> Wouldn't unchecked growth create poverty, famine, disease, and other social problems?
Not necessarily. In a free economy, the more people the better. It's broken areas without rule of law, or too much as in the case of dictatorships, that have starvation problems.
Never understood the 'not obvious to the layperson' requirement, seems to me like it should be 'not obvious to someone in the given field'. In other words, if you presented 5 engineers with a problem and they all came up with the same or similar solutions, that solution should not be patentable, there is no leap that is worth rewarding with a monopoly. But I guess just getting the layperson requirement to actually be honored would be a good step in the right direction.
This is exactly why the poster child for bad patents, Amazon's 1-click purchase (i.e. no confirmation) is a terrible example of a bad patent. It's quite an awesome one.
I came from that era, and earlier. No programmer in their right mind would ever do something so stupid as to let a book get bought and shipped by one click -- "What if the guy accidentally clicked it? There should be a confirming dialog!"
There's probably a niche market for something like that. "If you don't like interruptions with unscheduled events, or even permanent loss of territory to NPCs, get the hell out!"
It was available on AOL, too, back when they charged hourly fees. When AOL went monthly fee as a provider, it changed and shortly went private. Or pay-for-play. Or something. Never did quite figure it out.
I miss people dragging kobolds into the city. All modern MMOs up thru stuff like WoW have that kind of excitement stripped -- when it was the unexpected was the best damned part of these things.
Days of real invasions are over. Too many whinebags complaining that the invasion has interrupted their cross-continental journey to go hunting rats with friends.
Then there's CoH with static "invasions". I'm sorry, but if "the invasion's boring, let's go do something else" crosses one's lips, they're doing it wrong.
Why oh why are there no games with "real" invasions, where territory is lost, yes, even in cities or newbie areas?
A publisher, who knows what's in the book, could see the listed items as being a threat to troops and whatnot, while seeing the info itself as not particularly important.
I think you live in a fantasy world of Standin' Up To Da Man, where you release info, even if it's hurtful to what your nation's engaged in, on principle.
Why does the idea of a publisher, who relies on freedom of speech, keep in mind, being a good citizen make you suspect ulterior motives or threats?
"The Swedish elections were held recently (the third Sunday of September to be exact) and it seems that a few people tried to interfere with the election by voting for parties which were in effect named to be SQL injection attacks or similar. Clever stuff! Little Bobby Tables in real life."
That's just brilliant.
1. Write in the hack as the "name" of your candidate 2. Slackworker dutifully types it into...what might be an SQL database 3. Hack takes effect. 4. ??? 5. etc.
Dave Moorhouse was elated when he was informed that a microchip provider had information on the whereabouts of his stolen dog. This joy soon faded when the company informed him that it could not divulge the Jack Russell terrier's location because it would breach the Data Protection Act. Last week a court agreed with the chip company and refused Mr Moorhouse's request for a court order compelling them to reveal the name and address of the new owners. Steven Wildridge, managing director of the chip company said: "This is not a choice, it's an obligation under the Data Protection Act. If the individuals involved do not want us to pass on their details to the original owner then we cannot do so unless compelled to following a criminal or civil proceeding."
Am I missing something? If the dog is stolen, the "original" owner is the owner, and the "new" owners are the thieves. So why would a court reject granting this because it's a crime?
Well, Obama did say they wouldn't prosecute medical marijuana that was legal under a particular state's laws.
Michigan did have a big bust recently of a medical marijuana place that was heavily involved (or so it was claimed) in illegal marijuana dispensation. They were growing way, way too much and stuck out like a sore thumb.
It's astounding how these things can confuse people. If it's illegal under your state's laws, the feds may indeed go after you. And "medical marijuana" isn't a catch-all for all marijuana.
Far more interesting will be November if California approves it in general.
> The gist of it is that in addition to collecting votes from friends, stories should be shown to a random subset of users on the site (perhaps > in a box that occasionally appears at the top of the screen when they're logged in), who are asked to vote it up or down. The votes of a > random sampling of users would be more representative of how much value the story would have to the Digg community as a whole.
As Marge might say, "MMmmmmm."
In the current context of the popularity of Fox News, the probable resurgence of the Republicans in November, and the attempts at the left to revitalize the "Hush Rush" bill, AKA "Fairness in Broadcasting", I would not hold out too much hope that your random sampling concept, representing a quasi quick, scientific poll, would result in a massive shift to the Digg stuff.
It might. But I wouldn't presume it's some slam dunk (and it probably isn't.)
But few have thought to check for a connection between PC sales and the numbers of people attending their local Church Of England church on a Sunday
Hmmm. An hour of excitement and reinforcement of how awesome you are, or being told you're bad and worthless during the equivalent of an hour-long, mind-numbingly boring cut scene?
On the one hand, you'll pardon Intuit if they get upset that the government is using money, including some of the taxes Intuit itself pays, to eviscerate the value of Intuit's product.
On the other hand, I've been dismayed for years that there wasn't an onling government form I could fill out and hit "send" with.
What is the rate of death and injury due to software bugs?
Before proposing a solution, first show there is a problem. There could *definitely* be a problem if people figure out how to "hack" the source code of a pacemaker or other device which, keep in mind, have EM interfaces of one type or another.
It's ironic that MMORPGs, which are supposed to be group-based, are more single-player oriented, largely because of the difficulties of finding groups (read: Not enough people *starting* them, though there are often plenty who will join.)
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Is it causing serious problems now?
> Wouldn't unchecked growth create poverty, famine, disease, and other social problems?
