... there are several ultra-portable rigs that can broadcast huge distances (thanks to atmospheric effects) with just a loop of wire thrown over a tree.
So let me get this straight: an employee of a public institution (Cal Tech) gave some speeches that were recorded by a government-funded entity (the BBC), and in order to release those recordings to the public, a private individual (Bill Gates) had to purchase the rights? And rather than release in them in a standards-based format, we instead have to to download and install proprietary software (Silverlight) that we may not want on our computers?
There's *a lot* of stuff on the written that's not in the lab. Asking a couple of verbal questions about stuff candidates supposedly know from the written (but won't be tested on in the lab) seems worthwhile to me.
Also, it ensures that folks who have the highest-level Cisco certification (the PhD of networking) can coherently discuss their trade. At least when I took the CCIE, the first job offered after I passed was in Cisco's TAC - I would hate to call up a newly-minted CCIE there who *couldn't* answer verbal questions about the test material.
From TFA, the monopoly is on "after-market voice and data services" and applications for the iPhone.
The case law the judge cited was in regards to copy machines, namely Kodak using various illegal means to enforce a monopoly on replacement parts for Kodak copy machines. The Supreme Court ruled that the market for "Kodak copy machine replacement parts" was a different market than the market for "copy machines", and thus antitrust laws applied.
In this case, Apple has a monopoly on "iPhone applications" and AT&T has a monopoly on "voice and data service for the iPhone." If Apple allowed people to unlock their phones for use on other carriers, or to install apps not purchased through iTunes, no monopoly would exist.
They're not the copyright holder, so they can't enforce it, but they certainly have the resources ($$$) to find the copyright holders and help them bring criminal and civil prosecution, i.e. foot the legal bills of doing so.
Off the top of my head I can think of 5-10 cases of blatant, on-going GPL infringment, and only one prosecution attempt (IBM's counterclaims against SCO). I'm sure there are examples of the GPL "working," but they don't get the attention they need and I think most people are under the impression the GPL has no teeth.
The FSF could do a great service to the community here by demonstrating how to prosecute, and getting some positive media attention for the GPL in the process. Given the irony of the situation, if ever there was a case that begged for enforcement, this would be it...
This was published on http://www.cryptome.org/ a while back. It's an Air Force space command newsletter all about the rationale behind developing this technology.
Actually, slide rules AREN'T dead. I'm an airplane pilot and have to be able to make various calculations in-flight. For instance, "you're flying a heading of 010 at 100 knots, the wind is from 090 at 10 knots, what angle of wind correction do you need, and what will your ground speed be?"
I have a fancy electronic calculator that I normally use, but when I took my practical test, the FAA examiner took the batteries out (he was allowed to simulate a failure of any instrument on the aircraft). Guess what I had to use?
Actually, this story is based in fact, at least according to the message William Simpson posted to an ietf mailing list.
It's archived at John Young's cypherpunks archive, Cryptome.
I agree, however, that a message to a mailing list hardly makes for a reliable news source.
(The NT Security article also neglects to mention this as the information source - somebody please correct me if there's additional corraborating evidence out there.)
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... there are several ultra-portable rigs that can broadcast huge distances (thanks to atmospheric effects) with just a loop of wire thrown over a tree.
The KX1 comes to mind: http://www.elecraft.com/KX1/KX1.htm
So let me get this straight: an employee of a public institution (Cal Tech) gave some speeches that were recorded by a government-funded entity (the BBC), and in order to release those recordings to the public, a private individual (Bill Gates) had to purchase the rights? And rather than release in them in a standards-based format, we instead have to to download and install proprietary software (Silverlight) that we may not want on our computers?
After all, the Yellow Pages have an "Escorts" section as well.
There's *a lot* of stuff on the written that's not in the lab. Asking a couple of verbal questions about stuff candidates supposedly know from the written (but won't be tested on in the lab) seems worthwhile to me.
Also, it ensures that folks who have the highest-level Cisco certification (the PhD of networking) can coherently discuss their trade. At least when I took the CCIE, the first job offered after I passed was in Cisco's TAC - I would hate to call up a newly-minted CCIE there who *couldn't* answer verbal questions about the test material.
From TFA, the monopoly is on "after-market voice and data services" and applications for the iPhone.
The case law the judge cited was in regards to copy machines, namely Kodak using various illegal means to enforce a monopoly on replacement parts for Kodak copy machines. The Supreme Court ruled that the market for "Kodak copy machine replacement parts" was a different market than the market for "copy machines", and thus antitrust laws applied.
In this case, Apple has a monopoly on "iPhone applications" and AT&T has a monopoly on "voice and data service for the iPhone." If Apple allowed people to unlock their phones for use on other carriers, or to install apps not purchased through iTunes, no monopoly would exist.
Because we now have contradictory rulings in two different circuits, this pretty much guarantees both will be appealed.
They're not the copyright holder, so they can't enforce it, but they certainly have the resources ($$$) to find the copyright holders and help them bring criminal and civil prosecution, i.e. foot the legal bills of doing so.
Off the top of my head I can think of 5-10 cases of blatant, on-going GPL infringment, and only one prosecution attempt (IBM's counterclaims against SCO). I'm sure there are examples of the GPL "working," but they don't get the attention they need and I think most people are under the impression the GPL has no teeth.
The FSF could do a great service to the community here by demonstrating how to prosecute, and getting some positive media attention for the GPL in the process. Given the irony of the situation, if ever there was a case that begged for enforcement, this would be it...
Google "tri-generation." Hot water can be used for cooling as well as heating.
This was published on http://www.cryptome.org/ a while back. It's an Air Force space command newsletter all about the rationale behind developing this technology.
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(WARNING: large PDF)
http://www.peterson.af.mil/hqafspc/news/images/Jo
Actually, slide rules AREN'T dead. I'm an airplane pilot and have to be able to make various calculations in-flight. For instance, "you're flying a heading of 010 at 100 knots, the wind is from 090 at 10 knots, what angle of wind correction do you need, and what will your ground speed be?"
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I have a fancy electronic calculator that I normally use, but when I took my practical test, the FAA examiner took the batteries out (he was allowed to simulate a failure of any instrument on the aircraft). Guess what I had to use?
http://www.jetstreamcat.com/avshop/flightcomput
(I passed, but just barely.)
In other words, asking people to show up at 8:30am in front of random departments of the Santa Clara County Court is a good way to serve papers. :)
What do you want to be that they'll have a "fill-in the-blanks" paper version of that e-mail to serve on anyone they encounter?
It's archived at John Young's cypherpunks archive, Cryptome.
I agree, however, that a message to a mailing list hardly makes for a reliable news source.
(The NT Security article also neglects to mention this as the information source - somebody please correct me if there's additional corraborating evidence out there.)