the employee had a contract with Microsoft. Google was under no such agreement. Good luck with this one Microsoft. Maybe going after the employee would have worked, but going after Google?
With Apple sueing fan sites for allegedly inducing people to break their contracts (NDA is a type of contract) and winning, they've paved the way for people to be sued* for allegedly inducing someone to break a contract. Which is the better company again? (Yeah, I expect to get modded down from the Apple fan-boys, but it's true, it's annoying when someone points out facts).
* Although it's highly possible they weren't the first, they have still taken advantage of it though.
his prevents you from being able to take your knowledge of a product that you were working on at company A to company B. This kind of practice is completely ethical. Taking your knowledge from 1 company to another is very unethical and these type of rules prevent these thigns from happening.
Killing them would be able to stop them from taking their knowledge over as well. Doesn't mean it's ethical. I don't believe "You can't work for company X (or industry X) after you're fired for Y time" is ethical at all. They've fired me, that's their problem. If they wanted me to not work for another company, then they shouldn't have fired me, or given me terms and conditions that would make me not want to leave. Unfortunately the person signed the contract, so it's their fault, but from the sounds of it quite a lot of jobs in America have non-compete agreements, so looking for a job in a particular sector without one sounds like it would be very, very difficult.
It is unethical to take over things that you're contractually signed against doing. But the company should devise a method to stop me that doesn't result in me being out of work.
In MS's case, I think this is obsurd!
Why? Perhaps he has inside knowledge on difficulties Microsoft was having with the Chinese government. Perhaps he's planning on telling google what secret projects were beneath him so Google can begin creating counter-projects. Perhaps he knows of how Microsoft is going to attempt to win over search engine users, so Google can work on a defence. There is plenty of knowledge this guy could have that Google would want to know.
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Early screenshots, mockups, and developer blogs show that the new Plasma Project (KDE 4.x branch) will bring innovative approaches to desktop computing.
I'm sorry. I saw nothing innovative. It doesn't mean KDE 4.x won't be innovative, it's just that none of the links hint at this. It was slashdotted, but all I saw mirrored was
animation of a calender built into KDE
Contacts grouped together with a pop-up (I assume it's a mouse-over effect) saying how many people I'm talking to and who the latest person was.
Search bar built into the taskbar and results are shown in a pop-up.
A dedicated button to profile information in the taskbar.
A dedicated button to computer settings (including a shut-down option)
Digital or analog clock option
Taskbar can change colours
Taskbar can show icon or icon and name of the file (along with pop-up summary cut off to avoid it being too large)
A start button
System alerts appearing above the taskbar
Dedicated buttons in taskbar can be customised
Dedicated weather button
Grabbing existing programs and building them into a desktop is not innovative, so #1 isn't innovative (it allows pop-ups to be grouped or split, I assume so you can keep it on your screen. Useful? Yes. Innovative? No. It's just grabbing stickies (present in ICQ in 2000) and using them).
#2 Microsoft already sort of does, and I have found it annoying, rather then useful. They've added a tiny bit more information (which can be indicated with flashing), but isn't innovative. Useful though? For some perhaps.
A program does #3 for Google Desktop, so even if it is innovative, it wasn't KDE's innovation.
Dedicated buttons are not innovative, and it's really just what Microsoft does with the icons displayed next clock in Windows. So #4, #5 and #11 aren't really innovative.
#6, #7, #9 and #10 is already done either by KDE itself or Windows.
I have no idea why weather buttons are so popular (I prefer the method of sticking my head out the window), but they are. I'd hardly call it innovative though.
So perhaps the blog has this innovation talked about in the summary? Well, no. It mentions pulling a bunch of things (to be reworked I presume), the only thing it mentions on adding is:
we'll have a new clock applet in plasma
I hardly think that's innovative.
With Windows barely changing since 1995, I was looking forward to finally seeing some innovation in desktop interfaces. Unfortunately this article on KDE and plasma didn't include anything that could be remotely called innovative.
The only innovative thing I've heard about that comes to mind recently, is Apple's Spotlight and a filing system that uses labels rather then folders (is Apple going to be doing this? Or is Microsoft? Or is no-one and I'm only hoping someone eventually will?).
I do hope KDE does bring innovation into the desk-top. I hope someone, ANYONE brings it. But I've yet to see any indication anyone will be anytime soon.
If i were in the 419 business i'd seriously think about getting out. From the above link:
"The anti-fraud agency [The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission] has arrested over 200 junk mail scam suspects since 2003. It says it has also confiscated property worth $200 million and secured 10 other convictions."
That's good news for people getting e-mails from scammers. But what about me? I'm getting e-mails from prince's widows. How am I going to stop them from e-mailing me?
