It's the HAMs -- the MacGuyvers of the radio world -- who all we computers geeks will turn to when the shit goes down. We could get packet radio up and running in days together, and have our own twitter.
It seems that "first to file" places a burden on inventors to patent as soon as they can, which may be very, very expensive.
What happens if I invent something and show it to some friends, then one of them takes my idea and patents it before I can because of whatever reason (he has money, connections, etc.)? That seems dreadfully unfair to me, especially if I can demonstrate that I had the idea first by showing recordings, demos, etc.
I see it like this: IIRC, Franklin didn't patent his stove design. What if he'd sold one to someone, they quickly realized he'd not patented it, then they patent it. That gives them a right to his profits, without having done any work, all because he neglected to patent his invention before selling it.
It seems this "first to file" thing is going to clog up the patent office even more, while potentially costing rightful inventors their hard-earning rewards from their ingenuity.
I would love to have a trial run of this scenario.
The goal would be to get an Internet connection from outside the US to a city well inside the US using nothing over which the US government has control. E.g., from Clifton Hill, ON (Niagara Falls) to Pittsburgh, PA. Or somewhere in Vancouver, BC to Portland, OR.
This would likely necessitate the use of strategically positioned WiFi access points and lots of cantennas or similar directional devices. Exceeding the wattage cap could be considered in-bounds if its detection is difficult or detection of the detection is easy. Multiple routes would be nice, but even a single connection is better than nothing at all.
This could help the public (eh, mostly geeks) develop a plan to Internet the US if the gov't gets ISPs by the balls or cuts cables. Plausible deniability would be built in later somehow.
I have never turned off my cell phone in flight for this exact reason. I'll put in on airplane mode. I sometimes use a Bluetooth headset in flight, but I've begun bringing wired earbuds with me because a couple sitting next to me on a recent flight was getting visibly vexed by my usage and even said something to a flight attendant. Fortunately, that flight attendant knew their shit and told the folks I'm within my rights and the safety protocols. I recognize that next time, I may not be so fortunate.
Did he win it because he pledged $100M to a school? I mean, that's pretty amazing.
But he's no Julian Assange. Time was just looking for an excuse to remove Assange from the list because he was going to win the poll. It would have wrecked their party, just like Moot winning last year.
Sell me on the idea of a credit union. I've been a loyal user of my local small bank, and am not currently looking to switch. However, my mind is always open to suggestions. I've heard a few good things about credit unions, but am not really aware of the benefits and detractions.
This forced upgrade/disabling also harms any Ubuntu Server installation running 8.04 Hardy, the last LTS release. Lucid is another LTS release, fortunately.
What is the corporate culture like? What metrics will I be evaluated on? How objective are those metrics? To what granularity will they be tracked? How does the promotion process work? Is it a transparent process? Who ultimately makes the decision to promote or not to promote? How does a performance review work? What will my day-to-day be like? Will it consist of project-based work or will it just be break/fix and putting out fires? Will I be the only person performing this job function or will I be working with a team of people in the same physical location as me? If I am not happy with what I am doing, can I easily change my job position/scope? How much travel is involved? What do you like about working here? (This is addressed to your interviewer.) What do you dislike about working here? (This is addressed to your interviewer.)
What recompense or time off is afforded for professional development? Will you pay a portion of my tuition if I choose to attend classes while in your employ? Must the classes I take be related to my job? Will you pay professional organization dues and/or journal subscriptions (even an office subscription)?
Just wait until Opera 10 comes out. It'll own everything else, until Firefox 3.5 comes out. Then Chrome 2.0 will come out and own everything. Then Safari 5.0. Then IE9. Then Opera 11. Then Firefox 4.
The fact that AMD is not planning a successor to the Geode processor used in the XO-1 probably influenced this decision, at least in part. In 18 months, there may not be any Geodes remaining.
I quite literally used my invite to GC yesterday expecting to use it as is. I'm totally thrilled to see it becoming something even greater!
There is an app for Android called "G1 Central" -- it integrates well with the G1. Hopefully Google will release an even better app or, better yet, integrate Voice with the entire dialing, contacts, and voice mail system. I'm sure T-Mobile would love to have the load off!
Simple answer: shorter flash mobs. Assemble and disburse before cops show up. As an extra precaution, have a disburse word or flag: if someone spots a cop or a horde thereof, yell the word and everyone goes away.
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There was that story a while back about some physicists figuring out that they couldn't send email more than 500 miles.
Back on topic, I'll bet VPNs throw wrenches in their methods.
If /. had upvotes, I would give you one.
It's the HAMs -- the MacGuyvers of the radio world -- who all we computers geeks will turn to when the shit goes down. We could get packet radio up and running in days together, and have our own twitter.
I yield to this explanation.
It seems that "first to file" places a burden on inventors to patent as soon as they can, which may be very, very expensive.