Not necessarily. In a free economy, the more people the better. It's broken areas without rule of law, or too much as in the case of dictatorships, that have starvation problems.
I'll bet you can't pick it up.
No, has nothing to do with magic. You're probably just wimpy.
This is exactly why the poster child for bad patents, Amazon's 1-click purchase (i.e. no confirmation) is a terrible example of a bad patent. It's quite an awesome one.
I came from that era, and earlier. No programmer in their right mind would ever do something so stupid as to let a book get bought and shipped by one click -- "What if the guy accidentally clicked it? There should be a confirming dialog!"
Bezos say no.
There's probably a niche market for something like that. "If you don't like interruptions with unscheduled events, or even permanent loss of territory to NPCs, get the hell out!"
It was available on AOL, too, back when they charged hourly fees. When AOL went monthly fee as a provider, it changed and shortly went private. Or pay-for-play. Or something. Never did quite figure it out.
I miss people dragging kobolds into the city. All modern MMOs up thru stuff like WoW have that kind of excitement stripped -- when it was the unexpected was the best damned part of these things.
Days of real invasions are over. Too many whinebags complaining that the invasion has interrupted their cross-continental journey to go hunting rats with friends.
Then there's CoH with static "invasions". I'm sorry, but if "the invasion's boring, let's go do something else" crosses one's lips, they're doing it wrong.
Why oh why are there no games with "real" invasions, where territory is lost, yes, even in cities or newbie areas?
> and require devices like iPhones and Blackberrys to be hearing aid compatible.
Ummm, why not require hearing aids to be Bluetooth compatible?
A publisher, who knows what's in the book, could see the listed items as being a threat to troops and whatnot, while seeing the info itself as not particularly important.
I think you live in a fantasy world of Standin' Up To Da Man, where you release info, even if it's hurtful to what your nation's engaged in, on principle.
Why does the idea of a publisher, who relies on freedom of speech, keep in mind, being a good citizen make you suspect ulterior motives or threats?
So is this the result of:
1. Fraudulent and false claims of injury due to radio wave emission?
2. Scams by local governments preferring to force people to have to use their police tower, at rates 3-4x the going rate for private towers?
That's just brilliant.
1. Write in the hack as the "name" of your candidate
2. Slackworker dutifully types it into...what might be an SQL database
3. Hack takes effect.
4. ???
5. etc.
That you even have to highlight the url shows a lack of imagination on the part of my fellow programmers.
It should be auto-parsed so you just hover and right-click, go to url.
Am I missing something? If the dog is stolen, the "original" owner is the owner, and the "new" owners are the thieves. So why would a court reject granting this because it's a crime?
I had no idea Radio Free Europe, Russia, Cuba, China, god knows what, were sucky ideas.
Well, Obama did say they wouldn't prosecute medical marijuana that was legal under a particular state's laws.
Michigan did have a big bust recently of a medical marijuana place that was heavily involved (or so it was claimed) in illegal marijuana dispensation. They were growing way, way too much and stuck out like a sore thumb.
It's astounding how these things can confuse people. If it's illegal under your state's laws, the feds may indeed go after you. And "medical marijuana" isn't a catch-all for all marijuana.
Far more interesting will be November if California approves it in general.
> The gist of it is that in addition to collecting votes from friends, stories should be shown to a random subset of users on the site (perhaps
> in a box that occasionally appears at the top of the screen when they're logged in), who are asked to vote it up or down. The votes of a
> random sampling of users would be more representative of how much value the story would have to the Digg community as a whole.
As Marge might say, "MMmmmmm."
In the current context of the popularity of Fox News, the probable resurgence of the Republicans in November, and the attempts at the left to revitalize the "Hush Rush" bill, AKA "Fairness in Broadcasting", I would not hold out too much hope that your random sampling concept, representing a quasi quick, scientific poll, would result in a massive shift to the Digg stuff.
It might. But I wouldn't presume it's some slam dunk (and it probably isn't.)
With about 2 PLEX, you can buy and outfit a level 3 battleship, as long as you aren't using tier 2 or higher stuff.
> Back to the data mines, slave!
Seriously, is the "solution" to simply outlaw it, then? People at home wanting to earn a bit extra cash?
Is the "supplemental income" market to be saddled with all the primary, "full-time day job" laws?
Sweet! Now I can play with 0 hands on the controller when I'm movin' that big, sexy, hairy beast all over the screen!
Is that really large nowadays?
Hmmm. An hour of excitement and reinforcement of how awesome you are, or being told you're bad and worthless during the equivalent of an hour-long, mind-numbingly boring cut scene?
On the one hand, you'll pardon Intuit if they get upset that the government is using money, including some of the taxes Intuit itself pays, to eviscerate the value of Intuit's product.
On the other hand, I've been dismayed for years that there wasn't an onling government form I could fill out and hit "send" with.
> "It really lays out the farce of university culture and reminds me of everything
> I absolutely despised about my college life."
No pussy?
What is the rate of death and injury due to software bugs?
Before proposing a solution, first show there is a problem. There could *definitely* be a problem if people figure out how to "hack" the source code of a pacemaker or other device which, keep in mind, have EM interfaces of one type or another.
And here I was runnin' around telling everybody that 5GBs is enough for anybody. I feel like a complete idiot!
It's ironic that MMORPGs, which are supposed to be group-based, are more single-player oriented, largely because of the difficulties of finding groups (read: Not enough people *starting* them, though there are often plenty who will join.)