Thanks for practically being the lone voice of reason in this "debate". You put it all very well, especially "Companies don't mind taking risks (it's what they do), provided that they're identified and can be hedged. Unknown risks that can take down a company, however, are untenable."
Too late. Anyway, I think many slashdotters were born with cameltoe, or at least developed inoperable wedgies at an early age.
It's common practice on slashdot to attack a product or service not intended for you because it doesn't meet your needs. It is also common practice to post comments that are based on ignorance of the issues. Usually, the more ignorant the poster, the more strongly worded and strongly held is the opinion.
This isn't meant as a crack on slashdot. That crack is already filled with tightly wadded undergarments.
I'm sorry, where did the grandparent mention lying, let alone advocate it?
Grandparent specifically said that the strategy was to counter-patent:
Certainly for every software product I've worked on, when we did a patent search, we turned up several patents we potentially might be infringing on. Of course, our solution was to file a few of our own defensively so if any of our competitors came after us, we'd be able to go back after them too.
Why did you conveniently leave out the meat of the quote and suggest the grandparent poster was advocating lying?
I wonder if you and I are reading the same slashdot.
But imaginary weapons of mass destruction, such as the type that infests Iraq, are no more dangerous than the Easter Bunny.
(Poster glances nervously about, wondering if it's silver bullets, a wooden stake thru the heart, or cruxifiction that is supposed to kill the Easter Bunny.)
And the great challenge with designing mp3 players and phones is that you've got to cram the UI into a small space. Even with a single function device like an mp3 player, this is difficult, as you point out. Apple certainly demonstrates that less is more.
Still, an iPod phone would be kinda cool. They could use the wheel to create a mock rotary phone interface! The word "dialing" would no longer be an anachronism.
I'm not getting the distinction you're making between MP3s and AACs. Are you suggesting that an AAC file that I rip from a CD has some sort of secret DRM?
I purported nothing of the kind concerning stem cell research being the savior of mankind. I merely pointed out that the Bush administration is engaging in a certain type of behavior which is a dis-service to the scientific community, the American people, and the world at large.
When you only accept scientific viewpoints that are sympathetic to your ideology or policies, then you are being one dimensional, at best.
But instead of putting words into your mouth, why don't you tell us what you think is wrong with embryonic stem cell research? Why is research along these lines "distorted science"? I am curious if you can make the distinction between the scientific method and your own religious beliefs.
When I had the good fortune to meet the Great Man, I thought he was an asshole. But, as a Koolaid swilling card carrying zealot, I was glad that he was our asshole.
In addition to being the visionary leader of a great company that has created most of the computers I've used for the past 12 years, he's also made me a bit of money. More than I can say for most of the other assholes I've known.
The real "disincentive" to diabetes research, at least with stem cells, is political. If you vote for Bush this November, you're basically voting against science and medical research.
I was using Babelfish and other machine translators to conduct some business in Spanish before I really began to learn Spanish. After two months in Mexico (earlier this year) taking Spanish and speaking Spanish daily, I'm embarrassed that I thought machine translation was anywhere near adequate.
I think what saved my ass was that I would include the pre-translated English text in my e-mails, and fortunately my associates had a better grasp of English than I did of Spanish. I'm sure they got a kick out of Babelfish's mistranslations.
As the author of TFA mentions in his further commentary, the technology he describes already exists. It just hasn't been implemented yet in the way he describes, although there are certainly trends in that direction, and overall, metadata is becoming more and more important.
Speculating on the future and trying to spot trends might seem silly to you, but without it, Harlan Elison wouldn't be able to make car commercials.
I'm sorry to repeat what others have said to similar comments such as yours from others who failed to RTFA, but this wasn't a company, it was a branch of government. If you pay taxes, then you're paying the bills and, more or less, signing the pay checks.
In this case, it's the people of Alabama that are paying the salaries of all involved.
So, I guess maybe the worst part is that you feel the need to comment on things you might have informed yourself about but didn't. What is it that they call people who have opinions about things of which they are willfully ignorant? I forget, but I think it was a combination of opinionated and clown.
I guess what makes your comment even more pathetic is that you've used this as an opportunity to put forth some sort of pro-business/anti-government rant. There are times and places for such arguments, but your using it here shows you to be a knee jerk ideologue.
This sounds like a lot of what I've heard about Aids Project L.A. from friends that worked there, but it could really be any charity. Most of the money you donate to charities goes to "administrative costs".
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Thanks for practically being the lone voice of reason in this "debate". You put it all very well, especially "Companies don't mind taking risks (it's what they do), provided that they're identified and can be hedged. Unknown risks that can take down a company, however, are untenable."
Meet you at the spaceport!
Before you all go and get your panties in a bunch
Too late. Anyway, I think many slashdotters were born with cameltoe, or at least developed inoperable wedgies at an early age.
It's common practice on slashdot to attack a product or service not intended for you because it doesn't meet your needs. It is also common practice to post comments that are based on ignorance of the issues. Usually, the more ignorant the poster, the more strongly worded and strongly held is the opinion.
