You forgot to mention the "more on discovery.com" stuff that always pops up. I hate those, and I hate the Network symbols that appear ALL the time on some channels!!! My TV will stay off even more if they go through with this on a regular basis. I don't want commercial during the show!!!
Well, you will not be hitting the most users when AOL switches it main browser to Mozzilla source (probably with the release of 1.1 if all the bug fixes get in there).
Actually, I would sayt he you are more likely to have you number stolen by an ATM machine hack (to trap the card) or a Credit Card machine hack. ATM involve methods of trapping the credit card and then having someone watching over the shoulder as you type in the PIN, and credit card hacks usually involve reading the card into a computer (located under the conter).
Beware of ATMS the have something like "Type you PIN number three times if your card gets stuck" and ATM machines with a second number pad on top of the actual number pad (these one usually work similar to the credit card hack).
As far as credit cards, I always make sure I can see a store clerk scanning the card. 99% of the stores have it in plain view, so there is no reason to "go under the counter to swipe the card". I also only keep a couple credit cards and I keep the credit limit low. I avoid AMEX.
I also don't shop online. There is no 100% safe way to shop online, and it is harder to return items (or complain about service quality) with e-merchants.
IANAL, but if what is in question is something published, then it is not IP. For example, if the code in the previous company implemented a specific design patern, data structure, and/or algorithm that is known in the field. If the code / pseudo-code / etc. was published in a magazine, then it would be public domain but would need to follow the guide lines set up by the magazine or trade journal.
If you stick to implementing design paterns and common algorithms, then you probably will not run into this problem--espcially if you have books and/or magazines that describe the code/data struct/etc. in question that predate the companies use of it.
They did not over step their bounds. If you think about it what the decided is really common sense. What is a FAQ? A FAQ is a a list of Frequently Asked Questions. What does Frequently mean? It means a lot or many. This mean that a FAQ is a list of questions that gets asked many times repeated in some form or another.
Well, someone might put together the FAQ document, but it not wholly their work. The questions in some part come from the people asking the questions. When was the last time you saw a FAQ with the list of peope asking the questions (thus giving credit to the author of the question(s))? I haven't. Probably, to give credit where it is due, only the first few authors would have to be listed, and the rest might be represented by et. al. (or something like that). I not 100% sure on that point.
The main item is that the person, persons, or company that puts together the FAQ document did not entirely author the document themselves. SO why should they be able to get the copyright when they are not giving credit to everyone who deserves credit (which is required for books, magazines, etc.).
FAQ documents should not be copyrighted.
I watched the last X-Files show (unfortunately). They are dead. Through out the whole show Molder (sp?) sees and talks with ghosts of the people who have died. They are dead.
You beat me to sayign these things. Nothing will every beat a parent, or parents, being involved in there kids life in preventing bad and unwanted things from happening to their kids. While a parent can't always be there 100% of the time, you can cut down the damage. Like the comment mentioned above, Computers should not be in a childs room. They should be in public rooms such as the living room or the kitchen, and parents should pop in from time to time surprising the kids to see what they are doing.
You cannot legislate parenting. A parent, or parents, must be involved in their kids life whether the problem is drugs, internet predators, or some other problem.
That seems to be a bit excessive. An obsessively clean area just means you are weakening your body's resistance to various bacteria etc. I think a lot of these "more lethal bacteria than..." stuff is really just items to get people to read, listen, or watch some article or show.
Another part not covered is sales from one person to another not involving a store. In America we have yard/garage sales, which is when people sell there old unwanted stuff to other people. This would require everybody to have a reader/writer for this chip if they wanted to do a yard sales. Otherwise, someone might think you stole the book--even if you bought it legally from someone.
"I'll predict a much greater level of Internet usage with these privacy policies in place," Boucher said.
Ok, so if I wasnt going to use the internet before...I am now going to do so just because companies can trade my personal information? If anything, I'd think it would be deterrent. What's he thinking?
That still doesn't qualify them for that title. What about memory, buses, CPUs, etc. Nothing will ever qualify Apple for that title. What they have done, while it may seem great to you, is just a grain of sand on a very large beach.
I doubt that. The touch pad is similar in concept to the tools used by CAD developers. If that doesn't satisfy you, then I also had a "touch pad" like input device (about 4 times the size) for my Tandy Color Computer 2 and 3 (and possible 1).
Nothing will ever qualify Apple for that title. What they have done, while it may seem sgreat to you, is just a grain of sand on a very large beach.
Two things DO NOT make Apple "the primary innovator of PC hardware and OS software". The GUI came from Xerox Parc. Even the list provided by another comment doesn't qualify Apple for this title. There were and still are a lot of companies involved in innovation. How have the innovated ANYTHING for an OS? The GUI came form Xerox PArc, OS X came from various other sources.
