No. You're guaranteed the opportunity to file for a patent and possibly have it granted, even if the shutdown continues although there could be some trickle down delays. And you're still guaranteed eventual justice, it just may not ultimately be as soon as you'd like.
3. The federal courts and much of the DoJ are not closed... plus having them shut down for a few days won't have any effect on patents.
...for now. Federal courts apparently have about 2 weeks worth of funding to continue to operate. After that, staffers may be furloughed for non-essential tasks, and essential staff would not be paid until after funding is approved. I'm sure working unpaid for an indeterminate period of time will motivate them to do their very best work.
If it comes down to figuring out what is or isn't an essential task, I'm going to bet that almost all non-criminal cases get put on the back burner until the funding is passed.
I thought that too. However there was an update to the summary you linked to that said a video would be posted soon. So this is just the follow up to that article. It would have been nice to link to the previous summary though in this summary.
Child abuse is machine recognizable; piracy is not.
How is it machine recognizable? How does a machine recognize a "late bloomer" 19 year old or a "early bloomer" 16 year old? Or similar pictures of actual child porn vs a pediatric medicine textbook with legitimate value? Is that naked baby or toddler photo that everyone seemingly has from their childhood recognizable by a machine and should it be filtered?
Many of the same arguments that apply to piracy have analogous with regards to child abuse. Both have cases where it's really easy to say yes that is illegal. And both have cases where it's not obvious, or worse where the obviousness is wrong.
but for the most part, people pirate not because they don't want to pay, it's because they want convenience.
Until shows are released a. free of cost, b. free of DRM, and c. almost immediately available via a simple link, piracy will always be a significant issue. With applications like SickBeard, CouchPotato, and HeadPhones that automatically scour and download content, it's hard to compete against that for convenience.
And the DEA does have the power to shut you down. In that case it was legitimate with appropriate judicial oversight, but it wouldn't be unheard of for a law enforcement agency to tell someone "either help us, or we'll come back and things will get a lot messier."
An ERP system allows you to run your business. It's generally a suite of applications or modules that cover production, ordering, inventory management, accounting...all the things that make the business run. The system can be something relatively simple and generic that can apply to almost any company in a basic way, or it can be extremely complex and highly customized, specific to only a single company.
Who do you report the violations to? The federal government. Who issues the fines? The federal government. Who's asking for the information? The federal government.
Somehow I don't think the federal government cares.
Hmmm, let's see...if I'm being treated for a condition, any condition not involving an illegal act, and someone walks into my doctor's office and says "Give me Example Guy's current medical records", the first words out of my doctor's mouth will be "Show me your warrant or get out of my office."
You have a LOT more faith in your doctor then I would have over any doctor I ever have gone to or heard about.
Legal or not, those with guns usually get what they want. And if it's not an actual gun, it's the threat that the doctor's office may suddenly find operation very difficult when all their permits suddenly get re-evaluated and their compliance audited...
HIPAA specifically permits law enforcement to request PHI through a variety of means. A court order is probably the fool proof way to get it. Or they can just ask for it and say that it's for a specific investigation in a written letter...because no one would ever lie on a written letter. Or just claim that it's for national security. You don't want the terrorists to win do you? Will someone think of the children!?!?
The computer can monitor all the inputs, and make the best decision and best move, always. Computers can fight in formation perfectly synchronized in real time. Computers don't have egos.
Seriously though, computers can't always make the best decisions. They can only make decisions as good as what they are programmed to do, and even with that they can only chose which option has the highest probability for success. This doesn't even consider moral/ethical considerations that may come into play.
I will say this again: Throw out that stupid outdated "United States Constitution" and write a new one.
Do you SERIOUSLY think that there is ANY chance that we could ever do something like that in today's political climate? The US is having a hard enough time just trying to figure out if/how we are going to pay for anything in the next fiscal year. We haven't even gotten to all those pesky things like the bill of rights and subsequent amendments that we'll be bickering over forever.
Hell, if we were to rewrite the Constitution, we couldn't even get to "We the people" without arguing if that means citizens, aliens, where the president was born, blah blah blah.
