Does anyone else remember the Microsoft eBay buddy account they used to object to many legitimate auctions? Sellers of legitimate Microsoft products put up harsh comments and negative ratings for the MS account, and eBay switched them all to neutral. Later, after this trick went pretty public, they shut the account.
For once the feds realized that something is a state matter and beyond their control. However, the feds can regulate themselves, such as specifying what federal offices will accept as valid identification. The law basically says they won't accept any state identification that doesn't comply with some basic rules, such as being in the country legally (something so sensible that it's not done in all states).
States are free not to comply, but they might get some gripes from the people trying to collect their welfare checks with no valid ID.
the Berne Convention (which, by the way, was what made copyright extension in the US what it is today, not Disney),
That's the excuse, not the reason. The Copyright Act of 1976 already had the US complying with the Berne Convention (life + 50).
Of course, whether we should comply at all is a significant question. US copyright is based on the Constitution, where it is a temporary monopoly grudgingly allowed only in order to "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times..." Other countries, including those who wrote the Berne Convention, have a different view of copyright, such as the concept of natural rights or droit d'auteur.
These are different ideals of copyright that cannot be reconciled.
Well, there goes' America's Army if this were passed in San Francisco. It involves killing people, and current "community standards" are very anti-military so it would likely be found offensive.
"And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. " -- Revelations 13
The mark, name or number must all be the same, of course, since it is the mark, name or number of the beast.
Internal RFIDs certainly won't leave a visible mark, or nobody would accept them, and they probably won't all look the same. Forget that one.
RFIDs will likely be from multiple manufacturers, so the same name won't appear in all of them.
Every RFID will have a different number (or else there's no point to them), so the "number" one that everyone fears doesn't apply.
What scares me the most is devout people who don't even read their own religious texts, instead relying on scaremongers looking for profit or followers (or both, they are usually intertwined) for their information.
I have always wanted to drive one of those, but after seeing one in person, you'd have to be friggin' insane to drive on the city streets with that thing!!!
I had a first generation one when I lived in Germany. It isn't scary on the streets, although it's a bit strange looking straight across to the truck next to you and seeing a tire, or looking straight ahead at the brake lights of a Golf.
You do get the feeling that you're smaller than everyone else, but you also get the feeling that you can get out of the way of any trouble approaching you. The handling is perfection, like having a mind-meld with the car and road. I took advantage of that, avoiding two accidents I doubt I could have avoided in any other car.
IIRC, Disney wanted to release Toy Story 2 as their usual crap straight-to-video fare (Disney had sequel rights on all the movies). Pixar decided to make a real move out of it in order to ensure quality, even though it didn't count towards their six-movie deal with Disney.
Nettwerk has always been my favorite label, promoting the best early industrial bands including Skinny Puppy. I can understand how they 'get it' with file sharing, as opposed to the big conglomerates.
Being on the GSA doesn't mean you sold anything, it just means you're on a list of vendors that it's easy for government agencies to buy from.
I've seen a LOT of database installations in government, and in MySQL's market it's almost all MSSQL and Oracle. They may get a few buys, but so far those in the goverment I have seen running MySQL weren't the type to pay for support.
People expect speed from a pro laptop, and Apple's never had it, so that had to be an Apple priority. People can live with the low-performance consumer model.
The chip is not powerful enough to run the whole Power Mac line, so it can't go there yet. But the chip also fits well into the iMac, so why not do it. I don't know why they didn't do the mini.
Expect Intel iBooks ("Macbooks") and Mac minis soon, then maybe for the Pro to get upgraded to a Centrino Duo. Intel Power Macs are probably way off, unless they go nuts with 4x Core Duo or the next Xeon is a lot better than the current one.
Because federal law has states conditions under which the government can use cookies, including notification to the user, a comprehensive privacy policy to handle the data, and a real need to collect the data.
Sometimes a fighter is designed around a new powerplant. Or in the case of the F-15 they were pretty much designed for each other, as no existing powerplant would fit into the small space the F-15 had for the engine. But I get the point anyway.
The ultimate squad mate has been the M1 Abrams that they've been sending out with small 12 man patrols when they are dealing with an area known for ambushes.
Don't forget the 7.62mm coaxial machine gun on the M1. Tankers say it's the most-used weapon on the tank, as they can just spray down the enemy in pretty much complete safety.
