Apparently all someone needs is a "legitimate" business need to access it, the exception is Vermont which requires written or oral consent for any reason
Companies always need your permission, and a legitimate reason, to run your credit report. They generally ask you to sign a form where they explain that they are running it and what they do with the information. Many times they are also required to give you a copy.
If there is a god, surely s/he will make contact directly rather than allow a referral fee to be paid. Is it a bandwidth issue or something?
Yeah s/he/it lives in a rural area and none of the ISPs want to run cable or fiber out to so s/he/it is stuck with dial-up. S/He/It considered satellite but it just ended up being too expensive and had too much latency. So in the end, when s/he/it does dial in he has to talk to the first person s/he/it connects to and a lot of times they end up being whack jobs.
Makes sense, and I can understand that it would take time to arrange all the pieces necessary to file the case. So it could just be (unfortunate or fortunate, depending on how you look at it) timing that makes it seem like more of a money grab than an actual defense of IP.
I see your point there, but like others have said WP7 has been out for over a year utilizing the tiles interface and there were not patent infringement claims made during that time.
I realize that, I just think it's sketchy for the company to have sat on the the suit for so long and just so happen to file it after Windows 8 and WP8 were released.
Like I said in my previous post if MS violated their patent then some kind of penalty should be applied, but that doesn't make the timing of the suit any less suspect. From an outsider's view it seems like SurfCast sat on the patent and suit until they thought they'd be able to extract the maximum amount of cash.
I would think that a company that actually cared about its patent/product, and isn't just trolling, would file suit or some other sort of defense soon after it discovered the infringing product.
That's the way I see this, WP7 has been out for quite a bit and only now they are filing the suit?
If MS violated the patent than SurfCast should certainly get some money out of them, but if I was the judge I'd have some questions as to why they filed now and not when the tile interface was first released in WP7.
I know next to nothing about court procedures or trials so I'm not even sure if that's within the judge's purview though.
If the evangelicals want to have religion in school, then add comparative religion as a curriculum item (and ensure that major religions past and present, are brought up)
I went to a catholic high school and that was my sophomore or junior year of religion class. We learned all about different religions and philosophies (Shintoism, Taoism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam...Christianity wasn't included because that's for the other 3 years of school). It was also one of the classes I remember the most and really set me on my path to agnosticism. I think a comparative religion class would be a great class to include in most school curricula.
Nokia Lumia phones are pretty and the WP8 interface is a joy to use, but, when the honeymoon is over, we need APPS, which WP8 doesn't have.
This... The WP8 OS itself, from most perspectives, looks pretty good. The lack of apps is a large detriment though, plus it's probably getting harder and harder to get people to switch from a platform they have become increasingly invested in over the years of using it. Who wants to have to repurchase apps for a new OS (if they are even available)?
Between this and the shunning WP8 and WP7 phones seem to get from most cell stores (from my limited experience) they'll probably keep the few people, like me, who are slightly invested in the WP environment or those that are platform agnostic, have no or only a minor investment in another OS, and are looking for something different.
Living in AZ I've seen some of the things you mention.
Mormons do seem a bit more cliquey than some of the other religions though. When I first moved into my neighborhood I had a few of the Mormon neighbors come over and talk to me on a somewhat regular basis. As they got to know me and eventually find out I'm agnostic, and would not be converting, they stopped talking to me, not slowly one by one but all at once. This being my first dealings with any Mormons I was kind of taken aback.
One of the guys I work with, and is married to a Mormon but isn't Mormon himself, confirmed that's generally how it is and that they are a very tight knit group.
This is just a single anecdote from my limited experience so take it with a grain of salt.
I don't use the tethering and the guy who sits in the desk next to me, whom also has an HTC Trophy, doesn't use it either. So no, we are not currently enjoying that feature, but at least it's offered.
Stubbornness and the ability to cling to your ideas/ideals in the face of overwhelming evidence/facts is seen as a good thing these days.
God forbid anyone be able to actually consider alternatives based on presented evidence/facts and change a stance on an issue, you'd be known as a flip-flopper!
That makes the whole thing even more ridiculous, they aren't even consistent about the screening.
When I was traveling with my infant daughter on the way to our destination all of her food (those little pouches of baby food) and breast milk my wife had put into bottles had to be tested on the way back nothing was tested, even though we took it out and put it in plain view for the agents to see. During another trip it wasn't tested in either direction.
