Good for you, John. Companies love IP far more than they love IP. It takes a few talented people to deny them as an employer to make them realize that their highering practices are unfair. I bet other companies would love to hear about improved inventions that are used by this company but were funded by some other company. This would also be a good way to get quick access to what your competitors are doing without paging through the patent filings.
I wonder, though, if this was a University. This kind of IP zealousy smells of university IP rules.
(Although the prior reporting, I've never seen before)
-Moondog
I did above average on my SAT's but just barely. I was a bit upset because I really didn't think that was a good measure of my abilities. My GRE scores after college were higher, in fact, my verbal improved nearly 50%?! There must be better ways of assessing students than a multiple choice exam. It is too easy to use them as the end all. I've met people with perfect scores that are completely, IMO, useless to society and I've met driven people with above average but not perfect scores who excel and regularly make this world a better place.
the article raises an interesting point. Many of these crazy patent/trademark infringemtent lawsuits we see all share one thing in common: They are obnoxiously late. The law should have strong enforcement of making sure lawsuits happen right after the infringement. None of this "They making a lot of money so we'll selectively sue them" attitude. Most of the time these companies would have to be dead to not be aware of years of infringement.
Paul Mackerras maintainer of the PPC kernel and his response was quite interesting
I wonder if Paul Mackerras knew his response was going to be put up on/.?:) Anyway, this post crosses the fine line between starting a flame war and reporting one. I wonder if this really is a non-issue and just a *very* subtle troll posting.
I know that there are some wierd patent lawsuits on/., but where do we draw the line between good business and unfair maliciousness? I don't think anyone agrees that patents should be completely abolished, so somethings are patentable. Although it seems a little late for pushing for patent violation on the fan issue, we should definately try to keep in mind that some patents are real and should be respected.
Metaphors are extremely important in conveying information to non-lay people. But, metaphors are dangerous because if they aren't quite correct, misinterpretation will surely follow. The correct solution is advisors that can bridge the technology vs. policy and the techical nature of the data.
It is great to see them doing some good. I hope that this continues and isn't just a flash-in-the-pan like so many other geek endevours I read about on/.
Although certainly honorable, the results of this study won't mean much because of the difficulty to compile. A good hypothetical example might be the old Sienfeld episode where George finds his old frogger game with his high score intact. Do you think George would come forward? No, only current video game junkies would come forward. While junkies, I'm sure, are a good correlate with expert skills at video games, I'm not sure they would be a good correlate with the best ever.
I want it... I hope more companies start coming up with ingenious ways of recording that stream. It is unfortunate, though, that without standards for the public, we'll just continue to see hacked stuff and no real products.
Trademark law (in the United States at least) exists for the citizen's protection, not the corporation's.
Companies use trademarks to defend thier interests. Saying trademarks are for the citizens protection is a little like saying patents are consumer protection. Even if the laws are written such that trademark law is as above, that is certainly *not* the case in the real world. Trademarks protect identity, product names and differentiate companies and they are viciously defended to increase revenue. They don't give a hoot about citizen protection as long as the citizens are shopping with them.
Age absolutely matters. Some people don't realize just how much our professional work environment heirarchy depends on age and seniority. Many academic environments, for example, might assume that the oldest and most senior member (often a professor) is the most experienced and wise. Anyone who has spent anytime in an academic environment knows this not to be the case. Unfortunately, sometimes you just have to either wait for the opportunity or find it yourself elsewhere.
IMO, unfortunately the best prevention method for prevention of DOS attacks requires work by people who generally don't get attacked. Yahoo can't truely protect itself, it is the hundreds of insecure server operators that must work. Perhaps ISP's should work with server operators to make their servers better equipped to prevent an entry by a nefarious source...
M$ is just trying to evolve, IMO, to find new ways to make money. OS sales (some versions) are declining as are the software titans (office, etc) that have made them are also on the wane. They are flexing their muscle into areas where they can continue to control, IMO, and integrated OS's on appliances/wireless devices is a great way to go. I think that it is ok to integrate CE into hardware, but I strongly think that linux is far, far better suited to the customize for appliance market. Why would a company with hardware give control to M$ when they can integrate linux for only slightly more cost (arguably) and retain that control.
