Perfect opportunity for MS to sweep in and buy up a competitor. With about $50 Billion in cash, why not. Gain access to JAVA, etc.
Though I would probably let them go into the verge of bankruptcy and get pennies on the dollar. Then in a move of sheer genius introduce the new iproved JAVA Clippy.
that they stick with what they did best, making a solid word processor with a ample set of features, that LET YOU set tabs, margins, hanging indents, etc. with ease. It was very intuitive app to use.
I know that in MS Word, I curse every day with the damn Autoformat features that try to do everything for you, even when I try to turn the features off, it is still a pain in the ass.
It seems you are trying to write a letter, would you like to:
EXAMPLE
XCEL glue is comprised of a trade secret protected formula. Phil, a chemist, analyzes the contents of XCEL glue, determines its composition and recreates the formula. Phil can legally use this information to make and sell his own glue.
Keep in mind this applies to trade secrets, not patents. In order to have a trade secret, you cannot publish it. i.e. A Trade Secret cannot be a patent because you would have to disclose, in this case, the formula.
If the formula for XCEL were patented, There would be no need for reverse engineering as Phil would already have the formula for XCEL (it was published for patent protection), and couldn't reproduce it legally without a license.
"European employers must be aware of the risk of new computer-related liabilities," said the researcher for the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Information Law.
"An important example of such a potential new liability is the risk of being held accountable for not protecting employees against unsolicited pornographic e-mail."
This could encourage companies from denying Internet access to employees, after all why risk sexual harassment lawsuits for something that is so difficult to stop.
On one hand you can have an opt-in list for employees, where someone must "allow" a person to send mail to an inbox. I use this for my Dads email account due to all of the spam (however, being his personal and business email address, I must constantly monitor the mail so that nothing important gets caught in the SPAM TRAP)
Which leads to the other hand, opt-in limits your ability to do certain things, for instance if you pass out business cards with an email or want legitimate, but currently unkown people to contact you it is a pain in the ass.
This may not be the case for some people, but it IMO, why would you wan't to store ALL of your songs on the IPOD. It would seem to be easier to store the majority of songs on your computer. Then, transfer what you feel your in the mood for the day or week or whatever.
It is much easier to organize the songs on the computer, if for no other reason, the sheer size of the screen.
I would much rather sacrifice some storage capacity for a smaller model
If you have too many choices (songs
) on your portable device, you may just end up not using (listening to) all of the choices (songs
) anyway. After a point, as the number of choices increases, the ability to make a decision suffers, and the time it takes to make a choice increases.
though it is debatable on whether ther is human induced global warming or not, I think there is pretty conclusive evidence that the temperature on the surface of the earth changes in a cyclic manner.
In fact, isn't it generally agreed that one of the previous epochs (periods, etc) had a much more tropical climate than the one we have now?
As such, given the short period of time human beings have produced 'greenhouse' gases, how can we truly measure this within the big picture.
Has there ever been a study that calculates the probabilities and consequences of warming due to cyclic changes as opposed to human induced warming. It could very well be the case that humans are causing accelerated warming, but if the probability that warming would have occured anyway is greater than the probability that humans are causing greenhouse effect, it may indicate a different "Real" affect caused by humans. Or that humans are just accelerating the inevetable.
is a rather complex process. However, not as complex as one might think as the cure is readily available. The complexity comes in the delivery process.
Gather 17.5678 million tons of C8-H9-NO2
The hard part is distributing it on a global scale at the same instant, maybe coordinating a release in the upper atmosphere by rocket or something?
I saw Hilton, and thought "Finally,/. has finally included the last piece of the puzzle, the only thing that a geek could want beyond techno whozits and whatzits.
/. is now featuring Paris Hilton pr0n
then I read the Article, and all hopes were dashed. Thanks alot:(.
Let's require (paper or electronic) people to 'Write' out their candidate, eliminating the punch card (check box) problem. Even if people misspell the candidates name, it is much easier to distinguish than which box to check.
or even leave the check box system in check, and require to 'Write' the name of the individual checked. This would ease counting and provide a backup in case of discrepancies.
Please Check the Canditate of your choice AND write their name in the box provided
NOTE: Write means anything in which the user can do to spell out their Canditates name (pencil, type, speak, sign language, etc
The only other arguments against voting over the net is that, (1) it's defacto gerrymandering because poor people don't have computers and tend to vote for democratic candidates over Republicans; and (2) There's no independently audit-able paper trail. I'm sure (2) could be solved with some thought.
Not necessarily, individuals could still vote over the net, access would just have to be provided for people without computers. i.e. Election Polls.
Seems like this could help alleviate costs and decrease the wait at the polls as well, while providing access to poor or technophobic people
no prequels, no more please. After Star Wars Prequels it can't possibly get worse (can it?). You can't have a Kirk w/o Shatner - and please do not bring him back (at this age and weight) either.
What kind of story will it be?
Star Trek: 0.5 - The Trouble With Jar Jar, think of all the horrible possibilities! With only a modicum of chance for success.
We could get these companies to send in ALL of there media
The authors wish to thank AOL, Compuserve, the Thomas Register, WEBTechniques, Keithely, National Instruments, Goodfellows and Microsoft for providing target samples.
but now it's at 7.96. That's why I'm a geek and not a Wall Street suit, I can't see any logic in the stock market. Isn't this NYTimes article more bad news for SCO?