To be honest, I didn't quite understand the hot grits phenomena when I made my post. I just got a "Nothing to see here" page (wee! First time ever), so I thought to myself "hey, hot grits tends to be mentioned when an article's about an attractive person, I'll say I was hoping to see hot grits."
I found it quite amusing when I learnt the hot grits is traditionally centered around Portman.
Gees, the IGN reporter is just constantly flirting with Natalie Portman through the entire interview. Here are some quotes to show what I mean, along with Natalie's answer.
IGN: How old are you?
Natalie: I'm 24.
IGN: Cool! Now, let's get to why we're here.
IGN: Has it turned you on
Natalie: Not so much
IGN: You just broke a million hearts
IGN: How do you feel
Natalie: scary
IGN: do you feel pressure
Natalie: yeah
IGN: Have you ever?
Natalie: Yeah
IGN: It's about time
IGN: Do you feel like you would ever.. for a stranger
Natalie: No.
IGN: I think I'm with you on that one.
I should clarify that. I believe they did write the Matrix 2 and 3. But I believe Sophia Stewart's claim that they stole her idea (especially for the first movie). The second and third movies are so pathetic, that it's obvious to anyone who has seen the movies that they weren't written by the same people.
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All this coming from someone who supports the RIAA. I hardly think you're a trustworthy source, Shania.
the employee had a contract with Microsoft. Google was under no such agreement. Good luck with this one Microsoft. Maybe going after the employee would have worked, but going after Google?
With Apple sueing fan sites for allegedly inducing people to break their contracts (NDA is a type of contract) and winning, they've paved the way for people to be sued* for allegedly inducing someone to break a contract. Which is the better company again? (Yeah, I expect to get modded down from the Apple fan-boys, but it's true, it's annoying when someone points out facts).
* Although it's highly possible they weren't the first, they have still taken advantage of it though.
his prevents you from being able to take your knowledge of a product that you were working on at company A to company B. This kind of practice is completely ethical. Taking your knowledge from 1 company to another is very unethical and these type of rules prevent these thigns from happening.
Killing them would be able to stop them from taking their knowledge over as well. Doesn't mean it's ethical. I don't believe "You can't work for company X (or industry X) after you're fired for Y time" is ethical at all. They've fired me, that's their problem. If they wanted me to not work for another company, then they shouldn't have fired me, or given me terms and conditions that would make me not want to leave. Unfortunately the person signed the contract, so it's their fault, but from the sounds of it quite a lot of jobs in America have non-compete agreements, so looking for a job in a particular sector without one sounds like it would be very, very difficult.
It is unethical to take over things that you're contractually signed against doing. But the company should devise a method to stop me that doesn't result in me being out of work.
In MS's case, I think this is obsurd!
Why? Perhaps he has inside knowledge on difficulties Microsoft was having with the Chinese government. Perhaps he's planning on telling google what secret projects were beneath him so Google can begin creating counter-projects. Perhaps he knows of how Microsoft is going to attempt to win over search engine users, so Google can work on a defence. There is plenty of knowledge this guy could have that Google would want to know.
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It does work! I tried rooting my wife, but I just couldn't get it up. So I went down to the corner and hired a seamstress, that root worked! You can read about it on my blog for more details at http://www.omfgwtfbbq.com.au/
I think the web is making everyone out to gullable.
I agree. I doubt very much there really are web hypochondriacs. Only the truly gullible will believe this article.
Web hypochondriacs are calling up doctors with requests for prescriptions for all sorts of diseases
I've got some e-mails about getting their pills if the doctor won't prescribe it.
Without them you wouldn't have the option of watching the millions of channels of quality TV we can all enjoy today.
Where can I get a refund for the hours of commercials I've watched for shit TV?
I'm sorry. I saw nothing innovative. It doesn't mean KDE 4.x won't be innovative, it's just that none of the links hint at this. It was slashdotted, but all I saw mirrored was
- animation of a calender built into KDE
- Contacts grouped together with a pop-up (I assume it's a mouse-over effect) saying how many people I'm talking to and who the latest person was.
- Search bar built into the taskbar and results are shown in a pop-up.
- A dedicated button to profile information in the taskbar.
- A dedicated button to computer settings (including a shut-down option)
- Digital or analog clock option
- Taskbar can change colours
- Taskbar can show icon or icon and name of the file (along with pop-up summary cut off to avoid it being too large)
- A start button
- System alerts appearing above the taskbar
- Dedicated buttons in taskbar can be customised
- Dedicated weather button
Grabbing existing programs and building them into a desktop is not innovative, so #1 isn't innovative (it allows pop-ups to be grouped or split, I assume so you can keep it on your screen. Useful? Yes. Innovative? No. It's just grabbing stickies (present in ICQ in 2000) and using them).#2 Microsoft already sort of does, and I have found it annoying, rather then useful. They've added a tiny bit more information (which can be indicated with flashing), but isn't innovative. Useful though? For some perhaps.
