Why tigerdirect has a trademark on the name "TIGER" in relation to the computer biz. Apple comes along and starts using the name tiger. IMHO This is an open and shut case.
The fact that they waited for to launch the suit against apple does not change the facts of the case.
The fact that they are scum does not change the legal position. The law will work for all in the same way (in theory).
You can call regular phone numbers. I now chat to my freinds in the Czech Rep. and England and turkey and the Dominican Rep...etc. The most expensive is the Dom Rep for 0.08 EUR per min. The rest are around 0.02EUR from ANYWHERE in the world. They save me more than 40EUR per month on the phone.
Here is the best part. My parents installed and configured it on their own. That is the most amazing part!
They are going to kill the regualr phone comapnies dead!
You can also pay for a number where people can call you from regular phones to your computer. I thinkit is around 30EUR per year but cant be bothered to check.
Well, what goes around comes around. Apple have been waving their "legal penis" is everyones faces and sueing left right and center. Now it comes around to their turn.... well they should lap it up.
Tigerdirect have a trademark for the use of "tiger" in the computer software bussiness and now apple want to use the name tiger for their product. I dont think Apple will win this. Apple has no sympathy from me over this.
NO NO...beat them, beat them badly. I think we should abandon legal means and simple resort to violence instead. Imagine the police report:
A large pale emaciated crowd of around 5000 linux zealots arrived on the premesis at 0915. There were angry confrontations where apon said crowd did force entry to the building. The tattered corpse of Mr McBride was found hanging. Police are attempting to track down a Mr GNU, leader of this mob, as part of their enquiries.
Does anyone think that the kids will not be able to get round this! I mean you tell a kid there is someting they should not do and they will find a way to do it.
On a side note maybe the parents should regulate what game the kid get in the forst place no?
F*ck them it wont work and will just scam some cash out of the parents. My bet is that most kids will get full access privs in matter of hours and then the kids will sbe able to lock the parents out.
Several ways round this spring to mind such as Knoppix, Dual boot, Safemode etc.....
In reply to your comments I sgree with you completely. However my point is that it is not our place to tell people how to spend their time. If they want to watch jerry springer reruns then let them. If they are neglecting their kids then tell them to sort it out. Now I do believe that they are many more valuble things to do with ones time than watch TV. I was taking issue with the fact that the parent to my pervious post was suggesting that it is OK to take away peoples TV for their own good.
As regards my "tv as an educator" argument I was raised on the BBC. They do have alot of crap but they also have fantastic programmes that are very educational. From History to Science to Art to Politics. (As an example if you can get BBC World watch a programme called Hard Talk.)
We would all benefit from getting our butts up and experiencing the real world that I do not think is the issue.
In simple terms, my comment to the parent of my preious post is that it is hypocritical for a person who is posting on slashdot to look down on people who watch TV. Both in the majority are a waste of time.
You say: "I fail to see how knowing about the symbiotic relationships among various sea organisms is helpful to an otherwise underproductive and impoverished lifestyle."
May I suggest that Symbiosis is a principle that can be applied to most parts of our society. Forming a union or a cooperative for example.
I am going to make a partialy unrelated observation regarding a difference I percieve between the US and Europe regarding the perception of the "poor". People in Europe in general do not look down on people who are poor. We have great folk traditions and stories of the poor man who was good and honorable. I always get the feeling that in the US to be poor is considered a failure and should be looked down on. There is an unasked question of "How come in this land of oportunity.. you have not yet made it?" I do not mean to start any kind of US/EU slagging match but I will take the risk because I would like to know!
......What a stupid suggestion. How dare you tell other people what they should or should not do with their hard earned free time. (Posting on slashdot is a SO much better use of time.)
You say that they might read or attent class. Well they might read things you dont like. They might read Mein Kampf and go the fudamentalist bible class. If someone is happy watching TV it is in poor taste to condem them for that. Do you honestly think that reading is inherently better than TV. Is an art gallery inherently better than a bar?
Basicaly you make the assertion that TV is inherently bad. TV can be a great educator if the programme is good. THe fact that there is mostly shit on the box is a different matter. It is like saying that we should spend less time online, well 99% of the net is shit but we have the ability to pick and choose.
Let us say that the goverenment told you that in 1 year you would have to switch off your 802.11b access point because they need the frequency for something else and from now on you can not use the device without buying a $200 adapter!
Yes.... that would be a good standard. They could advertise "Rated 5 stars on the boilwash with bleach and two rubber bricks test....over 30 cycles with perfect data storage"
I posted a story last year some time about these USB drives as to how reliable they are. I find them very reliable. If you abuse things they will break if you treat them well they will last longer. How long they last with good treatment depends on the quality of the build.
