Did the company owe you or other co-workers back pay? Did they pay employment taxes?
Three years may have been too long to wait but you could sue the company and get a judgement (preferrably a default judgement) assigning ownership of the source code as compensation for your loss.
Of course, you'll need to employ a lawyer to do this.
Here's an example.
About 20 years ago while working for an electric public utility, my employer had purchased some line filtering equipment from a small engineering company. The idea was to place these large transformer-ish devices on the power mains of customers suffering from voltage spikes caused by other industrial users sharing the same power line.
Initial testing showed that the filters - though very, very heavy - had no effect on the quality of the line. In frustration, they X-rayed the filters to see what was inside.
The X-rays came back with what looked like a bucket full of rocks. The images were used as evidence in a civil suit against the small company that produced and sold the "filters".
-rick
As someone else pointed out, configuring your browser to accept cookies amounts to consent, IMHO.
This issue has already been addressed as part of the feature set of all major browsers. We don't need a law to enforce this. Users already have all the tools they need.
Here's the idea for making a mess of the contact-less credit card.
Person "A" stands close enough to victim's purse or wallet to get a weak RF link with the contact-less CC.
Person "A" is also connected (WiFi, cellphone or whatever) to Person "B"
Person "B" is standing in the checkout line of everyone's favorite electronics store purchasing stuff using a contact-less CC that has been modified.
The modified card passes the data all the way through to person "A" and forward the return data back to the cashier station.
It's like creating a wireless extension chord that extends the cashier station's contact-less card reader's "reach" to well outside the store, down the street, or into the next zipcode.
I suggest counter-suing for defamation of character. Just how much is an international reputation worth?
Linus could end up owning SCO.
Now *that* would justice.
-rick
"Puffer was arrested last summer for demonstrating that the county court's wireless LAN wasn't secure, and telling them about it."
This is backwards. In March of last year Puffer told the county their wireless LAN was insecure. He then arranged a demonstration. Three or four months later he was indicted - not arrested - for wire fraud.
The cameras are only useful for recording a violent crime in front of the ATM - like a forced withdrawal at gunpoint. The videotape is retained for 48 hours and then re-used. Even if your monthly bank statement arrived the next day, it likely would not show such a recent transaction.
Nice idea except for the "recompile" part. The user interface for mozilla is defined in a set of JS and XUL text files. That's right - text files. No need to re-compile. Worst case is you have to update the JAR file for the chrome package from which the relevant UI piece came. You can use info-zip for that!
It popped up one window which then floated all over the screen which made it hard to close. Actually it was the current window so techinically it wasn't event a popup. All the while my speakers played what sounded like a chorus singing "You are an idiot". On screen text read the same.
Charming - I wanted to pass the link along to a friend but I see the author has edited their post.
1. you wouldn't separate from the craft -too dangerous.
2. You would have to kill the motor and...
3. then deploy the 'chute.
This implies a minimum amount of altitude to transition from powered flight to parachute-controlled descent (Sounds similar to altitude requirements for a successful auto-rotation or for recovery from a stall in fixed-wing aircraft).
Someone beat me to it. It's Fort Stockton (about 200 nautical miles east of El Paso).
You wouldn't say "Knox" when you meant "Fort Knox", would you?
I don't care who's mistake - it just needs to be corrected.
mod +1 please
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Did the company owe you or other co-workers back pay? Did they pay employment taxes?
Three years may have been too long to wait but you could sue the company and get a judgement (preferrably a default judgement) assigning ownership of the source code as compensation for your loss.
Of course, you'll need to employ a lawyer to do this.
-rickHere's an example. About 20 years ago while working for an electric public utility, my employer had purchased some line filtering equipment from a small engineering company. The idea was to place these large transformer-ish devices on the power mains of customers suffering from voltage spikes caused by other industrial users sharing the same power line. Initial testing showed that the filters - though very, very heavy - had no effect on the quality of the line. In frustration, they X-rayed the filters to see what was inside. The X-rays came back with what looked like a bucket full of rocks. The images were used as evidence in a civil suit against the small company that produced and sold the "filters". -rick
Position is relative. There is no "absolute" x/y/z coordinate (0.0 0.0 0.0) - you must have a point of reference.
