The public forum doctrine is an analytical tool used in First Amendment jurisprudence to determine the constitutionality of speech restrictions implemented on government property.
Did IBM throw a hissy-fit over it? Not really, and because of that the PC took off like a rocket.
I'm afraid they did. IBM sued several early PC clone makers claiming they had copied their BIOS.
It wasn't until Phoenix made a clean-room BIOS implementations that clone makers could flourish.
Actually, I am choking on the situation. Not happy at all.
As for you: I don't think you need to choke on anything. You might want to calm down a bit, but no choking is necessary at this juncture.
Also: your assumption is false; I am part of the majority of people who voted against Mr. Trump.
Take another look: the open letter is referencing a different letter from 2001.
Also, you might want to turn your spelling checker back on; it's "Ancient", not "Anceint".
When I saw that I interpreted "crypto" as "cryptography".
Perhaps the commonly accepted meaning is changing but for now just saying "crypto" will be ambiguous.
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Here's the first sentence (emphasis mine):
The public forum doctrine is an analytical tool used in First Amendment jurisprudence to determine the constitutionality of speech restrictions implemented on government property.
What the Citizen's United ruling did was grant the corporation itself "human" rights.
Stop letting them sell your life as their product.
This sounds a lot like Thomas Gold's Deep Hot Biosphere theory.
Did IBM throw a hissy-fit over it? Not really, and because of that the PC took off like a rocket.
I'm afraid they did. IBM sued several early PC clone makers claiming they had copied their BIOS.
It wasn't until Phoenix made a clean-room BIOS implementations that clone makers could flourish.
"Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'competitive' that I wasn't previously aware of."
Thank you for your participation. ;-)
How is this a debate? Look in a dictionary. The word has a literal dictionary definition. :-)
The two dictionaries I just checked say data is the plural of datum.
People who use it differently either knowingly choose to (which is fine with me) or they are ignorant.
4 feet is enormous? To quote Inigo Montoya:
"You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means"
Please elaborate.
Actually, I am choking on the situation. Not happy at all.
As for you: I don't think you need to choke on anything. You might want to calm down a bit, but no choking is necessary at this juncture.
Also: your assumption is false; I am part of the majority of people who voted against Mr. Trump.
The fact that the U.S. government continue to persecute this whistle-blower is much more damning than the things he revealed.
IMO Snowden should be pardoned & given a medal.
This. Unless MS wants to drive users away...
I'll be gone. That's what it will mean.
For me, the Roblimo era was Slashdot's golden age.
The world is a less interesting place today.
Does Firefox really suck?
I'm using it right now; it's my standard browser. I'm not really suffering.
At all.
Take another look: the open letter is referencing a different letter from 2001.
Also, you might want to turn your spelling checker back on; it's "Ancient", not "Anceint".
I was about to post what THIS says.
(Perhaps because that's what it has mostly meant up to now.)
Then again, language does evolve. Are we seeing such a change, is the headline just lazy?
When I saw that I interpreted "crypto" as "cryptography".
Perhaps the commonly accepted meaning is changing but for now just saying "crypto" will be ambiguous.
A new Doctor. 'nuff said.
I simply refuse to rent software for content creation. It's a bad idea.
However, it is not broken. It still works as well as ever for those who have compatible equipment. Like most cars made in the last 50 years.
OTOH, replacing it with an incompatible system definitely introduced breakage.
Remember the saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
I will not comply.