That's a cleverly slanted way of telling us "You paid us too much in taxes, and you're not getting any of it back."
And for the record, the economic downturn began in early-mid 2000, during Clinton's administration. I should know, I worked for Lucent at the time when their stock tanked.
From the article: "The Reagan may not even be the jump that's expected with the George H.W. Bush, the carrier that the yard is now ramping up production on. The Bush, also known as CVN-77, is set for completion in 2008 and is expected to be the last of the Nimitz-class ships."
And just a side comment, I would think that a large part of the Clinton administration involved castrating the military (including multiple attempts to kill the CVN-76 project), I wouldn't expect his efforts to be rewarded with a warship.
I would wager that at least a few of them are either in some way affiliated with AMD, or have permission to use their trademarked names/logos.
Now IANAL, but as far as those who don't have AMD's permission, I would be willing to bet AMD has legal grounds (not saying they necessarily SHOULD) to persue a cease-and-decist order.
1) Create a brand
2) Start calling it "approved"
3) Complain to councils and goverments about "un-approved" networks that are causing interfernce.
4) Get unapproved networks stopped.
5) Ramp up the price.
I shudder every time I see one of these "gender equality studies, that surmise, in this case, that since so few females are going into CS, there must be something barring their entrance into the field.
I wonder if anyone conducting any of these studies ever considered the possibility that these fields didn't attract females simply because they girls aren't as interested in computers as boys, and that this isn't a cause to cry "DISCRIMINATION"?!?!?
These types of things really piss me off, because our society (at least here in the states) is coming to a mindset that any unequal distribution of just about ANYTHING implies a social injustice. I for one am tired of it!
And now that someone else is trying to take this market away from them, they run crying to the courts.
Seems like more and more companies/industries believe it is the responsibility of the courts to ensure their business models remain effective, and profits guaranteed. A shame, really.
"The next thing you know, you won't be able to use non-Ford and non-Toyota gas with Ford and Toyota cars respectively."
Maybe they could do that, but why would they want to? Would anyone really buy a car that required you purchase their (higher-priced) gasoline?
Maybe from a technical/legal viewpoint, Lexmark has the right to do this. But personally I believe it's a poor business decision. It's not like they're knocking anyone dead with the quality of their printers as it is.
I've read Slashdot for a long time, and even though I probably SHOULD have known this by now, it certainly wouldn't have been the first time that people made up facts to support a shaky viewpoint. Thanks for enlightening me.
My interpretation of (and belief in) Libertarianism stems from the notion that one individual or company's freedom ends where it interferes with the freedom of others.
I think telemarketing is one such breach of that boundary, as well as any other type of unsolicited communication, including e-mails and snail mail. As miniscule the amount of time it wastes, dealing with these intrusions is an unwanted effort that people shouldn't have to expend for the sake of someone else's need.
Hmmm, an industry using the court system to keep their unwanted and antiquated business model alive... Sound familiar to anyone?
Read the headline writeup and then consider this:
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"In addition to allowing them to keep working while not in their computer labs, the wireless networks allow them to keep in touch with their family, better organize time, complete coursework in shorter periods of time, collaborate with other students and bring computing power into classrooms not available before."
All of this can be done with old-fashioned cabled networks. T1 access from my dorm was more than enough for what I needed to do. WiFi in the classroom probably would have been more of a distraction to me, as well as most students, whether or not they are willing to admit it.
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I'm sure we can all recognize the accomplishments and contributions of certain excluded individuals that warrant at least an honorable mention. Truly an online legend.
At the very least, he contributed largely to the QA-ing of Slashcode;)
If such a law were enacted, you can bet your ass that it would be received negatively by the Slashbots. The people that stole all of this credit card information were only trying to express themselves.
I'm not so sure that blue LED lighting "can make a huge difference in the lives of villagers in rural areas where being connected to a power grid is not an option and probably never will be."
"BUT I WANT IT FREEEEEEEEEE AND IT HAS TO BE CONVEEEEENIENT AND MICROSOFT IS FREEEEEEEEEE AND CONVEEEEENIENT!!!!"
Pardon me, I'll probably be modded down, but this sounds exactly like the same argument for open source software. Many people here don't want to fund what they perceive to be an evil empire (capitalism) and look for a free alternative, such as Linux and FREE-BSD.
