I dunno... Mebbe it's just the coder in me. But how freaking hard is it to establish a standard in data storage and retrieval? Hell, we've got XML/XSL... Can't they all use a common template? Same goes for the medical records and financial industries (but don't get me started THERE).
I dunno, if you have a template, that you fill out with as much info as possible (lat/long, intercept date, text, pictures, operatives involved, yadda yadda yadda), how hard would it be to crunch that crap real time and see "hot spots"? All the agencies use the same thing. Sure, the template may be huge, but you could programmatically derive filling it out based on what had been asked already...
It has to do with HTC, because they implemented the OS, which is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license... That license makes the licensee responsible for any patent violations... Read it here.. Specifically item 7:
7. Disclaimer of Warranty. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, Licensor provides the Work (and each Contributor provides its Contributions) on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using or redistributing the Work and assume any risks associated with Your exercise of permissions under this License.
So, until HTC implemented it, there wasn't really anyone to go after. And if Apple/Microsoft went after the other implementers (Motorola and Samsung), they'd likely get screwed in a counter-suit regarding patents, then we'd end up with some silly cross-licensing deal that screws the consumer, again.
If you believe in the "big dope" theory put forth by this guy, then anyone who buys a car is a "big dope," because they're financing all of those commercials, which they get to see on TV without paying for them. The percentage of people who buy a car that they saw in a TV commercial compared to the number of people who actually see the commercial is a tiny, tiny number. But does that make those buyers "big dopes?" Of course not. They got something they wanted (a car).
So what you are saying is that I get to watch all those commercials for free because some "big dope" went out and paid for a car?
How about this. You don't show me any commercials after I buy your car? That's what I want. I effing hate commercials.
I bet that 99% of that illegal content is on Windows or OSX systems. The other 1% is on Linux. I know. We should shut down Microsoft and Apple because their software is hosting the majority of the shared illegal torrents. And then, we should shut down Cisco and Juniper, because they made the hardware that allows torrents to work. Ooh! Then maybe we should shut down the Dell, HP/Compaq, Gateway, IBM, etc., hardware divisions, because their hardware is hosting likely all of the torrents out there. Crap! We can shut down Oracle and the Apache Foundation too, since their software lets the trackers work so well...
Yeah.
I wonder, are those the same lawyers/judges/lobbyists that wanted to go after the gun industry for deaths that they "caused"? Christ. How effing stupid are people???
In my own opinion is that it's just not very good. I don't know how much my company pays for it, but especially in the focus area that I'm interested in, it's not worth it. Having worked in the past for a company that had Gartner products, some Magic, some not... I can say companies are very proud of those Magic things...
As far as I can tell, the researchers at Gartner are over-paid whiny "thinkers", and NOT "doers". I would suspect that a large number of them haven't been on a real deployment of product in 10 years. Save your money. Do some research yourself.
The user of the camera is guilty, and if I own the camera, and you use it, you're guilty too, because I made it available to you to use the infringing tech.
That said, the venues do not (except for maybe in the case of the Lakers) own the system, the band/touring company own the system. But it's doubtful that they own them - merely have leased them.
Framerates and lag times are compensated for with "tick rates", the speed that the server pushes the information to you. You can crank your frame rates and have the fastest connection in the world, but you are only going to get that chunk of data from or to the server at, lets say for the sake of argument, 5 times a second, or whatever the game server operator has determined as best for their server and for their server population. When you're attached to a server, the server has control over things, like max FOV, tickrates, etc. Most games still allow you to "set" them on your side, but they don't have any effect in a server-attached game. Apparently, you've never run a dedicated server. All IW has done is remove the capacity for you to "think" you controlled it when attached to a server.
So, what about you people with 2 monitors? Goody for you. Go buy 2 more and then you can still have a 4:3 ratio (if the original two are 4:3). And yes, *all* versions of MW2 are locked to a 65FOV. Consoles (even those attached to HDTVs!)and PCs alike. Why? Because this game wasn't built for PCs. It was built for consoles, many of which are still running on 4:3 ratio screens. PC work (look at all the things that they put into the PC version - Mouse, chat, interactive menus and the ability to choose a chapter? Ooooh!) was an afterthought. This game is simply about consoles.
Just because one has a widescreen doesn't give one the "right" to run a bigger FOV. My response to widescreen whiners as a game server admin that has control over those things has always been to "scale your monitor if you want". That way it fills to the side edges, but guess what, you lose some of the top and bottom edge views. Not everyone has a widescreen, and so therefore, there should be no reason to allow you an unfair advantage.
That said, there are plenty of other servers out there. You'll find one that may even announce an expanded FOV. Or, hey... YOU COULD TAKE ON THE COST YOURSELF.
Apparently, you've never used Azureus, which does ask you if it can scan your drive for files to share... If you say yes, then it goes off and starts building torrents.
"Sony was rightly criticized when it engaged in the rootkit "game". How is it different in any meaningful degree if a software provider distributes a program prepared in such a manner that it may cause users to unintentionally expose to the world the entirety of their data files?"
