Really, I don't see how "drag and drop" is inherently any further from "real programming" than using a modern IDE with automatic code completion, automatic closing of blocks, code generation, GUI builders, etc., is. I've been working with GUI builders for a few years and developing my own pseudo-GUI objects that are designed in a GUI interface but don't perform GUI tasks. I had the impression that the future of programming will rely more heavily on GUI design than coding. With object-oriented programming, designing it in a graphical mode is more intuitive and has a higher production rate. Granted, the components used in graphical designing will likely rely heavily on coding, but for application work it could be done with few lines of hand-written code and the majority of it pieced together like a flowchart.
Since the "Master disk" software is "only a set of instructions, a blueprint" of the patent-infringing software, couldn't it be argued that the "patent-infringing software" is still only a set of instructions and that no patent is infringed until the computer executes (without prior consent) the particular instructions that then create the patent-infringing circumstances?
Ok, maybe the whole "without prior consent" thing wouldn't fly. But is there something that I don't see that could be used?
With them recently arguing something like that, then picking on the biggest community in opposition to software patents altogether, is Microsoft just looking to invalidate software patentability?
being a violent nutjob Do you mean you or me? Because I don't remember displaying any violence. As for being a nutjob, I'm sure the sane seem insane when you are not sane yourself.
Do you have anything besides insults to help propagate your cause?
You'd just love to make up any reason to take my guns away.
You demonstrate the lack of sense and reason among every fucking prick who wants to take weapons out of the hands of lawful and responsible citizens who are granted that right by the constitution of the US.
I sigh because you turn the discussion towards "everyone carrying guns" after my comments which were in reply to and opposing an "everyone carrying guns" comment. Either you can't read, didn't read, or aren't interested in actually discussing the matter in the terms I expressed in my post.
If you just want to rant, carry on. I'll go do something else. I'm not interested in your rant.
I tell you what. Take your tirade to about weapons to the limit and try to convince your government that your country has no need for nuclear weapons. After you have disposed of nuclear weapons in your own country, take your tirade to other countries. Then when the world has been freed from nuclear weapons, continue your effort with other weapons of mass destruction. After that, heavy artillery, tanks and so on. Be sure to make your own government give up those weapons first.
When you have successfully rid the world of weapons that are MORE DEADLY THAN MY HANDGUN, then you can bring your tirade to me and I'll tell you to go fuck yourself, something you've probably heard countless times in your crusade.
It may become apparent to you along your quest that the proliferation of weapons is necessary in a hostile world, as you try to MAKE YOUR OWN GOVERNMENT give up deadly weapons that serve to protect you from enemies and act as a deterrent to potential enemies who have equal weapons.
If you want to talk about RESPONSIBLE USE, then we have something to talk about. If you want to talk about taking away my guns (and knives, too, then?) or restricting my use of them so that they become quite ineffectual in defending myself and my family, then you can shove it up your ass.
In regards to VT, the argument I heard was that there were several students who were licensed to carry. And if any one of them or particularly if several of them were actually permitted to carry on campus, it may have ended quite differently.
The suggestion that this event could have ended in tragedy if students had guns is not a special circumstance. If at any time someone falsely convinces you that there is an immediate and deadly threat, and you take action that would be deemed appropriate under that kind of circumstance, the person who instigated the hoax and incited you to action is legally responsible.
I'm guessing the "give all students guns and Virginia Tech wouldn't have happened" crowd won't be commenting on this story. I don't think that they were advocating guns for 6th graders. You know, I don't think they said "all students", either.
Are you seriously claiming that when they design an SUV they take a normal car and scale every part of it up? Nonsense. I just don't care to have my knees ramming into the dash board. This is usually accomplished by having an adjustable seat with a wider range of motions.
One of my colleagues is only 3 inches shorter than you and he can fit comfortably in an Audi A3. Well congratulations to him.
Irrelevant, since I'm not one. Same applies.
Miraculously be able to fit into a normal vehicle? From walking?
What, you mean like walking so much that my feet grow inflamed and for some reason need to be amputated, thereby shrinking 5 inches?
Oh, you were trying to imply that I'm a fat bastard. No, that's not the problem.
I have been enlightened from this thread. I realized that it's no use trying to explain things to flaming eco-nuts. Not only do I not need to justify myself to you or anyone else, but I can and will do whatever the hell I please, even if it upsets you.
