The present inventor has created, through experimentation on a standard swing, a new and improved method of swinging.
I just love software patents.
Lastly, it should be noted that because pulling alternately on one chain and then the other resembles in some measure the movements one would use to swing from vines in a dense jungle forest, the swinging method of the present invention may be referred to by the present inventor and his sister as "Tarzan" swinging. The user may even choose to produce a Tarzan-type yell while swinging in the manner described, which more accurately replicates swinging on vines in a dense jungle forest. Actual jungle forestry is not required.
Which begs the question: has anyone ever been sued for copyright infringement on a patent application and document?
I wonder if he is going to file for a trapezoidal continuation...
That's why I say that if you want some of the abuses eliminated, you are going to have to work with someone who presumably will come from a more moderate position and will have the patience and legal skills to spend considerable time lobbying for some changes.
I agree that a balanced approach is the "ideal" way of making progress in a public forum. I disagree that this ideal exists or the approach works at all in cases where there are entrenched commercial interests at work.
The system of getting things done in D.C. has changed little in the past 160 years or so. The day-to-day activities of mercantilism (closed door lobbying exclusive to well-capitalized entrants) was solidified during Lincoln's term and never purged. Sure, we did move to a fiat currency, but nothing else followed.
In short, I think the only real power that exists day-to-day in Washington (without external forces such as mass demonstrations and riots at play) is the weight of commercial interests and their omnipresent lobbyists.
As long as the people ask for things that have no commercial impact, they have some hope of getting attention during the tri-annual "family discount" days some lawmakers like to hold. If the people's will go up against commercial interests, they can expect very loud and obtuse resistance and likely to be made pariahs of some sort in the fallout.
I agree with Richard, in that the true impetus behind radical change and commercial upheaval in our society comes from the impetus and actions of people acting without government mandate.
It's odd that so many people don't understand that they do not need the government's blessing to improve their lives.
When the sheep have left the pasture, the shepherds must follow or lose the flock forever.
then B.B. Dakota could counter-sue, DMCA the hell out of everything Twilight on the 'Net and, god willing, get an injunction on the filmmakers barring them from ever producing anything again. It would save many from the desire to slash their wrists out of sheer boredom and the unquenchable desire to 'punch-an-emo'.
Thankfully, I rented. The first five minutes were plenty of abuse for me.
Re: So you tell me -- what promotes knowledge and learning: letting people rearrange music and learn to use a video camera, or threatening new artists with $150,000 fines?
Suzanne ? your take please. (thanks )
Dude, would you please get off your ass and start showing real and useful advocacy for IP by directly supporting pharma patents.
Disagree there, in the beginning Javascript was a liability and a dog. Increased computing power and years of "refining" have soothed the latter.
It took on a totally new role without overhauling itself and as a result turned into a huge security nightmare with ActiveX, AJAX, and other companion languages
The troubling part of this is that the AJAX approach (not really a language) is at the heart of many rich media and app-like sites that led to the (now meaningless) term "Web 2.0".
Javascript and its ilk may show many signs of "suckiness", but they are the present and the immediate future of countless "home grown" business apps and popular, modern websites.
Re: Re: Thinks File Sharing Is Bad Is Ignoring Customers
Here's an idea: Write to Sony. Tell them that someone is distributing a version of a song under their copyright, without their permission.
Then, point them to your MySpace page.
My guess is Technopolitical has no idea what you are talking about, since he keeps that link on his profile, and keeps posting full texts from AP articles.
Until you do that, you have exactly the "moral authority" of a fundamentalist preacher who gets caught in a sex scandal.
Would monogamy create a sex scandal for a fundamentalist preacher of the church of satan? or a fundamentalist mormon?
What is clear, unambiguous and unequivocal, however is the parallel of Arjuna from the Bhagavad Gita.
Just curious, but how are they tracking down who downloaded the movie.
They do not track who downloads movies, as this is impossible. They track the IP addresses that appear> to be downloading potentially infringing material.
Unfortunately, the courts seem to be using IP address as a verifiable source of identity.
The sad fact remains that an IP address is nothing more than an assumable quantum state.
You are probably correct, this did come out of the furor following on that incident.
As tragic as the incident was, why are there not media frenzies over each of the thousands of suicides a year that are not attributed to on-line activity?
Why should special laws be created to limit speech online when there are already criminal laws dealing with harassment?
And why aren't they proposing a law prohibiting the embarrassment of children in person?
It certainly smells like a tragic case turned into an unmistakable Red Herring.
“If we give you this stanza of poetry, it’s over and the fat lady sings,” Heidt says. “There would be [hackers] turning on webcams.”
One static key for every installation, every server to client session.
It would be a just and quick death of the product if they would would just put on a black shirt, show up in a hipster coffee shop and start quoting some Teutonic verse!
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Re: My favorite patent
I just love software patents.
Which begs the question: has anyone ever been sued for copyright infringement on a patent application and document?
