It seems that there could be a case for essentially copyright infringement, because you are exploiting somebody's misspelling or typo of a copyrighted/tradmarked name. If someone is ripping off "rueger.com" by having "ruger.com" and selling advertising, one might claim that that is an infringement (presuming you trademarked it) on your trademark.
Trademark, OK, but what does copyright have to do with it? Please don't confuse people more than they already are!
Ars Technica is reporting that while most people wouldn't know we have a national broadband policy in place, the president claims that not only do we have a plan, it's working spectacularly well.
Also, DVR permits you to watch the program while taping it, in a way that allows you to "pause" it and continue later. This ability is included in TiVO's patent. There's no way to do this with a VCR, so it doesn't count as previous art for it.
But it's something a VCR would have done if it could. Once you have the basic digital recorder, these features are just obvious since they are things you want to do, and nothing stops it from being implemented. I remember many years ago I wrote a little program to record the audio of the radio, then allow it to be paused and unpaused, buffering data while it was paused. Then I realized I could start it, let it buffer several minutes, then allow commercials to be skipped. I could also play the recorded audio back slightly slower than it was recorded, so that the buffer would always be building up for the next commercial skip. All this just flows naturally once you have the capability.
Afaict they probablly can't do that at least not quickly because most ISP contracts are structured such that service levels are not gauranteed but price rises require a certain ammount of warning.
OK, so effectively raise the price by lowering service level to non-business customers. Just odd that they'd ask home users to avoid using lots of bandwidth whcn that can be arranged using a technical solution.
(WTF is up with the mod as flamebait? whatever...)
People should know how to use the Internet because people who download music and films are going to affect businesses who have more important things to do.
Unless people get it for free there, can't they just raise the price on bandwidth, now that it's more valuable there?
Not to mention the fact that the 6502 was the same processor used in the SNES
Minor quibble: the SNES has a 65816, the 16-bit successor of the 6502. It was the NES that had a 6502 (well, almost, since it lacked the decimal mode due to patent reasons).
Oh come on, it's just a conspiracy by the wire manufacturers. Hell, if I put a 100A fuse, I could power the whole block with an extension cord! I haven't tried it, but I'm sure it'll work, where else is that amperage limit other than what's printed on the fuse? What, the fuse is there so it's the weakest link in case too much power is drawn? Hmmm...
Sorry dude, even though I'm a Nintendo fanboy, the N64 controller was bad compared to the Dual Shock. Sony did one thing really well with it. The Game Cube controller is close, but still not as good.
What's your idea of the best analog console controller?
Parent would probably be fine with packet forgery if they stated it clearly in the terms:
New, low-cost high-speed access! Note: will randomly cause some file transfers to stop in a way that makes it hard for you to determine the cause, so you might think it's the site you're downloading from, rather than our forged RST packets. But otherwise it's really fast!
As a reminder, there are two kinds of net neutrality: protocol and endpoint. High SMS pricing is an example of protocol non-neutrality. If a cell phone provider charged more to use Google search as compared to some other search engine, that would be endpoint non-neutrality. Just clarifying since endpoint neutrality is also important.
Could this type of technology be used for robots to allow them to identify what the 3d layout of the world around them is?
Maybe it can be used to finally settle the question of whether Earth is round or flat! Just feed it a picture of Earth from space and see what it comes up with...
I was surprised when Microsoft announced that Windows 7 (successor to Vista) will probably be out in about 16 months. Seems like they're stealing their own whimpery thunder re Vista.
That's a classic Microsoft strategy: announce a release just around the corner, so customers won't buy a competitors product. Looks like they're doing a good job choking the company who made Vista.
The NPD group [....] attempted to battle back against the tide of "naysayers" who claim that the format war is over and have declared Blu-Ray Disc the winner.
So the naysers are saying the war is over, and the yayseyers are saying NO, the war is not over? Sounds like NPD has their terms switched.
