Google producing a derived work that, as far as the family and ARS are concerned, violates copyrights by allegedly copying specific elements of specific works
You are full of it, the moderators are funny today not declaring you the troll you seem to be.
Even when Google took elements of existing work, it is so little we can safely see them as quotes.
I'm not enough aqainted with the original work to make my own judgement but reading the comments by others that have more knowledge I can only conclude this was not a mere copy and paste job by Google but an interpretation.
Yep, any terrorist with an RFID reader will be able to identify Americans to kill. It will give him a lot of freedom and liberty, me does not need to worry so much to being considered an American=target.
What about a bunch of open protocols or API's and the proprietary stuff in the firmware?
(I don't say it'll be easy to set protocols covering everyone's wishes)
But personally I don't have any strong feelings against closed source drivers.
As long as they don't interfere with the OS or other applications.
Again only a strict protocol could prevent this without opening the source.
I know a lot of respectable companies have their own rules re. use of a phone while driving.
Shell allowes only hands free calls but advises against any calls, BP bans all type of radio or telephone use while driving.
I agree, people can wait for your answer till you are at a stop.
Another good reason to have you're hourly coffee break:)
In the nightmare scenario, the outsourcer goes bankrupt, access is cut off, and our confidential data ends up for sale on E-bay. What exactly is the contingency plan for that?
During the last ten years you have clearly not used compact fluorescent light.
In most instances it is indistinguishable from incandescent light except for the power savings it gives.
8 out of 10 lamps in my home are fluorecent and I enjoy not only the significant savings but as well the exceptional life expectancy of the bulbs.
The only thing they are not good at is dimming.
For me anything is better than autosync, I like to be in control.
Plus the 1GB of my nano cannot possible hold all the stuff I have on my HD's.
Drag and Drop, access from *any* computer, structure through simple directories, these are all things I miss in the iTunes and iPod.
The fact the system is limited on formats is an unnecessary restriction, for Apple it would be easy enough to include it in the firmware but using some 3rd. party software I can make the conversions on my PC.
The way to fight terror is courage and cosistency, demonstrating to the terrorists that they cannot affect one's ideals and principles, no matter what they do. But what does Al-Queda get for the cost of 19 pairs of box cutters? Wholesale abandonment of the supposedly most cherished American principles of "habeas corpus", freedom of the press, unreasonable searches, personal liberties and the like in favour of fascist surveilance and arbitrary imprisonment in a Gulag.
Osama must be laughing his ass off at such a spineless attitude.
Anything we do, or don't do, will get criticized, unless we let them all go and wait for another terrorist attack.
Are you stupid or maybe related to Pres. Bush?
The USofA is criticised for good reason, at least since the end of WWII they have claimed to be the leader of the so called 'Free World'.
And that leadership comes with some obligations like 'Fair Trial'.
The detainees at Gitmo don't get that fair trial but are abused instead.
There are international laws that do allow for special treatment for non-combatant enemies, the US can do so in a regular court.
Just as the US would have expected from other nations only some 20 years ago...
In the days your grand dad worked at the mill you or your mom could go to see him, why not.
As long as he did the job he was hired for the owner would not complain.
Ofcourse you were not allowed to bring in rats but that was obvious to any one.
Why would it be different with modern technology, because the voss is too busy with his own shit to watch your productivity?
Although centralised (i.e. big scale) energy production does achieve the highest efficiency during production it looses most if not all that profit during distribution.
What is the use of increasing production efficiency from say 90 to 98 % when you loose a typical 20 - 40 % on the overland lines...
.xxx is *just* another domain, why *only* the US is having significant problems with it is a tell-tale.
It is no doubt the Religious Simple in the present US governement that are setting this US agenda.
I cannot ever see a technical or administrative reason to not allow this domain to come into existence.
As long as ICANN is not disallowing the registration of porn sites at a.com or whatever domain it's up to the market to decide if it's works, the rest of the world could not care less...
Now MS is legally required to make different copies of their products for Europe anyway they have a nice chance to just split the world in US and The Rest.
'cause The Rest does not recognise these silly patents in the first place.
