You yourself admitted that the Mc-prefix is a common pattern among McDonald's trademarks. In effect, the "Mc" brand itself is their mark. You have no more right to infringe upon their "Mc" mark than I have a right to create a program called "Microsoft Birdhouse". Both instances would be seen as bad faith and an attempt to hang your agenda off someone else's trademark.
Only your software argument holds any water. If you tried to market "McSomething" in food service, yes, you'd probably be violating McDonalds' trademark. If you were marketing power tools, you wouldn't. Trademarks can really only be protected within an industry, to protect against confusion between products/companies.
Anderson Windows (actual windows) vs. Microsoft Windows (software). Both are legit trademarks because they're in different industries and there's no chance of confusion.
Nope, it was pretty clear on the morning news today that the RFID isn't mandatory and you can still easily get a non-chipped license. Also the FAQ states:
Is a person required to get an EDL or ENDID?
No. The EDL or ENDID is offered as an option to NYS residents who are U.S. citizens. The current type of NYS photo driver licenses and non-driver ID cards will remain available and valid.
Who will go for it? People who live near the Canadian border and cross frequently (Buffalo, Watertown, Plattsburgh, Ogdensburg, Massena, etc.). If it cuts their time waiting at the border by 5 minutes each trip, it adds up.
Each of the past few Februarys, there has been at least one story about churches having Superbowl parties shut down by the NFL because they were showing the game for their parishoners on a large screen, without obtaining "authorization" form the NFL (read: without paying for the privilege).
It's been so long, I really don't recall where he fell in comparison to the other candidates and I wasn't one of the people who interviewed him directly. If he was a good fit, we may still have given him the thumbs-up and just made not to keep an eye on him, but we could have been overridden by HR later.
Yes, overridden by HR. We had another person who we'd interviewed, and everyone technical who talked to him disliked him and said no way; however, because he interviewed well on the "soft skills" with the worst project manager I've ever known, and a relatively clueless HR person, he was given an offer anyway. That guy was useless and contributed nothing to the team.
However, handing you a URL for his online CV is perfectly straightforward. That this URL might be his personal website is perfectly reasonable. That his personal website might, on other pages, have such information about his personal life, like photos, is not unsurprising. The only way to avoid this would have to go out of his way, and explicitly avoid doing this e.g., by creating a brand new site just for his CV . So it s the complete opposite of what you describe.
In this particular example, it was not as you describe. He gave us his CV. We went to the URL. On that URL (not on a linked page, but right on that first page, there were the pictures. He sent us directly to them. Plus some links to class-related projects. This was before blogs - so it's not a matter of an older post showing up on the front page. He posted those pictures on the exact URL he gave to us.
It may be stupid to show potential employers such URLs, given that they make such judgements - OTOH, that someone might go out to "bars" (especially when at young and at University) is hardly shocking or special, and it's equally stupid to judge them on this.
If, during the interview, he described in detail the party he went to the previous weekend and how smashed he got and how he hooked up with a random chick, would you not disqualify him because he just displayed a gross lack of judgement? Not so much because of the fact that he did it, but the fact that he discussed at length in a job interview?
At a previous job one of the applicants I interviewed had put his personal web page on his resume - entry-level job, we were looking for someone straight out of college.
The kid didn't get the job, but after we decided we didn't want to make him an offer, we took a look at his page. It was almost exclusively pictures of him drinking, hanging out in bars and fraternities, etc. Just confirmed our decision.
What you do on your own time is your business, but pictures like that are not a good first impression. Perhaps if he'd written an interesting web app to display those pictures, it'd have given us some idea of his skills. But nope - just basic HTML & thumbnails pointing to the full-size pictures.
Putting pictures of yourself drinking online - maybe foolish. Handing a prospective employer the URL to those pictures on YOUR RESUME? That's just stupid.
Actually, I spend less time checking for mail if I have alerts turned off. The alerts are a distraction more than anything else, every time I get one it triggers me to go look at my inbox.