Don't fault people for wanting to use something that's free and convenient, especially when you apparently want the same thing.
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You're new here, right?
And for the record, the economic downturn began in early-mid 2000, during Clinton's administration. I should know, I worked for Lucent at the time when their stock tanked.
For your information, the Microsoft investigation and trial took place ENTIRELY during the Clinton administration.
From the article: "The Reagan may not even be the jump that's expected with the George H.W. Bush, the carrier that the yard is now ramping up production on. The Bush, also known as CVN-77, is set for completion in 2008 and is expected to be the last of the Nimitz-class ships."
And just a side comment, I would think that a large part of the Clinton administration involved castrating the military (including multiple attempts to kill the CVN-76 project), I wouldn't expect his efforts to be rewarded with a warship.
Now IANAL, but as far as those who don't have AMD's permission, I would be willing to bet AMD has legal grounds (not saying they necessarily SHOULD) to persue a cease-and-decist order.
AMD and IBM are both three letters too. Should I not be able to use them to promote my website without their permission?
Oh wait, there's a little something called a trademark. Move along.
Is that you??
"Hey, I didnt' touch the guy's brain. It was the robot!"
But then, I suppose, doctors and patients would be required to invest in some robot insurance.
1) Create a brand
2) Start calling it "approved"
3) Complain to councils and goverments about "un-approved" networks that are causing interfernce.
4) Get unapproved networks stopped.
5) Ramp up the price.
You forgot:
6) ???
7) PROFIT!!
"Scientist X declares 'we have identified EVERY living species on the face of the planet. Prove us wrong!'"
...the sprit of Canada's inventive iniative to recycle pay phones has prompted Slashdot editors to recycle the popular site's headline stories.
I wonder if anyone conducting any of these studies ever considered the possibility that these fields didn't attract females simply because they girls aren't as interested in computers as boys, and that this isn't a cause to cry "DISCRIMINATION"?!?!?
These types of things really piss me off, because our society (at least here in the states) is coming to a mindset that any unequal distribution of just about ANYTHING implies a social injustice. I for one am tired of it!
And now that someone else is trying to take this market away from them, they run crying to the courts.
Seems like more and more companies/industries believe it is the responsibility of the courts to ensure their business models remain effective, and profits guaranteed. A shame, really.
Maybe they could do that, but why would they want to? Would anyone really buy a car that required you purchase their (higher-priced) gasoline?
Maybe from a technical/legal viewpoint, Lexmark has the right to do this. But personally I believe it's a poor business decision. It's not like they're knocking anyone dead with the quality of their printers as it is.
I've read Slashdot for a long time, and even though I probably SHOULD have known this by now, it certainly wouldn't have been the first time that people made up facts to support a shaky viewpoint. Thanks for enlightening me.
Or more likely, you're just making these 'laws' up in absence of factual information.
I think telemarketing is one such breach of that boundary, as well as any other type of unsolicited communication, including e-mails and snail mail. As miniscule the amount of time it wastes, dealing with these intrusions is an unwanted effort that people shouldn't have to expend for the sake of someone else's need.
Hmmm, an industry using the court system to keep their unwanted and antiquated business model alive... Sound familiar to anyone?
All of this can be done with old-fashioned cabled networks. T1 access from my dorm was more than enough for what I needed to do. WiFi in the classroom probably would have been more of a distraction to me, as well as most students, whether or not they are willing to admit it.
At the very least, he contributed largely to the QA-ing of Slashcode ;)
Looks like Slashdot isn't the only one covering this, so here's some mirrors in case anyone's interested:
Movie-List
Comingsoon.net
FilmHobbit.com
ZDNet
Movies.com
If such a law were enacted, you can bet your ass that it would be received negatively by the Slashbots. The people that stole all of this credit card information were only trying to express themselves.
I was talking about the parent's author's wanting blue LEDs to make his computer case look 133t.
I'm not so sure that blue LED lighting "can make a huge difference in the lives of villagers in rural areas where being connected to a power grid is not an option and probably never will be."
Pardon me, I'll probably be modded down, but this sounds exactly like the same argument for open source software. Many people here don't want to fund what they perceive to be an evil empire (capitalism) and look for a free alternative, such as Linux and FREE-BSD.
Don't fault people for wanting to use something that's free and convenient, especially when you apparently want the same thing.