"The aircraft spends 99% of its operating life in the smooth, pothole-free, air. "
The other 1% is spent in turbulence or landing. Even moderate turbulence would rip the wings an airplane off if the airframe were not well designed and the suspension/frame strong. A hard landing at at 60mph is probably more stressful to a suspension/frame than hitting a pothole at 60mph.
Your suggestion that a car is built stronger than an airplane is not sound. I'll grant you that the skin of an airplane probably lacks the reinforcements found on cars, but don't try to tell me that the frame is not strong.
This agrees with my experience. The brand name apparel is made from bolts of cloth costing $4 a square yard, The value channel apparel is made from bolts of cloth costing $2 a square yard. The design patterns are the same. Both items are made at the same facility, by the same workers, with the same equipment. Only the cosmetics, logos/labels, and packaging are different. And they are retailed through different channels.
Oh, and I doubt that any of the apparel is made by 8 year olds. In many countries you can hire a 20 year old for the same wages as an 8 year old;-)
It's nice that you fiance is a huge fan of organics and natural products. But I find that some people are far too enamored with buying anything "all natural". I remember this piece of advice:
It's all about career building, and looking at each case as an opportunity to advance.
If being part of a media circus would advance thier career, you can bet that a DA would go before a judge without evidence of a crime. It has happened plenty of times.
Yes, it's the exception, but so are information technology cases.
Our justice system is run by elected officials (with media support). If you want fair treatment (justice) you had better hope that:
- it's not an election year - the case has not generated a lot of media attention - the case is not worthy of media attention when the DA holds a press conference - the DA (and many others in the justice system) are not career building, and looking at your case as an opportunity to advance
The last one is the kicker. For every case there are dozens of people in the justice system that will get beneficial career advancement material from a successful conviction. That's my observation.
You're forgetting about all the "human interest" stories that they churn out to help sell newspapers and airtime.
Those are stories without a press release or a press conference. They mostly originate from police reports. Every local paper has a crew ("reporters" is too complimentary) whose job it is to fashion police reports into stories (if it bleeds, it leads).
The other source that I'm seen is stories that get picked up by to local newspapers that first appeared in school newspapers or club newsletters. That's where all the "nice kids", "cute pet", "interesting hobby", etc. stories come from.
I'll agree that unused trademarks are an artificial barrier to the registration of new marks. In that way your analogy works.
In terms of a speculative commodity, real estate is a much better analogy.
Do you have any idea how many unused trademarks companies like IBM register in a given year? Yet there are still plenty of untrademarked words to go around?
Because you think that your use is more noble and just, doesn't mean that some supreme being should give you the domain name that you desire.
I bet a lot of those licenses went to corporate OEM purchases.
We brought a shit load of Dell computers that came with Vista licenses. Microsoft got their money from Dell. All those purchases are on the Microsoft accounting books.
Then we imaged the new PCs with the the corporate XP license.
Number of Vista purchases: lots Number of computers running Vista: 0 Ability to buy a Dell system for corporate use without any OS license: pipe dream
Risk is not fixed. Things change. One of the reasons to fix low (and medium) risk security bugs is so that they are mitigated before they can possibly become high risk security bugs.
I would bet that they have no process to re-evaluate bug risk on a regular basis. Only when a bug blows up in their face do they ask "How come this low risk security bug just bit us in the ass?". I doubt that think: "I wonder if there are other low risk security bugs that are no longer low risk?
They complain that the secret number is a "component or part thereof that is primarily designed, produced, or marketed for the purpose of circumventing"
If the secret number is a part of the circumvention system, any part of the secret number is also a part of the circumvention system.
Therefore, *all* numbers (and letters) which are part of the secret number are also covered as being a "component or part..for the purpose of circumventing"
A screwdriver is a tool because is can: -mate with a slotted fastener -turn -twist -provide percussion (if used for mass alone) -etc..
These sorts of attributes are what I was taking about when I mentioned methods and functions.
A cryptographic key number is not a tool. My cryptographic key number could be the number 1. The number 1 is not a program (software) or a device (hardware). No methods. No functions.
Now apply that thinking to the hexadecimal number key is this case. It's still just a number.
These kinds of morally upstanding proposals are common by gadfly shareholders. The only thing worthy of note in this effort is the fact that it was proposed by a large fund, not some wingnut. Bravo for them.
However, morals have little place in the commerce of business. I am a corporate cynic. Thus, I am certain that no corporation is going to stand up for freedom when there is money to be made cooperating with repressive governments.
The likelihood of passage, against of votes and recommendation of the board of directors, is nil.
