After reading all of the comments related to this story, I have, once again, come to the conclusion that all patent agencies should forward all incoming patent requests to/. for final approval.
[insert picture of smiling/. moderator holding "REJECTED - please see attached comments" rubber stamp]
Doesn't software still require all of those things? I think we call it a System Change Request (SCR) or just Change Request (CR) process.
We have implemented it so that if our customer requests a change (software, user manual...) then it goes thru the same process. Docs also get stored in the same tool as source code. Goes back to the theory of "one process, one tool, many products".
As far as making simple so that non techies can use it...ummm...I have two recommendations (facts really). 1) non techies are going to have to step up to the plate and use the tool. 2) make the process such that it can be adaptable and easy to use (hold their hand step by step).
On a quantum computer, you can get your frags out even faster and you don't need to power the thing on to find out your final score! I can hear the anouncer now...
"Fourty-two million frags in two seconds. Excellent! Please power up to start the game."
I was thinking with all these court transcripts flying around it's too bad 2600 couldn't get DeCSS code read out loud so that it would be typed into the transcripts and available to everyone. It would be funny to use the judicial process to circumvent itself. Just a fun thought.
I know you intended the above as a fun thought, but I feel the need to point out that you could have a really good p0iNT: A) wouldn't the code in question (website, files, printouts, other examples) be submitted as evidence? and B) would we not have access to those docs via FoIA?
master controller with all software and hd space
boot from floppy for all mosix child nodes
child nodes are diskLESS machines btw
Let primary do the disk storage
let mosix cluster do the work:)
i know it has some flaws, but that's my solution... for my home "system"
I'd much rather see $225 million alloted annually to public schooling. That's 7,500 Teachers making $30,000 a year to educate students. That's 450,000 $500 computers for kids to learn computers. That's 9,000,000 $25 desks for more/better places to sit. That's 56,250,000 $4 paperback books for students to read.
I have a feeling the internet will be fine without a "Federal Technology Czar."
They're going to pay this guy/gal $225M?!?! Holy shit I need to go work for the government! They've up'd the pay grades!!!
My band of lawyers have been working with several key record labels in order to go after people who sing along with the radio, music video, mp3 and "I can't get it out of my head" songs. We figure that the record companies are losing 5 Kabillion USD per day to people enjoying others sing their favorite tunes...not to mention least favorite. This will include humming as well as not knowing the correct words, but having the melody correct.
IBM is already working on a system to track such offenders as they sing a long. The combination of facial and voice recognition will uniquely identify you and the song, so that record companies will be able to immediately draft your personalized lawsuit as soon as you utter the first few notes of the tune!
Look for your lawsuit in the mail soon!
I know it's only Rock-n-Roll,
but I like it, like it
Yes I do!
From CNN story: They accused the media companies of copyright infringement by reproducing their work online without permission. Free-lancers are not employees of the publications, but sell their work to individual buyers.
WTF? If you sell a product to someone, don't you think that they are going to use it any Gosh Darn (my grandmother reads/. too) way they please?!?! Comon! They are trying to apply RIAA arguments to everything sold these days. Pretty soon you are going to have legal speak on pencils, floor tile and bars of soap. I can see it now:
SUPPLEMENTAL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PROCTER & GAMBLE PRODUCTS
IMPORTANT: READ CAREFULLY - These Proctor & Gamble ("PG") product components, including any "sud-based" or "tissue-based", are subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement under which you have licensed the applicable Procter & Gamble product described below (each an "End User License Agreement" or "EULA") and the terms and conditions of this...
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After reading all of the comments related to this story, I have, once again, come to the conclusion that all patent agencies should forward all incoming patent requests to /. for final approval.
/. moderator holding "REJECTED - please see attached comments" rubber stamp]
[insert picture of smiling
Oh yeah?!?!?
Can you record AND play Q3TA at the same time? Didn't think so.
So there.
Did they find the Starbucks logo yet?
Hrmmmm...
Doesn't software still require all of those things? I think we call it a System Change Request (SCR) or just Change Request (CR) process.
We have implemented it so that if our customer requests a change (software, user manual...) then it goes thru the same process. Docs also get stored in the same tool as source code. Goes back to the theory of "one process, one tool, many products".
As far as making simple so that non techies can use it...ummm...I have two recommendations (facts really). 1) non techies are going to have to step up to the plate and use the tool. 2) make the process such that it can be adaptable and easy to use (hold their hand step by step).
Pretty soon you will be at CMM 3.
dman7
I wonder what the Intel adds will be like for now on...
