When did they not allow you to trademark simple words? Might come as a surprise to companies like Apple, Catepillar, Dell, Ford, Hallmark, etc. You are quite correct on the other part. Trademarks only apply to the industry they are registered in.
I stand by my original statement. Mac users are ferverently loyal to Apple. They are not going to switch just because there is a new version of PC software that has features promised in a soon to be release Mac software. On the hardware side, I assume you are referring to a specific example but I am unaware of the product you are talking about. I also think that iPod is a good example of a superior product overcoming the first to market players. Actually, in the computer world first to market is often not the one to suceed. Google was not the first search engine. Excel was not the first spreadsheet app.
Not only that but you cannot be subpoenaed in a case against you anyway. A subpoena by nature is a court order to testify and thanks to the Fifth Amendment you cannot be compelled to testify against yourself.
Is that really such an issue for them? I don't remember that happening in the past and with the recent exception of the iPod I don't think there is much of a crossover between Apple and Microsoft users. Using Asteroid sounds like you would need a Mac and would a Mac user go out and buy a PC just to get a first to market alternative?
I am the last person to defend Apple but this is such a non-story. They are not suing these sites. They obviously caught somebody who signed an NDA leaking information and are suing them. These sites are receiving subpoenas because they may be able to verify the identity of said person.
You are just adding another layer on top of the definition but still not clearly defining the break points. Pornography is defined as the depiction of erotic behavior intended to cause sexual excitement. Is a naked woman in a nudist magazine then pornography? That is hardly erotic and it isn't intended to sexually arouse (even if it might for some). And why does a "beaver shot" automatically make something hardcore? My point is not to keep breaking things down into separate categories but just to point out that it is not something easily classified. Having been to nude beache and finding Playboy incredibly boring I have a much higher threshold for what I consider sexually arousing (and therefore porn) than someone like Tipper Gore.
Playboy is porn? Maybe to you it is but to me it is just naked woman. Porn in my opinion has to involve actual intercourse or extremely graphic nudity. My point is that who defines what is porn and what is not? Is a site with just topless woman considered porn?
This reminds me of the concerts that Boston Pops with John Williams used to do with his movie scores. They would show a scene from Jaws without the music and then the orchestra would perform. It really showed how important a good score can be - even if it is just background music.
Spoken like a true techie. There is no such thing as going overboard with something like this. It is a one-time cost sink that can save some huge headaches (and fines) down the road. Most companies are completely lax in their internal controls and ripe for employee fraud and financial mistatement. This is something that never should have needed legislation to be done in the first place.
Beside the fact that you are (please forgive me) Apples and Oranges, your sample size is way too small to use as conclusive evidence. Until we start seeing X Serve Clusters in a few more places we can't be sure of the cost benefit.
You make an excellent point that I didn't even think of. We love to glorify pirates and knights in games and movies but the truth about them is often much harsher than what we portray. Does anybody really believe that all knights were chivalrous dogooders riding from town to town saving damsels in distress? It is all a matter of how far separated you are from the event and who is telling the history.
That's the best part about having a nephew. I am about ready to graduate him from Duplo to Lego this Christmas. I had bought a regular truck kit but it was mostly preformed pieces which he doesn't seem to like so I donated it to charity and stuck with a huge box of regular blocks.
But they aren't selling them to children (or anybody for that matter). They didn't even make them in the first place. Wouldn't be a bad idea to sell it to high school history classes though.
And what if they really were ok with this? What exactly is the problem with portraying the horrors of concentration camps? Obviously it isn't for children but it isn't like the guy has everybody singing and holding hands. Why is it that the world wants to stuff the atrocities of WW2 into the closet to be forgotten? Doesn't that go against the whole "doomed to repeat it" thing?
The thing with both Lego games and Star Wars games is that they have been hit or miss (mostly miss). I wondering if combining the two very popular pastimes will magnify the effect making either a really great or really awful game. The preview says it looks good but I never trust that. The proof is in the final pudding.
weather.com had one for a while that popped up when you clicked in the search box for local weather. Doesn't seem to be there now, though. They are rare but they do occur.
I have been really sick the last couple of days (and still am) but I just have to say that there is a difference between not believing that something exists and believing it doesn't exist. It is a lot like being found not guilty. It doesn't mean that you didn't do it but just that the jury didn't find the evidence to say you are guilty.
It is important to see the world in shades of gray instead of black and white. That is the scientific way.
Dang. I went from +5 insightful to 0 Flamebait. I guess the religious right is just as represented on slashdot as it is in the entire US. Scary to think. You'd think that techie and rational thought would go together but I guess not.
You might want to look up the word - psychosomatic. I think it will clear things up for you. And please show me the scientific journal that says not to do yoga along with its peer review?
Yoga is far from being a proven healer. It's been said a billion times but the plural of anecdotes is not data.
Oh and I nearly missed your second sentence. If you don't think science has existed very long than I am convinced that you went to a religious school instead of a public one. No properly educated person would ever make such a stupid claim. Science is far more ancient than religion unless you believe that you believe that Promotheus gave man fire.
I'm sorry. Which of those choices did you consider illogical? Are you seriously supporting any of them? I am not saying that I wouldn't love to see proof of any of them but every bit of common sense, logic, and scientific investigation into them in the last few hundred years hasn't turned any up.
If you look at my posts I never claim that there is or isn't a God but either way you are wrong. I don't believe in psychics, palm readers, ESP, dowsing, ghosts, telekenetics, free energy sources, etc. I think that it is far more naive to believe in them than to not believe in them.
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When did they not allow you to trademark simple words? Might come as a surprise to companies like Apple, Catepillar, Dell, Ford, Hallmark, etc. You are quite correct on the other part. Trademarks only apply to the industry they are registered in.
