The reason sniping works is people get totally out of control in the last minutes and bid like crazy. Not only have you bought something, but you "win" the auction, so it's a double positive. I have lost more than one auction only to check a big-box retailer's website and see the item for much less than it finally was "won" for.
This ruling doesn't let patent violators off the hook, it just removes one tool of the patent holder - the injunction. If a corporation has to fight a lawsuit while not being able to sell their product, they are more likely to settle on the spot. For a similar practice, see "Blackmail".
This will only hurt the patent holders who are looking for a big payout. Patent holders with legit claims will still have to go through the same legal proceedings they always did.
if I didn't just assume every bit of unexpected e-mail was a scam. Ask me to actually prove it, and I'd have some problems. For example, I got a notice from "ebay" saying my on-file credit card was about to expire. I chucked the e-mail, but when I logged on to ebay a few days later, I noticed that the credit card on file was indeed expired. I just deleted the info rather than updating anything, but it's only paranoia that keeps me from getting caught.
A blog say that it was trying to "tell" media that it was shut down by the government, and that is exactly what the media reports. Later the blog changes "tell" to "trick", and the media reports that. Seems to me the media did exactly what they were supposed to - report what was happening.
But why the AIR FORCE? Is there something about the internet that makes one think "pilot" ranther than "infantry" or "sailor"? It just seems like they saw "space" in the name and threw it at the Air Force.
In the myth that a lighting strike can kill you through a telephone, you went to a lot of trouble testing and confirming they myth, only to mention that lighting kills a number of people each year, some of them talking on the phone. Was the statistical data available before or after you tested the myth, and if it was available before hand, did you just go ahead with the myth because it looked cool? And what would you have done if your results contradicted the statistics?
I actually know researchers who have been working with what they call "wall penatrating RADAR" and it sounds a lot like this - it more detects movement and sound then being able to image what is in a room. The big things they claim it would be good for is detecting fires from a distance, finding people trapped in places (it can detect a heartbeat) and, yes, seeing that sniper around the corner. I don't think they considered audio survallence, or at least they never told us about it. But I suppose once you have a patent, you can use the tech for any purpose, noble or sinister.
This is also the concept behind CheapAss Game's US Patent Number 1 where you play the inventor of the time machine, and try to beat all the other inventors of time machines throughout history to the day of the opening of the Patent Office.
Within this "fluff" piece, there are links to: How SCUBA Works How Swords Work How Radio Works How Speakers Work How Gliders Work How Night-Vision Works How Cell-Phones Work How Bats Work How Ninjas Work
You see that last one? How NINJAS work! That's worth any amount of adviews, dude!
Pissed off people have no power. I worked for the Kerry campain. We were a room FULL of pissed off people. We were motivated, we were engaged, we were ready to change things. And we were not alone. But none of that mattered, when a few rich conservities can back something like SwiftBoat, through the media "flipflopper" sound bites and scream "WMDsBinLadenTerrorismBOO!" when anyone tries to make a real point.
All we need is footage of the latest American Idol winner smiling next to their ID card, and it's over.
Anyway, how can Real-ID be "controversial"? Nobody but slashdot readers and "bloggers" even know it exists.
Once everyone has to sign this little extra form to get this seemingly usless extra card, then everyone will notice. And that's where I think this is going to fall apart. If there had been debate, news reports, and a real vote and this passed, I think it would have gone through even if 49.999% of the people don't like it. But when you suddenly find out there is something extra in your Wheaties, it doesn't matter if you were originally for or against it, you're gonna get mad, and you're gonna raise hell.
I don't think photorealism is the end all of graphics design. I look at animation and specificly CG, an industry that has been headed toward photorealism for decades. What do you have when you have a totally photorealistic animated movie? You have a regular movie. Works like The Incredibles are what animation is headed for - still the goofy looking cartoon characters, but put into more real and fluid situations. Same will be true for video games.
Nice of Temco to put up the cash, time, and potentially negitive publicity to test out a US law. Another case of the world just trying to make us look dumb?
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The reason sniping works is people get totally out of control in the last minutes and bid like crazy. Not only have you bought something, but you "win" the auction, so it's a double positive. I have lost more than one auction only to check a big-box retailer's website and see the item for much less than it finally was "won" for.
This ruling doesn't let patent violators off the hook, it just removes one tool of the patent holder - the injunction. If a corporation has to fight a lawsuit while not being able to sell their product, they are more likely to settle on the spot. For a similar practice, see "Blackmail".
This will only hurt the patent holders who are looking for a big payout. Patent holders with legit claims will still have to go through the same legal proceedings they always did.
if I didn't just assume every bit of unexpected e-mail was a scam. Ask me to actually prove it, and I'd have some problems. For example, I got a notice from "ebay" saying my on-file credit card was about to expire. I chucked the e-mail, but when I logged on to ebay a few days later, I noticed that the credit card on file was indeed expired. I just deleted the info rather than updating anything, but it's only paranoia that keeps me from getting caught.
