I agree with you completely, but let's add a little more backgroung to your post:
Bloomberg reports: Apple Computer's sales of its iPod were up 140% in the fourth quarter of 2003, giving it a 50% share of the digital music player market. How did the company do it? With a typical Apple design that couples cool style with high technology, and with terrific marketing, featuring an ad campaign that Marian Salzman of ad agency Euro RSCG said "is about an Apple state of mind." Read the rest of the article here
In addition, a quick check of the stock analysis shows a generous 1-Year Return of 71.706%.
I don't know about you, but I would say they are doing just fine.
According to the official job announcement for a Patent Examiner vacancy (special emphasis on ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE) the duties are as follows:
Reviewing patent applications to assess if they comply with the basic format, rules and legal requirements, determining the scope of the protection claimed by the inventor, researching relevant technologies to compare similar prior inventions with the invention claimed in the patent applications, and communicating the examiner's findings to patent practitioners/inventors with reasons on the patent ability of applicant's inventions. Patent Examiners are responsible for the quality, productivity, and timely processing of patent applications, which is the basis of their performance evaluation.
I'm not trying to be glib, and I know one person cannot change the world, but with all of the unemployed/.'ers out there, one of you could take a leap and actually apply for this position.
While you are certainly entitled to your own opinion and I'm sure there are some people here who will agree with you - I'm certain there are quite a few others who, like me, are tired of the bullshit rhetoric people like you spit out.
Let's go over the facts here...Just a couple of bits from the article...(quoting AP)
1. Researchers at eEye discovered the problems last July and agreed to keep quiet about them until Microsoft could fix them
2. Microsoft took months because it wanted to ensure that a single repairing patch solved any related problems "We really took the steps to make sure our investigation was as broad and deep as possible," Stephen Toulouse, said.
So far it sounds pretty bad, doesn't it? Maybe you can enlighten all of us as to how this delay has helped Micrsoft's bottom line?
Do you think people would have stopped buying their products had this been announced last July?
Do you think people will stop buying their products now?
Isn't it feasible, albeit a bit too long, that they actually took the time to correct the issue? Rather than throwing a 'fix' together to appease the shareholders, one might think the amount of time taken increases the chances that they did it right.
According to a researcher (sic) at Cambridge University, it doesn't matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be at the right place. The rest can be a total mess and you can still read it without problem. This is because the human mind does not read every letter by itself but the word as a whole.
Unfortunately I don't have hands-on experience with the MR4000, but now that I've seen your link to the Telly-MC, I may just have to reevaluate previous opinions.
The mini-ITX form factor is a definite positive, virtually ensures quiet operation.
Any discoveries on the MSRP of the Telly unit? I do know the MR4000 was expected to be in the USD 400 price range.
I'd really like to try one of these two units out, they seem to have the ability to do everything I need.
They are calling it an "interactive convergence product...hmmm - All I'm looking for is a way to centralize the media functions (i.e. DVD, MP3, etc) so I don't have to blow the speakers in the den to listen to a song while I'm in the pool...
In all honesty, I think it has 95% of the features most/.ers are looking for, albeit it lacks the DIY aspect.
The website says it was scheduled for Release in Dec 2003, but I've yet to see where I could buy one...
Anyone know where I can pick one up?
This is already going on in the western U.S...
Cities are laying down rubberized asphalt in lieu of building noise walls.
A quote for the pdf belowThe study concluded that there was an approximate 10 dBA reduction in noise with the rubberized asphalt compared
with the chip seal asphalt. In my experience - it has been rather effective.
Many American cities have Third Party Liability laws, which hold the bartenders and bar management/owners responsible for any negative activities the drunk bastard partakes in after leaving said establishmenent, so...
In the event the drunkard does something irresponsible - - who would be considered liable??
>>Fennemore Craig counsels clients on: Internet and e-commerce issues; protection and licensing of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets; and branding strategies (collectively referred to as intellectual property). The intellectual property practice group includes attorneys with technical degrees and attorneys with business degrees. All have extensive experience with Internet and high technology issues. Clients include a range of domestic and international businesses from Internet start-ups to large multi-nationals, in industries ranging from computer software and hardware to pharmaceuticals, toys, games, optics, and electronics.
The RIAA lobby seems to hold an unorthodox amount of power in the US. They recognize the evolution [of the industry] and are scrambling to save what's left of an otherwise outdated business model.
Not sure where you're from, but marriage in the U.S. doesn't provide tax relief to the couple.
Only recently was the "Marriage Tax Penalty" eliminated (albeit temporarily) - or brought in line to allow the standard deduction to be exactly double that of those single folks.
I have a hard time understanding how the Washington Legislature think they can allow single riders when AZ was just threatened by the Feds to have their highway funding pulled for allowing Alternative Fuel vehicles to use their HOV lanes.
