The system used by the French and some other countries involves having pre-filled ballot papers for all parties and no blank papers. Papers can be obtained at the polling station or in advance, but you get the envelope at the polling station. Put the desired ballot paper in the envelope, and put the envelope in the box. There's nothing to stop you walking home with several unused ballot papers from every party, since the principle is "one envelope, one vote".
...The supercar proviso became law when President Clinton signed off on it. After eight years of struggle, the real hassles were about to begin for the 959 project. "The next step was to reduce the bill to writing so DOT could administer it."
What does this phrase mean in standard English? I thought laws were usually written down before they were passed. If laws need detailed regulations before they can be implemented, this usually ends up as an expansion, not a reduction.
They will not outlaw encryption because of banks and others - but they can already require you to provide a key or an intelligible form of the message (and make you keep secret the fact you have done so). See Sections 49 - 54 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
In a subjective universe it might be true, but in fact it isn't.
The UK does have a constitution, but what is special about it is that it is not codified in a single document, and is not entrenched. It is made up of a collection of statutes (e.g. Acts of Supremacy, Bill of Rights, Act of Settlement, Acts of Succession, Acts of Union, Parliament Acts, Representation of the People Acts, Statute of Westminster, Supreme Court Act, European Community Acts, Human Rights Act, Scotland Act, Wales Act, Northern Ireland Act etc.), judicial decisions, and established traditions (especially that the Crown in Parliament is sovereign, any one Parliament cannot bind its successors, and that the monarch must act on the advice of the Prime Minister).
Michael Meacher has never been a member of the Cabinet. In the confusing British way, he was a "junior" minister in the 1970s and a "middle ranking" minister from 1997 until his departure from Government earlier this year. He was also in the Shadow Cabinet when the Labour Party was in opposition.
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Reuters is saying "the method is being patented and will be used only by law enforcement agencies, he said".
1. Does DCMA and its cousins allow such methods to be patented?
Curiously, three independent experiments were undertaken at the next suitable solar eclipse to look at starlight being bent round the sun. One failed (cloud?), one produced results broadly consistent with General Relativity, and one produced results broadly consistent with Newtonian gravity applied to light.
The conclusion at the time was that General Relativity was confirmed, because the likelihood of measurement or equipment error seemed to have been greater with the result consistent with Newtonian gravity.
"Europe" or "EU" has had no directive concerning patenting software.
In a sense this is true, but in another it is not (as with everything to do with the EU). In particular, Article 52 of the European Patent Convention says
(2) The following in particular shall not be regarded as inventions within the meaning of paragraph 1:
(a) discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods;
(b) aesthetic creations;
(c) schemes, rules and methods for performing mental acts, playing games or doing business, and programs for computers;
(d) presentations of information.
The 27 memebers of the European Patent office include all 15 EU Member States. This does not of course mean that European Patents actually follow this rule.
it was too technical to pilot the balloons back down, they would jump (with a parachute).
This was also true of Yuri Garagin in Vostock 1, who having orbited in 1961 at up to about 320 km (200 miles), ejected on the way down at about 7 km (23,000 feet). All by design.
The purpose of the patent system is to reward innovation, by providing a short-term monopoly. The hope is that this will encourage innovation which would not otherwise occur. But the evidence on software seems to suggest that the innovation is likely to be repeated quickly by others who do not know about the original patent, and so the economic benefit of the innovation may not justify the economic loss caused by creating an artificial monopoly. Indeed, if the patent system makes software development more risky, then it may reduce innovation as well as making the use of new products more expensive.
Anyone can find a suitable definition to suit their position. For example, the MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia defines toxins as "Substances that are created by plants and animals and are poisonous to humans. Most toxins that are problematic for humans are formed and excreted by microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses."
I accept humans are animals and produce toxins. But you need to accept that other living things do too.
Almost every plant is toxic (apart perhaps from some fruit), as it is their natural defence against animals (including humans) eating them. The fact that animals evoloved to be resistant to many of the toxins, and that humans learned farming and food preparation methods that reduce the toxicity, does not detract from the fact that the living world is toxic.
Water must be dangerous - the molecules are so small.
Perhaps even worse than obvious. Assuming the research has correctly idetified a particular genetic factor...
