It's like TV where the image displayed is scanned line by line. Just in this case, the scanning is much slower.
Except of course its not like TV at all which scans in horizontal lines.
The picture was scanned from the right hand side in vertical strips. As the picture is being scanned, the viewed Mars Odyssey is moving from right to left. The camera is also rotating from right to left.
Picture a car on the opposite side of the road moving in opposite direction flying by the side window of your car as you look out (90km) and then the camera rotating and "catching up" as it scans, with the same car out the back window (135km).
So why not just set expiration of patent to 6 months, with possibility of prolongation for another year if nobody put the objection in the first 6 months ?
So how does that reward inventiveness? The whole point of the patent system, is to protect someone who's bothered their ass to invent something, so that someone else can't just come along and copy it. How is 6 (or 18) months of a patent going to stop that? It probably takes that long to get an idea turned into a mass produced product!
So basically a large company that can turn around products quickly is at an enormous advantage over the small guy with a great idea!
If Microsoft wants a linux distribution, they can (probably) just put one together themselves. Heck, if they want a Redhat Distribution they can just nab that and change the little redhat icon, to a flag and the words "start".
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They have something similar in Holland, Privium.
You keep your iris scan on a smart card and You only get your card by producing your passport at sign up when the Customs Control guy gives you the thumbs up (nothing to do with the latex glove procedure) and your card.
If you wanted a fake card you'd have to have a Custom's guy in your pocket, and if you've already got that why bother.
Anyone who owns a pirated copy of Windows which requires a valid CD key should probably upgrade their version of pirated windows to one which doesn't require a key.
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Except of course its not like TV at all which scans in horizontal lines.
The picture was scanned from the right hand side in vertical strips. As the picture is being scanned, the viewed Mars Odyssey is moving from right to left. The camera is also rotating from right to left.
Picture a car on the opposite side of the road moving in opposite direction flying by the side window of your car as you look out (90km) and then the camera rotating and "catching up" as it scans, with the same car out the back window (135km).
So how does that reward inventiveness? The whole point of the patent system, is to protect someone who's bothered their ass to invent something, so that someone else can't just come along and copy it. How is 6 (or 18) months of a patent going to stop that? It probably takes that long to get an idea turned into a mass produced product!
So basically a large company that can turn around products quickly is at an enormous advantage over the small guy with a great idea!
It costs a lot of money to get everything tranlated into English!
If Microsoft wants a linux distribution, they can (probably) just put one together themselves. Heck, if they want a Redhat Distribution they can just nab that and change the little redhat icon, to a flag and the words "start".
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Thats a downgrade! English "Lite" for people who can't spell!
Soccer players refer to rugby as a game for men with funny shaped balls.
Yeah, but not having a screen could limit its usefulness somewhat...
Google makes money by prioritising quality. Microsoft makes money by prioritising money.
Seems to be working out for MS though, doesn't it!
Pro wrestling is fake? I'm shocked!
God damn Germans trying to take over the world again :)
Ha ha ha, Betamax loser! LOSER!
God loves a trier :)
Check out http://www.hollandportal.info/. I think I've proved my point.
And lets face it you can't prove it either. Muuhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhahahahhah!
They have something similar in Holland, Privium. You keep your iris scan on a smart card and You only get your card by producing your passport at sign up when the Customs Control guy gives you the thumbs up (nothing to do with the latex glove procedure) and your card. If you wanted a fake card you'd have to have a Custom's guy in your pocket, and if you've already got that why bother.
Anyone who owns a pirated copy of Windows which requires a valid CD key should probably upgrade their version of pirated windows to one which doesn't require a key.