In defense of the emergency exit idea, it is not to turn on/off exit signs, it is to show a more appropriate emergency route. For example, if your building is on fire and just about every employee runs for the same emergency exit, the signs could be made to show a less congested route to another exit, or a safer route away from the fire to another exit, thus safely getting you out faster while all the other idiots who didn't pay attention to the signs are burned to a crisp.
From the article... Rather than using cameras, which would invade people's privacy, Christopher Wren at the Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratory (MERL) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is using "dumb" infrared motion sensors similar to those used to control automatic lights.
Umm, motion detection has been around for how many years now? Why is this news? It's hardly a new idea...
From the summary... Microsoft said it could not be considered a supplier since the copies, not the original software, were in the computers built abroad."
Now, while I support the weakening of software patents in general, by this logic, would that mean that MS's patents don't apply to those that use pirated copies of Windows?
By your interpretation of that logic, wouldn't it also mean that MS's patents don't apply to any copy of Windows on a PC in the US that was not installed from the "original software", which would basically mean EVERY copy of Windows, since it is highly unlikely that the master disk has been placed in EVERY PC ever sold in the US with Windows installed. And of course there are also system restorations to consider that were done with copies made from master disks as well (shipped with PCs or available by request/purchase).
What I find funny though is that all the Hindu/Muslin owned/operated gas stations and convenience stores in the US remain open every day of the year, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Years Day.
To clarify, it would have made sense to use escape if this deal somehow got them out of being ruled against and fined. The way the title uses escape, it implies just that. When I first read the title, I immediately assumed that they struck a deal with Verizon, because that is the only way they could have "escaped" the lawsuit.
Last month, a federal jury found that Vonage's VoIP services infringed on three patents owned by Verizon after deliberating for less than a day. Two of the patents cover connecting VoIP calls to public switched telephone networks (PSTN); the third covers VoIP calls made using WiFi phones. While the jury found that Vonage did not knowingly infringe on Verizon's patents, it did award the telecom $58 million in damages.
Both the summary and the article CLEARLY state that the deal is to protect Vonage from the injuntion, NOT the infringement. By striking the deal, Vonage is stopping it's infringement, regardless of the injunction. It's not escaping it, as it has already been caught, found guilty, and fined $58 million. Escaping implies the act of removing one's self from his current situation. Avoiding would have been a better term for relating to a future action.
C'mon Zonk, seriously. "Vonage signs deal to excape patent infringement"?! They've already been ruled against, so no deal would allow them to "escape patent infringement", aside from a deal with Verizon. It merely allows them to continue operating whether the judge rules to enforce the injunction against them now or allow them to appeal first.
Seriously, can we get some editors that are worth a damn!
Jamming all kinds of legacy cruft onto a motherboard is of course possible, but will certainly increase the pricetag.
Not to mention that it will also increase size and decrease capability. When PCI slots were first coming into their own, most motherboards still had 1-4 ISA slots on them, leaving only enough room for 1 or 2 PCI slots.
First SATA connectors are smaller, so they don't block airflow like ribbons
This has been long overcome by seperating the individual wires and grouping them. A quick Google search for IDE cable gives plenty of places that sell IDE cables both flat and round. Here is a page from the first site listed.
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In defense of the emergency exit idea, it is not to turn on/off exit signs, it is to show a more appropriate emergency route. For example, if your building is on fire and just about every employee runs for the same emergency exit, the signs could be made to show a less congested route to another exit, or a safer route away from the fire to another exit, thus safely getting you out faster while all the other idiots who didn't pay attention to the signs are burned to a crisp.
From the article... Rather than using cameras, which would invade people's privacy, Christopher Wren at the Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratory (MERL) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is using "dumb" infrared motion sensors similar to those used to control automatic lights.
Umm, motion detection has been around for how many years now? Why is this news? It's hardly a new idea...
From the summary... Microsoft said it could not be considered a supplier since the copies, not the original software, were in the computers built abroad."
Now, while I support the weakening of software patents in general, by this logic, would that mean that MS's patents don't apply to those that use pirated copies of Windows?
