Since all they do is program the autopilot anyways, who cares?
I have very good friends who are airline pilots and they lament the move from stick and rudder to full autopilot. Airbus' are the worst offenders of this, but Boeing is catching up. And Co-Pilot is a dated term, BTW. Its First Officer now and, if the crew is using good Cockpit Resource Management, then the First Officer does a lot more than sit and twiddle their thumbs, like it was 30-40 years ago.
Is one going to put the trigger under the remote? Nintendo came up with the idea for the Wii Remote well before the patent was granted. The previous GC controller had a trigger type button used often in shooters. How could they combine that? I wonder...
This is why I hope the Sumpreme OCurt rules against such obvious patents.
Sounds like the Neronic Whip that Isaac Asmiov described in his Foundation series. Now whether or not its a Good Idea(TM), that is a tough call. Likely it depends on whther you're on the trigger end or muzzle end, so to speak.
But I thought the whole point of OSS and the like is that you could extend and modify as you like. If you can then make money on it that's fine, but okey-dokey as long as you comply with the license. At its core its Novell doing just that? Sure they're making themselves pariah's amongst the Linux crowd, but isn't that the kind of risk that OSS is supposed to allow?
The US is one of the last countries that still has General Aviation. The airlines have been trying to gut it for years, post 9/11 regulations have done all they can to limit what pilots can do, and now we have UAVs. The only way to make UAVs "safe" from collisions will likely be to force everyone to fly under positive ATC control. If you have never flown low and slow in a Cub, do it now while you still can.
Intel, who makes their own fair share of graphics chipsets, has yet to be included in the investigation.
From TFA: "To my knowledge, we haven't gotten a subpoena ourselves... but I'm not 100 percent certain," said Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy, adding he was checking with company lawyers to confirm.
You know, as an investor, I'd rather go with the company that has been subpoened over the one that can't quite be sure!
While I can't say I love the idea, I'd probably rather have Bill as President than most of the people who run.
I was thinking this too. How sad that one of the most reviled of businessmen is actually attractive compared to so much of the other options when it comes to President.
IBM wants this to go to trial. They've had many opportunities to make this case go away, and they haven't even tried. They don't want SCO to surrender, they want to crush SCO.
While IBM very much wants to crush SCo they would prefer the crushing happens before trial. Anything can happen with a jury. But they have filed Motions for Summary Judgement which is the core of the dispositive motions the GP talked about. (AC or not- he knows the law.)
To elaborate further, in Summary Judgement the side argues that even if all the facts are viewed in the light most favorable to the opposition, they would still lose the case. Given the lack of evidence forthsoming from SCO, it would not surprise me in the least if most of the SJ motions were granted in IBM's favor. Indeed, a not unlikely scenario would see the trial proceeding only on IBM's Counterclaims!
The cockpit of the future will have a button to fly the airplane, the pilot, and a dog. The pilot is there to feed the dog and the dog is there to bite the pilot in case he reaches for the button.
Nowadays engineers can find the exact minimum amount of materials and the like to use to acheive their goal. Back int he day they'd find an approximate and double it too make sure. That'd be my guess.
I didn't see this question asked, but... why Warhammer as opposed to Wahammer 40k? Wouldn't a more Sci-Fi oriented game instead of a Fantasy one helped to stake out a new market?
Well, frankly, I don't understand what you're trying to say. Since one is transmitting on line and the other is transmitting online they're different? If you could explain it in a bit more detail I'd appreciate it. And if you can elaborate on the distinctions between the two, that'd be great, too. Because to my eyes they are pretty much different colors of the same thing.
I agree that Slippery Slopes are dangerous, but I just don't see this as really being one. Does adding IM to the law fundamentally change it? In other words, IM and e-mail are essentially the same thing, are they not? (Maybe they're not, if not correct me) Since the whole point of the law was to make it illegal to use the Internet to direct messages to known-minors, then Judicially including IM'ing doesn't strike me as part of a slippery slope.
I've been to there a dozen times looking for old hardware and the place is just awesome. It bites that someone robs them and i hope whoever it is caught. They deserve the book, the largest, to be thrown at them.
