Whenever I see news or discussion about dwindling desktop sales I don't see anything about market saturation. Computers are relatively durable appliances that people aren't typically going to replace without the need to do so.
When was the last time you replaced your toaster just for the hell of it?
The fact that this is the game they're all playing doesn't change the name. Beating eachother over the head with obvious patents until one sticks, even when done by a business that may be utilizing said obvious process, is still trolling.
That's not entirely true. Consider patent trolling is exactlu what they've done. Throw a bunch of vague loosely applicable patents at someone and hope something hits.
Netflix worked just fine through the browser on the TouchPad from what I've heard... Until the fire sale, when Netflix blocked it.
Hulu did this, not netflix. Netflix is silverlight based rather than flash which was never supported on the touchpad. Hulu worked natively in the webos browser and they pulled support for it. I guess their ads aren't enough and they won't let you use it unless they can monetize an app.
The answer is simpler than that. The ones who manage to get away with stealing the laptop despite being stupid belong to the 99% of cases that aren't reported in the news.
It just works out for them that their counterparts are equally unintelligent and would never think to install something like Prey in the first place.
As I read it, the issue wasn't with him taking them on his plane so much as through the general airport population shared by both public and private passengers. He's not allowed an exemption to carry weapons through the terminal just because he owns a jet.
Yeah, and if there's even a slight problem with the coolant system -- the liquid turns to gas, expands 1,500x its original size... and is surrounded by ceramic, metal, plasma, and several thousand degree temperatures at a critical point on the airframe.
I don't disagree with any point you made, except that I think regardless of my history with past ubisoft titles, my opinion would mean less than squat either way.
As someone that pirated and enjoyed the first assassin's creed on PC, I had every intent to buy the second iteration of the series. That is, until they introduced their current DRM. Good job ubisoft!
My understanding is that it isn't so much the cable operators as it is the broadcasters that insert advertisements. Yes, cablecos do, but basically the cable operator pays the broadcaster to show their content. The broadcaster sets aside x minutes of time for advertising. Cable company says "whoa, we're paying you to advertise? fuck that.". Broadcaster then offers a portion of the time they've set aside for advertising to the cable operator and all but the consumer is happy!
Are you all forgetting that this is supposed to be wideband and pull from essentially any/all available frequencies between 500mhz and 10 ghz rather than try to rape a single source for all it's worth?
I believe the idea here is to make the payment for them and in the event that TPB was found to not be liable for the damages, everybody that paid will be able to retract their payment at the processing expense of the law firm.
Not simply pay and ask for your money back.
I could be wrong and it could be THAT exploitable, but that's how I understood it at least.
I think it depends on the content of the message rather than the means of sending it.
I have to disagree. The only way to determine the content of the message is to acknowledge it through reading. The typically vague use of subject lines in the corporate workplace don't help this any. If you're compelled to check that mail for any reason other than personal dedication, I think it should be technically be billable.
A few posts up made a good point in that hourly workers are paid to work within certain hours and that really should be where it stops. If the worker is felt necessary beyond their normal hours, on-call arrangements need to be established to compensate the employee for these situations.
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Whenever I see news or discussion about dwindling desktop sales I don't see anything about market saturation. Computers are relatively durable appliances that people aren't typically going to replace without the need to do so.
When was the last time you replaced your toaster just for the hell of it?
Seems to me this would add a considerable load to whatever flooring is in place.
You're crazy, they both pass spell check!
One could never be wrong.
Grail eh?
The fact that this is the game they're all playing doesn't change the name. Beating eachother over the head with obvious patents until one sticks, even when done by a business that may be utilizing said obvious process, is still trolling.
That's not entirely true. Consider patent trolling is exactlu what they've done. Throw a bunch of vague loosely applicable patents at someone and hope something hits.
Well, one hit.
Only the super-rich could have reason for wanting private health-care.
We all like to pretend we're super-rich here in the US.
Netflix worked just fine through the browser on the TouchPad from what I've heard... Until the fire sale, when Netflix blocked it.
Hulu did this, not netflix. Netflix is silverlight based rather than flash which was never supported on the touchpad. Hulu worked natively in the webos browser and they pulled support for it. I guess their ads aren't enough and they won't let you use it unless they can monetize an app.
How you like me now, Rupe?
He's probably not too fond of you but I bet he'd love your voicemail.
The answer is simpler than that. The ones who manage to get away with stealing the laptop despite being stupid belong to the 99% of cases that aren't reported in the news.
It just works out for them that their counterparts are equally unintelligent and would never think to install something like Prey in the first place.
Looks like geohot finally logged into PSN..
I prefer compressed air from a can. You should try it sometime.
It's like I'm walking on sunshine.
When is modern science going to find a cure for a woman's mouth?
The thing is £150 for a couple of motion sensors and a camera. If they're selling that at a loss then they're doing something VERY wrong.
I think you're not considering microsoft's r&d costs as something that may help $150 for each kinect sale amount to a loss when factored in.
As I read it, the issue wasn't with him taking them on his plane so much as through the general airport population shared by both public and private passengers. He's not allowed an exemption to carry weapons through the terminal just because he owns a jet.
An investment in intel won't necessarily stop riots
This is why I support AMD.
Yeah, and if there's even a slight problem with the coolant system -- the liquid turns to gas, expands 1,500x its original size... and is surrounded by ceramic, metal, plasma, and several thousand degree temperatures at a critical point on the airframe.
What could possibly go wrong?
Which would be why this is unmanned testing.
What about an archive of the site and all those things hosted throughout the world via torrents and the like? Etc..
For some reason I don't like the idea of donating my IP to a swarm full of the stuff that wikileaks has..
http://www.terrafugia.com/newsreleases.html
http://www.terrafugia.com/newsreleases.html#110
I hope these people can engineer better than they can spell. Maybe a slashdot editor is running their site..
I don't disagree with any point you made, except that I think regardless of my history with past ubisoft titles, my opinion would mean less than squat either way.
As someone that pirated and enjoyed the first assassin's creed on PC, I had every intent to buy the second iteration of the series. That is, until they introduced their current DRM. Good job ubisoft!
My understanding is that it isn't so much the cable operators as it is the broadcasters that insert advertisements. Yes, cablecos do, but basically the cable operator pays the broadcaster to show their content. The broadcaster sets aside x minutes of time for advertising. Cable company says "whoa, we're paying you to advertise? fuck that.". Broadcaster then offers a portion of the time they've set aside for advertising to the cable operator and all but the consumer is happy!
Are you all forgetting that this is supposed to be wideband and pull from essentially any/all available frequencies between 500mhz and 10 ghz rather than try to rape a single source for all it's worth?
I believe the idea here is to make the payment for them and in the event that TPB was found to not be liable for the damages, everybody that paid will be able to retract their payment at the processing expense of the law firm. Not simply pay and ask for your money back. I could be wrong and it could be THAT exploitable, but that's how I understood it at least.
I think it depends on the content of the message rather than the means of sending it.
I have to disagree. The only way to determine the content of the message is to acknowledge it through reading. The typically vague use of subject lines in the corporate workplace don't help this any. If you're compelled to check that mail for any reason other than personal dedication, I think it should be technically be billable. A few posts up made a good point in that hourly workers are paid to work within certain hours and that really should be where it stops. If the worker is felt necessary beyond their normal hours, on-call arrangements need to be established to compensate the employee for these situations.