The problem is two fold - They chose the name Windows and licensed the "look and feel" GUI elements from Apple (see here and here... "Apple first complained, but later agreed to license its GUI to Microsoft and to allow Microsoft to sublicense derivative works generated by Windows 1.0."
They can't change the name, if they do they lose the derivatives from the Windows name and have to re-license the elements from Apple.. so changing the name isn't exactly a profitable option
Talk about tacky and sucky.. That Lola Ferrari was all that.... Lot more under the hood as well;)
Battery life & short range makes it impractica
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The Trouble with RFID
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I've heard anecdotal stories about RFID asset tags and one immediately comes to mind - One warehouse had the polling interval set too high (read every few seconds) and drained the batteries on all the RFID asset tags and it pretty much foiled the test. I've read up at Transponder News. Maybe the technology on the batteries have improved, I'm seeing 5 years as battery life, but this "it can track you everywhere" doesn't take into consideration that most of the tags are designed for detection in 50-1000 feet range, and are powered accordingly.
Can they track you everywhere? If you bring your stuff in range. Will they? Most likely not
And you can hear him saying .... "At last, after 2000 years of work, the Illudiom "Pew36" Explosive Space Modulator".
Yeah the martians got it alright....
"The blonde FBI agent was nice (and annoying) enough to tell me repeatedly that the judge would go easier on me (and they could all go home earlier) if I would just tell them where the stuff was. If I had it, of course. But if I denied having it, they'd really throw the book at me *when* they found it."
The prosecution and defense attourneys are the only ones that can do sentance negotiation / mediation. This line is *often* used by cops on evedince fishing trips. It's legal because he *isn't* in custody and not under formal interrogation. I agree though - Call the lawyer.
Hehehehe.. Wonder if the speedpass will be at the ordering or pay window for drive thru. The Register has a funny article about Burger King's drive through patrons being insulted in the drive-thru. Now they can really get personal with the insults!!
-B
I've always liked the way most newsreaders threaded posts - IBM's threaded model is one feature that would definately make me switch over. This is a simple yet overlooked feature that Eudora and Outlook have missed. I haven't played with KMail yet and don't know if it has it.
Why hasn't email threading been done up until now?
-B
Sale (in French) means dirty. The French offered a discount on dirty (dent and ding) items and then the English picked up on the word. Or it's just a funny anecdote I just pulled out of my ass
10:1 says that they're trying to push everyone to WinFS to get DRM embedded into the filesystems of portable devices. Wonder if they're licensing and making WinFS available for free.... -B
Okay now here's a riddle - Let's say that Microsoft comes out with Longhorn and WinFS. My files are now in a database. Can they take even the smallest form of data out (ie a subset as per the definitions) without violating this law?
Neat
Okay here's the RIAA/MPAA Spin on it. Take i360, have them harvest p2p users and IP addresses and viola - something that's Excluded!- (B) EXCLUSIONS- The term database does not include any of the following: (i) A work of authorship, other than a compilation or a collective work. (ii) A collection of information that principally performs the function of addressing, routing, forwarding, transmitting, or storing digital online communications or receiving access to connections for digital communications, except that the fact that a collection of information includes or consists of online location designations shall not by itself be the basis for applying this clause.
Hmmm.. what kind of subscriber lists are excluded? Damn this pisses me off.. time to read up...
Take a look at The Register's article as mentioned a few days ago here in regards to the MP/RIAA seeking anti-trust exemption...
"Hatch said the big studios and major record labels need the exemption because of "market realities...The bill authorizes appropriations to ensure that all Department of Justice units that investigate intellectual property crimes have the support of at least one agent specifically trained in the investigation of such crimes," he said last week."
Why isn't the DOJ doing this? I'm sure that the DOJ and the FBI have models in place for persuing internet fraud and cracking cases (yes I know this is not the best comparison theft vis a vis copyright infringement), so until the DOJ gets Copyright agents, the RIAA/MPAA is acting as an affiliate of the government and conducting searches without due process.
Agreed. Just look at the RIAA uses the DMCA - "The copyright owner may then present a subpoena request to the Clerk of the Court that requires the user's ISP to identify the person who was using the particular IP address when the copyright owner observed the copyright infringement. " - and this is based on a good faith belief that the person has committedd copyright infringement. Then the case goes to civil trial. Completely bypasses the bill of rights.
Good Faith... RIAA/MPAA.. truly a disconnect. Nasty
Here's what I want to know - "extensible firmware that provides the critical foundation of trust, manageability, and connectivity required for networked computing,"
MANAGEABILITY. You want control over my PC? Fine, dump the EULA and be RESPONSIBLE for what it and your software does- until then take that crap out
Slashdot Mirror
Another fine article - EU Publishes Open Source Migration Guidelines
Interesting read.. Your biggest opponents are going to be your non-coding macro writers...
-B
The problem is two fold - They chose the name Windows and licensed the "look and feel" GUI elements from Apple (see here and here...
"Apple first complained, but later agreed to license its GUI to Microsoft and to allow Microsoft to sublicense derivative works generated by Windows 1.0."
