In that case, I imagine a photo finish should be sufficient - I'm sure they're not doing it ALL by just one transponder. What if it goes bad? You've got to have multiple ways to track each thing.
> 3. Patents are not for ever. Copyrights amd trademarks do get extended. Patents expire no matter what.
Yes, but in the software world, 20 years is just about forever.
If I had a patent on the idea of using software to write data to a CD, then no one could do this without my permission. CDs would not be used unless I cut big deals with the big companies...and then, you know what? Linux couldn't write to CDs because no one would pay the licensing fee.
There have been soooo many blindingly stupid patents issued in the computer world.
This one at least is on a physical process, but I think it's still rather broad - it's like having a patent on painting your box purple. Bit too much. If they patent just their method (using these lights in this way), I wouldn't mind.
I particularly liked the comment about these guys thinking they're like Robin Hood - such a crazy attitude!
After all, no one is stealing from the rich here (the rich certainly don't lose anything when someone "aquires" something they wouldn't buy anyway). And then of course, the common peasants (err...unpaying public) shouldn't be allowed to hunt in the forests (or is that "use these programs"?) - that's the whole point of copyright law! If we can't make it so people aren't allowed to use programs, then people can't make money! Of course, persecuting them does seem to follow the lines of Robin Hood...Should we expect a daring rescue attempt to free the imprisoned harddrives?
Thank god for open source. While I use Windoze now, I will never again have to upgrade. Or "steal".
While I can appreciate the many applications of such a keyboard, I like my keyboard-real-estate. Size may not matter to most, but I like a big keyboard. When my brother won a $70 hacker's superkeyboard that was designed to be really small, I just couldn't understand it. I guess it's like having a Harly - you never really need it, but you like the feel.
If you can prove to me counterterrorists can see thru walls today, by all means, submit the story to/. - I'm sure we'd all like to see it.
Meanwhile, those of us playing Counter-Strike are looking for a more realistic game, as far as such is legal. We're not looking to duke it out with the predator, either! (Thank god!)
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I guess no one needs to pay attention to their surroundings anymore - if you can see behind you, why bother turning your head? Just don't join the Marines!
Microsoft's implementation of Java is such (wrote suck - sorry for the slip) that they felt the need to put the following (paraphrased) warning in one of the Microsoft products I own (all of which are probably too old to support this bug, uh..feature, uh...bug)
We are required to put this disclaimer here by Sun Microsystems: This product should not be used for any mission critical systems, including but not limited to [let's see what I remember] military equipment, hostpital systems,...airline? systems,...
Anyway, you get the idea. There SHOULD be a law, but until there is, no one should be using Microsoft for anything other than playing Counter-Strike, which thank God(tm) runs under NT.
I would think businesses would save more money by using Unix or Linux and simply training people to use WordStar...
Cheers! Little White Mouse
-- Ctrl-e in Netscape for Windows does not move the cursor to the end of the line -- Fun facts for Windows
Remove the post and give LOTS of publicity to the fact that they are legally required to do it, as well as give LOTS of publicity to Scientology. In the future, the Church of Scientology (or whatever they have dubbed themselves) will be much more careful before attaching/. again. After all, they stand more to lose from all of us seeing these links than only a few seeing the texts.
Put orbiting farms/factories around Venus, can food, pop it into something like this, and BAM send it on it's way to a Mars Colony. It's been regarded as Science Fiction, but even Communcation Satellites were SciFi once long ago.
BTW, to put something orbit, you wouldn't necessarily have to get the mass all the way there in one shot - just give it a boost. If we could develop a large magentic gun to boost the rocket on its way, we use less chemical fuel and hence can carry a larger actual payload.
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It's an X-rated Tamaguchi!! Do you have to pet her and feed her and talk to her?!?
I can think of better ways to spend my money, thanks!
--LWM
In that case, I imagine a photo finish should be sufficient - I'm sure they're not doing it ALL by just one transponder. What if it goes bad? You've got to have multiple ways to track each thing.
--LWM
My Character goes out to movies to watch these and... Meets some hot chick! Woot!
> 3. Patents are not for ever. Copyrights amd trademarks do get extended. Patents expire no matter what.
Yes, but in the software world, 20 years is just about forever.
If I had a patent on the idea of using software to write data to a CD, then no one could do this without my permission. CDs would not be used unless I cut big deals with the big companies...and then, you know what? Linux couldn't write to CDs because no one would pay the licensing fee.
There have been soooo many blindingly stupid patents issued in the computer world.