This sounds awesome! No drivers, works on any machine with a USB, small, etc.. This is what we have always wanted in a storage medium. Just plug it in and move on with your life. I hope this story pulls to be true....
I dunno, sometimes I lay awake at night wondering if the powers at be really understand the decisions they make. Given all other decisions I see, I can't understand how reverse engineering can be legal. I have talked with big companies that use the "cold room" technique for reverse engineering. Engineers in a room totally separated from the technology develop the usually un protected equivalent. I just dunno.
I though M$ and Apple already showed that Look+Feel protection means very little in the world of computer software. It isn't surprising Apple always acts like they want to control everything. I'm surprised they don't sell electricity.
I've never been a huge fan of IRIX's window manager. In fact, I've always tried to avoid it (I spend much of my time on sgi's). I remember there was a KDE port that was great. What is sgi doing for there new linux boxes? (We had a demo machine that was running gnome)
Uh, wait a minute. This is a private event where tickets were purchased. Perhaps it is because I've been padded down at rock concerts occasionally since I was 1981 (when I was 9), but I think that at events the private companies that run it have an obligation to take adequate measures to prevent crime. If someone was killed at the superbowl, they could be held liable....
It is too bad that business decisions like this really only slap loyal customers. Sega works very hard to make customers feel wanted, loved and needed . Sega should open up the platform so that others can develop games and platforms so customers aren't totally screwed...
How true. M$ has so much power in the industry, them dismissing a competitor actually has an effect on use. But don't deny it, inside M$ is singing a completely different tune. They think M$ is an enormous threat that is embarrasing their entire business model.
I completely agree that it is crazy to want to clone another person, but is there legal precident on what someone can do with human remains in the absense of direct relatives? Look at scientific research on ancient frozen people discovered in the alps... What precident is there that says someone cannot clone that person? It is going to really have serious legal ramifications because sooner or later, someone is going to do it with or without the blessing of the law or population at large.
A previous poster who posted a message advocating the cloning of jesus raises a HUGE question, I have never thought of. What about cloning famous people? We could clone Napoleon, Lenin, George Washington, etc! Wow, what a moral, ethical and religious delimma! I wonder who owns the rights to cloning the famous, or even the anonymous? Although the genetics may not answer questions of history, it could answer profound questions about megalomania and genetic disease. This could also answer longtime questions of genetics more than identical twins living apart could ever do...
I wonder if even though safety is infinitely improved, there might be a great chance for costly accidents now. For example a person could immediately pick up on cracks in the wall, water dripping, noises, etc that might be a sign of instability. A camera mounted on a robot might not allow the operator to notice. I wonder how they deal with the little things that humans do well automatically like this.
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Good for you, John. Companies love IP far more than they love IP. It takes a few talented people to deny them as an employer to make them realize that their highering practices are unfair. I bet other companies would love to hear about improved inventions that are used by this company but were funded by some other company. This would also be a good way to get quick access to what your competitors are doing without paging through the patent filings. I wonder, though, if this was a University. This kind of IP zealousy smells of university IP rules. (Although the prior reporting, I've never seen before) -Moondog
I did above average on my SAT's but just barely. I was a bit upset because I really didn't think that was a good measure of my abilities. My GRE scores after college were higher, in fact, my verbal improved nearly 50%?! There must be better ways of assessing students than a multiple choice exam. It is too easy to use them as the end all. I've met people with perfect scores that are completely, IMO, useless to society and I've met driven people with above average but not perfect scores who excel and regularly make this world a better place.
-Moondog
the article raises an interesting point. Many of these crazy patent/trademark infringemtent lawsuits we see all share one thing in common: They are obnoxiously late. The law should have strong enforcement of making sure lawsuits happen right after the infringement. None of this "They making a lot of money so we'll selectively sue them" attitude. Most of the time these companies would have to be dead to not be aware of years of infringement.
