...the Stanford Law Journal that proposes 'marking' patented software...
I figure if dogs can use this method to demarcate their territory, why can't people? So now the question is, will Bill Gates mark each package himself, or will Balmer get to do it too? It seems like this job would be way more than any single person can handle.
Just wait until we find out we are part of some weird RPG run by supreme beings and death happens when the player controlling you rolls a new character. I just hope my player doesn't start randomly selling my stuff off for GodBucks:-|
So now when people say they have a bridge for sale, they might not be kidding?
Actually if you think about it, this is even better than software fees. Need money for the yearly employee bonus? Just make some pretend stuff out of thin air and sell as needed! Who said magic isn't real?
Unless this life can kill us first, guess who will be living on mars after we arrive, and who will go extinct first? Read "Red Mars" if you aren't sure what the answer is, or ask the dodo bird.
But don't worry, we are probably just picking up methane from frozen deposits that are slowly melting or something like that.
I dunno, they are claiming it isn't related to the whole DNS cache poisoning, but other than that I haven't heard anything. I still find it amusing that once I was finally able to reach their customer service webpage, they had a note that "Some customers are experiencing network problems". Yeah quite the helpful place to put that message.
Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
I mean, bringing back extinct critters, what could possibly go wrong??? Then again, I wonder what a t-rex steak tastes like. Better living (and eating) through science I always say.
Actually I thought they tasted gross (kinda oily meat) but their eggs on the other hand..... Then again, if you have been eating pickled pig parts on a ship for the better half of a year, maybe dodo meat wasn't so bad.
IT Guy: See? I told you our firewall "automagically" blocked sites that portscanned us! They can switch domains all day and the magic firewall will keep blocking them!
One person's crumbs are another person's pizza toppings. What better way to spice up that plain cheese pizza you brought in for lunch than with little bits of all your favorite snacks?
This is particularly nice when one of the execs is on the road somewhere, and his laptop starts downloading the service pack while he is dialed in via modem. Assuming he stays connected long enough for it to download (which is likely, since now that his connection is really really slow it takes longer to read email) the patch autoinstalls and breaks things? Sweet!
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Don't worry, the cost will be more realistic when the company goes under and the surplus companies start selling them on ebay.
Why can't gays start their own church? That way if someone gives them a hard time, they can claim that it is religious descrimination?
I figure if dogs can use this method to demarcate their territory, why can't people? So now the question is, will Bill Gates mark each package himself, or will Balmer get to do it too? It seems like this job would be way more than any single person can handle.
Just wait until we find out we are part of some weird RPG run by supreme beings and death happens when the player controlling you rolls a new character. I just hope my player doesn't start randomly selling my stuff off for GodBucks :-|
Actually if you think about it, this is even better than software fees. Need money for the yearly employee bonus? Just make some pretend stuff out of thin air and sell as needed! Who said magic isn't real?
Not yet, but it might after the next major revision. From here:
I bet they could slip in something about life on Mars during the next revision.
But don't worry, we are probably just picking up methane from frozen deposits that are slowly melting or something like that.
But if this one is bad, luckily there is always A New Hope.
What will they do when people like the files with random noise better than any of the current music?
Cons: It isn't explorer**
*potentially more secure
**some pages don't render right since some people only test with explorer
I dunno, they are claiming it isn't related to the whole DNS cache poisoning, but other than that I haven't heard anything. I still find it amusing that once I was finally able to reach their customer service webpage, they had a note that "Some customers are experiencing network problems". Yeah quite the helpful place to put that message.
That depends on if comcast can keep their DNS/network working long enough for any of them to actually finish downloading something illegal.
When does the SCO firesale start? Heck I bet an executive chair with Darl's buttprint on it might be a collectible item someday.
I mean, bringing back extinct critters, what could possibly go wrong??? Then again, I wonder what a t-rex steak tastes like. Better living (and eating) through science I always say.
Actually I thought they tasted gross (kinda oily meat) but their eggs on the other hand..... Then again, if you have been eating pickled pig parts on a ship for the better half of a year, maybe dodo meat wasn't so bad.
IT Guy: See? I told you our firewall "automagically" blocked sites that portscanned us! They can switch domains all day and the magic firewall will keep blocking them!
This would probably make more sense if I had added, "before they do a follow-up scan of your network".
See where they did the scan from and drop all packets at the firewall from that domain?
Unless we actually announced a second rate spot on purpose to fool others
You could see if they will let you register jumpdomainsucks.com; perhaps that will encourage them to fix the problem?
One person's crumbs are another person's pizza toppings. What better way to spice up that plain cheese pizza you brought in for lunch than with little bits of all your favorite snacks?
To get my refund, do I have to send back the nifty silver-colored drink coaster that came with my laptop?
Why can't all these software packages just be hosted in outer mongolia (or somewhere where the patents don't apply that actually has hosting)?
This is particularly nice when one of the execs is on the road somewhere, and his laptop starts downloading the service pack while he is dialed in via modem. Assuming he stays connected long enough for it to download (which is likely, since now that his connection is really really slow it takes longer to read email) the patch autoinstalls and breaks things? Sweet!
My mind's eye just went blind.