That seems to be the official policy just about everywhere, but it is often not enforced quite that stringently. Not that the university really wants anyone to know this, but they often allow the cheater to drop out without anything going on their record. They might have to take an F in the class they cheated on, or at least on the particular assignment, but then they get to repeat the process somewhere else until they graduate. There are far more diploma holders that have cheated and been caught then most people would imagine.
What if you were sitting at your desk "reading" a Penthouse instead? Or looking at porn pictures on your computer that you brought in on a flash drive? Where would the company's liability end? I'd say firing an employee that generated complaints by looking at porn in the office would be adequate.
Actually I think its a great idea that Google is investing in advertising beyond the web. The advertising industry as a whole is in bad need of new ideas. I don't know how many more condescending and annoying car commercials I can stand. If Google can bring a fresh approach to a stagnant industry, I think it will revive radio and other forms of advertising that are currently diminishing in returns. Hopefully they do this right and not only become bigger and more profitable, but also change the face of radio advertising to make it more effective for businesses and listeners.
Who the hell would buy this? If you want a portable FM radio you can get one for about $10, and it will be smaller than the stupid iPod adapter. True, it won't be as pretty, but it sounds all the same. Why even bother with FM when you can carry around several GB worth of your favorite digital music?
I don't see why a business should ever have to purchase a license to use a publicly available radio or TV broadcast, considering the station already paid for a public broadcast license. Who cares how many speakers and TVs they have? It's no different than each patron of the establishment having a personal radio or TV with them, which would be perfectly legal. Yet another example of music and movie industry double-dipping.
Many people, such as myself, do not install this piece of shit product because of its super annoying "features", like the nag screen and the constant updates. The fact that it is so bloated and slow does not help either. The Apple developers need to take control of Quicktime back from the marketroids and strip some of this crap out, which would result in more marketshare as people like me become willing to install it.
Being a Slashdot reader, I'm always up for a good conspiracy theory, but the "oil companies buying up alternative fuel patents" one makes no sense. Let's assume for a second that its true. So some guy invents a fuel cell or whatever and "big oil" buys the patent or otherwise comes into possession of the technology. Said inventor would then export his technology to some African nation or perhaps China or anywhere else where they don't give a shit about U.S. and European patent law. The product is then produced and sold. People in developed nations see what wonderful cars are coming out of developing nations and wonder why they can't buy them too. Once they find out that an oil cartel combined with an abusive patent system is preventing it, they demand change and eventually force politicians to comply. The fact that this hasn't happened is pretty much proof that no such grand conspiracy exists.
Hotmail's suckiness is a management problem, not a technology problem. The technology is there, but it wasn't the software that made the terrible decision to spam their own users, among other terrible policies. At least they're finally providing decent storage space and making some minimal effort to block external spam.
I agree. This lawsuit is simply an attempt by Apple to gain the upper hand in licensing negotiations; to show that they want to play hard ball. I expect it will be settled or withdrawn soon.
That explains it right there. The prosecutor is just grandstanding; trying to look progressive by "fighting cybercrime". I don't think he has the slightest clue what an ass he will look like once this filters throught the national news. The taxpayers probably won't appreciate his waste of public resources either. In fact, I think the kid's family will probably succeed with a malicious prosecution lawsuit and get a settlement for "unspecified damages".
In true Ricer style, all case mods would be purely for appearance, while the processor is a 300MHz PII with 100MB RAM. This seems to be what they do with modded cars; putting racing stripes, spoilers and neon on a Civic while keeping the stock engine.
Umm, what? Slashdot has advertising? Oh that's right, I blocked their ads about a year ago when they got so annoying, and I bet I'm not the only one. They'd probably be making more money right now if they'd just stuck to some simple, non-intrusive banner ads.
I wonder what type of recourse RIM would have against NTP for legal fees and disruption of business. NTP caused quite a bit of damage with these patents, and if they are found to be invalid I certainly hope they wouldn't be able to just get away with it.
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Most importantly, all extensions must be strictly to make it look "cooler", if you want to call it that, and do absolutely nothing to increase actual performance.
The problem is that some people do not use good judgement about the use of technology. They must forget that their cell phone has voice mail and that they don't necessarily have to answer their phone every time it rings. Some people just naturally have poor judgement and don't think about why they shouldn't be yapping on the phone during a meeting/concert/church or other place where quiet is expected. I think eventually social manners regarding technology will catch on, and shouting into a cellphone while ignoring your dinner companion will be considered to be about as rude as picking your nose at the table.
