I think their basic defense, which seems to be overlooked in this discussion is:
1) google.com was being censored by Chinese authorities anyway.
a) since this was being done by the government at a third-party level, user experince was far from optimal.
2) google.cn censors keywords, thus maintaining optimum service. censorship is evil but this was happenign anyway.
3) Importantly, google.com is still accessible in China at the same level as it was before. Thus what google is doing is an additional step for imporving service while letting what information that can escape the Great Chinese Firewall through google.com be accessible anyway.
Thats my understanding anyway. Correct me if im wrong...
oh.. i always found smasung products, particularly their cellphones, lackng in refinement... and i think that could be even more important in an ipod competitor..
Google Desktop has the option of searching your web history / my Documents from across your own multiple computers, after you have ENABlED it. It is not enabled by default, and only if you sign in with your google account are you allowed to search.
Ofcourse the sub-poena threat is there, and it is a good point that id like to keep in mind, but perhaps they should advise us not to check the option rather than not install it at all.
Like someone mentioned before, the actual demonstration invovled somthign that appears as legit as it should be. Someone set up a ad-hoc network, it worked. The third person supposedly trying to join the 'hackme' network could have obviously detected the ssid if it was boradcast, and seing an unsecured network would have just tried to join in. nothing to see here dammit.
Has anyone demonstrated that windows starts an ad-hoc network, unless specifically set up by the user? this looks, worst case (also not demonstrated i think), more like a case of if someone sets up an ad-hoc network for some reason, and does not disable it, he next time it will still be there.
I could be wrong, but the article albeit detailed is not particularly convincing.
As almost all other patent issues it boils down to a flawed system, one that grants ridiculous patents but we knew that already. repeatedly. sub-consciously by now.
though Creative has a bit of my sympathy. I mean before apple totally trashed them, they were producing mp3 players for a long time, which i see as basically a good thing. uhm ok not very slick even though feature rich of a good thing. Along with iriver and all, they were one of the pioneers of mp3 players, w/o drm bullshit, and i felt their pricing was always reasonable.
Give them credit also for making popular pcs have soundcards but thats offtopic. I like the patent mess about as much as any other/.er, and this is not a flamebait.
I think there is a point to be conceded here mainly that people are finding lesser incentive to publish information on the net. The revenue is probably inadequate for a large number of publishers (by which i include anyone who publsihes any kind of webcontent) and thus it is conceivable that a lot of this might go down over the years.
i think a decline in the sheer number of free hosting services can be a a kind of indirect empirical proof of this.
I believe they have a clause which allows for the Indian government to overrule any patents in case of a national health emergency / epidemic - precisely what Taiwan is doing - but here the law already spells it out.
well in India for the average SOHO/Home user, linux is pretty invisible. Windows is easy to use, ubiquitous and your vendor installs the version you pick. free.
with the dial-up speeds viruses come slower (:-s) - (i.e. the ones using the buffer exploits.)
besides Nortons free too;)
k i fear ive already said too much.
but yeah once they start screwing piracy, linux should have a huge base.
as the author potrays it or greatest strength?
(as id like to think)
isnt the freedom (as in no constraints, ) to fork inherently a plus of open source?
p.s. i hope 'fork' means what i think it means.:)
yup same in where i used to be in India.
lpg works out cheaper too:). and if the cylinder runs out, flip the switch.
i think cheap fuel perspective is a 10x incentive over green fuel. Hell they probably dont even know its cleaner. (is it? really?:))
now if they can lauch the shuttle wiht gas.......
or for that matter Kerry....but for all this while you could blame him, the screwed up balloting system etc etc for all his incursions into international peace, justice and of probably furthering the terrorist base......now the american public has taken the blame and the responsibilty upon itself...Awright whoever voted him probably didnt seem the blame part..but it looks like the war (im not ogign into the ethics part, im sure e'oen has their own deep-set views on that by now) have now been officialy christened by the American ppl, which is disheartening..
i didnt mean this to be offensive though i admit it probably is to lot of ppl..
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I think their basic defense, which seems to be overlooked in this discussion is:
1) google.com was being censored by Chinese authorities anyway.
a) since this was being done by the government at a third-party level, user experince was far from optimal.
2) google.cn censors keywords, thus maintaining optimum service. censorship is evil but this was happenign anyway.
3) Importantly, google.com is still accessible in China at the same level as it was before. Thus what google is doing is an additional step for imporving service while letting what information that can escape the Great Chinese Firewall through google.com be accessible anyway.
