He is not infringing on any patent. Simply disclosing the algorithm is not infringement, In fact LDS had to disclose it themselves in the process of obtaining the patent. Using the name in the blog has nothing to do wit copyright, it might have something to do with trademarks, but I think he would have to make a profit off of it to count as trademark infringement
No, it is not always safe to eat. The danger is rather indirect. Some of these GM crops have been engineered to be highly resistant to pesticides, which means that they are aggressively treated with Monsanto's own Roundup and they end up with a pesticide content that is 200x greater than the levels that would be tolerated by non-GM plants.
If you don't need the ability to typeset formulae, all the markup you need is a \chapter command whenever you start a new chapter and a \footnote wherever you insert a footnote. Not exactly a steep learning curve.
True, but you can walk from any point A to any point B without having to leave the sidewalk except to cross the street. Except for a few large cities (NYC, Boston, Portland OR), that is not the case in the US. At some point you will have to walk on a road with no sidewalks.
There is only one science in which a hobbyist can do cutting edge research at home, with more or less no financial investment: mathematics. Google "Riemann Hypothesis" and then try to prove it.
I think the main nuclear powers have not been building any new nuclear warheads for several decades. The arms race these days involves mostly conventional weapons, and for any defensive weapon you build, someone will soon build an offensive one that can defeat it.
Yeah, but Arizona has been on a roll lately. I think they should make skipping class a felony next, and give the police the power to break into dorm rooms and bring students to class by force:-)
Hence, private companies evolve strategies to avoid annoying their customers.
Having just flown with US Airways over the weekend, I have serious doubts about that. The DMV is an example of politeness and efficiency compared to that airline.
Russia really needs to be put at ease about nuclear attack. We simply aren't going to do it. We develop advanced weaponry, but for all intents and purposes, these weapons are just stockpiled, never to be used.
Repeat after me: HI-RO-SHI-MA. See, that wasn't so hard. And now you know.
I don't know were you live, but i am pretty sure it is not legal to be in the intersection when the light turns red. It might be customary (i.e. everybody does it and the police turns a blind eye) but legal it is not.
well, it was published in 1943, so i think it fits the criteria of 'been around a while'.
Wow, you really have a sense of history, huh? My father has been around since 1942, I guess he's halfway on his way to being a classic according to your definition of 'a while'.
Let me try to be more explicit: what I meant was that a classic is something or someone who transcends their particular historic and cultural context, whom people from different generations and different cultures find equally relevant to their lives.
You can throw all the insults you want at me, but that will not change the fact that the top two results for "Betty Smith" are this and this. Neither of those pages is longer than your average omelette recipe. That is a staggering lack of interest in a "classic" author.
Yes, because, classics, by definition, have been around for a while and have made it into school curricula, hence everybody, regardless of their erudition level, has heard of them. I don't remember studying Betty Smith in school. Maybe 100 years from now she will be a classic, but as of now, she is not.
I think these guys have a skewed idea of what exactly is a classic. Shakespeare is a classic. Betty Smith is just some lady I never heard of, who, I'm guessing, grew up in Brooklyn.
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Where can I donate money to help the victims?
Italy. Which, as the Knox trial showed, does not have a functioning justice system.
And that assessment is based on what, exactly? The fact that the court convicted an American based on overwhelming evidence of her guilt?
He is not infringing on any patent. Simply disclosing the algorithm is not infringement, In fact LDS had to disclose it themselves in the process of obtaining the patent. Using the name in the blog has nothing to do wit copyright, it might have something to do with trademarks, but I think he would have to make a profit off of it to count as trademark infringement
about 2 mph. The speed of an average human walking.
On their hands, maybe. Otherwise, normal walking pace is about 16 min/mile, so close to 4 mph
No, it is not always safe to eat. The danger is rather indirect. Some of these GM crops have been engineered to be highly resistant to pesticides, which means that they are aggressively treated with Monsanto's own Roundup and they end up with a pesticide content that is 200x greater than the levels that would be tolerated by non-GM plants.
Really? You think that flights from major US hubs to Australia or Japan are an insignificant fraction of the market?
If you don't need the ability to typeset formulae, all the markup you need is a \chapter command whenever you start a new chapter and a \footnote wherever you insert a footnote. Not exactly a steep learning curve.
10 hours is already more time than I know what to do with with my netbook
Not traveling much, are you? A flight from Los Angeles to Sydney takes 14-15 hours.
Who knew JP Morgan had a sense of humor? I mean, England World Champions? Hilarious!
You try to get a six year old to remember a pin number or library card.
Yeah, we wouldn't want to do that. It's not like being able to remember stuff is a skill that might come in handy later in life.
True, but you can walk from any point A to any point B without having to leave the sidewalk except to cross the street. Except for a few large cities (NYC, Boston, Portland OR), that is not the case in the US. At some point you will have to walk on a road with no sidewalks.
But then how will I keep in touch my friends in Alabama, Texas or Utah
There is only one science in which a hobbyist can do cutting edge research at home, with more or less no financial investment: mathematics. Google "Riemann Hypothesis" and then try to prove it.
I think the main nuclear powers have not been building any new nuclear warheads for several decades. The arms race these days involves mostly conventional weapons, and for any defensive weapon you build, someone will soon build an offensive one that can defeat it.
Defense is quite cheap for the time being because we have the technology already developed
And that technology will become obsolete faster than a speeding bullet once you stop funding it.
Yeah, but Arizona has been on a roll lately. I think they should make skipping class a felony next, and give the police the power to break into dorm rooms and bring students to class by force :-)
Hence, private companies evolve strategies to avoid annoying their customers.
Having just flown with US Airways over the weekend, I have serious doubts about that. The DMV is an example of politeness and efficiency compared to that airline.
Yeah, but that come at the cost of going blind.
Russia really needs to be put at ease about nuclear attack. We simply aren't going to do it. We develop advanced weaponry, but for all intents and purposes, these weapons are just stockpiled, never to be used.
Repeat after me: HI-RO-SHI-MA. See, that wasn't so hard. And now you know.
They'll simply stop investing money in big movies if there's no chance of payback.
That is fine with me. Bring back the small movies. Where can I sign up to hasten that process?
I don't know were you live, but i am pretty sure it is not legal to be in the intersection when the light turns red. It might be customary (i.e. everybody does it and the police turns a blind eye) but legal it is not.
What government body, precisely, regulates your use of foul language?
That would be the FCC
well, it was published in 1943, so i think it fits the criteria of 'been around a while'.
Wow, you really have a sense of history, huh? My father has been around since 1942, I guess he's halfway on his way to being a classic according to your definition of 'a while'.
Let me try to be more explicit: what I meant was that a classic is something or someone who transcends their particular historic and cultural context, whom people from different generations and different cultures find equally relevant to their lives.
You can throw all the insults you want at me, but that will not change the fact that the top two results for "Betty Smith" are this and this. Neither of those pages is longer than your average omelette recipe. That is a staggering lack of interest in a "classic" author.
Yes, because, classics, by definition, have been around for a while and have made it into school curricula, hence everybody, regardless of their erudition level, has heard of them. I don't remember studying Betty Smith in school. Maybe 100 years from now she will be a classic, but as of now, she is not.
I think these guys have a skewed idea of what exactly is a classic. Shakespeare is a classic. Betty Smith is just some lady I never heard of, who, I'm guessing, grew up in Brooklyn.