I do wonder what the court would say if the defendant here were to file an "entrapment" suit against the store owner. After all, there are a lot of open-access APs around. How is one to know while traveling whether any given AP is legally usable? This decision potentially makes it rather risky to just be a traveler in Michigan, especially now that cars are starting to come with onboard networks and comm equipment. It's just a matter of time until someone is arrested while driving along I-94 because their car used a local AP to talk to the factory or download a map.;-) I remember talk of some Windows O/Ses (possibly others too, not singling out Microsoft here) automatically connecting to the strongest available WiFi - add various network-sensing apps into the mix (EG. Windows Update, spyware, whatever) that auto-transfer whenever a connection is available and Joe Sixpack could potentially be committing a felony without even knowing he is doing it. Say the fella happened to stop within range of the WiFi, opened his laptop and started working on a Spreadsheet or some other local app. He has no idea what his NIC or his O/S is doing.
If "I don't know how to configure my network/AP to prevent unauthorised access" is a valid argument for the prosecution, then surely "I don't know how to configure my laptop to prevent unaithorised access" is also just as valid as an argument for the defendant.
our society is built upon catering to the lowest common denominator all the time. What's your point? If you're developing for commercial reasons (read: Microsoft) it usually makes good financial sense to target the largest possible market. If you're developing for purely altruistic reasons (read: Linux) why would you not want to do the "greatest good" possible?
And let's not forget the TV series shown around the world. Although the scriptwriters should be shot for replacing the entire plot with a bunch of talentless psychotic egomaniacs snoring their way through a dozen weeks.
In their own words:
"If we wanted to go down that road we could have done that three years ago" IE. they have known about these (alleged) violations for at least three years and have consciously elected not to defend their patents in a court of law. So even if the violations actually exist, they no longer have a position whereby anyone can be (successfully) sued.
You laugh, but celebrity status is a great way to guarantee votes. Having your name known for pretty much anything (as long as it doesn't involve killing people or raping babies) is far better than languishing in obscurity. Plenty of historical precedent for this - Americans need look no further than Reagan/Ventura/Schwarzenegger... did you know even Clint Eastwood has got in on this gig? Not just an American thing either - other examples off the top of my head include Peter Garrett (Australia) and Robert Kilroy-Silk (UK)...
Either you don't get how/. works or he doesn't... he'll have only generated 2 page hits; the submitter and you. OK, so then the slashdot effect is really all due to a single GoogleBot with ADHD, that CowboyNeal has been feeding on RedBull and NoDoze...
The sad thing is that using something more enticing like "Free boobs this way" would send millions of clueless Joe Windowses your way... I can see the advert now:-
en.wikipedia.org Don't forget the penduline tits! And of course for those with more, erm, "eccentric" tastes, there's also tits of the bearded variety...
Does it smell like spilled booze and horse puckey? That's a rather zen-like question: what do the vapours of vapourware smell like if they don't exist?
Can I gamble away the kids' college money on it? I'm sure there will be an overambitious start-up somewhere looking to leverage this, and bring in some gullible venture capitalists, so in that sense your wish may yet be granted.
If we get life imprisonment for using pirated software, what will be the penalty for killers, rappers, etc... ? They'll be shot on sight? This is getting ridiculous! Well I don't know about the killers, but personally I have no problem with rappers being shot on sight. Finally an alternative use for my mime rifle!
Hello?!? McFly?!? I know this is/. but the least you could do is read the summary!
It found that the code was often contained in those parts of the website not designed or controlled by the website owner, such as banner adverts and widgets... These are often downloaded form third party sites. The robots.txt file on the website's server has no effect on third-party content hosted on a completely different server.
And for the record, I think it's a brilliant idea. If an advertising agency serves up spyware it'll trash the rankings of the sites hosting its own ads, and pretty soon it'll have such a bad reputation among the entire web that nobody will use it. Thus it will force these advertising muppets to clean up their act or go out of business, a move which is long overdue IMHO.
Ahhh, but they should see that coming too! In fact, dare I suggest that people who call complete strangers at inconvenient and antisocial times for purely commercial purposes need not even be psychic to realise they are about to get a verbal spray...
OK, so what does make something a religon? What's the definition? I'm not disagreeing with you that Scientology is at best rather absurd, but I don't see any clear way of distinguishing it from other more conventional religions other than by number of belivers or age - neither of which seem fair ways to judge legitimacy to me. Well apparently numbers isn't good enough, or Jedi would be a recognised religion by now...
First, the pad only "uses" electricity when there is a device inside of it's field of effect. There's no "sleep mode" it just doesn't use any mower when nothing is near it. The magnetic field generated can easily sense the presence or lack of a device and power on only when necessary. So... how does it generate a magnetic field without using any electricity? Something must power the sensor, otherwise it would not be able to "sense". And there you have the classic "standby" problem of consumer electronics - it is much cheaper for the manufacturer to leave everything "running hot" than increase the cost and complexity of the device by building in a proper low-power standby mode.
Second, if you understood the technology, you would know there will never be a 1000 watt version. Magnetic field science works on a multiple of squares system. To generate 80 watts instead of 40 takes a field 4 times larger. to go to 160 watts requires 16 times as much field density. To produce induction coils capable of generating a field large enough to charge large devices, or a field strong enough to charge high voltage devices is prohibitively expensive. I am no electronics expert - I'll leave you to argue the maths with the other reply to your post who believes you are wrong...