The key is SMART alerts. Only have it pop up an alert if something that needs immediate attention pops up. I've done this in the past, and it lets me work for hours on end without being distracted by non-priority emails.
As NASA has defined it, only US space-going individuals may claim the title "astronaut." Further, they cannot be civilians, at least according to an article in the latest Wired.
Aside from surviving the trip, Garriott has one more wish--to earn the title of astronaut. As a gamer, he cares deeply about the difference between character classes--whether a ninja, merchant, or citizen spaceman. But the moniker he has dreamed of all his life is not coming easily. NASA has strict rules about how it titles its explorers, and Garriott cannot qualify, no matter what he does, because he's a private citizen. Instead of an astronaut, they'll call him a space flight participant.
I have Time Warner, and when we moved into our house I was disgusted by how slow websites were. Then I discovered that TW's DNS server blow, so I stopped using them. Instant speedup.
Fast-forward about 2 years, and TW is pushing the fact that they're up to 10Mbit, and 15bit if you want to pay for the "turbo" service. Yet I'm not getting much more than 1Mbps from them. The solution: my cablemodem was too old to handle the firmware updates they were pushing to upgrade everyone to 10Mbps.
If you're a cable customer and not happy with your performance, check speedtest.net and make sure you're not getting what you're paying for. Then get the modem replaced.
In the current administration, you'd have to knock off Dubya and then 14 more people before not having anyone set to take the Oval Office - if no one "backfilled" the empty positions along the way.
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Ships are going to be tricky but designs meant to keep salt spray out may be workable.
It's not like the US Navy, every cruise line, and countless shipbuilders haven't ever put a computer on a seagoing vessel before.
"May be workable"? I'd say it's been solved many times over.
Verizon overwrites the manufacturer's firmware with it's own crippled firmware. They do this to prevent you from putting your own multimedia and apps on their phones and instead force you to go through their store.
Not to mention more basic functionality like syncing with another device. Verizon removes almost all Bluetooth profiles; I think I can tether my LG VX8300 to a computer, and can use my Bluetooth headset/remote "control", but OBEX and everything else is disabled.
Ti is nice - I have it myself, for the same reasons you like it. However, it's not a perfect metal. Ti doesn't get along with chlorine very well at all.
After I settled on and ordered my Ti ring, I discovered that there are Stainless Steel ones available. And they weigh about the same. I live the Ti, but kind of wish I'd gone with SS.
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12345 is a legitimate ZIP code (works better than pulling 5 digits out of your ass). I hear a T. A. Edison once did some work there.
I hope it's built into my screensaver.
Only your software argument holds any water. If you tried to market "McSomething" in food service, yes, you'd probably be violating McDonalds' trademark. If you were marketing power tools, you wouldn't. Trademarks can really only be protected within an industry, to protect against confusion between products/companies.
Anderson Windows (actual windows) vs. Microsoft Windows (software). Both are legit trademarks because they're in different industries and there's no chance of confusion.
It wants its VRML back.
Nope, it was pretty clear on the morning news today that the RFID isn't mandatory and you can still easily get a non-chipped license. Also the FAQ states:
Who will go for it? People who live near the Canadian border and cross frequently (Buffalo, Watertown, Plattsburgh, Ogdensburg, Massena, etc.). If it cuts their time waiting at the border by 5 minutes each trip, it adds up.
WTF? Why are private companies doing public surveillance & traffic enforcement in the first place?
In many cases the UAW & CAW get to dictate what gets manufactured where, not the automaker.
Each of the past few Februarys, there has been at least one story about churches having Superbowl parties shut down by the NFL because they were showing the game for their parishoners on a large screen, without obtaining "authorization" form the NFL (read: without paying for the privilege).
It's been so long, I really don't recall where he fell in comparison to the other candidates and I wasn't one of the people who interviewed him directly. If he was a good fit, we may still have given him the thumbs-up and just made not to keep an eye on him, but we could have been overridden by HR later.
