I know many (most?) Slashdotters don't follow sports to any large degree, however this one jumped out at me. From within TFA: [Quicken Loans] founder Dan Gilbert, who also owns the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, invites employees to travel to Cleveland to see the team in action via the Cavs Express.
Ummm....the company is headquartered in Livonia, Michigan -- big-time Detroit Pistons territory. Might as well offer your employees tickets to see the Ohio State Buckeyes or Chicago Bulls -- equally hated rivals of Michigan sports fans...
[ObDisclaimer -- I'm a big Ohio State fan...give me the tickets!]
Reform #1: If lawsuit is deemed frivolous, plaintiff pays for defendant's legal fees, court costs, and some penalty to be divvied between the court and the defendant(s).
Reform #2: Neither party is allowed to spend more on legal fees and/or time spent, in the case of pro bono.
Reform #3: If a plaintiff has had 3 lawsuits deemed frivolous, they are barred from suing for one year. A fourth is 5 years. A fifth is 10 years.
Reform #4: A lawyer who's had 3 or more lawsuits dismissed for frivolity is suspended for one year. A fourth is grounds for disbarment. A fifth is automatic disbarment.
Like I said previously, IANAL. Some of these might already be in place. Some might not be good ideas. But the time for stopping this litigious nonsense has come.
Even if the victim doesn't pony up to stop the DoS, they still pay in lost service and opportunity. In this regard, a DoS against a big moneymaking site means a huge loss of revenue. How long until an ethically-challenged company DoS's their competition?
There is no such thing as bad PR. In trying to discredit her, they've turned her into a rockstar. This may very well result in even more opportunities for PJ. Perhaps when she counter-sues, she should also send a thank you card.
3) There is true IT business consulting. While many consultants do code, many more simply work with the end users to help write design documents - which are then handed to coders.
ObOfficeSpace quote: "So what is it you say you do here?"
There is nothing wrong with the OpenDoc format -- it is a storage medium. By contrast, MS Office's and OpenOffice's function is to display the contents of such media in a way that is useful to the user. In this case, the shortcoming is indeed with OpenOffice, not OpenDoc.
Also, at what point was GP arguing for MS Office? The most you can glean from GP's post regarding his opinions on MS Office is that he's neutral, as there's nothing whether he prefers MS Office or not, only that one function of MS Office exceeds the capabilities of OpenOffice. There's nothing stating his overall opinion of MS Office.
This brings up the question of syntax vs. semantics. Right now, Google could filter based on syntax, but what if the Kiddiez start getting smart about things and instead of labelling the hacked versions "crack" or "keygen" or "warez", they labelled it "orange juice" or "pinto" or "football" -- words that have no semantic relation to the issues at hand here. Sure, Google could get smart too and start filtering those, but the list of unrelated words or phrases could almost be limitless -- moreso if foreign words are allowed.
In my mind, I'm getting this picture of anti-virus programs and their virus signature checking algorithms, and the run-time complexity involved as the number of signatures increases. In this case, it could be exponential in a very short time period if Google is forced to filter every single search string against a rapidly growing list of "questionable" keywords.
Actually, that explosion was the result of all the computers on the planet Bleepgorp exploding shortly after their illegal downloads of season 1 of American Idol through the delta quadrant wormhole.
completely decode the DNA of 100 or more people... on Slashdot
Common results included a disregard for traditional business models, predisposition for processed snack cakes and energy drinks, and an unusual heightened responsiveness to patellar reflex stimulation. Only 1% of the sample set were found to know what a naked woman looks like, which not surprisingly corresponded directly to the 1% determined to actually be women.
You know, I've never quite understood the rationale behind the British "proof of innocence" concept. At least the UK is not burdened by the overly litigious climate of America....until now?
I understand what you're saying but, it's not the impression that the article gives. It shows the EC taking a very euro-centric position, and nearly makes a blackmail-type of threat, with the EC as the sole beneficiary of any levy or fine against MSFT, not the EC developers.
I'm no fan of MSFT practices either, but fines are not the answer, especially when it won't amount to a hill of beans, either for the average coder or to MSFT's bottom line. Boycotting is a better idea, but one that will be especially hard to enforce.
Two words for you -- caveat emptor. Without trusting the seller or sampling the merchandise, you have no way of knowing what you're getting. In the case of RIAA lawsuits, if they're suing on false pretenses, this could be grounds for a countersuit.
Playing stupid about p2p is a bad idea if you're going to follow-up with a defense based on advanced computer topics, such as IP Spoofing and wireless network hijacking. It's impossible to prove, but I would have to venture that someone with the latter skills knows very well what p2p is and what the risks are.
In such a situation, it's probably best to stick with a defense of "wasn't me", rather than complicating things by also feigning ignorance about p2p.
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You're right -- inaction is a great threat to the republic. But so is having a double-standard. Just ask Dred Scott.
[ObDisclosure -- I'm independent -- I prefer to think before I vote.]
Before this becomes a big GOP-bashing party, let's not be so tunnel-visioned to believe that this could never happen on the blue side of the aisle.
I know many (most?) Slashdotters don't follow sports to any large degree, however this one jumped out at me. From within TFA:
[Quicken Loans] founder Dan Gilbert, who also owns the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, invites employees to travel to Cleveland to see the team in action via the Cavs Express.