The power efficiency of induction pads is actually quite amazing. 2% on average power loss. In fact, the pad will usually be much MORE efficient that a wall charger since the charger in the wall is 1) always using some power when plugged in, 2) still has 1-2% or more power loss when charging, 3) completes its charge in 1-2 hours, but typically remains plugged in and wasting energy (although not much) for 8-10 hours. That sounds interesting indeed. Please state your sources - I still want to know how much draw there is in simply having the pad itself plugged in and turned on - because the type of people who will buy it will leave it like that 24/7. I suspect your "efficiency" doesn't take that into account.
And all it's doing is charging cell phones or mp3 players, it would be on for only a few hours a day, at most. Rubbish. Its sole purpose for existence is the convenience/laziness of not having to plug your device in. Do you seriously think anyone lazy enough to want such a charger will bother to turn it off? And "standby" mode is largely useless in cheap electronic goods from an environmental perspective.
Additionally, it is only 40 watts now. Who's to say it won't be capable of, say, 1000 Watts in a few years time? Wireless kettle/microwave, anyone?
I was thinking it sounded like a delicious dessert!
"I'll try the death by chocolate...oh, wait, the tort of outrage looks yummy!" Sorry son, you don't get any dessert until you've finished your Grapes of Wrath.
It's more like the 125 million US citizens with an ISP connection that might be wrongly accused and threatened with the loss of all their life savings. Since when did having an ISP connection... nay, even a computer become a requirement for being sued by the MAFIAA?
That's all very macho of you, but has it occurred to you to actually question the working environment that so many men are so obligingly putting up with? The news here could be "women are sensible enough to say no". (For the record, I'm a man, but not an employee.) Your attitude is all well and good when you are secure in the knowledge that you cannot be easily replaced. Unfortunately most IT jobs can now be done by anyone who meets a minimum level of competence, and post-tech-bubble there are now a lot of people above that bar. Very few are in positions where replacing them is not a financially viable option. Not willing to put up with the working conditions? Then we'll find someone who is. And if you can't find another job (because they've all gone to India), well you'll either have to fend for yourself in this world or expect the State to look after you (and your family if you have one). When faced with that choice, most people see staying in their existing job as a secure and preferable option.
I believe that is "JE FUD" which is french for "I make shit up about the competition." Even better... how about Jealousy, Invidiousness, Hubris, Agitation, and Doubt. Now where else have I seen that acronym?
That exec has it pretty much spot on. Yes, of course he is. As a poor, penniless business user, I can't possibly afford an actual PC to use for my office applications. Which is just as well, because a full keyboard is sooooo much harder to use for writing large technical documents, specs, marketing material, etc... than a phone.
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If "I don't know how to configure my network/AP to prevent unauthorised access" is a valid argument for the prosecution, then surely "I don't know how to configure my laptop to prevent unaithorised access" is also just as valid as an argument for the defendant.
And let's not forget the TV series shown around the world. Although the scriptwriters should be shot for replacing the entire plot with a bunch of talentless psychotic egomaniacs snoring their way through a dozen weeks.
You laugh, but celebrity status is a great way to guarantee votes. Having your name known for pretty much anything (as long as it doesn't involve killing people or raping babies) is far better than languishing in obscurity. Plenty of historical precedent for this - Americans need look no further than Reagan/Ventura/Schwarzenegger... did you know even Clint Eastwood has got in on this gig? Not just an American thing either - other examples off the top of my head include Peter Garrett (Australia) and Robert Kilroy-Silk (UK)...
Free boobies for all!
Cute booby chicks for your delectation! aff
en.wikipedia.org Don't forget the penduline tits! And of course for those with more, erm, "eccentric" tastes, there's also tits of the bearded variety...
And for the record, I think it's a brilliant idea. If an advertising agency serves up spyware it'll trash the rankings of the sites hosting its own ads, and pretty soon it'll have such a bad reputation among the entire web that nobody will use it. Thus it will force these advertising muppets to clean up their act or go out of business, a move which is long overdue IMHO.
Ahhh, but they should see that coming too! In fact, dare I suggest that people who call complete strangers at inconvenient and antisocial times for purely commercial purposes need not even be psychic to realise they are about to get a verbal spray...
Additionally, it is only 40 watts now. Who's to say it won't be capable of, say, 1000 Watts in a few years time? Wireless kettle/microwave, anyone?
"I'll try the death by chocolate...oh, wait, the tort of outrage looks yummy!" Sorry son, you don't get any dessert until you've finished your Grapes of Wrath.
Yes, I read the news. Perhaps more than you do I suspect.
Dont forget: (sung to the tune of ""He's got the whole world in his hands") We get twoooo dollars... to the pound...
Does it matter? Suing an open source project would be like trying to shoot a ghost.
I believe that is "JE FUD" which is french for "I make shit up about the competition." Even better... how about Jealousy, Invidiousness, Hubris, Agitation, and Doubt. Now where else have I seen that acronym?
FUDJE... Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt, Jealousy, and... Envy?
Seriously, get a clue.