I mean, on the spectrum of software patent insanity, they're being relatively restrained and civil. They seem genuinely to be trying to head off competition for an invention that they are implementing and selling - which is the point of patents - rather than acting like patent trolls and trying to gouge money for something that they never implemented.
Of course, it sucks, software patents doubleplus bad, Fight The Man, counter sue them for a hundred beelyon Euros, Attica! Attica! Attica! and so on, but comparing a couple of polite "please don't make us do anything you'd regret" emails to Adobe's assraping of Dmitry Sklyarov is rather hyperbolic. And yes, I have a "Free Dmitry Sklyarov" t-shirt, thanks for asking.
I'd suggest that you email timothy directly. He is the only actual editor at Slashdot, and I know from personal experience that he does correct stories. Also: thanks for the submission, it's well above the usual iPhoneM$TerrorWatchList crap.
Well, don't fret over it - the imminent evisceration of the public sector will unbunch my panties nicely. After the cuts take care of your current... mmm, "employment", I'll be sure to tell you that, yes, I do want fries with that.
Heavens, ain't it just awful when people say things you don't like, and don't even bother to provide any evidence? There should be a law against it! The next time your Socialist overlords get back in power, I'm sure they'll pass a dozen or so.
I Am Not A Lawyer, and You Are Not A Judge. If your parents were closely related before they were married, then I'm sorry for you, but try not to get Retard on the rest of us.
The TPA is "The Tax Payers Alliance", which is a right wing lobby group against pretty much any government spending, that routinely twists the truth in press releases
Counterpoint: BasilBrush is a socialist activist against pretty much any opposition to government spending, who routinely twists the truth in Slashdot posts.
Hey, who knew that making sweeping biased statements without bothering to cite even a shred of evidence in support would be so fun and easy? We should all do it, and drag the level of political discourse into the sub sewer.
Even if it was specifically meant to look like a "lightsaber" it can be argued
Of course it "can" (and will) be argued that blah blah blah, but can we please not say "even if". Of course it was designed to look like a lightsaber. Are we really going to pretend otherwise? This isn't a court, we don't have to be judicial about it.
It falls plumb between trademark and copyright stools, but take a look at the uncropped picture of the laser. Ask 12 good men and true if it's not blindingly (ho ho) obvious that this device has been deliberately designed to look like a lightsaber, and I think you'll get an answer in the affirmative.
Whether that's actionable or not is a more nuanced question, but can we please be honest about the design remit at work here. This is a lightsaber clone, with enough small differences that they can make a fight of it, grabbing more publicity all the way.
Today, yes. Tomorrow? "Due to unacceptable personal threats made against moderators, Blizzard have regrettably decided... blah blah... one rule for you, one for us". In 3.. 2...
This is like buying a car in order to drive to a Miley Cyrus show where she jumps around in hot pants, but then being unable to sell it afterwards.
No, wait... that's a bad analogy. It's like renting a car to watch Miley Cyrus jiggling around in a crop top, but then... uh... maybe it's like buying a tank of gas to go and watch her writhing around glistening with sweat...
And if that's not what psychology is about, then what bloody use is it? Apparently what it doesn't produce are any research publications with authors' names on them - if it did, then the answer to your question would be blindingly obvious to anyone with an ounce of common sense or the merest shred of native intelligence, wouldn't it?
Oh, sure, they'll spit their dummies and force an election the instant the ink is dry on any new voting system that gives them even a sniff of real power, which is why the Cons will never let them have one.
And they can't throw their toys out of the pram over the issue, because until they have a new system, they'll always be a minority party, and so they have to walk the talk about how it's possible for them to be part of a working coalition government. If they bring down the government under the current system, they won't get their snouts in the trough during the next parliament.
Poor dears - remaining meek and impotent is their strongest strategy.
eriously, do you believe that the site is anything other than a way to get post hoc justification for the handful of insignificant repeals that they've already decided on (doubtless while drafting even more repressive legislation to replace them with)? We might as well use it to have a laugh, since that's all the ConDems will be using it for anyway. Come on, let's get our money's worth.
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According to "various sources", 1,494,497 of those devices have quit working, so "3" is probably closer to the number in active use.
Last time, it was $400 to get one and give one, so for a "$100" device, that's "Buy 4, Get one, Give one, Donate the Rest to our Overheads".
I mean, on the spectrum of software patent insanity, they're being relatively restrained and civil. They seem genuinely to be trying to head off competition for an invention that they are implementing and selling - which is the point of patents - rather than acting like patent trolls and trying to gouge money for something that they never implemented.
