what might be ovbious 22+ years later may not have been, its what is ovbious to one skilled in the art at the time of INVENTION not time of examination.
But some things ARE obvious..
In 1982, I was programming my Vic-20 in "Hi-Res" graphic mode (I made a graphics editor - the "cursor" was moved around the screen with the cursor keys) - and this exact thing occurred to me - when I was 11 years old - with NO training at all...
Ask any beginning programmer to solve the problem, and I'll bet that most will come up with the same way - because it's OBVIOUS.
I realize that general knowledge "to those skilled in the art" changes over time, but that doesn't mean that's always an excuse for a bad patent.
the hidden dimension must be where all my lost socks and lost files went.
Well DUH..
I thought everyone knew this! The dissolution of the soap particles in the washer, combined with centrifugal action, friction and heat of the dryer can open a temporary wormhole, that is just small enough for socks and underwear to fit through..
it would likely put the entire industry out of business.
You mean just like Libraries put the publishing industry out of business? (If millions of people can borrow books *for free*, why would they ever pay for them?)
Or the radio station will put live performers out of business? (Why would *ANYONE* pay to see a live performance, when they can listen to it for free over the airwaves?)
Or the home VCR put the movie industry out of business? (Why would anyone pay $5.00 at a movie theatre when they can watch it at home?)
This argument has been used for decades, (every time a new technology comes out, IIRC) and so far it's proven false every time. Stop crying wolf, nobody's buying it.
there are also conflicting requirements between state laws. One law requires "ADV: ADLT" on the subject header, another law requires "ADULT ADVERTISEMENT".
Maybe it's just be, but I don't see a conflict here.
If the recipient is in California, you use the first one, if they're in Wisconsin, you use the second one. (The recipient can't reside in more than one state at a time.)
The way I see it, this "conflict" is a GOOD thing - as it slows the rate of spam (spammers have to take "care", instead of blasting hundreds of thousands of identical emails.) Once they get bitten a couple of times, they're likely to say "screw it, I'll go back to working at the 7-11"
Obviously, the reason hardware prices have gone down is because the cost of building computer components goes down over time.
No, the reason hardware prices go down is because hardware companies have competition
Cost to design and engineer a CPU or video card costs $X.. company sells enough to cover costs, and (slowly) starts dropping the price because now they only have to worry about manufacturing costs.. If they didn't drop their prices, their competition begins to steal their marketshare.
Software company releases an OS or Office Suite, and sells enough to cover programmers time. They then see they have no competition, and decide "well, we'll just keep the price the same - we have no reason to lower our prices, because we have no competition."
The AMD's can smoke Intel chips that cost alot more
Literally, as well as figuratively:o)
(But yes, your basic theme is correct - I always like to use the analogy of the dirtbike vs sports car.. just because the dirtbike engine has 10x the RPM, doesn't mean that it goes 10x faster.)
OK, can anyone in Germany tell us if "copy protected" CD's are being sold there?
Since the "CD Audio" logo is a Trademark, and Phillips has said that "copy protected" CD's do not qualify, can't a private individual (like that ambulance chaser from the Suse and Killustrator stories) start a lawsuit against the media companies?
From the sound of the Suse case, you could even get Universal shut down even if they're not doing it yet (since they're the principal backers of this..)
But what about the ", and cause damage by gaining or using such unwarrented knowledge" bit? It's not illegal to break in, it's illegal to break in and cause damage.
Not only that, but unwarranted knowledge is the kicker - it says that you can't break in to something you don't have the rights to
Since you've already purchased the DVD, you have the rights to view it.
The previous posts about this being applied to TV descramblers makes sense - you don't have the right to view the scambled signal, because you haven't subscribed.. but since you can already legally view (you have "warranted knowledge") the disc, the whole thing goes out the window.
Can you really call a list of artist/album/track info "Intellectual Property"?
Short Answer: No.
Long Answer: As a general rule, No - it is not possible to copyright data in a database; it is possible to copyright the format of a database, but the data in that format can not be protected by copyright.
