After endless research, I have to say the RAZR MAXX is not just a good phone... but probably the best phone on the market. A solid well built phone that works great, looks fine and most importantly: It is practical! This is a smartphone that is really worth its money. In combination with the openness of Android this phone is the absolute Iphone killer. Sadly most people don't bother to get the best phone... they either get the fanciest phone (Apple hell) or the phone with the highest specs (the great plastic device called the S3). Just like the most popular president isn't going to be the best president, the most popular phone(s) are always the best ones. Sadly the phone buying market is victim to the same problem that our political systems are, the majority of those involved are idiots.
Finally someone mentions the only real headphones out there... The HD25s are the definitive headphones. If you pay attention you will notice that at least 50% of all people who work with Audio professionally use the HD25s. From studios to soundmen to Deejays.. HD25 is the way to go. I wouldn't spend my money on anything else. And if you think you can get a good set of headphones for 50 bucks... think again!
In Germany most IE6 users also come from government institutions... I guess that with the general laziness of IT admins, we shouldn't be surprised that the ones working for the government are the laziest:)
The title of this slashdot post, the refered article and many of the comments seem to be a little miss-informed.
Everyone is refering to evidence whereas no evidence is required or submitted when applying for an injunction (Einstweilige Verfügung) in Germany. To get a German injunction, the submitter simply has to make their claim believable to the judge. There is no need for any evidence... simply statements, references and photos that make the request for the injunction believable. To make matters worse, these injunctions are dealt with by Civil Courts meaning the judges have no idea about technology or design. The submitted believability statements (as they are called in German) are not tested for validity they are not properly scrutinized and they need no real foundation they simply have to be made believable.
The problem here is the German justice system more than anything else. Any justice system that can make such far reaching decisions based on belief is without a doubt not worth taking seriously.
Wouldn't it be nice to see companies actually competing instead of playing silly mafia games with lawyers and judges. A flawed system run by incompetent people simply trying to make some cash based on nonsens instead of doing something productive... Who needs them?
A German Injunction does not require any evidence... The case simply has to be made "believable"! In addition, the judge is a Civil judge who has no idea about technology or design. Therefore, making the case believable is not hard to do and the judge will often be satisfied with just a few screen shots or photos...
From my experience, it is the Civil Court that grants an "Einstweilige Verfügung". This also seems to be the case here. This means judges that typically decide on things like divorce and other civil matters are making decisions about techno-legal matters. Needless to say, these judges are in no way qualified to make such decisions and are completely overwhelmed when confronted with technology. There is nothing just about the justice system, just a new framework for Mafia-like practices to be carried out under an official banner. What a joke....
The German "Einstweilige Verfügung" (injunction) is a bit of a joke. There is no need for any real proof to get a German injunction. Basically the judge just has to be convinced that the claim might be valid. It is almost impossible to get an "Einstweilige Verfügung" reversed.
The "Einstweilige Verfügung" is a disgrace and should be abolished. You just need one judge to be dumb enough to approve it (no real evidence required) and from that point on, there is nothing anyone can do about it until the case is settled in court. Needless to say anyone with good connections to judges can easily make a big mess of things...
Since the beginning of the cold war the US has had a big problem with its orientation. By calling everything comunist they made sure that anything even remotely left wing is immediatly disqualified as bad. Talking about being brainwashed....
I started a business some time ago and even managed to get some money invested into it based on my half-finished business plan. What I did write took me quite a few weeks to get on paper and it was a very challenging task.
The idea was good and the few customers I had are still using and are very happy with my products but I didn't get a legal insurance right from the start and unexpectadly got sued at a very early stage! This lead to the end of my business adventure.
So my main advise is: Make sure you insure yourself as soon as possible!
Also stay away from VCs they are a waste of time and energy and although the extra money might help, they will make any bad situation a whole lot worse. Don't forget, most businesses fail!
Breaking the Law is Breaking the law? End of Story?
I have never heard such nonsense! Find a judge or lawyer who has never broken the law!
The law is a complete and corrupt disaster.
It is a tool of the rich and powerful (don't believe me? See if you can afford a lawyer! The law isn't made for you, you can't really afford it!)
To add insult to injury, the legal system is so complex that even lawyers don't understand it all. One lawyer can't help you with all your possible problems. In theory to avoid getting in trouble you need to have a pack of about 20 lawyers running all over the place with you to make sure you don't do something that could get you in trouble.
Laws are:
A tool for huge corporations and the almighty elite to control us. Even our thoughts (eg. software patents)!
A tool to empower these same corporations. They have more rights than we people do!
A system created to protect us from crime that has been converted into a system to commit crime. When a lawyer writes you a letter threatening to sue you if you don't pay a certain amount of money... How is that different to extortion? Ever lost a case where you know that you were innocent?
