IANAL, but from what I was able to read in the patent claim, this guy isn't just patenting POST and GET, but the whole Client-Server model of networking. So if I write a VB client to read from and write to an Access database (note: I just did this a few months ago for a Sys Analysis class) using SQL statements, then it's possible for his guy to sue me for violating his patent.
It's just that the language he's using makes it seem that he's claiming rights to the model and not the methodology.
What publicity? I wasn't able read/. around Christmas, and this is the first I that even heard that the Hotmail server was down. I thus read the essay as if it had been written by any other/. reader/contributor. It made perfect sense to me.
Did the fact that he had given M$ a mere $35 to help out some Hotmail users make you think any less of what he had written?
Because I don't know all the facts about his actions with the Hotmail incident, I can't say whether or not what he did could be considered "ethical"; but I can say that I agree with your statement the just because an action isn't "unethical" doesn't mean that it's "ethical"
A malicious, security-breaking program that is disguised as something benign, such as a directory lister, archiver, game, or (in one notorious 1990 case on the Mac) a program to find and destroy viruses!
The guinea pig isn't a program. There is no executable code. It's just a list of parameters defining what a guinea pig is. One of these parameters says that guinea pig is a disease carrier.
But the graphics and layout were created by the ad agency. Since I have no control over what HTML Dreamweaver uses to place the layout, then I can I copyright the HTML?
If anyone owns the copyright to the HTML, it's the ad agency: they decided on the layout and which tool was used to convert it to HTML. Of course, the person who then gets rid of NT executables and puts up a Perl script instead would probably own copyright on the new scripts.
I'm inclined to agree. That Sky Internet spokeperson that the CNN article quotes saying that they knew who it was within 12 hours of the thing appearing, that's a little unusal. And if the phone number and been banned from their network, how did it manage to dial in?
As a civilian employee at an Air Force Base, I can tell you that our phone calls may or may not be recorded/monitored. Also, we have a similar message to this one on our systems, although a I don't believe keystrokes are monitored.
If you are a contractor for the government, then it is likely that you can be monitored by your employer.
Well, you know that File and Print Sharing is a vital part of all intranets.:)
Seriously, though. I have Microsoft's Web Server installed on my system (I thought it was necessary for running InterDev). What if you know what my IP address is and you access my machine. The PDF is just has secure as the rest of my data, am I breaking the agreement?
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Probably easier to avoid. Here, you keep the cage clean and you're all set, then you can still recover if you take the correct steps.
The wife in my Sims family had the stove catch on fire for her recently(she's a lousy cook) the fire guy showed up, but she was too busy jumping up and down in an attempt to scare the fire away that he couldn't get close enough to put the fire out.
Exactly, the bit about the guinea pig is actually a Trojan Horse also got me. It seems that the New York Times just picked up on the folowing: Computer, Virus, Download, Executable(they say the guinea pig is a program). Sounds like a Trojan Horse to me. By the Spork! Can't they just tell, "Hey, this guy decided to add an undocumented feature to the game he created."
Players of the game have no right to complain, either; they agreed to the license. Also, you're told not to forget to clean the cage when you download it.
What the studies actually show is a correlation between high pollution levels and lower intelligence. As with the correlation between violence on television and violent kids, we shouldn't be quick to jump to certain conclusions.
Just because there is a link between TV violence and crimes committed by kids does not mean that violent TV shows make kids violent: it could be that violent kids are more likely to watch violent TV.
Also, just because there is a link between pollution and low intelligence doesn't mean that pollution is lowering intelligence. It might just be that the smarter people are leaving for cleaner areas
Not that I'm advocating polluting the enivronment.
You make some good points; actually, I have often thought that people who are "eating healthy" are setting themselves up for problems (eg. vegetarians get protein from beans).
But, is salt the only source of iodine that we get? Do they put it anything else, or is there a natural source that we eat/drink on a regular basis?
I find it amusing that the milk industry tells us to drink milk for the calcium but the forget to tell us that they need to put cod liver oil because calcium remains inactive unless it interacts with vitamin D.
Were you following the thread, or did you just pop into the middle of it? The thread is about the legality of copying the Metalica music in mp3 format, not copy the Napster program.