A rootkit, installed surreptitiously by a "reputable" company like Sony, so that a person may listen to a CD that they have bought and paid for is a far cry from a P2P program downloaded and installed. Isn't it? I mean, come on, if you can't see the difference, you're a bit daft and shouldn't be making such long-winded arguments.
Just to ensure you do understand:
In the rootkit case, I want to listen to this kickass new CD. I pop it in the CD drive on my PC, plug in my headphones, click "I agree" on some window that pops up, thinking "who really reads these things - they're too damned long!" (and it wasn't even buried in the EULA, if I remember correctly), and rock out. And now, my machine is kitted. Open to Sony (and the world!) to see. There has been nothing plainly stated that I'm opening myself up.
In the case of a P2P application, things are just a smidge different. I go out and willingly download a P2P client, like Azureus, uTorrent, Kazaa, etc. I then install it. After the install, a wizard pops up that says "I can scan your drive for files and folders to share. Would you like me to do that?", to which I can answer yes or no.
Your example would have been correct if Sony had said upon install "Would you like me to rootkit your PC so everything you do and have on it can be accessed from the internet?" But, they didn't. I hope you see the difference. It's about choice. I chose to install the P2P client, and Sony just hijacked my PC.
Most of you need to RTFA. The estate of JRRT is what sold those rights back in the day, which were then transferred, to New Line which was then transferred to Warner.
17USC304 says that length of copyright for Tolkien's work published in '54-55 is 28 years (if copyright not renewed) or 95 years after publication for works published 1923-1963 (Copyrights prior to 1923 have expired.)
The copyrights are still owned by the estate, and they don't disappear after death, they disappear after publication date. Newer works (since '78) do go 95 years after death.
And if, you look further down, you can see that the trustees take a very nominal stipend from it. Not the millions the estate takes in. Ya'll need to do some damn research.
AT&T (and Cingular before) has some of the worst tower to tower handoff I've ever experienced. I continuously drop a call, have a single bar signal, then immediately get a five bar signal. I can only assume that's a tower handoff, but...
You people are killing me!!!! How can you blame the intern? What justification can you have for that? As an intern at one time, let me explain how these things work...
"Hey Joe, take this thing home with you tonight."
"Sure, Mac, what is it?"
"Just some backups. We like to have a couple copies off-site every night. I'm taking one too. I would have given yours to Sam, but he's already left."
"I'm not so comfortable with that - what if something happens?"
"What's gonna happen? Just throw the thing in your car and bring it back in tomorrow. Besides, it's policy that two different people have backups. You wouldn't want to get fired for refusing to follow policy, would ya?"
I love geniuses that pass the buck onto an intern that just wants to do his internship, without hassle, so that he gets a reference.
To the best of my knowledge, this is the first success for the Game Industry and I couldn't help but notice that the chip firm in question was specifically providing tools for breaking copyright. IANAL, but that looks like a crime to me with my limited understanding of intent.
Thank god you aren't a lawyer... We'd all be in trouble then. But those tools that they were providing? Sure, they can be used for ill. From TFA:
The defendants had apparently violated the DMCA by trafficking mod chips and the HDLoader software application that enables users to copy whole video games to a hard drive's console. Once the entire video game file is on the console's hard drive it probably isn't too difficult for a hacker to transfer it to his PC and then illegally distribute it on the web. Mod chips then can be used to allow a console to play illegally obtained/pirated games. Both the mod chips and HDLoader application therefore circumvent the copyright protection technology built into video game consoles and video game software and are in direct violation of the DMCA.
Just because the can be used the way described doesn't mean that they are. I chipped my box and use the HDLoader tool as well... ANd I put a huge HD in as well. All my games load from HD. I bought them all too. Why? The read from HD is much faster (about 8x faster!) than read from disc.
Now, are people using them improperly? Sure. But people are using the Internet improperly too. Maybe I should sue Verizon. Oh, wait, they got protection somehow for people using their tubes illegally.
And while you spout the standard right-wing garbage, the rest of us can just go on knowing that what the president was wrong, because the spying was far more widespread than just people talking to known terrorists. As far as the WMDs? The containers found were over 8 years old. Quit hanging on to a failing administration. One day, you'll look back on your post and laugh, saying "Damn, was I dumb back then."
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And, 4chan is usually proud of the havoc they wreak - they won't claim it though, if it doesn't have them involved somehow.
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How about some data management...
I dunno, if you have a template, that you fill out with as much info as possible (lat/long, intercept date, text, pictures, operatives involved, yadda yadda yadda), how hard would it be to crunch that crap real time and see "hot spots"? All the agencies use the same thing. Sure, the template may be huge, but you could programmatically derive filling it out based on what had been asked already...
[sigh]
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Re: This is completely insane
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Well, generally I like the analogies...
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I bet...
Yeah.
I wonder, are those the same lawyers/judges/lobbyists that wanted to go after the gun industry for deaths that they "caused"? Christ. How effing stupid are people???
