Well I read through this patent (and several others recently) and it seems like one of the big problems is that these 'idea patent' are incredibily broad in scope. As people have pointed out, you can implement this patent in hundreds of ways. Why isn't the patent office rejecting these applications based on them being too broad? I mean hell, they're not really describing *anything* that can actually be built.
Now I realize my grasp of patent types and laws isn't the best, but wouldn't a concise, accurate description help solve some of the over-reaching idea patents? Of course then we'd have companies filling 100+ patents for the same idea trying to patent all the various implementations. Ugh, I give up...
One question I have about this - what about my time to acquire said Sword of Boinking? Now it's been a while since I kicked the EQ habit but I was playing when the first eBay ruling from Verant on high came down. Since people weren't allowed to sell items or accounts anymore, the auctions now read like this:
"You are bidding on my time to adventure through the Norrath lands and acquire one Sword of Boinking for you. This super-cool sword allows blah, blah, blah."
So now the courts have ruled that the database containing the world belongs to Mystic (makes sense really) and they are allowed to interpret actions of their customers as they see fit (that one's pushing it) but can they control my time to get/find/make items? Can I sell that time? I've got a friend playing DAoC with an armorcrafting skill of about 1080. Apparently this allows him to make the best armor in the game. Can he charge real money through an auction for his time to make something in game?
For the record, I've sworn off the level-treadmill MMORPGs although SW:G is kinda tempting.
Don't know about the little planes but this sounds awfully close to one of my favorite games - Cyber Sled. It was two joysticks, trigger for guns and thumb button for missles. Two players sit next to each other, speakers behind the head. You pick your sled (armor vs speed vs weapon power etc) and then battle best two out of three (I think).
Polys were definitely below a couple dozen for the sleds and not too many more for the courses. Damn, that game sucked up a good portion of my money during college.
They've got a bulk auction site link off the main page. If you've got time, check out some of the pictures - simply amazing.
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I thought you were only allowed two words for the google whack search. Funny part being once someone finds two words that return only one result and they publish that finding on a website, it is no longer a google whack.
Makes for an interesting way to spend a lunchhour at your desk.
Now with all this talk of CRL's, what if the person(s) that have the bogus certificates try to distribute the updated software that checks this list? Seems like they could just specify a CDP that starts handing out all sorts of wonderfully malicious bits...
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Speaking of Star Destoyers, I'll assume you've seen this:
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http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?id=%7B43C070D4
Hopefully I've built up enough husband points since Xmas is coming.
I'm late to the party but after reading all the other comments, I can't believe no one said this:
I'd figure out how to build a lightsaber. More accurately, I'd pay *other* people to figure it out. I just want one.
Although I'm not sure this could be done for a billion but it'd sure be fun to try.
Well I read through this patent (and several others recently) and it seems like one of the big problems is that these 'idea patent' are incredibily broad in scope. As people have pointed out, you can implement this patent in hundreds of ways. Why isn't the patent office rejecting these applications based on them being too broad? I mean hell, they're not really describing *anything* that can actually be built.
Now I realize my grasp of patent types and laws isn't the best, but wouldn't a concise, accurate description help solve some of the over-reaching idea patents? Of course then we'd have companies filling 100+ patents for the same idea trying to patent all the various implementations. Ugh, I give up...
One question I have about this - what about my time to acquire said Sword of Boinking? Now it's been a while since I kicked the EQ habit but I was playing when the first eBay ruling from Verant on high came down. Since people weren't allowed to sell items or accounts anymore, the auctions now read like this:
"You are bidding on my time to adventure through the Norrath lands and acquire one Sword of Boinking for you. This super-cool sword allows blah, blah, blah."
So now the courts have ruled that the database containing the world belongs to Mystic (makes sense really) and they are allowed to interpret actions of their customers as they see fit (that one's pushing it) but can they control my time to get/find/make items? Can I sell that time? I've got a friend playing DAoC with an armorcrafting skill of about 1080. Apparently this allows him to make the best armor in the game. Can he charge real money through an auction for his time to make something in game?
For the record, I've sworn off the level-treadmill MMORPGs although SW:G is kinda tempting.
Don't know about the little planes but this sounds awfully close to one of my favorite games - Cyber Sled. It was two joysticks, trigger for guns and thumb button for missles. Two players sit next to each other, speakers behind the head. You pick your sled (armor vs speed vs weapon power etc) and then battle best two out of three (I think).
Polys were definitely below a couple dozen for the sleds and not too many more for the courses. Damn, that game sucked up a good portion of my money during college.
Check here:
http://www.1000steine.de/english.htm
They've got a bulk auction site link off the main page. If you've got time, check out some of the pictures - simply amazing.
I thought you were only allowed two words for the google whack search. Funny part being once someone finds two words that return only one result and they publish that finding on a website, it is no longer a google whack.
Makes for an interesting way to spend a lunchhour at your desk.
"Earth First! (We'll mine the other planets later.)"
Funny part is I went to the Colo School of Mines - which held the first summit to discuss the econmics of space mining last year.
Now with all this talk of CRL's, what if the person(s) that have the bogus certificates try to distribute the updated software that checks this list? Seems like they could just specify a CDP that starts handing out all sorts of wonderfully malicious bits... Omote