If the US Constitution was not to be interpreted in such a way, but to strictly follow the language of the 9th Amendment, why would it ever again, contain language with an intent other than to define/restrict rights.
There was a fear among some authors of the Constitution, most notably Alexander Hamilton, that if a bill of rights were included in the Constitution, then it might be misconstrued as the only rights the people have (your view). He also thought it redundant, as the people already assumed all rights, that the government already had no power to remove those rights. The 9th Amendment is there to assuage the fears of Hamilton and others. Unfortunately, Hamilton was right, and the 9th forgotten.
Also, the Constitution does not restrict the rights of the people at all. It declares the people have all rights and explicitly defines a few. It does heavily restrict the powers of the federal government, and reserves all non-enumerated powers of government to the states, or to the people.
Of course, looking at our country now, you'd hardly recognize that.
This is just the kind of thing that happens when companies outsource good American (e.g. U.S.) jobs.
Usually in cases like this, what's produced is for local or regional consumption. Exporting very heavy Coke would probably make it too expensive. Odds are they probably already export the syrup from here, and just have a bottling plant there.
I wonder if this will have any impact on the no smoking bans we have seen in recent years?
The smoking bans are about social engineering to stop a habit considered by the zealots to be offensive. Whether or not the cigarettes have any health risks has no bearing on the bans whatsoever, especially since the science doesn't support second-hand smoke risks.
All of my coding contracts as an employee have had a "work for hire" clause in them, so I guess it would depend on other laws as to whether work for hire is automatic. In any case, the poster might be able to get away with "All programs, etc., written are not considered to be a work for hire; however, employee grants perpetual license for the internal use of such programs."
Especially of the older, more highly-paid employees if you're planning to cut staff. It's a good idea, personnel cuts aren't painful and everybody wins.
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Does anyone else remember the Microsoft eBay buddy account they used to object to many legitimate auctions? Sellers of legitimate Microsoft products put up harsh comments and negative ratings for the MS account, and eBay switched them all to neutral. Later, after this trick went pretty public, they shut the account.
For once the feds realized that something is a state matter and beyond their control. However, the feds can regulate themselves, such as specifying what federal offices will accept as valid identification. The law basically says they won't accept any state identification that doesn't comply with some basic rules, such as being in the country legally (something so sensible that it's not done in all states).
States are free not to comply, but they might get some gripes from the people trying to collect their welfare checks with no valid ID.
the Berne Convention (which, by the way, was what made copyright extension in the US what it is today, not Disney),
That's the excuse, not the reason. The Copyright Act of 1976 already had the US complying with the Berne Convention (life + 50).
Of course, whether we should comply at all is a significant question. US copyright is based on the Constitution, where it is a temporary monopoly grudgingly allowed only in order to "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times..." Other countries, including those who wrote the Berne Convention, have a different view of copyright, such as the concept of natural rights or droit d'auteur.
These are different ideals of copyright that cannot be reconciled.
Sounds interesting and practical for the copyright cartel. But looked at another way it's basically extortion.
Well, there goes' America's Army if this were passed in San Francisco. It involves killing people, and current "community standards" are very anti-military so it would likely be found offensive.
Just showing the idocy of these laws.
IBM had 110 GHz processors in the lab years ago, under a .18 micron process.
It only really matters when the stuff gets to market at a decent price.
"And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. " -- Revelations 13
The mark, name or number must all be the same, of course, since it is the mark, name or number of the beast.
Internal RFIDs certainly won't leave a visible mark, or nobody would accept them, and they probably won't all look the same. Forget that one.
RFIDs will likely be from multiple manufacturers, so the same name won't appear in all of them.
Every RFID will have a different number (or else there's no point to them), so the "number" one that everyone fears doesn't apply.
What scares me the most is devout people who don't even read their own religious texts, instead relying on scaremongers looking for profit or followers (or both, they are usually intertwined) for their information.
I have always wanted to drive one of those, but after seeing one in person, you'd have to be friggin' insane to drive on the city streets with that thing!!!
I had a first generation one when I lived in Germany. It isn't scary on the streets, although it's a bit strange looking straight across to the truck next to you and seeing a tire, or looking straight ahead at the brake lights of a Golf.
You do get the feeling that you're smaller than everyone else, but you also get the feeling that you can get out of the way of any trouble approaching you. The handling is perfection, like having a mind-meld with the car and road. I took advantage of that, avoiding two accidents I doubt I could have avoided in any other car.