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Gartner's Research
As far as I can tell, the researchers at Gartner are over-paid whiny "thinkers", and NOT "doers". I would suspect that a large number of them haven't been on a real deployment of product in 10 years. Save your money. Do some research yourself.
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That said, the venues do not (except for maybe in the case of the Lakers) own the system, the band/touring company own the system. But it's doubtful that they own them - merely have leased them.
All that said, it's still stupid.
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AC, you think anyone would have turned off anything if Sony hadn't complained? Doubtful.
So, I just wish you could add 2 and 2 to get 4.
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Re: Re: That's the law
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/documents/appxl_35_U_S_C_271.htm
It's not only the manufacturer and end-user... It's all the middle-men too. Frigging whacked.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: [widescreen/FOV]
So, what about you people with 2 monitors? Goody for you. Go buy 2 more and then you can still have a 4:3 ratio (if the original two are 4:3). And yes, *all* versions of MW2 are locked to a 65FOV. Consoles (even those attached to HDTVs!)and PCs alike. Why? Because this game wasn't built for PCs. It was built for consoles, many of which are still running on 4:3 ratio screens. PC work (look at all the things that they put into the PC version - Mouse, chat, interactive menus and the ability to choose a chapter? Ooooh!) was an afterthought. This game is simply about consoles.
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That said, there are plenty of other servers out there. You'll find one that may even announce an expanded FOV. Or, hey... YOU COULD TAKE ON THE COST YOURSELF.
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Re: Bittorrent.
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A rootkit, installed surreptitiously by a "reputable" company like Sony, so that a person may listen to a CD that they have bought and paid for is a far cry from a P2P program downloaded and installed. Isn't it? I mean, come on, if you can't see the difference, you're a bit daft and shouldn't be making such long-winded arguments.
Just to ensure you do understand:
In the rootkit case, I want to listen to this kickass new CD. I pop it in the CD drive on my PC, plug in my headphones, click "I agree" on some window that pops up, thinking "who really reads these things - they're too damned long!" (and it wasn't even buried in the EULA, if I remember correctly), and rock out. And now, my machine is kitted. Open to Sony (and the world!) to see. There has been nothing plainly stated that I'm opening myself up.
In the case of a P2P application, things are just a smidge different. I go out and willingly download a P2P client, like Azureus, uTorrent, Kazaa, etc. I then install it. After the install, a wizard pops up that says "I can scan your drive for files and folders to share. Would you like me to do that?", to which I can answer yes or no.
Your example would have been correct if Sony had said upon install "Would you like me to rootkit your PC so everything you do and have on it can be accessed from the internet?" But, they didn't. I hope you see the difference. It's about choice. I chose to install the P2P client, and Sony just hijacked my PC.
Big difference, don't you think?
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It's the estate...
17USC304 says that length of copyright for Tolkien's work published in '54-55 is 28 years (if copyright not renewed) or 95 years after publication for works published 1923-1963 (Copyrights prior to 1923 have expired.)
The copyrights are still owned by the estate, and they don't disappear after death, they disappear after publication date. Newer works (since '78) do go 95 years after death.
Point is, the estate has every right to nail Warner to a wall. They still own the copyright, they still had a signed contract, entitling them to 7.5%. They'll get it. And then, they'll disburse it to needy organizations: http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/ShowCharity.asp?RegNo=273615
Look starting on page 11:
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/ScannedAccounts%5CEnds15%5C0000273615_ ac_20070405_e_c.pdf
And if, you look further down, you can see that the trustees take a very nominal stipend from it. Not the millions the estate takes in. Ya'll need to do some damn research.
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Worst hand-off in my experience...
Whatever it is, it sucks.
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How can people blame the intern???
"Hey Joe, take this thing home with you tonight."
"Sure, Mac, what is it?"
"Just some backups. We like to have a couple copies off-site every night. I'm taking one too. I would have given yours to Sam, but he's already left."
"I'm not so comfortable with that - what if something happens?"
"What's gonna happen? Just throw the thing in your car and bring it back in tomorrow. Besides, it's policy that two different people have backups. You wouldn't want to get fired for refusing to follow policy, would ya?"
I love geniuses that pass the buck onto an intern that just wants to do his internship, without hassle, so that he gets a reference.
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Ah hah!
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Re: Re: Yeah, right!
Thank god you aren't a lawyer... We'd all be in trouble then. But those tools that they were providing? Sure, they can be used for ill. From TFA:
Just because the can be used the way described doesn't mean that they are. I chipped my box and use the HDLoader tool as well... ANd I put a huge HD in as well. All my games load from HD. I bought them all too. Why? The read from HD is much faster (about 8x faster!) than read from disc.
Now, are people using them improperly? Sure. But people are using the Internet improperly too. Maybe I should sue Verizon. Oh, wait, they got protection somehow for people using their tubes illegally.
And while you spout the standard right-wing garbage, the rest of us can just go on knowing that what the president was wrong, because the spying was far more widespread than just people talking to known terrorists. As far as the WMDs? The containers found were over 8 years old. Quit hanging on to a failing administration. One day, you'll look back on your post and laugh, saying "Damn, was I dumb back then."
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