This one at least is on a physical process, but I think it's still rather broad - it's like having a patent on painting your box purple. Bit too much. If they patent just their method (using these lights in this way), I wouldn't mind.
--LWM
> It'd be interesting if there were two sets of contests: One for 'natural' and one for 'enhanced' athletes.
The one for 'enhanced' athletes is called "baseball."
--LWM
In Baltimore, the sky is usually Orange (at least at night). Blue skies were rare, and those gorgeous twilight blues almost unseen.
--LWM
Now we have
Command line Entry -> Visual Entry.
'twas so much simpler when you only had ppl who could actually type.
--LWM
I recommend reading "Forever Peace" - it's by Joe Haldeman, and deals with issues arising from warfare involving such Super-soldiers.
Very interesting, and worrying to see that we're making all these technological advances without making societal ones.
I particularly liked the comment about these guys thinking they're like Robin Hood - such a crazy attitude!
After all, no one is stealing from the rich here (the rich certainly don't lose anything when someone "aquires" something they wouldn't buy anyway). And then of course, the common peasants (err...unpaying public) shouldn't be allowed to hunt in the forests (or is that "use these programs"?) - that's the whole point of copyright law! If we can't make it so people aren't allowed to use programs, then people can't make money! Of course, persecuting them does seem to follow the lines of Robin Hood...Should we expect a daring rescue attempt to free the imprisoned harddrives?
Thank god for open source. While I use Windoze now, I will never again have to upgrade. Or "steal".
LWM
Also, you have to admit they have a nice site.
Meanwhile, those of us playing Counter-Strike are looking for a more realistic game, as far as such is legal. We're not looking to duke it out with the predator, either! (Thank god!)
On another note, it's difficult to tell sometimes who is actually cheating© There are situations where one "bad" player can demonstrate a rash of good luck / good decisions and appear to be cheating, and there are instances where someone who seems to be "too good" just happens to be "too good"© It's hard to know if the person turned the corner and fragged you because he's good, or because he saw you there thru the wall©
Reducing the availability of such technologies is a good thing for the gaming community, if only in that it lowers the number of cheaters©
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BLAM!
This is perhaps the first step to becoming silicon based as opposed to carbon based© The idea of a data-jack, first proposed dozens of years ago, is rapidly becoming a technical possibility© If we have technology that allows computer to read our muscle movements, and technology that allows computers to project to our senses, how long before we make the next step and just throw away the annoying muscles and senses and go digital?
You have to have a computer first© Or the cash to use a cyber cafe ¥unless you're in India© Computers are not still "free" ¥if you can count millions of advertisments free, and if you can't afford food on the table, you're not going to be popping several hundred dollars just to see the web©
I can see the driving force of such action, although I don't like the way it's being done© I should hope at least that there are lots of safeguards in place to prevent abuse ¥wishful thinking, right?, such as strict time limits on keeping the data around, strict limits on who can view it, etc©
I will always remember Arthur calmly walking out the second story window to show he could fly©
"But I didn't see him coming!"
"He was behind you©©©"
"But I didn't see him coming!"
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If they'd only do it right the first time around...
it might even improve performance!
The problem is in the way Microsoft renders HTML code, so if you have HTML-enabled e-mail (i.e., outlook express) you are exposed to the problem.
Anyway, you get the idea. There SHOULD be a law, but until there is, no one should be using Microsoft for anything other than playing Counter-Strike, which thank God(tm) runs under NT.
I would think businesses would save more money by using Unix or Linux and simply training people to use WordStar...
Cheers!
Little White Mouse
-- Ctrl-e in Netscape for Windows does not move the cursor to the end of the line
-- Fun facts for Windows
But I think my MSIE4.0 in Russian doesn't run javascript anyway - the implimentation is so bad, I shouldn't have to worry about this, right?
BTW, for those of us idiots who don't know, what are sweenies??
Farewell, era; Farewell, Mir!
Remove the post and give LOTS of publicity to the fact that they are legally required to do it, as well as give LOTS of publicity to Scientology. In the future, the Church of Scientology (or whatever they have dubbed themselves) will be much more careful before attaching /. again. After all, they stand more to lose from all of us seeing these links than only a few seeing the texts.
Right on, Slashdot!
BTW, to put something orbit, you wouldn't necessarily have to get the mass all the way there in one shot - just give it a boost. If we could develop a large magentic gun to boost the rocket on its way, we use less chemical fuel and hence can carry a larger actual payload.