Catching drug dealers, rapists, murderers, burglars, muggers, etc doesn't generally pay the bills though. If they actually get convicted, the cost to get to that point probably exceeds anything that they reasonably can hope to recover, on average.
I refuse to buy GTA V for my kids. All the drugs, sex, violence, it's too much. I much rather them sit down and we watch television together. Just last night we watched the 6-o'clock news that had numerous stories about...drugs, sex, and violence. So we switched to something else. We watched the final episode of Dexter.
Logic and reasonable explanations have absolutely nothing to do with this knee jerk reactionary story. Please don't ever bring up these types of things again.
So you never go to a new domain? You only stick to the well known domains that you're use to? I'm sure nefarious individuals would only use domains like.ly and would never use a.com/.net/.org domain name.
Saying that BMW is printing out parts is stretching what they are actually doing. They are printing out tools, jigs, and fixtures that are used in the assembly process. If they used a block of wood to spread the force out of a jack during assembly, you wouldn't say that the manufacturer was making wooden parts.
BMWâ(TM)s assembly-line workers design and print custom tools to make it easier to hold and position parts. 3D-printed plastic moulds and dies are also being printed to help set up and trial new production lines. Some of these printed parts are even used as temporary stand-ins for broken steel tools, which can take weeks to replace.
I don't agree here. If I decide to use a button at the top left of my app to go backward in the screens, people will (rightfully) bitch at me for breaking the Android user experience. Of course, no one is "forcing" me, but I feel - strongly - compelled to abide by Google's UI rules.
I have numerous apps that have in-app navigation in addition to the back button at the bottom of my S4. In fact, with current versions of Android many system menus have a back arrow in the top left to take you back a menu in addition to the arrow at the bottom.
It was just a stupid example. I feel my post just flew right over your head...
Agreed it was a stupid example. It's not Android that forces the two additional buttons. Manufacturers opt to put the buttoms where they want or they can elect not to have hard buttons at all. You can barely see the buttons on Samsung's S4 so it's hardly cluttering the UI unless you have just turned the phone on or just touched the screen.
Other phones or tablets rely on soft buttons that display at the bottom of the screen.
Regardless of where the buttons are located or if they are hard or soft, it's hardly cluttering up the UI. It's two different approaches to do the same task. Neither is better or worse than the other for their basic functionality. One however gives you more options if you so desire to use them.
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No. You're guaranteed the opportunity to file for a patent and possibly have it granted, even if the shutdown continues although there could be some trickle down delays. And you're still guaranteed eventual justice, it just may not ultimately be as soon as you'd like.
...for now. Federal courts apparently have about 2 weeks worth of funding to continue to operate. After that, staffers may be furloughed for non-essential tasks, and essential staff would not be paid until after funding is approved. I'm sure working unpaid for an indeterminate period of time will motivate them to do their very best work.
If it comes down to figuring out what is or isn't an essential task, I'm going to bet that almost all non-criminal cases get put on the back burner until the funding is passed.
Something happened. It's now history. Therefor it's historic.
I thought that too. However there was an update to the summary you linked to that said a video would be posted soon. So this is just the follow up to that article. It would have been nice to link to the previous summary though in this summary.
How is it machine recognizable? How does a machine recognize a "late bloomer" 19 year old or a "early bloomer" 16 year old? Or similar pictures of actual child porn vs a pediatric medicine textbook with legitimate value? Is that naked baby or toddler photo that everyone seemingly has from their childhood recognizable by a machine and should it be filtered?
Many of the same arguments that apply to piracy have analogous with regards to child abuse. Both have cases where it's really easy to say yes that is illegal. And both have cases where it's not obvious, or worse where the obviousness is wrong.
Until shows are released a. free of cost, b. free of DRM, and c. almost immediately available via a simple link, piracy will always be a significant issue. With applications like SickBeard, CouchPotato, and HeadPhones that automatically scour and download content, it's hard to compete against that for convenience.
No, but the DEA controls registration for prescribing and/or dispensing controlled substances. While a doctor who can't write a prescription can still be useful, it would still hurt business.
And the DEA does have the power to shut you down. In that case it was legitimate with appropriate judicial oversight, but it wouldn't be unheard of for a law enforcement agency to tell someone "either help us, or we'll come back and things will get a lot messier."
