There goes my chance of seeing the adverse affects of alcohol in space
Hey, who says it would be adverse? Frankly, I think it would be kind of interesting (to a point, I wouldn't want to chase down my own spew in zero gravity:).
While it sounds very cool, it is way too expensive - you can get 40 GB hard drive for 67$ in retail, NIC for 10$ in retail and all those other adapters and perhipals for 40$..in retail...
so their hardware cost like 60$ max...
I'm guessing you're translating to Canadian dollars?
On a more serious note, this could be the opportunity for the walk to battle Microsoft with the "Playstation ThreeVo". After licensing TiVo's codebase (including source) and having Linux running on the box, plus a buttload of developers they aren't that far away from a PVR that could rival the XBox "home device".
Frankly, I wouldn't have minded testing it (I still wouldn't) but you're not going to get me to pay to do so. As a professional QA tester, I'd also like to see them using something like Bugzilla. A feedback form on a website isn't going to cut it.
"There is
no question that Microsoft's conduct violated the law and harmed
competition and consumers. Netscape's lawsuit seeks not only an
award of damages, but for the Court to provide injunctive relief
that will help restore competition on the computer desktop. We
support the efforts and goals of the non-settling state attorneys
general who continue to seek appropriate remedies to end
Microsoft's anticompetitive conduct and illegal activities. The aims
of Netscape's lawsuit are entirely consistent with their efforts."
My question is, will Sony beat them to it? They don't own an Internet service (as far as I know), but they have everything else, and a lot more consumer electronics experience than Microsoft.
On a serious note though, AOL is actually built on a Unix back end, so there are potentially enormous benefits to buying the RedHat expertise.
Of course, if this were to be the case. Unfortunately, nearly every time AOL buys "something cool" a few things happen.
1) The people who designed the cool stuff in the first place bail.
2) Once all the smart people leave, and innovation stagnates;
3) AOL has a "reorg" and the department/division turns into a wasteland.
It's becoming a bit of a sad, yet time honored tradition, regardless of the company purchased. I seem to remember the first company I really cared about that this happened to was GNN. Note that GNN was owned by Tim O'Reilly. AOL bought it and burned it.
I'm wondering how robust these circuits are going to be, i.e. how long are they going to last and how sensitive they have to be handled. Couldn't seem to find this info in the article.
Additionally, how can MS force them to hand over the addresses and even some of the messages...
IANAL, but companies can subpoena pretty much anything they want. Microsoft is famous for this (so are other companies) but my favorite story is the r-b-a one. However much I wasn't involved in r-b-a, I still vented a lot on b-a. I too hope they wasted many lawyer hours trying to figure out if I really knew anything or was just talking out my ass.
One side effect of this is that the current replaytv 4000 series is quite easily reverse engineered and we already have a combination of gui and command line utilities to access stored programs and play them directly on our PCs.
I'm sorry... And you payed how much for that privilege? Replay boxes are just way too expensive. Sonicblue is also a little to litigation-happy as far as I'm concerned.
I noted the following at the bottom of the ruling:
Hormel Food Corporation, which debuted its Spam(R) luncheon meat in 1937, has dropped any defensiveness about this use of the term and now celebrates its product with a website . . . . [Citations.]" (Heckel, supra, 24 P.3d at p. 406, fn. 1.)
Does that mean/. can use the old Spam logo again?
(only partially kidding...)
I dicovered (a bit by accident) that my Casio QV3000EX digital camera makes a pretty good web server. Of course the 1G IBM Microdrive makes it ever more tempting. If I had an AC adapter I'd probably make it live on an off port, just for fun. Unfortunately the batteries only last about 15 minutes with the disc spun up.
Granted, I've not toyed with it under Linux, but it works just peachy in Windows.
First off, it's only logical to vilify the PTO. There is no doubt they (in general) cannot get their act together.
Reflect on this though, and try and keep it in mind when we as a collective group bitch and moan so loudly about software patents.
Typically, at the date a patent is applied for, most of what we consider "prior art" is pretty much bleeding ege and below your general radar. The fact of the matter is that in early R&D phases, many small companies may be working on very similar ideas. I've worked for several of these over the years, and while some had patentable ideas, most didn't bother and simply forged ahead to get the product out the door and into the public hands. From a consumers point of view, that is great! From a companies CFO standpoint? Oh shit.
Anyhow, I'm rambling again. This is a fight in which it seems prudent to take a side. In this case, I only see one champion, and that is TiVo. They cooperate with the hacking community, they use our favorite OS. They don't hide behind a veil of invulnerability (far from it) snd seem to be able to straddle the fence between commercial interests and the public good.
Microsoft didn't go to the RIAA and say, "Hey, people are stealing your music, don't you want some digital rights management solutions?"
Honestly, how can you be so sure they didn't. To me (and I'm hardly paranoid) this sounds like exactly the sort of thing they would do. Regardless, you can't dispel the fact the RIAA and their ilk probably think this is the best thing since sliced bread.
