I'm still disapointed that Rambus hasn't been convicted of fraud... Rambus is the definition of fraud, I'd like to see the company disasembled, its exectives heavily fined, and its patents released to the public.
From the article...
In light of admissions like that, it's not surprising that the jury found that Rambus had
committed fraud and slapped the company with $3.5 million in damages...
And they imply that a current trial could end with the dismissal of several of Rambus' patents.
Ask and you shall receive. Does anyone on here actually read these articles?!
The consensus on Slashdot is that patents are evil tools of corporate greed...
I'm not quite sure where you've drawn THAT consensus from. I think the consensus here would be that *SOFTWARE*, *ALGORITHM*, and *BUSINESS MODEL* patents are evil tools of corporate greed.
If you wanna patent your shiny new universal threshing machine, be my guest. I think most people here would agree with your statement that patents are a good thing - we just need to apply some common sense to the patent process.
Oh, and BTW, I have to agree with the fellow that you berated as "completely ignorant". I think he has a point. He's not asking that young, boondoggling dot-commers make up his proposed government task force -- he's simply asking that the Patent Office be given access to a group of technologically-savvy individuals who could aid them in making decisions.
Unless we invade Finland or Sweden,(with 100% coverage), we're ok. I'm sure Abdul Iraqi on his camel is surfing the web on his Nokia.
Actually, you might be surprised. I've heard cell phones are real big over in the Middle East in areas where land lines can be cost prohibitive (and let's face it, downright dangerous) to lay down.
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The POINT was to build a better way to transfer MP3's to the hard drive in my car's mp3 player-
Why can't you use wireless ethernet?
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The RIAA already sued themselves when they sued Nullsoft for creating gnutella.
I'm 99% sure that the RIAA *didn't* file a lawsuit against AOL (owners of Nullsoft) for Gnutella. To the best of my understanding, Justin Frankel's superiors at AOL asked him to take the site down, and he complied. Gnutella was completed by other individuals outside the Nullsoft/AOL ring of fire (presumably with Justin's passive blessing).
Citizen 887-14-0923, we noticed that for three days last week your traffic pattern analysis deviated by 15 miles from its usual pattern. Would you mind explaining what you were doing?
I was picking up whores, sir. I regret the deviation in my standard traffic pattern, but the whores don't come close enough to my house or place of business.
While I really enjoyed the book, there were a few eyerollers in it... in the first chapter, he says something along the lines of (NOT a direct quote - I loaned my copy out):
"Mary didn't like Whitfield Diffey. But she just hadn't decoded him yet."
... that just made me wanna puke. Fortunately, there were very few of those types of lines in there.
That being said, the book was a great read. Don't buy it if you want an in-depth analysis of modern crytography -- it is NOTHING of the sort. You basically get the soap opera that went into the making of public key -- RSA vs. NSA, RSA vs. Phil Z., Phil Z. vs. the world.
I agree whole-heartedly -- I can't imagine a future where we don't have paper books, even if "electronic paper" does catch on for some applications.
All the same, the guy missed the whole point of the article -- electronic paper is specically made to OVERCOME the problem of eyestrain associated with computer monitors.
I think that there are enough people out there who absolutely hate reading for long periods of time from a computer screen. Its hard on the eyes for one thing.
You're missing the point -- electronic paper (the kind described in the article) is a system where tiny spheres (black on one side and white on the other) are rotated to form words and images. It's not hard on the eyes like viewing a standard monitor -- that's the whole point! The overall experience is supposed to be very much like viewing a real sheet of paper.
I bet you're the type that bitches about the government and doesn't vote.
The proper way to put this would be "... bitches about the government and isn't politically active."
If you feel like you haven't been given a reasonable choice in an election, you certainly don't have to vote -- and you haven't given up the right, IMHO, to bitch about the government to whom you pay taxes. The right to govern is granted by consent of the governed; those who pay taxes and those who do not.
In fact, I think starting a discussion on a political point (aka, "bitching") is in many ways more productive and more politically active than simply pulling a lever every four years to pick the party your pappy voted for.
If you haven't seen it yet, track down the file "TNGJOKE.AVI" (think that's what the version I had was called, anyway..)
That's the video that some guy stitched together from old ST:TNG episodes. In one scene, they put Wesley in a runabout and blow it up with phasers. Wharf (sp?) tells Picard "the boy has been destroyed".
Note: The authors do not encourage Web content developers to use frames as they can cause many usability and accessibility problems.