An ERP system allows you to run your business. It's generally a suite of applications or modules that cover production, ordering, inventory management, accounting...all the things that make the business run. The system can be something relatively simple and generic that can apply to almost any company in a basic way, or it can be extremely complex and highly customized, specific to only a single company.
What is the DHHS going to fight back with? Pocket protectors and really sharp pencils?
Who do you report the violations to? The federal government. Who issues the fines? The federal government. Who's asking for the information? The federal government.
Somehow I don't think the federal government cares.
You have a LOT more faith in your doctor then I would have over any doctor I ever have gone to or heard about.
Legal or not, those with guns usually get what they want. And if it's not an actual gun, it's the threat that the doctor's office may suddenly find operation very difficult when all their permits suddenly get re-evaluated and their compliance audited...
HIPAA specifically permits law enforcement to request PHI through a variety of means. A court order is probably the fool proof way to get it. Or they can just ask for it and say that it's for a specific investigation in a written letter...because no one would ever lie on a written letter. Or just claim that it's for national security. You don't want the terrorists to win do you? Will someone think of the children!?!?
Tipping point for what? No one is forcing you to use the autofill or even provide them with your credit card number.
I take it you've never seen Stealth then?
Seriously though, computers can't always make the best decisions. They can only make decisions as good as what they are programmed to do, and even with that they can only chose which option has the highest probability for success. This doesn't even consider moral/ethical considerations that may come into play.
Do you SERIOUSLY think that there is ANY chance that we could ever do something like that in today's political climate? The US is having a hard enough time just trying to figure out if/how we are going to pay for anything in the next fiscal year. We haven't even gotten to all those pesky things like the bill of rights and subsequent amendments that we'll be bickering over forever.
Hell, if we were to rewrite the Constitution, we couldn't even get to "We the people" without arguing if that means citizens, aliens, where the president was born, blah blah blah.
Catching drug dealers, rapists, murderers, burglars, muggers, etc doesn't generally pay the bills though. If they actually get convicted, the cost to get to that point probably exceeds anything that they reasonably can hope to recover, on average.
On most cars the backup lights will flash very briefly when you go from drive to park when the reverse switch is momentary engaged.
I refuse to buy GTA V for my kids. All the drugs, sex, violence, it's too much. I much rather them sit down and we watch television together. Just last night we watched the 6-o'clock news that had numerous stories about...drugs, sex, and violence. So we switched to something else. We watched the final episode of Dexter.
Logic and reasonable explanations have absolutely nothing to do with this knee jerk reactionary story. Please don't ever bring up these types of things again.
Isn't GNOME open source? Just make the option yourself. How hard can it be...
Probably should toss the whole government into prison then: http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/07/19/in-rare-delinquency-irans-world-bank-loans-overdue-as-sanctions-bite/
So you never go to a new domain? You only stick to the well known domains that you're use to? I'm sure nefarious individuals would only use domains like .ly and would never use a .com/.net/.org domain name.
This was 50 years ago. During the Cold War, there were always B-52s in the air with nuclear weapons on board.
Saying that BMW is printing out parts is stretching what they are actually doing. They are printing out tools, jigs, and fixtures that are used in the assembly process. If they used a block of wood to spread the force out of a jack during assembly, you wouldn't say that the manufacturer was making wooden parts.
I have numerous apps that have in-app navigation in addition to the back button at the bottom of my S4. In fact, with current versions of Android many system menus have a back arrow in the top left to take you back a menu in addition to the arrow at the bottom.
Agreed it was a stupid example. It's not Android that forces the two additional buttons. Manufacturers opt to put the buttoms where they want or they can elect not to have hard buttons at all. You can barely see the buttons on Samsung's S4 so it's hardly cluttering the UI unless you have just turned the phone on or just touched the screen.
Other phones or tablets rely on soft buttons that display at the bottom of the screen.
Regardless of where the buttons are located or if they are hard or soft, it's hardly cluttering up the UI. It's two different approaches to do the same task. Neither is better or worse than the other for their basic functionality. One however gives you more options if you so desire to use them.