This isn't meant as a crack on slashdot. That crack is already filled with tightly wadded undergarments.
I'm sorry, where did the grandparent mention lying, let alone advocate it?
Grandparent specifically said that the strategy was to counter-patent:
Certainly for every software product I've worked on, when we did a patent search, we turned up several patents we potentially might be infringing on. Of course, our solution was to file a few of our own defensively so if any of our competitors came after us, we'd be able to go back after them too.
Why did you conveniently leave out the meat of the quote and suggest the grandparent poster was advocating lying?
I wonder if you and I are reading the same slashdot.
But imaginary weapons of mass destruction, such as the type that infests Iraq, are no more dangerous than the Easter Bunny.
(Poster glances nervously about, wondering if it's silver bullets, a wooden stake thru the heart, or cruxifiction that is supposed to kill the Easter Bunny.)
I've been getting 503 errors for the last 24 hours or so on /. with Safari. Which cookie should I look for?
This is because 'Society' deemed in necessary to transfer operational money from the USPTO to Social Security.
Huh? I'm not following you on this. When did Social Security raid the USPTO budget?
And the great challenge with designing mp3 players and phones is that you've got to cram the UI into a small space. Even with a single function device like an mp3 player, this is difficult, as you point out. Apple certainly demonstrates that less is more.
Still, an iPod phone would be kinda cool. They could use the wheel to create a mock rotary phone interface! The word "dialing" would no longer be an anachronism.
Netcraft confirms. . .oh, nevermind.
I'm not getting the distinction you're making between MP3s and AACs. Are you suggesting that an AAC file that I rip from a CD has some sort of secret DRM?
OK, I'll give it a shot:
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Jetzt ist meine batterie tot!
I've always been partial to the saying, "If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me."
I purported nothing of the kind concerning stem cell research being the savior of mankind. I merely pointed out that the Bush administration is engaging in a certain type of behavior which is a dis-service to the scientific community, the American people, and the world at large.
When you only accept scientific viewpoints that are sympathetic to your ideology or policies, then you are being one dimensional, at best.
But instead of putting words into your mouth, why don't you tell us what you think is wrong with embryonic stem cell research? Why is research along these lines "distorted science"? I am curious if you can make the distinction between the scientific method and your own religious beliefs.
When I had the good fortune to meet the Great Man, I thought he was an asshole. But, as a Koolaid swilling card carrying zealot, I was glad that he was our asshole.
In addition to being the visionary leader of a great company that has created most of the computers I've used for the past 12 years, he's also made me a bit of money. More than I can say for most of the other assholes I've known.
The real "disincentive" to diabetes research, at least with stem cells, is political. If you vote for Bush this November, you're basically voting against science and medical research.
Scientists: Bush Distorts Science
Scientists: Bush administration distorts research
New pesticide rules let EPA skip wildlife agency reviews is the latest story of the Bush administration removing scientists from the loop when scientific findings might go against Bush's policies.
I was using Babelfish and other machine translators to conduct some business in Spanish before I really began to learn Spanish. After two months in Mexico (earlier this year) taking Spanish and speaking Spanish daily, I'm embarrassed that I thought machine translation was anywhere near adequate.
I think what saved my ass was that I would include the pre-translated English text in my e-mails, and fortunately my associates had a better grasp of English than I did of Spanish. I'm sure they got a kick out of Babelfish's mistranslations.
As the author of TFA mentions in his further commentary, the technology he describes already exists. It just hasn't been implemented yet in the way he describes, although there are certainly trends in that direction, and overall, metadata is becoming more and more important.
Speculating on the future and trying to spot trends might seem silly to you, but without it, Harlan Elison wouldn't be able to make car commercials.
I'm sorry to repeat what others have said to similar comments such as yours from others who failed to RTFA, but this wasn't a company, it was a branch of government. If you pay taxes, then you're paying the bills and, more or less, signing the pay checks.
In this case, it's the people of Alabama that are paying the salaries of all involved.
So, I guess maybe the worst part is that you feel the need to comment on things you might have informed yourself about but didn't. What is it that they call people who have opinions about things of which they are willfully ignorant? I forget, but I think it was a combination of opinionated and clown.
I guess what makes your comment even more pathetic is that you've used this as an opportunity to put forth some sort of pro-business/anti-government rant. There are times and places for such arguments, but your using it here shows you to be a knee jerk ideologue.
In business, market forces such as competition take care of the inefficient in a nice, Darwinian way.
Can you say "outsourcing"? I knew you could!
In the organization, we're all SOMEBODY's superior
Precisely why I own a dog.
This sounds like a lot of what I've heard about Aids Project L.A. from friends that worked there, but it could really be any charity. Most of the money you donate to charities goes to "administrative costs".
It was Will Rodgers who said that.
THE BIBLE ISN'T NOTARIZED?
No, it must be. It says so in the Bible. Accountants 17:25, I believe.
Repent! You're going to Hell!
Remember what Cheeses told us: "For I am the Brie, the Camembert and the Colby Jack."
Fark is going to sue you now.