The diversity of opinions here goes to show how controversial the guy's actions were. Employers are naturally conservative, so if the guy's actions were this close to "the line," it's no wonder he got fired.
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"Even the President of the United States appears unfocused and uneducated..."
I think Google should have done their homework before they started their own Froogle site, and realized somebody else was already using the name. There's no reason they couldn't have just called it Google StoreSearch or whatever they wanted. That being said, I think the Froogles guy was probably copying Google's name.. This reminds me of all those businesses ending in "ster" that came up around the time of Napster. Even though they're probably not deceptively similar, I wonder if the trademark laws should govern these businesses that are obviously copying the names of famous companies. I guess it gets even trickier with "ster," though, since we already have hipsters, gamesters, mobsters, etc as real words.
There probably aren't more infected machines than legitimate Googlers, but think how many more queries each machine is submitting than any normal person could ever type in.
I mean, think about it. If you settled/lost a lawsuit, and you were ordered to give the winner a thousand music CDs, would you go out and buy the most expensive and desirable ones you could find, or would you run to the 99 cent bargain bin?
The judge should have known better, and you can't blame the RIAA for not giving more than they're required by law. Who would?
I don't really see how this would legalize the Pringles Can. (Imagine how strange that sentence would have looked ten years ago...) Unless the Pringles potato chip company decided to petition the FCC to certify their cans as antennas, they would still be illegal, uncertified equipment, even if they were weaker than some FCC-certified antennas.
this could be a good thing. Remember, it was Sony that fought for the VCR.. Sony has an interest in selling those new MP3 Walkmen, just as much as they have an interest in selling music. Of all the record companies to give more clout to, I'd choose them.
I don't know how indicative that playlist is of the kinds of things produced in general, but I can't say it left me feeling overly impressed. A 5 second clip of Bush saying "I Can't Do My Job" doesn't seem very revolutionary...
Yeah, this interface looks just like Outlook or a million other email clients, for that matter. I don't really see why Yahoo needs to acquire this company to get the rights to use this kind of standard design. It's a little unusual for webmail, but it's certainly nothing original.
They have some interesting stats on Jennings at tvgameshows.net. Apparently he's number 4 among all winners on syndicated game shows in terms of money earned (after the Million Dollar Tournament Of Champs Jeopardy winner and two syndicated Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Winners) and number 3 in all time number of game show appearances.
The site also keeps track of his average winning and the number of wins he needs to hit various milestones.
Yeah, as someone already said, everyone has Photoshop nowadays.. But would they have bought it if they couldn't get it for free?
I think this is always a weird issue with intellectual property "theft." If I steal a car that I wouldn't have bought since it's too expensive, I not only have that car, but someone else is now lacking their car. But if I "steal" a copy of Photoshop, nobody else is missing anything of their own...
I don't think there's a problem with the video/PC gaming industry in general, just a problem with Nintendo. Take a look at nintendo.com. Almost everything they're advertising is a reissue of a classic game, either simply ported to Game Boy or with updated graphics (who need a new version of Mario Golf?)
While other systems are releasing innovative new games and developing still fairly new (at least to console) tech like online play, Nintendo's trying to market 20 year old products with slightly updated packaging.
Game Boy is for kids. There is no socially acceptable time and place for adults to play Game Boy. Don't release your nostalgia series for Game Boy! Consoles, on the other hand, are played by children and young adults alike. Make sure there are kid-friendly games with Mario and Donkey Kong, party games for the teens and college students and RPGs and FPSs with online support for the slashdotter 20-somethings, and watch your problems go away.
The patent was apparently first filed for in 2000 (early days of Napster), so it may be that they were among the first to develop this. It'll be interesting to see how they try to enforce the patent rights...
MP3 streaming seems like a good idea. If someone really feels the need to "pirate" Minnesota Public Radio, they'll find a way to do it. I don't think Ogg Vorbis, regardless of its merits, is used widely enough to make it a good choice for streaming media. Everyone who would listen to internet radio has an MP3 player. Only/.ers have Ogg..
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The diversity of opinions here goes to show how controversial the guy's actions were. Employers are naturally conservative, so if the guy's actions were this close to "the line," it's no wonder he got fired.
"Even the President of the United States appears unfocused and uneducated..."
Sounds a little familiar.