I stand by my original statement. Mac users are ferverently loyal to Apple. They are not going to switch just because there is a new version of PC software that has features promised in a soon to be release Mac software. On the hardware side, I assume you are referring to a specific example but I am unaware of the product you are talking about. I also think that iPod is a good example of a superior product overcoming the first to market players. Actually, in the computer world first to market is often not the one to suceed. Google was not the first search engine. Excel was not the first spreadsheet app.
Not only that but you cannot be subpoenaed in a case against you anyway. A subpoena by nature is a court order to testify and thanks to the Fifth Amendment you cannot be compelled to testify against yourself.
Is that really such an issue for them? I don't remember that happening in the past and with the recent exception of the iPod I don't think there is much of a crossover between Apple and Microsoft users. Using Asteroid sounds like you would need a Mac and would a Mac user go out and buy a PC just to get a first to market alternative?
I am the last person to defend Apple but this is such a non-story. They are not suing these sites. They obviously caught somebody who signed an NDA leaking information and are suing them. These sites are receiving subpoenas because they may be able to verify the identity of said person.
You are just adding another layer on top of the definition but still not clearly defining the break points. Pornography is defined as the depiction of erotic behavior intended to cause sexual excitement. Is a naked woman in a nudist magazine then pornography? That is hardly erotic and it isn't intended to sexually arouse (even if it might for some). And why does a "beaver shot" automatically make something hardcore? My point is not to keep breaking things down into separate categories but just to point out that it is not something easily classified. Having been to nude beache and finding Playboy incredibly boring I have a much higher threshold for what I consider sexually arousing (and therefore porn) than someone like Tipper Gore.
Playboy is porn? Maybe to you it is but to me it is just naked woman. Porn in my opinion has to involve actual intercourse or extremely graphic nudity. My point is that who defines what is porn and what is not? Is a site with just topless woman considered porn?
This reminds me of the concerts that Boston Pops with John Williams used to do with his movie scores. They would show a scene from Jaws without the music and then the orchestra would perform. It really showed how important a good score can be - even if it is just background music.
Spoken like a true techie. There is no such thing as going overboard with something like this. It is a one-time cost sink that can save some huge headaches (and fines) down the road. Most companies are completely lax in their internal controls and ripe for employee fraud and financial mistatement. This is something that never should have needed legislation to be done in the first place.
I didn't see the cost on that site. Since you are guaranteeing do you work for COLSA or Apple?
Beside the fact that you are (please forgive me) Apples and Oranges, your sample size is way too small to use as conclusive evidence. Until we start seeing X Serve Clusters in a few more places we can't be sure of the cost benefit.
You make an excellent point that I didn't even think of. We love to glorify pirates and knights in games and movies but the truth about them is often much harsher than what we portray. Does anybody really believe that all knights were chivalrous dogooders riding from town to town saving damsels in distress? It is all a matter of how far separated you are from the event and who is telling the history.
That's the best part about having a nephew. I am about ready to graduate him from Duplo to Lego this Christmas. I had bought a regular truck kit but it was mostly preformed pieces which he doesn't seem to like so I donated it to charity and stuck with a huge box of regular blocks.
But they aren't selling them to children (or anybody for that matter). They didn't even make them in the first place. Wouldn't be a bad idea to sell it to high school history classes though.
And what if they really were ok with this? What exactly is the problem with portraying the horrors of concentration camps? Obviously it isn't for children but it isn't like the guy has everybody singing and holding hands. Why is it that the world wants to stuff the atrocities of WW2 into the closet to be forgotten? Doesn't that go against the whole "doomed to repeat it" thing?
The thing with both Lego games and Star Wars games is that they have been hit or miss (mostly miss). I wondering if combining the two very popular pastimes will magnify the effect making either a really great or really awful game. The preview says it looks good but I never trust that. The proof is in the final pudding.
I think that is fine for buttons and links but not for textboxes. What valid reason is there for allowing pop-ups on a textbox.
Perhaps it is like Linux - based on Unix but written from scratch.
weather.com had one for a while that popped up when you clicked in the search box for local weather. Doesn't seem to be there now, though. They are rare but they do occur.
I have been really sick the last couple of days (and still am) but I just have to say that there is a difference between not believing that something exists and believing it doesn't exist. It is a lot like being found not guilty. It doesn't mean that you didn't do it but just that the jury didn't find the evidence to say you are guilty.
It is important to see the world in shades of gray instead of black and white. That is the scientific way.
Nice try but Adolph Hitler was a Catholic and actually blamed Communists for the spread of Atheism. Stalin would have been a better answer.
Dang. I went from +5 insightful to 0 Flamebait. I guess the religious right is just as represented on slashdot as it is in the entire US. Scary to think. You'd think that techie and rational thought would go together but I guess not.
You might want to look up the word - psychosomatic. I think it will clear things up for you. And please show me the scientific journal that says not to do yoga along with its peer review?
Yoga is far from being a proven healer. It's been said a billion times but the plural of anecdotes is not data.
Oh and I nearly missed your second sentence. If you don't think science has existed very long than I am convinced that you went to a religious school instead of a public one. No properly educated person would ever make such a stupid claim. Science is far more ancient than religion unless you believe that you believe that Promotheus gave man fire.
I'm sorry. Which of those choices did you consider illogical? Are you seriously supporting any of them? I am not saying that I wouldn't love to see proof of any of them but every bit of common sense, logic, and scientific investigation into them in the last few hundred years hasn't turned any up.
If you look at my posts I never claim that there is or isn't a God but either way you are wrong. I don't believe in psychics, palm readers, ESP, dowsing, ghosts, telekenetics, free energy sources, etc. I think that it is far more naive to believe in them than to not believe in them.