Traditional news organizations are being made obsolete by evolving web based news reporting where everyone is a reporter. That's the real problem. If traditional news organizations cannot evolve with the web then they will die. Sad for them but good for everyone else.
Why isn't NASA looking into technology to exploit the temperature difference between lit and shaded areas on the moon to generate electricity? That should be an excellent source of power most of the time.
This application is more expensive than just buying a dedicated gps device that will do a better job. I hope no one will buy this application and support it's ridiculous price.
I bought an ipod touch today only to find out that without iTunes you can't access it at all. I'm running Linux and iTunes doesn't work with Wine. Ipod touch goes back in the morning. The ipod touch and the iphone have such hideous vendor lock in Microsoft must get a hard on just thinking about it. I hate Microsoft and now Apple is starting to give me a rash. Openness where are you?
Facts, figures and data returned by a search engine are not eligible for copyright protection, you can see that from a plain reading of the law. Corporations would love to extend copyright onto everything so they can make more money, but that is not the purpose of copyright and this idea will be tossed out on summary judgment.
Facts and figures are not copyrightable period. That is why there is no copyright on the phone book, anyone can use the data as they see fit. So any facts disclosed in a paper are not covered by copyright, just the text describing them is covered. Write your own text and off you go.
Does this law also protect that weird sect that uses magic bread and magic wine in the ritual canibalism of a man who died 2,000 years ago? Aren't we allowed to at least comment on that belief being a bit off center?
Providing no one ever has a new idea, the judge just might be right. In the real world however, if there is a need for an independent news service, it will pop up all on it's own. That is the nature of the internet, someone is always trying something new and when a need arises or an opportunity develops, there are 8 billion people in the world that can offer a solution. One of them is bound to have a good idea!
Proprietary interfaces tend to look good but the underlying code sucks even more, creating vulnerabilities and making systems unstable. I far prefer less pretty but dependable applications over pretty but useless ones.
The latest Ubuntu release 9.04 was able to correctly detect and configure both my monitors, a 16:9 22" lcd monitor and a 16:9 lcd tv at different resolutions without any problems. I have been using dual monitors and tv out with Linux for years without significant problems. It used to require modifying xorg.conf but now it's pretty much automatic.
Linux has come a long way in the last two years, the gnome desktop is now a complete environment as is the kde desktop. Administration is simple and easy to understand. Things are well documented and it's easy to get help if you need it. I no longer worry about introducing newbies to Linux because with a quick introduction they quickly acclimatise to the new environment and become productive in a very short time.
Maybe it's time you took another look.
$319 United States dollars for the opportunity to have my computer assimilated by a botnet? I think I'll stick with Ubuntu for free. I've also just realized that Windows Vista is much more difficult to administer than Linux has become so if you want simple and easy to manage, it's now Linux not Windows.
All we have to do is filter them out at our end of the intercontinental cables and the army can't get in here. The same applies to everyone else so a Chinese botnet army only threatens China.
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Traditional news organizations are being made obsolete by evolving web based news reporting where everyone is a reporter. That's the real problem. If traditional news organizations cannot evolve with the web then they will die. Sad for them but good for everyone else.
Why isn't NASA looking into technology to exploit the temperature difference between lit and shaded areas on the moon to generate electricity? That should be an excellent source of power most of the time.
This application is more expensive than just buying a dedicated gps device that will do a better job. I hope no one will buy this application and support it's ridiculous price.
TechRadium's lawyers really should have a read the Bilski decision before launching the suit since it invalidated this kind of patent.
I don't want to phone home.
I bought an ipod touch today only to find out that without iTunes you can't access it at all. I'm running Linux and iTunes doesn't work with Wine. Ipod touch goes back in the morning. The ipod touch and the iphone have such hideous vendor lock in Microsoft must get a hard on just thinking about it. I hate Microsoft and now Apple is starting to give me a rash. Openness where are you?
I don't know about the Sun or Telegraph but Fox News employs every idiot they can find!
Facts, figures and data returned by a search engine are not eligible for copyright protection, you can see that from a plain reading of the law. Corporations would love to extend copyright onto everything so they can make more money, but that is not the purpose of copyright and this idea will be tossed out on summary judgment.
They're out of feet, that was an EMI gonad.
Will it be everyone everywhere reporting everything they see all the time? That would give an interesting bent to coverage.
Facts and figures are not copyrightable period. That is why there is no copyright on the phone book, anyone can use the data as they see fit. So any facts disclosed in a paper are not covered by copyright, just the text describing them is covered. Write your own text and off you go.
Does this law also protect that weird sect that uses magic bread and magic wine in the ritual canibalism of a man who died 2,000 years ago? Aren't we allowed to at least comment on that belief being a bit off center?
Finally US scientists will be able to use the newest tools in their search for a cure for Republicans!
What is the Kindle like? It's like a book with ink that can vanish permanently at any moment.
Put a treadmill in front of your console and walk while you work.
Don't worry, this government is becoming more unpopular every day. They don't stand a chance of surviving the next election.
Providing no one ever has a new idea, the judge just might be right. In the real world however, if there is a need for an independent news service, it will pop up all on it's own. That is the nature of the internet, someone is always trying something new and when a need arises or an opportunity develops, there are 8 billion people in the world that can offer a solution. One of them is bound to have a good idea!
Proprietary interfaces tend to look good but the underlying code sucks even more, creating vulnerabilities and making systems unstable. I far prefer less pretty but dependable applications over pretty but useless ones.
How about Sable Island? Miles of sandy beaches off picturesque Nova Scotia. Lot's of privacy, just you and the horses!
The latest Ubuntu release 9.04 was able to correctly detect and configure both my monitors, a 16:9 22" lcd monitor and a 16:9 lcd tv at different resolutions without any problems. I have been using dual monitors and tv out with Linux for years without significant problems. It used to require modifying xorg.conf but now it's pretty much automatic. Linux has come a long way in the last two years, the gnome desktop is now a complete environment as is the kde desktop. Administration is simple and easy to understand. Things are well documented and it's easy to get help if you need it. I no longer worry about introducing newbies to Linux because with a quick introduction they quickly acclimatise to the new environment and become productive in a very short time. Maybe it's time you took another look.
$319 United States dollars for the opportunity to have my computer assimilated by a botnet? I think I'll stick with Ubuntu for free. I've also just realized that Windows Vista is much more difficult to administer than Linux has become so if you want simple and easy to manage, it's now Linux not Windows.
Is that more to the point?
That is where you'll find someone to love you. Cheers, Doug
Mind you Mozilla is getting pretty bloated.
All we have to do is filter them out at our end of the intercontinental cables and the army can't get in here. The same applies to everyone else so a Chinese botnet army only threatens China.