I think it's an optical scanner, though it might be magnetic if the information is printed with magnetic ink
The Machine readable stuff in the passport is OCR, not MICR. MICR uses a different font than what you find in the passport (see your check example). Also, from what little information I can find, "real" MICR is used for numbers but not letters.
>> I'm still impressed by what can be considered copyright infringement under the US law, and how exaggerately high the compensation for damages can be.
What standard for copyright infringement would you prefer, beyond infringing on copyright?
Are you kidding me? "As a nation", we take what we can get. And all we can get is 2 weeks per year or less.
I don't think there's a man, woman or child alive that wouldn't want more than 2 weeks vacation. This is not a "cultural habit", this is just the dynamic of our employer/employee relationship. Employers want to ride their employees as hard as they can and employees are just doing all they can not to get fired.
I work in the US and I get four weeks. In a couple of years I'll get five.
Of course this is because I don't feel like I have to change jobs every 3 or 4 years.
So, theoretically, a machine can be programmed to filter out certain data based on information provided. This could be the age, race, gender, or whatever else, of an applicant.
Well, given that it would be illegal for Kroger to ask your age, race, gender, martial status, number of kids, how do you expect to get to work, etc. etc. as part of the application process, it may be that the machine wouldn't have much to go on in these areas.
On the other hand, could it be that the store that's locked down has actually had a higher incidence of shopliftting than the one that has everything out in the open, and the lockdown is a reaction to that?
As I understand the UK licensing (licencing) law, you would not have to pay a licence fee if you do not have a device capable of receiving or recording TV programming. If you have a DVD player with no recording capability and a monitor without a tuner you may be exempt from licencing requirements. See http://www.kevinboone.com/tv_licence.html for a but more information. Also see http://www.tvlicensing.biz/info_on_tvlicensing/ IANAL.
I was unaware that casinos could not host games of skill.
I beleive that this is why the casinos in Atlantic City are not permitted to ban card counters outright (My information may be outdated). If they claim that there is a method for a player to win then it's not a game of chance and not within their license.
I suspect that some people think that's easier than unsubscribing, and don't think about the larger consequences.
Maybe it's because we've just finished teaching people that the "Unsubscribe" links in (genuine) SPAM aren't to be trusted. So now we're expecting them to know that an "Unsubscribe" link in a legitimate email is OK to click on?!?
When you raise your max to $55 your $50 bid is no longer considered to have been placed earlier than the competing $50 bid - your bid now has the timestamp of your $55 max bid. Therefore your bid is increased to keep you the highest bidder.
eBay didn't have to make it this way but they did.
Actually, it's not hard to convince oneself that it ought to be that way...
However, using a telerobot is absurd as well. Wouldn't it be much easier to take the call from home, or replace the human being entirely with a speech capable software that answers users' calls all day long?
I think you're still missing the point. The point is, what if we set up a factory in the US staffed by $10-a-day workers telecommuting from Bangladesh?
I was at a hydrogen industry conference last year and saw a video of a pretty good demonstration of the relative safety of hydrogen and gasoline. They started with two cars, one with a conventional gas tank and the other with a high-pressure hydrogen tank of the type currently expected to be employed on a hydrogen (fuel cell) car.
They initiated a small gasoline leak from the gas tank and opened the relief valve on the hydrogen tank and used a small spark igniter on both leaks. The hydrogen leak stared out more spectacularly as the high-pressure hydrogen burned off in a bright flame. The gasoline leak stated smaller, but since the puddle of gasoline was under the car the effect of the small flame increased as the puddle grew and the car itself was ignited. Eventually the hydrogen fire burned itself out with moderate damage to the rear deck lid of the car, but the gasoline leak soon engulfed the entire conventional car and destroyed it.
But they really didn't demonstrate what would have happened had the hydrogen car been parked in someone's attached garage...
This should also effect cases where ISP's were being sued for hosting certain types of websites. While it doesn't overturn the DMCA it is a giant step toward protecting free speach.
That would be different, in that the ISP would be serving up the content which is being objected to. With Peer-to-peer sharing the ISP is not storing or hosting the offending content.
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How can anyone possibly watch 35+ movies a month?
Who said anything about watching them?
>> I'm still impressed by what can be considered copyright infringement under the US law, and how exaggerately high the compensation for damages can be.
What standard for copyright infringement would you prefer, beyond infringing on copyright?
Senior Design Anthropologist? What does she do? Dig through old Commodore PET and TRS-80 computers looking for clues to the outgrowth of the Internet?
Methinks that would be "Senior Design Archaeologist."
Are you kidding me? "As a nation", we take what we can get. And all we can get is 2 weeks per year or less.
