The good news I suppose: the "smarter" our products get, the bigger the market is for "dumb" products that just sit there and do what they're supposed to do, whether that's a television that just displays the damn signal sent to it or utterly insentient dolls that just shut up, smile and drink their fake tea.
Idly looking at big screen TVs lately, I realized the non-smart versions sell for about $200 less. That's $200 you could use to put together a simple HTTPC (Home Theater PC) with Linux and avoid all the app nonsense from Roku, Samsung etc.
Maybe, just maybe, one of these days the legacy entertainment players will get the message that innovators and entrepreneurs aren't the enemy. They're the ones providing Hollywood (and music and other industries) with all the tools to better serve the market.
I stopped selling on Zazzle after they refused to allow me to offer this (It was titled 'Star Wars' at the time, but I like 'Shooting Star' better). Either way, it bears absolutely no resemblance to any Mouse-owned properties.
Nevertheless, other print-on-delivery sites, Red Bubble, Society6 are not nearly as skittish
"To promote Smaller Selections, Higher Prices, and Fewer Choices, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
I think this just goes to show that if you're good at electronics, you probably suck at reading.
Fluke knows this and just wants to make sure that electrical/electronic engineers need some way to make sure they're using genuine Fluke equipment other than, say, printing the name all over the thing.
On the post: Travelers Insurance Rains Down Trademark Disputes Over Any Use Of An Umbrella Anywhere
Mwah Ha Ha!
On the post: Barbie Joins The Growing Chorus Of People And Devices Spying On You
Bright Side
The good news I suppose: the "smarter" our products get, the bigger the market is for "dumb" products that just sit there and do what they're supposed to do, whether that's a television that just displays the damn signal sent to it or utterly insentient dolls that just shut up, smile and drink their fake tea.
Idly looking at big screen TVs lately, I realized the non-smart versions sell for about $200 less. That's $200 you could use to put together a simple HTTPC (Home Theater PC) with Linux and avoid all the app nonsense from Roku, Samsung etc.
On the post: Irony: Sony Turns To Google, The Company It Was Plotting Against, To Stream The Interview
Christmas Wish
God bless us, every one
On the post: Comcast, NBC Have Learned Little, Still Cling Tightly To Broken 'TV Everywhere' Mindset
Minor Correction
On the post: Senator Whitehouse Is Very Angry About A Made Up Google Search And A Made Up Pirate Bay
Shoes to Fill
On the post: Cable Astroturfing Effort Comes Off Like When Your Dad Tries To Sound Like A Teenager
Re: Yet another red flag word
WAH! Love it!
On the post: Jimi Hendrix Biopic Opens Today... Without Any Jimi Hendrix Music, Thanks To Copyright
Wow
On the post: Former Mayor Giuliani To Defend Activision In Odd Noriega Publicity Rights Lawsuit
The Real Reason Guiliani is Defending Activision
On the post: Specially-Designated 'FOIA Denial Officers' Are Handling The Dept. Of Education's Rejected Requests
Next Stop
On the post: Years Later, Google Finally Dumps Its Ill-Advised Real Names Policy: Drops All Restrictions On Names
Phew!
Had to click on that link to make sure it wasn't uh, someone I know.
On the post: Warner Brothers Pulls Plug On Viral Greenpeace Ad Utilizing 'The Lego Movie' Theme Song (And Legos)
Notice
Use of the word mine in all-caps and scare quotes is copyright Pixar from the movie Finding Nemo
On the post: Trademark Holder Sends Cease-And-Desist To Zazzle Over Products Using 3,000-Year-Old Greek Letter
Not Having a Good HTML Day
On the post: Trademark Holder Sends Cease-And-Desist To Zazzle Over Products Using 3,000-Year-Old Greek Letter
Re: Wimps
On the post: Trademark Holder Sends Cease-And-Desist To Zazzle Over Products Using 3,000-Year-Old Greek Letter
Wimps
Nevertheless, other print-on-delivery sites, Red Bubble, Society6 are not nearly as skittish
On the post: Destructive DRM Strikes Again: Creative Professionals Blocked From Using Adobe Products For Days
OSS FTW
Open source, free to use and modify.
Botaday
MnD
On the post: The Cost Of Permission Culture: Or Why Netflix Streaming Library Sucks Compared To Its DVD Library
Permissions Clause
On the post: Court Imposes Sanctions On Plaintiff After Bizarre Copyright Infringement/Defamation/Fraud/Privacy Invasion Lawsuit
Likely Sequel
How long until she sues Google to remove the links?
On the post: Telemundo & Univision Copyright Claim On YouTube Takes Down US Congressional Appropriations Hearing
Tough Question
Crazy Muslim Movie Trailer?
or
US Congress?
Can I get back to you on that?
On the post: Fluke Gives Sparkfun A Bunch Of Multimeters In Response To Trademark Mess
Core Competency
Fluke knows this and just wants to make sure that electrical/electronic engineers need some way to make sure they're using genuine Fluke equipment other than, say, printing the name all over the thing.
On the post: Surprise: Republican Party Says NSA Surveillance Programs Are Unconstitutional And Must End
About Frickin' Time
Glad to see he's finally listening to me.
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