All open source software. I know exactly what it's doing. [...] Total time investment, about 2 hours.
I'll give you 10 more hours and $100 worth more of budget to add recognition of license-plate numbers, if any, as well as detecting (and logging) Bluetooth and WiFi transmitters as they appear and disappear in the vicinity of the camera.
This would let me track cars entering my driveway and people walking by (those with smartphones in their pockets)... How about it?
The patent holder can and often does prevent others from using that invention
Sure. Which simply means, you have to offer more — money and/or access to your own inventions.
There is no requirement for them to accept
Of course, there is not! How could there be? I'm not obligated to sell my bike to you either. But I may consider doing so, if your offer is sufficiently compelling.
Get rid of patents and you will have quicker and smaller innovations as companies try to stay ahead in their market.
You'll certainly see companies guarding their secrets themselves — and not publishing their discoveries — thus stalling science.
Contrary to popular misconceptions, patents do not prevent you from using somebody else's discovery. You just have to pay the discoverer for the privilege...
The title suggested some che-guevarish rant against capitalism in general and profits in particular. Profits made on the backs of people with genetic diseases, no less!
I sure am glad, TFA is not about that at all. And, yes, I exploited my computer to post this.
If anything, that Google's monopoly blocks it is a reason for "everybody sane" to give it a benefit of the doubt.
But, whatever — as long as it is used by actual developers — such as the guy behind UDT — and offers its vast network of mirrors for downloading open source code, I'll keep using them, thank you very much.
Whatever the site does in its attempts to monetize its numerous Winblows users is of no concern to me.
That is, sort of, an argument for TCP. But UDP is often preferred nonetheless... And increasingly so even for the traditionally TCP-applications, such as file-transfers.
That raises the question, were people really more trustworthy then? Or were women simply not permitted to engage in as much economic activity, and consequently not exposed to as many frauds?
A read of O'Henry (himself a fraudster) or Jack London reveals plenty of fraud in 19th century America — and plenty of males falling victim to it too.
Was there more of it back then than today is harder to say — literature does not allow for quantitative assessments...
There, fixed the title for you. You didn't really think, it was only the Military, that wastes money — or that satellite communications is the only sinkhole?
"I'm not stupid, but I was totally naïve," says Cook, now 76, who was swept off her feet by a man who called himself Kelvin Wells [...] In all, she sent him nearly $300,000
Much as hate to appear victim-blaming, even an utter polyanna-style naïvette would've ended at $3,000. Beyond that, it is stupidity.
"He" (and am not at all sure, there is an identifiable "he" to this scam — more likely a work of an enterprise) is a crook and should be hung alive by his rib on a rusty hook. But, boy, the lady is stupid...
I read an explanation, that the reason for the observed absence of craters is that the (dwarf) planet remains active — like Earth and unlike Moon, for example.
And that means, it may be possible to burrow deep enough into it and stay comfortably warm. Would not that be nice?
use of a solenoid trigger would class the device as an automatic weapon under ATF rules
What's ATF? A bunch of busybodies seeking to control our use of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms — all perfectly legal things. Dissolution of that agency is long overdue — it should never have been created in the first place...
But that sort of work comes with its own problems, she said. "This 'on demand' or so-called 'gig economy'... is raising hard questions about workplace protections and what a good job will look like in the future,"
Translation — despite our best efforts, people insist on taking care of themselves. Worse, some of these companies demonstrate, that the kind and benevolent government organizations of the past are obsolete and now block progress.
This deterioration of government's control and can not be permitted. The government's role as the source of benefits must continue to rise and can not be allowed to ebb.
do you truly not know any women in software or gaming who've experienced the kind of awful "boy's only club" attitudes and sometimes downright literal sexual harassment
I do not. I'm willing to believe, the attitudes exist — as do women-onlyclubs, but I don't see anything particularly wrong (as in "this must be illegal!") with them. Nor do I know a person with a claim of having been persecuted over being a woman supported better, than something I can claim on the basis of being a Ukrainian expatriate.
Such claims are bogus and the laws they are based on — tyrannical. I do not believe, we've become a better country by adopting such laws — they target the symptoms (and do so poorly), while allowing various scammers (both private and governmental) to blackmail innocent employees into various "settlements".
The attempted limits on encryption are of a kind with (unconstitutional) attempts to restrict citizens from keeping and bearing weapons.
The very same loving, caring, and benevolent government, that provides our children with "free" public schools, is also the one with a Federal Department of Education having its own SWAT team.
Other examples abound. You can not claim consistency in your thoughts, if you approve of one, but not the other...
Yeah, nothing like leaving my driveway and having to pay a toll to the wonderful entrepreneur that took over my street.
Well, you are paying just such a guy now... Oh, and he has enough influence in the cityhall to control all streets in the town — if not the state. How do you like it?
So in your perfect world every road is a toll road owned by a completely unregulated private entity that is able to charge what the market will bear? I'd love to live in the fairy tale land where that ends well.
I said nothing about "completely unregulated". In Japan today the rail-roads — including those wonderful super-trains — are privately-owned. Tokyo has competing subway lines. Why can't New York City?
The public transportation in the US — and almost everywhere else — is so heavily subsidized by taxes already, the cost of the actual fare is not a factor.
Personal car is simply more convenient. Oh, and the road maintenance is also heavily subsidized by taxes.
Humanity should stop all such subsidies — allowing private companies to build roads and/or run buses/trains/planes/bicycles as they believe promises the most profit. Currently the people deciding, what to do, and people profiting (or losing) from the decisions are distinct groups — the sooner one's own decision(s) cause him to make/lose money personally, the sooner the healing will begin.