He is proof that some people are motivated by power rather than money. Clearly that is the case here since he is sacrificing money, along with what remains of his reputation, all for the feeling of power.
Just patent the idea of paying sales tax altogether and collect royalties from any business that wants to operate without being prosecuted for not paying taxes.
I really don't understand this line of thinking. If you ask a conservative what they think about banning guns they will tell you that it can't be done because criminals will have guns anyway. Yet in this case, they somehow think the same exact principle doesn't apply. Do they really think international money launderers will no longer be able to get encryption software just because its not legal for export?
This will ensure that the bill fails. We should be glad that it is so ridiculous that it has no chance of passing, rather than only being semi-crazy like the DMCA. Hollywood may like the idea of making their movies so secure that most people can't even play them, but device makers won't appreciate having to redesign their entire product line. Competing corporate interests will keep this bill from ever seeing the light of day.
Jury selection is a lot of group think (even more than Slashdot:) Most people don't speak up when asked if there is a reason why they could possibly not be fair. Those who do offer anything to say are generally dismissed. Judges don't want a reluctant juror, since it increases the possibility of a mistrial.
That's an interesting theory, but how would you enforce international internet licensing? Who would be responsible for kicking unauthorized users off the internet? How would they even know who is licensed? While this might theoretically solve many problems, it seems too impractical to even begin to implement.
I think they'll be OK if they keep the ads tasteful and relevant. Meaning, no "punch the money" crap and no ads for feminine hygiene products on a gaming site, etc.
Lesson learned: If you're running a website that has the slightest chance of pissing someone off, you better have some access to legal counsel or at least be willing to research the laws and stand your ground. Anyone can crank out a cease-and-decist notice, so if you don't have the capacity to at least respond to one, might as well just save yourself the trouble and pull the site down before the notice comes. I'm not saying I like it this way, but that is the nature of the game, in just about any country.
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That seems to be the official policy just about everywhere, but it is often not enforced quite that stringently. Not that the university really wants anyone to know this, but they often allow the cheater to drop out without anything going on their record. They might have to take an F in the class they cheated on, or at least on the particular assignment, but then they get to repeat the process somewhere else until they graduate. There are far more diploma holders that have cheated and been caught then most people would imagine.
Outsourcing a coding assignment should be a requirement of any MIS / MBA program, in order to give students some real-world applicable experience.
What if you were sitting at your desk "reading" a Penthouse instead? Or looking at porn pictures on your computer that you brought in on a flash drive? Where would the company's liability end? I'd say firing an employee that generated complaints by looking at porn in the office would be adequate.
Actually I think its a great idea that Google is investing in advertising beyond the web. The advertising industry as a whole is in bad need of new ideas. I don't know how many more condescending and annoying car commercials I can stand. If Google can bring a fresh approach to a stagnant industry, I think it will revive radio and other forms of advertising that are currently diminishing in returns. Hopefully they do this right and not only become bigger and more profitable, but also change the face of radio advertising to make it more effective for businesses and listeners.
Nothing, but law enforcement officials seem to feel better when they know the identity of the people who are about to kill them.
Who the hell would buy this? If you want a portable FM radio you can get one for about $10, and it will be smaller than the stupid iPod adapter. True, it won't be as pretty, but it sounds all the same. Why even bother with FM when you can carry around several GB worth of your favorite digital music?
I don't see why a business should ever have to purchase a license to use a publicly available radio or TV broadcast, considering the station already paid for a public broadcast license. Who cares how many speakers and TVs they have? It's no different than each patron of the establishment having a personal radio or TV with them, which would be perfectly legal. Yet another example of music and movie industry double-dipping.
Many people, such as myself, do not install this piece of shit product because of its super annoying "features", like the nag screen and the constant updates. The fact that it is so bloated and slow does not help either. The Apple developers need to take control of Quicktime back from the marketroids and strip some of this crap out, which would result in more marketshare as people like me become willing to install it.