None of this should be done in the first place, but jeez if you're going to do it at all at least be consistent. Just goes to show the whole thing is a total crock.
Most creationists do not accept the existence of beneficial mutations. (They argue that adaption only brings out attributes that already have some preexisting genetic basis, and that no new beneficial alleles can be created)
Do they also refute the existence of non-beneficial mutations?
I don't have much knowledge on the subject and I'm probably wrong, but can't the existence of mutations can be proved through experimentation?
Oh how I love the HOV lane on the 101 on a Friday afternoon, until non-HO vehicles mess it up.
An advanced driver lane would be cool and the testing every year sounds like a decent idea. I think the best way it would work was if the lane was completely separated from the rest, but that would require separate off ramps for exits so probably wouldn't make sense from a monetary or road engineering viewpoint.
in 5 yrs or less, TSA will convert 'drivers licenses' into internal US passports.
I'll argue, or at least I can hope, that would be the tipping point for many people who are unaware, or completely apathetic, to the current eradication of our rights and privacy.
Really I can only hope we never reach that point and somehow reverse the course the country seems to be on.
In the FY 2012 consolidated spending act (Public Law 112-074) signed by President Barack Obama last Friday, TSA received about $7.85 billion, up $153 million from 2011.
I tend to think that if we do find an intelligent ET, it will be so alien to us that we won't even realize it's intelligent and may not even realise it's alive at all. It's only recently that they discovered that birds can use tools, and that dolphins and whales are remarkably intelligent.
Entirely agree, it does seem like we (humans) have been vastly underestimating the intelligence of all the creatures around us.
While they're at it, they can get rid of all of those profiles with pictures of people baring their teeth - there are so many of those!
I never smile if I can help it. Showing one's teeth is a submission signal in primates. When someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life. - Dwight Schrute
I have a feeling I would get called out on that instantly and it would create even more questions, but then again most of the non-IT people I work with are engineers are and highly technical.
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Indeed, if I could find a job that allowed me to live there and could convince my wife to move to Kauai, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Yep, you're right I should've done my research.
Apparently all someone needs is a "legitimate" business need to access it, the exception is Vermont which requires written or oral consent for any reason
Companies always need your permission, and a legitimate reason, to run your credit report. They generally ask you to sign a form where they explain that they are running it and what they do with the information. Many times they are also required to give you a copy.
I agree with you, but I don't know about the other guy.
If there is a god, surely s/he will make contact directly rather than allow a referral fee to be paid. Is it a bandwidth issue or something?
Yeah s/he/it lives in a rural area and none of the ISPs want to run cable or fiber out to so s/he/it is stuck with dial-up. S/He/It considered satellite but it just ended up being too expensive and had too much latency. So in the end, when s/he/it does dial in he has to talk to the first person s/he/it connects to and a lot of times they end up being whack jobs.
Makes sense, and I can understand that it would take time to arrange all the pieces necessary to file the case. So it could just be (unfortunate or fortunate, depending on how you look at it) timing that makes it seem like more of a money grab than an actual defense of IP.
I see your point there, but like others have said WP7 has been out for over a year utilizing the tiles interface and there were not patent infringement claims made during that time.
I realize that, I just think it's sketchy for the company to have sat on the the suit for so long and just so happen to file it after Windows 8 and WP8 were released.
Like I said in my previous post if MS violated their patent then some kind of penalty should be applied, but that doesn't make the timing of the suit any less suspect. From an outsider's view it seems like SurfCast sat on the patent and suit until they thought they'd be able to extract the maximum amount of cash.
I would think that a company that actually cared about its patent/product, and isn't just trolling, would file suit or some other sort of defense soon after it discovered the infringing product.
That's the way I see this, WP7 has been out for quite a bit and only now they are filing the suit?
If MS violated the patent than SurfCast should certainly get some money out of them, but if I was the judge I'd have some questions as to why they filed now and not when the tile interface was first released in WP7.
I know next to nothing about court procedures or trials so I'm not even sure if that's within the judge's purview though.
If the evangelicals want to have religion in school, then add comparative religion as a curriculum item (and ensure that major religions past and present, are brought up)
I went to a catholic high school and that was my sophomore or junior year of religion class. We learned all about different religions and philosophies (Shintoism, Taoism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam...Christianity wasn't included because that's for the other 3 years of school). It was also one of the classes I remember the most and really set me on my path to agnosticism. I think a comparative religion class would be a great class to include in most school curricula.
