that might very well be patentable.
As to 'getting a patent means it's patentable' arguement, we all know that's a farce, after all, when a kid can get a patent for playing on swings by swinging sideways, the system is F'd up! (Yes, that did happen, her dad is a patent lawyer...)
And of course, the obligatory IANAL.
And don't forget that Pluto crosses Neptunes orbit as well.
Though I find the assumption that the starting point of the device is the same as it's creation date a bit of a reach. It's not uncommon for someone making mechanical device to track something, use a known historical reference point to then gauge it's accuracy. If it can correctly calculate the stuff you already know, then you can have a reasonable expectation it will work for unknown events as well. On the other hand, if it fails to properly perform on past events, you know it will definitely be useless scrap.
Do you mean the users that have actually logged in sometime within this decade? :)
Yeah, I hear all 30 of them were really annoyed at this new policy.
I have various issues with Sony. Let's just say I dislike them a lot. (I have issue with Microsoft as well, but far less than with Sony.) However, consoles are all about the games, and if you don't have those, it's just an expensive paperweight. That being said, the vast majority of games I want to play between those two consoles are on the PS4, so I'd have to go with that one, even if I despise Sony.
Just so long as it isn't plaid noise, that could be a real problem.
A friend of mine has a seeing eye dog with that name.
I'd be shocked if I wasn't with the way those paranoid asshats 'work' since I was in the military as a Munitions Systems Specialist (IYAAYAS!), and am an old school computer geek, and several other things that though totally legal, are things the paranoid TLAs (3 letter acronym/agency) has listed as stuff the are paranoid about. So yeah, I always assume they are reading my every posts, and by now their file must be getting full because I like to sprinkle in the occasional keyword like terrorist or explosives just to try and trigger their alert script. I figured if the creeps are spying on me without a warrant and valid suspicions, I should make their work as hard as possible! Personally I haven't met many people from any of those groups, but the few I have were uniformly egotistical, paranoid, irrational, and rather low on the intellect scales. I'm sure there must be somebody intelligent working for them, and pity that poor damned soul.
Javascript was named Livescript before the whole Java thing became super buzzworth so they changed the name to grab some coattail action.
It seems to have worked for them, but it doesn't change the fact that Javascript and Java are NOT the same thing.
I was in a company that tried offshoring tech support. That lasted 2 years before they brought it back because the offshore just couldn't do the job.
Any time you let bureaucrats and politicians tell you how to do your job, if it ever gets 'completed' it will take many times longer and even greater multiples of cash to make something that at best, only halfway works, and often can't even fulfill the original stated requirements properly.
It's very similar to other software projects where your boss let's the customer start making whatever changes to the requirements he wants after you've already completed 20% or more of the project. The 'requests' never stop, often conflict, and have made many programmers contemplate murder/suicide.
If it's just the lawyers, marketing weasels, and lazy reporters that go extinct, I don't think anyone will worry. ;)
For optimal software testing, you need several types of testers.
The dev - Someone who knows how to code and what this software is supposed to do, and intimately.
The hacker - Someone who knows how to code, and doesn't care what the software wants because dammit, he's going to make it dance a frigging jig for giggles.
The user - Doesn't know coding, but knows the subject the software is based around because he's the one that uses it. He knows exactly what it needs to do and what he wants it to do and will gladly tell you how you are failing in that.
The ignorant - Can't code, doesn't want to, isn't sure if this computer thing is actually filled with enslaved magic pixies. If there's anyone that will do something no intelligent rational person will ever think of, the ignorant is king. You'd be amazed how many show-stopper bugs have been found by them.
Worse, you have to have a signed permit for each house you want to drive by, and each time you do so.
"As I kill them with toxic plastic objects I made. Wanna see my fish skull montage?"
Great!
So how are filling your broadband requirements now?
Isn't funny how in so many areas, the only viable solution for anything other than dialup is comcast?
And have you seen the backed up lines to get through that security screening? Heck with bombing the plane, you'd get more people bombing the line, and never have to get groped by TSA.