I wonder if he is going to file for a trapezoidal continuation...
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Re: Re: Not really surprising......
I agree that a balanced approach is the "ideal" way of making progress in a public forum. I disagree that this ideal exists or the approach works at all in cases where there are entrenched commercial interests at work.
The system of getting things done in D.C. has changed little in the past 160 years or so. The day-to-day activities of mercantilism (closed door lobbying exclusive to well-capitalized entrants) was solidified during Lincoln's term and never purged. Sure, we did move to a fiat currency, but nothing else followed.
In short, I think the only real power that exists day-to-day in Washington (without external forces such as mass demonstrations and riots at play) is the weight of commercial interests and their omnipresent lobbyists.
As long as the people ask for things that have no commercial impact, they have some hope of getting attention during the tri-annual "family discount" days some lawmakers like to hold. If the people's will go up against commercial interests, they can expect very loud and obtuse resistance and likely to be made pariahs of some sort in the fallout.
I agree with Richard, in that the true impetus behind radical change and commercial upheaval in our society comes from the impetus and actions of people acting without government mandate.
It's odd that so many people don't understand that they do not need the government's blessing to improve their lives.
When the sheep have left the pasture, the shepherds must follow or lose the flock forever.
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Question"
It may not have much impact, but at least it is a step in the right direction.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
Yes, but did any good cryptographers work on these systems?
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If only clothes were copyrighted
Thankfully, I rented. The first five minutes were plenty of abuse for me.
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Re: Re: facing the wrong way
HEY... TREE!
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Completely Believable Account
I think the best possible response would have been for all the players to have completely ignored the invitation, to a (wo)man.
Do not feed the monsters. Let her (illegally) enforce IP upon air.
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Re: So you tell me -- what promotes knowledge and learning: letting people rearrange music and learn to use a video camera, or threatening new artists with $150,000 fines?
Dude, would you please get off your ass and start showing real and useful advocacy for IP by directly supporting pharma patents.
Thanks.
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Re: Getting to the point
Disagree there, in the beginning Javascript was a liability and a dog. Increased computing power and years of "refining" have soothed the latter.
The troubling part of this is that the AJAX approach (not really a language) is at the heart of many rich media and app-like sites that led to the (now meaningless) term "Web 2.0".
Javascript and its ilk may show many signs of "suckiness", but they are the present and the immediate future of countless "home grown" business apps and popular, modern websites.
On the post: Messing With Copy/Paste Could Present Security Issues
Whack a Taynt
Several people have re-posted the /etc/hosts method of blocking tynt (adding the tynt collection server to your hosts file as loopback 127.0.0.1). However I doubt it will take long before Tynt defeats this by hard coding their IPs or using a multitude of different registered host names.
Browser based fixes might also take a simplistic approach to the problem, which could then be circumvented anew.
Sounds like Javascript needs to be gimped thanks to one bunch of money grabbing assholes.
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Re: Re: Thinks File Sharing Is Bad Is Ignoring Customers
My guess is Technopolitical has no idea what you are talking about, since he keeps that link on his profile, and keeps posting full texts from AP articles.
Would monogamy create a sex scandal for a fundamentalist preacher of the church of satan? or a fundamentalist mormon?
What is clear, unambiguous and unequivocal, however is the parallel of Arjuna from the Bhagavad Gita.
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Re: Hey Trust Fund Mikey,
It's true. We can create mass from energy.
Drugs are still bad.
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Re:
They do not track who downloads movies, as this is impossible. They track the IP addresses that appear> to be downloading potentially infringing material.
Unfortunately, the courts seem to be using IP address as a verifiable source of identity.
The sad fact remains that an IP address is nothing more than an assumable quantum state.
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That's just what everyone's IT deparment needs...
Honest though, shouldn't they just set up standards and auditing, starting with a specific definition for "critical infrastructure".
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Too Fluffy
This is no simple concept for your average, run-of-the-mill executive sociopath. Do you have anything less touchy-feely, more color-by-numbers?
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Re:
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Re:
FTFY
Everyone cares about security when they realize theirs has been compromised.
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Re: The real reason for the law
As tragic as the incident was, why are there not media frenzies over each of the thousands of suicides a year that are not attributed to on-line activity?
Why should special laws be created to limit speech online when there are already criminal laws dealing with harassment?
And why aren't they proposing a law prohibiting the embarrassment of children in person?
It certainly smells like a tragic case turned into an unmistakable Red Herring.
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PileOn++
One static key for every installation, every server to client session.
It would be a just and quick death of the product if they would would just put on a black shirt, show up in a hipster coffee shop and start quoting some Teutonic verse!
Would it help if I said "please"?
Big Brother sucks.
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Re: Re: Anyone else?
Ludicrous Legal Strategy = Criminal Inspiration
Thanks Harrysan. We haven't seen the last of those, for sure.
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