Can we drop the lame "(soul sucking registration required)" comments everytime a NY Times or similiar news posting is displayed? Those who read here are quite knowledgeable in getting around the registration process; if not, someone's going to post a comment with a Google link within minutes of posting anyways.
This just goes to show that many companies are no longer trying to come up with new ideas but milk old ideas as much as possible.
From the article:
After continuing declining revenues, the company changed its name and management in August 2001. It was then that the company became a video technology firm focusing on software and patents. Its portfolio includes nearly 50 patents.
The company remained quiet about its JPEG patent, allowing usage of JPEG compression unhindered, until July 2002 when it began to enforce its patent rights after signing a multi-million dollar license agreement with Sony Corp.
Two of my most handy aliases (tcsh and 4DOS/4NT) are:
alias mcd 'md \!*; cd \!*'
alias rcd 'setenv OLD_DIR `pwd`;cd..;echo $OLD_DIR;rd "$OLD_DIR"; unsetenv OLD_DIR'
Usage:
~/> mcd junkDir
~/junk> -- do commands, unzip files, et cetera --
~/junk> rcd
~/> -- back where you were and the dir is gone --
You are in the same building as the folks who actually run the station and you come to/. for the answer? Walk down the hall and get the authorative answer.
Let's use the philosphy of "the right tool for the right job" in real life, too.
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"Bad Taste". Peter Jackson.
Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad.
Introducing a non-native anything to an environment will eventually affect the environment. Look at N. America and the White Man.
5. Exercise. Get plenty of it.
When I open more than one tab, the whole main display shifts down by a pixel or two. Nothing major but slightly annoying. Anyone else seen this?
Can we drop the lame "(soul sucking registration required)" comments everytime a NY Times or similiar news posting is displayed? Those who read here are quite knowledgeable in getting around the registration process; if not, someone's going to post a comment with a Google link within minutes of posting anyways.
A simple "reg. req." is sufficient.
Everyone seems to forget: you don't have to use Gmail.
You can choose whether to respond to someone who writes from Gmail, too.
From the article:
After continuing declining revenues, the company changed its name and management in August 2001. It was then that the company became a video technology firm focusing on software and patents. Its portfolio includes nearly 50 patents. The company remained quiet about its JPEG patent, allowing usage of JPEG compression unhindered, until July 2002 when it began to enforce its patent rights after signing a multi-million dollar license agreement with Sony Corp.
Two of my most handy aliases (tcsh and 4DOS/4NT) are:
..;echo $OLD_DIR;rd "$OLD_DIR"; unsetenv OLD_DIR'
alias mcd 'md \!*; cd \!*'
alias rcd 'setenv OLD_DIR `pwd`;cd
Usage:
~/> mcd junkDir
~/junk> -- do commands, unzip files, et cetera --
~/junk> rcd
~/> -- back where you were and the dir is gone --
Two of my most handy aliases (tcsh and 4DOS/4NT) are: alias mcd 'md \!*; cd \!*' alias rcd 'setenv OLD_DIR `pwd`;cd ..;echo $OLD_DIR;rd "$OLD_DIR"; unsetenv OLD_DIR'
Usage:
~/> mcd junkDir
~/junk> -- do commands, unzip files, et cetera --
~/junk> rcd
~/> -- back where you were and the dir is gone --
Let's use the philosphy of "the right tool for the right job" in real life, too.