1. In the first family, a gene called DYXC1 was disrupted. So if there is anything to this story, then the gene may help prevent dyslexia, rather than cause it.
2. "In a complex disorder, even a modest increase in genetic risk may be interesting," they wrote. "There is overwhelming evidence that dyslexia is a genetically complex condition." So if this is really a factor, then it is likely to one factor among many, rather than an accurate diagnostic tool.
3. To compare, the team studied 20 unrelated Finnish families, with 58 dyslexic and 61 non-dyslexic members. In the first family, a gene called DYXC1 was disrupted. In another, DYXC1 has a "stop sign" in the wrong place, which causes cells to produce a shortened version of the DYXC1 protein. So if DYXC1 is not a factor in the other 19 families, despite numberous dyslexic members, then it seems likely to be a small factor across the population.
Quite a long way from finding the sole cause of dyslexia, which is possibly the impression tomorrow's headlines will give. Dyslexia may turn out to be something that everyone has to a degree, and only those severely affected are diagnosed.
If SIRTF will drift away from Earth on a heliocentric orbit at the rate of ~ 0.1 AU/year then after about 31.4 years it may crash into Earth from the other side.
Anyone who packages Linux in their products should indemnify their customers from any intellectual property issues
This rather defeats the point of Open Source/Free Software, i.e. adapting the work of others and passing it on. I would be surprised if any insurance company would cover the risk, especially with an ongoing lawsuit and associated FUD.
... or for a variable sun roof.
The Maybach 62 - a Mercedes for people with too much money - has an adjustable rear roof. "The laminated glass pane on the inside has an intermediate layer in the form of a liquid crystal membrane of conductive polymer plastic. The membrane has a cable connection to a control unit which generates an AC output of 90 volts. Switching the power on arranges the crystals in the plastic membrane in such a way that the glass becomes transparent and allows daylight into the rear of the Maybach 62 over its entire area. The special feature is that as soon as the AC voltage is switched off, the liquid crystals lose their transparent arrangement and the light is fragmented in all directions. The glass becomes opaque and filters the daylight to produce a pleasant, diffused glow, with only approx. 76 per cent reaching the interior. This electrically controlled transparency has its world premiere in the Maybach 62.
Thanks to this unique roof technology the rear passengers in this luxury motor car can decide in accordance with their mood or the weather conditions whether to enjoy a bright interior flooded with daylight in which to admire an exclusive, panoramic view of the scenery, or whether to relax beneath a semi-transparent glass dome."
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The system used by the French and some other countries involves having pre-filled ballot papers for all parties and no blank papers. Papers can be obtained at the polling station or in advance, but you get the envelope at the polling station. Put the desired ballot paper in the envelope, and put the envelope in the box. There's nothing to stop you walking home with several unused ballot papers from every party, since the principle is "one envelope, one vote".
I read all 12 to try to discover if they could tell me when I was born - but they all seemed as descriptive as each other.
Why Microsoft? SCO own Linux - it must be their fault.
What does this phrase mean in standard English? I thought laws were usually written down before they were passed. If laws need detailed regulations before they can be implemented, this usually ends up as an expansion, not a reduction.
Forget the copyright issue; P2P is too inefficient for those who have to pay for bandwidth.
They will not outlaw encryption because of banks and others - but they can already require you to provide a key or an intelligible form of the message (and make you keep secret the fact you have done so). See Sections 49 - 54 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
The UK does have a constitution, but what is special about it is that it is not codified in a single document, and is not entrenched. It is made up of a collection of statutes (e.g. Acts of Supremacy, Bill of Rights, Act of Settlement, Acts of Succession, Acts of Union, Parliament Acts, Representation of the People Acts, Statute of Westminster, Supreme Court Act, European Community Acts, Human Rights Act, Scotland Act, Wales Act, Northern Ireland Act etc.), judicial decisions, and established traditions (especially that the Crown in Parliament is sovereign, any one Parliament cannot bind its successors, and that the monarch must act on the advice of the Prime Minister).
Michael Meacher has never been a member of the Cabinet. In the confusing British way, he was a "junior" minister in the 1970s and a "middle ranking" minister from 1997 until his departure from Government earlier this year. He was also in the Shadow Cabinet when the Labour Party was in opposition.
