I agree with parent. The API seems to be developer friendly.
It is much more "friendly" to use this API then to manually write the code yourself to handle the reliability and scalability Google takes care of for you.
So if you look at 7,251,653,
it basically describes a method for implementing customization of multi-tenancy for databases. (pivot tables)
If this is allowed to stand then it basically means most companies delivering SaaS offerings can be sued.
I see it was filed in 2004.
I'm thinking maybe Salesforce was already using this prior to the patent filing.
Makes sense they are doing this with Youtube and online video rentals.
Also could work for Google hosting book content online and only having the rights secured in select countries.
OpenGL is about graphics.
DirectX is alot more than that.
Should be comparing Direct3D and OpenGL
Also, Direct3D is pushed by Microsoft (heavy PR and community support), unlike the openGL committee (no PR and fragmented community support) so the base spec is perceived to be slower/inferior.
News used to be primarily distributed through newspapers as a medium and each newspaper generally was distributed in a smaller geographic market (minus some of the big papers).
Ad spaces were sold for a high price because of that (and I could say because of the more locally focused content)
Now the Internet is the dominant distribution mechanism along with search engines like Google enabling us to find our content. The newspaper companies don't hold the power they had once. People can read national/international news stories quite easily now.
The news organizations that will continue to have a healthy future will be dealing heavily with LOCAL content. (These "national" or "international" news organizations have been cutting back on this for years and its their OWN fault now).
Business models change and margins on the Internet are not going to be as high EVER as they were in the TV or news print ages. You have a large potential audience, but at the same time face a larger pool of competition. This will force the price lower always unless you are providing something of REAL differentiating value.
When I updated my Wii (bought in 2007) to 4.2 , Nintendo had no issues sending my a replacement console right away (free of charge).
My warranty ran out in 2008.
My only beef was I had never done a back-up so I lost all my save data.
Mod parent up.
I totally think this would be the ideal solution.
The more immediate answer would be to SPLIT UP these Telco's wholesale and retail businesses. Let Bell Sympatico internet be a completely separate company from the wholesale business.
Let Bell Sympatico etc buy access at the same price that Techsavvy does.
It is a conflict of interest to be your own retail arm, and the gatekeeper for any other competing retailers.
Yeah, they probably want to make it formal ruling that anything 'good ole' Bell does is fine. I do not remember ANY recent decisions from the CRTC that I thought were in the best interests of Canadians.
Though seriously, I urge other fellow Canadians to write the CRTC expressing your views on this and also write your local MP about it too.
That is the joke of this whole thing...they would never be able to enforce this.
PickupPal is just a convenient location to arrange rides. There are millions of message boards on the internet, how are they going to monitor EVERY message board on the internet for these types of car pooling groups??
Unfortunately the only other major competitor is Rogers (which has its own traffic management policies which they keep secret).
So if other ISPs such as TechSavvy need to lease the last mile from Bell (and assuming the only traffic is shaping is done there) then it won't really matter if a consumer tries to switch to another DSL provider (at least in eastern Canada)
I would really love for Rogers to be forced to make their policies public too.
Things are moving into the "cloud".
The mass market is already shifting in this direction.
Microsoft has never been the first to innovate but you can be sure when they commit to something they will go at full force.
Microsoft has been very good at one thing : business. They know how to make money well.
It will bring lots of money if sony owns alot of the rights to the technologies in Blue-ray.
The licensing revenue is a nice chunk of pie (Toshiba makes tons money off of DVD).
I was recently at a longhor demonstration at my university and Longhorn had facial recognition software built right in. You could specify the name of the person by face and then all the photos with that person were searchable on your computer.
Also by default at the presentation there was a search bar built right in to the default desktop.
Remember, software engineers may be engineers in the let's-find-the-most-efficient-solution sense, but they're not Engineers in the you-must-pass-a-civil-exam-and-become-licensed-so- that-we'll-know-who-to-blame-when-the-bridge-falls -down sense.
Actually that would depend on where you are from. Here in Canada we take the title engineer very seriously. There are certified Software Engineers (though its a fairly new field) who would have legal responsibilites if they happen to sign and approve software.
hmm...how does 0 kb sound...either the demand is too great and there are not enough seeders, or people are inconsiderate enough to have turned off the window just after they were done d/l
Theoretically, Id could release D3 as an XBox exclusive and still license the engine for PC games.
That was not even a point against...it was only a side note.
First of all the article says its a rumour (and also states it will make it to PC anyways).
Second: MS has interests in the PC market...if people need to upgrade or buy a new PC then they may just purchase a copy of XP too.
Also to note: Doom 3 technology has already be leased to make develop other games:
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/25891/
besides hpcalc.org are their any other good sites with programs and programming info for the hp48g?
I would really like to make my calculas go a little faster with the help of my hp.
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I agree with parent. The API seems to be developer friendly. It is much more "friendly" to use this API then to manually write the code yourself to handle the reliability and scalability Google takes care of for you.