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Hey, who says it would be adverse? Frankly, I think it would be kind of interesting (to a point, I wouldn't want to chase down my own spew in zero gravity :).
I'm guessing you're translating to Canadian dollars?
On a more serious note, this could be the opportunity for the walk to battle Microsoft with the "Playstation ThreeVo". After licensing TiVo's codebase (including source) and having Linux running on the box, plus a buttload of developers they aren't that far away from a PVR that could rival the XBox "home device".
Frankly, I wouldn't have minded testing it (I still wouldn't) but you're not going to get me to pay to do so. As a professional QA tester, I'd also like to see them using something like Bugzilla. A feedback form on a website isn't going to cut it.
The perfect new meme: Please don't clone the trolls..
"There is no question that Microsoft's conduct violated the law and harmed competition and consumers. Netscape's lawsuit seeks not only an award of damages, but for the Court to provide injunctive relief that will help restore competition on the computer desktop. We support the efforts and goals of the non-settling state attorneys general who continue to seek appropriate remedies to end Microsoft's anticompetitive conduct and illegal activities. The aims of Netscape's lawsuit are entirely consistent with their efforts."
That would be a "no, on both assumptions.
As a realist, I also see this draining resources from both companies, and whatever the outcome probably being a drag on the stock market.
Still though, I can't wait. Are the documents online anywhere?
Seeing as how Sony licensed Tivos technology last October, that seems like a strong possibility.
Of course, if this were to be the case. Unfortunately, nearly every time AOL buys "something cool" a few things happen.
1) The people who designed the cool stuff in the first place bail.
2) Once all the smart people leave, and innovation stagnates;
3) AOL has a "reorg" and the department/division turns into a wasteland.
It's becoming a bit of a sad, yet time honored tradition, regardless of the company purchased. I seem to remember the first company I really cared about that this happened to was GNN. Note that GNN was owned by Tim O'Reilly. AOL bought it and burned it.
eBay has had a bunch of these buses selling for the last few months. Definitely worth a look.
Dig deeper...
They sound robust enough for some practical applications. Remember, it's always your responsibility as the end-user to make things work. :)
You pull up a website, specify an existing (or upload your .cad file) and you get your IC board in a day or two in the mail. Sign me up...
IANAL, but companies can subpoena pretty much anything they want. Microsoft is famous for this (so are other companies) but my favorite story is the r-b-a one. However much I wasn't involved in r-b-a, I still vented a lot on b-a. I too hope they wasted many lawyer hours trying to figure out if I really knew anything or was just talking out my ass.
That being said, it's in Menlo Park, Ca. Don't buy your plane tickets tonight. Some of these auctions end up WAY overbid...
The only thing about this I don't like (due to herd mentality) is the effect it will have on the markets, if only temporarily.
I'm sorry... And you payed how much for that privilege? Replay boxes are just way too expensive. Sonicblue is also a little to litigation-happy as far as I'm concerned.
That being said, in 1979 I actually worked at a Radio Shack for a summer. Mmmmm. Batteries.
Hormel Food Corporation, which debuted its Spam(R) luncheon meat in 1937, has dropped any defensiveness about this use of the term and now celebrates its product with a website . . . . [Citations.]" (Heckel, supra, 24 P.3d at p. 406, fn. 1.)
Does that mean /. can use the old Spam logo again?
(only partially kidding...)
Granted, I've not toyed with it under Linux, but it works just peachy in Windows.
If the wife lets me, I'll be watching the 2001 World Rally Championship marathon. Almost as good as videogames.
Reflect on this though, and try and keep it in mind when we as a collective group bitch and moan so loudly about software patents.
Typically, at the date a patent is applied for, most of what we consider "prior art" is pretty much bleeding ege and below your general radar. The fact of the matter is that in early R&D phases, many small companies may be working on very similar ideas. I've worked for several of these over the years, and while some had patentable ideas, most didn't bother and simply forged ahead to get the product out the door and into the public hands. From a consumers point of view, that is great! From a companies CFO standpoint? Oh shit.
Anyhow, I'm rambling again. This is a fight in which it seems prudent to take a side. In this case, I only see one champion, and that is TiVo. They cooperate with the hacking community, they use our favorite OS. They don't hide behind a veil of invulnerability (far from it) snd seem to be able to straddle the fence between commercial interests and the public good.
I'm backing TiVo.
Honestly, how can you be so sure they didn't. To me (and I'm hardly paranoid) this sounds like exactly the sort of thing they would do. Regardless, you can't dispel the fact the RIAA and their ilk probably think this is the best thing since sliced bread.
Actually, it was called VA Research Linux Systems (www.varesearch.com) before. Or at least thats what it says on this tee shirt I'm wearing...
user mirko was later found asleep in the gutter, muttering monosyllabic words after the beating he received for the previous sentence.
Some of us have our priorities.