What's more likely is that this bad news was already factored into the stock price:
You can bet that people were aware of the Baystar agreement.
SCO has a high of over $22, and has taken a significant hit anyway, this news could be bad, but not AS bad as investors expected.
I've been following SCOX (the stock ticker) ever since seeing/. ers beff with them. I believe it started tanking soon after everyone (linux commuity)) got up in arms about the suits. Would've been a good stock to short, but I don't have the stomach to short a tech stock (infinite loss potential + volatility of an SCO)
HERE is a link concerning safety issues and applications for hydrogen when used as a fuel source. The site is by the International Association for Hydrogen Energy. This site may need to be taken with a grain of salt though.
Slashdot Mirror
Though I would probably let them go into the verge of bankruptcy and get pennies on the dollar. Then in a move of sheer genius introduce the new iproved JAVA Clippy.
Look boss, the flames, here come the flames.
Cherry
I know that in MS Word, I curse every day with the damn Autoformat features that try to do everything for you, even when I try to turn the features off, it is still a pain in the ass.
It seems you are trying to write a letter, would you like to:
Keep in mind this applies to trade secrets, not patents. In order to have a trade secret, you cannot publish it. i.e. A Trade Secret cannot be a patent because you would have to disclose, in this case, the formula.
If the formula for XCEL were patented, There would be no need for reverse engineering as Phil would already have the formula for XCEL (it was published for patent protection), and couldn't reproduce it legally without a license.
"European employers must be aware of the risk of new computer-related liabilities," said the researcher for the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Information Law.
"An important example of such a potential new liability is the risk of being held accountable for not protecting employees against unsolicited pornographic e-mail."
This could encourage companies from denying Internet access to employees, after all why risk sexual harassment lawsuits for something that is so difficult to stop.
On one hand you can have an opt-in list for employees, where someone must "allow" a person to send mail to an inbox. I use this for my Dads email account due to all of the spam (however, being his personal and business email address, I must constantly monitor the mail so that nothing important gets caught in the SPAM TRAP)
Which leads to the other hand, opt-in limits your ability to do certain things, for instance if you pass out business cards with an email or want legitimate, but currently unkown people to contact you it is a pain in the ass.
and all of there pictures would look likeTHIS
or the next thing you know is that Japan (Nintendo's headquarters) will need to be liberated from it's vicious emperor.
is that Parsec rocked, wish I wouldve never given my 99/4A away (complete with expansion box!)
It is much easier to organize the songs on the computer, if for no other reason, the sheer size of the screen.
I would much rather sacrifice some storage capacity for a smaller model
If you have too many choices (songs ) on your portable device, you may just end up not using (listening to) all of the choices (songs ) anyway. After a point, as the number of choices increases, the ability to make a decision suffers, and the time it takes to make a choice increases.
In fact, isn't it generally agreed that one of the previous epochs (periods, etc) had a much more tropical climate than the one we have now?
As such, given the short period of time human beings have produced 'greenhouse' gases, how can we truly measure this within the big picture.
Has there ever been a study that calculates the probabilities and consequences of warming due to cyclic changes as opposed to human induced warming. It could very well be the case that humans are causing accelerated warming, but if the probability that warming would have occured anyway is greater than the probability that humans are causing greenhouse effect, it may indicate a different "Real" affect caused by humans. Or that humans are just accelerating the inevetable.
/. is now featuring Paris Hilton pr0n
then I read the Article, and all hopes were dashed. Thanks alot :(.
Yesterday was 1998? Whew, I thought it was 2004 and 6 years of my life were wasted
or even leave the check box system in check, and require to 'Write' the name of the individual checked. This would ease counting and provide a backup in case of discrepancies.
Please Check the Canditate of your choice AND write their name in the box provided
NOTE: Write means anything in which the user can do to spell out their Canditates name (pencil, type, speak, sign language, etc
Not necessarily, individuals could still vote over the net, access would just have to be provided for people without computers. i.e. Election Polls.
Seems like this could help alleviate costs and decrease the wait at the polls as well, while providing access to poor or technophobic people
Individual clicks 'Yes'
When clicking the yes button:
What kind of story will it be?
Star Trek: 0.5 - The Trouble With Jar Jar, think of all the horrible possibilities! With only a modicum of chance for success.
The authors wish to thank AOL, Compuserve, the Thomas Register, WEBTechniques, Keithely, National Instruments, Goodfellows and Microsoft for providing target samples.
What's more likely is that this bad news was already factored into the stock price:
I've been following SCOX (the stock ticker) ever since seeing /. ers beff with them. I believe it started tanking soon after everyone (linux commuity)) got up in arms about the suits. Would've been a good stock to short, but I don't have the stomach to short a tech stock (infinite loss potential + volatility of an SCO)
There is STILL hope!.
Some of the stolen copyrighted material being sought in the raids is suspected as having been distributed from overseas sources.
Are they talking about:
Bootlegged Windows XP CD's?
MP3 on the computers
Bootlegged CD's
or are they (the paper / FNI) just trying to equate infringement with Theft?
HERE is a link concerning safety issues and applications for hydrogen when used as a fuel source. The site is by the International Association for Hydrogen Energy. This site may need to be taken with a grain of salt though.
The TCP (The Clippy Program) has grown beyond your control, soon he will spread through this network as he spread through Windows-sock
Never use naming conventions that resemble anything as insecure as Windows or Clippy for god's sake