The other problem (and imho the main problem with this bill) is that the term reasonable person is extremely subjective. I believe this part of the bill is what will stifle innovation.
When you have subjective content in a bill, it makes it that much easier for people to "sue first, think later." The reasoning is that one might convince a judge that a reasonable person would find intent to induce infringement for a particular device or technology.
Now imagine you are a small company (or a cautious large company), maybe you will look at this act and decide not to release that cool toy or piece of software that you otherwise would because you are almost certain that someone, somewhere will sue you for inducing copyright infringement.
As I read these testimonials, proponents of the bill seem to be saying "oh don't worry, innovation will continue because courts can look at the cases individually." Well, I know this is news to the hot air baloons in Washington, but it's expensive and time-consuming to be dragged to court. No one wants it to happen, even if they are sure they will win.
So what will most smaller and more cautious companies likely do when forced between innovation and legal fees? What do you think?
I agree with you that Visual Studio is a killer app, but you seem to think that it somehow "keeps you from doing anything too stupid (or great)." The last time I check, Visual Studio doesn't "keep you" from doing anything.
Especially in VS.NET, almost everything is in a human readable (editable!) source file or XML document, they warn you not to change stuff, but that's just a CYA for tech support. People can, and do, change VS generated code all the time, and since they've made it pretty easy to do, it works almost all of the time.
The open source world needs to realize that MS has them absolutely beat in the form of developer tools. Just because I know how to code in x86 assembly and twiddle bits to make arcance hardware work (been there, done that), doesn't mean I don't REALLY enjoy intellisense and auto-generated XML documentation.
"Real" programmers like good developer tools, too. That's one reason why I like Mono. I get to code in VS/SharpDevelop and copy the dlls over to Linux to run it. I will continue to do so until someone makes an IDE on Linux that compares to Visual Studio (and no, Eclipse is not that IDE, especially for non-Java projects). Who knows, maybe I'll even develop it, if I can find the time that is:)
Before you get freaky ideas of humping around 500 antennas on your back, take note that an effective 900MHz antenna can be as little as half and inch long
This would pretty clearly target the power companies. If you can't power the devices that make the microprocessors that power the devices that move the packets, nobody would be able to pirate this stuff.
See, I was right all along, power companies are INDUCING THE EXPLOITATION OF OUR CHILDREN!
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It was my understanding that the longer wavelengths of heat can pass right through smaller objects such as dust particles, where they eventually strike the ground and warm the Earth's surface.
These "long waves" are radiated back from the ground, which generates most of the heat we feel.
However, if the long waves go right through small particles, it doesn't explain why clouds tend to act as thermal blankets.
Anybody who knows more about this stuff care to help us out?
(Adding Karma bonus to increase chances of getting an answer)
The sad part of this is that the detective couldn't figure out what to ask for
Wait, the police detective was supposed to just know that he had to ask for a "terminating number"? I don't think so. (OTOH, you're correct for calling out SBC for requiring these "magic words" in the first place).
I look at this detective and see a guy who didn't know what to do, ADMITTED he didn't know what to do, and then found the right person to ask who DID know what to do. The guy seems pretty resourceful to me. I'll give him props, even if he didn't know what a "terminating number" is.
For some reason, your word processor has randomly substituded the word "clearly" in your discussion of topology and differential equations.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with certain math professors and graduate students.
Solution:Installation of Girlfriend 1.0 or Real Life 2.37 or higher appears to correct the problem
Temporary Workaround: If the above programs are not available, automatically replacing the word "clearly" with "confusingly" seems to retain the sentence's grammatical structure and enforce its true meaning.
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Yes, exactly. Or, if you prefer the snooty version:
post hoc, ergo propter hoc
When I read that commentary, I thought of five words that I learned in a logic course in college, anyone care to guess what they are?
The other problem (and imho the main problem with this bill) is that the term reasonable person is extremely subjective. I believe this part of the bill is what will stifle innovation.
When you have subjective content in a bill, it makes it that much easier for people to "sue first, think later." The reasoning is that one might convince a judge that a reasonable person would find intent to induce infringement for a particular device or technology.
Now imagine you are a small company (or a cautious large company), maybe you will look at this act and decide not to release that cool toy or piece of software that you otherwise would because you are almost certain that someone, somewhere will sue you for inducing copyright infringement.
As I read these testimonials, proponents of the bill seem to be saying "oh don't worry, innovation will continue because courts can look at the cases individually." Well, I know this is news to the hot air baloons in Washington, but it's expensive and time-consuming to be dragged to court. No one wants it to happen, even if they are sure they will win.
