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Shouldn't it be possible to file a motion to supress ("gag order"), so that SCO isn't allowed to talk about the case in the media anymore?
Of course, that would mean that everyone has to stop talking about it, but I don't think it would hurt our side too much, I mean, IBM and RedHat don't really talk much about it publicly. Sure, it would also mean/. loses about a story a day.;) But, at last SCO would have to stop its FUD campaign.
Now that I read your comments, I realize how that article is outdated and low leveled. I mean, if I had to write a paper about 'bots, I'd have the decency to find real papers discussing the matter. I studied marketing (sue me?) and honestly, I'd rate that a poor grade, even for a novice, because that's just wind trying to convice a brick-wall-thick-when-it-comes-to-technicalities reader.
Besides, there are prototypes of robots that are autonomous, so, minus part changing/upkeeping, the robots can repower themselves, help each others, avoid dangers (watch out for these humans in the laboratory!), and don't even require a wireless connection, since, duh, they have algorithms that do that, and well. I think the only think they don't have is voice recognition, but then I only know about one laboratory; for all I know, some lab could well have a prototype that also detects sounds and can respond to them.
I had to work some about A.I. last year and I went across this site here Most might be in French though.
I know there are several universities in France that do such research, and in North America too. I'll admit I'm quite curious about how it will evolve in the next years.
I wonder why in such cases, where "scientific" evidence is the core of the problem submitted to the judge, only him has discretionnary (sp?) powers to decide whether or not people will even have a chance to expose their problem in court.
What I mean is, wouldn't a panel (like, 3 judges, 1 private expert of the domain, 1 public expert of the domain) be less "black or white"? That way, if plaintiffs are just looking for mass-tort as you were suggesting, it's still likely to be rejected, but if it's relevant, it gives more chances. Also, it could be used to formulate recommendations about future cases (a more detailed explanation of why a case was rejected).
Of course, these are just ideas, they're not likely to happen anytime soon.
I'll disgree with the comparison about AOL. Having seen my fair share of AOLers on various fora and boards, I have to object about "learning" through AOL. Sadly, a lot of the ones I've seen didn't learn much about the net, and as soon as they're on their own on another "platform", they're lost.
I'll also admit I can't find a better comparison in the IT world. I'd relate it to Young driving programs, where you learn 2 years earlier and drive with a parent in the car to coach you.
They'll change if given enough time, after they've put in place all means necessary to control this new way of distribution.
After all, didn't Valenti declare something to the extent of "The vcr is to the movie industry what the Boston's strangler is to women alone at night"?
Argh. The iTunes site says "only available in the U.S.". Dammit. What about US residents living overseas?
I'm curious though, I don't have a Mac, so I'd like someone to browse the store and tell me about the availability of artists/albums such as:
- Helium
- Mary Timony
- The Gathering
- Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore
- Jim O'Rourke
- Snake River Conspiracy
- Anime OSTs, such as Ghost in the Shell, Akira,.Hack//Sign, etc...
- Videogames' OSTs
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Shouldn't it be possible to file a motion to supress ("gag order"), so that SCO isn't allowed to talk about the case in the media anymore?
/. loses about a story a day. ;)
Of course, that would mean that everyone has to stop talking about it, but I don't think it would hurt our side too much, I mean, IBM and RedHat don't really talk much about it publicly. Sure, it would also mean
But, at last SCO would have to stop its FUD campaign.
Here. Sorry if this was already posted. *gets beaten up*
Sorry for the formatting, it was looking fine in the submit box, and somehow it vanished when submitted.
Went there and searched for "System V" Nothing mentioned SCO. AT&T, though, yes. Searched for "Caldera", found this: 8. Registration Number: TX-5-437-956 Title: IBM TPF (PUT14) base : version 4, release 1, modification 0 : 5748-TPF. Description: Computer program. Note: Printout only deposited. Claimant: acInternational Business Machines Corporation a.a.d.: acIBM Corporation Created: 2001 Published: 29Jun01 Registered: 6Aug01 Author on © Application: program text: International Business Machines Corporation, Allied Management Systems (AMSYS), Caldera, Unix Systems Laboratories, Inc. & Apache Software Foundation, employers for hire. Claim Limit: NEW MATTER: revisions & additions. Special Codes: 1/C Seached for "SCO": 16. Registration Number: TX-5-705-356 Title: UNIX system V, release 4.1ES. Description: Computer program. Note: Printout (20 p.) only deposited. Claimant: the SCO Group, Inc. Created: 1991 Published: 27Jun91 Registered: 30Jun03 Author on © Application: UNIX System Laboratories, Inc., employer for hire. Previous Related Version: Prev. reg. 1992, TXu 510-028, et al. Claim Limit: NEW MATTER: revisions. Special Codes: 1/C Aha! I think we've got the one they sent.
Now that I read your comments, I realize how that article is outdated and low leveled. I mean, if I had to write a paper about 'bots, I'd have the decency to find real papers discussing the matter. I studied marketing (sue me?) and honestly, I'd rate that a poor grade, even for a novice, because that's just wind trying to convice a brick-wall-thick-when-it-comes-to-technicalities reader. Besides, there are prototypes of robots that are autonomous, so, minus part changing/upkeeping, the robots can repower themselves, help each others, avoid dangers (watch out for these humans in the laboratory!), and don't even require a wireless connection, since, duh, they have algorithms that do that, and well. I think the only think they don't have is voice recognition, but then I only know about one laboratory; for all I know, some lab could well have a prototype that also detects sounds and can respond to them.
I had to work some about A.I. last year and I went across this site here Most might be in French though. I know there are several universities in France that do such research, and in North America too. I'll admit I'm quite curious about how it will evolve in the next years.
I wonder why in such cases, where "scientific" evidence is the core of the problem submitted to the judge, only him has discretionnary (sp?) powers to decide whether or not people will even have a chance to expose their problem in court. What I mean is, wouldn't a panel (like, 3 judges, 1 private expert of the domain, 1 public expert of the domain) be less "black or white"? That way, if plaintiffs are just looking for mass-tort as you were suggesting, it's still likely to be rejected, but if it's relevant, it gives more chances. Also, it could be used to formulate recommendations about future cases (a more detailed explanation of why a case was rejected). Of course, these are just ideas, they're not likely to happen anytime soon.
I'll disgree with the comparison about AOL. Having seen my fair share of AOLers on various fora and boards, I have to object about "learning" through AOL. Sadly, a lot of the ones I've seen didn't learn much about the net, and as soon as they're on their own on another "platform", they're lost. I'll also admit I can't find a better comparison in the IT world. I'd relate it to Young driving programs, where you learn 2 years earlier and drive with a parent in the car to coach you.
Even Amazon.com has it (through J&R).
They'll change if given enough time, after they've put in place all means necessary to control this new way of distribution. After all, didn't Valenti declare something to the extent of "The vcr is to the movie industry what the Boston's strangler is to women alone at night"?
Argh. The iTunes site says "only available in the U.S.". Dammit. What about US residents living overseas? I'm curious though, I don't have a Mac, so I'd like someone to browse the store and tell me about the availability of artists/albums such as: - Helium - Mary Timony - The Gathering - Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore - Jim O'Rourke - Snake River Conspiracy - Anime OSTs, such as Ghost in the Shell, Akira, .Hack//Sign, etc...
- Videogames' OSTs
Saw a similar setup before; a few screens shorter though.
What about upgrading from my Voodoo3 2000 PCI? Even if not perfect (as was said, why make 120 links?), it's still nice to see such initiatives.