What about the other laws? The ones about data retention by the ISPs so governments can subpoena it when they want to? Emails, Proxy logs etc? no privacy concern there? sheesh...
Information wants to be free! If everything was public data we wouldn't have these problems; also, we can get rid of all criminal activities if we abolish every law!
Seriously, with the shear amount of data that is accumulated everywhere, and how densely we can store it, well this is going to happen more and more.
"I'm all for entepreneuership and making a buck, but there are a couple things that bother me about this. First the likely clients will be the ones who were wealthy before Sadam was ousted, so more than often than not they will be supporting the same ones who helped keep down the people we are supposed to be trying to help"
The rich in irak were keeping down the american oil companies?
"What benefit was there to completely pre-empting much of that day's prime-time programming with 'news' shows pontificating on every little detail of the event?"
This is a realy good idea, it will open the way for a whole bunch of business models.
1- Monitor the new patents 2- Implement them as soon a you read them 3- Profit!
1- Wait until someone come and see you to invest in a new product 2- Implement it yourself before he finds investors 3- Profit!
Patents are public, you would need to wait until you are ready to make a product to file them, if you do not have the money to bring it to market by yourself , how do you protect your invention while you are looking for investors?
Major loop hole, I hope the legislators think this trough a bit more before writing a patent reform than someone making a post on slashdot:) ( What? I can dream)
it's seem that the best way to defend against this is to promote the hell out illegal downloading so everybody does it. When the ISPs have disconnected half of their customers maybe they will think again about this deal.:)
Let me tell you how it will be; There's one for you, nineteen for me. 'Cause I'm the taxman, Yeah, I'm the taxman.
Should five per cent appear too small, Be thankful I don't take it all. 'Cause I'm the taxman, Yeah, I'm the taxman.
(if you drive a car, car;) - I'll tax the street; (if you try to sit, sit;) - I'll tax your seat; (if you get too cold, cold;) - I'll tax the heat; (if you take a walk, walk;) - I'll tax your feet.
Taxman!
'Cause I'm the taxman, Yeah, I'm the taxman.
Don't ask me what I want it for, (ah-ah, mister Wilson) If you don't want to pay some more. (ah-ah, mister heath) 'Cause I'm the taxman, Yeah, I'm the taxman.
Now my advice for those who die, (taxman) Declare the pennies on your eyes. (taxman) 'Cause I'm the taxman, Yeah, I'm the taxman.
Slashdot Mirror
"Democracy is a form of government, like communism or monarchy.
A Republic is a type of state, like a kingdom or an emirate."
You are so way off it's not even funny.
I think he knew that ...
Well, resources are limited, all of them. Cars are an indecent waste of resources.
Now that oil is getting near to being all used the big plan is to use food crops to run you cars? Brilliant, what can go wrong?
Well you can burn clothes with a propane torch ...
I like the taste of paint in the early morning
http://www.coolios.net/img/motivational.php
LOL !
What about the other laws? The ones about data retention by the ISPs so governments can subpoena it when they want to? Emails, Proxy logs etc? no privacy concern there? sheesh ...
"constantly had to patch my cell phone software because of venerability's."
When a piece of software is old enough to be called venerable, it's surely more than time to patch it!
hey! It's not nice to call people nerds.
no, with Linux, and Estonians who have more money than they should... :P
Nice PR stunt.
Information wants to be free! If everything was public data we wouldn't have these problems; also, we can get rid of all criminal activities if we abolish every law!
Seriously, with the shear amount of data that is accumulated everywhere, and how densely we can store it, well this is going to happen more and more.
sure ...
"a soldier could be alerted to danger that his or her brain had sensed, but not yet had time to process."
and then he will process this information how?
Awaiting the 3...2...1... post in 3...2...1...
no, developers prefer Linux.
...
hum
"Can anybody name a popular band in the last 5 years that they think they are going to be listening to in 10 years time? what about 50 years?"
A Silver Mount Zion, but in 50 yrs i will most probably be dead. ( and they are not really 'popular' )
"I'm all for entepreneuership and making a buck, but there are a couple things that bother me about this. First the likely clients will be the ones who were wealthy before Sadam was ousted, so more than often than not they will be supporting the same ones who helped keep down the people we are supposed to be trying to help"
The rich in irak were keeping down the american oil companies?
"What benefit was there to completely pre-empting much of that day's prime-time programming with 'news' shows pontificating on every little detail of the event?"
Ratings (ad revenue)
This is a realy good idea, it will open the way for a whole bunch of business models.
:) ( What? I can dream)
1- Monitor the new patents
2- Implement them as soon a you read them
3- Profit!
1- Wait until someone come and see you to invest in a new product
2- Implement it yourself before he finds investors
3- Profit!
Patents are public, you would need to wait until you are ready to make a product to file them, if you do not have the money to bring it to market by yourself , how do you protect your invention while you are looking for investors?
Major loop hole, I hope the legislators think this trough a bit more before writing a patent reform than someone making a post on slashdot
You must be new here
it's seem that the best way to defend against this is to promote the hell out illegal downloading so everybody does it. :)
When the ISPs have disconnected half of their customers maybe they will think again about this deal.
One, two, three, four...
Hrmm!
One, two, (one, two, three, four!)
Let me tell you how it will be;
There's one for you, nineteen for me.
'Cause I'm the taxman,
Yeah, I'm the taxman.
Should five per cent appear too small,
Be thankful I don't take it all.
'Cause I'm the taxman,
Yeah, I'm the taxman.
(if you drive a car, car;) - I'll tax the street;
(if you try to sit, sit;) - I'll tax your seat;
(if you get too cold, cold;) - I'll tax the heat;
(if you take a walk, walk;) - I'll tax your feet.
Taxman!
'Cause I'm the taxman,
Yeah, I'm the taxman.
Don't ask me what I want it for, (ah-ah, mister Wilson)
If you don't want to pay some more. (ah-ah, mister heath)
'Cause I'm the taxman,
Yeah, I'm the taxman.
Now my advice for those who die, (taxman)
Declare the pennies on your eyes. (taxman)
'Cause I'm the taxman,
Yeah, I'm the taxman.
And you're working for no one but me.
Taxman!