Being a Slashdot reader, I'm always up for a good conspiracy theory, but the "oil companies buying up alternative fuel patents" one makes no sense. Let's assume for a second that its true. So some guy invents a fuel cell or whatever and "big oil" buys the patent or otherwise comes into possession of the technology. Said inventor would then export his technology to some African nation or perhaps China or anywhere else where they don't give a shit about U.S. and European patent law. The product is then produced and sold. People in developed nations see what wonderful cars are coming out of developing nations and wonder why they can't buy them too. Once they find out that an oil cartel combined with an abusive patent system is preventing it, they demand change and eventually force politicians to comply. The fact that this hasn't happened is pretty much proof that no such grand conspiracy exists.
Hotmail's suckiness is a management problem, not a technology problem. The technology is there, but it wasn't the software that made the terrible decision to spam their own users, among other terrible policies. At least they're finally providing decent storage space and making some minimal effort to block external spam.
I agree. This lawsuit is simply an attempt by Apple to gain the upper hand in licensing negotiations; to show that they want to play hard ball. I expect it will be settled or withdrawn soon.
That explains it right there. The prosecutor is just grandstanding; trying to look progressive by "fighting cybercrime". I don't think he has the slightest clue what an ass he will look like once this filters throught the national news. The taxpayers probably won't appreciate his waste of public resources either. In fact, I think the kid's family will probably succeed with a malicious prosecution lawsuit and get a settlement for "unspecified damages".
In true Ricer style, all case mods would be purely for appearance, while the processor is a 300MHz PII with 100MB RAM. This seems to be what they do with modded cars; putting racing stripes, spoilers and neon on a Civic while keeping the stock engine.
Umm, what? Slashdot has advertising? Oh that's right, I blocked their ads about a year ago when they got so annoying, and I bet I'm not the only one. They'd probably be making more money right now if they'd just stuck to some simple, non-intrusive banner ads.
I wonder what type of recourse RIM would have against NTP for legal fees and disruption of business. NTP caused quite a bit of damage with these patents, and if they are found to be invalid I certainly hope they wouldn't be able to just get away with it.
Most importantly, all extensions must be strictly to make it look "cooler", if you want to call it that, and do absolutely nothing to increase actual performance.
The problem is that some people do not use good judgement about the use of technology. They must forget that their cell phone has voice mail and that they don't necessarily have to answer their phone every time it rings. Some people just naturally have poor judgement and don't think about why they shouldn't be yapping on the phone during a meeting/concert/church or other place where quiet is expected. I think eventually social manners regarding technology will catch on, and shouting into a cellphone while ignoring your dinner companion will be considered to be about as rude as picking your nose at the table.
He is proof that some people are motivated by power rather than money. Clearly that is the case here since he is sacrificing money, along with what remains of his reputation, all for the feeling of power.
Just patent the idea of paying sales tax altogether and collect royalties from any business that wants to operate without being prosecuted for not paying taxes.
I really don't understand this line of thinking. If you ask a conservative what they think about banning guns they will tell you that it can't be done because criminals will have guns anyway. Yet in this case, they somehow think the same exact principle doesn't apply. Do they really think international money launderers will no longer be able to get encryption software just because its not legal for export?
This will ensure that the bill fails. We should be glad that it is so ridiculous that it has no chance of passing, rather than only being semi-crazy like the DMCA. Hollywood may like the idea of making their movies so secure that most people can't even play them, but device makers won't appreciate having to redesign their entire product line. Competing corporate interests will keep this bill from ever seeing the light of day.
Jury selection is a lot of group think (even more than Slashdot :) Most people don't speak up when asked if there is a reason why they could possibly not be fair. Those who do offer anything to say are generally dismissed. Judges don't want a reluctant juror, since it increases the possibility of a mistrial.
That's an interesting theory, but how would you enforce international internet licensing? Who would be responsible for kicking unauthorized users off the internet? How would they even know who is licensed? While this might theoretically solve many problems, it seems too impractical to even begin to implement.
I think they'll be OK if they keep the ads tasteful and relevant. Meaning, no "punch the money" crap and no ads for feminine hygiene products on a gaming site, etc.
Lesson learned: If you're running a website that has the slightest chance of pissing someone off, you better have some access to legal counsel or at least be willing to research the laws and stand your ground. Anyone can crank out a cease-and-decist notice, so if you don't have the capacity to at least respond to one, might as well just save yourself the trouble and pull the site down before the notice comes. I'm not saying I like it this way, but that is the nature of the game, in just about any country.