This is exactly why I didn't vote. I didn't want to use the electronic machines. All we had around here, all I had available was either electronic machines.
You could've requested an absentee ballot, that would have been a paper ballot, yes?
Perhaps that's what we should do in the next election, en masse request absentee ballots, to demonstrate lack of faith/accountability etc in current e-voting mahcines.
Leahy's major constituent who has a dog in this fight is IBM. (IBM is the largest employer in Vermont -- by a lot).
.. and that's why the halls of IBM Essex are empty (practically), IBM jobs are flowing out of the state under one guise or another. (thank you circ. highway!).
sarcasm of the circ. highway project aside..
Yeah... Leahy's doin his job alright.. he's lookin out for Leahy. Voter turnout in Vermont is no better than any other state, based on that alone, I dont see how anyone can say "he's better than most". Seems to me, IMHO, (a 28 year Native, no longer resident) He relies just as heavily on the complacency of the Sheeple as any other Senator.
That being said...It's no better here in Nebr.. (7th highest tax burden for one of the smaller populations).
That's a good point. I hadn't really thought about it at that high of level.
I suppose holding site operators responsible doesn't really work on a "practical" level either.
Humph!:/
I've been thinking about this alot lately, and why *not* make Site Operator's or ISP's liable for the client's activities?
I mean, If an advertiser or client becomes a liability, wouldn't spyware go away on it's own without having to be illegal?
I'm sure this angle has been covered before.. but it's early and I'm still on my first cup of caffiene.
Companies have the right to advertise, but (imho)they don't have the right to install *anything* on your PC. (For that matter, what is acceptable advertising on the net?)
So if the oil companies bought a patent to sit on it, they are just buying themselves 20 years. Ok maybe that's the point, but you can't keep claiming that they are "sitting on a patent" that they allegedly got 50 years ago, because it's been public domain for 30 years already.
While I agree with you in principle, Isnt what you're describing exactly what the pharamceutical companies are doing?
Don't the drug companies artificially "extend" their patents on drugs by changing the color/packaging/shape of their product? Wouldn't the equally deep pockets of big oil be able to game the system in the same way?
.. I may never have actually gotten my first computer at the age I did.
My father bought a VIC 20 and subscribed to Commodore magazine, and immediately set to work keying in one of those enclosed source listings in the back.. I think I already saw a post about the old "biorhithims" program.
He became so angry and frustrated with debugging it, it was given to me, at age 10, mostly in pieces. I reassembled the VIC 20, and debugged his program. Instantly, hooked, life was never the same.
I still remember nagging Mom to buy me a floppy drive for Christmas.;)
but their dark leaves are also very efficient at soaking up sunlight, which is later released as heat. At certain latitudes, the net effect of these two processes is warming, rather than cooling.
What sort of trees did they use in their simulation? Did They reforest with an even mixture of what trees where natively found in the region? Or even the altitude? The article doesn't say.
Anyone who has spent some time in the woods knows a forest is diverse system. within a few miles walk in New England, you can found varieties of spruce, maple, cherry, oak, among others. All prospering in environments suitable for each. Did their simulation reflect this? Did their simulation reflect "natural" clearing? (Forest fires, die off, etc etc)?
IANAG (not a geologist), but wouldn't there be evidence that North America would've been actually warmer some 400 years ago? I've read that the early settlers would say a squirrel could go from Maine to kentucky, and never touch the ground. Isn't earth warming currently at fractions of this rate? (with all of man's humble efforts?).
I dont think the patent system will collapse, I dont think anyone is really even calling for such drastic measures.
What people want is reform.
The issue then, is what happens to all those ridiculous patents already granted? Do they refile? Just who is required to refile? What would be the litmus test for "obviousness". Do they get their money back? (dont laugh!)
As I understand it, the patent office is a bit of a government cash cow, I wouldn't expect the government to change anything that's going to stop that, because Joe SixPack and his cousin just don't know/care. There have been some intresting ideas about "bounties" here on Slashdot that I think you could sell the government on.