Okay, the truth is, I don't key cars, and not all SUV owners are that fucking irresponsible. The problem is that what *seems* to be the majority -IS- that irresponsible, and I get just a tid bit worked up about it, especially when they merge into my lane without looking AND when said merging is illegal (single white line, jackass! you can merge in 200 feet ffs!) Wait, are you trying to suggest that this kind of reckless driving is somehow limited to people who drive SUV's? Or are you just THAT much more pissed off because they're driving an SUV? Perhaps you're jealous that they have an SUV, so you're taking your frustration with reckless drivers out on them?
I see that kind of behavior more often from people driving smaller vehicles.
Two grammatical mistakes in three posts from ScuttleMonkey seems to indicate the need for a little more proofreading......or a higher ceiling. The article suggests a higher ceiling may inspire free thought, while a lower ceiling may promote attention to detail. So he needs a lower ceiling.
A lot of this kind of driving is caused by proactively taking into consideration the probably actions of the idiots around you. You called people idiots for their driving habits, and now you scold me for assuming that you are one based on your driving habits when I didn't even say it?
No points on reading minds. Anyone with a lick of sense could tell that 1) you're an idiot and 2) I am perceptive.
You are a dipshit because you made an assumption that I am an idiot. But you don't know me. I made that assumption because you called people who save themselves stress and the cost of excessive acceleration/breaking dipshits.
Yes, you are an idiot. And I know you well enough to tell that you are one.
I'm the "slow guy" who does the speed limit, getting passed by people like you. And I watch guys drive by me like you're in some kind of emergency. Even after you pass me and driving down the same road for several minutes, with lights often timed to the speed limit, more often than not I'm right behind you again in no time.
And then when you do arrive at your destination, you're often no more than 30 seconds ahead of me. Congratulations. With your gas-guzzling and reckless driving habits you have saved half a minute.
Even if they are informed that it is your property and they refuse to return it?
So as long as you have a fall-guy, you can make a business of stealing and reselling merchandise and you don't even have to return it if it's identified as stolen?
You seem to think I give a damn about Blizzard. The point is that I'm not interested in them. The question is what might make me more interested in a game.
But while we're at it, tell me, which of the 7 suggestions (6 which I said I agree with) would cause them to actually LOSE customers?
Dropping either the monthly fee or the initial game cost? Making it so I can transfer/sell my account to another player? Multi-platform client? Full content available to cooperative play? More sci-fi, less fantasy? (I prefer fantasy, but there aren't very many quality SF titles.) No spyware? Low minimum requirements?
Now where the hell did you get the idea that I was implying "the customer gets to customize the product..."?
But the point was that the product needs to accommodate the customer. It's part of selling a product. It has to be customer-oriented. Businesses are becoming less and less customer-oriented.
You don't seem to get it. I'm not important at all, and I'm quite fine with that. For everyone who lets me know I'm not important (by one way or another) I can just as well let them know that they aren't important, either. I don't need Blizzard or SOE or any other MMO game publisher. And as a policy, making customers or potential customers feel unimportant is a business-killer.
But this thread IS about how to beat WoW, which means picking up people like me as customers.
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I agree. And furthermore, can we use the Supreme Court decision in favor of Microsoft against them in this kind of case?
Since the "Master disk" software is "only a set of instructions, a blueprint" of the patent-infringing software, couldn't it be argued that the "patent-infringing software" is still only a set of instructions and that no patent is infringed until the computer executes (without prior consent) the particular instructions that then create the patent-infringing circumstances?
Ok, maybe the whole "without prior consent" thing wouldn't fly. But is there something that I don't see that could be used?
With them recently arguing something like that, then picking on the biggest community in opposition to software patents altogether, is Microsoft just looking to invalidate software patentability?
More bull shit can't hurt anything?
Do you have anything besides insults to help propagate your cause?
You'd just love to make up any reason to take my guns away.
You demonstrate the lack of sense and reason among every fucking prick who wants to take weapons out of the hands of lawful and responsible citizens who are granted that right by the constitution of the US.
Get out of my face, shithead.
I sigh because you turn the discussion towards "everyone carrying guns" after my comments which were in reply to and opposing an "everyone carrying guns" comment. Either you can't read, didn't read, or aren't interested in actually discussing the matter in the terms I expressed in my post.
If you just want to rant, carry on. I'll go do something else. I'm not interested in your rant.
I tell you what. Take your tirade to about weapons to the limit and try to convince your government that your country has no need for nuclear weapons. After you have disposed of nuclear weapons in your own country, take your tirade to other countries. Then when the world has been freed from nuclear weapons, continue your effort with other weapons of mass destruction. After that, heavy artillery, tanks and so on. Be sure to make your own government give up those weapons first.
