What does XML being an open standard have to do with anything? The requirements for patentability are:
novel
non-obvious
useful
Being an open standard eliminates novel and non-obvious. Do not confuse with mp3, where the patent came before the open standard. Same for RSA crypto, at least in USA.
Parent is NOT flame bait! Nor a troll. Colorfull, yes, but on topic. Don't mod language, mod ideas.
Add to the list the old Unix nroff/troff macro tags as still used in the man system. dot P for new paragraph, etc. The GNU troff is copyright 1989 by FSF.
If the distinction is a text editor that formats on the fly then this may not suffice, but less would show most of the formatting on-screen. Copyright 1984 Mark Nudelman, part of the GNU project.
This event could be attributed to the poet Grunthos the Flatulent. Good thing we have not launched a manned mission to Mars yet, least they all die of internal hemorrhaging!
What happens to a software project when its charismatic leader... falls in love with a female of the same specie and heads off to a deserted island ?
Alone, right? Surley you do not mean to suggest that a FEMALE would go along? This is, after all, SlashDot. News for nerds, and all that. Women chase after politicians, actors, rock singers, and piano players. Never computer geeks.
BTW, the Squeak developers list has been engaged in the same debate for the last week or two, leadership by committee vs. single strong leader. The moon is not full, or new, but it is in Taurus. Coincidence?
I am a long-time fan of Audacity. To be honest I record with a Sony PCM-D50 and use Audacity to edit the imported WAV files. True, the Mac OS X version is prettier than the FreeBSD version (the one I use most), but they work equally well.
Tired of whining about the hight cost of textbooks? Invest that time and energy in a project intended to provide a solution.
The goal of the Open Slate Project is to develope an open-source Kindle-like, Newton-like slate computer, and, to go with it, Chalk Dust educational software and courseware. Chalk Dust is intended to replace textbooks beginning at the high school level (9th - 12th grade), then expand to include college and primary school.
From the summary, "Google's plugin is cross-platform compatible..."
On the Google site I see Windows and OS-X well represented, then a whisp of a suggestion about 32-bit Linux, then nothing for FreeBSD. This does not qualify as cross-platform, not anymore.
The way it works in old comics, a ray gun gives the *shooter* power. But what good is a ray gun that shoots right through stuff? Won't the ray from my gun just circle around past the end of the universe and hit me in the back, like having sex with my girlfriend's sister?
Kinda reminds me of my very own Open Slate. Only my concept calls for a full-featured mobile computer that can do a lot of useful work without a network connection. Think e-book / web browser / PC in a pen-based package. As for the price, students build their own so cost is cost, unless a student chooses to pay a more advanced student to make them a custom unit. The design, construction, and maintenece of slates would be core subjects in fields like art, industrial art, and science. Every slate would be a personal creative statement, a subject of study, and a tool for learning.
The CrunchPad is a good looking device and may have technology I am still looking for. I think such a device has huge potential as a PDA/entertainment center. What I want are the learning experiences that this build team had, for all students. Student built robots and soloar powered cars are other good examples. A finished, off-the-shelf, consumer product will not provide that experience.
Black body radiation... makes me want to put on a Marvin Gaye record and snuggle with my baby.
Speaking of politics, musicians and babies, it was Cream who sang "Politician" which opens with the line "Hey baby, get into my big black car." I think they were ahead of their time.
Animated gifs. Rippling flags, spinning compases, dancing babies. Remember those? Nothing to do with the content, what little there was.
If you want to see an old style yet tasteful web page, visit my vintage 2000 Open Slate Project site. It features a "3D" background, another fad that faded. No Flash. I do need to spend more time updating that site.
Currently the parent is modded +4 Insightful. What is going on here? Wishful thinking hardly qualifies as insightful. Or even informative. Foward-looking wishful thinking -- like ideas on how to improve something -- can be considered "interesting," but this is intended as an explanation. It is backwards facing pablum.
It's not like Microsoft sits there and ignores these issues when they are reported.
Cough. Gasp. Get me some water, I'm choking. (Simutaneously the person next to be is laughing so hard their face is turning blue.)
That line about worms disabling automatic updates, so matter-of-fact. As though it were perfectly acceptable. Don't you think that being able to shut off a system process designed to secure the system qualifies as a total failure? Umm, don't think too hard.
Often these games used keyboard input and unlike a simple game controller there could be a bump key, one on each side; A and L, for instance. Occasion use was required to achive a high score, but too much use would trigger a tilt.
The iPhone might make more realstic bumping possible.
And yes, I am old enough to remember. I was maybe 25 when this game appeared. No, I am not dead yet.
OMG, an Anonymous Coward dialog. How informative. How insightful. How authoritative. I am quivering in anticipation of what other Windows security gems I will find here.
I just had a weird thought. Perhaps Windows fanboys are comfortable posting AC because they are so certain their position is correct. I call that the Sarah Palin effect. Could one of these ACs be her? Anyone who can field dress a moose is likely to believe they can lecture on Windows 7 security design.
Whatever happened to the old Slashdot, when Windows was always laughed at?
I see where the focus of this story is on bringing computers to schools that cannot afford them. All very philanthropical and nice, but I always feel that the gesture falls short. Putting computers in schools does not do much to improve education. The Open Slate Project has as its goal
"... to transform the way computers are used in secondary education. Rather than fencing computers in by making them a subject to study, computers ought to be fully integrated into the educational process, as common in classrooms as textbooks and chalk boards. The key to success is to recognize and use the skills of the students. The project encompasses self-made slate computers, a supporting network, and a collection of educational software."
This is not yet a project for the impatient. Results are still years away. If you enjoy that type of challenge, check us out.