Thats my understanding anyway. Correct me if im wrong...
oh.. i always found smasung products, particularly their cellphones, lackng in refinement... and i think that could be even more important in an ipod competitor..
Google Desktop has the option of searching your web history / my Documents from across your own multiple computers, after you have ENABlED it. It is not enabled by default, and only if you sign in with your google account are you allowed to search. Ofcourse the sub-poena threat is there, and it is a good point that id like to keep in mind, but perhaps they should advise us not to check the option rather than not install it at all.
Hopefully Levi's will pick up from here :)..
I am.
aah, now i know why windows is acting drunk..
Image Stabilisation. Low-light performance improvement. Battery Life.
Like someone mentioned before, the actual demonstration invovled somthign that appears as legit as it should be. Someone set up a ad-hoc network, it worked. The third person supposedly trying to join the 'hackme' network could have obviously detected the ssid if it was boradcast, and seing an unsecured network would have just tried to join in. nothing to see here dammit. Has anyone demonstrated that windows starts an ad-hoc network, unless specifically set up by the user? this looks, worst case (also not demonstrated i think), more like a case of if someone sets up an ad-hoc network for some reason, and does not disable it, he next time it will still be there. I could be wrong, but the article albeit detailed is not particularly convincing.
the whole expansion plans in TFA having nothing to do with the case as such....
Master Bator ?
As almost all other patent issues it boils down to a flawed system, one that grants ridiculous patents but we knew that already. repeatedly. sub-consciously by now. though Creative has a bit of my sympathy. I mean before apple totally trashed them, they were producing mp3 players for a long time, which i see as basically a good thing. uhm ok not very slick even though feature rich of a good thing. Along with iriver and all, they were one of the pioneers of mp3 players, w/o drm bullshit, and i felt their pricing was always reasonable. Give them credit also for making popular pcs have soundcards but thats offtopic. I like the patent mess about as much as any other /.er, and this is not a flamebait.
I think there is a point to be conceded here mainly that people are finding lesser incentive to publish information on the net. The revenue is probably inadequate for a large number of publishers (by which i include anyone who publsihes any kind of webcontent) and thus it is conceivable that a lot of this might go down over the years. i think a decline in the sheer number of free hosting services can be a a kind of indirect empirical proof of this.
Songs Overpriced?
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000483064834/ [Viewsonic announces 2ms 19" lcd.]
I believe they have a clause which allows for the Indian government to overrule any patents in case of a national health emergency / epidemic - precisely what Taiwan is doing - but here the law already spells it out.
that'd be plutocracy
http://www.thermalandaquarter.com/ has their new album out for dl. english band from bangalore. ahem.
well in India for the average SOHO/Home user, linux is pretty invisible. Windows is easy to use, ubiquitous and your vendor installs the version you pick. free. with the dial-up speeds viruses come slower (:-s) - (i.e. the ones using the buffer exploits.) besides Nortons free too ;)
k i fear ive already said too much.
but yeah once they start screwing piracy, linux should have a huge base.
as the author potrays it or greatest strength? (as id like to think) isnt the freedom (as in no constraints, ) to fork inherently a plus of open source? p.s. i hope 'fork' means what i think it means. :)
yup same in where i used to be in India. lpg works out cheaper too :). and if the cylinder runs out, flip the switch.
i think cheap fuel perspective is a 10x incentive over green fuel. Hell they probably dont even know its cleaner. (is it? really? :))
now if they can lauch the shuttle wiht gas.......
Have someone confirmed this? sounds suspiciously like a false alarm!
had a good run. hopefully the end of an era would spur some worthy successor, no longer confined to the shadows. and i didnt mean WMP10.
or for that matter Kerry.. ..but for all this while you could blame him, the screwed up balloting system etc etc for all his incursions into international peace, justice and of probably furthering the terrorist base.... ..now the american public has taken the blame and the responsibilty upon itself...Awright whoever voted him probably didnt seem the blame part..but it looks like the war (im not ogign into the ethics part, im sure e'oen has their own deep-set views on that by now) have now been officialy christened by the American ppl, which is disheartening..
i didnt mean this to be offensive though i admit it probably is to lot of ppl..
nother 'Nam but they eont call it till their political masters have fair distance. human rights - lemme get this - thats just for SOME humans????
their uni's kick ass. technology wise.