Why a randomly selected number of people?
Make it open to everyone. And make it rewarding to successfully come up with a solution.
Why? Because of an old adage about a million monkeys working on a million typewriters.
Opening it to everyone makes it more like a lottery.
For instance, take my coffee maker's ability to allow me to remove the decanter and pour that first cup prior to it being finished. A truly ingenious and innovative idea, but it's nothing that a group of engineering students couldn't come up with during a single sitting.
That being said, I dont think the parent post holds much water here either, as often that
which is truly innovative is simplistic in it's nature.
That's a specious argument.
Encrypting data on a CD to keep it from being pirated hardly amounts to violating one's civil libertys. How is requiring CD keys any different? Both are methods of copy protection, one just required more time and effort.
Is Valve justified in doing so? Perhaps only the lawyers are to say.. I personally believe this is just a pissing math between Vivdendi and Valve over a contract.
BTW... Watch what happens to a "suspected" shoplifter sometime, whether they are guilty or not. You'd be surprised.
I couldn't agree more.. They have certainly alienated a great number of fans, and probably potential consumers as well.
I'm surprised at all the people that I've talked to that are "waiting for the cracked version", and cite Steam concerns as their reason why.
It's too bad a retail crack didn't come faster (other/. ers are seeing them on IRC).. perhaps if the hackers had made the game available before Steam did, then it would've been seen as an even greater failure.
This reminds me of the early Gator system that would "eat" online ads, and replace them with ones Gator felt you'd rather see.
I believe they settled with most, but last I knew they were still in court with Fed Ex and UPS. CNN.com
How is what TiVo intends to do any different? It seems like a quick way to get dragged into court IMHO. I mean really, who's to stop Gateway (or other company) from advertising on TiVo during the Christmas season when Dell (or other competitor) is pouring money into the networks?
You need a license to make commercial use of the invention. You can still make an improvement on an invention, and patent the improvement - people wanting to use the improved version would have to pay both you and the original patent holder.
Ok -- Can Open.. Worms Everywhere..
At where does one draw the line between a derived version and an original version? Suppose you write library foo, and I look at your code, and say, re-write foo in an entirely different fashion. Am I violating your patent? Am I missing something or does the article propse something that's more along the lines of copyright? Is functionality protected or just the text? If functionality is protected, what's the point? (Not trolling, just asking!)
.. It's closer than you think.. Consider a little software that could detect erratic driving on the roadway. These little beauts wont chase you..but they certainly will direct the cops RIGHT to you. 'Chit, if it gets DWIs off the road, or catches them early, insurance companies may underwrite it.
We already have cameras at intersections..I'm actually kinda surprised that there isn't some sort of active monitoring system for Interstate Highways.
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This is exactly why I didn't vote. I didn't want to use the electronic machines. All we had around here, all I had available was either electronic machines.
You could've requested an absentee ballot, that would have been a paper ballot, yes?
Perhaps that's what we should do in the next election, en masse request absentee ballots, to demonstrate lack of faith/accountability etc in current e-voting mahcines.
Parent hits the nail on the head here, aern't most airports municipalties ?
IANAL, but if the airport is a municipality, can't it create it's own local law?
Leahy's major constituent who has a dog in this fight is IBM. (IBM is the largest employer in Vermont -- by a lot).
.. and that's why the halls of IBM Essex are empty (practically), IBM jobs are flowing out of the state under one guise or another. (thank you circ. highway!).
sarcasm of the circ. highway project aside..
Yeah... Leahy's doin his job alright.. he's lookin out for Leahy. Voter turnout in Vermont is no better than any other state, based on that alone, I dont see how anyone can say "he's better than most". Seems to me, IMHO, (a 28 year Native, no longer resident) He relies just as heavily on the complacency of the Sheeple as any other Senator.