They can't change the name, if they do they lose the derivatives from the Windows name and have to re-license the elements from Apple.. so changing the name isn't exactly a profitable option
Talk about tacky and sucky .. That Lola Ferrari was all that.... Lot more under the hood as well ;)
I've heard anecdotal stories about RFID asset tags and one immediately comes to mind - One warehouse had the polling interval set too high (read every few seconds) and drained the batteries on all the RFID asset tags and it pretty much foiled the test. I've read up at Transponder News. Maybe the technology on the batteries have improved, I'm seeing 5 years as battery life, but this "it can track you everywhere" doesn't take into consideration that most of the tags are designed for detection in 50-1000 feet range, and are powered accordingly. Can they track you everywhere? If you bring your stuff in range. Will they? Most likely not
Nah, it'll be "Software or training vouchers?"
And you can hear him saying .... "At last, after 2000 years of work, the Illudiom "Pew36" Explosive Space Modulator".
Yeah the martians got it alright....
"The blonde FBI agent was nice (and annoying) enough to tell me repeatedly that the judge would go easier on me (and they could all go home earlier) if I would just tell them where the stuff was. If I had it, of course. But if I denied having it, they'd really throw the book at me *when* they found it."
The prosecution and defense attourneys are the only ones that can do sentance negotiation / mediation. This line is *often* used by cops on evedince fishing trips. It's legal because he *isn't* in custody and not under formal interrogation.
I agree though - Call the lawyer.
Hehehehe.. Wonder if the speedpass will be at the ordering or pay window for drive thru. The Register has a funny article about Burger King's drive through patrons being insulted in the drive-thru. Now they can really get personal with the insults!!
-B
If cloning were as simple as posting, I'm sure there would be dupes of him floating around. It's just a matter of sewing on the other head.....
B
It'll use Banyan vines to communicate too... -B
Here's what it's used for - violating H.R. 3261, the Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act Guess I'm going to buy it very soon ;)
-B
Yeah.. They should have seen it coming... It's not as if Emporer Palpatine's image is on the Canadian 5 dollar bill....
There's an inside joke in law enforcement - what the ATF really stands for..
Atrocities, Terrorism, and Fratricide
I don't think the ATF even tries to walk softly
I've always liked the way most newsreaders threaded posts - IBM's threaded model is one feature that would definately make me switch over. This is a simple yet overlooked feature that Eudora and Outlook have missed. I haven't played with KMail yet and don't know if it has it. Why hasn't email threading been done up until now? -B
Sale (in French) means dirty. The French offered a discount on dirty (dent and ding) items and then the English picked up on the word. Or it's just a funny anecdote I just pulled out of my ass
Here's my favorite comeback to citizen's arrest - Can you prove that you're a citizen?
This is California we're talking about after all...
-B
10:1 says that they're trying to push everyone to WinFS to get DRM embedded into the filesystems of portable devices. Wonder if they're licensing and making WinFS available for free....
-B
Fix the link
Okay now here's a riddle - Let's say that Microsoft comes out with Longhorn and WinFS. My files are now in a database. Can they take even the smallest form of data out (ie a subset as per the definitions) without violating this law? Neat
Okay here's the RIAA/MPAA Spin on it. Take i360, have them harvest p2p users and IP addresses and viola - something that's Excluded!-
(B) EXCLUSIONS- The term database does not include any of the following:
(i) A work of authorship, other than a compilation or a collective work.
(ii) A collection of information that principally performs the function of addressing, routing, forwarding, transmitting, or storing digital online communications or receiving access to connections for digital communications, except that the fact that a collection of information includes or consists of online location designations shall not by itself be the basis for applying this clause.
Hmmm.. what kind of subscriber lists are excluded?
Damn this pisses me off.. time to read up...
Nah.. I have a copy of the evidence right here....
Subject: ME TOO
From: Krastof (Krastof@AOL.com)
Reply-To: Krastof@AOL.com
Newsgroups: comp.laptops.stolen
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 09:18:22 -0500
Take a look at The Register's article as mentioned a few days ago here in regards to the MP/RIAA seeking anti-trust exemption...
"Hatch said the big studios and major record labels need the exemption because of "market realities...The bill authorizes appropriations to ensure that all Department of Justice units that investigate intellectual property crimes have the support of at least one agent specifically trained in the investigation of such crimes," he said last week."
Why isn't the DOJ doing this? I'm sure that the DOJ and the FBI have models in place for persuing internet fraud and cracking cases (yes I know this is not the best comparison theft vis a vis copyright infringement), so until the DOJ gets Copyright agents, the RIAA/MPAA is acting as an affiliate of the government and conducting searches without due process.
Anyway, this is my take on it
-B
Agreed. Just look at the RIAA uses the DMCA - "The copyright owner may then present a subpoena request to the Clerk of the Court that requires the user's ISP to identify the person who was using the particular IP address when the copyright owner observed the copyright infringement. " - and this is based on a good faith belief that the person has committedd copyright infringement. Then the case goes to civil trial. Completely bypasses the bill of rights.
Good Faith... RIAA/MPAA.. truly a disconnect. Nasty
Here's what I want to know - "extensible firmware that provides the critical foundation of trust, manageability, and connectivity required for networked computing,"
/dev/drm/legal
MANAGEABILITY. You want control over my PC? Fine, dump the EULA and be RESPONSIBLE for what it and your software does- until then take that crap out
Legal concerns >
-B
Heh.. Just seeing the question
Are you waiting for Microsoft to buy you out? (Score:45, Flamebait)
would make my day