I think Google should have done their homework before they started their own Froogle site, and realized somebody else was already using the name. There's no reason they couldn't have just called it Google StoreSearch or whatever they wanted.
That being said, I think the Froogles guy was probably copying Google's name.. This reminds me of all those businesses ending in "ster" that came up around the time of Napster. Even though they're probably not deceptively similar, I wonder if the trademark laws should govern these businesses that are obviously copying the names of famous companies. I guess it gets even trickier with "ster," though, since we already have hipsters, gamesters, mobsters, etc as real words.
You take a luxury item like a $725 Swiss watch with patented touch screen, and you pair it with... MSN?!?!?
Sig semper tyrannis.
There probably aren't more infected machines than legitimate Googlers, but think how many more queries each machine is submitting than any normal person could ever type in.
Now I can recognize all those pictures of myself that don't exist...
Sig semper tyrannis.
I mean, think about it. If you settled/lost a lawsuit, and you were ordered to give the winner a thousand music CDs, would you go out and buy the most expensive and desirable ones you could find, or would you run to the 99 cent bargain bin?
The judge should have known better, and you can't blame the RIAA for not giving more than they're required by law. Who would?
I like to post in articles nobody's moderating any more to boost my karma.
Slashdotting every interesting article off the Internet...
I don't really see how this would legalize the Pringles Can. (Imagine how strange that sentence would have looked ten years ago...) Unless the Pringles potato chip company decided to petition the FCC to certify their cans as antennas, they would still be illegal, uncertified equipment, even if they were weaker than some FCC-certified antennas.
this could be a good thing. Remember, it was Sony that fought for the VCR.. Sony has an interest in selling those new MP3 Walkmen, just as much as they have an interest in selling music. Of all the record companies to give more clout to, I'd choose them.
I don't know how indicative that playlist is of the kinds of things produced in general, but I can't say it left me feeling overly impressed. A 5 second clip of Bush saying "I Can't Do My Job" doesn't seem very revolutionary...
FYI, MBTA stands for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, not Metro Boston Transit Authority.
Yeah, this interface looks just like Outlook or a million other email clients, for that matter. I don't really see why Yahoo needs to acquire this company to get the rights to use this kind of standard design. It's a little unusual for webmail, but it's certainly nothing original.
They have some interesting stats on Jennings at tvgameshows.net. Apparently he's number 4 among all winners on syndicated game shows in terms of money earned (after the Million Dollar Tournament Of Champs Jeopardy winner and two syndicated Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Winners) and number 3 in all time number of game show appearances.
The site also keeps track of his average winning and the number of wins he needs to hit various milestones.
I think they just put that to appeal to our Slashdot nerdiness :).
He's just visiting a lot of points in an ever-expanding graph without much regard for the optimal route, so yeah, it's not the TSP.
Yeah, as someone already said, everyone has Photoshop nowadays.. But would they have bought it if they couldn't get it for free?
I think this is always a weird issue with intellectual property "theft." If I steal a car that I wouldn't have bought since it's too expensive, I not only have that car, but someone else is now lacking their car. But if I "steal" a copy of Photoshop, nobody else is missing anything of their own...
I don't think there's a problem with the video/PC gaming industry in general, just a problem with Nintendo. Take a look at nintendo.com. Almost everything they're advertising is a reissue of a classic game, either simply ported to Game Boy or with updated graphics (who need a new version of Mario Golf?)
While other systems are releasing innovative new games and developing still fairly new (at least to console) tech like online play, Nintendo's trying to market 20 year old products with slightly updated packaging.
Game Boy is for kids. There is no socially acceptable time and place for adults to play Game Boy. Don't release your nostalgia series for Game Boy! Consoles, on the other hand, are played by children and young adults alike. Make sure there are kid-friendly games with Mario and Donkey Kong, party games for the teens and college students and RPGs and FPSs with online support for the slashdotter 20-somethings, and watch your problems go away.
The patent was apparently first filed for in 2000 (early days of Napster), so it may be that they were among the first to develop this. It'll be interesting to see how they try to enforce the patent rights...
The Survey seems to have been taken down... Have they received enough responses?
MP3 streaming seems like a good idea. If someone really feels the need to "pirate" Minnesota Public Radio, they'll find a way to do it. I don't think Ogg Vorbis, regardless of its merits, is used widely enough to make it a good choice for streaming media. Everyone who would listen to internet radio has an MP3 player. Only /.ers have Ogg..