Just ot summarise the reason that made me post the story a year ago was the fact that I dropped a USB drive into a -80 degree celcius freezer(-112F). I did not find it for 6 months until I chipped it out of a solid block of ice. To this day I am still using the little bugger without any problems. So I guess they CAN be pretty reliable.
I can recommend using you pockets to store things. They come with the possibility to upgrade to V2.0 pockets with 600% capacity on the new McHammer Deluxe models.
Not ture. Many many countries do not use legal systems based on precedent. They have law books no bigger than any other. Precedent rquires that you study huge volumes of case law. The countries with precedent tend to be anglo-saxon in origin. Those without are based on Roman type legal system. (I know this is a generalisation..please do not start a thread!)
Your comment about specificaly worded law is crap.
law book in "Roman" system: You can not divulge private information without consent, unless comanded by a warrant from a judge!
Law book plus case law in anglo-saxon system: You can not divulge private information without consent, unless comanded by a warrant from a judge!
But in "mrsev vs. universe, in 2005" It was decided that your IP address and real address are not private information.
But in "EZsue vs. John Paul II, in 1955" It was decided that your street address is private information unless held in public directory.
But, mlud, "EZsue vs. John Paul" was ruled not to apply to north facing appartments in sub-tropical regions on the firt tuesday of the lunar month."
but....
but but but.
But..
Im not making judgments about the two systems but dont pretend that "Roman" law is worse than the US system. At least with Roman law you can know what a law actually is!!!!
So actualy we have two unrealted peices of information here:
1- SCO is in "even" deeper shit from the court case. After talking up the "size" of their case the judge3 is finally asking them to drop their pants and measure up to IBM.
2- Two nothing to do with 1: They file a peice of paper so that they can be let back into NASDAQ.
It is nice how the two stories are intertwined so that they make the illusion of one:
In the 10Q report there is some good stuff like:
1-Darl McBride makes $265,000 per year.
2-"The Employee Incentive Bonus Program (Bonus Plan) is designed to reward employees for their contributions to the successful achievement of certain corporate goals and objectives and to share the success (and risks) of the business with employees based upon successful achievement of quarterly business goals." ho ho ho
3-total assets:$55,400,000 total liabilites $55,400,000
I think the reference was to NETWORK. In this there is really not one that you can call a network.
I never understood how you can have competition on a rail service. I mean how does a london to dover serveice compete with a london to brighton service.
"no no that is too much...I think I will go to Dover instead."
My second point it 100mph on the UK railways.. you must be joking. Maybe for 100meters on a section without cracked rails when there are no leaves on the track and the driver turns up and the panets are aligned, maybe then.
"You forgot to add 'in my tiny village in Somerset which time has passed by and where every night the plowmen gather in the old thatched inn to sacrifice a goat to the Harvest God'."
That I why I said slang. If everyone who spoke english used it it would be called english.
However it is more common than you think. See: http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin e.php?term=cam el+jockey&r=f http://www.angelfire.com/geek/APRAC E/glossary.html http://www.diversitywatch.ryerson.ca/glossary/c. ht m also in the script of "3 kings" the movie..so I guess it is used in the US too. http://www.diversityhotwire.com/diversity_wo rd_of_ month.html
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...I was absolutely shocked to see the phrase "camel jockeys" on the front page of slashdot. I had to take a doulbe take. I am sure that many other English readers will feel the same. A "camel jockey" in english slang is a term of denigration for Arabs in general.
As regards your percapetion of the arab world sports may I remind you that we, in the west, put migets on horses and race them. Anyway makes more sense that American Football or Cricket...both incomprihensable to outsiders.
"Your last sentence makes you a troll. But I'll answer you anyways."
MAybe so but I did not mean it like that. I have lived in the middle east and even though I have never been to Yemen many freinds have and they said it was pretty bad. Now considering many were form the US I was under the impression that they would be speaking relatively.
There is however always the question of are all murders being reported in Yemen.
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I think the army should win a prize or something!
Why tigerdirect has a trademark on the name "TIGER" in relation to the computer biz. Apple comes along and starts using the name tiger. IMHO This is an open and shut case.
The fact that they waited for to launch the suit against apple does not change the facts of the case.
The fact that they are scum does not change the legal position. The law will work for all in the same way (in theory).
Skype is cross platform.
Skype has fantastic audio quality.