Nothing will ever qualify Apple for that title. What they have done is just a grain of sand on a very large beach.
That was a good Sequel/prequel series. The Beast Wars were from the future but ended up on Earth after the Autobots crash and before Humanity had gone anywhere. If I remember correctly, they (the good guys) won the Beast Wars and took Megatron (or what ever they called him) back to Cybertron (the future Cybertron).
Then they started another series based on those characters that took place on Cybertron after they had returned to the future. The end of that series resulted in Cybertron being some sort of organic/tech world. It has been a while since I saw those series, but atleast they finished both plots. Sometimes we don't get that lucky.
I don't like the New Transformers because it was too different.
Not to mention that one of the best features about C++ is that it doesn't lock you into one pure design ideal (such as OOP). You can do OOP with C++, but most people I know use a mixture of C and C++ ( a lot of people I know don't use streams for formating because various flavors of printf and scanf are easier to use and more elegant).
C++ can exvolve to fit a new design ideal without completely rewriting the langauge from scratch.
Also, like anything you do, you get to know things better as you use them. I wouldn't call C++ a high level language compared to Visual Basic, Python, etc, but I would call it a high level language compared to assembly and assembler.
You are also forgetting about the simpler problems. What if you get a paper cut on that finger, a wart, or some other blemish? Sure, cut will heal and a wart will go away, but happens until then? Will you not be able to use the system?
I will not even get one of those cards! I simply don't trust stores with that much information!
There are some things that should not be open knowledge because some people are just not ready for the responsibility of the knowledge. Nanotechnology can pose a great threat to our survival. In fact, I bet there are more evil uses of this technology than there could be benifits.
I think you're just being paranoid about the US.
There is one sure way to avoid this happening. Don't buy online. IANAL, but when you buy it in the store, you end up with a receit. That receit is the proof of the sale agreement between yourself and the merchant. It is a legal contract, at least when you use a credit card, in which they cannot change the amount they charge you at a later date (I am not sure about other forms of payment). That would be legal, and further you could contact your credit card company and notify them of it--you'd probably need to send a photo copy of your signed credit card receit.
The roblem with online shopping is you really don't have that same receit. Sure the put a screen up with all the items and how much they cost, but do you have a hard copy of that screen? Probably not. Even if you did, it would be a hard sell to remove the doubt that someone didn't just create the screen.
I almost never shop online for a several reason, and this is one of them. You really don't have a "signed contractual" agreement between the merchant and yourself that you can later show as proof of the agreed upon price--in this case the price of the graphics card.
Until online shopping comes up with a method to garentee some sort of "receit" (in hard copy/paper form) that can act in this same way, you will not have a lot of power in these disputes.
We arrested you because the computer said you were going to .
That is a line that scares me because it isn't unconceivable for this to happen if this technology takes off. COmputers don't have the ability to distinguish between someone might commit a crime and someone who won't. Police, and the rest of law enforcement, have a hard enough time doing this, and they can think.
I was wondering the same thing. The CPU and hardware is supposed to dictate what the OS does and how (to some extent), and not the OS (or the company producing the OS) dictate what the CPU and hardware can do. Given this, some of the statements by AMD CEO seem to be a lie--or the worries of someone who is clueless. Why would they have to worry about working towards a common denominator for all possible systems? The OS runs on top of the CPU. How the OS is designed and programmed is really irrelevant to how the CPU works and is designed. The CPU and hardware dictate how the code is written, and not the other way around!
It is the responsibility of the OS company (or Project team in Linux's case) to make the OS work with the CPU and Hardware, and it is the OS Company that has to test it. What happens to Microsoft in this trial should be irrelevant to CPU makers!!!! Whether it's Microsoft write the OS, another company, or a project team it doesn't matter (and shouldn't matter) to the CPU and Hardware Developers. Microsoft has to be pulling some strings somewhere.
I think this is another case of Microsoft abusing it's Monopoly!!!
Not only that, but how do you rebot if anything gets corrupt? What if your probgramming an you inadvertently over something in memory? They will need to come up with a way to reset the OS and memory itself.
You are 100% correct. Those of us outside of the sheltered world of the college/university professor have known these things for years, but you have to remember these people are sheltered. A lot of professors don't have that much grasp on the business working world and what goes on in it. I really don't see any issues here. Students also tend to fall into this category (not all, but a lot do). If it was the professors own machine, then I would see some problems. Time to move on to other things.
A lot of the graphics data could be kept on the CD. Most of it doesn't need to change because it's just graphics. If they do that, then you could see improved graphics quality.