Hmmm... this quote was from a note attached to one of their recommendations. While I've been on a great number of sites that do frames very badly, frames done well can be a great benefit.
For instance, I've always been impressed with the way the Java API is layed out...
The athletes and coaches had mikes stuffed in their faces continuously, but hardly any of them
had much to say except "wassup," and "yo," and "we're gonna go get 'em."
Actually, I saw the Las Vegas game, and I think you're missing the most interesting folks they had miked -- the refs.
Normally, the refs trot off to consult each other on a play, and you have no idea what it is that they're going back and forth on. It was really neat to hear them discuss their different angles on a particular play and try to reach a quick, but fair decision. You don't get that in the NFL.
I don't see a future for the XFL (though I could be wrong). I think what's more important is how the innovations in the XFL will affect play in the NFL.
Man, they should have *you* working on the "Visit Australia!" tourism campaigns.
I gotta be honest - despite what the people who make these commercials obviously believe, the *last* thing I think about when picturing my dream vacation is the commercials they keep giving us with Paul Hogan dancing around with kangaroos and wallabies and what-not.
I could *definately* see a commercial with hot, scantily-clad Aussie chicks dancing around with kangaroos and wallabies (or hey, whatever you're into, I don't make judgements).
And they need a new slogan, too. Hmmmm. How about "Visit Australia. We're much less ugly than your country."
Slashdot, where >10% of "fact" posts are amended as "oops, it was a rumor and we never checked."
Ahhh, like the "Seti@Home"-on-a-card that never really existed? That was a real forehead-slapper. But, I have to admit that despite Slashdot's little eccentricities, I *really* enjoy reading posts on here. There *really* are some bright people on this site. I get reminded of that (rather painfully at times) whenever I post on a subject I don't have a complete mastery of, and receive a mental bitch-slapping.
In fact, that's the one thing that really bugs me about this site -- people tend to want to jump on you and mentally beat you down if it looks like you're posting on a subject that you're not a PhD candidate for. As much as anything else, I think that attitude discourages serious conversation. *Shrug*...
Or, it could be that people reward humor because they just really appreciate the occasional chuckle...
Go linux, and stuff. (+3 "Go Linux")
Hmmm... maybe they could replace moderation with a tool that greps for "Linux, Linus Torvalds, RedHat, BeOS, Suse", along with positive remarks, and rewards them. Oh, and "Microsoft, Bill Gates, Steve Case" and negative remarks. Of course.
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From the article... In light of admissions like that, it's not surprising that the jury found that Rambus had committed fraud and slapped the company with $3.5 million in damages ...
And they imply that a current trial could end with the dismissal of several of Rambus' patents.
Ask and you shall receive. Does anyone on here actually read these articles?!
*Groan!* Now that was a stretch...
I'm not quite sure where you've drawn THAT consensus from. I think the consensus here would be that *SOFTWARE*, *ALGORITHM*, and *BUSINESS MODEL* patents are evil tools of corporate greed.
If you wanna patent your shiny new universal threshing machine, be my guest. I think most people here would agree with your statement that patents are a good thing - we just need to apply some common sense to the patent process.
Oh, and BTW, I have to agree with the fellow that you berated as "completely ignorant". I think he has a point. He's not asking that young, boondoggling dot-commers make up his proposed government task force -- he's simply asking that the Patent Office be given access to a group of technologically-savvy individuals who could aid them in making decisions.
Actually, you might be surprised. I've heard cell phones are real big over in the Middle East in areas where land lines can be cost prohibitive (and let's face it, downright dangerous) to lay down.
Why can't you use wireless ethernet?
I'm 99% sure that the RIAA *didn't* file a lawsuit against AOL (owners of Nullsoft) for Gnutella. To the best of my understanding, Justin Frankel's superiors at AOL asked him to take the site down, and he complied. Gnutella was completed by other individuals outside the Nullsoft/AOL ring of fire (presumably with Justin's passive blessing).
I was picking up whores, sir. I regret the deviation in my standard traffic pattern, but the whores don't come close enough to my house or place of business.
No more kids cutting class -- Of course, there are a lot more brains to clean up, but hey make an omelette, break a few eggs, right?
I wonder how they're guarding against abuse? Seems like this system is just begging for some script kiddie to 'vote up' the damnable goatsex site.
Right now, the NSA is reading and cataloging all of our private e-mails -- there will be records of everything we say for generations to come!