You can call regular phone numbers. I now chat to my freinds in the Czech Rep. and England and turkey and the Dominican Rep...etc. The most expensive is the Dom Rep for 0.08 EUR per min. The rest are around 0.02EUR from ANYWHERE in the world. They save me more than 40EUR per month on the phone.
Here is the best part. My parents installed and configured it on their own. That is the most amazing part!
They are going to kill the regualr phone comapnies dead!
You can also pay for a number where people can call you from regular phones to your computer. I thinkit is around 30EUR per year but cant be bothered to check.
Well, what goes around comes around. Apple have been waving their "legal penis" is everyones faces and sueing left right and center. Now it comes around to their turn.... well they should lap it up.
Tigerdirect have a trademark for the use of "tiger" in the computer software bussiness and now apple want to use the name tiger for their product. I dont think Apple will win this. Apple has no sympathy from me over this.
NO NO ...beat them, beat them badly. I think we should abandon legal means and simple resort to violence instead. Imagine the police report:
A large pale emaciated crowd of around 5000 linux zealots arrived on the premesis at 0915. There were angry confrontations where apon said crowd did force entry to the building. The tattered corpse of Mr McBride was found hanging. Police are attempting to track down a Mr GNU, leader of this mob, as part of their enquiries.
Does anyone think that the kids will not be able to get round this! I mean you tell a kid there is someting they should not do and they will find a way to do it.
On a side note maybe the parents should regulate what game the kid get in the forst place no?
F*ck them it wont work and will just scam some cash out of the parents. My bet is that most kids will get full access privs in matter of hours and then the kids will sbe able to lock the parents out.
Several ways round this spring to mind such as Knoppix, Dual boot, Safemode etc.....
In reply to your comments I sgree with you completely. However my point is that it is not our place to tell people how to spend their time. If they want to watch jerry springer reruns then let them. If they are neglecting their kids then tell them to sort it out. Now I do believe that they are many more valuble things to do with ones time than watch TV. I was taking issue with the fact that the parent to my pervious post was suggesting that it is OK to take away peoples TV for their own good.
As regards my "tv as an educator" argument I was raised on the BBC. They do have alot of crap but they also have fantastic programmes that are very educational. From History to Science to Art to Politics. (As an example if you can get BBC World watch a programme called Hard Talk.)
We would all benefit from getting our butts up and experiencing the real world that I do not think is the issue.
In simple terms, my comment to the parent of my preious post is that it is hypocritical for a person who is posting on slashdot to look down on people who watch TV. Both in the majority are a waste of time.
You say: "I fail to see how knowing about the symbiotic relationships among various sea organisms is helpful to an otherwise underproductive and impoverished lifestyle."
May I suggest that Symbiosis is a principle that can be applied to most parts of our society. Forming a union or a cooperative for example.
I am going to make a partialy unrelated observation regarding a difference I percieve between the US and Europe regarding the perception of the "poor". People in Europe in general do not look down on people who are poor. We have great folk traditions and stories of the poor man who was good and honorable. I always get the feeling that in the US to be poor is considered a failure and should be looked down on. There is an unasked question of "How come in this land of oportunity.. you have not yet made it?" I do not mean to start any kind of US/EU slagging match but I will take the risk because I would like to know!
Bless you France for your gift of liberty.
......What a stupid suggestion. How dare you tell other people what they should or should not do with their hard earned free time. (Posting on slashdot is a SO much better use of time.)
You say that they might read or attent class. Well they might read things you dont like. They might read Mein Kampf and go the fudamentalist bible class. If someone is happy watching TV it is in poor taste to condem them for that. Do you honestly think that reading is inherently better than TV. Is an art gallery inherently better than a bar?
Basicaly you make the assertion that TV is inherently bad. TV can be a great educator if the programme is good. THe fact that there is mostly shit on the box is a different matter. It is like saying that we should spend less time online, well 99% of the net is shit but we have the ability to pick and choose.
Let us say that the goverenment told you that in 1 year you would have to switch off your 802.11b access point because they need the frequency for something else and from now on you can not use the device without buying a $200 adapter!
Yes .... that would be a good standard. They could advertise "Rated 5 stars on the boilwash with bleach and two rubber bricks test....over 30 cycles with perfect data storage"
I posted a story last year some time about these USB drives as to how reliable they are. I find them very reliable. If you abuse things they will break if you treat them well they will last longer. How long they last with good treatment depends on the quality of the build.
Just ot summarise the reason that made me post the story a year ago was the fact that I dropped a USB drive into a -80 degree celcius freezer(-112F). I did not find it for 6 months until I chipped it out of a solid block of ice. To this day I am still using the little bugger without any problems. So I guess they CAN be pretty reliable.