Guilds go way back. They were not just for wandering itinerants.
I recall that Leonardo da Vinci was refused entry into the his father's guild (for accountants) because Leonardo was a bastard (he was born to an out-of-wedlock mother). So Leonardo joined the Guild of St. Luke (the guild of artists ). The rest is history...
I pay my credit card bill in full every month. In response to that, my credit card company shortened my grace period from 25 days to 20 days. When I got the credit card years ago, the grace period was 30 days.
So here's the math: It can take 10 days for me to get my credit card statement. It might take me 5 days to send a check (if I was paying my mail). And it might take 7 days for my payment to transit the postal system, their mail room, and their payment clerk.
Ding! 22 days! That's a $35 late fee, plus finance charges for every transaction on this month's statement *and* every transaction since the statement was sent (which will show up on next month's statement). When you are out of your grace period, there is no shield from finance charges until you pay your *entire* outstanding balance - including the finance charges.
I pay my a credit card bill by phone the same day that I get my statement so that I never push the grace period. But that will not continue. Most credit card companies have a "phone fee" of $10 more more to pay by phone (because they have stats that show that late payers frequently pay by phone to avoid the $35 fee- to them $10 is a better deal). When my credit card company starts charging a phone fee, I'll pay on-line.
That's how a credit card company displays anger and aggression.
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I'd like to moderate your sig: +1
"The aircraft spends 99% of its operating life in the smooth, pothole-free, air. "
The other 1% is spent in turbulence or landing. Even moderate turbulence would rip the wings an airplane off if the airframe were not well designed and the suspension/frame strong. A hard landing at at 60mph is probably more stressful to a suspension/frame than hitting a pothole at 60mph.
Your suggestion that a car is built stronger than an airplane is not sound. I'll grant you that the skin of an airplane probably lacks the reinforcements found on cars, but don't try to tell me that the frame is not strong.
This agrees with my experience. The brand name apparel is made from bolts of cloth costing $4 a square yard, The value channel apparel is made from bolts of cloth costing $2 a square yard. The design patterns are the same. Both items are made at the same facility, by the same workers, with the same equipment. Only the cosmetics, logos/labels, and packaging are different. And they are retailed through different channels.
;-)
Oh, and I doubt that any of the apparel is made by 8 year olds. In many countries you can hire a 20 year old for the same wages as an 8 year old
It's nice that you fiance is a huge fan of organics and natural products. But I find that some people are far too enamored with buying anything "all natural". I remember this piece of advice:
"Natural does not mean non-toxic"
And this related bit of wisdom:
"Non-toxic doesn't mean that it's good for you"
From the pilot episode....
"Don't say "pig-fucker" in front of Jesus!"
A shout out to the "Dirt" band of Milwaukee...
"Eat, bite, fuck, suck, nibble, gobble, chew,
Finger fuck, hair pie, piss, cunt, screw"
Such uplifting lyrics!
Exactly. I agree with you.
It's all about career building, and looking at each case as an opportunity to advance.
If being part of a media circus would advance thier career, you can bet that a DA would go before a judge without evidence of a crime. It has happened plenty of times.
Yes, it's the exception, but so are information technology cases.
Our justice system is run by elected officials (with media support). If you want fair treatment (justice) you had better hope that:
- it's not an election year
- the case has not generated a lot of media attention
- the case is not worthy of media attention when the DA holds a press conference
- the DA (and many others in the justice system) are not career building, and looking at your case as an opportunity to advance
The last one is the kicker. For every case there are dozens of people in the justice system that will get beneficial career advancement material from a successful conviction. That's my observation.
"Fark is a business, not a hobby."
Thus summing up the reason why Fark criticizing the media business is "the pot calling the kettle black". The media is not a hobby either.
You're forgetting about all the "human interest" stories that they churn out to help sell newspapers and airtime.
Those are stories without a press release or a press conference. They mostly originate from police reports. Every local paper has a crew ("reporters" is too complimentary) whose job it is to fashion police reports into stories (if it bleeds, it leads).
The other source that I'm seen is stories that get picked up by to local newspapers that first appeared in school newspapers or club newsletters. That's where all the "nice kids", "cute pet", "interesting hobby", etc. stories come from.
I'll agree that unused trademarks are an artificial barrier to the registration of new marks. In that way your analogy works.
In terms of a speculative commodity, real estate is a much better analogy.
Do you have any idea how many unused trademarks companies like IBM register in a given year? Yet there are still plenty of untrademarked words to go around?
Because you think that your use is more noble and just, doesn't mean that some supreme being should give you the domain name that you desire.
