Actually, given the consistent spiking at specific grades on the ISC and ICSE charts, there may be some significant "grace" marking going on, and not just at the pass mark, I'm talking larger than normal shifts between valid marks (around the 70's and 90's). Both the ISC and ICSE tests are 40 questions on every subject, so there shouldn't be any marks at 96, 98 and 99 too, yet those graphs suggest that some students did get those marks.
When added to the other issues on the part of the judge and magistrate, it will make it much harder to deny a retrial. As for having it all on record, they have to put it all in the motion to make it available on appeal.
Of note: the table of references point to cases of jury misconduct, even though the arguments by Samsung were redacted. Bet on this judgment being tossed out fast.
I dunno... I think a more accurate description of their mission is:
"to discover, develop and promote social and economic problems to free-market solutions."
However, the judge has to consider the possibility that the juror may have received DMs on Twitter that may actually impact the trial. This is why jurors are sequestered in the first place, to prevent outside communications from impacting the jury's decision.
Zynga is not a requirement for any employee.
That steaming hot pr0n site is not a piece of "productivity software".
Bonzai Buddy isn't Clippy, and he's not your friend.
BitTorrent is not an approved method of software acquisition and installation.
Your concerns has been noted, and your permissions on the network updated appropriately.
Bad wiring, perhaps? Running electrical wires in close proximity to the steel joists could cause magnetization of the joists over time. Iron and its alloys are pretty easy to magnetize in that manner.
I'm not certain that the company *should* win. But should and will are two different beasts.
According to TFA "By signing the contracts, the buyers agreed to waive claims for repairs except those specifically mentioned in a separate document, which was available for inspection at a separate location and not before or at the time they bought the houses." The main point is that the restrictions were not available for review where the contract was being provided and signed. Hiding the restrictions on a contract prior to its acceptance? Smells really funky to me, and were I in their shoes, I wouldn't have signed it in the first place.
I think it has something to do with the debacle over Origin's data mining clause recently, and with it being on the heels of the Sony security breaches, bank on EA trying to cover their assets as much as possible.
If the next Modern Warfare introduced dramatically different themes, there would be uproar. Sure, set it on the moon, but make sure I’m a grunt following the NPCs who get to play the game, or I’ll swear at you on the internet.
Then perhaps it shouldn't be another damn Modern Warfare game. How about--gasp--a brand new game. I get that not making sequels each year requires creativity and risk, but think of the reward.
They won't do it. Not as long as Call of Duty can rake in billions of dollars a year for a sequel that is almost identical to its predecessor. Hell, they haven't had a new engine for the entire series, they just keep tinkering with the old modified id tech 3 engine. It would take having the CoD series flop massively to get Activision to actually look at new IPs. They ran all of their other major IPs into the ground, why would they break from standard operating procedures now?
Better the int'l community, than strictly US.
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Don't put all your eggs in one basket. It's an old adage that never seems to either go out of style or cease to be applicable.
Putting all of the Internet naming eggs in the US basket is dangerous. With the strange goings on in US politics of late, and with the abuse by DHS/ICE, I can only see bad things coming in the future if the international community doesn't step up to the plate and offer something better.
I really don't have too much of an issue with a UN controlled ICANN clone. It's not like they can screw it up more than a Republican controlled ICANN. THAT is the scariest part.
It's the sound of the copyright lobby having another heart attack.
When will the governments of the world finally say "Enough is enough" to these clowns?
It's not like all this litigation and threats are profitable or anything. I believe/. had an article on the fact that RIAA spent $16m to recover $391,000 in 2008. It was worse in 2007, when they spent $21m and only recovered $516,000. I know it's been all over the place at various points. Add in the frivolous lawsuits, DDoS attacks and harassment of uninvolved individuals, and the whole copyright lobby looks like an organized crime syndicate.
Yes, advertising in-game if it's done right can add "flavour" to a scene, like mentioned in the article.
However, far too often advertising in-game tends to be placed in ways that are an eyesore. I know there's a couple of games that actually use their multiplayer scoreboard as adspace, which is a significant eyesore. High visibility isn't always a good thing when it comes to in-game ads.