The following article was posted in the Arizona Republic back in Jan '03:
Bifuel vehicles seen as illegally hogging HOV lanes in Phoenix.
Source: Arizona Republic [Jan 28, 2003]
As you crawl along at 5 mph in rush-hour traffic, a few drivers zip by in the car-pool lane - despite having no passengers
You know why: They have the "clean air" license plate, blue with puffy white clouds, identifying vehicles that don't spew out polluting fumes. Under federal law, states may allow alternative-fuel vehicles to use the HOV lane. The idea is that you can cut air pollution, one of the goals of HOV lanes, with clean-running cars, as well as by reducing the number of vehicles on the road. What you don't know is that most of those vehicles shouldn't be there.
Yup.
The state wrongly gives HOV access to cars and trucks that can run on either propane gas or gasoline. (Can we guess which fuel they're really using?) A quick trip to the Federal Highway Administration Web site shows that only vehicles that run exclusively on electricity or natural gas can use the HOV lanes.
Talk about adding insult to injury.
The injury: Arizona shelled out millions of dollars in rebates for buying vehicles equipped or retrofitted to run on natural gas. The deal, which gave buyers as much as 50 percent of the sticker price, including extras, was on the way to bankrupting the state before the plug was pulled.
The insult: Even the most conscientious alt-fuel owners have trouble refilling their natural gas because there's such a tiny network of suppliers.
And thanks to the rebate, people could afford huge trucks and oversized SUVs. So drivers are tooling along in the HOV lane while spewing out even more gunk than the average car. Arizona goofed. To follow federal rules, the state should yank those license plates. To play fair, we should at least require the owners to prove that they're using alternative fuel virtually all the time.
Meanwhile, the feds are denying HOV access to the new breed of hybrid electric cars, like the Prius, that produce so little pollution that they're called "super-ultra low-emissions vehicles." The hybrids don't meet federal requirements because they use electricity only part of the time.
Nine-tenths of a loaf is better than none, especially when fuel access and battery life are discouraging the sales of vehicles that don't run on gasoline.
Federal regulations must be expanded to include the lowest-polluting hybrid vehicles.
It would also make sense to include alt-fuel vehicles - if the owners can prove they're actually using alt fuel.
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I believe this precedent has already been set by our parents...
Bloomberg reports: Apple Computer's sales of its iPod were up 140% in the fourth quarter of 2003, giving it a 50% share of the digital music player market. How did the company do it? With a typical Apple design that couples cool style with high technology, and with terrific marketing, featuring an ad campaign that Marian Salzman of ad agency Euro RSCG said "is about an Apple state of mind." Read the rest of the article here
In addition, a quick check of the stock analysis shows a generous 1-Year Return of 71.706%.
I don't know about you, but I would say they are doing just fine.
Reviewing patent applications to assess if they comply with the basic format, rules and legal requirements, determining the scope of the protection claimed by the inventor, researching relevant technologies to compare similar prior inventions with the invention claimed in the patent applications, and communicating the examiner's findings to patent practitioners/inventors with reasons on the patent ability of applicant's inventions.
Patent Examiners are responsible for the quality, productivity, and timely processing of patent applications, which is the basis of their performance evaluation.
See the actual posting HERE
I'm not trying to be glib, and I know one person cannot change the world, but with all of the unemployed /.'ers out there, one of you could take a leap and actually apply for this position.
Let us know how it goes.
Looks like there is a vacancy in the Patent Office... Are you qualified?
Link HERE
Let's go over the facts here...Just a couple of bits from the article...(quoting AP)
1. Researchers at eEye discovered the problems last July and agreed to keep quiet about them until Microsoft could fix them
2. Microsoft took months because it wanted to ensure that a single repairing patch solved any related problems "We really took the steps to make sure our investigation was as broad and deep as possible," Stephen Toulouse, said.
So far it sounds pretty bad, doesn't it?
Maybe you can enlighten all of us as to how this delay has helped Micrsoft's bottom line?
Do you think people would have stopped buying their products had this been announced last July?
Do you think people will stop buying their products now?
Isn't it feasible, albeit a bit too long, that they actually took the time to correct the issue? Rather than throwing a 'fix' together to appease the shareholders, one might think the amount of time taken increases the chances that they did it right.
see it here
Another idea is to mentally keep track of those cars which may be around you... sounds difficult, I know, but in practice it keeps you alert.
see the rest of the details HERE
although I do have to admit, it somewhat defeats the purpose of an "all-in-one" piece of equip...
I think I may have located just the phone for the poor Anonymous Bastard.
Radio Shack Mobile Phone
The mini-ITX form factor is a definite positive, virtually ensures quiet operation.
Any discoveries on the MSRP of the Telly unit? I do know the MR4000 was expected to be in the USD 400 price range.
I'd really like to try one of these two units out, they seem to have the ability to do everything I need.