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You forgot to mention the "more on discovery.com" stuff that always pops up. I hate those, and I hate the Network symbols that appear ALL the time on some channels!!! My TV will stay off even more if they go through with this on a regular basis. I don't want commercial during the show!!!
Well, you will not be hitting the most users when AOL switches it main browser to Mozzilla source (probably with the release of 1.1 if all the bug fixes get in there).
Actually, I would sayt he you are more likely to have you number stolen by an ATM machine hack (to trap the card) or a Credit Card machine hack. ATM involve methods of trapping the credit card and then having someone watching over the shoulder as you type in the PIN, and credit card hacks usually involve reading the card into a computer (located under the conter).
Beware of ATMS the have something like "Type you PIN number three times if your card gets stuck" and ATM machines with a second number pad on top of the actual number pad (these one usually work similar to the credit card hack).
As far as credit cards, I always make sure I can see a store clerk scanning the card. 99% of the stores have it in plain view, so there is no reason to "go under the counter to swipe the card". I also only keep a couple credit cards and I keep the credit limit low. I avoid AMEX.
I also don't shop online. There is no 100% safe way to shop online, and it is harder to return items (or complain about service quality) with e-merchants.
IANAL, but if what is in question is something published, then it is not IP. For example, if the code in the previous company implemented a specific design patern, data structure, and/or algorithm that is known in the field. If the code / pseudo-code / etc. was published in a magazine, then it would be public domain but would need to follow the guide lines set up by the magazine or trade journal.
If you stick to implementing design paterns and common algorithms, then you probably will not run into this problem--espcially if you have books and/or magazines that describe the code/data struct/etc. in question that predate the companies use of it.
They did not over step their bounds. If you think about it what the decided is really common sense. What is a FAQ? A FAQ is a a list of Frequently Asked Questions. What does Frequently mean? It means a lot or many. This mean that a FAQ is a list of questions that gets asked many times repeated in some form or another.
Well, someone might put together the FAQ document, but it not wholly their work. The questions in some part come from the people asking the questions. When was the last time you saw a FAQ with the list of peope asking the questions (thus giving credit to the author of the question(s))? I haven't. Probably, to give credit where it is due, only the first few authors would have to be listed, and the rest might be represented by et. al. (or something like that). I not 100% sure on that point.
The main item is that the person, persons, or company that puts together the FAQ document did not entirely author the document themselves. SO why should they be able to get the copyright when they are not giving credit to everyone who deserves credit (which is required for books, magazines, etc.).
FAQ documents should not be copyrighted.
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I watched the last X-Files show (unfortunately). They are dead. Through out the whole show Molder (sp?) sees and talks with ghosts of the people who have died. They are dead.
You beat me to sayign these things. Nothing will every beat a parent, or parents, being involved in there kids life in preventing bad and unwanted things from happening to their kids. While a parent can't always be there 100% of the time, you can cut down the damage. Like the comment mentioned above, Computers should not be in a childs room. They should be in public rooms such as the living room or the kitchen, and parents should pop in from time to time surprising the kids to see what they are doing.
You cannot legislate parenting. A parent, or parents, must be involved in their kids life whether the problem is drugs, internet predators, or some other problem.
That seems to be a bit excessive. An obsessively clean area just means you are weakening your body's resistance to various bacteria etc. I think a lot of these "more lethal bacteria than..." stuff is really just items to get people to read, listen, or watch some article or show.
Another part not covered is sales from one person to another not involving a store. In America we have yard/garage sales, which is when people sell there old unwanted stuff to other people. This would require everybody to have a reader/writer for this chip if they wanted to do a yard sales. Otherwise, someone might think you stole the book--even if you bought it legally from someone.
How about this one:
"I'll predict a much greater level of Internet usage with these privacy policies in place," Boucher said.
Ok, so if I wasnt going to use the internet before...I am now going to do so just because companies can trade my personal information? If anything, I'd think it would be deterrent. What's he thinking?
Don't give them any ideas! Remember, they're looking for new revenue sources!
That still doesn't qualify them for that title. What about memory, buses, CPUs, etc. Nothing will ever qualify Apple for that title. What they have done, while it may seem great to you, is just a grain of sand on a very large beach.
I doubt that. The touch pad is similar in concept to the tools used by CAD developers. If that doesn't satisfy you, then I also had a "touch pad" like input device (about 4 times the size) for my Tandy Color Computer 2 and 3 (and possible 1).
Nothing will ever qualify Apple for that title. What they have done, while it may seem sgreat to you, is just a grain of sand on a very large beach.
Two things DO NOT make Apple "the primary innovator of PC hardware and OS software". The GUI came from Xerox Parc. Even the list provided by another comment doesn't qualify Apple for this title. There were and still are a lot of companies involved in innovation. How have the innovated ANYTHING for an OS? The GUI came form Xerox PArc, OS X came from various other sources.