I was not a Slashdot reader at the time of the Columbine shooting, otherwise I would have posted this then. All through grade school and up through Junior High School, I was harrassed and assaulted continuously by those you were threatened by the fact that I was more intelligent than them. I decided to try fighting back, lashing out against those that attacked me with a pencil, my backpack, or my barehands -- all ineffective. I was obviously the problem, why else would I have so many incidents. I was kicked out of the public school system into a private school for "problem" kids, paid for by the school department. Starting my freshman year I was enrolled in a school that was oriented to students with learning disabilities and various behaviour problems. At first, I hated and resented the place. After a few months, I started getting aggresive towards the teachers and other students. Eventually, I calmed down and realized how much better off I was in this environment, where students were respected for both athletic and intellectual abilities. By my third year there, I was considered on of the schools best success stories. In my fourth year, I was transfered to a transitionary class at the local high school (not local for me, it was in a different school system). I was still taunted by some, but I was befriended by others. I even asked a girl to the prom. In college I've built up a reputation has someone willing to help anyone not as skilled as I am, though there are those better suited for the job than I. I once overheard to people were each in a class with me, though different classes, recommend that the other ask me when stuck on a problem. Unfortunately they were talking COBOL, which I hate. Sorry if I seem a bit long winded here, but I seldom get to tell anyone my story
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He did say "a community", not "their communities".
It's just that the language he's using makes it seem that he's claiming rights to the model and not the methodology.
BUttocls smell good to me!
Did the fact that he had given M$ a mere $35 to help out some Hotmail users make you think any less of what he had written?
Because I don't know all the facts about his actions with the Hotmail incident, I can't say whether or not what he did could be considered "ethical"; but I can say that I agree with your statement the just because an action isn't "unethical" doesn't mean that it's "ethical"
Trojan horse n.
A malicious, security-breaking program that is disguised as something benign, such as a directory lister, archiver, game, or (in one notorious 1990 case on the Mac) a program to find and destroy viruses!
The guinea pig isn't a program. There is no executable code. It's just a list of parameters defining what a guinea pig is. One of these parameters says that guinea pig is a disease carrier.
If anyone owns the copyright to the HTML, it's the ad agency: they decided on the layout and which tool was used to convert it to HTML. Of course, the person who then gets rid of NT executables and puts up a Perl script instead would probably own copyright on the new scripts.
Or customer service.
I always liked, "All you need to do to be connected to the Internet is download our free software at Click&Go.com."
I chose "Click&Go.com" because my other favorite is, "Just click on www.youneedtotypethis.com."
If you are a contractor for the government, then it is likely that you can be monitored by your employer.
Seriously, though. I have Microsoft's Web Server installed on my system (I thought it was necessary for running InterDev). What if you know what my IP address is and you access my machine. The PDF is just has secure as the rest of my data, am I breaking the agreement?
The wife in my Sims family had the stove catch on fire for her recently(she's a lousy cook) the fire guy showed up, but she was too busy jumping up and down in an attempt to scare the fire away that he couldn't get close enough to put the fire out.
Players of the game have no right to complain, either; they agreed to the license. Also, you're told not to forget to clean the cage when you download it.
BTW 1984 was written in 1948; if it was written in 1947, then Eric Blair would have titled it 1974. :-)
Just because there is a link between TV violence and crimes committed by kids does not mean that violent TV shows make kids violent: it could be that violent kids are more likely to watch violent TV.
Also, just because there is a link between pollution and low intelligence doesn't mean that pollution is lowering intelligence. It might just be that the smarter people are leaving for cleaner areas
Not that I'm advocating polluting the enivronment.
But, is salt the only source of iodine that we get? Do they put it anything else, or is there a natural source that we eat/drink on a regular basis?
I find it amusing that the milk industry tells us to drink milk for the calcium but the forget to tell us that they need to put cod liver oil because calcium remains inactive unless it interacts with vitamin D.
I'm sorry about the lack of paragraphs, they showed up in the preview. I was using the with HTML formated enabled.
I was not a Slashdot reader at the time of the Columbine shooting, otherwise I would have posted this then. All through grade school and up through Junior High School, I was harrassed and assaulted continuously by those you were threatened by the fact that I was more intelligent than them. I decided to try fighting back, lashing out against those that attacked me with a pencil, my backpack, or my barehands -- all ineffective. I was obviously the problem, why else would I have so many incidents. I was kicked out of the public school system into a private school for "problem" kids, paid for by the school department. Starting my freshman year I was enrolled in a school that was oriented to students with learning disabilities and various behaviour problems. At first, I hated and resented the place. After a few months, I started getting aggresive towards the teachers and other students. Eventually, I calmed down and realized how much better off I was in this environment, where students were respected for both athletic and intellectual abilities. By my third year there, I was considered on of the schools best success stories. In my fourth year, I was transfered to a transitionary class at the local high school (not local for me, it was in a different school system). I was still taunted by some, but I was befriended by others. I even asked a girl to the prom. In college I've built up a reputation has someone willing to help anyone not as skilled as I am, though there are those better suited for the job than I. I once overheard to people were each in a class with me, though different classes, recommend that the other ask me when stuck on a problem. Unfortunately they were talking COBOL, which I hate. Sorry if I seem a bit long winded here, but I seldom get to tell anyone my story