That being said...It's no better here in Nebr.. (7th highest tax burden for one of the smaller populations).
That's a good point. I hadn't really thought about it at that high of level. :/
I suppose holding site operators responsible doesn't really work on a "practical" level either. Humph!
I've been thinking about this alot lately, and why *not* make Site Operator's or ISP's liable for the client's activities?
I mean, If an advertiser or client becomes a liability, wouldn't spyware go away on it's own without having to be illegal?
I'm sure this angle has been covered before.. but it's early and I'm still on my first cup of caffiene.
Companies have the right to advertise, but (imho)they don't have the right to install *anything* on your PC. (For that matter, what is acceptable advertising on the net?)
So if the oil companies bought a patent to sit on it, they are just buying themselves 20 years. Ok maybe that's the point, but you can't keep claiming that they are "sitting on a patent" that they allegedly got 50 years ago, because it's been public domain for 30 years already.
While I agree with you in principle, Isnt what you're describing exactly what the pharamceutical companies are doing?
Don't the drug companies artificially "extend" their patents on drugs by changing the color/packaging/shape of their product? Wouldn't the equally deep pockets of big oil be able to game the system in the same way?
You can't do that with your music either. Sincerely, --RIAA
Didn't SCOTUS say backing up is fair use?
.. I may never have actually gotten my first computer at the age I did.
;)
My father bought a VIC 20 and subscribed to Commodore magazine, and immediately set to work keying in one of those enclosed source listings in the back.. I think I already saw a post about the old "biorhithims" program.
He became so angry and frustrated with debugging it, it was given to me, at age 10, mostly in pieces. I reassembled the VIC 20, and debugged his program. Instantly, hooked, life was never the same.
I still remember nagging Mom to buy me a floppy drive for Christmas.
Just build a receiver in the transmission to shut the damn car off. It's the simple.
It doesn't need to transmit anything, it doesn't need to step on privacy rights, it just needs to shut the car off.
No high speed chases. No spike strips. All vehicles in the area of the signal (emergency vehicles excluded of course) are simply shut off.
Of course the true hard cores will find away around it, but aern't THOSE the folks the stop spikes (and other more forecful methods) are made for?
Your run of the mill stolen car, joy riders, or divorced dad on his 5th DUI (and the bulk of your chases) wont be removing it.
Insurance companies could underwrite the cost of installation in existing vehicles.
From the TFA ...
but their dark leaves are also very efficient at soaking up sunlight, which is later released as heat. At certain latitudes, the net effect of these two processes is warming, rather than cooling.
What sort of trees did they use in their simulation? Did They reforest with an even mixture of what trees where natively found in the region? Or even the altitude? The article doesn't say.
Anyone who has spent some time in the woods knows a forest is diverse system. within a few miles walk in New England, you can found varieties of spruce, maple, cherry, oak, among others. All prospering in environments suitable for each. Did their simulation reflect this? Did their simulation reflect "natural" clearing? (Forest fires, die off, etc etc)?
IANAG (not a geologist), but wouldn't there be evidence that North America would've been actually warmer some 400 years ago? I've read that the early settlers would say a squirrel could go from Maine to kentucky, and never touch the ground. Isn't earth warming currently at fractions of this rate? (with all of man's humble efforts?).
I dont think the patent system will collapse, I dont think anyone is really even calling for such drastic measures.
What people want is reform.
The issue then, is what happens to all those ridiculous patents already granted? Do they refile? Just who is required to refile? What would be the litmus test for "obviousness". Do they get their money back? (dont laugh!)
As I understand it, the patent office is a bit of a government cash cow, I wouldn't expect the government to change anything that's going to stop that, because Joe SixPack and his cousin just don't know/care. There have been some intresting ideas about "bounties" here on Slashdot that I think you could sell the government on.
Why a randomly selected number of people? Make it open to everyone. And make it rewarding to successfully come up with a solution.