Do a search for "Feist Publications, Inc. vs. Rural Telephone Service Co. Inc. (1991)" for more information.
Doesn't Germany have some sort of public record for court transactions - unless there is a damn good reason, the records of plaintiff and defendant are a matter of public record? (Like most other countries?)
I somehow doubt "potential bad press" would count as a good reason to prevent publication of court records.
Since they've already been to court and had a preliminary injunction, that would mean that the plaintiff's name is a matter of public record, no?
Couldn't someone in Munich find out some more info?
To quote the great Jim Croce:
"After all, it's what we've done, that makes us what we are."
There are a few posts that I'd rather not people see - but I won't ever ask Google to supress them.
I made mistakes, I learn from them, they are a part of me; if I forget about them, I'm liable to make them again.. I'm glad that I have somewhere to go in case I forget.
I happen to be extremely experienced at being 29 years old.
Really? Me too..
Since I stopped counting at 29, and my wife was recently worrying about becoming 31 soon, I asked her how it felt to finally be older than her husband:o)
How can I setup Sendmail to deny all emails where the Reply To: != From: address?
You don't want to do this. Trust me. It won't solve a damn thing.
Filtering for message subjects which begin with "ADV:"
This is an easy one: Add the following to your sendmail.cf file, right before ruleset 3 (note, the long strings of spaces are actually TAB characters - very important)
### Stop advertisements
HSubject: $>Check_Subject
D{MPat}ADV:
D{MMsg}We do not accept spam.
SCheck_Subject
R${MPat} $* $#error $: 550 ${MMsg}
How can I verify that the sender's domain (or parent if they have a tertiary level domain such as neal@cowboy.slashdot.org) has a valid MX record?
This should be the standard behaviour for all sendmail config files from version 8.9 up.
UT - as of the latest patch - doesn't require a CD. However, it does require you to use a CD to load the latest patch.
Note, there is a version of the 436 patch (the latest UT version) for Windows that doesn't require a CD.. go to http://www.planetunreal.com/files/ and look for the "436 nodelta" patch.
If PCBs are any more "carcinogenic" than water, everyone near there or downstream should have cancer.
Not a very good supposition..
Cigarettes contain carcinogens - are you saying that everyone near or downwind of smokers will die of cancer?
In the 20th century, almost everyone smoked - doctors frequently "prescribed" cigarettes for symptoms such as stress.. according to your logic, everyone who smoked (and everyone they came in contact with?) should be dead from cancer already.
"I left home at 21, convinced that my father was the stupidest person in the world. When I returned 5 years later, I was amazed at how much he'd learned."
-Mark Twain
I think this is exactly what's happening with the submittor. As others have pointed out, his "experience" claims are surely an indication that he probably doesn't really know as much as he thinks he does.
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what might be ovbious 22+ years later may not have been, its what is ovbious to one skilled in the art at the time of INVENTION not time of examination.
But some things ARE obvious..
In 1982, I was programming my Vic-20 in "Hi-Res" graphic mode (I made a graphics editor - the "cursor" was moved around the screen with the cursor keys) - and this exact thing occurred to me - when I was 11 years old - with NO training at all...
Ask any beginning programmer to solve the problem, and I'll bet that most will come up with the same way - because it's OBVIOUS.
I realize that general knowledge "to those skilled in the art" changes over time, but that doesn't mean that's always an excuse for a bad patent.
the hidden dimension must be where all my lost socks and lost files went.
Well DUH..
I thought everyone knew this! The dissolution of the soap particles in the washer, combined with centrifugal action, friction and heat of the dryer can open a temporary wormhole, that is just small enough for socks and underwear to fit through..
Jeeze, this is elementary physics, people!
you can't really compare a manufacturing cost with an intellectual capital cost.
You're right, everybody knows that all those engineers at Intel all work for free, right?
"Intellectual Capital" is present in BOTH industries, and the cost for initial R&D is pretty similar.
it would likely put the entire industry out of business.
