So now there are good patents and bad patents. Good patents have lots of close friends, while bad patents are anti-social and pretty much live alone.
I'll tell you what I'd like to see. I'd like to see all technology patents held by companies not currently producing products involving those patents immediately Voided.
Then I'd like to see all remaining patents compulsorily licensed so that everybody can build everything and we can chose among who does it best. This current lawsuit climate doesn't suit the average citizen at all, and that's who the patent system was supposed to protect.
The way we're going, I'm afraid that we are going to end up in a deadlock of nobody being able to build anything -- and guess who suffers in the process.
Ok, so I understand that these computers are to never be connected to the internet, but why does that mean that they don't put security software on them?
If these computers are never connected to the Internet, then how are they sending out the results of their logging?
Sounds like just in time for the iPhone 5. No doubt Apple (formerly Jobs & Co.) told Sprint, "Sure, will supply you with lots of iPhone x's over the next 4 years. Just convert your network over to what I tell you to do. What do you mean you'll have trouble telling your users that their existing state-of-the-art 4G WiMax phones won't work after 2012? People actually keep their phones for more than a year? What a bunch of slackers! And btw, Sprint, there is no state-of-the-art phone that isn't an iPhone. Now just watch the pretty lights and do exactly as you told if you want to survive as a cell phone company because even you admitted that your highest rate of defection was caused by the lack of the pretty-pretty overpriced iPhone baubles."
Wow, for once it's not a product (perpetually) 5 years in our future.
Of course, even a year and a half can make a huge difference. Imagine, if you will, what the market today would look like if AMD's long gestating Bulldozer processor had arrived on the scene 18 months ago. Who knows what else will arrived by then.
This is probably all about keeping the feds off of Zukerberg's backside. While he's a huge Obama supporter, he's also a target of the current administration because he is one of the Evil Rich. In addition, with Obama's re-election chances looking less certain than Facebook's privacy promises, he may well need to CYA with the next administration as soon as 2013.
So Apple disappointed us with no iPhone 5 in June. Now 4 months later they disappoint again with a warmed-over iPhone 4S that might be worth getting if you have no iPhone at all, but not get locked into a new upgrade contract otherwise. Meanwhile there are multiple Android LTE choices available. Has Apple lost their magic and now just wants to squeeze out every last dollar as long as the current iPhone continues to sell? Or is Apple showing the inherent weakness of one company against everyone else when it comes to innovation. Even in the best year(s) there was only one iPhone model to choose from.
Do I need a separate browser, with separate cookie storage, just for running Facebook? Or does it need its own virtual machine? It's own separate computer and Internet connection?
Or do I need a government to slam the hammer down hard on FB?
Imagine if your power provider wanted to charge different prices for your power based on whether you used it for toasting bread or watching TV; even further, what if it charged more for your toaster power if you used a brand of toaster that has not paid the power company for 'better' rates. The courts would never allow such a business practice.
That doesn't mean that the FCC has the authority to "fix" this.
I think that it's absolutely stupid that Verizon had to wait until the rules went into effect before they could sue over them. Just think for a moment how much cost and trouble these rules will cause if they're overturned months, or years, after they went into effect when all of this could have been avoided by testing them in court first.
...until at least 150 years after my timely and natural death. Everybody else... I love 'ya. Stay awesome.
Actually, given the way that the USA and European Union continue to play leapfrog with copyright extensions, even 150 years after your death the copyright on You will still validly belong to somebody.
These observations should dispel in one fell swoop any notion that recent global warming could be natural.
Talk about fallacious Cause & Effect logic. How did the Slashdot editors ever let this one through in the first place?
These ice shelves have been around for thousands of years (prove it) and now they're half gone in the last 6 years - therefore Global Warming is real and everybody start writing checks to Al Gore again. QED.
I think that the global warming zealots are getting a bit desperate. Why don't you prove to me instead how human-caused global warming has caused a shrinkage of the polar caps ON MARS!
And, btw, the oceans have gone DOWN in the last 2 years, just like Barrack Obama promised us that they would (or something like that).
What I see is more human habitable farmland previously covered by ice -- and this is a good thing.
There have been some famous rants against the recording industry contracts (think Prince and his SLAVE forehead protest among others). Tell us what you really think of recording company contracts and RIAA.
The reason why this is not in production is obvious. The energy capturing efficiency (and hence cost effectiveness) of the solar cell is reduced by 75 %. (Then another 50 % will be lost if the hydrogen is converted back to electricity.)
Hey, it's not like this process is in competition with some more efficient process for that sunbeam. This device would be capturing otherwise unharvested sunlight, so it's closest competition is producing Zero energy in comparison.
Back in high school I used to do this with a beaker of H2O, a bit of acid to improve conductivity, a battery, and a couple of wires. Nice to know that in the succeeding 40 years or so they've improved the process so greatly by replacing the battery with a solar cell.
I want a recent-generation video card which works well with classic 8-bit ISA bus. I have at least one IBM XT-class machine I want to run Starcraft II on.
Have we created a new metric here of FPD (Frames Per Day)?
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So now there are good patents and bad patents. Good patents have lots of close friends, while bad patents are anti-social and pretty much live alone.
I'll tell you what I'd like to see. I'd like to see all technology patents held by companies not currently producing products involving those patents immediately Voided.
Then I'd like to see all remaining patents compulsorily licensed so that everybody can build everything and we can chose among who does it best. This current lawsuit climate doesn't suit the average citizen at all, and that's who the patent system was supposed to protect.
