It's alright, if we model the system they have in the UK all you have to do is raise the floor of your bathroom 12 feet so when you fall and crack your head on the toilet they will treat you better... or you'll be dead. Either way you won't have to worry!
If you're too poor to afford health cover, then you'll be fined for being too poor to afford health cover.
Unfortunately, I'm afraid that you may be right in this. Of course, they will just pass more legislation to "help the poor" afford this so really, this is just the first step.
Either that or they put a bunch of bureaucrats and accountants in control of the money and they needed a measure to determine how to spend said money... you know, the stuff they keep telling us won't happen.
In actuality, it's more the egoist side of human nature. There is someone, somewhere that would likely fix it and recompile. Whether they can get past this idea that their code is their intellectual property and thus, "Someone will have to pay!" will determine if the world can move past such an ego and continue thinking about more important things than a silly exploit.
What I find disturbing/entertaining is the use of "impossible" in regards to software when a solution is presented right after it.
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They partner because it costs much more to ship a package than it does a letter. Is that really a surprise? UPS/FedEx get to dip into that letter delivery service a little bit to gain volume benefits and USPS can offshoot packages through the parcel services so they don't have to hire the people to process all those packages.
It's much more cost effective when you can shove millions of letters through a sorting machine than it is to have a person physically read a label and pass it down the right slide. How is that surprising to you?
I understand your sentiment, but let's be honest here for a second. If you want support, the best way to go about it is using "approved" versions of the software. I love Linux, but it makes it hard for a company to support. Now, they could insist on nandroid backups of the OEM system in order to support phones with root, but that's yet another system they have to support. For instance they could say, "Do with it what you like, but before returning it to the store for repair, run this to restore the default configuration."
Hell, back when I did PC support, most OEMs insisted on this for even Windows builds. I'm sure we all remember the Packard Bell/Compaq/etc. system restore discs. They were more to ensure that the software wasn't the problem and it truly was a hardware issue. Most of them don't even help you today with Windows builds unless they are factory stock.
So, umm... with all that dust out there, is it possible that light could be attenuating between here and the perceived "edge" of the universe? Couldn't the presence of large amounts of dust mean that our universe is larger than current estimates?
Think of it like your headlights on a dark night... the further away you get the more light disperses. Since there's less stuff in space to disperse light, we can see for X billion light years, but the presence of dust could be masking a large portion of visible space in this manner. I would assume this would have to happen, otherwise space would be white with light instead of black, right?
That's why they will never go head to head. They'll play this tactic you are seeing. They'll announce to the world that they support Apple in this because they are resting on patents for this suit. They don't have to engage the front, but they can keep playing coach from the sidelines while other companies fight to secure patent rights on insecure patents. This is the "cheap way" out of doing it themselves. Apple pays all the lawyers and Microsoft sees benefit.
They've already found out it's too expensive to hire a player to do the work for them. Now they're trying to become a coach and let someone else pay for the players.
Since you claim HTC is WinMo's best supporter, why would Microsoft speak out against them in this suit? Obviously it's not to attack HTC if that were true, but if I were HTC I'd seriously think twice about supporting someone that stabs me in the back.
Your example pretty much exemplifies what's being portrayed here. Patent holders are trying to shoot off the balls of young upstarts that compete with them by encumbering software with patents and utilizing them to crush the opposition.
They don't even have to go after the "big" ones. If they can keep the upstarts from using open source, they don't need to attack the "big player" if nobody uses anything but closed source, patent encumbered stuff. (ie: help anyone attacking open source so people second guess using open source for fear of being attacked by patent infringement...)
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You can't simply decide to not be alive.
Well, technically you can.
It's cheaper to have it if you are a safe driver, but high risk drivers... those that should have insurance... would be cheaper to just pay the $500.
My little brother was paying $1500 per 6 months because he had a few claims and an accident...
Er... our Health care is very adequate... it just happens to be kind of expensive because of fear of misdiagnosis so more tests are ordered.
Hopefully you have a few "/read"s in there. Refreshing the page over and over isn't very entertaining.
It's alright, if we model the system they have in the UK all you have to do is raise the floor of your bathroom 12 feet so when you fall and crack your head on the toilet they will treat you better... or you'll be dead. Either way you won't have to worry!