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You are full of it, the moderators are funny today not declaring you the troll you seem to be.
Even when Google took elements of existing work, it is so little we can safely see them as quotes.
I'm not enough aqainted with the original work to make my own judgement but reading the comments by others that have more knowledge I can only conclude this was not a mere copy and paste job by Google but an interpretation.
And that's how *isms come into existence.
Very difficult as it can be seen as incitement in many jurisdictions.
After all the internet knows no borders.
Now you mention it, this is a clear-cut example of ID.
Unusual.
All replying in the first 45 mins. of the original post.
Is that just a weird coincidence or did /. take a leaf out of the Digg book? :)
Yep, any terrorist with an RFID reader will be able to identify Americans to kill. It will give him a lot of freedom and liberty, me does not need to worry so much to being considered an American=target.
>2 words:
>middle management
PHB's.
When necessary through a purposely set up proxy.
Whatever it takes.
When they can't/ won't guarantee everlasting and exclusive access to YOUR data it shoud, has, to be 'No Deal'.
And IP law is your friend too.
(I don't say it'll be easy to set protocols covering everyone's wishes)
But personally I don't have any strong feelings against closed source drivers.
As long as they don't interfere with the OS or other applications.
Again only a strict protocol could prevent this without opening the source.
Shell allowes only hands free calls but advises against any calls, BP bans all type of radio or telephone use while driving.
I agree, people can wait for your answer till you are at a stop.
Another good reason to have you're hourly coffee break :)
It's called a Contract.
Are you sure?
Now I'll have to include a disclaimer...
Just another reason to continue using a more robust system :)
Yep, a desktop has far better ventilation for use in bed.
b.t.w. what do you mean with laptops always need to be propped up?
In my experience a laptop keyboard has a much better wrist support than a regular keyboard.
During the last ten years you have clearly not used compact fluorescent light.
In most instances it is indistinguishable from incandescent light except for the power savings it gives.
8 out of 10 lamps in my home are fluorecent and I enjoy not only the significant savings but as well the exceptional life expectancy of the bulbs.
The only thing they are not good at is dimming.
Surely it was OO or XML...
Plus the 1GB of my nano cannot possible hold all the stuff I have on my HD's.
Drag and Drop, access from *any* computer, structure through simple directories, these are all things I miss in the iTunes and iPod.
The fact the system is limited on formats is an unnecessary restriction, for Apple it would be easy enough to include it in the firmware but using some 3rd. party software I can make the conversions on my PC.
Osama must be laughing his ass off at such a spineless attitude.
Well spoken!
And I cry for the people of the once Free World.
Are you stupid or maybe related to Pres. Bush?
The USofA is criticised for good reason, at least since the end of WWII they have claimed to be the leader of the so called 'Free World'.
And that leadership comes with some obligations like 'Fair Trial'.
The detainees at Gitmo don't get that fair trial but are abused instead.
There are international laws that do allow for special treatment for non-combatant enemies, the US can do so in a regular court.
Just as the US would have expected from other nations only some 20 years ago...
He estimates it.
No doubt based on the fact he has about 2000 legitimate subscribers, the rest of the traffic is likely of D-Link and it's ilk origine.
In the days your grand dad worked at the mill you or your mom could go to see him, why not.
As long as he did the job he was hired for the owner would not complain.
Ofcourse you were not allowed to bring in rats but that was obvious to any one.
Why would it be different with modern technology, because the voss is too busy with his own shit to watch your productivity?
Jeez!
What is the use of increasing production efficiency from say 90 to 98 % when you loose a typical 20 - 40 % on the overland lines...
But do trust the US population of whom 3/4 prefers a truck or SUV for daily runs to the mall.
Wake up!
It is no doubt the Religious Simple in the present US governement that are setting this US agenda.
I cannot ever see a technical or administrative reason to not allow this domain to come into existence.
As long as ICANN is not disallowing the registration of porn sites at a .com or whatever domain it's up to the market to decide if it's works, the rest of the world could not care less...
'cause The Rest does not recognise these silly patents in the first place.
True.
Hate is bad in any context, it's not rational (and that's what brings the circle round in a discussion about religion...)