I really wish you were right. Unfortunately, you're forgetting about the DMCA, under which, if anything copyrighted is encrypted, then it is illegal to break that encryption, and illegal to distribute the information on how to break that encryption. Even with the few exemptions that the Library of Congress has granted, they tend to exempt breaking the encryption, but not distributing the tools and information needed to break the encryption.
Its possible something like that could work, but really only if the calculator on the test was the same as the calculator the student had been using, and knows how to use its advanced features. I've never owned a TI-89. One day, before a test, my TI-83+ started dying, so I couldn't use it. I borrowed an 89 from a friend, but really, couldn't use it for shit, as I had never used one before. I ended up doing most of the test by hand anyway.
I don't know if I'd put the teachers that don't allow calculators on tests in the "control freak" category. When I was in college, some of the most laid back teachers were of that variety. Typically, they'd make up problems such that you shouldn't need a calculator to solve them, unless you really sucked at arithmetic, in which case they'd have some dumb calculators available.
As valuable as "Trade Secrets" can be to a company, they should not get in the way of me repairing something that I've purchased from them, or from having a certified professional of my choosing perform the repairs for me.
Technically in the US, its legal to reverse engineer a lot of things. Its just illegal to distribute the information and tools necessary to reverse engineer and make use of something.
Fuck you. No, seriously, go fall in a well and die. I hate all of you that think that just because someone is suffering worse than the original poster in this story, that the OP should just grin and bear it. You know, there are some people in this world that can't hear even with your $5000 hearing aid. So you should shut the fuck up about paying that much to hear. See what I did there? Just because someone out there might have it worse than you (and in a world of 7 billion people, that's very bloody likely) doesn't mean you shouldn't try to improve your own situation, and is no reason for you to get your panties in a bunch when someone else who has it better than you tries to improve theirs.
They'll delete it. Just like the Geek Squad deletes all of your pornography they copy to their personal drives just in case something goes wrong while they replace a disk drive.
None is coming to your house and getting your children to make them the next super hero of that sport, it's always parents who are obsessed about making their children famous and don't care if they're ruining his life or not.
"While we're at it, why not end exclusivity deals for power companies as well! Oh wait... maintaining a cable plant is expensive. So expensive that broadband wireless is probably cheaper. Plus, people object to having their street dug up 10 times in a row by different companies, and even with just Verizon and Comcast they have a nasty habit of "accidentally" cutting each other's wires."
The best answer would be to have the local municipality be the one installing and owning the lines, and then leasing out their use to anyone who wishes to offer service on them.
"In general a good idea, but I'm not quite sure how you get Qualcom CDMA phones to work on a GSM network."
That'd be mighty difficult. But there shouldn't be a reason why a Verizon CDMA phone shouldn't work on a Sprint CDMA network.
"Of course, Verizon also cells cellular service and digital phone over FIOS, so they have a vested interest in VoIP not working, don't they?"
This is one of the motivations behind the Net Neutrality movement. Verizon shouldn't care what kind of data is sent over its lines.
To quote John Carmack: "The idea that I can be presented with a problem, set out to logically solve it with the tools at hand, and wind up with a program that could not be legally used because someone else followed the same logical steps some years ago and filed for a patent on it is horrifying."
If you were trying to sue someone for violating your patent, where would you rather do it: A jurisdiction very friendly to patents, or one that is hostile to patents?
Look at the negative reaction to the money given to the banking and auto industries. Most telco's reputations are shitty enough, imagine adding the hate of stimulus spending to that.
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Maybe it was the car from Project Satan
Wouldn't that be the "Greatest Hits" or "Game of the Year" edition?
Same here. I always get asked, "How did you get good with computers?" To which I reply, "I was just able to read."
Except Windows XP, by default, sets you up as Admin, and its incredibly hard to do normal stuff (like install software) as a non-admin user.
That doesn't matter. They were given binaries of a modified GPL product. Under the terms of the GPL, they are entitled to the source.