The way we're going, I'm afraid that we are going to end up in a deadlock of nobody being able to build anything -- and guess who suffers in the process.
Ok, so I understand that these computers are to never be connected to the internet, but why does that mean that they don't put security software on them?
If these computers are never connected to the Internet, then how are they sending out the results of their logging?
Sounds like just in time for the iPhone 5. No doubt Apple (formerly Jobs & Co.) told Sprint, "Sure, will supply you with lots of iPhone x's over the next 4 years. Just convert your network over to what I tell you to do. What do you mean you'll have trouble telling your users that their existing state-of-the-art 4G WiMax phones won't work after 2012? People actually keep their phones for more than a year? What a bunch of slackers! And btw, Sprint, there is no state-of-the-art phone that isn't an iPhone. Now just watch the pretty lights and do exactly as you told if you want to survive as a cell phone company because even you admitted that your highest rate of defection was caused by the lack of the pretty-pretty overpriced iPhone baubles."
Competition and Standards are wonderful things.
The question was, does it pay? Obviously not as well as the new position will.
Now why did you have to read through 542 other posts to get to the simple answer?
Wow, for once it's not a product (perpetually) 5 years in our future.
Of course, even a year and a half can make a huge difference. Imagine, if you will, what the market today would look like if AMD's long gestating Bulldozer processor had arrived on the scene 18 months ago. Who knows what else will arrived by then.
By this evening, no doubt, this miracle substance will cure cancer and hangnails as well. Stay tuned.
There is no other way to put it. This is even worse than not having any triggers at all.
This is probably all about keeping the feds off of Zukerberg's backside. While he's a huge Obama supporter, he's also a target of the current administration because he is one of the Evil Rich. In addition, with Obama's re-election chances looking less certain than Facebook's privacy promises, he may well need to CYA with the next administration as soon as 2013.
So Apple disappointed us with no iPhone 5 in June. Now 4 months later they disappoint again with a warmed-over iPhone 4S that might be worth getting if you have no iPhone at all, but not get locked into a new upgrade contract otherwise. Meanwhile there are multiple Android LTE choices available. Has Apple lost their magic and now just wants to squeeze out every last dollar as long as the current iPhone continues to sell? Or is Apple showing the inherent weakness of one company against everyone else when it comes to innovation. Even in the best year(s) there was only one iPhone model to choose from.
Considering all of the compromised SSL certificates, you may not be any more private with this change than before.
This PI should be in jail for what he's done.
Do I need a separate browser, with separate cookie storage, just for running Facebook? Or does it need its own virtual machine? It's own separate computer and Internet connection?
Or do I need a government to slam the hammer down hard on FB?
Fly through it enough time and you'll crash for sure. That's not exactly hard vacuum.
At least he's using the Layer Model, even if they are circles.
If you don't like it, then just don't buy it. You don't have to gripe about it to everybody else.
Imagine if your power provider wanted to charge different prices for your power based on whether you used it for toasting bread or watching TV; even further, what if it charged more for your toaster power if you used a brand of toaster that has not paid the power company for 'better' rates. The courts would never allow such a business practice.
That doesn't mean that the FCC has the authority to "fix" this.
I think that it's absolutely stupid that Verizon had to wait until the rules went into effect before they could sue over them. Just think for a moment how much cost and trouble these rules will cause if they're overturned months, or years, after they went into effect when all of this could have been avoided by testing them in court first.
...until at least 150 years after my timely and natural death. Everybody else... I love 'ya. Stay awesome.
Actually, given the way that the USA and European Union continue to play leapfrog with copyright extensions, even 150 years after your death the copyright on You will still validly belong to somebody.
Talk about fallacious Cause & Effect logic. How did the Slashdot editors ever let this one through in the first place?
These ice shelves have been around for thousands of years (prove it) and now they're half gone in the last 6 years - therefore Global Warming is real and everybody start writing checks to Al Gore again. QED.
I think that the global warming zealots are getting a bit desperate. Why don't you prove to me instead how human-caused global warming has caused a shrinkage of the polar caps ON MARS!
And, btw, the oceans have gone DOWN in the last 2 years, just like Barrack Obama promised us that they would (or something like that).
What I see is more human habitable farmland previously covered by ice -- and this is a good thing.
I would hope so. It's the only type of corrective behavior that works long term.
Now if we could just get people to attack Apple's arrogance...
There have been some famous rants against the recording industry contracts (think Prince and his SLAVE forehead protest among others). Tell us what you really think of recording company contracts and RIAA.
The reason why this is not in production is obvious. The energy capturing efficiency (and hence cost effectiveness) of the solar cell is reduced by 75 %. (Then another 50 % will be lost if the hydrogen is converted back to electricity.)
Hey, it's not like this process is in competition with some more efficient process for that sunbeam. This device would be capturing otherwise unharvested sunlight, so it's closest competition is producing Zero energy in comparison.
Back in high school I used to do this with a beaker of H2O, a bit of acid to improve conductivity, a battery, and a couple of wires. Nice to know that in the succeeding 40 years or so they've improved the process so greatly by replacing the battery with a solar cell.
I want a recent-generation video card which works well with classic 8-bit ISA bus. I have at least one IBM XT-class machine I want to run Starcraft II on.
Have we created a new metric here of FPD (Frames Per Day)?