By your interpretation of that logic, wouldn't it also mean that MS's patents don't apply to any copy of Windows on a PC in the US that was not installed from the "original software", which would basically mean EVERY copy of Windows, since it is highly unlikely that the master disk has been placed in EVERY PC ever sold in the US with Windows installed. And of course there are also system restorations to consider that were done with copies made from master disks as well (shipped with PCs or available by request/purchase).
Good thing the Wii includes a network adapter, otherwise they might have named the external add-on a "pee-wii"...
What I find funny though is that all the Hindu/Muslin owned/operated gas stations and convenience stores in the US remain open every day of the year, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Years Day.
Eh, what exactly is the point of having 3 dynamic IPs?
...get your gambling in now before it (possibly) gets shut down.
Only if they continue to use Verizon's IP.
To clarify, it would have made sense to use escape if this deal somehow got them out of being ruled against and fined. The way the title uses escape, it implies just that. When I first read the title, I immediately assumed that they struck a deal with Verizon, because that is the only way they could have "escaped" the lawsuit.
From the article:
Last month, a federal jury found that Vonage's VoIP services infringed on three patents owned by Verizon after deliberating for less than a day. Two of the patents cover connecting VoIP calls to public switched telephone networks (PSTN); the third covers VoIP calls made using WiFi phones. While the jury found that Vonage did not knowingly infringe on Verizon's patents, it did award the telecom $58 million in damages.
Both the summary and the article CLEARLY state that the deal is to protect Vonage from the injuntion, NOT the infringement. By striking the deal, Vonage is stopping it's infringement, regardless of the injunction. It's not escaping it, as it has already been caught, found guilty, and fined $58 million. Escaping implies the act of removing one's self from his current situation. Avoiding would have been a better term for relating to a future action.
There was also Net2Phone, which Vonage's lawyer brought up during the trial, but apparently nobody was paying attention...
C'mon Zonk, seriously. "Vonage signs deal to excape patent infringement"?! They've already been ruled against, so no deal would allow them to "escape patent infringement", aside from a deal with Verizon. It merely allows them to continue operating whether the judge rules to enforce the injunction against them now or allow them to appeal first.
Seriously, can we get some editors that are worth a damn!
There's such a thing as a sane prosecutor? Heh, who knew?!
the seas (or should I say, the legs) part
A more appropriate analogy would be the ass-cheeks part...
Leave it to Zonk to ADD errors whilst editing.
Read about it on Wikipedia...
Nights into Dreams was by far one of my favorite games on the Saturn. I've long awaited for a sequel, and all I have to say now is SWEET!
Heh, never thought I'd see reference to that again...
Actually, the riskiest group is NASCAR drivers.
Jamming all kinds of legacy cruft onto a motherboard is of course possible, but will certainly increase the pricetag.
Not to mention that it will also increase size and decrease capability. When PCI slots were first coming into their own, most motherboards still had 1-4 ISA slots on them, leaving only enough room for 1 or 2 PCI slots.
First SATA connectors are smaller, so they don't block airflow like ribbons
This has been long overcome by seperating the individual wires and grouping them. A quick Google search for IDE cable gives plenty of places that sell IDE cables both flat and round. Here is a page from the first site listed.
It's obviously more about the fact that the baddie terrorists can get into your computer if you use F/OSS
Considering that with Windows they are already likely in your computer, it couldn't possibly hurt to try something else.
That's irrelevant in this case
If it's irrelevant, then why did you feel the need to make it a point in the first place?
The point is that solid IT is the difference between a secure system and an insecure system, not the OS.
Oh right, because the OS that a system is running has absolutely NOTHING to do with the security of the system...
Decent IT departments have no problems with MS.
Decent IT departments have no problems with Linux either.
Linux isn't a magical fairy security and stability wand. It's a also a massive paradigm shift in formats and IT training.
Windows isn't a magical fairy security and stability wand. [Securing] Windows is also a massive paradigm shift in... IT training.