What happens if I invent something and show it to some friends, then one of them takes my idea and patents it before I can because of whatever reason (he has money, connections, etc.)? That seems dreadfully unfair to me, especially if I can demonstrate that I had the idea first by showing recordings, demos, etc.
I see it like this: IIRC, Franklin didn't patent his stove design. What if he'd sold one to someone, they quickly realized he'd not patented it, then they patent it. That gives them a right to his profits, without having done any work, all because he neglected to patent his invention before selling it.
It seems this "first to file" thing is going to clog up the patent office even more, while potentially costing rightful inventors their hard-earning rewards from their ingenuity.
I would love to have a trial run of this scenario.
The goal would be to get an Internet connection from outside the US to a city well inside the US using nothing over which the US government has control. E.g., from Clifton Hill, ON (Niagara Falls) to Pittsburgh, PA. Or somewhere in Vancouver, BC to Portland, OR.
This would likely necessitate the use of strategically positioned WiFi access points and lots of cantennas or similar directional devices. Exceeding the wattage cap could be considered in-bounds if its detection is difficult or detection of the detection is easy. Multiple routes would be nice, but even a single connection is better than nothing at all.
This could help the public (eh, mostly geeks) develop a plan to Internet the US if the gov't gets ISPs by the balls or cuts cables. Plausible deniability would be built in later somehow.
I have never turned off my cell phone in flight for this exact reason. I'll put in on airplane mode. I sometimes use a Bluetooth headset in flight, but I've begun bringing wired earbuds with me because a couple sitting next to me on a recent flight was getting visibly vexed by my usage and even said something to a flight attendant. Fortunately, that flight attendant knew their shit and told the folks I'm within my rights and the safety protocols. I recognize that next time, I may not be so fortunate.
Relevant: http://www.yearwithoutdrm.com/
Did he win it because he pledged $100M to a school? I mean, that's pretty amazing.
But he's no Julian Assange. Time was just looking for an excuse to remove Assange from the list because he was going to win the poll. It would have wrecked their party, just like Moot winning last year.
Forced Artificial Scarcity.
It's atrocious, and it's all enforced by DRM.
Sell me on the idea of a credit union. I've been a loyal user of my local small bank, and am not currently looking to switch. However, my mind is always open to suggestions. I've heard a few good things about credit unions, but am not really aware of the benefits and detractions.
Amen to this. Light upon them!
Don't I feel stupid.
0.95 is available, but 'held back' by default and must be explicitly upgraded.
This forced upgrade/disabling also harms any Ubuntu Server installation running 8.04 Hardy, the last LTS release. Lucid is another LTS release, fortunately.
Flash works great in Chromium for me. I've used it on YouTube, Scribd, and even some Flash-heavy movie and band web sites.
It works even better if you get the 64-bit version of Flash from labs.adobe.com.
From binarybadass.com:
What is the corporate culture like?
What metrics will I be evaluated on? How objective are those metrics? To what granularity will they be tracked?
How does the promotion process work? Is it a transparent process?
Who ultimately makes the decision to promote or not to promote?
How does a performance review work?
What will my day-to-day be like? Will it consist of project-based work or will it just be break/fix and putting out fires?
Will I be the only person performing this job function or will I be working with a team of people in the same physical location as me?
If I am not happy with what I am doing, can I easily change my job position/scope?
How much travel is involved?
What do you like about working here? (This is addressed to your interviewer.)
What do you dislike about working here? (This is addressed to your interviewer.)
What recompense or time off is afforded for professional development? Will you pay a portion of my tuition if I choose to attend classes while in your employ? Must the classes I take be related to my job? Will you pay professional organization dues and/or journal subscriptions (even an office subscription)?
Will we see a series of GPS receiver detectors on the market now?
Change? Ha.
Change his last name to Peacecraft! Then we'd just wait for our real Mariemaia Khushrenada to come start taking over the world.
Just wait until Opera 10 comes out. It'll own everything else, until Firefox 3.5 comes out. Then Chrome 2.0 will come out and own everything. Then Safari 5.0. Then IE9. Then Opera 11. Then Firefox 4.
AD NAUSEAM.
Gobby collaborative editor + LaTeX. It would literally be a living document!
Oh, DRM, how we loathe thee.
Can you go a year without DRM?
The fact that AMD is not planning a successor to the Geode processor used in the XO-1 probably influenced this decision, at least in part. In 18 months, there may not be any Geodes remaining.
I quite literally used my invite to GC yesterday expecting to use it as is. I'm totally thrilled to see it becoming something even greater!
There is an app for Android called "G1 Central" -- it integrates well with the G1. Hopefully Google will release an even better app or, better yet, integrate Voice with the entire dialing, contacts, and voice mail system. I'm sure T-Mobile would love to have the load off!
That's quite an EMP.
Simple answer: shorter flash mobs. Assemble and disburse before cops show up. As an extra precaution, have a disburse word or flag: if someone spots a cop or a horde thereof, yell the word and everyone goes away.