Yes, overridden by HR. We had another person who we'd interviewed, and everyone technical who talked to him disliked him and said no way; however, because he interviewed well on the "soft skills" with the worst project manager I've ever known, and a relatively clueless HR person, he was given an offer anyway. That guy was useless and contributed nothing to the team.
In this particular example, it was not as you describe. He gave us his CV. We went to the URL. On that URL (not on a linked page, but right on that first page, there were the pictures. He sent us directly to them. Plus some links to class-related projects. This was before blogs - so it's not a matter of an older post showing up on the front page. He posted those pictures on the exact URL he gave to us.
That's just bad judgment.
If, during the interview, he described in detail the party he went to the previous weekend and how smashed he got and how he hooked up with a random chick, would you not disqualify him because he just displayed a gross lack of judgement? Not so much because of the fact that he did it, but the fact that he discussed at length in a job interview?
Same idea here.
Flashblock - don't let it run in the first place and it can't put cookies on your system.
At a previous job one of the applicants I interviewed had put his personal web page on his resume - entry-level job, we were looking for someone straight out of college.
The kid didn't get the job, but after we decided we didn't want to make him an offer, we took a look at his page. It was almost exclusively pictures of him drinking, hanging out in bars and fraternities, etc. Just confirmed our decision.
What you do on your own time is your business, but pictures like that are not a good first impression. Perhaps if he'd written an interesting web app to display those pictures, it'd have given us some idea of his skills. But nope - just basic HTML & thumbnails pointing to the full-size pictures.
Putting pictures of yourself drinking online - maybe foolish.
Handing a prospective employer the URL to those pictures on YOUR RESUME? That's just stupid.
Actually, I spend less time checking for mail if I have alerts turned off. The alerts are a distraction more than anything else, every time I get one it triggers me to go look at my inbox.
The key is SMART alerts. Only have it pop up an alert if something that needs immediate attention pops up. I've done this in the past, and it lets me work for hours on end without being distracted by non-priority emails.
As NASA has defined it, only US space-going individuals may claim the title "astronaut." Further, they cannot be civilians, at least according to an article in the latest Wired.
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-09/ff_starcity?currentPage=6
There's no spray on a sub.
I have Time Warner, and when we moved into our house I was disgusted by how slow websites were. Then I discovered that TW's DNS server blow, so I stopped using them. Instant speedup.
Fast-forward about 2 years, and TW is pushing the fact that they're up to 10Mbit, and 15bit if you want to pay for the "turbo" service. Yet I'm not getting much more than 1Mbps from them. The solution: my cablemodem was too old to handle the firmware updates they were pushing to upgrade everyone to 10Mbps.
If you're a cable customer and not happy with your performance, check speedtest.net and make sure you're not getting what you're paying for. Then get the modem replaced.
Or until he resigns. Or is removed from office.
The latter. There is a long, well-defined line of succession.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession
In the current administration, you'd have to knock off Dubya and then 14 more people before not having anyone set to take the Oval Office - if no one "backfilled" the empty positions along the way.
It's not like the US Navy, every cruise line, and countless shipbuilders haven't ever put a computer on a seagoing vessel before.
"May be workable"? I'd say it's been solved many times over.
Can you really "drop" a bolt in orbit?
So, I go look up MYDOMAIN.com - totally unregistered. Can't sell what you don't own, try again jackass (yes, that's basically what I sent him).
Not to mention more basic functionality like syncing with another device. Verizon removes almost all Bluetooth profiles; I think I can tether my LG VX8300 to a computer, and can use my Bluetooth headset/remote "control", but OBEX and everything else is disabled.
*cough*Anything from Verizon*cough*
Ti is nice - I have it myself, for the same reasons you like it. However, it's not a perfect metal. Ti doesn't get along with chlorine very well at all.
After I settled on and ordered my Ti ring, I discovered that there are Stainless Steel ones available. And they weigh about the same. I live the Ti, but kind of wish I'd gone with SS.