I can recommend using you pockets to store things. They come with the possibility to upgrade to V2.0 pockets with 600% capacity on the new McHammer Deluxe models.
Are you on crack? You say "out of style faster than the floppy"
I assume that you are talking about the floppy disc that I have been using since the end of the 80s and still occasionay use.
By your argument the usb drive will last ONLY 20 years!
well lets not forget that he was the FIRST man in space and they did not know how he would respond!
Think SPAAAAAACEMAAAAADNESS
The bastards, how dare they; they are feeding off the very lifeblood of the Conservative party.
No dude he had a 6 disc changer!
Not ture. Many many countries do not use legal systems based on precedent. They have law books no bigger than any other. Precedent rquires that you study huge volumes of case law. The countries with precedent tend to be anglo-saxon in origin. Those without are based on Roman type legal system. (I know this is a generalisation..please do not start a thread!)
Your comment about specificaly worded law is crap.
law book in "Roman" system: You can not divulge private information without consent, unless comanded by a warrant from a judge!
Law book plus case law in anglo-saxon system: You can not divulge private information without consent, unless comanded by a warrant from a judge!
But in "mrsev vs. universe, in 2005" It was decided that your IP address and real address are not private information.
But in "EZsue vs. John Paul II, in 1955" It was decided that your street address is private information unless held in public directory.
But, mlud, "EZsue vs. John Paul" was ruled not to apply to north facing appartments in sub-tropical regions on the firt tuesday of the lunar month."
but....
but but but.
But..
Im not making judgments about the two systems but dont pretend that "Roman" law is worse than the US system. At least with Roman law you can know what a law actually is!!!!
So actualy we have two unrealted peices of information here:
1- SCO is in "even" deeper shit from the court case. After talking up the "size" of their case the judge3 is finally asking them to drop their pants and measure up to IBM.
2- Two nothing to do with 1: They file a peice of paper so that they can be let back into NASDAQ.
It is nice how the two stories are intertwined so that they make the illusion of one:
In the 10Q report there is some good stuff like:
1-Darl McBride makes $265,000 per year.
2-"The Employee Incentive Bonus Program (Bonus Plan) is designed to reward employees for their contributions to the successful achievement of certain corporate goals and objectives and to share the success (and risks) of the business with employees based upon successful achievement of quarterly business goals." ho ho ho
3-total assets:$55,400,000
total liabilites $55,400,000
I think the reference was to NETWORK. In this there is really not one that you can call a network.
...I think I will go to Dover instead."
I never understood how you can have competition on a rail service. I mean how does a london to dover serveice compete with a london to brighton service.
"no no that is too much
My second point it 100mph on the UK railways.. you must be joking. Maybe for 100meters on a section without cracked rails when there are no leaves on the track and the driver turns up and the panets are aligned, maybe then.
Well my money is on Cal-Tech. Their absense is suspicious!
My god ... the ex leader of the labour party in the UK?...Is that you?
"Look, it works for us so leave it alone. You might as well ask why people still use money instead of debit cards pulling directly from their banks."
How are we supposed to pay for our drugs? Dealers dont take credit cards!
"You forgot to add 'in my tiny village in Somerset which time has passed by and where every night the plowmen gather in the old thatched inn to sacrifice a goat to the Harvest God'."
n e.php?term=cam el+jockey&r=fC E/glossary.html . ht mo rd_of_ month.html
That I why I said slang. If everyone who spoke english used it it would be called english.
However it is more common than you think.
See:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/defi
http://www.angelfire.com/geek/APRA
http://www.diversitywatch.ryerson.ca/glossary/c
also in the script of "3 kings" the movie..so I guess it is used in the US too.
http://www.diversityhotwire.com/diversity_w
...I was absolutely shocked to see the phrase "camel jockeys" on the front page of slashdot. I had to take a doulbe take. I am sure that many other English readers will feel the same. A "camel jockey" in english slang is a term of denigration for Arabs in general.
As regards your percapetion of the arab world sports may I remind you that we, in the west, put migets on horses and race them. Anyway makes more sense that American Football or Cricket...both incomprihensable to outsiders.
"Your last sentence makes you a troll. But I'll answer you anyways."
MAybe so but I did not mean it like that. I have lived in the middle east and even though I have never been to Yemen many freinds have and they said it was pretty bad. Now considering many were form the US I was under the impression that they would be speaking relatively.
There is however always the question of are all murders being reported in Yemen.