WTF? The summary should have made it more clear that these are pre-iPhone *Samsung* designs, showing pretty clearly that they were considering very iPhone-like designs before the iPhone had even released. It's the cornerstone of Samsung's case that Apple didn't invent the idea of a rectangular phone with a touchscreen and that they had been developing the same design idea at the time.
Not sure how a judge can prohibit someone from releasing their own designs. But, then, gag orders have a long history of infringing on areas that would clearly otherwise be considered free speech, and judges have a long history of abusing them.
I'm not being sarcastic, I really am curious. There was a HUGE amount of hype around the release (the usual "WoW killer" stuff that seems to accompany any major MMO release these days). Reviews seemed generally positive. Everyone was talking about it for a week or two after release. But then I stopped hearing anything about it. Don't think I've heard anyone mention it for a while. Considering this was supposed to be the game that finally fixed Sony's Galaxies fiasco, I expected more enthusiasm.
I do like the free-to-play stuff, though. And this might lead me to try it out. I just hope they don't cripple it to the point where it's hard to get an idea of what the paid game looks like (like some MMO's do--some that have initials like "W.O.W.," maybe).
Considering that SETI couldn't even raise $2 million a year, I'm thinking we need to offer more incentives on this one. A $1 billion donation gets you a nice tote bag. $2 billion gets you the mug.
No, I don't buy that happening. Because that would be the equivalent of conservatives saying "I'd rather have Obama than vote for Romney." And I don't see them saying that, short of him picking Fidel Castro as his running mate.
If you agree that they're going to vote for him either way, exactly how are you arguing against me when I say *it doesn't matter*? As I said, short of a miracle or epic misstep, it really doesn't mean jack who he picks at this point.
Do you honestly think that any die-hard right-wing conservative is going to let Obama win if Romney doesn't pick a a far-right VP? I don't buy for that for a second. Short of him picking a far-left liberal as his VP, he's got that vote *secured*.
At this point, as crazy partisan as things have gotten, I'm pretty sure everyone in their right minds has already decided where they stand in the fall. Obama, Romney, third party, or stay at home--I doubt there are very many left who are going to be swayed at this point by a VP nominee. Short of Romney either pulling off a miracle (announcing Jesus as his VP, complete with second coming) or making an epic-level misstep (announcing the Colorado shooter as his VP)--I don't think it's going to matter much either way. I'm pretty sure only the die-hard pundits are still listening to either candidate at this point.
I mean, the only time I can remember anyone outside of the pundits even talking about the VP nominees has been when they've REALLY been fuck-ups. And Romney doesn't strike me as the kind of guy to go with one of those (maybe Santorum at the OUTSIDE, and I doubt even that).
“About half of all people don’t take medications like they’re supposed to,” says Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute in La Jolla,California. “This device could be a solution to that problem, so that doctors can know when to rev up a patient’s medication adherence.”
You know, I kind of like the idea of deciding for myself what medication I take and when. The idea of my doctor trying to make me ingest a sensor like I'm some sort of medical prisoner is more than a little creepy to me. What's next, is he going to give me forced ball-shock treatments if I refuse to eat healthy?
Wind and solar are fine as supplements in areas where you have room for panels and turbines. But I don't see them being a big help in densely-packed areas like India and Japan. For those areas you would still need to build plants far from the city, and that still means you need decent infrastructure.
India needs to stop funneling their money from into their pockets and back into the streets.
Sadly, rampant corruption in both the public and private sphere is something all too few companies factor in when they decide to do business there. We take certain things for granted in the West that you can't in India, and many western companies that try to outsource there find out the hard way that you had better factor in the additional costs of bribes (LOTS of bribes), crime, infrastructure problems (which will also include bribes), etc. I had a personal experience involving a company that had to give their workers special "bonuses" during every crunch time or they would just basically lay down on the job. Not to say there aren't good people there, but there is also a LOT of corruption.
Well, in the U.S. at least, if you could come up with enough campaign contributions to buy repeal of the DMCA, then sure. But considering the deep pockets of Sony, Apple, Disney, etc. it's going to cost you a LOT. Otherwise your only real shot is to get the Supreme Court to rule the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA unconstitutional. And as conservative as the Court is these days, you can pretty much forget that. The DMCA appears to be here to stay.
Most of the cooperative efforts with the USSR/Russia were very limited in scope and only done begrudgingly. Even international efforts like ISS have frequently led to U.S. bitching (like the time the Russians sent up a space tourist to the ISS and NASA reacted like a bunch of pissy children). I find it highly unlikely that NASA is going to be working with China on anything signfiicant anytime soon. We're talking an agency that still holds a grudge against Russia 20 years after the Cold War.
I can only imagine how much money was wasted in man-hours on something that never should have went beyond one guy looking at it and saying "He's obviously joking."
I was thinking Gloria Allred. As soon as there is any case where there is even the chance of some media attention, she pops up 2 seconds later on every talk show that will let her on, claiming to represent the victim.
I'm pretty sure no ISP in their right mind is going to rent servers to anonymous buyers. That's pretty much begging for an FBI/Interpol/whoever raid. A Tor exit node would be the LEAST illegal thing such a service would be used for.
In an era where Apple can patent a fucking rectangle with rounded corners, you can bet pretty much EVERYTHING is patented these days. It's almost guaranteed that the second you achieve any success at all on a given product, reversed engineered or not, you *will* be sued (probably by multiple companies).
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Lol. Well, at least one person is paying attention.
And before you anal-retentive grammar Nazi's pile on, yes I know the difference between its and it's.
