There are at least to mobile providers in the uk which depolyed an alternative digital service rather than GSM. I forgot the name of the system but I believe it is similar to CDMA systems used in the USA.
There never was any government mandate, just agreements between manufacturers to support a single system for the whole world (except for the USA).
That's the same in England too...... in most of the USA costs are only awarded against the losing party if provided for by a contract or by statute(limited).
To get away with using a small antenna to receive from a satellite you need about 3 degrees of separation between them to avoid interference. The closer together the satellites the larger the dish required to recieve from them without interference from neighbor satellites. So you won't ever get close to your 5000 satellites.
Co-location of satellites to allow multiple satellites to be received by a single antenna is common in the TV broadcast business however each satellite requires a different set of uplink / downlink frequencies so there is a limit to the number of satellites that can be used in a particular position.
Wasn't there a case recently where an arbitrator based his decision in part on bad whois info for the domain (I believe it was a.biz so it didn't involve verisign). But this is an important reason why the whois must be accurate.
Oddly enough the article you cite to claim that glass is not liquid makes no such assertion. And in fact concludes that glass may be thought of as a highly viscous liquid as there is not a 4th state of matter somewhere betweeen solid and liquid. Glass does not exhibit the crystaline structure which is usually a definitive characteristic of a solid.
This story has a little more detail uncluding a declaration from the mayor of Wilmington that "...If I say it's constitutional then it is constitutional".
A matter is usually decided by summary judgement where there is no dispute between the parties as to the facts of the case. There is only a need for a trial when the judge has to find out what the facts are before making a legal ruling.
In a case like this where neither side disputed the facts and were just seeking a ruling on how the law applied to the situation it would be decided by summary judgment
Summary judgment is no more a finding that you had squat than any other way to lose a case. If BT had squat the judge would have dismissed the claim for something along the lines of "failure to state a claim for which relief can me granted".
Summary judgment is not a dismissal of a case but merely the conclusion of a case where a finding of fact need not be issued.
The EFF may be over stating some of the chilling effects a little but they're trying to get peoples attention.
On the other hand any exaggeration by the EFF pales into insignificance when compared to the exaggeration by the entertainment industry (and others) of their new rights under the law. We've seen many people threatened with dumb lawsuits which have no merit or takedown orders used to stifle free speech (scientology anyone ?).
And in a further exaggeration the entertainment industry claims that unless it gets even more draconian laws passed it will be put out of business.
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But if we could use it for propulsion it wouldn't be waste any more would it ?
As far as verisign is concerned how trustworthy you are depends on how much money you want to give them. By means of a sliding scale of fees (bribes) you can get anything from a personal certificate right through to a CA certificate.
Proof of the lack of checking being done is that fact that not too long ago somebody managed to by certificates that proved they were Microsoft when they weren't.
You're not quite right on this one but I can see where you're coming from.
As a copyright holder you can prevent a publisher of your work from altering it in any way without your consent. However nothing prevents somebody from modifying their own individual copy for their own use.
Why again do people believe that retailers are responsible for servicing the products they sell? When did this belief start?
1) Probably from the uniform commercial code - see the section on implied warranties - which are enforceable against the seller unless EXPLICITY disclaimed (in writing) at the point of sale.
2) Because many authorised dealers for products are also authorised service centers for the same products (and therefore do warranty work) and therefore it's logical to go back to the place you bought it.
In the case of best buys claims to be authorized to service the items they sell it is once again logical that repairs under the manufacturers warranty would be available there. Alas it seems they are authorised by none other than themselves and have no status as far as the manufacturers are concerned.
That was my point - dell includes the warranty in the price - best buy does not but at the same time makes rash claims like "Our technicians our trained to service any appliance that we sell" which is meaningless because they don't do work under the manufacturers warranty.
Circuit city is marginally better but only if the store you go to remembers that many of the manufactuers warranties cover circuit city swapping the failed appliance at their store.
yes but in order to get something serviced by best buy you have to have their (extra charge) warranty otherwise you get to play the ship it to the manufacturer game. Of course if you call the manufacturer they tell you that warranty service is available through the dealer you bought it from. hahahahahahah.
Oddly enough the 26th is a friday everywhere that uses our calendar and days of the week. The website plainly referes to the 26th as being System Admin Day.
Courts won't enforce such a patent because JPEG is an industry standard and I'm sure these people did not disclose their patent during the standards setting process. No to mention the JPEG standard makes no reference to any such patent.
A hybrid rocket motor is a design which uses a solid fuel (plastic, synthetic rubber etc..) along with a liquid / gas oxidizer (Nitruous oxide, Liquid oxygen etc).
The aerobee in two stage configuration used a liquid fueled main engine along with a solid fueled booster rocket.
None required. My response was to a comment that a law doesn't have to specifically mention every method of committing a crime. The Mossaui case was, and is, a perfect example of a law that was found to be lacking because it didn't mention a specific method of committing a crime. The fact that he has also been charged with other crimes is irrelevant.
Actually the law in question did mention a specific method committing a crime which did not involve aircraft - so in effect the law was too specific for the crime in question.
If you pass a law which imposes a tougher pentalty for murders committed with a frozen banana one would not expect it to apply to murders committed by computer.
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There are at least to mobile providers in the uk which depolyed an alternative digital service rather than GSM. I forgot the name of the system but I believe it is similar to CDMA systems used in the USA.
There never was any government mandate, just agreements between manufacturers to support a single system for the whole world (except for the USA).
That's the same in England too ...... in most of the USA costs are only awarded against the losing party if provided for by a contract or by statute(limited).