Thanks for the insight.
Link: "Media Ready 4000"
They are calling it an "interactive convergence product...hmmm - All I'm looking for is a way to centralize the media functions (i.e. DVD, MP3, etc) so I don't have to blow the speakers in the den to listen to a song while I'm in the pool...
In all honesty, I think it has 95% of the features most /.ers are looking for, albeit it lacks the DIY aspect.
The website says it was scheduled for Release in Dec 2003, but I've yet to see where I could buy one... Anyone know where I can pick one up?
Any chance you can provide pics? Sounds pretty interesting.
There are several options for you here:
Apple
Misc. desktops
KVM
I've heard it all now.
On the other hand, you may experience a bit more success in the CWE..
Cities are laying down rubberized asphalt in lieu of building noise walls.
A quote for the pdf belowThe study concluded that there was an approximate 10 dBA reduction in noise with the rubberized asphalt compared with the chip seal asphalt.
In my experience - it has been rather effective.
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In the event the drunkard does something irresponsible - - who would be considered liable??
The waiter or the glass?
>>Fennemore Craig counsels clients on: Internet and e-commerce issues; protection and licensing of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets; and branding strategies (collectively referred to as intellectual property). The intellectual property practice group includes attorneys with technical degrees and attorneys with business degrees. All have extensive experience with Internet and high technology issues. Clients include a range of domestic and international businesses from Internet start-ups to large multi-nationals, in industries ranging from computer software and hardware to pharmaceuticals, toys, games, optics, and electronics.
It's a start...
Many companies run on their own version of a annual calendar - called a Fiscal Calendar - done primarily for accounting/budgeting purposes
Apparently, id's FISCAL year starts on 4/1.
**Man who stand on toilet - - is high on pot.
>>LIKE TAKE the sword and lantern
>>>Sword: Like, taken
>>>Lantern: As if, your load is too heavy.
The original Zork packaging and downloads of the code...might need a dos emulator to run it...
Unfortunately we can say the same about quite a few adults in our little world today...
The RIAA lobby seems to hold an unorthodox amount of power in the US.
They recognize the evolution [of the industry] and are scrambling to save what's left of an otherwise outdated business model.
Not sure where you're from, but marriage in the U.S. doesn't provide tax relief to the couple.
Only recently was the "Marriage Tax Penalty" eliminated (albeit temporarily) - or brought in line to allow the standard deduction to be exactly double that of those single folks.
I have a hard time understanding how the Washington Legislature think they can allow single riders when AZ was just threatened by the Feds to have their highway funding pulled for allowing Alternative Fuel vehicles to use their HOV lanes.
The following article was posted in the Arizona Republic back in Jan '03:
Bifuel vehicles seen as illegally hogging HOV lanes in Phoenix.
Source: Arizona Republic [Jan 28, 2003]
As you crawl along at 5 mph in rush-hour traffic, a few drivers zip by in the car-pool lane -
despite having no passengers
You know why: They have the "clean air" license plate, blue with puffy white clouds, identifying vehicles that don't spew out polluting fumes. Under federal law, states may allow alternative-fuel vehicles to use the HOV lane. The idea is that you can cut air pollution, one of the goals of HOV lanes, with clean-running cars, as well as by reducing the number of vehicles on the road. What you don't know is that most of those vehicles shouldn't be there.
Yup.
The state wrongly gives HOV access to cars and trucks that can run on either propane gas or gasoline. (Can we guess which fuel they're really using?) A quick trip to the Federal Highway Administration Web site shows that only vehicles that run exclusively on electricity or natural gas can use the HOV lanes.
Talk about adding insult to injury.
The injury: Arizona shelled out millions of dollars in rebates for buying vehicles equipped or retrofitted to run on natural gas. The deal, which gave buyers as much as 50 percent of the sticker price, including extras, was on the way to bankrupting the state before the plug was pulled.
The insult: Even the most conscientious alt-fuel owners have trouble refilling their natural gas because there's such a tiny network of suppliers.
And thanks to the rebate, people could afford huge trucks and oversized SUVs. So drivers are tooling along in the HOV lane while spewing out even more gunk than the average car. Arizona goofed. To follow federal rules, the state should yank those license plates. To play fair, we should at least require the owners to prove that they're using alternative fuel virtually all the time.
Meanwhile, the feds are denying HOV access to the new breed of hybrid electric cars, like the Prius, that produce so little pollution that they're called "super-ultra low-emissions vehicles." The hybrids don't meet federal requirements because they use electricity only part of the time.
Nine-tenths of a loaf is better than none, especially when fuel access and battery life are discouraging the sales of vehicles that don't run on gasoline.
Federal regulations must be expanded to include the lowest-polluting hybrid vehicles.
It would also make sense to include alt-fuel vehicles - if the owners can prove they're actually using alt fuel.
Otherwise, pull those plates.