Actually, I want to be able to tell my Amazon Echo to turn off the lights, because I'm too lazy to get out of the bed and walk over to the light switch.
As a concert band percussionist, this would be awesome. We would finally be able to cover all 10 auxiliary percussion instruments that some pieces need.
No.... that's just a possible explanation for a reasoning behind the rule
No, if I understand correctly, it is the reason for the rule. It isn't a "possible explanation", unless you believe that there's some grand conspiracy behind the rule to shut down DD-WRT and similar projects.
BUT it does a lot more collateral damage
I agree, but the FCC has clearly stated that there was intention to prohibit open source operating systems for routers and that manufacturers are under absolutely no obligation to so.
AND it does not actually provide that security...
Things don't have to be 100% effective to be useful.
In all of these cases, the "security" is "security AGAINST THE OWNER OF THE DEVICE," a.k.a. tyranny. It is unambiguously bad!
In this particular case, it's security against your neighbor modifying the firmware in their wireless device in such a way that it negatively affects the performance of your wireless device. That's the problem that the FCC is concerned with, since managing the use of the public airwaves is their primary reason for existing.
Mostly from things like Social Security, Medicare, and food stamps - all programs that would be eliminated/replaced by a basic income. As the previous poster described in depth, a good chunk of it also comes from lower police, prison, and emergency medical costs.
It's even a bit worse than what you said. Microsoft didn't get a patent for a modular PC, they applied for a patent for a modular PC. Slashdot also frequently neglects to say whether the article is about a granted patent or a patent application. In this case, of course, TFA also leaves out this important bit of information.
I know there was a match at a major tournament a couple years ago that went on just about forever. Wasn't the score of the last set something like 61-59?
I believe certain sports (tennis or soccer possibly, I don't follow sports) have rules in place that say that in order to win that you have to win by a certain margin (2 points or more) before you can be declared a winner.
In tennis, you have to win a game by two points, and you usually have to win a set by two games. Tennis is the only sport I can think of that has that kind of rule.
As we inhabit more and more of the planet, as we continue to expand and grow, up from 7billion to 8billion and more, we cover more and more territory, and therefore, we are more likely to be killed by falling debris.
Technically correct: the best kind of correct.
If I've done all the math correctly, and we assume that a single human takes up 1 m^2 of area, 8 billion humans only fill on the order of 1/100,000 of the total surface area of Earth. As the population increases, the probability of a meteorite striking a human goes from a really small number to a slightly less small number.
In other words, you're vastly overestimating how much of the surface area of Earth is inhabited by humans.
it should be pointed out that the DMCA was signed by Bill Clinton.
That's true, and he may very well have supported it, but the fact that he signed it isn't necessarily proof that he did support it. It passed the Senate 99-0, so a veto would have been purely symbolic.
I hadn't read or heard much about this guy, but since he seems like he'll be the #3 between Cruz and Trump (who are both so unelectable it hurts) it's good to know that he's as awful a candidate as anyone else the Republicans have up.
Rubio is the one who is currently running a campaign ad that ends with his talking about sending the military to fight ISIS, shipping anyone that they capture to Guantanamo Bay, and how "they'll tell us what they know".
Yes, that's right, we have a candidate for president who openly admits that he plans to commit war crimes.
If you want to see them sent to prison, sure (not that it wouldn't be amusing to see). If all you care about is getting your money back, small claims court might be a good place to start.
Even if they put up a bill, it will be changes so much that it will be law to do what they are doing.
Why do they need to pass any new laws to address billing errors? If your cable company is billing you for a service or product that you didn't receive, isn't that just straight up theft? Existing laws already handle this situation.
They wait till you have a huge proven market till they sue so that they can get the highest "license" fee possible.
In theory, that isn't allowed - look up the term laches. If somebody sued Google today for something like "a web-based email program that lets users tag messages", the judge would severely limit damages, since there's no reasonable excuse for the patent owner not to have known for years that Google was doing this.
Most people who start using Docker will use Docker's official repositories for their language of choice, but unfortunately if you use them, you'll end up with images the size of the Empire State Building...
Obviously the state should count all of the coin-toss delegates and split them between the tied candidates
Isn't that basically what already happens? I thought I read last night that the Iowa Democratic caucus splits the votes based on the percentages, and the percentages were close enough that Clinton and Sanders would each be getting the same number of delegates.
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Actually, I want to be able to tell my Amazon Echo to turn off the lights, because I'm too lazy to get out of the bed and walk over to the light switch.
That problem was solved 30 years ago.
There's also my $10 solution, which is commonly called a "desk lamp".
Because without legs, it can't push the timpani over to the auditorium.
As a concert band percussionist, this would be awesome. We would finally be able to cover all 10 auxiliary percussion instruments that some pieces need.