If you're too poor to afford health cover, then you'll be fined for being too poor to afford health cover.
Unfortunately, I'm afraid that you may be right in this. Of course, they will just pass more legislation to "help the poor" afford this so really, this is just the first step.
The mob will just change suits and stop using Tommy Guns and peddling alcohol. They'll get self respecting jobs like Mayor.
Unless you steal them from someone who does work, isn't allowed to protect themselves because of gun laws and you frankly don't care...
Last time I had a ride in an ambulance nobody asked me if I had insurance... only what hospital was preferred.
Either that or they put a bunch of bureaucrats and accountants in control of the money and they needed a measure to determine how to spend said money... you know, the stuff they keep telling us won't happen.
I know this. I really wasn't referring to this exact instance... the daveime was speaking in generalities and I like to believe I was as well.
In actuality, it's more the egoist side of human nature. There is someone, somewhere that would likely fix it and recompile. Whether they can get past this idea that their code is their intellectual property and thus, "Someone will have to pay!" will determine if the world can move past such an ego and continue thinking about more important things than a silly exploit.
What I find disturbing/entertaining is the use of "impossible" in regards to software when a solution is presented right after it.
They partner because it costs much more to ship a package than it does a letter. Is that really a surprise? UPS/FedEx get to dip into that letter delivery service a little bit to gain volume benefits and USPS can offshoot packages through the parcel services so they don't have to hire the people to process all those packages.
It's much more cost effective when you can shove millions of letters through a sorting machine than it is to have a person physically read a label and pass it down the right slide. How is that surprising to you?
I understand your sentiment, but let's be honest here for a second. If you want support, the best way to go about it is using "approved" versions of the software. I love Linux, but it makes it hard for a company to support. Now, they could insist on nandroid backups of the OEM system in order to support phones with root, but that's yet another system they have to support. For instance they could say, "Do with it what you like, but before returning it to the store for repair, run this to restore the default configuration."
Hell, back when I did PC support, most OEMs insisted on this for even Windows builds. I'm sure we all remember the Packard Bell/Compaq/etc. system restore discs. They were more to ensure that the software wasn't the problem and it truly was a hardware issue. Most of them don't even help you today with Windows builds unless they are factory stock.
The first, and last, I heard was first half of 2010. I've never heard anyone say end of 2009.
FYI, the SholesMod guys moved onto DroidMod. Not sure if you followed any of that.
One feature makes you question dedication?
So, umm... with all that dust out there, is it possible that light could be attenuating between here and the perceived "edge" of the universe? Couldn't the presence of large amounts of dust mean that our universe is larger than current estimates?
Think of it like your headlights on a dark night... the further away you get the more light disperses. Since there's less stuff in space to disperse light, we can see for X billion light years, but the presence of dust could be masking a large portion of visible space in this manner. I would assume this would have to happen, otherwise space would be white with light instead of black, right?
That's why they will never go head to head. They'll play this tactic you are seeing. They'll announce to the world that they support Apple in this because they are resting on patents for this suit. They don't have to engage the front, but they can keep playing coach from the sidelines while other companies fight to secure patent rights on insecure patents. This is the "cheap way" out of doing it themselves. Apple pays all the lawyers and Microsoft sees benefit.
They've already found out it's too expensive to hire a player to do the work for them. Now they're trying to become a coach and let someone else pay for the players.
Is that your site? If so, I commend you on the effort! There's a lot of good information on that site (with resources!)
Since you claim HTC is WinMo's best supporter, why would Microsoft speak out against them in this suit? Obviously it's not to attack HTC if that were true, but if I were HTC I'd seriously think twice about supporting someone that stabs me in the back.
Your example pretty much exemplifies what's being portrayed here. Patent holders are trying to shoot off the balls of young upstarts that compete with them by encumbering software with patents and utilizing them to crush the opposition.
They don't even have to go after the "big" ones. If they can keep the upstarts from using open source, they don't need to attack the "big player" if nobody uses anything but closed source, patent encumbered stuff. (ie: help anyone attacking open source so people second guess using open source for fear of being attacked by patent infringement...)
The first link seems broken, but the Joel on Software link was entertaining and useful. Thanks!