Would this also apply to patent trolls. I mean, if they haven't been producing anything, and don't have any real plans to produce something with a given patent, can they still show harm?
Just as a little factoid: The game Red Dead Redemption 2 for the PC clocks in at 112 GB, and is only available via download. The first patch received was another 9GB.
This month I also redownloaded World of Warcraft at ~60GB, and Fortnite I think is around 50GB.
And if I actually download my entire Steam library I would need about 2TB.
I wonder if the phrase "live long and prosper", being just 4 words, is either copyrighted or or trademarked. And if so, whether someone is now going to sue the judge.
John Smith absolutely could end of on the list. There was a T. Kennedy on one of the many, many lists, and Senator Kennedy was affected for several months before his friend Tom Ridge (Director of Homeland Security) straightened it out.
And let's not forget that the girl is probably guilty of copyright infringement because she forwarded on the picture without the photographers permission.
Let's not forge that the plates do not in fact identify the driver. They identify the car - and through a search of government records, the owner. Upon close inspection, they also identify whether someone has paid the registration (i.e. usage fee).
In IT terms that might be analogous to the MAC address on the network card in the computer or other device.
Re: Just one tiny part of the total surveillance state that's looming! Meanwhile, you're okay with Google's spying!
There is a big difference between voluntarily giving Google or Facebook data, and the government (any government) just taking it. If you don't like Google, there are lots of alternatives. If you don't like Facebook, don't use it.
Re: Do You Really Want Cheaters Building Bridges and Practicing Medicine?
I disagree with the sentiment of this post. Your college degree only gets you the first entry-level job. After that, it is your performance that matters.
You don't get to 'practice your surgical skills' until you have a done a pretty extensive internship, which includes a lot of supervised hands-on work. Same with building a bridge or a dam.
While I don't condone cheating, I also don't think that your school performance means anything once you are past that entry-level job. I do a lot on mid- and senior-level hiring and your college performance (and even degree) means almost nothing to me.
"They also pretend to have invented the mouse, the GUI and several other things."
I don't them ever claiming that. Xerox PARC was well known and I think Steve Jobs actually gloated about how he took those ideas and made them more useful.
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Patents also
Would this also apply to patent trolls. I mean, if they haven't been producing anything, and don't have any real plans to produce something with a given patent, can they still show harm?
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Too US centric
Should we not add non-US sites to this? Alibaba, Kremlin.ru, Sueddeutsche Zeitung,
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Data usage estimates
Just as a little factoid: The game Red Dead Redemption 2 for the PC clocks in at 112 GB, and is only available via download. The first patch received was another 9GB.
This month I also redownloaded World of Warcraft at ~60GB, and Fortnite I think is around 50GB.
And if I actually download my entire Steam library I would need about 2TB.
On the post: Charles Harder Loses Again: You Can't Just File Defamation Lawsuits In A Random State Because You Like Its Statute Of Limitations
Nerd harder
In his offices, Harder keeps charts mapping the differences in libel and privacy laws throughout the country
Sounds like a libel nerd. He needs to nerd harder...
On the post: Tempting Fate: Pittsburgh Election Officials Insist Their E-Voting Machines Can't Be Hacked
More secure elsewhere
On the post: Judge Says Copyright Case Against Star Trek Fan Film Can 'Live Long' And Possibly 'Prosper'
Live Long and Prosper
That, I think, would be funny.
On the post: Publicity Seeking Florida Sheriff Promises To Put Tim Cook In Jail For Refusing To Decrypt iPhones
Court Order
Is there an app for that?
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Re: Re: The fatal flaw...
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but... copyright
On the post: DHS Official Thinks People Should Have To Give Up Their Anonymity To Use The Internet
Plates do not identify the driver
In IT terms that might be analogous to the MAC address on the network card in the computer or other device.
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For good guys only
D. Feinstein
/sarc
On the post: IRS Still Working To Complete Computer Upgrade From Windows XP To Windows 7
Windows 3.11
Probably not, but some of those 6000 applications are 16-bit, and not supported by Windows 7.
On the post: Government-Mandated Parental Spyware Found To Be Leaking Personal Data At An Alarming Rate
Re: Just one tiny part of the total surveillance state that's looming! Meanwhile, you're okay with Google's spying!
You can't just leave your home country.
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Re: 'Not our problem, now pick up that can'
Right now it is a problem that happens to other people, and nothing for them to really pay attention to.
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Bravo
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Re: Do You Really Want Cheaters Building Bridges and Practicing Medicine?
You don't get to 'practice your surgical skills' until you have a done a pretty extensive internship, which includes a lot of supervised hands-on work. Same with building a bridge or a dam.
While I don't condone cheating, I also don't think that your school performance means anything once you are past that entry-level job. I do a lot on mid- and senior-level hiring and your college performance (and even degree) means almost nothing to me.
On the post: Trademark Super-Bully Apple Blatantly Infringes On Headphone Company's Trademarks
No, they didn't
I don't them ever claiming that. Xerox PARC was well known and I think Steve Jobs actually gloated about how he took those ideas and made them more useful.
On the post: Colorado Judge Ignores First Amendment, Allows Prior Restraint In Banning Aretha Franklin Film
Re: Begs the question...
On the post: Appeals Court: Yes, The FTC Can Go After Companies That Got Hacked Over Their Weak Security Practices
Maybe OPM will be next
On the post: Researcher Headed To Australian Supreme Court In Attempt To Hold Google Responsible For Posts At Ripoff Reports [Updated]
Deep Pockets?
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