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  1. Uniball Vision Elite on When Word Processors Are Out: What's The Best Pen? · · Score: 1

    For some time, I didn't care with what pen I had to write. It didn't matter, until I bought a Uniball Vision Elite. Damn, they are so smooth in writing. With a normal 'Bic', you have to put a lot of pressure on the pen, but the Vision Elite follows smoothly the hand :o)

    One minor point: When I bought the pen, they said it was rechargable. But here in Belgium, you can't get the rechargable part...

  2. article 4a: exclusions from patentability on EU Amends Software Patent Directive (Suggestions) · · Score: 4, Informative

    One of the most important amendments they added is article 4a:

    Exclusions from patentability:

    A computer-implemented invention shall not be regarded as making a technical contribution merely because it involves the use of a computer, network or other programmable apparatus. Accordingly, inventions involving computer programs which implement business, mathematical or other methods and do not produce any technical effects beyond the normal physical interactions between a program and the computer, network or other programmable apparatus in which it is run shall not be patentable


  3. DMCA & hammers... on Font Company Wielding DMCA Against Bit-Flipping · · Score: 1

    from one of the laywers letters: "Use of "embed" on a copyrighted font is a clear violation of the DMCA. "
    uhu. So now, let's ban all hammers, because "Use of a hammer on a person is a clear violation of the law".

  4. Re:OS? on Crusoe WebPads By FIC · · Score: 1

    The OS won't be Windows. It would work, but oo slow. The Crusoë 3200 isn't optimized for Windows, and has a slow performance on it...