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oops, blew my blockquote tag away.
Parent is NOT flame bait! Nor a troll. Colorfull, yes, but on topic. Don't mod language, mod ideas.
Add to the list the old Unix nroff/troff macro tags as still used in the man system. dot P for new paragraph, etc. The GNU troff is copyright 1989 by FSF.
If the distinction is a text editor that formats on the fly then this may not suffice, but less would show most of the formatting on-screen. Copyright 1984 Mark Nudelman, part of the GNU project.
I hadn't noticed.
This event could be attributed to the poet Grunthos the Flatulent. Good thing we have not launched a manned mission to Mars yet, least they all die of internal hemorrhaging!
Alone, right? Surley you do not mean to suggest that a FEMALE would go along? This is, after all, SlashDot. News for nerds, and all that. Women chase after politicians, actors, rock singers, and piano players. Never computer geeks.
BTW, the Squeak developers list has been engaged in the same debate for the last week or two, leadership by committee vs. single strong leader. The moon is not full, or new, but it is in Taurus. Coincidence?
I paid my bill in full ... always do. Should I ask for a refund or just carry a credit balance for a while?
Just let some air out of the tires.
I am a long-time fan of Audacity. To be honest I record with a Sony PCM-D50 and use Audacity to edit the imported WAV files. True, the Mac OS X version is prettier than the FreeBSD version (the one I use most), but they work equally well.
The goal of the Open Slate Project is to develope an open-source Kindle-like, Newton-like slate computer, and, to go with it, Chalk Dust educational software and courseware. Chalk Dust is intended to replace textbooks beginning at the high school level (9th - 12th grade), then expand to include college and primary school.
From the summary, "Google's plugin is cross-platform compatible ..."
On the Google site I see Windows and OS-X well represented, then a whisp of a suggestion about 32-bit Linux, then nothing for FreeBSD. This does not qualify as cross-platform, not anymore.
There is no shortage of boobs posting on /.
The way it works in old comics, a ray gun gives the *shooter* power. But what good is a ray gun that shoots right through stuff? Won't the ray from my gun just circle around past the end of the universe and hit me in the back, like having sex with my girlfriend's sister?
Kinda reminds me of my very own Open Slate. Only my concept calls for a full-featured mobile computer that can do a lot of useful work without a network connection. Think e-book / web browser / PC in a pen-based package. As for the price, students build their own so cost is cost, unless a student chooses to pay a more advanced student to make them a custom unit. The design, construction, and maintenece of slates would be core subjects in fields like art, industrial art, and science. Every slate would be a personal creative statement, a subject of study, and a tool for learning.
The CrunchPad is a good looking device and may have technology I am still looking for. I think such a device has huge potential as a PDA/entertainment center. What I want are the learning experiences that this build team had, for all students. Student built robots and soloar powered cars are other good examples. A finished, off-the-shelf, consumer product will not provide that experience.
You said it, not me,
It's better to be free.
Black body radiation ... makes me want to put on a Marvin Gaye record and snuggle with my baby.
Speaking of politics, musicians and babies, it was Cream who sang "Politician" which opens with the line "Hey baby, get into my big black car." I think they were ahead of their time.
If you want to see an old style yet tasteful web page, visit my vintage 2000 Open Slate Project site. It features a "3D" background, another fad that faded. No Flash. I do need to spend more time updating that site.
Your comparison is bogus. Ubuntu is not to a computer what amputation is to your body.
Currently the parent is modded +4 Insightful. What is going on here? Wishful thinking hardly qualifies as insightful. Or even informative. Foward-looking wishful thinking -- like ideas on how to improve something -- can be considered "interesting," but this is intended as an explanation. It is backwards facing pablum.
It's not like Microsoft sits there and ignores these issues when they are reported.
Cough. Gasp. Get me some water, I'm choking. (Simutaneously the person next to be is laughing so hard their face is turning blue.)
That line about worms disabling automatic updates, so matter-of-fact. As though it were perfectly acceptable. Don't you think that being able to shut off a system process designed to secure the system qualifies as a total failure? Umm, don't think too hard.
Often these games used keyboard input and unlike a simple game controller there could be a bump key, one on each side; A and L, for instance. Occasion use was required to achive a high score, but too much use would trigger a tilt.
The iPhone might make more realstic bumping possible.
And yes, I am old enough to remember. I was maybe 25 when this game appeared. No, I am not dead yet.
OMG, an Anonymous Coward dialog. How informative. How insightful. How authoritative. I am quivering in anticipation of what other Windows security gems I will find here.
I just had a weird thought. Perhaps Windows fanboys are comfortable posting AC because they are so certain their position is correct. I call that the Sarah Palin effect. Could one of these ACs be her? Anyone who can field dress a moose is likely to believe they can lecture on Windows 7 security design.
Whatever happened to the old Slashdot, when Windows was always laughed at?
I see where the focus of this story is on bringing computers to schools that cannot afford them. All very philanthropical and nice, but I always feel that the gesture falls short. Putting computers in schools does not do much to improve education. The Open Slate Project has as its goal
"... to transform the way computers are used in secondary education. Rather than fencing computers in by making them a subject to study, computers ought to be fully integrated into the educational process, as common in classrooms as textbooks and chalk boards. The key to success is to recognize and use the skills of the students. The project encompasses self-made slate computers, a supporting network, and a collection of educational software."
This is not yet a project for the impatient. Results are still years away. If you enjoy that type of challenge, check us out.
He said "kykes." Have we not been keeping up our ethnic slur vocabulary?
"Maroon." Thus Spoke Bugs Bunny.
Audacity runs find on OS X. If you really wanted to help your friend you could have helped her install it.