IIRC, In the movie "Contact" it was suggested that the ET's first heard from us when we began to beam our television signals into space for satellite relay or ground really...
Now one might wonder if the data we are placing into a "quantum medium" will somehow be detected by entities who know how to detect such events.
Which happens to "feel" exactly the same as VB. It's not simply the language syntax but also the structure, and programming in Delphi is practically the same as VB
LOL! 5 Insightful??? That must be some powerful whiskey you're drinking;-) Delphi "feels" like VB about as much as my pick-up truck feels like my bicycle.
...why do people mod this shit up? It's NOT fucking insigtful, it's redundant. The entire parent post could be removed and no one would think anything different than if it was never posted to begin with. It's just repeating shit that was already said and is so blatantly fucking obvious to anyone who cares enough to use it.
It sucks to be outside the stupid middle demographic. When will they ever get it?
Why are liberals / Bush-haters such condescending a-holes?
It really must suck to not realize that Bush has the solid gold balls to properly confront the threats that face the U.S. When will they ever get it;-)
For those who don't know, there is an even worse "stealth tax" in the US that has been around for approx 70 years....
Its called Payroll Withholding.
This is the most insidious hidden cost of them all. Imagine the cries of the liberals if the they and the "working man" had to write a check at the end of every year to cover Uncle Sugar's generosity:-)
(IANALBIWAP) I am not a lawyer, but I was a paralegal and that is the worst legal advice I have ever seen. Then again anyone who takes legal advice on Slashdot deserves what they get.
You showoff;-) The parent was a "human interest" post.
Go ahead and develop your software. If and when you encounter a situation where you may infringe on an absurd software patent, just ignore the patent. It's that simple
If you are called on it and you receive a cease and desist letter, just ignore it. If the media calls, don't comment. When the summons comes, just ignore it until you are tricked into signing it or you get a letter directly from the court (can't remember what that's called, IANAL).
After the summons, inform the owner of such absurd patent that you will not settle and that you look forward to the trial.
A week before the trial hire a lawyer for one or two days to help you prepare. When the trail day comes tell the jury you are outraged and try to get them to see your point. Tell them you are looking for a jury nullification so that this insane law can be nullified by the people who understand it the best (not congress people).
If the jury goes your way, great. If not, well...hopefully you've been keeping the press, your congressman and various activist groups informed of the situation and your progress.
In the mean time, read about jury nullification and try to find the quote by a supreme court justice that said something to the effect that in America if a law is overly onerous, it will simply be ignored at the peril of the people. It's a great quote.
I've worked one on one with hundreds and hundreds of poor people throughout the US. So I feel I'm qualified to make this assessment; as unfortunate as it is.
My view is that you can mainline all the critical information a person needs to elevate their lot in life directly into most of these folk's brains.
The end result is that nothing will happen. A vast majority of the "poor" do not have the intellectual tools to formulate the vision and world view necessary to achieve sustained success. Call it FATE, LUCK, and SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
As a species we have become too concerned about safety. We are afraid to such extent that testing new discoveries (medicinal, chemical and physical) are becoming so burdened by the hysterical safeguards, governmental red tape and the associated costs that nothing ever gets done. To my mind, this development threatens the very progess of our species.
Mod this parent up...way up! This is indeed the present human course that will threaten us the most.
Hmm...Pedigreed lawyers pouring over souce code
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My Visit to SCO
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SCO is targeting Linux first primarily because the Linux source code is open. SCO's lawyers have been poring over the Linux code for much of the past year, looking for fragments and routines which are substantially identical to code from the various releases of UNIX. SCO's "experts" have also found sections of code which SCO believes have been obfuscatedâ"where the order of code execution has been rearranged in a direct attempt to hide its SCO pedigree.
This is slightly off-topic, but it bears mentioning here.
I was informed last night that at the current rate U.S. law schools are turning out lawyers, by the year 2035 it is expected that there will be more lawyers than actual people.