The law is a system controlled by idiots, hypocrites and liars! Don't believe me? Look at your country's Internet laws or patent laws. Only a bunch of idiots could have come up with that!
Like many other things in our world today, the legal system is a disgrace to the human race.
A lot more could be said but I can't even be bothered. The people of today don't seem to give a shit about anything... not even themselves!
Please just start thinking and stop regurgitating!
Maybe you should try and get rich and see what it takes. Or maybe you are rich but don't realize how you got your money.
You don't get rich without really screwing other people. The poor people!
Business is the science of exploitation.
Wake up!
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You don't have to be a Muslim to hate the US!
You just have to be intelligent and knowledgeable!
Anyway... don't get mixed up if you are a patriot. The US as it presents itself in no way reflects the entire country. I'm sure some Americans hate the US!
Maybe they are the same?
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Globalisation and Fundamentalism are both about the same thing. Power!
From the beginning of time till today the whole world has evolved around one thing: Power!
Nothing has changed and nothing will until we really get down to the core issue (Power!) we keep those who have power, very happy and very safe by squabbling about all this crap. We need to learn to understand them and what they want. We must learn to see the real hidden agendas.
Spend some time thinking about being someone in power. Think about how you would read these articles. We read things and think... do I agree or disagree, what is my opinion? They read it and they think... how do I keep my power and keep these people happy and maybe, if I can, gain more control over them. How do I use this to my advantage!
It is impossible to be anywhere in the lower 95% of the chain without being strongly abused by those at the top 5% of the chain. To get in the top 5% of the chain you have to play their games as well as they do. You must be part of them. Someone who has any ethics and real goals besides power will soon loose a foothold in this part of the chain and would be forced to back down or just be totally destroyed.
Politics is nothing more than words to distract us, to delude us. Politics is the twisting of words. I know because I can do it myself!
In the end it's about one thing... Rich or Poor... Powerful or weak! Every place in world, every moment in time.
You can do some interesting things with Flash but for now Multimedia and the Internet aren't that well connected. Multimedia is sooner Digital television and CD ROMs. The internet can not yet support true multimedia...
That was my 2 cents.. I'm willing to go into a discussion about it, as I have worked with Internet and Multimedia for the last 5 years.
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After endless research, I have to say the RAZR MAXX is not just a good phone... but probably the best phone on the market. A solid well built phone that works great, looks fine and most importantly: It is practical! This is a smartphone that is really worth its money. In combination with the openness of Android this phone is the absolute Iphone killer. Sadly most people don't bother to get the best phone... they either get the fanciest phone (Apple hell) or the phone with the highest specs (the great plastic device called the S3). Just like the most popular president isn't going to be the best president, the most popular phone(s) are always the best ones. Sadly the phone buying market is victim to the same problem that our political systems are, the majority of those involved are idiots.
Not sure how you are measuring size but:
"Volkswagen has retained its place as the number one car company in the world, according to the Forbes Global 2000 companies survey."
"US poster boy General Motors came in seventh position among the car makers"
Forbes’ top car makers for 2012
Volkswagen – 17
Toyota – 25
Daimler – 37
Ford – 44
Honda – 59
BMW – 61
General Motors – 63
Finally someone mentions the only real headphones out there... The HD25s are the definitive headphones. If you pay attention you will notice that at least 50% of all people who work with Audio professionally use the HD25s. From studios to soundmen to Deejays.. HD25 is the way to go. I wouldn't spend my money on anything else. And if you think you can get a good set of headphones for 50 bucks... think again!
In Germany most IE6 users also come from government institutions... I guess that with the general laziness of IT admins, we shouldn't be surprised that the ones working for the government are the laziest :)
Great to see the US has its priorities straight. Spend money on war and other nonsense but don't spend it on your kids and society. What a joke.
One less cruise missile could keep 100 schools open all week for a whole year.
The title of this slashdot post, the refered article and many of the comments seem to be a little miss-informed.
Everyone is refering to evidence whereas no evidence is required or submitted when applying for an injunction (Einstweilige Verfügung) in Germany. To get a German injunction, the submitter simply has to make their claim believable to the judge. There is no need for any evidence... simply statements, references and photos that make the request for the injunction believable. To make matters worse, these injunctions are dealt with by Civil Courts meaning the judges have no idea about technology or design. The submitted believability statements (as they are called in German) are not tested for validity they are not properly scrutinized and they need no real foundation they simply have to be made believable.
The problem here is the German justice system more than anything else. Any justice system that can make such far reaching decisions based on belief is without a doubt not worth taking seriously.
Wouldn't it be nice to see companies actually competing instead of playing silly mafia games with lawyers and judges. A flawed system run by incompetent people simply trying to make some cash based on nonsens instead of doing something productive... Who needs them?