I don't know. I think ads in games aren't going to disappear anytime soon, but I can say with certainty that a game that uses in-game advertising won't live long if those ads are overly distracting or take away from the gameplay.
Did he spend 331 days at the NSF, and looked at porn for a few minutes a day? Or did he spend 331 * 8 hours looking at porn. The former, I can understand. Looking at porn isn't really that different from checking facebook or reading slashdot. You can't do intelligent work 8 hours straight, you need some breaks to let your subconscious mind sort things out.
If he spent 331*8 hours, then it's absolutely inexcusable. Don't these people have supervisors who check to see how much work they're getting done? The real sad bit is that the right wing is going to use this to cut funding to work that's really needs to be done.
Agreed.
If he was spending his breaks at his desk, watching some porn, who cares? If he's spending most of his productive time surfing porn, then there's a problem. TFA doesn't specify how much time each day was spent getting his porn fix. That's a dangerous omission of context. Previous posters have already crunched some possible numbers and they don't justify the alarm bells that The Washington Times is ringing.
And Jamie covers another crucial point. How "rampant" is misconduct in the NSF? From the tone of the article, one would think most of the staff are porn addicts. This clearly isn't the case. 10 out of 1200. Less than 1% of the "career" workforce. Add in temps, part-timers, etc. and it dilutes the numbers even more. And where they got their "six-fold increase" is questionable, considering the previous year had 3 misconduct cases. Last time I checked, that would mean it was 3 1/3 times the previous year's numbers, not 6.
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It's never about the speeding per se, it's about the fines and their monthly quotas.
Actually, given the consistent spiking at specific grades on the ISC and ICSE charts, there may be some significant "grace" marking going on, and not just at the pass mark, I'm talking larger than normal shifts between valid marks (around the 70's and 90's). Both the ISC and ICSE tests are 40 questions on every subject, so there shouldn't be any marks at 96, 98 and 99 too, yet those graphs suggest that some students did get those marks.
When added to the other issues on the part of the judge and magistrate, it will make it much harder to deny a retrial. As for having it all on record, they have to put it all in the motion to make it available on appeal.
Apple might have a hard time asking for more money from that judgment when Samsung has valid claims which could lead to a retrial.
http://www.groklaw.net/pdf4/ApplevSamsung-1990Samsung50and59motions.pdf
Of note: the table of references point to cases of jury misconduct, even though the arguments by Samsung were redacted. Bet on this judgment being tossed out fast.
Seems GAME AU couldn't get Diablo 3 because of financial problems, so customers who pre-ordered the game won't get the game and won't get a refund.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-14-game-australia-falls-into-administration
Subject 1 Response: The domain was registered in Canada, not the US.
Subject 2 Response: Hell no.
I dunno... I think a more accurate description of their mission is: "to discover, develop and promote social and economic problems to free-market solutions."
With a 4 iron. Or a 1 wood.
Nail clippers, with the attached file. The multitool of choice.
of how not to do your job. I have been laughing all day at this debacle, and will continue to do so. This is a comedy goldmine.
However, the judge has to consider the possibility that the juror may have received DMs on Twitter that may actually impact the trial. This is why jurors are sequestered in the first place, to prevent outside communications from impacting the jury's decision.
Zynga is not a requirement for any employee.
That steaming hot pr0n site is not a piece of "productivity software".
Bonzai Buddy isn't Clippy, and he's not your friend.
BitTorrent is not an approved method of software acquisition and installation.
Your concerns has been noted, and your permissions on the network updated appropriately.
SCOTUS will have a field day with this.
Bad wiring, perhaps? Running electrical wires in close proximity to the steel joists could cause magnetization of the joists over time. Iron and its alloys are pretty easy to magnetize in that manner.
I'm not certain that the company *should* win. But should and will are two different beasts.