Slashdot Mirror
Seriously? After reports of government lawyers watching porn on their office computers, nothing really surprises me about Federal government. Especially given the nincompoop we've twice elected to run it.
Because even among the above mentioned work-place masturbators none got fired.
I'll give you 10 more hours and $100 worth more of budget to add recognition of license-plate numbers, if any, as well as detecting (and logging) Bluetooth and WiFi transmitters as they appear and disappear in the vicinity of the camera.
This would let me track cars entering my driveway and people walking by (those with smartphones in their pockets)... How about it?
Sure. Which simply means, you have to offer more — money and/or access to your own inventions.
Of course, there is not! How could there be? I'm not obligated to sell my bike to you either. But I may consider doing so, if your offer is sufficiently compelling.
You'll certainly see companies guarding their secrets themselves — and not publishing their discoveries — thus stalling science.
Contrary to popular misconceptions, patents do not prevent you from using somebody else's discovery. You just have to pay the discoverer for the privilege...
There! Thank you for restoring my faith in Slashdot.
Certainly! I even know, who the supplier would be.
The title suggested some che-guevarish rant against capitalism in general and profits in particular. Profits made on the backs of people with genetic diseases, no less!
I sure am glad, TFA is not about that at all. And, yes, I exploited my computer to post this.
I use my employer-issued iPhone — in full accordance with the company policies. Thank you very much for asking.
If anything, that Google's monopoly blocks it is a reason for "everybody sane" to give it a benefit of the doubt.
But, whatever — as long as it is used by actual developers — such as the guy behind UDT — and offers its vast network of mirrors for downloading open source code, I'll keep using them, thank you very much.
Whatever the site does in its attempts to monetize its numerous Winblows users is of no concern to me.
By manually numbering each item of <ul> instead of simply using <ol>?
That is, sort of, an argument for TCP. But UDP is often preferred nonetheless... And increasingly so even for the traditionally TCP-applications, such as file-transfers.
Anti 2nd-Amendment zealots would disagree.
And, although the above lists mere tort-claims, there are movements afoot towards criminal liabilities for gun-sellers as well. For the Greater Good.
A read of O'Henry (himself a fraudster) or Jack London reveals plenty of fraud in 19th century America — and plenty of males falling victim to it too.
Was there more of it back then than today is harder to say — literature does not allow for quantitative assessments...
There, fixed the title for you. You didn't really think, it was only the Military, that wastes money — or that satellite communications is the only sinkhole?
Much as hate to appear victim-blaming, even an utter polyanna-style naïvette would've ended at $3,000. Beyond that, it is stupidity.
"He" (and am not at all sure, there is an identifiable "he" to this scam — more likely a work of an enterprise) is a crook and should be hung alive by his rib on a rusty hook. But, boy, the lady is stupid...
Yeah...
I read an explanation, that the reason for the observed absence of craters is that the (dwarf) planet remains active — like Earth and unlike Moon, for example.
And that means, it may be possible to burrow deep enough into it and stay comfortably warm. Would not that be nice?
In that sense, nothing is "perfectly legal" in the Statist nightmare we deteriorated to over 200 years.
What's ATF? A bunch of busybodies seeking to control our use of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms — all perfectly legal things. Dissolution of that agency is long overdue — it should never have been created in the first place...
Ah, so government is the fount of stability, good to know!
Throwing around terms like "Potemkin Village" without knowing their meaning reveals utter ignorance.
Friend or not, I fail to see, how the rise of Uber and Airbnb have anything to do with "company town" reappearing. Quite the opposite, actually.
Translation — despite our best efforts, people insist on taking care of themselves. Worse, some of these companies demonstrate, that the kind and benevolent government organizations of the past are obsolete and now block progress.
This deterioration of government's control and can not be permitted. The government's role as the source of benefits must continue to rise and can not be allowed to ebb.
I do not. I'm willing to believe, the attitudes exist — as do women-only clubs, but I don't see anything particularly wrong (as in "this must be illegal!") with them. Nor do I know a person with a claim of having been persecuted over being a woman supported better, than something I can claim on the basis of being a Ukrainian expatriate.
Such claims are bogus and the laws they are based on — tyrannical. I do not believe, we've become a better country by adopting such laws — they target the symptoms (and do so poorly), while allowing various scammers (both private and governmental) to blackmail innocent employees into various "settlements".
The attempted limits on encryption are of a kind with (unconstitutional) attempts to restrict citizens from keeping and bearing weapons.
The very same loving, caring, and benevolent government, that provides our children with "free" public schools, is also the one with a Federal Department of Education having its own SWAT team.
Other examples abound. You can not claim consistency in your thoughts, if you approve of one, but not the other...
No, actually. Somalia is what a failed Socialist state looks like. Once again, a Statist Illiberal is caught projecting...
Well, you are paying just such a guy now... Oh, and he has enough influence in the cityhall to control all streets in the town — if not the state. How do you like it?
I said nothing about "completely unregulated". In Japan today the rail-roads — including those wonderful super-trains — are privately-owned. Tokyo has competing subway lines. Why can't New York City?
The public transportation in the US — and almost everywhere else — is so heavily subsidized by taxes already, the cost of the actual fare is not a factor.
Personal car is simply more convenient. Oh, and the road maintenance is also heavily subsidized by taxes.
Humanity should stop all such subsidies — allowing private companies to build roads and/or run buses/trains/planes/bicycles as they believe promises the most profit. Currently the people deciding, what to do, and people profiting (or losing) from the decisions are distinct groups — the sooner one's own decision(s) cause him to make/lose money personally, the sooner the healing will begin.