"Grandpa, what was a EULA?"
"Mary didn't like Whitfield Diffey. But she just hadn't decoded him yet."
That being said, the book was a great read. Don't buy it if you want an in-depth analysis of modern crytography -- it is NOTHING of the sort. You basically get the soap opera that went into the making of public key -- RSA vs. NSA, RSA vs. Phil Z., Phil Z. vs. the world.
And while you're at it, be sure to pick up one of the DeCSS t-shirts from Copyleft -- $4 goes to the EFF with each purchase.
Get 'em while they're still legal -- I bought mine today.
Did you save a copy? Key it in, and let's read it!
2001-04-21 01:30:00
I agree whole-heartedly -- I can't imagine a future where we don't have paper books, even if "electronic paper" does catch on for some applications.
All the same, the guy missed the whole point of the article -- electronic paper is specically made to OVERCOME the problem of eyestrain associated with computer monitors.
You're missing the point -- electronic paper (the kind described in the article) is a system where tiny spheres (black on one side and white on the other) are rotated to form words and images. It's not hard on the eyes like viewing a standard monitor -- that's the whole point! The overall experience is supposed to be very much like viewing a real sheet of paper.
The proper way to put this would be "... bitches about the government and isn't politically active."
If you feel like you haven't been given a reasonable choice in an election, you certainly don't have to vote -- and you haven't given up the right, IMHO, to bitch about the government to whom you pay taxes. The right to govern is granted by consent of the governed; those who pay taxes and those who do not.
In fact, I think starting a discussion on a political point (aka, "bitching") is in many ways more productive and more politically active than simply pulling a lever every four years to pick the party your pappy voted for.
Post here if you're still interested, and I'll try to dig it up.
That's the video that some guy stitched together from old ST:TNG episodes. In one scene, they put Wesley in a runabout and blow it up with phasers. Wharf (sp?) tells Picard "the boy has been destroyed".
It's a classic.
Hmmm... this quote was from a note attached to one of their recommendations. While I've been on a great number of sites that do frames very badly, frames done well can be a great benefit.
For instance, I've always been impressed with the way the Java API is layed out...
Quantum leap = quantum computing?
Just curious if the pun was intended or unintended..
Actually, I saw the Las Vegas game, and I think you're missing the most interesting folks they had miked -- the refs.
Normally, the refs trot off to consult each other on a play, and you have no idea what it is that they're going back and forth on. It was really neat to hear them discuss their different angles on a particular play and try to reach a quick, but fair decision. You don't get that in the NFL.
I don't see a future for the XFL (though I could be wrong). I think what's more important is how the innovations in the XFL will affect play in the NFL.
I gotta be honest - despite what the people who make these commercials obviously believe, the *last* thing I think about when picturing my dream vacation is the commercials they keep giving us with Paul Hogan dancing around with kangaroos and wallabies and what-not.
I could *definately* see a commercial with hot, scantily-clad Aussie chicks dancing around with kangaroos and wallabies (or hey, whatever you're into, I don't make judgements).
And they need a new slogan, too. Hmmmm. How about "Visit Australia. We're much less ugly than your country."
I can see it working!
Ahhh, like the "Seti@Home"-on-a-card that never really existed? That was a real forehead-slapper. But, I have to admit that despite Slashdot's little eccentricities, I *really* enjoy reading posts on here. There *really* are some bright people on this site. I get reminded of that (rather painfully at times) whenever I post on a subject I don't have a complete mastery of, and receive a mental bitch-slapping.
In fact, that's the one thing that really bugs me about this site -- people tend to want to jump on you and mentally beat you down if it looks like you're posting on a subject that you're not a PhD candidate for. As much as anything else, I think that attitude discourages serious conversation. *Shrug*...
Or, it could be that people reward humor because they just really appreciate the occasional chuckle...
Go linux, and stuff. (+3 "Go Linux")
Hmmm... maybe they could replace moderation with a tool that greps for "Linux, Linus Torvalds, RedHat, BeOS, Suse", along with positive remarks, and rewards them. Oh, and "Microsoft, Bill Gates, Steve Case" and negative remarks. Of course.
Go {Linux|Linus|Suse|BeOS}!
I'm thinking of motifs used on album covers, not videos (which, as we all know, killed the radio star (bonus point))
D'oh! I so had that pegged as Planet Caravan. Oh well, no points for me. Do I get any parting gifts? Maybe the "Slashdot - Play at Home Edition".