When you have successfully rid the world of weapons that are MORE DEADLY THAN MY HANDGUN, then you can bring your tirade to me and I'll tell you to go fuck yourself, something you've probably heard countless times in your crusade.
It may become apparent to you along your quest that the proliferation of weapons is necessary in a hostile world, as you try to MAKE YOUR OWN GOVERNMENT give up deadly weapons that serve to protect you from enemies and act as a deterrent to potential enemies who have equal weapons.
If you want to talk about RESPONSIBLE USE, then we have something to talk about. If you want to talk about taking away my guns (and knives, too, then?) or restricting my use of them so that they become quite ineffectual in defending myself and my family, then you can shove it up your ass.
In regards to VT, the argument I heard was that there were several students who were licensed to carry. And if any one of them or particularly if several of them were actually permitted to carry on campus, it may have ended quite differently.
The suggestion that this event could have ended in tragedy if students had guns is not a special circumstance. If at any time someone falsely convinces you that there is an immediate and deadly threat, and you take action that would be deemed appropriate under that kind of circumstance, the person who instigated the hoax and incited you to action is legally responsible.
Miraculously be able to fit into a normal vehicle? From walking?
What, you mean like walking so much that my feet grow inflamed and for some reason need to be amputated, thereby shrinking 5 inches?
Oh, you were trying to imply that I'm a fat bastard. No, that's not the problem.
I have been enlightened from this thread. I realized that it's no use trying to explain things to flaming eco-nuts. Not only do I not need to justify myself to you or anyone else, but I can and will do whatever the hell I please, even if it upsets you.
No. I'm barrel-chested. This 60 inches is not from obesity.
I see that kind of behavior more often from people driving smaller vehicles.
Tell me, what economical vehicle can carry someone who is 6'6" with a 60" chest? (Yes, my number is 6,6,60.)
I have to squeeze into most urinals stalls at an angle slightly sideways. That doesn't work so well in vehicles, especially when driving.
No other explanation? You must be an arrogant, all-knowing eco-snob. Can I just call you shit-for-brains, instead?
No points on reading minds. Anyone with a lick of sense could tell that 1) you're an idiot and 2) I am perceptive.
But now you're a hypocritical shithead, too.
Yes, you are an idiot. And I know you well enough to tell that you are one.
I'm the "slow guy" who does the speed limit, getting passed by people like you. And I watch guys drive by me like you're in some kind of emergency. Even after you pass me and driving down the same road for several minutes, with lights often timed to the speed limit, more often than not I'm right behind you again in no time.
And then when you do arrive at your destination, you're often no more than 30 seconds ahead of me. Congratulations. With your gas-guzzling and reckless driving habits you have saved half a minute.
Was it worth it?
Wait, who is the dipshit?
Even if they are informed that it is your property and they refuse to return it?
So as long as you have a fall-guy, you can make a business of stealing and reselling merchandise and you don't even have to return it if it's identified as stolen?
Sounds like a pretty good arrangement.
So isn't the pawn shop now guilty of stealing your CD's?
You seem to think I give a damn about Blizzard. The point is that I'm not interested in them. The question is what might make me more interested in a game.
But while we're at it, tell me, which of the 7 suggestions (6 which I said I agree with) would cause them to actually LOSE customers?
Dropping either the monthly fee or the initial game cost?
Making it so I can transfer/sell my account to another player?
Multi-platform client?
Full content available to cooperative play?
More sci-fi, less fantasy? (I prefer fantasy, but there aren't very many quality SF titles.)
No spyware?
Low minimum requirements?
They haven't sold anything to me. And that's the point, jackass.
Other than that, I think you have demonstrated my point pretty clearly. Shitting on golden toilets and not caring about customer sentiment.
Now where the hell did you get the idea that I was implying "the customer gets to customize the product..."?
But the point was that the product needs to accommodate the customer. It's part of selling a product. It has to be customer-oriented. Businesses are becoming less and less customer-oriented.
You don't seem to get it. I'm not important at all, and I'm quite fine with that. For everyone who lets me know I'm not important (by one way or another) I can just as well let them know that they aren't important, either. I don't need Blizzard or SOE or any other MMO game publisher. And as a policy, making customers or potential customers feel unimportant is a business-killer.
But this thread IS about how to beat WoW, which means picking up people like me as customers.