Don't you know that Super Models and Rock Stars are the source of ethically clean moral and political thought of our age? I mean, like when Bono says something, you know one day it'll be in a ethics or western civ textbook some day.
If it makes you feel good to think that lawsuits can stop spam from Thailand, China, Hong Kong, South America, certain African countries, than I am with you! May I suggest a web site that discusses various technique for masturbation? Because that is what you are doing.
I don't understand why the carrier should be held liable for information transmitted over their network that originates from a spammer. The spammer ought to be held responsible, not the carrier.
Because the fact of the matter is that cell phone providers clean up. The cost of providing the service is tiny and quite on par with (if not less than) supporting copper. They don't charge me my regular phone bill by how many people call me, why should they with cell phones? The relative low-cost of supporting cell technology does not support this.
Verizon's lawsuit is in their best interest. Complaints from customers, which will increase unless the problem is addressed, will adversely affect the carrier more than any other party. Though the fault lays with the spammer, not Verizon, it is the latter that will have to deal with dissatisfied customers.
This type of suit, over the long run, will have no effect on spam. Very few spammers are reachable legally. This suit means nothing. One or a dozen spammers out of thousands, most of who are not located in the United States (or other countries that will allow them to be extradited). Pointless.
I don't have a cell phone (yup, there actually ARE people without 'em) but I think there should be a way to get credit for the minutes that Spam costs a receiving cell.
I'm not surprised that as the Macs go, they are not replacing them, because as a "technology school" they will of course want to teach what is being used in business (helps get the grads jobs...). Regardless if it is right or wrong, Microsoft is the primary technology is business these days. It would make more sense to replace the Mac machines with MS, or barring that, some widely used flavor of Linux such as Red Hat, or SuSE. Or even some *BSD of one kind or another. The only places I see Macs these days is in creative departments, where they certainly excel.
Obviously, this is not a 'good' thing for music listeners
I'm sorry, it's not obvious to me that it makes any difference either way. 4 huge mega-corps is better than 3? How so? What exactly will we see come out of this? The "music industry" is ALREADY fucked up, and this will have no effect what-so-ever.
Personally, I don't care. It simply has nothing to do with the music I buy and listen to. When I hear a band I like, I buy the CD. I know there will only be two songs on it that I like, it's been that way for the past 20 - 30 years, and really, all I can say is "so what" because I really don't care who presses the CD.
Keep in mind that the codes for info going in and out of the "brain box" in your car that mechanics use to trouble-shoot problems, these are in fact proprietary, and for the most part keep independent mechanics from working on newer cars. And, probably would keep the average auto buff from doing mods as well.
For the most part, this is a bad ruling. But please: "This means all homebrew and hobbyist coders in the UK can no longer modify their consoles to run games they have written." This is so much a load of crap, it is simply dishonest because we all know what most modchips are used for. It may be just fine as an argument to fool the believers with, but most other people are smart enough to understand that for the most part, modchips facilitate piracy. And if that's not true, well, it's what most non-Slashdotters believe.
Actually I can't think of any Microsoft lawsuits for patent infringement
No, you're quite right, but don't bet that MS would jump all over something if their mood dictated it. There have been stories in the press that they just might pull the Patent Card to fight Linux (though I have no idea what in particular they would attack).
Apparently, you can send in schematics for circuit boards to Pad2Pad, where they will quote, build and ship you a part based on your exact specifications.
Wow! And here I was sending out board designs for computer controlled lighting systems and getting back automatic espresso machine boards. No wonder they don't fit the slots and plugs in our cases.
This patent has to be struck down for being overly broad.
I keep hearing this sort of thing here, but apperently the USPO has different standards than most people here, becouse the broadness of this patent is pretty common.
There's not one single mention of how any portion of the "technology" in question would actually do anything. It's just a description of how it would be used.
Pretty much describes 90% of the technology patents out there... And anyway, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Do you think Microsoft (on any other major corp.) would think twice about jumping all over someone for a patent like this that they held? Sure the whole thing stinks and it doesn't make it right just because they are suing The Evil Microsoft, but when you play in the corporate pool, you play by the corporate rules.
Remember the scene in Raiders of the Lost Arc where it get's crated up and put in Top Secret storage? Same thing with life on Mars. Do you really think that George Bush (Mr. Fundy Christian) would allow this cat out of the bag? Stop pointing at my tinfoil hat.
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Oh good lord! It's FUNNY! Since when has political correctness been a criteria here? Oh, nevermind!
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I'm not running any story.
They are running a story for discussion.
They're is also acceptable, but "they are" is perfectly correct.
Slashdot is not preaching anything. They are running a story for discussion.
...blaw, blaw, blaw...