While select articles have implied that HD-DVD as a format is doomed and the sky is falling for the format's supporters
In a war, when the "sky falls" for one side, it's a victory for those who aren't part of the war, in this case, the potential next-gen DVD system buyer.
the NPD Group this afternoon reinforced that sales results from a single week do not necessarily indicate a trend
And just because I've got chocolate all over my lips doesn't mean I've just eaten chocolate. But I have, in fact.
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Wow, whoever modded this anything but funny needs to have their geek cards revoked.
Do you mean the Tandy M100?
Trademark, OK, but what does copyright have to do with it? Please don't confuse people more than they already are!
Given that this is on Slashdot, that's pretty much a given.
Wahhh, the iTunes is bricked again!
What kind of deprived place do you live whose duct tape is only 1/2 inch wide? My condolances.
Not many know of Bush's hidden technical talent. For example, he recently found errors in Fermilab's calculations. Don't underestimate the man.
But it's something a VCR would have done if it could. Once you have the basic digital recorder, these features are just obvious since they are things you want to do, and nothing stops it from being implemented. I remember many years ago I wrote a little program to record the audio of the radio, then allow it to be paused and unpaused, buffering data while it was paused. Then I realized I could start it, let it buffer several minutes, then allow commercials to be skipped. I could also play the recorded audio back slightly slower than it was recorded, so that the buffer would always be building up for the next commercial skip. All this just flows naturally once you have the capability.
OK, so effectively raise the price by lowering service level to non-business customers. Just odd that they'd ask home users to avoid using lots of bandwidth whcn that can be arranged using a technical solution.
(WTF is up with the mod as flamebait? whatever...)
Unless people get it for free there, can't they just raise the price on bandwidth, now that it's more valuable there?
Food, shelter, communication. It's the new primary form of communication when people aren't in the same room.
Minor quibble: the SNES has a 65816, the 16-bit successor of the 6502. It was the NES that had a 6502 (well, almost, since it lacked the decimal mode due to patent reasons).
Good thing they didn't copy a CD, otherwise they'd be paying $1.5 million!
So that's why they hate mp3s; all that compression robs them of 9x the profit, so they only get $150,000 per CD.
Oh come on, it's just a conspiracy by the wire manufacturers. Hell, if I put a 100A fuse, I could power the whole block with an extension cord! I haven't tried it, but I'm sure it'll work, where else is that amperage limit other than what's printed on the fuse? What, the fuse is there so it's the weakest link in case too much power is drawn? Hmmm...
Sorry dude, even though I'm a Nintendo fanboy, the N64 controller was bad compared to the Dual Shock. Sony did one thing really well with it. The Game Cube controller is close, but still not as good.
What's your idea of the best analog console controller?
Parent would probably be fine with packet forgery if they stated it clearly in the terms:
New, low-cost high-speed access! Note: will randomly cause some file transfers to stop in a way that makes it hard for you to determine the cause, so you might think it's the site you're downloading from, rather than our forged RST packets. But otherwise it's really fast!
Wow, there are legal P2P download "services"? Are they only in Canada?
As a reminder, there are two kinds of net neutrality: protocol and endpoint. High SMS pricing is an example of protocol non-neutrality. If a cell phone provider charged more to use Google search as compared to some other search engine, that would be endpoint non-neutrality. Just clarifying since endpoint neutrality is also important.
Maybe it can be used to finally settle the question of whether Earth is round or flat! Just feed it a picture of Earth from space and see what it comes up with...
That's a classic Microsoft strategy: announce a release just around the corner, so customers won't buy a competitors product. Looks like they're doing a good job choking the company who made Vista.
Antenna strip under doormat, RFID tag in shoes from store, feet barely lift off ground when walking, easy tracking.
The difference is that Virulite (the company who makes the helmet) doesn't get paid when you just walk around in the sun.
So the naysers are saying the war is over, and the yayseyers are saying NO, the war is not over? Sounds like NPD has their terms switched.
In a war, when the "sky falls" for one side, it's a victory for those who aren't part of the war, in this case, the potential next-gen DVD system buyer.
And just because I've got chocolate all over my lips doesn't mean I've just eaten chocolate. But I have, in fact.
Regardless of the cause, isn't it a good thing that the format war ends? I blame both "sides" for it, so I don't care which folds.