No.... that's just a possible explanation for a reasoning behind the rule
No, if I understand correctly, it is the reason for the rule. It isn't a "possible explanation", unless you believe that there's some grand conspiracy behind the rule to shut down DD-WRT and similar projects.
BUT it does a lot more collateral damage
I agree, but the FCC has clearly stated that there was intention to prohibit open source operating systems for routers and that manufacturers are under absolutely no obligation to so.
AND it does not actually provide that security...
Things don't have to be 100% effective to be useful.
In all of these cases, the "security" is "security AGAINST THE OWNER OF THE DEVICE," a.k.a. tyranny. It is unambiguously bad!
In this particular case, it's security against your neighbor modifying the firmware in their wireless device in such a way that it negatively affects the performance of your wireless device. That's the problem that the FCC is concerned with, since managing the use of the public airwaves is their primary reason for existing.
And this $2000/month comes from...where?
Mostly from things like Social Security, Medicare, and food stamps - all programs that would be eliminated/replaced by a basic income. As the previous poster described in depth, a good chunk of it also comes from lower police, prison, and emergency medical costs.
It's even a bit worse than what you said. Microsoft didn't get a patent for a modular PC, they applied for a patent for a modular PC. Slashdot also frequently neglects to say whether the article is about a granted patent or a patent application. In this case, of course, TFA also leaves out this important bit of information.
TFA does link to the application on the USPTO web site, though. You can get more information by going to PAIR and searching for the application number, 14/792992.
I don't know if it used to be something different, but the current phrase is "person of ordinary skill in the art".
I know there was a match at a major tournament a couple years ago that went on just about forever. Wasn't the score of the last set something like 61-59?
I believe certain sports (tennis or soccer possibly, I don't follow sports) have rules in place that say that in order to win that you have to win by a certain margin (2 points or more) before you can be declared a winner.
In tennis, you have to win a game by two points, and you usually have to win a set by two games. Tennis is the only sport I can think of that has that kind of rule.
Well, yeah, isn't that obvious? Why else do you think God buried all those dinosaur fossils 6,000 years ago?
Did you happen to see the username?
As we inhabit more and more of the planet, as we continue to expand and grow, up from 7billion to 8billion and more, we cover more and more territory, and therefore, we are more likely to be killed by falling debris.
Technically correct: the best kind of correct.
If I've done all the math correctly, and we assume that a single human takes up 1 m^2 of area, 8 billion humans only fill on the order of 1/100,000 of the total surface area of Earth. As the population increases, the probability of a meteorite striking a human goes from a really small number to a slightly less small number.
In other words, you're vastly overestimating how much of the surface area of Earth is inhabited by humans.
it should be pointed out that the DMCA was signed by Bill Clinton.
That's true, and he may very well have supported it, but the fact that he signed it isn't necessarily proof that he did support it. It passed the Senate 99-0, so a veto would have been purely symbolic.
I'd be thrilled if I could get DSL.
Your Internet connection is so bad, you only have enough bandwidth for one letter in your username.
I hadn't read or heard much about this guy, but since he seems like he'll be the #3 between Cruz and Trump (who are both so unelectable it hurts) it's good to know that he's as awful a candidate as anyone else the Republicans have up.
Rubio is the one who is currently running a campaign ad that ends with his talking about sending the military to fight ISIS, shipping anyone that they capture to Guantanamo Bay, and how "they'll tell us what they know".
Yes, that's right, we have a candidate for president who openly admits that he plans to commit war crimes.
If you want to see them sent to prison, sure (not that it wouldn't be amusing to see). If all you care about is getting your money back, small claims court might be a good place to start.
Even if they put up a bill, it will be changes so much that it will be law to do what they are doing.
Why do they need to pass any new laws to address billing errors? If your cable company is billing you for a service or product that you didn't receive, isn't that just straight up theft? Existing laws already handle this situation.
They wait till you have a huge proven market till they sue so that they can get the highest "license" fee possible.
In theory, that isn't allowed - look up the term laches. If somebody sued Google today for something like "a web-based email program that lets users tag messages", the judge would severely limit damages, since there's no reasonable excuse for the patent owner not to have known for years that Google was doing this.
It's all mathematics, and math should NOT be patented.
Machines are all atoms, and you can't patent atoms. Does that mean that no machines should be patented?
Most people who start using Docker will use Docker's official repositories for their language of choice, but unfortunately if you use them, you'll end up with images the size of the Empire State Building...
What's that in Libraries of Congress?
Insensitivity? He established an entire Ministry just for them. Isn't establishing a Ministry enough to show that you genuinely care?
Obviously the state should count all of the coin-toss delegates and split them between the tied candidates
Isn't that basically what already happens? I thought I read last night that the Iowa Democratic caucus splits the votes based on the percentages, and the percentages were close enough that Clinton and Sanders would each be getting the same number of delegates.
When did they do that?
In 2620.
It's almost as if everyone had forgotten why they're called trademarks.