So what will most smaller and more cautious companies likely do when forced between innovation and legal fees? What do you think?
Just out of curiosity, at which of those 10 stages are we permitted to start worrying?
Have you tried it lately? It sucks. I know it's in development, but currently it really doesn't fit the bill.
I agree with you that Visual Studio is a killer app, but you seem to think that it somehow "keeps you from doing anything too stupid (or great)." The last time I check, Visual Studio doesn't "keep you" from doing anything.
:)
Especially in VS.NET, almost everything is in a human readable (editable!) source file or XML document, they warn you not to change stuff, but that's just a CYA for tech support. People can, and do, change VS generated code all the time, and since they've made it pretty easy to do, it works almost all of the time.
The open source world needs to realize that MS has them absolutely beat in the form of developer tools. Just because I know how to code in x86 assembly and twiddle bits to make arcance hardware work (been there, done that), doesn't mean I don't REALLY enjoy intellisense and auto-generated XML documentation.
"Real" programmers like good developer tools, too. That's one reason why I like Mono. I get to code in VS/SharpDevelop and copy the dlls over to Linux to run it. I will continue to do so until someone makes an IDE on Linux that compares to Visual Studio (and no, Eclipse is not that IDE, especially for non-Java projects). Who knows, maybe I'll even develop it, if I can find the time that is
I'm sorry, what were you saying? My brain automatically stopped parsing after the phrase "peep this."
Before you get freaky ideas of humping around 500 antennas on your back, take note that an effective 900MHz antenna can be as little as half and inch long
Sometimes the jokes just write themselves...
This would pretty clearly target the power companies. If you can't power the devices that make the microprocessors that power the devices that move the packets, nobody would be able to pirate this stuff.
See, I was right all along, power companies are INDUCING THE EXPLOITATION OF OUR CHILDREN!
"You-can't-make-this-stuff-up dept."
This is SCO we're talking about, they can make anything up!
NoLongerWorks /rimshot
It was my understanding that the longer wavelengths of heat can pass right through smaller objects such as dust particles, where they eventually strike the ground and warm the Earth's surface.
These "long waves" are radiated back from the ground, which generates most of the heat we feel.
However, if the long waves go right through small particles, it doesn't explain why clouds tend to act as thermal blankets.
Anybody who knows more about this stuff care to help us out?
(Adding Karma bonus to increase chances of getting an answer)
Well, this puts the moderators in a little moral dilemna, doesn't it?
Before anybody asks the question we know you want to ask:
There's heat, and then there's visible light. They ain't the same thing.
Just because it's "dimmer" doesn't mean it isn't getting warmer.
There, I feel better.
For those in the dark, see here.
Really good movie, shame it didn't do very well at the box office. Oh well, good satires almost never do, people don't get satire. *sigh*
The sad part of this is that the detective couldn't figure out what to ask for
Wait, the police detective was supposed to just know that he had to ask for a "terminating number"? I don't think so. (OTOH, you're correct for calling out SBC for requiring these "magic words" in the first place).
I look at this detective and see a guy who didn't know what to do, ADMITTED he didn't know what to do, and then found the right person to ask who DID know what to do. The guy seems pretty resourceful to me. I'll give him props, even if he didn't know what a "terminating number" is.
Why do I think this wouldn't have happened with a company whose name begins with M and ends with -onopoly.
;-)
Easy, becayse Monopoly isn't a company, it's a board game.
...and Microsoft doesn't sell computers
You can use a little-known feature of x86 called "segments"...
Does this make anyone besides me feel really, really old?
the kernel clearly has dimension one
For some reason, your word processor has randomly substituded the word "clearly" in your discussion of topology and differential equations.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with certain math professors and graduate students.
Solution:Installation of Girlfriend 1.0 or Real Life 2.37 or higher appears to correct the problem
Temporary Workaround: If the above programs are not available, automatically replacing the word "clearly" with "confusingly" seems to retain the sentence's grammatical structure and enforce its true meaning.
... SUMMON BEVETS!
Yes that would be a great idea, because no one ever thinks of things they don't intend to say to the person they're talking to.
Not that I'm entirely disagreeing with you, but I would like to make one nit-pick...
The drive itself may not be an innovation, but the manufacturing processes required to make it certainly are.
The above post was modded as funny, but it was actually rather "insightful" as well.
Not really, I've just always wanted to say that.
He analyzes them as a "tool whereby users manage space, time and the boundaries around the self."
Or could it be that they just want to listen to music?
Nah....
with some Barry White and my wife fsck all that other stuff
Real shame about that missing period...