What I don' understand, maybe because I'm not an engineer, is why is it so difficult ?
isnt it akin to holding the clock back for an extra second ? Cant you write a script that say 'when i hit this button, pause for one second then reset the clock'?
Disney has something similar. I had a freind that worked as a painter. She worked on animation cells and 'filled in the spaces' with solid colour after the animation was drawn.
Her contract said specifically that anything that you create while under their contract, they get right of refusal on. If they say no, then you cant sell it.
So, if you write some music while you were employed there, they own it.
Tim Burton was sued (and lost) bu Disney for the same thing. He went to them with NightMare Before Christmas. They told him that they had no interest in producing the movie. He did it anyway.
Contracts can stretch what you think is right or not. But once you sign, you are preatty much bound to them.
I remember all that too. I had a C64 with a tape drive.
I saw thw movie wargames and was blown away by the idea that computers can 'talk' to each other.
Once i got a modem I never looked back. I think a lot of the nostalgia comes the idea that there was more of a sense of community there. The internet was unheard of until I had a coffee with someone once, who explained a bit (prolly 94 or so). I remember playing MUDS (circle) and really enjoying what was happening. AS much as more modern MMORGS have a bigger, better look, it is still lost with the community feeling. I played on GalaticBattlegrouds, and played for months befoer i hooked up with a great guild. But that was shortlived. I lost the real want to play.
Sorry if this dupes.
But this is part of the patent explaining smilies in IMS. Odd how they are concerned about the "custom smiley".
[0019] Many real-time messaging applications aim to minimize data for transmission. An instant message or chatroom communique that contains very streamlined data is referred to herein as a "lean" message. To include one or more custom emoticons in a lean message would degrade the performance of many instant messaging or chatroom applications. Thus, the subject matter also includes exemplary techniques for sending a lean message to a receiver wherein one or more custom emoticons appear in the lean message at the receiver's end.
Self restraint ?
I remember way back when they released the "Cabbage patch dolls'. Folks were lined up at the store. Adults buying them for there kids. They would all rush in, trying to buy them, and usualy end up in fights. It even happened with talking Elmo (but not as much).
How many adults lined up to see star wars months before ? (Not to mention at the wrong theatre).
There is always a demand, The more you tell someone no, you have to wait, the more they want it.
As long as you were being made aware of what the steps were that they were taking. If you work at a coffee shop, they have to tell you that there are cameras above the counters. Not only to protect you against employe theft, but also to ensure there protection as well, if soemone else is stealing, or there is a problem with someone coming in and causing issues.
IANAL but if someone can sue over that, cant you sue over privacy when someone stoles VISAs card info ?
Shagz
I tend to think that myself. Kinda like the 007 movies.
However I always thought someone like Johnny Depp might be good for something like that. He was good in 'Pirates'.It would be a natural evolution.
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If its anything like the flaming Homer, its old-skool.
>> Since when can you be outside and inside something at the same time?
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!
Ever been on a bus, on a plane, on a tttrain, but in the car ?
pass them pills over son!
Just make sure that you file the correct cover letter for that mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhmmmmmmmmmm ???????????????????
he type of repairs being planned have never been conducted by astronauts on a spacewalk before.'"
Did they bring the duct tape ? Wouldn't want to be the one that was supposed to but forgot.
How very insightful!
In fact today http://userfriendly.org/ cartoon has something quite similar.
A picture is worth a thousand words!
What I don' understand, maybe because I'm not an engineer, is why is it so difficult ?
isnt it akin to holding the clock back for an extra second ? Cant you write a script that say 'when i hit this button, pause for one second then reset the clock'?
>>Windows and Office code bases under the GPL and turning it into the world's best operating system.' Could this ever happen?
Only if they found ice on Mars first...
DOH!
Actually I think that anything is possible. Mactel kinda proves this.
Windowes being the right side of things, being easy for everyone to use.
Linux being on the left, open, not so user-friendly, stable.
There is mac that is bringing it up the middle. Stable yet user-friendly. Gonna kick some Linux-complaceny in the pants.
I think that MS might be really considering that they can bring it together too. The usability of windows and the stability of *nix.
I know good name for their new OS!
LINDOWS! "where do you want to shove your penguin today ?"
Disney has something similar. I had a freind that worked as a painter. She worked on animation cells and 'filled in the spaces' with solid colour after the animation was drawn.
Her contract said specifically that anything that you create while under their contract, they get right of refusal on. If they say no, then you cant sell it.
So, if you write some music while you were employed there, they own it.
Tim Burton was sued (and lost) bu Disney for the same thing. He went to them with NightMare Before Christmas. They told him that they had no interest in producing the movie. He did it anyway.
Contracts can stretch what you think is right or not. But once you sign, you are preatty much bound to them.
HMmmmmmmmmmm
AMIGA Anyone ??
>> MacOS X and operating systems that can marry the power of a good command line with the ease of an excellent GUI shall inherit the earth
I remember all that too. I had a C64 with a tape drive.
I saw thw movie wargames and was blown away by the idea that computers can 'talk' to each other.
Once i got a modem I never looked back. I think a lot of the nostalgia comes the idea that there was more of a sense of community there. The internet was unheard of until I had a coffee with someone once, who explained a bit (prolly 94 or so). I remember playing MUDS (circle) and really enjoying what was happening. AS much as more modern MMORGS
have a bigger, better look, it is still lost with the community feeling. I played on GalaticBattlegrouds, and played for months befoer i hooked up with a great guild. But that was shortlived. I lost the real want to play.
Sorry if this dupes. But this is part of the patent explaining smilies in IMS. Odd how they are concerned about the "custom smiley". [0019] Many real-time messaging applications aim to minimize data for transmission. An instant message or chatroom communique that contains very streamlined data is referred to herein as a "lean" message. To include one or more custom emoticons in a lean message would degrade the performance of many instant messaging or chatroom applications. Thus, the subject matter also includes exemplary techniques for sending a lean message to a receiver wherein one or more custom emoticons appear in the lean message at the receiver's end.
I guess there is no Tasmanian Devil inside these ?? Or a 'really really big one'. Shagz
Self restraint ? I remember way back when they released the "Cabbage patch dolls'. Folks were lined up at the store. Adults buying them for there kids. They would all rush in, trying to buy them, and usualy end up in fights. It even happened with talking Elmo (but not as much). How many adults lined up to see star wars months before ? (Not to mention at the wrong theatre). There is always a demand, The more you tell someone no, you have to wait, the more they want it.
As long as you were being made aware of what the steps were that they were taking. If you work at a coffee shop, they have to tell you that there are cameras above the counters. Not only to protect you against employe theft, but also to ensure there protection as well, if soemone else is stealing, or there is a problem with someone coming in and causing issues. IANAL but if someone can sue over that, cant you sue over privacy when someone stoles VISAs card info ? Shagz
The point being that the site lets you order from vatrious locations, not just one restuarant per site. Free too!
I think the point is that you can orderf rom anywhere on one site. For no extra fee!
I tend to think that myself. Kinda like the 007 movies. However I always thought someone like Johnny Depp might be good for something like that. He was good in 'Pirates'.It would be a natural evolution.