I bet a lot of those licenses went to corporate OEM purchases.
We brought a shit load of Dell computers that came with Vista licenses. Microsoft got their money from Dell. All those purchases are on the Microsoft accounting books.
Then we imaged the new PCs with the the corporate XP license.
Number of Vista purchases: lots
Number of computers running Vista: 0
Ability to buy a Dell system for corporate use without any OS license: pipe dream
Risk is not fixed. Things change. One of the reasons to fix low (and medium) risk security bugs is so that they are mitigated before they can possibly become high risk security bugs.
I would bet that they have no process to re-evaluate bug risk on a regular basis. Only when a bug blows up in their face do they ask "How come this low risk security bug just bit us in the ass?". I doubt that think: "I wonder if there are other low risk security bugs that are no longer low risk?
The problem is that bug testers want to be paid for their efforts. The companies will do anything, fair or unfair, to avoid payment.
To any bug testers, I offer these:
Hint: Never answer this question "What will you do if we don't pay for this information?".
Answering that question, with nearly any answer, can lead to extortion charges.
Next hint: Never demonstrate a vulnerability, to anyone, just document it. Written words are rarely illegal. Actions are more frequently illegal.
Jesus would love the little flower holder on the steering column of a Volkswagen
That's my stapler!
They complain that the secret number is a "component or part thereof that is primarily designed, produced, or marketed for the purpose of circumventing"
If the secret number is a part of the circumvention system, any part of the secret number is also a part of the circumvention system.
Therefore, *all* numbers (and letters) which are part of the secret number are also covered as being a "component or part
My secret number is (0-9) and (A-F, a-f)
All your numbers belong to me...
Whoosh.
You are failing to understand what a tool is.
A screwdriver is a tool because is can:
-mate with a slotted fastener
-turn
-twist
-provide percussion (if used for mass alone)
-etc..
These sorts of attributes are what I was taking about when I mentioned methods and functions.
A cryptographic key number is not a tool. My cryptographic key number could be the number 1. The number 1 is not a program (software) or a device (hardware). No methods. No functions.
Now apply that thinking to the hexadecimal number key is this case. It's still just a number.
Unless things are seriously out of whack.
To put it in programming terms, a raw number has no methods (Java) or member fuctions (C++). There is no logic. No processing.
In the psychical world I would say that a raw number has no utility. It is not capable of being used to perform work.
There is no proof that a non-protectable process could not generate the same the number.
These kinds of morally upstanding proposals are common by gadfly shareholders. The only thing worthy of note in this effort is the fact that it was proposed by a large fund, not some wingnut. Bravo for them.
However, morals have little place in the commerce of business. I am a corporate cynic. Thus, I am certain that no corporation is going to stand up for freedom when there is money to be made cooperating with repressive governments.
The likelihood of passage, against of votes and recommendation of the board of directors, is nil.
I was lumping the RIAA together with the entertainment industry. They would stand up for one another in any court case.
My point is the very small likelihood of prosecuting a portion of the entertainment industry in a Californian court.
The chance of the RIAA being tried for anything (let alone in barratry) in California is about zero.
They own (through their membership) most of LA and a good chunk of southern California.
Guilds go way back. They were not just for wandering itinerants.
I recall that Leonardo da Vinci was refused entry into the his father's guild (for accountants) because Leonardo was a bastard (he was born to an out-of-wedlock mother). So Leonardo joined the Guild of St. Luke (the guild of artists ). The rest is history...
They are not even honest enough to stay bought.
The USA has the best laws money can buy.
I pay my credit card bill in full every month. In response to that, my credit card company shortened my grace period from 25 days to 20 days. When I got the credit card years ago, the grace period was 30 days.
So here's the math: It can take 10 days for me to get my credit card statement. It might take me 5 days to send a check (if I was paying my mail). And it might take 7 days for my payment to transit the postal system, their mail room, and their payment clerk.
Ding! 22 days! That's a $35 late fee, plus finance charges for every transaction on this month's statement *and* every transaction since the statement was sent (which will show up on next month's statement). When you are out of your grace period, there is no shield from finance charges until you pay your *entire* outstanding balance - including the finance charges.
I pay my a credit card bill by phone the same day that I get my statement so that I never push the grace period. But that will not continue. Most credit card companies have a "phone fee" of $10 more more to pay by phone (because they have stats that show that late payers frequently pay by phone to avoid the $35 fee- to them $10 is a better deal). When my credit card company starts charging a phone fee, I'll pay on-line.
That's how a credit card company displays anger and aggression.