Why? Because of an old adage about a million monkeys working on a million typewriters.
Opening it to everyone makes it more like a lottery.
For instance, take my coffee maker's ability to allow me to remove the decanter and pour that first cup prior to it being finished. A truly ingenious and innovative idea, but it's nothing that a group of engineering students couldn't come up with during a single sitting.
That being said, I dont think the parent post holds much water here either, as often that which is truly innovative is simplistic in it's nature.
LOL! Well said!
Perhaps in the future boxes will be printed with "Requires a Trip to Valve Studios for activation"...
I guess the real question is when is it crossing the line? When will (enough) consumers say no more and not purchase the product..
Just look at the RIAA/MPAA.. they're suing customers and sales are only going up. (Maybe not the best example there..)
That's a specious argument.
Encrypting data on a CD to keep it from being pirated hardly amounts to violating one's civil libertys. How is requiring CD keys any different? Both are methods of copy protection, one just required more time and effort.
Is Valve justified in doing so? Perhaps only the lawyers are to say.. I personally believe this is just a pissing math between Vivdendi and Valve over a contract.
BTW... Watch what happens to a "suspected" shoplifter sometime, whether they are guilty or not. You'd be surprised.
I couldn't agree more.. They have certainly alienated a great number of fans, and probably potential consumers as well.
/. ers are seeing them on IRC).. perhaps if the hackers had made the game available before Steam did, then it would've been seen as an even greater failure.
I'm surprised at all the people that I've talked to that are "waiting for the cracked version", and cite Steam concerns as their reason why.
It's too bad a retail crack didn't come faster (other
While I agree with you that it's a pain.. Why blame Valve? Isn't this just a reaction to rampant piracy in the community?
Sure.. it'll probably be cracked eventually, if not already.. but I dont see how we can blame Valve for trying to protect their product.
If CD keys were really effective, then we wouldn't be seeing this latest escalation.
I know.. I know.. just a 50 dollar game.. but I think it goes deeper than it simply being "Valve's Fault".
Mod Parent Up. It took me 20 minutes to unlock my copy late Tuesday evening as well, seemed to be all hard disk.
This reminds me of the early Gator system that would "eat" online ads, and replace them with ones Gator felt you'd rather see.
I believe they settled with most, but last I knew they were still in court with Fed Ex and UPS. CNN.com
How is what TiVo intends to do any different? It seems like a quick way to get dragged into court IMHO. I mean really, who's to stop Gateway (or other company) from advertising on TiVo during the Christmas season when Dell (or other competitor) is pouring money into the networks?
You need a license to make commercial use of the invention. You can still make an improvement on an invention, and patent the improvement - people wanting to use the improved version would have to pay both you and the original patent holder.
Ok -- Can Open.. Worms Everywhere..
At where does one draw the line between a derived version and an original version? Suppose you write library foo, and I look at your code, and say, re-write foo in an entirely different fashion. Am I violating your patent? Am I missing something or does the article propse something that's more along the lines of copyright? Is functionality protected or just the text? If functionality is protected, what's the point? (Not trolling, just asking!)
There are exceptions to these laws for Police as well as fire and ambulance crews. (Which I'm sure also vary from state to state).
Actually... whenever I see some pleab scanning my network, I nmap 'em right back. ;)
My way of saying.. " I seeee you!"
Just forward these ports to a non-existant device on the network, or to a machine not running anything on these ports.
"Elephants? There are no elephants around here!"
"See? It's working!"
How much for your whistle?
Why was this moderated as troll?
.. It's closer than you think.. Consider a little software that could detect erratic driving on the roadway. These little beauts wont chase you..but they certainly will direct the cops RIGHT to you. 'Chit, if it gets DWIs off the road, or catches them early, insurance companies may underwrite it.
We already have cameras at intersections..I'm actually kinda surprised that there isn't some sort of active monitoring system for Interstate Highways.