An injunction in Germany does not require any evidence! It simply needs to be made believable..
A German Injunction does not require any evidence... The case simply has to be made "believable"! In addition, the judge is a Civil judge who has no idea about technology or design. Therefore, making the case believable is not hard to do and the judge will often be satisfied with just a few screen shots or photos...
One thing I didn't mention in my first post...
From my experience, it is the Civil Court that grants an "Einstweilige Verfügung". This also seems to be the case here. This means judges that typically decide on things like divorce and other civil matters are making decisions about techno-legal matters. Needless to say, these judges are in no way qualified to make such decisions and are completely overwhelmed when confronted with technology. There is nothing just about the justice system, just a new framework for Mafia-like practices to be carried out under an official banner. What a joke....
The German "Einstweilige Verfügung" (injunction) is a bit of a joke. There is no need for any real proof to get a German injunction. Basically the judge just has to be convinced that the claim might be valid. It is almost impossible to get an "Einstweilige Verfügung" reversed.
The "Einstweilige Verfügung" is a disgrace and should be abolished. You just need one judge to be dumb enough to approve it (no real evidence required) and from that point on, there is nothing anyone can do about it until the case is settled in court. Needless to say anyone with good connections to judges can easily make a big mess of things...
Since the beginning of the cold war the US has had a big problem with its orientation. By calling everything comunist they made sure that anything even remotely left wing is immediatly disqualified as bad. Talking about being brainwashed....
I started a business some time ago and even managed to get some money invested into it based on my half-finished business plan. What I did write took me quite a few weeks to get on paper and it was a very challenging task.
The idea was good and the few customers I had are still using and are very happy with my products but I didn't get a legal insurance right from the start and unexpectadly got sued at a very early stage! This lead to the end of my business adventure.
So my main advise is: Make sure you insure yourself as soon as possible!
Also stay away from VCs they are a waste of time and energy and although the extra money might help, they will make any bad situation a whole lot worse. Don't forget, most businesses fail!
I have never heard such nonsense! Find a judge or lawyer who has never broken the law!
The law is a complete and corrupt disaster.
It is a tool of the rich and powerful (don't believe me? See if you can afford a lawyer! The law isn't made for you, you can't really afford it!)
To add insult to injury, the legal system is so complex that even lawyers don't understand it all. One lawyer can't help you with all your possible problems. In theory to avoid getting in trouble you need to have a pack of about 20 lawyers running all over the place with you to make sure you don't do something that could get you in trouble.
Laws are:
The law is a system controlled by idiots, hypocrites and liars! Don't believe me? Look at your country's Internet laws or patent laws. Only a bunch of idiots could have come up with that!
Like many other things in our world today, the legal system is a disgrace to the human race.
A lot more could be said but I can't even be bothered. The people of today don't seem to give a shit about anything... not even themselves!
Please just start thinking and stop regurgitating!Silly?
Maybe you should try and get rich and see what it takes. Or maybe you are rich but don't realize how you got your money.
You don't get rich without really screwing other people. The poor people!
Business is the science of exploitation.
Wake up!
You don't have to be a Muslim to hate the US!
You just have to be intelligent and knowledgeable!
Anyway... don't get mixed up if you are a patriot. The US as it presents itself in no way reflects the entire country. I'm sure some Americans hate the US!
Globalisation and Fundamentalism are both about the same thing. Power!
From the beginning of time till today the whole world has evolved around one thing: Power!
Nothing has changed and nothing will until we really get down to the core issue (Power!) we keep those who have power, very happy and very safe by squabbling about all this crap. We need to learn to understand them and what they want. We must learn to see the real hidden agendas.
Spend some time thinking about being someone in power. Think about how you would read these articles. We read things and think... do I agree or disagree, what is my opinion? They read it and they think... how do I keep my power and keep these people happy and maybe, if I can, gain more control over them. How do I use this to my advantage!
It is impossible to be anywhere in the lower 95% of the chain without being strongly abused by those at the top 5% of the chain. To get in the top 5% of the chain you have to play their games as well as they do. You must be part of them. Someone who has any ethics and real goals besides power will soon loose a foothold in this part of the chain and would be forced to back down or just be totally destroyed.
Politics is nothing more than words to distract us, to delude us. Politics is the twisting of words. I know because I can do it myself!
In the end it's about one thing... Rich or Poor... Powerful or weak! Every place in world, every moment in time.
Don't forget it!
You can do some interesting things with Flash but for now Multimedia and the Internet aren't that well connected. Multimedia is sooner Digital television and CD ROMs. The internet can not yet support true multimedia... That was my 2 cents.. I'm willing to go into a discussion about it, as I have worked with Internet and Multimedia for the last 5 years.