Unfortuneatly according to the article, Philip's patent runs out in 2002/3 (hitting that 20yr mark).
So, they won't be able to enforce it soon anyway.
you have that backwards
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According to TheRegister article, its actually the opposite that has Sony "annoyed".
The article says "Mod-chips... free users to use titles from any zone" in regards to playing games and DVDs region free. It continues on to say "However, the chips can also be used to play copied and pirated titles on the console, which is where Sony starts to get annoyed;...".
It really doesn't take much to proof read an article quickly before posting a story to make sure everything lines up...
I'm constantly "tiling/arranging" my workspace and have written/used various programs that'll remember the placement of my windows, so next time I open them it organizes it correctly.
For those complaining about small monitors. Ever hear of a Virtual Window Manager (and similar)? That should be second nature for most X users, and for Windows alt shell users.
But, yah... the current overlapping window standard has got to go. What I see in the SS of that ION WM seems to be my type of interface.
only solution is an OpenSource Movie
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The only way a "geek" movie will be made that most "geeks" will like, is if its made in an "OpenSource" style.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.offbyone.com/
Is it just me or is the release of this browser under the name "off by one" with openssh support seem a little fishy to anyone?
Unfortuneatly according to the article, Philip's patent runs out in 2002/3 (hitting that 20yr mark).
So, they won't be able to enforce it soon anyway.
According to TheRegister article, its actually the opposite that has Sony "annoyed".
... free users to use titles from any zone" in regards to playing games and DVDs region free. It continues on to say "However, the chips can also be used to play copied and pirated titles on the console, which is where Sony starts to get annoyed;...".
The article says "Mod-chips
It really doesn't take much to proof read an article quickly before posting a story to make sure everything lines up...
Here is a link to a TechTV video of BOB running on Win2k
I'm constantly "tiling/arranging" my workspace and have written/used various programs that'll remember the placement of my windows, so next time I open them it organizes it correctly.
For those complaining about small monitors. Ever hear of a Virtual Window Manager (and similar)? That should be second nature for most X users, and for Windows alt shell users.
But, yah... the current overlapping window standard has got to go. What I see in the SS of that ION WM seems to be my type of interface.
The only way a "geek" movie will be made that most "geeks" will like, is if its made in an "OpenSource" style.
hmm quick search on google brings up a couple...
http://www.ablen.org/movie/
http://www.uni-magdeburg.de/carl/montague/
No I'm not in anyway associated with those, just a quick search and copy-paste from google.com