I love it! Have the EFF's lawyers teach the kids about copyright so they'll know when they're being screwed by the copyright cartel.
Wait, the EFF didn't donate to this guy. Probably gonna be copyright cartel propaganda.
IIRC, Disney wanted to release Toy Story 2 as their usual crap straight-to-video fare (Disney had sequel rights on all the movies). Pixar decided to make a real move out of it in order to ensure quality, even though it didn't count towards their six-movie deal with Disney.
"Too bad they don't have any artists I even remotely like"
I don't like their current ones either, but I have loads of vinyl and CDs from their early days of industrial and electronica.
Nettwerk has always been my favorite label, promoting the best early industrial bands including Skinny Puppy. I can understand how they 'get it' with file sharing, as opposed to the big conglomerates.
Being on the GSA doesn't mean you sold anything, it just means you're on a list of vendors that it's easy for government agencies to buy from.
I've seen a LOT of database installations in government, and in MySQL's market it's almost all MSSQL and Oracle. They may get a few buys, but so far those in the goverment I have seen running MySQL weren't the type to pay for support.
The Core Duo is only up to 2.16 GHz.
People expect speed from a pro laptop, and Apple's never had it, so that had to be an Apple priority. People can live with the low-performance consumer model.
The chip is not powerful enough to run the whole Power Mac line, so it can't go there yet. But the chip also fits well into the iMac, so why not do it. I don't know why they didn't do the mini.
Expect Intel iBooks ("Macbooks") and Mac minis soon, then maybe for the Pro to get upgraded to a Centrino Duo. Intel Power Macs are probably way off, unless they go nuts with 4x Core Duo or the next Xeon is a lot better than the current one.
Because federal law has states conditions under which the government can use cookies, including notification to the user, a comprehensive privacy policy to handle the data, and a real need to collect the data.
Sometimes a fighter is designed around a new powerplant. Or in the case of the F-15 they were pretty much designed for each other, as no existing powerplant would fit into the small space the F-15 had for the engine. But I get the point anyway.
The ultimate squad mate has been the M1 Abrams that they've been sending out with small 12 man patrols when they are dealing with an area known for ambushes.
Don't forget the 7.62mm coaxial machine gun on the M1. Tankers say it's the most-used weapon on the tank, as they can just spray down the enemy in pretty much complete safety.
If the US Constitution was not to be interpreted in such a way, but to strictly follow the language of the 9th Amendment, why would it ever again, contain language with an intent other than to define/restrict rights.
There was a fear among some authors of the Constitution, most notably Alexander Hamilton, that if a bill of rights were included in the Constitution, then it might be misconstrued as the only rights the people have (your view). He also thought it redundant, as the people already assumed all rights, that the government already had no power to remove those rights. The 9th Amendment is there to assuage the fears of Hamilton and others. Unfortunately, Hamilton was right, and the 9th forgotten.
Also, the Constitution does not restrict the rights of the people at all. It declares the people have all rights and explicitly defines a few. It does heavily restrict the powers of the federal government, and reserves all non-enumerated powers of government to the states, or to the people.
Of course, looking at our country now, you'd hardly recognize that.
Amendment IX "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
This is just the kind of thing that happens when companies outsource good American (e.g. U.S.) jobs.
Usually in cases like this, what's produced is for local or regional consumption. Exporting very heavy Coke would probably make it too expensive. Odds are they probably already export the syrup from here, and just have a bottling plant there.
Only the important ones, like the 2600 appeal. But to give them a break, Corely was not the dream client for a test case.
I wonder if this will have any impact on the no smoking bans we have seen in recent years?
The smoking bans are about social engineering to stop a habit considered by the zealots to be offensive. Whether or not the cigarettes have any health risks has no bearing on the bans whatsoever, especially since the science doesn't support second-hand smoke risks.
All of my coding contracts as an employee have had a "work for hire" clause in them, so I guess it would depend on other laws as to whether work for hire is automatic. In any case, the poster might be able to get away with "All programs, etc., written are not considered to be a work for hire; however, employee grants perpetual license for the internal use of such programs."
Especially of the older, more highly-paid employees if you're planning to cut staff. It's a good idea, personnel cuts aren't painful and everybody wins.