So ... if your reference point is exactly (0,0,0) then (which it is by definition) then you've just measured something with an exact position.
-rickAs someone else pointed out, configuring your browser to accept cookies amounts to consent, IMHO.
This issue has already been addressed as part of the feature set of all major browsers. We don't need a law to enforce this. Users already have all the tools they need.
-rick
Here's the idea for making a mess of the contact-less credit card.
It's like creating a wireless extension chord that extends the cashier station's contact-less card reader's "reach" to well outside the store, down the street, or into the next zipcode.
Ouch.
rick*ahem* Now that would BE justice! -rick
I suggest counter-suing for defamation of character. Just how much is an international reputation worth? Linus could end up owning SCO. Now *that* would justice. -rick
>> my-great-grandfather-ran-on-32k-words-on-a-PDP-11 That's PDP-8 to you grandson!
Yeah - it's called the FCC and includes the process of type acceptance for a manufacturer to sell or even advertise radio equipment.
Anyone can purchase a transmitter or two-way radio and begin transmitting without a license on top of legit communications.
This is an old problem with an old solution. Do a 'net search for "Riley's Hammer" ...
For an example of this in action see fcc.gov
mod this down! the example was a *specific* mfg's carseat - not *all* carseats. -rick
"Puffer was arrested last summer for demonstrating that the county court's wireless LAN wasn't secure, and telling them about it."
This is backwards. In March of last year Puffer told the county their wireless LAN was insecure. He then arranged a demonstration. Three or four months later he was indicted - not arrested - for wire fraud.
The cameras are only useful for recording a violent crime in front of the ATM - like a forced withdrawal at gunpoint. The videotape is retained for 48 hours and then re-used. Even if your monthly bank statement arrived the next day, it likely would not show such a recent transaction.
>> "HTTP is restricted by browsers, many of which will not support files larger than a certain size."
What browser would that be? Certainly not IE, NS/Moz or Opera.
Yeah, or his prized DVD collection gets scratches, or won't play at all 'cuz he is in the wrong region, or ...
-rick
Ghostscript is
#2 is due to use of C-style static variables.
Compare GSView and Adobe's own Acrobat reader and you'll see why ghostscript is problematic for snappy, repsonsive interactive use.
No, IANAL!
-rick
Yep - any Automated Teller Machine. With-or-without a touch screen. You use menus to navigate to different options (and maybe some cash).
Like 1980's or earlier?!!
They are ... see ReactOS
Nice idea except for the "recompile" part. The user interface for mozilla is defined in a set of JS and XUL text files. That's right - text files. No need to re-compile. Worst case is you have to update the JAR file for the chrome package from which the relevant UI piece came. You can use info-zip for that!
Warning: link spoilage ahead:
It popped up one window which then floated all over the screen which made it hard to close. Actually it was the current window so techinically it wasn't event a popup. All the while my speakers played what sounded like a chorus singing "You are an idiot". On screen text read the same.
Charming - I wanted to pass the link along to a friend but I see the author has edited their post.
It did not crash my browser (Mozilla). -rick
1. you wouldn't separate from the craft -too dangerous. ...
2. You would have to kill the motor and
3. then deploy the 'chute.
This implies a minimum amount of altitude to transition from powered flight to parachute-controlled descent (Sounds similar to altitude requirements for a successful auto-rotation or for recovery from a stall in fixed-wing aircraft).
Agreed!
The range is 1 to 2^16 - 1 so in any case you are both over at the high end.
Someone beat me to it. It's Fort Stockton (about 200 nautical miles east of El Paso).
You wouldn't say "Knox" when you meant "Fort Knox", would you?
I don't care who's mistake - it just needs to be corrected.
mod +1 please