On a quantum computer, you can get your frags out even faster and you don't need to power the thing on to find out your final score! I can hear the anouncer now...
"Fourty-two million frags in two seconds. Excellent! Please power up to start the game."
I thought "Schindler's List" was in black-and-white...
I don't know. I'm color blind. 8^)
I was thinking with all these court transcripts flying around it's too bad 2600 couldn't get DeCSS code read out loud so that it would be typed into the transcripts and available to everyone. It would be funny to use the judicial process to circumvent itself. Just a fun thought.
I know you intended the above as a fun thought, but I feel the need to point out that you could have a really good p0iNT: A) wouldn't the code in question (website, files, printouts, other examples) be submitted as evidence? and B) would we not have access to those docs via FoIA?
Comments please...
Ah...a white knight to my rescue!
Almost as good as telling everyone that we're going to run out of gas in about three weeks, "GO GET SOME BEFORE ITS GONE KIDS!".
/.
That's why the price is going to go up: un-needed demand over hype story on
WTF? I saw a spindle of 100 the other day for $14.
CD-R Prices Could Triple This Summer
what? are they made from oil?
..manuver around doors? What if enemies are hiding behind walls?
No problem. They will use the flank() and destroy_wall() functions when encountering these exceptions.
was EVEN distribution. Did anyone else notice that this one machine seems to be working harder than the others?
master controller with all software and hd space :)
boot from floppy for all mosix child nodes
child nodes are diskLESS machines btw
Let primary do the disk storage
let mosix cluster do the work
i know it has some flaws, but that's my solution... for my home "system"
I think they call it the freedom of infomation act or something... try looking it up on google or something.
I'd much rather see $225 million alloted annually to public schooling.
That's 7,500 Teachers making $30,000 a year to educate students.
That's 450,000 $500 computers for kids to learn computers.
That's 9,000,000 $25 desks for more/better places to sit.
That's 56,250,000 $4 paperback books for students to read.
I have a feeling the internet will be fine without a "Federal Technology Czar."
They're going to pay this guy/gal $225M?!?! Holy shit I need to go work for the government! They've up'd the pay grades!!!
Wouldnt that make a mp3 a little suspect if it is only 1k or so?
;)
Only to you or me. Remember, RIAA = morons.
...tell the user that it is a "pre-input processor error."
That's classic! I'm going to use that on my mother.
That's nothing!!
My band of lawyers have been working with several key record labels in order to go after people who sing along with the radio, music video, mp3 and "I can't get it out of my head" songs. We figure that the record companies are losing 5 Kabillion USD per day to people enjoying others sing their favorite tunes...not to mention least favorite. This will include humming as well as not knowing the correct words, but having the melody correct.
IBM is already working on a system to track such offenders as they sing a long. The combination of facial and voice recognition will uniquely identify you and the song, so that record companies will be able to immediately draft your personalized lawsuit as soon as you utter the first few notes of the tune!
Look for your lawsuit in the mail soon!
I know it's only Rock-n-Roll,
but I like it, like it
Yes I do!
-dman7
CNet response: "..square, round. Whatever...."
Hubby: (under breath)Crap. HONEY?!?! WE GOTTA MOVE AGAIN!!
Distant voice of wife: WHAT YOU SAY?!?!
Hubby: MICROSOFT CHANGED THE RULES AGAIN ON WHERE WE WANT TO GO TODAY!
Wife: WE MUST HAVE BEEN ON THE PATH TO DISTRUCTION!
Hubby: I AGREE! MAKE YOUR TIME!! ALL OUR BASE ARE BELONG TO THEM!!!
Wife: OK! I'LL GO ROUND UP THE KIDS!!!
...
Sorry.
Forgot to link it all up for ya'll.
http://www.fffever.com/AYB2.swf
From CNN story: They accused the media companies of copyright infringement by reproducing their work online without permission. Free-lancers are not employees of the publications, but sell their work to individual buyers.
/. too) way they please?!?! Comon! They are trying to apply RIAA arguments to everything sold these days. Pretty soon you are going to have legal speak on pencils, floor tile and bars of soap. I can see it now:
...
WTF? If you sell a product to someone, don't you think that they are going to use it any Gosh Darn (my grandmother reads
SUPPLEMENTAL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PROCTER & GAMBLE PRODUCTS
IMPORTANT: READ CAREFULLY - These Proctor & Gamble ("PG") product components, including any "sud-based" or "tissue-based", are subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement under which you have licensed the applicable Procter & Gamble product described below (each an "End User License Agreement" or "EULA") and the terms and conditions of this
Give me a break.