Nokia Lumia phones are pretty and the WP8 interface is a joy to use, but, when the honeymoon is over, we need APPS, which WP8 doesn't have.
This... The WP8 OS itself, from most perspectives, looks pretty good. The lack of apps is a large detriment though, plus it's probably getting harder and harder to get people to switch from a platform they have become increasingly invested in over the years of using it. Who wants to have to repurchase apps for a new OS (if they are even available)?
Between this and the shunning WP8 and WP7 phones seem to get from most cell stores (from my limited experience) they'll probably keep the few people, like me, who are slightly invested in the WP environment or those that are platform agnostic, have no or only a minor investment in another OS, and are looking for something different.
Living in AZ I've seen some of the things you mention.
Mormons do seem a bit more cliquey than some of the other religions though. When I first moved into my neighborhood I had a few of the Mormon neighbors come over and talk to me on a somewhat regular basis. As they got to know me and eventually find out I'm agnostic, and would not be converting, they stopped talking to me, not slowly one by one but all at once. This being my first dealings with any Mormons I was kind of taken aback.
One of the guys I work with, and is married to a Mormon but isn't Mormon himself, confirmed that's generally how it is and that they are a very tight knit group.
This is just a single anecdote from my limited experience so take it with a grain of salt.
It's not a question of free speech, it's just about accepting that speech is not some bland, neutral statement of fact with no possible consequences.
I would say that should be obvious to most people, but time and time again it does not seem to be the case.
They better be ready to hear my honest opinions.
Sadly, those honest opinions are what some consider blasphemy or disrespect.
I don't use the tethering and the guy who sits in the desk next to me, whom also has an HTC Trophy, doesn't use it either. So no, we are not currently enjoying that feature, but at least it's offered.
Stubbornness and the ability to cling to your ideas/ideals in the face of overwhelming evidence/facts is seen as a good thing these days.
God forbid anyone be able to actually consider alternatives based on presented evidence/facts and change a stance on an issue, you'd be known as a flip-flopper!
That makes the whole thing even more ridiculous, they aren't even consistent about the screening.
When I was traveling with my infant daughter on the way to our destination all of her food (those little pouches of baby food) and breast milk my wife had put into bottles had to be tested on the way back nothing was tested, even though we took it out and put it in plain view for the agents to see. During another trip it wasn't tested in either direction.
None of this should be done in the first place, but jeez if you're going to do it at all at least be consistent. Just goes to show the whole thing is a total crock.
You need to pay the license fee in order to obtain the proprietary information which compromises the patented answer to that question.
Brilliant, simply brilliant.
Most creationists do not accept the existence of beneficial mutations. (They argue that adaption only brings out attributes that already have some preexisting genetic basis, and that no new beneficial alleles can be created)
Do they also refute the existence of non-beneficial mutations?
I don't have much knowledge on the subject and I'm probably wrong, but can't the existence of mutations can be proved through experimentation?
Oh how I love the HOV lane on the 101 on a Friday afternoon, until non-HO vehicles mess it up.
An advanced driver lane would be cool and the testing every year sounds like a decent idea. I think the best way it would work was if the lane was completely separated from the rest, but that would require separate off ramps for exits so probably wouldn't make sense from a monetary or road engineering viewpoint.
in 5 yrs or less, TSA will convert 'drivers licenses' into internal US passports.
I'll argue, or at least I can hope, that would be the tipping point for many people who are unaware, or completely apathetic, to the current eradication of our rights and privacy.
Really I can only hope we never reach that point and somehow reverse the course the country seems to be on.
Man, beat me to it. Here's the quote anyway.
In the FY 2012 consolidated spending act (Public Law 112-074) signed by President Barack Obama last Friday, TSA received about $7.85 billion, up $153 million from 2011.
I tend to think that if we do find an intelligent ET, it will be so alien to us that we won't even realize it's intelligent and may not even realise it's alive at all. It's only recently that they discovered that birds can use tools, and that dolphins and whales are remarkably intelligent.
Entirely agree, it does seem like we (humans) have been vastly underestimating the intelligence of all the creatures around us.
While they're at it, they can get rid of all of those profiles with pictures of people baring their teeth - there are so many of those!
I never smile if I can help it. Showing one's teeth is a submission signal in primates. When someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life. - Dwight Schrute
I have a feeling I would get called out on that instantly and it would create even more questions, but then again most of the non-IT people I work with are engineers are and highly technical.