Of course, it sucks, software patents doubleplus bad, Fight The Man, counter sue them for a hundred beelyon Euros, Attica! Attica! Attica! and so on, but comparing a couple of polite "please don't make us do anything you'd regret" emails to Adobe's assraping of Dmitry Sklyarov is rather hyperbolic. And yes, I have a "Free Dmitry Sklyarov" t-shirt, thanks for asking.
I'd suggest that you email timothy directly. He is the only actual editor at Slashdot, and I know from personal experience that he does correct stories. Also: thanks for the submission, it's well above the usual iPhoneM$TerrorWatchList crap.
Well, don't fret over it - the imminent evisceration of the public sector will unbunch my panties nicely. After the cuts take care of your current... mmm, "employment", I'll be sure to tell you that, yes, I do want fries with that.
Heavens, ain't it just awful when people say things you don't like, and don't even bother to provide any evidence? There should be a law against it! The next time your Socialist overlords get back in power, I'm sure they'll pass a dozen or so.
I Am Not A Lawyer, and You Are Not A Judge. If your parents were closely related before they were married, then I'm sorry for you, but try not to get Retard on the rest of us.
Counterpoint: BasilBrush is a socialist activist against pretty much any opposition to government spending, who routinely twists the truth in Slashdot posts.
Hey, who knew that making sweeping biased statements without bothering to cite even a shred of evidence in support would be so fun and easy? We should all do it, and drag the level of political discourse into the sub sewer.
And 25 cries of "Meh, it's just 40K" later, you've blown through another million. Take care of the 40Ks and the millions will take care of themselves.
Of course it "can" (and will) be argued that blah blah blah, but can we please not say "even if". Of course it was designed to look like a lightsaber. Are we really going to pretend otherwise? This isn't a court, we don't have to be judicial about it.
What on earth leads you to that conclusion? I take it that your parents had the same last name before they were married.
It falls plumb between trademark and copyright stools, but take a look at the uncropped picture of the laser. Ask 12 good men and true if it's not blindingly (ho ho) obvious that this device has been deliberately designed to look like a lightsaber, and I think you'll get an answer in the affirmative.
Whether that's actionable or not is a more nuanced question, but can we please be honest about the design remit at work here. This is a lightsaber clone, with enough small differences that they can make a fight of it, grabbing more publicity all the way.
Ooh, plus, having 2 hours of completely free time a day to hug trees is correlated with having lower levels of stress. SOTP TEH PRESSAS!!11!
As far as bad analogies go, that's the one Hitler would have made.
Today, yes. Tomorrow? "Due to unacceptable personal threats made against moderators, Blizzard have regrettably decided... blah blah... one rule for you, one for us". In 3.. 2...
Yup, you're lucky you got timothy - the one actual 'editor' left here, still holding out against the barbarians.
Nice job publicising that he's got a new album out. How else would we have heard?
Then again, if it's only available on CD, I guess nobody here is going to buy it, so that'll be a target market FAIL for lil' Princey there.
This is like buying a car in order to drive to a Miley Cyrus show where she jumps around in hot pants, but then being unable to sell it afterwards.
No, wait... that's a bad analogy. It's like renting a car to watch Miley Cyrus jiggling around in a crop top, but then... uh... maybe it's like buying a tank of gas to go and watch her writhing around glistening with sweat...
Wait - what are we talking about again?
And if that's not what psychology is about, then what bloody use is it? Apparently what it doesn't produce are any research publications with authors' names on them - if it did, then the answer to your question would be blindingly obvious to anyone with an ounce of common sense or the merest shred of native intelligence, wouldn't it?
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?
Must... resist... "yo momma" joke.
How much storage space do you mind losing to viruses though? Windows viruses. Come on, unleash your anger!
Wow, it took me all of 30 seconds to find evidence that you're a lazy raging retard who shouldn't be trusted with a calculator, let alone a general purpose computing device. I know that's a long name for the link, but I really felt it needed to be said.
Oh, sure, they'll spit their dummies and force an election the instant the ink is dry on any new voting system that gives them even a sniff of real power, which is why the Cons will never let them have one.
And they can't throw their toys out of the pram over the issue, because until they have a new system, they'll always be a minority party, and so they have to walk the talk about how it's possible for them to be part of a working coalition government. If they bring down the government under the current system, they won't get their snouts in the trough during the next parliament.
Poor dears - remaining meek and impotent is their strongest strategy.
Well, sauce for the goose.
eriously, do you believe that the site is anything other than a way to get post hoc justification for the handful of insignificant repeals that they've already decided on (doubtless while drafting even more repressive legislation to replace them with)? We might as well use it to have a laugh, since that's all the ConDems will be using it for anyway. Come on, let's get our money's worth.
Yup, the Libs think that too. Aren't they just adorable?