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To get away with using a small antenna to receive from a satellite you need about 3 degrees of separation between them to avoid interference. The closer together the satellites the larger the dish required to recieve from them without interference from neighbor satellites. So you won't ever get close to your 5000 satellites.
Co-location of satellites to allow multiple satellites to be received by a single antenna is common in the TV broadcast business however each satellite requires a different set of uplink / downlink frequencies so there is a limit to the number of satellites that can be used in a particular position.
Wasn't there a case recently where an arbitrator based his decision in part on bad whois info for the domain (I believe it was a .biz so it didn't involve verisign). But this is an important reason why the whois must be accurate.
Oddly enough the article you cite to claim that glass is not liquid makes no such assertion. And in fact concludes that glass may be thought of as a highly viscous liquid as there is not a 4th state of matter somewhere betweeen solid and liquid. Glass does not exhibit the crystaline structure which is usually a definitive characteristic of a solid.
actually it involves an intent to *PERMANENTLY* deprive the owner of the property.
This story has a little more detail uncluding a declaration from the mayor of Wilmington that "...If I say it's constitutional then it is constitutional".
A matter is usually decided by summary judgement where there is no dispute between the parties as to the facts of the case. There is only a need for a trial when the judge has to find out what the facts are before making a legal ruling.
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In a case like this where neither side disputed the facts and were just seeking a ruling on how the law applied to the situation it would be decided by summary judgment
Summary judgment is no more a finding that you had squat than any other way to lose a case. If BT had squat the judge would have dismissed the claim for something along the lines of "failure to state a claim for which relief can me granted"
Summary judgment is not a dismissal of a case but merely the conclusion of a case where a finding of fact need not be issued.
The EFF may be over stating some of the chilling effects a little but they're trying to get peoples attention.
On the other hand any exaggeration by the EFF pales into insignificance when compared to the exaggeration by the entertainment industry (and others) of their new rights under the law. We've seen many people threatened with dumb lawsuits which have no merit or takedown orders used to stifle free speech (scientology anyone ?).
And in a further exaggeration the entertainment industry claims that unless it gets even more draconian laws passed it will be put out of business.
But if we could use it for propulsion it wouldn't be waste any more would it ?
As far as verisign is concerned how trustworthy you are depends on how much money you want to give them. By means of a sliding scale of fees (bribes) you can get anything from a personal certificate right through to a CA certificate.
Proof of the lack of checking being done is that fact that not too long ago somebody managed to by certificates that proved they were Microsoft when they weren't.
You're not quite right on this one but I can see where you're coming from.
As a copyright holder you can prevent a publisher of your work from altering it in any way without your consent. However nothing prevents somebody from modifying their own individual copy for their own use.
And yet this is the same Nominet who is riding rough shod over user's objections to showing full addresses and phone numbers on whois on all of .uk
I thought that's what whois is for so you can contact the people responsible for a domain.
Why again do people believe that retailers are responsible for servicing the products they sell? When did this belief start?
1) Probably from the uniform commercial code - see the section on implied warranties - which are enforceable against the seller unless EXPLICITY disclaimed (in writing) at the point of sale.
2) Because many authorised dealers for products are also authorised service centers for the same products (and therefore do warranty work) and therefore it's logical to go back to the place you bought it.
In the case of best buys claims to be authorized to service the items they sell it is once again logical that repairs under the manufacturers warranty would be available there. Alas it seems they are authorised by none other than themselves and have no status as far as the manufacturers are concerned.
That was my point - dell includes the warranty in the price - best buy does not but at the same time makes rash claims like "Our technicians our trained to service any appliance that we sell" which is meaningless because they don't do work under the manufacturers warranty.
Circuit city is marginally better but only if the store you go to remembers that many of the manufactuers warranties cover circuit city swapping the failed appliance at their store.
yes but in order to get something serviced by best buy you have to have their (extra charge) warranty otherwise you get to play the ship it to the manufacturer game. Of course if you call the manufacturer they tell you that warranty service is available through the dealer you bought it from. hahahahahahah.
Oddly enough the 26th is a friday everywhere that uses our calendar and days of the week. The website plainly referes to the 26th as being System Admin Day.
Warranty, customer service .....
Dell has this weird policy of including a decent 1 year warranty as part of the package and offering extended warranties if you want them.
Best buy offers no meaningful warranty unless you pay extra for it.
So who's idea was it to appoint a "Fudmaster General" to the government ?
Courts won't enforce such a patent because JPEG is an industry standard and I'm sure these people did not disclose their patent during the standards setting process. No to mention the JPEG standard makes no reference to any such patent.
Hmmmmm this must be a different .plan file to the one I get when I do finger johnc@idsoftware.com then.
A hybrid rocket motor is a design which uses a solid fuel (plastic, synthetic rubber etc..) along with a liquid / gas oxidizer (Nitruous oxide, Liquid oxygen etc).
The aerobee in two stage configuration used a liquid fueled main engine along with a solid fueled booster rocket.
Actually the sustainer was liquid fuel and the booster (first stage in multi stage configuration) was a solid fuel rocket.
None required. My response was to a comment that a law doesn't have to specifically mention every method of committing a crime. The Mossaui case was, and is, a perfect example of a law that was found to be lacking because it didn't mention a specific method of committing a crime. The fact that he has also been charged with other crimes is irrelevant.
Actually the law in question did mention a specific method committing a crime which did not involve aircraft - so in effect the law was too specific for the crime in question.
If you pass a law which imposes a tougher pentalty for murders committed with a frozen banana one would not expect it to apply to murders committed by computer.