Really, the only thing Americans can do avert this terrible trend is to stop electing lawyers to political office:-)
>>The problem isn't the lawyers themselves, the problem is the legal system that allows/encourages them to exist
I think I have to disagree with this premise. The US legal system is among the best that has ever existed...with the exception of a "loser pays costs" provision in civil litigation.
Based on my observation, It appears that the problem lies within the culture of the professional lawsuit industry. These are people who want to create a massive wealth redistribution by incrementally raising the threshold of victimhood through ordinary and expected risks that we must face as the result of living. Face it, "$%&T Happens".
>>Europe the government essentially insures everyone of such costs
Whether its Western European socialism or big bad US insurance companies, they're both a major drain on productivity.
>>It's like saying big corporations are truly evil. Of course they aren't evil, there is simply a system that allows them to exist, and that system can, with effort, be changed.
Big Corporations:= Necessary + Evil:= NecessaryEvil:)
What an incredibly brilliant thing to tell congress. Because we as Americans, and the west, have to decide what is the acceptable level of risk of simply living.
This not only applies to issues pertaining to the west's battle with Islamism, but also applies to all of the socialist safety nets governments feel they must create for us.
And particularly in America it applies to the economic destruction wreaked on us by trial lawyers. (Read Chocolate)
There are so many physical risks and dangers in this world and we'll never be able to crush, legislate and/or sue them out of existence.
I'm sorry I don't have all of the details yet, but here is what I can tell you thus far:
There are several of us (software developers/IT service providers) who are seriously discussing the idea of coordinating an ongoing campaign of targeted work stoppages an all non-essential federal projects beginning with selected committees, members and staffs of the U.S. Congress should they pass a bill such as this. And possibly extending such work stoppages to various entities of the Executive branch should a bill such as this become law.
Obviously, any large-scale work stoppage would be difficult to orchestrate on an individual basis because the livelihoods of so many people are at stake. Therefore, should it become necessary, the decision to enact any work stoppages or slow-downs must be made at the Corporate/Management level.
Yeah I know what you're thinking, Corporation == Greed, but I'm willing to bet that there are enough small shops and groups out there with enough idealism and contract security to make an action such as this extremely effective.
Please consider that this is an extremely bold strategy and must be well planned, used as a last resort and must not be squandered.
Once we get a Slashdot-proof infrastructure set up, I will submit an article or a response with a Website for this.
Slashdot Mirror
IIRC, In the movie "Contact" it was suggested that the ET's first heard from us when we began to beam our television signals into space for satellite relay or ground really...
Now one might wonder if the data we are placing into a "quantum medium" will somehow be detected by entities who know how to detect such events.
Hmmm...I wonder
LOL! 5 Insightful??? That must be some powerful whiskey you're drinking ;-) Delphi "feels" like VB about as much as my pick-up truck feels like my bicycle.
Lighten up Francis ;-)
Why are liberals / Bush-haters such condescending a-holes?
It really must suck to not realize that Bush has the solid gold balls to properly confront the threats that face the U.S. When will they ever get it ;-)
This is the most insidious hidden cost of them all. Imagine the cries of the liberals if the they and the "working man" had to write a check at the end of every year to cover Uncle Sugar's generosity :-)
(IANALBIWAP) I am not a lawyer, but I was a paralegal and that is the worst legal advice I have ever seen. Then again anyone who takes legal advice on Slashdot deserves what they get.
You showoff ;-) The parent was a "human interest" post.
What will it take?
That's easy. Juries.
Go ahead and develop your software. If and when you encounter a situation where you may infringe on an absurd software patent, just ignore the patent. It's that simple
If you are called on it and you receive a cease and desist letter, just ignore it. If the media calls, don't comment. When the summons comes, just ignore it until you are tricked into signing it or you get a letter directly from the court (can't remember what that's called, IANAL).
After the summons, inform the owner of such absurd patent that you will not settle and that you look forward to the trial.