A program does #3 for Google Desktop, so even if it is innovative, it wasn't KDE's innovation.
Dedicated buttons are not innovative, and it's really just what Microsoft does with the icons displayed next clock in Windows. So #4, #5 and #11 aren't really innovative.
#6, #7, #9 and #10 is already done either by KDE itself or Windows.
I have no idea why weather buttons are so popular (I prefer the method of sticking my head out the window), but they are. I'd hardly call it innovative though.
So perhaps the blog has this innovation talked about in the summary? Well, no. It mentions pulling a bunch of things (to be reworked I presume), the only thing it mentions on adding is:
we'll have a new clock applet in plasma
I hardly think that's innovative.
With Windows barely changing since 1995, I was looking forward to finally seeing some innovation in desktop interfaces. Unfortunately this article on KDE and plasma didn't include anything that could be remotely called innovative.
The only innovative thing I've heard about that comes to mind recently, is Apple's Spotlight and a filing system that uses labels rather then folders (is Apple going to be doing this? Or is Microsoft? Or is no-one and I'm only hoping someone eventually will?).
I do hope KDE does bring innovation into the desk-top. I hope someone, ANYONE brings it. But I've yet to see any indication anyone will be anytime soon.
How is that legal under the DMCA? I thought using software that circumvents DRM was illegal in America?
Ummm allofmp3.com is not really a "legal" alternative.
Is it illegal for the business to sell the music? No. Is it illegal for me to buy the music? No. I'd say that's legal then.
By the way, no American artist has EVER gotten a cent form allofmp3.com
Doesn't make it illegal.
Now if only there was a store as popular as Apple's Itunes that didn't sell DRM-encrusted music files.
Microsoft's customer are spyware companies.
If i were in the 419 business i'd seriously think about getting out. From the above link:
"The anti-fraud agency [The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission] has arrested over 200 junk mail scam suspects since 2003. It says it has also confiscated property worth $200 million and secured 10 other convictions."
That's good news for people getting e-mails from scammers. But what about me? I'm getting e-mails from prince's widows. How am I going to stop them from e-mailing me?
Has the word "blog" infiltrated us so deeply that we have to use it on EVERYTHING?
Says the person posting to a blog.
What is the fascination with her, anyway?
To be honest, I didn't quite understand the hot grits phenomena when I made my post. I just got a "Nothing to see here" page (wee! First time ever), so I thought to myself "hey, hot grits tends to be mentioned when an article's about an attractive person, I'll say I was hoping to see hot grits."
I found it quite amusing when I learnt the hot grits is traditionally centered around Portman.
Gees, the IGN reporter is just constantly flirting with Natalie Portman through the entire interview. Here are some quotes to show what I mean, along with Natalie's answer.
.. for a stranger
IGN: How old are you?
Natalie: I'm 24.
IGN: Cool! Now, let's get to why we're here.
IGN: Has it turned you on
Natalie: Not so much
IGN: You just broke a million hearts
IGN: How do you feel
Natalie: scary
IGN: do you feel pressure
Natalie: yeah
IGN: Have you ever?
Natalie: Yeah IGN: It's about time
IGN: Do you feel like you would ever
Natalie: No.
IGN: I think I'm with you on that one.
Pretty intimate conversation if you ask me!
written by Andy and Larry Wachowski, creators of The Matrix trilogy
More like the plagarisers of the matrix.
I should clarify that. I believe they did write the Matrix 2 and 3. But I believe Sophia Stewart's claim that they stole her idea (especially for the first movie). The second and third movies are so pathetic, that it's obvious to anyone who has seen the movies that they weren't written by the same people.
Nothing for you to see here. Please move along.
Damn! I was hoping for some hot grits too!
Off-topic I know, but I'm just replying to the above poster.
I hope you're lying, you jackass
He isn't lying. I agree, he is a complete jackass and I hope he gets modded down.
I won't believe it until Netcraft announces it.
They don't count the emissions that may be needed to produce, compress and ship the hydrogen to the nearest gas station.
Shipping them is easy. Run the truck that transports it with hydrogen.
New sources of materials often lead into practical applications not originally envisioned.
This is so true. No-one making velcro thought it would be good for strippers. It took their wives to figure that one out.
Well they'd probably be doing what they did when they gave terrorists nuclear bombs.
more investment into education, too
You misspelt propaganda.
I'm devising a home-made method of getting into space. Now would you please hop into my cannon and I can shoot you into space, hazards be damned.