According to TFA "By signing the contracts, the buyers agreed to waive claims for repairs except those specifically mentioned in a separate document, which was available for inspection at a separate location and not before or at the time they bought the houses." The main point is that the restrictions were not available for review where the contract was being provided and signed. Hiding the restrictions on a contract prior to its acceptance? Smells really funky to me, and were I in their shoes, I wouldn't have signed it in the first place.
I think it has something to do with the debacle over Origin's data mining clause recently, and with it being on the heels of the Sony security breaches, bank on EA trying to cover their assets as much as possible.
Botnet rental: $3.
DDoS'ing your credit card company: Priceless.
There's some things money can't buy.
Flawless Victory!
Then perhaps it shouldn't be another damn Modern Warfare game. How about--gasp--a brand new game. I get that not making sequels each year requires creativity and risk, but think of the reward.
They won't do it. Not as long as Call of Duty can rake in billions of dollars a year for a sequel that is almost identical to its predecessor. Hell, they haven't had a new engine for the entire series, they just keep tinkering with the old modified id tech 3 engine. It would take having the CoD series flop massively to get Activision to actually look at new IPs. They ran all of their other major IPs into the ground, why would they break from standard operating procedures now?
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. It's an old adage that never seems to either go out of style or cease to be applicable.
Putting all of the Internet naming eggs in the US basket is dangerous. With the strange goings on in US politics of late, and with the abuse by DHS/ICE, I can only see bad things coming in the future if the international community doesn't step up to the plate and offer something better.
I really don't have too much of an issue with a UN controlled ICANN clone. It's not like they can screw it up more than a Republican controlled ICANN. THAT is the scariest part.
I don't know... I think that denying access to Fox's website and Hulu feed could be considered a public service, but that's just my opinion.
if the ISP of Congress and the Senate have a similar three-strike rule. Oh, the fun that could be had.
It's the sound of the copyright lobby having another heart attack.
/. had an article on the fact that RIAA spent $16m to recover $391,000 in 2008. It was worse in 2007, when they spent $21m and only recovered $516,000. I know it's been all over the place at various points. Add in the frivolous lawsuits, DDoS attacks and harassment of uninvolved individuals, and the whole copyright lobby looks like an organized crime syndicate.
When will the governments of the world finally say "Enough is enough" to these clowns?
It's not like all this litigation and threats are profitable or anything. I believe
Yes, advertising in-game if it's done right can add "flavour" to a scene, like mentioned in the article.
However, far too often advertising in-game tends to be placed in ways that are an eyesore. I know there's a couple of games that actually use their multiplayer scoreboard as adspace, which is a significant eyesore. High visibility isn't always a good thing when it comes to in-game ads.
I don't know. I think ads in games aren't going to disappear anytime soon, but I can say with certainty that a game that uses in-game advertising won't live long if those ads are overly distracting or take away from the gameplay.
Did he spend 331 days at the NSF, and looked at porn for a few minutes a day? Or did he spend 331 * 8 hours looking at porn. The former, I can understand. Looking at porn isn't really that different from checking facebook or reading slashdot. You can't do intelligent work 8 hours straight, you need some breaks to let your subconscious mind sort things out.
If he spent 331*8 hours, then it's absolutely inexcusable. Don't these people have supervisors who check to see how much work they're getting done? The real sad bit is that the right wing is going to use this to cut funding to work that's really needs to be done.
Agreed.
If he was spending his breaks at his desk, watching some porn, who cares? If he's spending most of his productive time surfing porn, then there's a problem. TFA doesn't specify how much time each day was spent getting his porn fix. That's a dangerous omission of context. Previous posters have already crunched some possible numbers and they don't justify the alarm bells that The Washington Times is ringing.
And Jamie covers another crucial point. How "rampant" is misconduct in the NSF? From the tone of the article, one would think most of the staff are porn addicts. This clearly isn't the case. 10 out of 1200. Less than 1% of the "career" workforce. Add in temps, part-timers, etc. and it dilutes the numbers even more. And where they got their "six-fold increase" is questionable, considering the previous year had 3 misconduct cases. Last time I checked, that would mean it was 3 1/3 times the previous year's numbers, not 6.
The article smells like a whole lot of FUD to me.