WTF? The summary should have made it more clear that these are pre-iPhone *Samsung* designs, showing pretty clearly that they were considering very iPhone-like designs before the iPhone had even released. It's the cornerstone of Samsung's case that Apple didn't invent the idea of a rectangular phone with a touchscreen and that they had been developing the same design idea at the time.
Not sure how a judge can prohibit someone from releasing their own designs. But, then, gag orders have a long history of infringing on areas that would clearly otherwise be considered free speech, and judges have a long history of abusing them.
Wow, excellent post. Thanks!
I'm not being sarcastic, I really am curious. There was a HUGE amount of hype around the release (the usual "WoW killer" stuff that seems to accompany any major MMO release these days). Reviews seemed generally positive. Everyone was talking about it for a week or two after release. But then I stopped hearing anything about it. Don't think I've heard anyone mention it for a while. Considering this was supposed to be the game that finally fixed Sony's Galaxies fiasco, I expected more enthusiasm.
I do like the free-to-play stuff, though. And this might lead me to try it out. I just hope they don't cripple it to the point where it's hard to get an idea of what the paid game looks like (like some MMO's do--some that have initials like "W.O.W.," maybe).
Considering that SETI couldn't even raise $2 million a year, I'm thinking we need to offer more incentives on this one. A $1 billion donation gets you a nice tote bag. $2 billion gets you the mug.
It's so much money that some jealous theorists fear it could distort the field.
FTFY
Good point. What is Jesus told Romney that this was his first time in America? Could cause a serious scandal.
No, I don't buy that happening. Because that would be the equivalent of conservatives saying "I'd rather have Obama than vote for Romney." And I don't see them saying that, short of him picking Fidel Castro as his running mate.
If you agree that they're going to vote for him either way, exactly how are you arguing against me when I say *it doesn't matter*? As I said, short of a miracle or epic misstep, it really doesn't mean jack who he picks at this point.
Do you honestly think that any die-hard right-wing conservative is going to let Obama win if Romney doesn't pick a a far-right VP? I don't buy for that for a second. Short of him picking a far-left liberal as his VP, he's got that vote *secured*.
At this point, as crazy partisan as things have gotten, I'm pretty sure everyone in their right minds has already decided where they stand in the fall. Obama, Romney, third party, or stay at home--I doubt there are very many left who are going to be swayed at this point by a VP nominee. Short of Romney either pulling off a miracle (announcing Jesus as his VP, complete with second coming) or making an epic-level misstep (announcing the Colorado shooter as his VP)--I don't think it's going to matter much either way. I'm pretty sure only the die-hard pundits are still listening to either candidate at this point.
I mean, the only time I can remember anyone outside of the pundits even talking about the VP nominees has been when they've REALLY been fuck-ups. And Romney doesn't strike me as the kind of guy to go with one of those (maybe Santorum at the OUTSIDE, and I doubt even that).
“About half of all people don’t take medications like they’re supposed to,” says Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute in La Jolla,California. “This device could be a solution to that problem, so that doctors can know when to rev up a patient’s medication adherence.”
You know, I kind of like the idea of deciding for myself what medication I take and when. The idea of my doctor trying to make me ingest a sensor like I'm some sort of medical prisoner is more than a little creepy to me. What's next, is he going to give me forced ball-shock treatments if I refuse to eat healthy?
Wind and solar are fine as supplements in areas where you have room for panels and turbines. But I don't see them being a big help in densely-packed areas like India and Japan. For those areas you would still need to build plants far from the city, and that still means you need decent infrastructure.
India needs to stop funneling their money from into their pockets and back into the streets.
Sadly, rampant corruption in both the public and private sphere is something all too few companies factor in when they decide to do business there. We take certain things for granted in the West that you can't in India, and many western companies that try to outsource there find out the hard way that you had better factor in the additional costs of bribes (LOTS of bribes), crime, infrastructure problems (which will also include bribes), etc. I had a personal experience involving a company that had to give their workers special "bonuses" during every crunch time or they would just basically lay down on the job. Not to say there aren't good people there, but there is also a LOT of corruption.
And what of our call centers?!?!?!?!?
Well, in the U.S. at least, if you could come up with enough campaign contributions to buy repeal of the DMCA, then sure. But considering the deep pockets of Sony, Apple, Disney, etc. it's going to cost you a LOT. Otherwise your only real shot is to get the Supreme Court to rule the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA unconstitutional. And as conservative as the Court is these days, you can pretty much forget that. The DMCA appears to be here to stay.
Most of the cooperative efforts with the USSR/Russia were very limited in scope and only done begrudgingly. Even international efforts like ISS have frequently led to U.S. bitching (like the time the Russians sent up a space tourist to the ISS and NASA reacted like a bunch of pissy children). I find it highly unlikely that NASA is going to be working with China on anything signfiicant anytime soon. We're talking an agency that still holds a grudge against Russia 20 years after the Cold War.
I can only imagine how much money was wasted in man-hours on something that never should have went beyond one guy looking at it and saying "He's obviously joking."
30 years? Damned kids. When I started reading /., it was still on teletype.
I was thinking Gloria Allred. As soon as there is any case where there is even the chance of some media attention, she pops up 2 seconds later on every talk show that will let her on, claiming to represent the victim.
Does this character even have any legal standing in England or Sweden? He certainly doesn't in Spain.
No way would this get me out of that embassy.
Superjudge Returns.
I'm pretty sure no ISP in their right mind is going to rent servers to anonymous buyers. That's pretty much begging for an FBI/Interpol/whoever raid. A Tor exit node would be the LEAST illegal thing such a service would be used for.
In an era where Apple can patent a fucking rectangle with rounded corners, you can bet pretty much EVERYTHING is patented these days. It's almost guaranteed that the second you achieve any success at all on a given product, reversed engineered or not, you *will* be sued (probably by multiple companies).