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I have very good friends who are airline pilots and they lament the move from stick and rudder to full autopilot. Airbus' are the worst offenders of this, but Boeing is catching up. And Co-Pilot is a dated term, BTW. Its First Officer now and, if the crew is using good Cockpit Resource Management, then the First Officer does a lot more than sit and twiddle their thumbs, like it was 30-40 years ago.
Lights twice as fast! Burns twice as long!
Now do you see? This is why the MS icon has been kept. Bill's not Borg, he's just very enthusiastic about this platform;-)
Can I continue to light my cigars with hundreds?
This is why I hope the Sumpreme OCurt rules against such obvious patents.
Sounds like the Neronic Whip that Isaac Asmiov described in his Foundation series. Now whether or not its a Good Idea(TM), that is a tough call. Likely it depends on whther you're on the trigger end or muzzle end, so to speak.
But I thought the whole point of OSS and the like is that you could extend and modify as you like. If you can then make money on it that's fine, but okey-dokey as long as you comply with the license. At its core its Novell doing just that? Sure they're making themselves pariah's amongst the Linux crowd, but isn't that the kind of risk that OSS is supposed to allow?
My experience, too. Tailgating is far more dangerous than mere speeding. So to with wanton lane changing, but that could be more of a CA thing.
The US is one of the last countries that still has General Aviation. The airlines have been trying to gut it for years, post 9/11 regulations have done all they can to limit what pilots can do, and now we have UAVs. The only way to make UAVs "safe" from collisions will likely be to force everyone to fly under positive ATC control. If you have never flown low and slow in a Cub, do it now while you still can.
From TFA: "To my knowledge, we haven't gotten a subpoena ourselves ... but I'm not 100 percent certain," said Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy, adding he was checking with company lawyers to confirm.
You know, as an investor, I'd rather go with the company that has been subpoened over the one that can't quite be sure!
The Lawyers.
I was thinking this too. How sad that one of the most reviled of businessmen is actually attractive compared to so much of the other options when it comes to President.
No "R," huh... Most likely it was pirated. They need as many arrrrrr's as they can get.
While IBM very much wants to crush SCo they would prefer the crushing happens before trial. Anything can happen with a jury. But they have filed Motions for Summary Judgement which is the core of the dispositive motions the GP talked about. (AC or not- he knows the law.)
To elaborate further, in Summary Judgement the side argues that even if all the facts are viewed in the light most favorable to the opposition, they would still lose the case. Given the lack of evidence forthsoming from SCO, it would not surprise me in the least if most of the SJ motions were granted in IBM's favor. Indeed, a not unlikely scenario would see the trial proceeding only on IBM's Counterclaims!
The cockpit of the future will have a button to fly the airplane, the pilot, and a dog. The pilot is there to feed the dog and the dog is there to bite the pilot in case he reaches for the button.
Huge man eating catfish?
I love you, you love me,
This is bestiality...
Nowadays engineers can find the exact minimum amount of materials and the like to use to acheive their goal. Back int he day they'd find an approximate and double it too make sure. That'd be my guess.
I didn't see this question asked, but... why Warhammer as opposed to Wahammer 40k? Wouldn't a more Sci-Fi oriented game instead of a Fantasy one helped to stake out a new market?
If it gets cold it can just use its phasers to heat a nearby boulder for warmth.
Well, frankly, I don't understand what you're trying to say. Since one is transmitting on line and the other is transmitting online they're different? If you could explain it in a bit more detail I'd appreciate it. And if you can elaborate on the distinctions between the two, that'd be great, too. Because to my eyes they are pretty much different colors of the same thing.
Well, O'Reilly is certainly an expert on creating your own reality...
I agree that Slippery Slopes are dangerous, but I just don't see this as really being one. Does adding IM to the law fundamentally change it? In other words, IM and e-mail are essentially the same thing, are they not? (Maybe they're not, if not correct me) Since the whole point of the law was to make it illegal to use the Internet to direct messages to known-minors, then Judicially including IM'ing doesn't strike me as part of a slippery slope.
On a serious note, what is the difference? In essence aren't you still transmitting words for communication across the Internet?
I've been to there a dozen times looking for old hardware and the place is just awesome. It bites that someone robs them and i hope whoever it is caught. They deserve the book, the largest, to be thrown at them.