Nothing will ever qualify Apple for that title. What they have done is just a grain of sand on a very large beach.
That was a good Sequel/prequel series. The Beast Wars were from the future but ended up on Earth after the Autobots crash and before Humanity had gone anywhere. If I remember correctly, they (the good guys) won the Beast Wars and took Megatron (or what ever they called him) back to Cybertron (the future Cybertron).
Then they started another series based on those characters that took place on Cybertron after they had returned to the future. The end of that series resulted in Cybertron being some sort of organic/tech world. It has been a while since I saw those series, but atleast they finished both plots. Sometimes we don't get that lucky.
I don't like the New Transformers because it was too different.
Not to mention that one of the best features about C++ is that it doesn't lock you into one pure design ideal (such as OOP). You can do OOP with C++, but most people I know use a mixture of C and C++ ( a lot of people I know don't use streams for formating because various flavors of printf and scanf are easier to use and more elegant).
C++ can exvolve to fit a new design ideal without completely rewriting the langauge from scratch.
Also, like anything you do, you get to know things better as you use them. I wouldn't call C++ a high level language compared to Visual Basic, Python, etc, but I would call it a high level language compared to assembly and assembler.
You are also forgetting about the simpler problems. What if you get a paper cut on that finger, a wart, or some other blemish? Sure, cut will heal and a wart will go away, but happens until then? Will you not be able to use the system?
I will not even get one of those cards! I simply don't trust stores with that much information!
There are some things that should not be open knowledge because some people are just not ready for the responsibility of the knowledge. Nanotechnology can pose a great threat to our survival. In fact, I bet there are more evil uses of this technology than there could be benifits.
I think you're just being paranoid about the US.
There is one sure way to avoid this happening. Don't buy online. IANAL, but when you buy it in the store, you end up with a receit. That receit is the proof of the sale agreement between yourself and the merchant. It is a legal contract, at least when you use a credit card, in which they cannot change the amount they charge you at a later date (I am not sure about other forms of payment). That would be legal, and further you could contact your credit card company and notify them of it--you'd probably need to send a photo copy of your signed credit card receit.
The roblem with online shopping is you really don't have that same receit. Sure the put a screen up with all the items and how much they cost, but do you have a hard copy of that screen? Probably not. Even if you did, it would be a hard sell to remove the doubt that someone didn't just create the screen.
I almost never shop online for a several reason, and this is one of them. You really don't have a "signed contractual" agreement between the merchant and yourself that you can later show as proof of the agreed upon price--in this case the price of the graphics card.
Until online shopping comes up with a method to garentee some sort of "receit" (in hard copy/paper form) that can act in this same way, you will not have a lot of power in these disputes.
That was supposed to be:
We arrested you because the computer said you were going to {insert you favorite crime here}.
I used "" by mistake. I guess I should hit preview more often.
We arrested you because the computer said you were going to .
That is a line that scares me because it isn't unconceivable for this to happen if this technology takes off. COmputers don't have the ability to distinguish between someone might commit a crime and someone who won't. Police, and the rest of law enforcement, have a hard enough time doing this, and they can think.
I was wondering the same thing. The CPU and hardware is supposed to dictate what the OS does and how (to some extent), and not the OS (or the company producing the OS) dictate what the CPU and hardware can do. Given this, some of the statements by AMD CEO seem to be a lie--or the worries of someone who is clueless. Why would they have to worry about working towards a common denominator for all possible systems? The OS runs on top of the CPU. How the OS is designed and programmed is really irrelevant to how the CPU works and is designed. The CPU and hardware dictate how the code is written, and not the other way around!
It is the responsibility of the OS company (or Project team in Linux's case) to make the OS work with the CPU and Hardware, and it is the OS Company that has to test it. What happens to Microsoft in this trial should be irrelevant to CPU makers!!!! Whether it's Microsoft write the OS, another company, or a project team it doesn't matter (and shouldn't matter) to the CPU and Hardware Developers. Microsoft has to be pulling some strings somewhere.
I think this is another case of Microsoft abusing it's Monopoly!!!
Not only that, but how do you rebot if anything gets corrupt? What if your probgramming an you inadvertently over something in memory? They will need to come up with a way to reset the OS and memory itself.
You are 100% correct. Those of us outside of the sheltered world of the college/university professor have known these things for years, but you have to remember these people are sheltered. A lot of professors don't have that much grasp on the business working world and what goes on in it. I really don't see any issues here. Students also tend to fall into this category (not all, but a lot do). If it was the professors own machine, then I would see some problems. Time to move on to other things.
A lot of the graphics data could be kept on the CD. Most of it doesn't need to change because it's just graphics. If they do that, then you could see improved graphics quality.