You mean just like Libraries put the publishing industry out of business? (If millions of people can borrow books *for free*, why would they ever pay for them?)
Or the radio station will put live performers out of business? (Why would *ANYONE* pay to see a live performance, when they can listen to it for free over the airwaves?)
Or the home VCR put the movie industry out of business? (Why would anyone pay $5.00 at a movie theatre when they can watch it at home?)
This argument has been used for decades, (every time a new technology comes out, IIRC) and so far it's proven false every time. Stop crying wolf, nobody's buying it.
the jewel in the crown, a COM application on NT
:o)
Hate to tell the emperor that he has no clothes, but that jewel is actually just a piece of polished glass.
Moderators without a sense of humor: I hit the karma cap awhile ago - do your worst
there are also conflicting requirements between state laws. One law requires "ADV: ADLT" on the subject header, another law requires "ADULT ADVERTISEMENT".
Maybe it's just be, but I don't see a conflict here.
If the recipient is in California, you use the first one, if they're in Wisconsin, you use the second one. (The recipient can't reside in more than one state at a time.)
The way I see it, this "conflict" is a GOOD thing - as it slows the rate of spam (spammers have to take "care", instead of blasting hundreds of thousands of identical emails.) Once they get bitten a couple of times, they're likely to say "screw it, I'll go back to working at the 7-11"
Obviously, the reason hardware prices have gone down is because the cost of building computer components goes down over time.
.. company sells enough to cover costs, and (slowly) starts dropping the price because now they only have to worry about manufacturing costs.. If they didn't drop their prices, their competition begins to steal their marketshare.
No, the reason hardware prices go down is because hardware companies have competition
Cost to design and engineer a CPU or video card costs $X
Software company releases an OS or Office Suite, and sells enough to cover programmers time. They then see they have no competition, and decide "well, we'll just keep the price the same - we have no reason to lower our prices, because we have no competition."
The AMD's can smoke Intel chips that cost alot more
:o)
Literally, as well as figuratively
(But yes, your basic theme is correct - I always like to use the analogy of the dirtbike vs sports car.. just because the dirtbike engine has 10x the RPM, doesn't mean that it goes 10x faster.)
OK, can anyone in Germany tell us if "copy protected" CD's are being sold there?
Since the "CD Audio" logo is a Trademark, and Phillips has said that "copy protected" CD's do not qualify, can't a private individual (like that ambulance chaser from the Suse and Killustrator stories) start a lawsuit against the media companies?
From the sound of the Suse case, you could even get Universal shut down even if they're not doing it yet (since they're the principal backers of this..)
Anyone from Germany care to comment?
They are double blind. Neither the tester (the computer) nor the testee know which is which
Wrong.
One of the samples is known both by the tester and the testee to be the original - therefore it's not 100% blind.
But what about the ", and cause damage by gaining or using such unwarrented knowledge" bit? It's not illegal to break in, it's illegal to break in and cause damage.
Not only that, but unwarranted knowledge is the kicker - it says that you can't break in to something you don't have the rights to
Since you've already purchased the DVD, you have the rights to view it.
The previous posts about this being applied to TV descramblers makes sense - you don't have the right to view the scambled signal, because you haven't subscribed.. but since you can already legally view (you have "warranted knowledge") the disc, the whole thing goes out the window.
resumes aren't spam!!
And paper isn't junk mail.
According to your logic, I can just attach a resume (not even mine) to a "MAKE $$$ FAST!!!" email, and it's no longer spam, right?
Most people describe spam as Unsolicited Bulk Email.
Hmm, he emailed it, so there's one.
It was unsolicited - in that he not only sent it to people who did not ask for it, but he sent it to PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS. That's two.
It's bulk (he sent it to more than one person). That's three.
Therefore, it IS spam.
Can you really call a list of artist/album/track info "Intellectual Property"?
Short Answer: No.
Long Answer: As a general rule, No - it is not possible to copyright data in a database; it is possible to copyright the format of a database, but the data in that format can not be protected by copyright.
