As I mentioned in an earlier post, there's no problem with the 'droids not recognizing Vader, Luke, etc. The bigger question is why Vader doesn't recognize them? But, there are lots of similar droids and he might only make the connection if they were together.
So: does Vader ever actually see R2D2 and C3PO together in episodes IV to VI? I can't remember.
Palpatine causes a fire which kills Padme and the children and blames some scapegoat. Anakin is driven by grief and guilt by his failure to save them, despire being horribly scared in the attempt, to the dark side and kills the scapegoat (Jar-Jar, please, let it be Jar-Jar!). Realising that he has fallen to the Sith, Yoda decides not to tell him that the twins in fact were rescued by the 'droids and are safe and in fact only tells even Obi-Wan that the boy survived; the girl is placed with a loyal noble family on Alderban.
The droids' memories are blanked to prevent this information ever falling into Vader's hands and Obi-Wan retreats to the desert where he keeps an eye on Luke as he grows up with his uncle.
which, under US law, I believe constitutes a binding contract.
It's not quite that simple but its also not the issue. The question is whether a person that buys an XBox simply to install Linux on it without ever using the Live service has a real contract with MS about what the hardware is to be used for. Obviously they don't. Equally obviously, M$ would like you to think that there is a contract since that allows them to exercise their criminal activities and monopolistic desires a bit more.
If we're running Linux, why can't we just patch our clients to give the expected behavior?
I've just patched my SMTP server and it was a pain because you really, really have to test this to make sure you haven't knocked off any other sites; I don't want to have to do shit like this!
Read your freaking Harware license that came with the machine.
Is that legally binding? Did you sign it? Did anyone from Microsoft sign it?
If you think that a contract is that easy to make then take note that by reading this you agree to send me 10000 dollars. Explain why that is unreasonable but Microshit's "Hardware License" is not? For bonus points, find any case law that backs you up.
Microsoft will announce "updates" to C# that will be implemented in.NET BEFORE they are submitted to ECMA.
This is so obvious that I wonder why anyone would be stupid enough to work on Mono (at least for MS compatibility; it might be fine in its own right). MS doesn't need patents when it owns the rules.
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From the article: "Somehow everybody seems to be making out," she said. "I don't see any poor rock stars. I don't see any poor designers."
From the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Everyone was rich and nobody wass poor. At least, no one very important
How does this idiot woman think she would ever hear of the poor (ie, failed) rock stars? In this month's "No Longer Rolling Stone"?
There should be a way (even as a backdoor) to connect to him
You can email his secretary or post him a letter but he claims there is no direct email to him. Put simply, too many people want too much of Knuth's time to allow them direct access. That's the price of fame, I guess.
Way to go Apple Corp, why don;t you start sueing P2P users for downloading music as well...
Release the "Apple P2P music client - pick your own" and see what happens! I'll bet you that Apple Computers, for one, won't take your rational approach to trademarks.
The bottom line is, Apple made the agreement and they're stuck with it. I would have thought a joint-venture would be the best way out for both sides.
Not wanting to work with people that are trying to steal your work is a political stand? What planet are you on? It's plain self-defence. If these people are willing to support a company that is attempting to destroy the livelyhoods (sp?) of thousands of their fellow programmers why would any rational person want them on the inside of their organisation? How much would it take to get them to sell your company's secrets to the competition?
Not hiring untrustworthy people is not a political stand.
No. You get copyright protection on material you publish.
I don't think US law actually works that way anymore. I think the publication requirement was dropped at the same time that anonymous works became protected. But I'm not sure.
I don't have anything other than doubt to add to this argument, I'm afraid.
In this case Knuth has the deciding vote on how legal the use is. Has anyone asked him?
Since the purpose of TAOCP is to teach people to program well and since Knuth is a keen Linux user I acn't see much chance of him objecting. However, since he no longer uses email, you'll have to post him a letter or meet him after a lecture to be sure.
Haven't you learned anything from Deep Blue? How many problems must the AI field conquer before it's taken seriously?
One would be a start. Deep Blue is not AI, it's just a big, fast abacus. Chess hard/software has the same relation to intelligence that a dragster has to the 100m sprint.
of the three guys that walked into a Belfast pub and stole the newly fitted carpet while the pub was open. They just said the wrong stuff had been delivered and apologised to the customers as they worked around them.
I can see it now, people listing entire "Collections of high quality mp3s for $600! A $6000 value!" and promising to delete their files...It just wouldn't work.
By the same logic no one that owns a computer should be allowed to sell off their old CD's since they "obviously" will have ripped them to their hard drive first.
Mind you, thats the problem with imperial - you confuse mass and force, and use pounds for both
It's the same as the SI system: mass=pounds/kilograms, force=pound-feet/kilogram-meters. The fact that SI simply introduces a special name (Newtons) to disguise the mass-distance unit is the only difference.
SI generally has no advantage over the imperial system other than the fact that it is mostly standardised across countries. The British ton, for example, is bigger than the American ton and there is some difference between the gallons too (the British gallon is 10 pounds of water, I don't know what the US version is).
