The obvious tactic is to deploy a bunch of these trackers inside of a trap. Surrounded by military and law enforcement. The poachers go in but never come out.
Virtually all chains have deals they've made with suppliers.
But this doesn't imply exclusivity. Suppliers can make deals with multiple retail chains. And retail chains can carry competing products. Volume discounts can be given, but not so as to exclude other manufacturers*.
*Of course, there is the case of that infamous s/w maker that got shot down for offering license discounts once their product was installed on every enterprise desktop. So they went back and re-wrote the contract to offer the discount for a defined number of seats. Which just happened to equal the exact number that an organization had.
Not quite what PP was saying. Nike has to sell their shoes through other shoe stores. Likewise, Microsoft products and s/w are available at Best Buy. Nike and Microsoft can operate their own stores, but not as the exclusive outlet of their products.
Tesla would have been a better example. But auto dealerships are covered by some special regulations.
If the average autonomous car drives just two people to work each day
You assume that autonomous cars will be a public resource. That may very well be incorrect. Autonomous in that I can sent it off to run errands or go find a parking spot, yes. And safer in that I can read the news while it drives me about. But if you thing I'm sharing my autonomous Bently with some filthy hobo, think again.
Also one of the major things that makes buses suck is all the stops.
But that's my main form of entertainment while commuting. Watching the driver and some homeless guy screaming at each other because he wants to load his whole shopping cart on the bus.
Working doing what? Can they do the same job somewhere with a lower cost of living? If all the janitorial staff, baristas and other miscellaneous labor moved out of the SF area, it wouldn't be that nice a place to live anymore. At some point, as the general labor pool starts to leave, supply vs demand will start to push pay rates up to where the workers can afford the cost of living. Problem solved. But that raises the question: Who leave first?
Every place that has undergone an increase in wealth has attracted an excess of laborers, all hoping to cash in on some of it. And as such, they are all underbidding each other for the menial jobs. The first person to move on to a cheaper town will always think that they might have landed one of the higher paying jobs. And so they stay. And more arrive.
I got an old bible that some guy was going to throw out. Hand bound with wood covers. But the guy tossing it said it was worthless. Because the original owner, some guy named Martin Luther, had scribbled a bunch of notes in the margins.
What do you mean by 'deal with'? Do they inform law enforcement when an upset customer gets some results that he might react badly to? Or do they track down anonymous DNA samples from crime scenes to expose the identity of criminals?
They have jurisdiction over ground stations located within their jurisdiction. So DON'T YOU DARE point a dish at a Canadian satellite and try to bypass US TV networks and broadband providers.
How much is left to patent? LEO communications satellites aren't novel. And tweaking the orbits, number of satellites and/or operating frequencies are 'obvious' changes.
I guess the only thing left is to append 'using the Internet' and reset the clock on all the patents to zero.
Think of it this way: It's just like public funding for Wikipedia. Except that each user has a say in what it's value is to them. And the funds actually get to the intended organization instead of being diverted to defense contractors or needle exchanges.
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The obvious tactic is to deploy a bunch of these trackers inside of a trap. Surrounded by military and law enforcement. The poachers go in but never come out.
Virtually all chains have deals they've made with suppliers.
But this doesn't imply exclusivity. Suppliers can make deals with multiple retail chains. And retail chains can carry competing products. Volume discounts can be given, but not so as to exclude other manufacturers*.
*Of course, there is the case of that infamous s/w maker that got shot down for offering license discounts once their product was installed on every enterprise desktop. So they went back and re-wrote the contract to offer the discount for a defined number of seats. Which just happened to equal the exact number that an organization had.
Not quite what PP was saying. Nike has to sell their shoes through other shoe stores. Likewise, Microsoft products and s/w are available at Best Buy. Nike and Microsoft can operate their own stores, but not as the exclusive outlet of their products.
Tesla would have been a better example. But auto dealerships are covered by some special regulations.
looks easy
Not with a shoggoth on your tail.
Apostasy is a crime punishable by death.
If the average autonomous car drives just two people to work each day
You assume that autonomous cars will be a public resource. That may very well be incorrect. Autonomous in that I can sent it off to run errands or go find a parking spot, yes. And safer in that I can read the news while it drives me about. But if you thing I'm sharing my autonomous Bently with some filthy hobo, think again.
Quantum blockchain FTW!
I like this one. Every human alive or that has ever lived is framed in this photo, except for one.
It's the basis of some of the funniest videos on the 'Net.
Also one of the major things that makes buses suck is all the stops.
But that's my main form of entertainment while commuting. Watching the driver and some homeless guy screaming at each other because he wants to load his whole shopping cart on the bus.
where one bus is capable of replacing 50 cars.
Don't mind me while I struggle down the bus aisle with a briefcase, camera case, gym bag and my match rifle and ammo.
I can't wait for autonomous vehicles. Get out of your car and just have it circle the block for an hour or so until you are ready to go.
It's an extrapolation of previous jokes that have shown to be funny.
Relevant link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/12/05/2027200/americans-are-moving-less-than-ever-and-its-bad-for-the-economy
People move all the time. Once you are down to living in a trailer, it's not that expensive. In an RV, you just start it up and leave.
Working doing what? Can they do the same job somewhere with a lower cost of living? If all the janitorial staff, baristas and other miscellaneous labor moved out of the SF area, it wouldn't be that nice a place to live anymore. At some point, as the general labor pool starts to leave, supply vs demand will start to push pay rates up to where the workers can afford the cost of living. Problem solved. But that raises the question: Who leave first?
Every place that has undergone an increase in wealth has attracted an excess of laborers, all hoping to cash in on some of it. And as such, they are all underbidding each other for the menial jobs. The first person to move on to a cheaper town will always think that they might have landed one of the higher paying jobs. And so they stay. And more arrive.
Written by a Boeing subcontractor.
Someone ordered five star Thai food.
I got an old bible that some guy was going to throw out. Hand bound with wood covers. But the guy tossing it said it was worthless. Because the original owner, some guy named Martin Luther, had scribbled a bunch of notes in the margins.
What do you mean by 'deal with'? Do they inform law enforcement when an upset customer gets some results that he might react badly to? Or do they track down anonymous DNA samples from crime scenes to expose the identity of criminals?
They have jurisdiction over ground stations located within their jurisdiction. So DON'T YOU DARE point a dish at a Canadian satellite and try to bypass US TV networks and broadband providers.
How much is left to patent? LEO communications satellites aren't novel. And tweaking the orbits, number of satellites and/or operating frequencies are 'obvious' changes.
I guess the only thing left is to append 'using the Internet' and reset the clock on all the patents to zero.
before it becomes Londongrad
Or the Elizabeth Tower is remodeled as a minaret and the bell is replaced with a muezzin.
You, sir, are a wikistine*.
*A malamanteau of Wikipedia and philistine.
Think of it this way: It's just like public funding for Wikipedia. Except that each user has a say in what it's value is to them. And the funds actually get to the intended organization instead of being diverted to defense contractors or needle exchanges.