Really, what does the state of Slashcode have to do with running a story on the needs and status of XHTML? Anything at all? Not really.
Don't you know that Super Models and Rock Stars are the source of ethically clean moral and political thought of our age? I mean, like when Bono says something, you know one day it'll be in a ethics or western civ textbook some day.
If it makes you feel good to think that lawsuits can stop spam from Thailand, China, Hong Kong, South America, certain African countries, than I am with you! May I suggest a web site that discusses various technique for masturbation? Because that is what you are doing.
A story on the Family Movie Act was rejected in favor of this tripe.
Jesus. Planted ad? Someone to cought up in cell phones? This is a non-story.
Because the fact of the matter is that cell phone providers clean up. The cost of providing the service is tiny and quite on par with (if not less than) supporting copper. They don't charge me my regular phone bill by how many people call me, why should they with cell phones? The relative low-cost of supporting cell technology does not support this.
Verizon's lawsuit is in their best interest. Complaints from customers, which will increase unless the problem is addressed, will adversely affect the carrier more than any other party. Though the fault lays with the spammer, not Verizon, it is the latter that will have to deal with dissatisfied customers.
This type of suit, over the long run, will have no effect on spam. Very few spammers are reachable legally. This suit means nothing. One or a dozen spammers out of thousands, most of who are not located in the United States (or other countries that will allow them to be extradited). Pointless.
I don't have a cell phone (yup, there actually ARE people without 'em) but I think there should be a way to get credit for the minutes that Spam costs a receiving cell.
I'm not surprised that as the Macs go, they are not replacing them, because as a "technology school" they will of course want to teach what is being used in business (helps get the grads jobs...). Regardless if it is right or wrong, Microsoft is the primary technology is business these days. It would make more sense to replace the Mac machines with MS, or barring that, some widely used flavor of Linux such as Red Hat, or SuSE. Or even some *BSD of one kind or another. The only places I see Macs these days is in creative departments, where they certainly excel.
I'm sorry, it's not obvious to me that it makes any difference either way. 4 huge mega-corps is better than 3? How so? What exactly will we see come out of this? The "music industry" is ALREADY fucked up, and this will have no effect what-so-ever.
Personally, I don't care. It simply has nothing to do with the music I buy and listen to. When I hear a band I like, I buy the CD. I know there will only be two songs on it that I like, it's been that way for the past 20 - 30 years, and really, all I can say is "so what" because I really don't care who presses the CD.
Keep in mind that the codes for info going in and out of the "brain box" in your car that mechanics use to trouble-shoot problems, these are in fact proprietary, and for the most part keep independent mechanics from working on newer cars. And, probably would keep the average auto buff from doing mods as well.
For the most part, this is a bad ruling. But please: "This means all homebrew and hobbyist coders in the UK can no longer modify their consoles to run games they have written." This is so much a load of crap, it is simply dishonest because we all know what most modchips are used for. It may be just fine as an argument to fool the believers with, but most other people are smart enough to understand that for the most part, modchips facilitate piracy. And if that's not true, well, it's what most non-Slashdotters believe.
And take a look at their stock price. My guess it the precipitous drop starts at about the time the judge walked out of the room.
No, you're quite right, but don't bet that MS would jump all over something if their mood dictated it. There have been stories in the press that they just might pull the Patent Card to fight Linux (though I have no idea what in particular they would attack).
Wow! And here I was sending out board designs for computer controlled lighting systems and getting back automatic espresso machine boards. No wonder they don't fit the slots and plugs in our cases.
I keep hearing this sort of thing here, but apperently the USPO has different standards than most people here, becouse the broadness of this patent is pretty common.
Pretty much describes 90% of the technology patents out there... And anyway, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Do you think Microsoft (on any other major corp.) would think twice about jumping all over someone for a patent like this that they held? Sure the whole thing stinks and it doesn't make it right just because they are suing The Evil Microsoft, but when you play in the corporate pool, you play by the corporate rules.
Once again, the odd contradictions of political correctness Slashdot-style are blind to a VERY FUNNY irony. IT'S NOT FLAMEBAIT, IT'S FUNNY!
Yes, but it still discusses it in terms of a corruption .
Did he mean...
For all intents and purposes ?
Another example of the oral transformation of language by people who don't read much...
Yes, of course! That's it! They should have known better than to run Infoworld off a 286 and a DSL conx in some guy's basement.
Remember the scene in Raiders of the Lost Arc where it get's crated up and put in Top Secret storage? Same thing with life on Mars. Do you really think that George Bush (Mr. Fundy Christian) would allow this cat out of the bag? Stop pointing at my tinfoil hat.
Oh good lord! It's FUNNY! Since when has political correctness been a criteria here? Oh, nevermind!