At the end of the day, in the age of computers the underlying logic of the system is of no real importance so long as you use one system throughout and don't do stupid things like having one programming team use kms, another use cgs, and another use imperial.
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So: does Vader ever actually see R2D2 and C3PO together in episodes IV to VI? I can't remember.
TWW
Palpatine causes a fire which kills Padme and the children and blames some scapegoat. Anakin is driven by grief and guilt by his failure to save them, despire being horribly scared in the attempt, to the dark side and kills the scapegoat (Jar-Jar, please, let it be Jar-Jar!). Realising that he has fallen to the Sith, Yoda decides not to tell him that the twins in fact were rescued by the 'droids and are safe and in fact only tells even Obi-Wan that the boy survived; the girl is placed with a loyal noble family on Alderban.
The droids' memories are blanked to prevent this information ever falling into Vader's hands and Obi-Wan retreats to the desert where he keeps an eye on Luke as he grows up with his uncle.
I think that brings up up to episode IV.
TWW
It's not quite that simple but its also not the issue. The question is whether a person that buys an XBox simply to install Linux on it without ever using the Live service has a real contract with MS about what the hardware is to be used for. Obviously they don't. Equally obviously, M$ would like you to think that there is a contract since that allows them to exercise their criminal activities and monopolistic desires a bit more.
TWW
I've just patched my SMTP server and it was a pain because you really, really have to test this to make sure you haven't knocked off any other sites; I don't want to have to do shit like this!
What happens if they change the redirect IP?
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And your point is?
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Is that legally binding? Did you sign it? Did anyone from Microsoft sign it?
If you think that a contract is that easy to make then take note that by reading this you agree to send me 10000 dollars. Explain why that is unreasonable but Microshit's "Hardware License" is not? For bonus points, find any case law that backs you up.
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This is so obvious that I wonder why anyone would be stupid enough to work on Mono (at least for MS compatibility; it might be fine in its own right). MS doesn't need patents when it owns the rules.
TWW
From the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Everyone was rich and nobody wass poor. At least, no one very important
How does this idiot woman think she would ever hear of the poor (ie, failed) rock stars? In this month's "No Longer Rolling Stone"?
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Okay, done. What's the next step?
TWW
You can email his secretary or post him a letter but he claims there is no direct email to him. Put simply, too many people want too much of Knuth's time to allow them direct access. That's the price of fame, I guess.
TWW
Release the "Apple P2P music client - pick your own" and see what happens! I'll bet you that Apple Computers, for one, won't take your rational approach to trademarks.
The bottom line is, Apple made the agreement and they're stuck with it. I would have thought a joint-venture would be the best way out for both sides.
TWW
I agree that the law is not enough to protect society from people like you but it's all we have.
if you don't even respect yourself enough to protect your own code then why should anyone else?
Well, if copyright isn't protecting your work, what do you think is?
It's moot anyway since SCO are not doing what you describe; they are attempting to steal ownership, not just some particular copies of some code.
TWW
Not wanting to work with people that are trying to steal your work is a political stand? What planet are you on? It's plain self-defence. If these people are willing to support a company that is attempting to destroy the livelyhoods (sp?) of thousands of their fellow programmers why would any rational person want them on the inside of their organisation? How much would it take to get them to sell your company's secrets to the competition?
Not hiring untrustworthy people is not a political stand.
TWW
I don't think US law actually works that way anymore. I think the publication requirement was dropped at the same time that anonymous works became protected. But I'm not sure.
I don't have anything other than doubt to add to this argument, I'm afraid.
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Because there is no freedom to not listen to it. Free speech is something you can walk away from. Once the "speaker" follows you it's harassment.
TWW
Since the purpose of TAOCP is to teach people to program well and since Knuth is a keen Linux user I acn't see much chance of him objecting. However, since he no longer uses email, you'll have to post him a letter or meet him after a lecture to be sure.
TWW
One would be a start. Deep Blue is not AI, it's just a big, fast abacus. Chess hard/software has the same relation to intelligence that a dragster has to the 100m sprint.
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If anyone needs proof education in the UK is at an all time low, your spelling and punctuation is it.
By the same logic no one that owns a computer should be allowed to sell off their old CD's since they "obviously" will have ripped them to their hard drive first.
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You mean "if he lost again".
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Personally, I think they're being lessened by being awarded to third-rate crap like the Two Towers.
TWW
It's the same as the SI system: mass=pounds/kilograms, force=pound-feet/kilogram-meters. The fact that SI simply introduces a special name (Newtons) to disguise the mass-distance unit is the only difference.
SI generally has no advantage over the imperial system other than the fact that it is mostly standardised across countries. The British ton, for example, is bigger than the American ton and there is some difference between the gallons too (the British gallon is 10 pounds of water, I don't know what the US version is).
At the end of the day, in the age of computers the underlying logic of the system is of no real importance so long as you use one system throughout and don't do stupid things like having one programming team use kms, another use cgs, and another use imperial.
TWW