A week before the trial hire a lawyer for one or two days to help you prepare. When the trail day comes tell the jury you are outraged and try to get them to see your point. Tell them you are looking for a jury nullification so that this insane law can be nullified by the people who understand it the best (not congress people).
If the jury goes your way, great. If not, well...hopefully you've been keeping the press, your congressman and various activist groups informed of the situation and your progress.
In the mean time, read about jury nullification and try to find the quote by a supreme court justice that said something to the effect that in America if a law is overly onerous, it will simply be ignored at the peril of the people. It's a great quote.
I think you mean oppressed people.
I've worked one on one with hundreds and hundreds of poor people throughout the US. So I feel I'm qualified to make this assessment; as unfortunate as it is.
My view is that you can mainline all the critical information a person needs to elevate their lot in life directly into most of these folk's brains.
The end result is that nothing will happen. A vast majority of the "poor" do not have the intellectual tools to formulate the vision and world view necessary to achieve sustained success. Call it FATE, LUCK, and SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
LOL...Well I guess I'm off to prison if the crystal reports lab in my basement ever gets busted
Mod this parent up...way up! This is indeed the present human course that will threaten us the most.
There is just something soooo wrong about this.
But did he ever stay at a Holiday Inn Select ? I think not.
FN
I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but they have. See Details
I was informed last night that at the current rate U.S. law schools are turning out lawyers, by the year 2035 it is expected that there will be more lawyers than actual people.
Really, the only thing Americans can do avert this terrible trend is to stop electing lawyers to political office :-)
There are big differences between men and women. File free to file that one under the "No S#@t" Category.
lanner, If you are currently in Orlando, please email me. I'd like to talk to you about your experience with MaxCha. Thanks!
Get my drift?
I think I have to disagree with this premise. The US legal system is among the best that has ever existed...with the exception of a "loser pays costs" provision in civil litigation.
Based on my observation, It appears that the problem lies within the culture of the professional lawsuit industry. These are people who want to create a massive wealth redistribution by incrementally raising the threshold of victimhood through ordinary and expected risks that we must face as the result of living. Face it, "$%&T Happens".
>>Europe the government essentially insures everyone of such costs
Whether its Western European socialism or big bad US insurance companies, they're both a major drain on productivity.
>>It's like saying big corporations are truly evil. Of course they aren't evil, there is simply a system that allows them to exist, and that system can, with effort, be changed.
Big Corporations := Necessary + Evil := NecessaryEvil :)
This not only applies to issues pertaining to the west's battle with Islamism, but also applies to all of the socialist safety nets governments feel they must create for us.
And particularly in America it applies to the economic destruction wreaked on us by trial lawyers. (Read Chocolate)
There are so many physical risks and dangers in this world and we'll never be able to crush, legislate and/or sue them out of existence.
http://www.linksys.com/download/default.asp
Exactly. Everyone hates the ACLU (including me)until they hitch up to an issue close to one's heart.
ACLU: Hate'em, Love'em, Support'em
I'm sorry I don't have all of the details yet, but here is what I can tell you thus far: There are several of us (software developers/IT service providers) who are seriously discussing the idea of coordinating an ongoing campaign of targeted work stoppages an all non-essential federal projects beginning with selected committees, members and staffs of the U.S. Congress should they pass a bill such as this. And possibly extending such work stoppages to various entities of the Executive branch should a bill such as this become law. Obviously, any large-scale work stoppage would be difficult to orchestrate on an individual basis because the livelihoods of so many people are at stake. Therefore, should it become necessary, the decision to enact any work stoppages or slow-downs must be made at the Corporate/Management level. Yeah I know what you're thinking, Corporation == Greed, but I'm willing to bet that there are enough small shops and groups out there with enough idealism and contract security to make an action such as this extremely effective. Please consider that this is an extremely bold strategy and must be well planned, used as a last resort and must not be squandered. Once we get a Slashdot-proof infrastructure set up, I will submit an article or a response with a Website for this.