-Moondog
Paul Mackerras maintainer of the PPC kernel and his response was quite interesting
/.? :) Anyway, this post crosses the fine line between starting a flame war and reporting one. I wonder if this really is a non-issue and just a *very* subtle troll posting.
I wonder if Paul Mackerras knew his response was going to be put up on
-Moondog
I know that there are some wierd patent lawsuits on /., but where do we draw the line between good business and unfair maliciousness? I don't think anyone agrees that patents should be completely abolished, so somethings are patentable. Although it seems a little late for pushing for patent violation on the fan issue, we should definately try to keep in mind that some patents are real and should be respected.
-Moondog
Metaphors are extremely important in conveying information to non-lay people. But, metaphors are dangerous because if they aren't quite correct, misinterpretation will surely follow. The correct solution is advisors that can bridge the technology vs. policy and the techical nature of the data.
-Moondog
It is great to see them doing some good. I hope that this continues and isn't just a flash-in-the-pan like so many other geek endevours I read about on /.
Although certainly honorable, the results of this study won't mean much because of the difficulty to compile. A good hypothetical example might be the old Sienfeld episode where George finds his old frogger game with his high score intact. Do you think George would come forward? No, only current video game junkies would come forward. While junkies, I'm sure, are a good correlate with expert skills at video games, I'm not sure they would be a good correlate with the best ever.
-Moondog
I want it... I hope more companies start coming up with ingenious ways of recording that stream. It is unfortunate, though, that without standards for the public, we'll just continue to see hacked stuff and no real products.
-Moondog
Companies use trademarks to defend thier interests. Saying trademarks are for the citizens protection is a little like saying patents are consumer protection. Even if the laws are written such that trademark law is as above, that is certainly *not* the case in the real world. Trademarks protect identity, product names and differentiate companies and they are viciously defended to increase revenue. They don't give a hoot about citizen protection as long as the citizens are shopping with them.
-Moondog
Age absolutely matters. Some people don't realize just how much our professional work environment heirarchy depends on age and seniority. Many academic environments, for example, might assume that the oldest and most senior member (often a professor) is the most experienced and wise. Anyone who has spent anytime in an academic environment knows this not to be the case. Unfortunately, sometimes you just have to either wait for the opportunity or find it yourself elsewhere.
-Moondog
IMO, unfortunately the best prevention method for prevention of DOS attacks requires work by people who generally don't get attacked. Yahoo can't truely protect itself, it is the hundreds of insecure server operators that must work. Perhaps ISP's should work with server operators to make their servers better equipped to prevent an entry by a nefarious source...
-Moondog
-Moondog
That's actually what I mean.
-Moondog
This sounds awesome! No drivers, works on any machine with a USB, small, etc.. This is what we have always wanted in a storage medium. Just plug it in and move on with your life. I hope this story pulls to be true....
You know, someone's taxes somewhere paid for this stuff. I hope next they can figure out a way to make the days longer. -Moondog
I dunno, sometimes I lay awake at night wondering if the powers at be really understand the decisions they make. Given all other decisions I see, I can't understand how reverse engineering can be legal. I have talked with big companies that use the "cold room" technique for reverse engineering. Engineers in a room totally separated from the technology develop the usually un protected equivalent. I just dunno.
-Moondog
I though M$ and Apple already showed that Look+Feel protection means very little in the world of computer software. It isn't surprising Apple always acts like they want to control everything. I'm surprised they don't sell electricity.
-Moondog
I've never been a huge fan of IRIX's window manager. In fact, I've always tried to avoid it (I spend much of my time on sgi's). I remember there was a KDE port that was great. What is sgi doing for there new linux boxes? (We had a demo machine that was running gnome)
-Moondog
Uh, wait a minute. This is a private event where tickets were purchased. Perhaps it is because I've been padded down at rock concerts occasionally since I was 1981 (when I was 9), but I think that at events the private companies that run it have an obligation to take adequate measures to prevent crime. If someone was killed at the superbowl, they could be held liable....
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