I'm slowly working through the Doctrine of First Sale article and it looks like all but 2 federal districts are pretty clear on the fact that there's no such thing as a non-transferable software license. California courts even seem to suggest that if you buy bundled software you're allowed to unbundle and sell the parts individually, perhaps provided you never actually loaded them. The position of the courts seems to be that software is essentially the same as books and movies, if you buy a copy you're allowed to sell it provided you don't keep any copies for yourself.
That kind of policy makes me think of companies like Enron, Arthur Anderson, or the cigarette companies. Any company that would fire people for trying to protect themselves from company sponsored illegal or unethical activity must be engaging in lots and lots of it. The best part it it sounds like the policy is simply a CYA policy to protect those at the top.
The part I don't understand though is how did they differentiate between CYA emails and actual questions about projects? If, "Sorry boss, I was a bit confused at the meeting we concluded that I should go about the project by [illegal activity]" gets you fired how did they ever get anything done?
Maybe I haven't been properly keeping up with the state of the art in tissue engineering lately. Actually, I'm sure I haven't.
It seems to me though, that this is a massive discovery and a huge step forward in technology. So why is the only publication that they list a multimedia presentation on, The Age? Shouldn't Science and Nature be all over this? At least it should be in the Journal of Tissue Engineering.
I wish it were that easy. I live in an apartment in Boston where RCN terminates service at the next building over and it doesn't look like FIOS is coming any time this decade. I'd be more than excited to watch at least a tiny bit of competition work but the cable/internet game is even worse than the cellular phone game in the US so I'm left with absolutely no choices.
My complaint exactly. How does Comcast expect me to keep below a specific download cap when first they've done nothing to properly inform their customers and second have no method of measuring how much bandwith has been used each month. At least it should be on my bill, perhaps even going back a few months so I can have some retroactive data before the policy goes into place.
I agree fully but I think that the quarrel goes much further back. How many games used a NES Zapper, or Power Pad, or R.O.B, or a Power Glove. Maybe one or two each?
Works for me. Google says that I'm an insect biologist, photographer, painter, author, Austrailian rugby player, and pretty good looking based on somebody else's facebook page.
Going further into pi only gives you more precision on a smaller scale. Eventually You'll get far enough in that increased precision won't change anything because you'll be at a scale smaller than single atoms. It's not that far in either, an angstrom is 10e-10 m.
I was intrigued by your comment and wanted to see how the pound was defined so I went to wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass) Apparently it's based on the kilogram.
More importantly though I got to the chart a little ways down the page comparing different types of the pound and my head exploded.
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Something I missed here, why can't they manufacture in China and design in Europe? Everyone else does it that way.
I make soap.
I've always wanted to try that. How do you make sure the resultant home-made soap is pH neutral and not burn-your-skin-off basic?
I'm slowly working through the Doctrine of First Sale article and it looks like all but 2 federal districts are pretty clear on the fact that there's no such thing as a non-transferable software license. California courts even seem to suggest that if you buy bundled software you're allowed to unbundle and sell the parts individually, perhaps provided you never actually loaded them. The position of the courts seems to be that software is essentially the same as books and movies, if you buy a copy you're allowed to sell it provided you don't keep any copies for yourself.
That argument doesn't work anymore. Just because Fox News is a right wing tabloid doesn't mean they all have a bias.
Err, what? That's exactly what it means.
You've left your cell-phone on when you fly!!! You know that it emits dangerous pilot-killer-rays!
You must be new here.
That kind of policy makes me think of companies like Enron, Arthur Anderson, or the cigarette companies. Any company that would fire people for trying to protect themselves from company sponsored illegal or unethical activity must be engaging in lots and lots of it. The best part it it sounds like the policy is simply a CYA policy to protect those at the top.
The part I don't understand though is how did they differentiate between CYA emails and actual questions about projects? If, "Sorry boss, I was a bit confused at the meeting we concluded that I should go about the project by [illegal activity]" gets you fired how did they ever get anything done?
It seems to me though, that this is a massive discovery and a huge step forward in technology. So why is the only publication that they list a multimedia presentation on, The Age? Shouldn't Science and Nature be all over this? At least it should be in the Journal of Tissue Engineering.
Which 42% did they remove, the monitor part or the keyboard part?
Sigh, oh for the day when slashdotters of the future come upon that comment and wonder what makes it worth a +5.
I wish it were that easy. I live in an apartment in Boston where RCN terminates service at the next building over and it doesn't look like FIOS is coming any time this decade. I'd be more than excited to watch at least a tiny bit of competition work but the cable/internet game is even worse than the cellular phone game in the US so I'm left with absolutely no choices.
My complaint exactly. How does Comcast expect me to keep below a specific download cap when first they've done nothing to properly inform their customers and second have no method of measuring how much bandwith has been used each month. At least it should be on my bill, perhaps even going back a few months so I can have some retroactive data before the policy goes into place.
You're all invited to my end of the world party tonight. LSD and hookers will be served.
If you smoke or drink then I think you should pay more in to the "system."
Y'know I kind of like that idea. It's pretty simple to implement too, just tax alcohol and tobacco products accordingly.
21 Billion barrels? That's about 3.3 cubic kilometers of oil. I can only imagine the awesome tank where they store it all.
Ok, I get what you're saying. I just don't understand what it is about a laser reading at variable speeds that makes something act like a tank.
I agree fully but I think that the quarrel goes much further back. How many games used a NES Zapper, or Power Pad, or R.O.B, or a Power Glove. Maybe one or two each?
Works for me. Google says that I'm an insect biologist, photographer, painter, author, Austrailian rugby player, and pretty good looking based on somebody else's facebook page.
Going further into pi only gives you more precision on a smaller scale. Eventually You'll get far enough in that increased precision won't change anything because you'll be at a scale smaller than single atoms. It's not that far in either, an angstrom is 10e-10 m.
More importantly though I got to the chart a little ways down the page comparing different types of the pound and my head exploded.
Isn't that what we do now?
And when they get mod points say goodbye to that good karma rating.
Daddy, why is there a hole in your laptop?
Oooh, I've always wanted to go to prison.