Munitions Grade Computers in Space?
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Since G4 processors are classified as "munitions" according to US export laws, will the these suckers count as orbiting weapons? Perhaps THIS was the antimissle 'Star Wars' program dubya was talking about. Uh oh, I blew the cover. There's the doorbell... gotta go... NSA?! AAAaaargh!!!!!!
-- If the blues don't kill you, brother, they'll make you a mighty, might man. - John Hamilton, Pursuit Ballistics
Nice... but anyone heard much about Sun's Microsoftesque attitude in licencing Java? I've heard secondhand horror stories from certain developers that suggest that if M$ didn't exist, Sun would occupy the Technology Bully slot currently taken by M$. What's the word from the slashdot community - any comments, good or bad, on Sun's willingness to share Java with the tech community?
-- If the blues don't kill you, brother, they'll make you a mighty, might man. - John Hamilton, Pursuit Ballistics
Man! I predicted lawsuits against japanese companies after the original story ran - just didn't realize how quickly lawyers move in when they smell the chum of large settlements.
BTW - unlikely to see a lawsuit against M$ - these lawyers aren't interested in trials - these guys want the THREAT of a trial (and the bad PR associated with it) to shake down large companies into paying cash booty. This works well against japanese companies that are not tuned in to the lawsuit culture. M$ is famous for aggressively fighting - can't shake them down. Lawsuit-virgin Japanese firms tho are easy game in comparison.
-- If the blues don't kill you, brother, they'll make you a mighty, might man. - John Hamilton, Pursuit Ballistics
*sigh*, nothing is more tantalizing to law firms like a juicy settlement from a large firm fearful of a trial. Now that Toshiba makes it look like Japanese firms are publicity-shy cashcaches, I wonder how long it will take for starving second-tier law firms (you know who you are) to file class-action suits against other large Japanese firms that make products with minor defects. Even as you read this, some low-rent attorney from Fsck-You Law School is studying up on Japanese firms and trawling for a target. Mark my words - you'll see another multibillion $ suit for something equally ridiculous against another major Nipponese company within the next six months. Any/. speculation on who's gonna get nailed?
For reference: at the end of this pretty balanced article on commercial litigation, there is a breakdown of states' stance on punitive damages and standard of evidence. Southern states faired the worst (that's what ye Yanks git fer cheatin Jethro!) but only 2 states and Puerto Rico disallow punitive damages completely.
-- If the blues don't kill you, brother, they'll make you a mighty, might man. - John Hamilton, Pursuit Ballistics
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Since G4 processors are classified as "munitions" according to US export laws, will the these suckers count as orbiting weapons? Perhaps THIS was the antimissle 'Star Wars' program dubya was talking about. Uh oh, I blew the cover. There's the doorbell ... gotta go... NSA?! AAAaaargh!!!!!!
-- If the blues don't kill you, brother, they'll make you a mighty, might man.
- John Hamilton, Pursuit Ballistics
Nice ... but anyone heard much about Sun's Microsoftesque attitude in licencing Java? I've heard secondhand horror stories from certain developers that suggest that if M$ didn't exist, Sun would occupy the Technology Bully slot currently taken by M$. What's the word from the slashdot community - any comments, good or bad, on Sun's willingness to share Java with the tech community?
-- If the blues don't kill you, brother, they'll make you a mighty, might man.
- John Hamilton, Pursuit Ballistics
Man! I predicted lawsuits against japanese companies after the original story ran - just didn't realize how quickly lawyers move in when they smell the chum of large settlements.
BTW - unlikely to see a lawsuit against M$ - these lawyers aren't interested in trials - these guys want the THREAT of a trial (and the bad PR associated with it) to shake down large companies into paying cash booty. This works well against japanese companies that are not tuned in to the lawsuit culture. M$ is famous for aggressively fighting - can't shake them down. Lawsuit-virgin Japanese firms tho are easy game in comparison.
-- If the blues don't kill you, brother, they'll make you a mighty, might man.
- John Hamilton, Pursuit Ballistics
*sigh*, nothing is more tantalizing to law firms like a juicy settlement from a large firm fearful of a trial. Now that Toshiba makes it look like Japanese firms are publicity-shy cashcaches, I wonder how long it will take for starving second-tier law firms (you know who you are) to file class-action suits against other large Japanese firms that make products with minor defects. Even as you read this, some low-rent attorney from Fsck-You Law School is studying up on Japanese firms and trawling for a target. Mark my words - you'll see another multibillion $ suit for something equally ridiculous against another major Nipponese company within the next six months. Any /. speculation on who's gonna get nailed?
For reference: at the end of this pretty balanced article on commercial litigation, there is a breakdown of states' stance on punitive damages and standard of evidence. Southern states faired the worst (that's what ye Yanks git fer cheatin Jethro!) but only 2 states and Puerto Rico disallow punitive damages completely.
-- If the blues don't kill you, brother, they'll make you a mighty, might man.
- John Hamilton, Pursuit Ballistics