The sad thing is that most Google fanbois try to claim that Apple is a cult and yet their devotion is at times even more devout when it comes to the holy word of Google.
What's Prior Art ? Didn't you hear it's first to file now?
Yes I did, but what does that have to do with prior art? First-to-file, which every other patent system uses in the world uses, still includes prior art as a way to invalidate a patent. First-to-file/First-to-invent only have to do with how to resolve the conflict of what to do when multiple parties file for the same patent.
The linux netbooks were seen by users as a new device, similar to how the ipad is perceived, while windows netbooks were seen as being inferior versions of regular laptops.
No, Linux netbooks were seen by the vast majority of users and something they didn't want hence the high return rate until netbooks started featuring XP.
Okay. Cellphones are 8th whilst fiddling with the radio is the 2nd in AAA's stats on distracted driving crashes.
If they were really safety nannies, as you claim, then what sense does it make for them to not go after other sources of distraction as well?
Because going after something that is a magnitude less of an issue is like a construction site safety inspector worrying about people getting splinters rather than falling objects.
IMO, if you're doing something -- *anything* -- that distracts you while driving, you're a selfish asshole. If you cause an accident, even non-fatal, while voluntarily distracted, you should suffer a much larger penalty than just the ding to your insurance rates. Take responsibility for your actions and all that.
I don't disagree that doing stuff to distract yourself while driving is bad. I'd just find it stupid that these people are going solely after cellphones whilst there are other sources of distractions that are the causes of 10x or more of the distracted driving incidents. Again, if these people were truly pro-safety rather than just anti-cellphone where are their recommendations about passing laws to outlaw the actual major sources of driver distraction? Oh right, they aren't doing that because that's not what their agenda truly is.
Yes you made an example of how to be an idiot. Storing confidential days.on someone else's sever and expecting it to stay private is pretty fucking stupid. If I was your customer I'd be pretty fucking livid.
That's because 500 military personnel deaths would be a death rate of ~1:3000 (~1.5 million active personnel) while the driving deaths are ~1:7000 (about 240 million licensed drivers). So since one rate is more than double the other it's not surprising one gets more outrage.
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I wouldn't be too quick to use this stupid article as any sort of actual insight into the DoD. What this person is claiming is mostly incorrect.
The sad thing is that most Google fanbois try to claim that Apple is a cult and yet their devotion is at times even more devout when it comes to the holy word of Google.
Great and you do realize you can still continue to use C89 and C99, right? They don't magically disappear due to this.
Yes, but for C89 it is a GCC extension.
What's Prior Art ? Didn't you hear it's first to file now?
Yes I did, but what does that have to do with prior art? First-to-file, which every other patent system uses in the world uses, still includes prior art as a way to invalidate a patent. First-to-file/First-to-invent only have to do with how to resolve the conflict of what to do when multiple parties file for the same patent.
*facepalm* Prior art still applies in a first-to-file system.
The linux netbooks were seen by users as a new device, similar to how the ipad is perceived, while windows netbooks were seen as being inferior versions of regular laptops.
No, Linux netbooks were seen by the vast majority of users and something they didn't want hence the high return rate until netbooks started featuring XP.
Except that Celerons kick the ass of Atoms any day of the week.
Provide some of these statistics, please.
Okay. Cellphones are 8th whilst fiddling with the radio is the 2nd in AAA's stats on distracted driving crashes.
If they were really safety nannies, as you claim, then what sense does it make for them to not go after other sources of distraction as well?
Because going after something that is a magnitude less of an issue is like a construction site safety inspector worrying about people getting splinters rather than falling objects.
IMO, if you're doing something -- *anything* -- that distracts you while driving, you're a selfish asshole. If you cause an accident, even non-fatal, while voluntarily distracted, you should suffer a much larger penalty than just the ding to your insurance rates. Take responsibility for your actions and all that.
I don't disagree that doing stuff to distract yourself while driving is bad. I'd just find it stupid that these people are going solely after cellphones whilst there are other sources of distractions that are the causes of 10x or more of the distracted driving incidents. Again, if these people were truly pro-safety rather than just anti-cellphone where are their recommendations about passing laws to outlaw the actual major sources of driver distraction? Oh right, they aren't doing that because that's not what their agenda truly is.
I didn't say it was due to listening. It's due to fiddling with the radio. And my citation is the AAA
Distracted Driver Crashes
Outside object, person, event 29.4% (602 cases)
Adjusting radio, cassette, CD 11.4
Those are the top two issues. Cellphones are 8th at 1.5%. Now where are your stats?
A polished turd is still a turd.
Yes you made an example of how to be an idiot. Storing confidential days.on someone else's sever and expecting it to stay private is pretty fucking stupid. If I was your customer I'd be pretty fucking livid.
I do not "LolCats". I do however have client data, contracts, billing statements, PO data etc stored.
Stored on someone else's server that you don't control? That's pretty fucking dumb of you.
So he can have blackmailing added to his list of felonies committed? Brilliant!
You want then to notify the police about having broken federal laws? That's even dumber than what this person had already done.
Except you can see my posting history to know that I'm perfectly fine with spouting shit off without using AC. But nice ad hom, though.
Posted by someone who also uses an internet pseudonym. Priceless.
Because your birth certificate lists "notsanguine" as your legal name, right?
Why are you storing confidential data on a server controlled by someone else? That's a dumb idea even without this law existing.
Ok. The joke is that the prius is so slow it could hardly be called racing. Wow I can't believe I had to explain it.
That's because 500 military personnel deaths would be a death rate of ~1:3000 (~1.5 million active personnel) while the driving deaths are ~1:7000 (about 240 million licensed drivers). So since one rate is more than double the other it's not surprising one gets more outrage.
Not without a fuckton of mods. A 15 year old GMC Safari (a huge fucking van) has a better 0 to 60 and quarter mile time than a 2012 prius.
So according to your logic, ride in the passenger seat to avoid liability?
>>prius
>>racing
lolwut?
How is it fraud? They are legally issued patents.