Sounds like you're just choosing a word to evoke hate and unrest to me
And you would be correct. Get out much?
A blog say that it was trying to "tell" media that it was shut down by the government, and that is exactly what the media reports. Later the blog changes "tell" to "trick", and the media reports that. Seems to me the media did exactly what they were supposed to - report what was happening.
Idealism seems to trump pragmatism in the wikimedia world.
Let's see, a web site dedicated to amassing all of the worlds knowledge in a single source is acting Idealistic. DUH!
But why the AIR FORCE? Is there something about the internet that makes one think "pilot" ranther than "infantry" or "sailor"? It just seems like they saw "space" in the name and threw it at the Air Force.
In the myth that a lighting strike can kill you through a telephone, you went to a lot of trouble testing and confirming they myth, only to mention that lighting kills a number of people each year, some of them talking on the phone. Was the statistical data available before or after you tested the myth, and if it was available before hand, did you just go ahead with the myth because it looked cool? And what would you have done if your results contradicted the statistics?
Hybrids make their own electricity. See here
When I think of Sea Launch, I think BOOM!
Sea Launch Fails to Deliver ICO Satellite
I actually know researchers who have been working with what they call "wall penatrating RADAR" and it sounds a lot like this - it more detects movement and sound then being able to image what is in a room. The big things they claim it would be good for is detecting fires from a distance, finding people trapped in places (it can detect a heartbeat) and, yes, seeing that sniper around the corner. I don't think they considered audio survallence, or at least they never told us about it. But I suppose once you have a patent, you can use the tech for any purpose, noble or sinister.
And being smart enough to flunk out of engineering school makes him a education reform expert how?
This is also the concept behind CheapAss Game's US Patent Number 1 where you play the inventor of the time machine, and try to beat all the other inventors of time machines throughout history to the day of the opening of the Patent Office.
How does it feel to get hoist by your own petard now?
Given the decentralized nature of bittorrent, who exactly is this directed at?
Within this "fluff" piece, there are links to:
How SCUBA Works
How Swords Work
How Radio Works
How Speakers Work
How Gliders Work
How Night-Vision Works
How Cell-Phones Work
How Bats Work
How Ninjas Work
You see that last one? How NINJAS work! That's worth any amount of adviews, dude!
useless, huh? whatever
So they added together a bunch of paragraphs to make an article. This seems pretty common to me...
Why are all the Google ads for this page releated to Anger Management?
Pissed off people have no power. I worked for the Kerry campain. We were a room FULL of pissed off people. We were motivated, we were engaged, we were ready to change things. And we were not alone. But none of that mattered, when a few rich conservities can back something like SwiftBoat, through the media "flipflopper" sound bites and scream "WMDsBinLadenTerrorismBOO!" when anyone tries to make a real point.
All we need is footage of the latest American Idol winner smiling next to their ID card, and it's over.
Skippy
Anyway, how can Real-ID be "controversial"? Nobody but slashdot readers and "bloggers" even know it exists.
Once everyone has to sign this little extra form to get this seemingly usless extra card, then everyone will notice. And that's where I think this is going to fall apart. If there had been debate, news reports, and a real vote and this passed, I think it would have gone through even if 49.999% of the people don't like it. But when you suddenly find out there is something extra in your Wheaties, it doesn't matter if you were originally for or against it, you're gonna get mad, and you're gonna raise hell.
Skippy
I don't think photorealism is the end all of graphics design. I look at animation and specificly CG, an industry that has been headed toward photorealism for decades. What do you have when you have a totally photorealistic animated movie? You have a regular movie. Works like The Incredibles are what animation is headed for - still the goofy looking cartoon characters, but put into more real and fluid situations. Same will be true for video games.
Skippy
Lord knows when I need a book, the first place I go is The Apple Store...
Skippy
Having grown up in SE Michigan, let me tell you - Novi is attractive because it ISN'T an exciting location when compared to the other options.
Besides, they have a big-ass convention center. In fact, I thought all of Novi was JUST a convention center when I was growing up.
Skippy
License plates are accepted because they are common place.
RFID will be accepted when they are common place.
Tracking RFIDs by law enforcement will be accepted when that is common place.
Monitoring of undesirables by law enforcement using RFID will be accepted when it is common place.
Detaining anyone who poses a threat to the society will be accepted when it is common place.
The solution is to not let it become common place.
Nice of Temco to put up the cash, time, and potentially negitive publicity to test out a US law. Another case of the world just trying to make us look dumb?
GPS - Batteries dies, loose signal in rainstorms
Lighthouse - Light burns out, can't see light in hail storm
The more things change...
Why GPS wins is control - you have your GPS with you where ever you go, Lighthouse are where someone else decided one was needed.