I don't think there's a man, woman or child alive that wouldn't want more than 2 weeks vacation. This is not a "cultural habit", this is just the dynamic of our employer/employee relationship. Employers want to ride their employees as hard as they can and employees are just doing all they can not to get fired.
I work in the US and I get four weeks. In a couple of years I'll get five.
Of course this is because I don't feel like I have to change jobs every 3 or 4 years.
So, theoretically, a machine can be programmed to filter out certain data based on information provided. This could be the age, race, gender, or whatever else, of an applicant.
Well, given that it would be illegal for Kroger to ask your age, race, gender, martial status, number of kids, how do you expect to get to work, etc. etc. as part of the application process, it may be that the machine wouldn't have much to go on in these areas.
Actaully, I think that's Spinner....
I have to ask the question. How long before they are armed?
You man like this?
I may be wrong, but I think the Washington Post uses cookies to let you view a few articles before demanding registration.
Stole my thunder...
On the other hand, could it be that the store that's locked down has actually had a higher incidence of shopliftting than the one that has everything out in the open, and the lockdown is a reaction to that?
As I understand the UK licensing (licencing) law, you would not have to pay a licence fee if you do not have a device capable of receiving or recording TV programming. If you have a DVD player with no recording capability and a monitor without a tuner you may be exempt from licencing requirements.
See http://www.kevinboone.com/tv_licence.html for a but more information.
Also see http://www.tvlicensing.biz/info_on_tvlicensing/
IANAL.
I was unaware that casinos could not host games of skill.
I beleive that this is why the casinos in Atlantic City are not permitted to ban card counters outright (My information may be outdated). If they claim that there is a method for a player to win then it's not a game of chance and not within their license.
The Hampton "access code" isn't a password, and it's not randomly generated. I don't even think it's unique to a specific user.
I suspect that some people think that's easier than unsubscribing, and don't think about the larger consequences.
Maybe it's because we've just finished teaching people that the "Unsubscribe" links in (genuine) SPAM aren't to be trusted. So now we're expecting them to know that an "Unsubscribe" link in a legitimate email is OK to click on?!?
When you raise your max to $55 your $50 bid is no longer considered to have been placed earlier than the competing $50 bid - your bid now has the timestamp of your $55 max bid. Therefore your bid is increased to keep you the highest bidder.
eBay didn't have to make it this way but they did.
Actually, it's not hard to convince oneself that it ought to be that way...
In other news, the BBC series is available on Netflix.
However, using a telerobot is absurd as well. Wouldn't it be much easier to take the call from home, or replace the human being entirely with a speech capable software that answers users' calls all day long?
I think you're still missing the point. The point is, what if we set up a factory in the US staffed by $10-a-day workers telecommuting from Bangladesh?
So, being unknown, it's deathly scary.
I was at a hydrogen industry conference last year and saw a video of a pretty good demonstration of the relative safety of hydrogen and gasoline. They started with two cars, one with a conventional gas tank and the other with a high-pressure hydrogen tank of the type currently expected to be employed on a hydrogen (fuel cell) car.
They initiated a small gasoline leak from the gas tank and opened the relief valve on the hydrogen tank and used a small spark igniter on both leaks. The hydrogen leak stared out more spectacularly as the high-pressure hydrogen burned off in a bright flame. The gasoline leak stated smaller, but since the puddle of gasoline was under the car the effect of the small flame increased as the puddle grew and the car itself was ignited. Eventually the hydrogen fire burned itself out with moderate damage to the rear deck lid of the car, but the gasoline leak soon engulfed the entire conventional car and destroyed it.
But they really didn't demonstrate what would have happened had the hydrogen car been parked in someone's attached garage...
May not == shall not -- e.g. it isn't permitted to. (Mother may I? No, you may not)
"accept" == not be damaged by. Example: receiving RF power in excess of some defined limit can't cause damage to the receiver
Wow, I'm really amazed people agreed to do this. The FA doesn't mention it, but I wonder if they were compensated in some manner.
We were a Nielsen Netratings family for awhile. About every quarter they'd mail us a $100 Savings Bond.
We had a small proxy server running that would log the pages we visited and (I guess) every once in awhile send a report off to the Overlords.
>> Are these guys still up?
Go to www.handango.com and search using pBop. Still there.
If you scroll about halfway down the asahi.com article you'll find links to videos labeled [WMP] and [REAL].
Asimo it ain't, but interesting looking (although it seems to have trouble with the "STOP!" command...).
The trial judge's quote was from the ruling that was overturned.
This should also effect cases where ISP's were being sued for hosting certain types of websites. While it doesn't overturn the DMCA it is a giant step toward protecting free speach.
That would be different, in that the ISP would be serving up the content which is being objected to. With Peer-to-peer sharing the ISP is not storing or hosting the offending content.