1. Does DCMA and its cousins allow such methods to be patented?
2. Will the phreakers care about patents?
Prime Curios is indeed an interesting site.
The conclusion at the time was that General Relativity was confirmed, because the likelihood of measurement or equipment error seemed to have been greater with the result consistent with Newtonian gravity.
In a sense this is true, but in another it is not (as with everything to do with the EU). In particular, Article 52 of the European Patent Convention says
(2) The following in particular shall not be regarded as inventions within the meaning of paragraph 1:
(a) discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods;
(b) aesthetic creations;
(c) schemes, rules and methods for performing mental acts, playing games or doing business, and programs for computers;
(d) presentations of information.
The 27 memebers of the European Patent office include all 15 EU Member States. This does not of course mean that European Patents actually follow this rule.
This was also true of Yuri Garagin in Vostock 1, who having orbited in 1961 at up to about 320 km (200 miles), ejected on the way down at about 7 km (23,000 feet). All by design.
The purpose of the patent system is to reward innovation, by providing a short-term monopoly. The hope is that this will encourage innovation which would not otherwise occur. But the evidence on software seems to suggest that the innovation is likely to be repeated quickly by others who do not know about the original patent, and so the economic benefit of the innovation may not justify the economic loss caused by creating an artificial monopoly. Indeed, if the patent system makes software development more risky, then it may reduce innovation as well as making the use of new products more expensive.
I accept humans are animals and produce toxins. But you need to accept that other living things do too.
Water must be dangerous - the molecules are so small.
1. In the first family, a gene called DYXC1 was disrupted. So if there is anything to this story, then the gene may help prevent dyslexia, rather than cause it.
2. "In a complex disorder, even a modest increase in genetic risk may be interesting," they wrote. "There is overwhelming evidence that dyslexia is a genetically complex condition." So if this is really a factor, then it is likely to one factor among many, rather than an accurate diagnostic tool.
3. To compare, the team studied 20 unrelated Finnish families, with 58 dyslexic and 61 non-dyslexic members. In the first family, a gene called DYXC1 was disrupted. In another, DYXC1 has a "stop sign" in the wrong place, which causes cells to produce a shortened version of the DYXC1 protein. So if DYXC1 is not a factor in the other 19 families, despite numberous dyslexic members, then it seems likely to be a small factor across the population.
Quite a long way from finding the sole cause of dyslexia, which is possibly the impression tomorrow's headlines will give. Dyslexia may turn out to be something that everyone has to a degree, and only those severely affected are diagnosed.
If SIRTF will drift away from Earth on a heliocentric orbit at the rate of ~ 0.1 AU/year then after about 31.4 years it may crash into Earth from the other side.
The fact that there are no problems with XP is probably why the Service Pack is being delayed.
This rather defeats the point of Open Source/Free Software, i.e. adapting the work of others and passing it on. I would be surprised if any insurance company would cover the risk, especially with an ongoing lawsuit and associated FUD.
There were certainly disappearing marshes.
The 1982 Dragon 32 was substantially cheaper than that. Though it did have MS Basic.
Especially if they have dynamically allocated IP addresses.
If you use MSIE then you don't see it.
... or for a variable sun roof. The Maybach 62 - a Mercedes for people with too much money - has an adjustable rear roof. "The laminated glass pane on the inside has an intermediate layer in the form of a liquid crystal membrane of conductive polymer plastic. The membrane has a cable connection to a control unit which generates an AC output of 90 volts. Switching the power on arranges the crystals in the plastic membrane in such a way that the glass becomes transparent and allows daylight into the rear of the Maybach 62 over its entire area. The special feature is that as soon as the AC voltage is switched off, the liquid crystals lose their transparent arrangement and the light is fragmented in all directions. The glass becomes opaque and filters the daylight to produce a pleasant, diffused glow, with only approx. 76 per cent reaching the interior. This electrically controlled transparency has its world premiere in the Maybach 62. Thanks to this unique roof technology the rear passengers in this luxury motor car can decide in accordance with their mood or the weather conditions whether to enjoy a bright interior flooded with daylight in which to admire an exclusive, panoramic view of the scenery, or whether to relax beneath a semi-transparent glass dome."