I thought a one of the good things about television was that it could bring people together to watch their favorite shows. I guess this beats multiple TVs in seperate rooms, we will all be in the same room this way.
Hold on a minute. If they aren't going to be proud like back in the day... Then why not introduce them to the old hardware first, if you still own it. I know I still have tons of 386 and 486 hardware around. That was my first thought when I read this topic. It has actually been my plan to introduce my children to computers this way. If i ever get around to having any. The problem I'll have to deal with is television/advertising destroying my plan. Also it will most likely make them appreciate the bleeding edge tech a little better as well, in addition to providing a good starting that most of us know works.
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My windows box is up nearly 24/7 and I haven't had a single problem with spyware or viruses. I am, of course behind a FreeBSD NAT/ipfw gateway and Firefox is my web browser of choise... Even when I used IE though, I had few problems if any. I also have 3 room mates with windows boxen behind the same NAT/ipfw. Out of those 3 the one irresponsible user is the only one that has spyware problems. My situation tells me human error is to blame. You hate Microsoft just a little too much, me thinks.
From the article: "When companies file patent infringement lawsuits for business method patents they risk the possibility that their patent will be reversed"
They might not hold their patent for too much longer. Prior art may not be needed.
Makes me wonder though, what's the point of obtaining a business method patent if trying to enforce it could get it reversed???
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I thought a one of the good things about television was that it could bring people together to watch their favorite shows. I guess this beats multiple TVs in seperate rooms, we will all be in the same room this way.
Hold on a minute. If they aren't going to be proud like back in the day... Then why not introduce them to the old hardware first, if you still own it. I know I still have tons of 386 and 486 hardware around. That was my first thought when I read this topic. It has actually been my plan to introduce my children to computers this way. If i ever get around to having any. The problem I'll have to deal with is television/advertising destroying my plan. Also it will most likely make them appreciate the bleeding edge tech a little better as well, in addition to providing a good starting that most of us know works.
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Big city paradise!
My windows box is up nearly 24/7 and I haven't had a single problem with spyware or viruses. I am, of course behind a FreeBSD NAT/ipfw gateway and Firefox is my web browser of choise... Even when I used IE though, I had few problems if any. I also have 3 room mates with windows boxen behind the same NAT/ipfw. Out of those 3 the one irresponsible user is the only one that has spyware problems. My situation tells me human error is to blame. You hate Microsoft just a little too much, me thinks.
Funny, but you do realize you are saying this to a very large crowd of GUYS don't you?
From the article: "When companies file patent infringement lawsuits for business method patents they risk the possibility that their patent will be reversed"
They might not hold their patent for too much longer. Prior art may not be needed.
Makes me wonder though, what's the point of obtaining a business method patent if trying to enforce it could get it reversed???