Do a search for "Feist Publications, Inc. vs. Rural Telephone Service Co. Inc. (1991)" for more information.
Doesn't Germany have some sort of public record for court transactions - unless there is a damn good reason, the records of plaintiff and defendant are a matter of public record? (Like most other countries?)
I somehow doubt "potential bad press" would count as a good reason to prevent publication of court records.
Since they've already been to court and had a preliminary injunction, that would mean that the plaintiff's name is a matter of public record, no?
Couldn't someone in Munich find out some more info?
To quote the great Jim Croce:
"After all, it's what we've done, that makes us what we are."
There are a few posts that I'd rather not people see - but I won't ever ask Google to supress them.
I made mistakes, I learn from them, they are a part of me; if I forget about them, I'm liable to make them again.. I'm glad that I have somewhere to go in case I forget.
Who at slashdot keeps taped archives of every post for the nerds of future generations? Truly those were nerds.
No, they weren't nerds, they were geeks.
There is a difference - nerds understand technology; geeks understand technology - and like it.
The people who archived this, and brought it back, did so because they liked it - and that clearly makes them geeks.
I happen to be extremely experienced at being 29 years old.
:o)
Really? Me too..
Since I stopped counting at 29, and my wife was recently worrying about becoming 31 soon, I asked her how it felt to finally be older than her husband
"Market to a man's fear of death and desire for immortality". People have been making money off of that for thousands of years.
:o) :o) :o)
Really? Do you have any names?
If someone has been making money for thousands of years, I'd say their claims are pretty well-founded
do we really want a precedent of banning certain types of emails?
Yes.
Just like we want a precident of banning "certain types" of pictures (like say, oh - photos of children being violently raped.)
Spam is harrassment and/or theft.
Harrassment is illegal.
Theft is illegal.
A legal precident in this direction (however small) can only be a good thing.
How can I setup Sendmail to deny all emails where the Reply To: != From: address?
You don't want to do this. Trust me. It won't solve a damn thing.
Filtering for message subjects which begin with "ADV:"
This is an easy one: Add the following to your sendmail.cf file, right before ruleset 3 (note, the long strings of spaces are actually TAB characters - very important)
### Stop advertisements
HSubject: $>Check_Subject
D{MPat}ADV:
D{MMsg}We do not accept spam.
SCheck_Subject
R${MPat} $* $#error $: 550 ${MMsg}
How can I verify that the sender's domain (or parent if they have a tertiary level domain such as neal@cowboy.slashdot.org) has a valid MX record?
This should be the standard behaviour for all sendmail config files from version 8.9 up.
How exactly does arousal differentiate from lying?
:o)
Well, I don't get a woodie because I'm lying
The PS2 has a 300mhz processor, and only 32mb of ram. In the pc world is a 1ghz with 512mb of ram.
Yeah, well a guy I know has a 2001 Corvette that only goes up to 8000RPM..
My 1992 50cc Honda dirtbike goes all the way up to 20,000RPM..
I know I'd beat him any day in a street race, because my engine RPM's are so much higher!
UT - as of the latest patch - doesn't require a CD. However, it does require you to use a CD to load the latest patch.
Note, there is a version of the 436 patch (the latest UT version) for Windows that doesn't require a CD.. go to http://www.planetunreal.com/files/ and look for the "436 nodelta" patch.
If PCBs are any more "carcinogenic" than water, everyone near there or downstream should have cancer.
Not a very good supposition..
Cigarettes contain carcinogens - are you saying that everyone near or downwind of smokers will die of cancer?
In the 20th century, almost everyone smoked - doctors frequently "prescribed" cigarettes for symptoms such as stress.. according to your logic, everyone who smoked (and everyone they came in contact with?) should be dead from cancer already.
"I left home at 21, convinced that my father was the stupidest person in the world. When I returned 5 years later, I was amazed at how much he'd learned."
-Mark Twain
I think this is exactly what's happening with the submittor. As others have pointed out, his "experience" claims are surely an indication that he probably doesn't really know as much as he thinks he does.