So if you look at 7,251,653, it basically describes a method for implementing customization of multi-tenancy for databases. (pivot tables) If this is allowed to stand then it basically means most companies delivering SaaS offerings can be sued. I see it was filed in 2004. I'm thinking maybe Salesforce was already using this prior to the patent filing.
Expansion to the definition of fair-dealing is included in this bill. The headline and description only chooses to focus on the levy aspect/
Makes sense they are doing this with Youtube and online video rentals. Also could work for Google hosting book content online and only having the rights secured in select countries.
http://www.greatschools.org/school/parentReviews.page?id=24725&state=CA
This school does not deserve the rating it gets.
Also, Direct3D is pushed by Microsoft (heavy PR and community support), unlike the openGL committee (no PR and fragmented community support) so the base spec is perceived to be slower/inferior.
News used to be primarily distributed through newspapers as a medium and each newspaper generally was distributed in a smaller geographic market (minus some of the big papers). Ad spaces were sold for a high price because of that (and I could say because of the more locally focused content) Now the Internet is the dominant distribution mechanism along with search engines like Google enabling us to find our content. The newspaper companies don't hold the power they had once. People can read national/international news stories quite easily now. The news organizations that will continue to have a healthy future will be dealing heavily with LOCAL content. (These "national" or "international" news organizations have been cutting back on this for years and its their OWN fault now). Business models change and margins on the Internet are not going to be as high EVER as they were in the TV or news print ages. You have a large potential audience, but at the same time face a larger pool of competition. This will force the price lower always unless you are providing something of REAL differentiating value.
When I updated my Wii (bought in 2007) to 4.2 , Nintendo had no issues sending my a replacement console right away (free of charge). My warranty ran out in 2008. My only beef was I had never done a back-up so I lost all my save data.
Mod parent up. I totally think this would be the ideal solution. The more immediate answer would be to SPLIT UP these Telco's wholesale and retail businesses. Let Bell Sympatico internet be a completely separate company from the wholesale business. Let Bell Sympatico etc buy access at the same price that Techsavvy does. It is a conflict of interest to be your own retail arm, and the gatekeeper for any other competing retailers.
Yeah, they probably want to make it formal ruling that anything 'good ole' Bell does is fine. I do not remember ANY recent decisions from the CRTC that I thought were in the best interests of Canadians. Though seriously, I urge other fellow Canadians to write the CRTC expressing your views on this and also write your local MP about it too.
That is the joke of this whole thing...they would never be able to enforce this. PickupPal is just a convenient location to arrange rides. There are millions of message boards on the internet, how are they going to monitor EVERY message board on the internet for these types of car pooling groups??
Unfortunately the only other major competitor is Rogers (which has its own traffic management policies which they keep secret). So if other ISPs such as TechSavvy need to lease the last mile from Bell (and assuming the only traffic is shaping is done there) then it won't really matter if a consumer tries to switch to another DSL provider (at least in eastern Canada) I would really love for Rogers to be forced to make their policies public too.
Things are moving into the "cloud". The mass market is already shifting in this direction. Microsoft has never been the first to innovate but you can be sure when they commit to something they will go at full force. Microsoft has been very good at one thing : business. They know how to make money well.
Unfortunately this is also an option that has been/is being considered.
It will bring lots of money if sony owns alot of the rights to the technologies in Blue-ray. The licensing revenue is a nice chunk of pie (Toshiba makes tons money off of DVD).
A great poem that I have heard every november 11th growing up by John McCrae
But you fail to see the logic....
You would not be able to download unless someone was sharing Hence the term file-sharing
I was recently at a longhor demonstration at my university and Longhorn had facial recognition software built right in. You could specify the name of the person by face and then all the photos with that person were searchable on your computer.
Also by default at the presentation there was a search bar built right in to the default desktop.
Remember, software engineers may be engineers in the let's-find-the-most-efficient-solution sense, but they're not Engineers in the you-must-pass-a-civil-exam-and-become-licensed-so- that-we'll-know-who-to-blame-when-the-bridge-falls -down sense.
Actually that would depend on where you are from. Here in Canada we take the title engineer very seriously. There are certified Software Engineers (though its a fairly new field) who would have legal responsibilites if they happen to sign and approve software.
Its not actaully cheaper than the one with windows. The price difference is strangly missing.
Maybe for buggy stuff running on a home users desktop but what about software that regulates heating systems or other building operations.
Heating system fails...baby or old couple freezes to death...
Oh well it stated in the EULA that weren't responsible....
The fact is more and more systems are being controlled by software systems. So regulation in some areas could be benificial.
hmm...how does 0 kb sound...either the demand is too great and there are not enough seeders, or people are inconsiderate enough to have turned off the window just after they were done d/l
Theoretically, Id could release D3 as an XBox exclusive and still license the engine for PC games.
That was not even a point against...it was only a side note.
First of all the article says its a rumour (and also states it will make it to PC anyways). Second: MS has interests in the PC market...if people need to upgrade or buy a new PC then they may just purchase a copy of XP too. Also to note: Doom 3 technology has already be leased to make develop other games: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/25891/
besides hpcalc.org are their any other good sites with programs and programming info for the hp48g? I would really like to make my calculas go a little faster with the help of my hp.