Yes, no conservative would allow any kind of US Government employees to use foreign software for important work and communications RIM
I really wish you were right. Unfortunately, you're forgetting about the DMCA, under which, if anything copyrighted is encrypted, then it is illegal to break that encryption, and illegal to distribute the information on how to break that encryption. Even with the few exemptions that the Library of Congress has granted, they tend to exempt breaking the encryption, but not distributing the tools and information needed to break the encryption.
Its possible something like that could work, but really only if the calculator on the test was the same as the calculator the student had been using, and knows how to use its advanced features. I've never owned a TI-89. One day, before a test, my TI-83+ started dying, so I couldn't use it. I borrowed an 89 from a friend, but really, couldn't use it for shit, as I had never used one before. I ended up doing most of the test by hand anyway.
I don't know if I'd put the teachers that don't allow calculators on tests in the "control freak" category. When I was in college, some of the most laid back teachers were of that variety. Typically, they'd make up problems such that you shouldn't need a calculator to solve them, unless you really sucked at arithmetic, in which case they'd have some dumb calculators available.
I have that in actual, dead tree, card form. It is brimming with awesome.
As valuable as "Trade Secrets" can be to a company, they should not get in the way of me repairing something that I've purchased from them, or from having a certified professional of my choosing perform the repairs for me.
Technically in the US, its legal to reverse engineer a lot of things. Its just illegal to distribute the information and tools necessary to reverse engineer and make use of something.
Fuck you. No, seriously, go fall in a well and die. I hate all of you that think that just because someone is suffering worse than the original poster in this story, that the OP should just grin and bear it. You know, there are some people in this world that can't hear even with your $5000 hearing aid. So you should shut the fuck up about paying that much to hear. See what I did there? Just because someone out there might have it worse than you (and in a world of 7 billion people, that's very bloody likely) doesn't mean you shouldn't try to improve your own situation, and is no reason for you to get your panties in a bunch when someone else who has it better than you tries to improve theirs.
Los Angeles has one. Its got all of 10 stops for the entire city, but its still got one.
Not even that. Fair use is a defense against an accusation of copyright infringement. You may still be taken to court.
They'll delete it. Just like the Geek Squad deletes all of your pornography they copy to their personal drives just in case something goes wrong while they replace a disk drive.
None is coming to your house and getting your children to make them the next super hero of that sport, it's always parents who are obsessed about making their children famous and don't care if they're ruining his life or not.
Not in the US, they're not. China, however....
It is very expensive once you think about what you're actually paying for and how much it actually costs them to do it.
"While we're at it, why not end exclusivity deals for power companies as well! Oh wait... maintaining a cable plant is expensive. So expensive that broadband wireless is probably cheaper. Plus, people object to having their street dug up 10 times in a row by different companies, and even with just Verizon and Comcast they have a nasty habit of "accidentally" cutting each other's wires."
The best answer would be to have the local municipality be the one installing and owning the lines, and then leasing out their use to anyone who wishes to offer service on them.
"In general a good idea, but I'm not quite sure how you get Qualcom CDMA phones to work on a GSM network."
That'd be mighty difficult. But there shouldn't be a reason why a Verizon CDMA phone shouldn't work on a Sprint CDMA network.
"Of course, Verizon also cells cellular service and digital phone over FIOS, so they have a vested interest in VoIP not working, don't they?"
This is one of the motivations behind the Net Neutrality movement. Verizon shouldn't care what kind of data is sent over its lines.
You're gonna have to go far and wide to find someone who's willing to defend AT&T.
To quote John Carmack: "The idea that I can be presented with a problem, set out to logically solve it with the tools at hand, and wind up with a program that could not be legally used because someone else followed the same logical steps some years ago and filed for a patent on it is horrifying."
If you were trying to sue someone for violating your patent, where would you rather do it: A jurisdiction very friendly to patents, or one that is hostile to patents?
Well, I'm glad that's cleared up. Now to settle the question of whether I've gotten First Post or not.
Look at the negative reaction to the money given to the banking and auto industries. Most telco's reputations are shitty enough, imagine adding the hate of stimulus spending to that.
No, he just couldn't afford the new revision of the English textbook.