Ummm....the company is headquartered in Livonia, Michigan -- big-time Detroit Pistons territory. Might as well offer your employees tickets to see the Ohio State Buckeyes or Chicago Bulls -- equally hated rivals of Michigan sports fans...
[ObDisclaimer -- I'm a big Ohio State fan...give me the tickets!]
And in the Big Blue corner, weighing in at 800 lbs and wearing the obligatory monkey suit...
ObDisclaimer: IANAL
I think it's high time we had lawsuit reform.
Reform #1: If lawsuit is deemed frivolous, plaintiff pays for defendant's legal fees, court costs, and some penalty to be divvied between the court and the defendant(s).
Reform #2: Neither party is allowed to spend more on legal fees and/or time spent, in the case of pro bono.
Reform #3: If a plaintiff has had 3 lawsuits deemed frivolous, they are barred from suing for one year. A fourth is 5 years. A fifth is 10 years.
Reform #4: A lawyer who's had 3 or more lawsuits dismissed for frivolity is suspended for one year. A fourth is grounds for disbarment. A fifth is automatic disbarment.
Like I said previously, IANAL. Some of these might already be in place. Some might not be good ideas. But the time for stopping this litigious nonsense has come.
and then read again....
Even if the victim doesn't pony up to stop the DoS, they still pay in lost service and opportunity. In this regard, a DoS against a big moneymaking site means a huge loss of revenue. How long until an ethically-challenged company DoS's their competition?
There is no such thing as bad PR. In trying to discredit her, they've turned her into a rockstar. This may very well result in even more opportunities for PJ. Perhaps when she counter-sues, she should also send a thank you card.
3) There is true IT business consulting. While many consultants do code, many more simply work with the end users to help write design documents - which are then handed to coders.
ObOfficeSpace quote: "So what is it you say you do here?"
Perhaps if they just banned oil exports, they could then stop that inflow of filthy, moral corrupting American money.
There is nothing wrong with the OpenDoc format -- it is a storage medium. By contrast, MS Office's and OpenOffice's function is to display the contents of such media in a way that is useful to the user. In this case, the shortcoming is indeed with OpenOffice, not OpenDoc.
Also, at what point was GP arguing for MS Office? The most you can glean from GP's post regarding his opinions on MS Office is that he's neutral, as there's nothing whether he prefers MS Office or not, only that one function of MS Office exceeds the capabilities of OpenOffice. There's nothing stating his overall opinion of MS Office.
Not to mention the population of a previously vacant warehouse in Worcester with approximately 500,000 obsolete MS butterfly keyboards.
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On a related note, Mitch Bainwol and Cary Sherman were seen chuckling hearily upon hearing about the donation
This brings up the question of syntax vs. semantics. Right now, Google could filter based on syntax, but what if the Kiddiez start getting smart about things and instead of labelling the hacked versions "crack" or "keygen" or "warez", they labelled it "orange juice" or "pinto" or "football" -- words that have no semantic relation to the issues at hand here. Sure, Google could get smart too and start filtering those, but the list of unrelated words or phrases could almost be limitless -- moreso if foreign words are allowed.
In my mind, I'm getting this picture of anti-virus programs and their virus signature checking algorithms, and the run-time complexity involved as the number of signatures increases. In this case, it could be exponential in a very short time period if Google is forced to filter every single search string against a rapidly growing list of "questionable" keywords.
Basically we want the best performance we can get so long as we don't create problems for the competition.
Surely you mean end user?
Perhaps you're just not familiar with the space-time bending concept of a wormhole?
Actually, that explosion was the result of all the computers on the planet Bleepgorp exploding shortly after their illegal downloads of season 1 of American Idol through the delta quadrant wormhole.
...is the the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
A: What do you mean, African or European?
completely decode the DNA of 100 or more people ... on Slashdot
Common results included a disregard for traditional business models, predisposition for processed snack cakes and energy drinks, and an unusual heightened responsiveness to patellar reflex stimulation. Only 1% of the sample set were found to know what a naked woman looks like, which not surprisingly corresponded directly to the 1% determined to actually be women.
You know, I've never quite understood the rationale behind the British "proof of innocence" concept. At least the UK is not burdened by the overly litigious climate of America....until now?
I understand what you're saying but, it's not the impression that the article gives. It shows the EC taking a very euro-centric position, and nearly makes a blackmail-type of threat, with the EC as the sole beneficiary of any levy or fine against MSFT, not the EC developers.
I'm no fan of MSFT practices either, but fines are not the answer, especially when it won't amount to a hill of beans, either for the average coder or to MSFT's bottom line. Boycotting is a better idea, but one that will be especially hard to enforce.
Two words for you -- caveat emptor. Without trusting the seller or sampling the merchandise, you have no way of knowing what you're getting. In the case of RIAA lawsuits, if they're suing on false pretenses, this could be grounds for a countersuit.
ObDisclaimer: IANAL.
Playing stupid about p2p is a bad idea if you're going to follow-up with a defense based on advanced computer topics, such as IP Spoofing and wireless network hijacking. It's impossible to prove, but I would have to venture that someone with the latter skills knows very well what p2p is and what the risks are.
In such a situation, it's probably best to stick with a defense of "wasn't me", rather than complicating things by also feigning ignorance about p2p.
It worked for 5 minutes before developing short circuits...
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