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Sounds like a precursor to Minority Report-like technology. Like we haven't heard *that* song and dance umpteen times before. Still, it sounds neat. And expensive. Damn student salary.
If they port the software and allow the same Kinect sensors to be used, then riding on the xbox mass production the price might be below $99 in a year - not that expensive at all compared to other gadgets.
and considering xbox wireless cards are 50+ dollars and pc some where in 20s(15 if ur lucky)
100 dollars seems like it will be a high estimate
precursor? it's ALREADY better then the tech shown in Minority Report. For example, you don't need gloves.
....or something else.
Linux drivers would be desirable.
There have been Linux drivers for the kinect since the first day it was opened up, where have you been?
There have been Linux drivers for the kinect since the first day it was opened up...
For a device yet to be adapted for PC-es? Got that time machine primed already?
"Drivers and libraries for the Xbox Kinect device on WIndows, Linux, and OS X" [github.com]
Linux drivers for the device itself have been available the entire time (since it was 'hacked'). You are completely free to use that to make whatever style of HID you wish.
"Drivers and libraries for the Xbox Kinect device on WIndows, Linux, and OS X" [github.com]
Linux drivers for the device itself have been available the entire time (since it was 'hacked'). You are completely free to use that to make whatever style of HID you wish.
Informative... but...
those are the drivers for MS incarnation of Kinect Core. Are you sure the Asus incarnation will use the same encoding/protocol? Are you sure it will be equally easy to break by RE?
Even if the Asus version will be dramatically different, which is highly doubtable, it likely won't make and difference. There isn't much reason to think the second won't fall as easy as the first.
For MS it makes perfect sense to put up roadblocks for driver development. Asus on the other hand, might not particularly care about Linux but they have no motivation to make it hard for someone to write Linux drivers.
they may try locking up the (cheaper) pc compatible version tho
no big software comp. has started messing with the kinect for pc yet so no software to break; i.e. no extra reason to not lock it up
Who gives a shit if they "allow" it? The cat is out of the bag, they had their chance to try to 'secure' the device and they blew it.
As interesting as a Kinect-style device for my PC sounds, it just ain't gonna work. You need a room about 4 times the size of my living room to use the things.
I want something that'll scan gestures from a chair position, not an across-the-room position.
Why do you think they can't and won't tweak the technology to scan gestures from a chair position?
They do have these things called wide angle lenses.
This will be the sweetest innovation since the cuecat or the powerglove.
This will be the sweetest innovation since the cuecat or the powerglove.
How could they possibly expect to top the powerglove?
"It's so bad..."
You need a room about 4 times the size of my living room to use the things.
Is your living room a closet? I don't have much space in front of my TV (about 8 feet wide by 8-9 feet deep) and the Kinect works just fine. I don't even use all of that space.
You sit in front of a computer, typically at a distance of less than 1m. You sit maybe 2-2.5m away from your TV screen when using your console
You forgot home theater PCs. These look like consoles, and they play video on a TV like consoles, but they have PC hardware inside and run a PC OS so that the user doesn't have to use fragile, legally questionable jailbreaks just to go beyond what the manufacturer wants him to do with the hardware. But I'll grant that they aren't common... yet.
The way the Kinect system menu works is that you do a specific arcing "hello"-style wave from one side of the body to the other to get a lock on your hand. It's never picked me up accidentally.
It definitely "sees" you do all those things, but until you begin with the recognition gesture, it won't respond to any of those things. In a specific game, Kinect Sports, it asks you to raise a hand over your head if you want to be recognized as the primary operator. In other games like Dance Central where players ho
I use one at home; MythTV. I still won't use motion gestures for that kind of thing; Picking up a drink from the table could end up pausing recording, or swapping channel, or anything.
As others have said, you 'd use an unlock. Voice commands are an option not mentioned for this - clapping hands or snapping fingers would work as well.
I could readily see this for modifying the volume. Since Myth never found the motivation to implement SmartSound, you could save finding where the remote actually got placed with gestures. Kind of like a concert conductor for your TV. Raise one hand up in the air, snap your fingers and the volume would track your hand's elevation. Snap again and it stops
Go get a wireless keyboard, sit on your sofa, and load up your email client on your TV at max supported resolution. Tell me how long it takes for you to learn forward, or simply stand up and walk over to read stuff.
I do. Gmail. I just use ctrl+ (zoom in, in a lot of applications) a lot. Also I changed the DPI settings, to make everything more readable. I read cheeseburger network sites and mail while lying on my couch.
The main problem I have is with building a playlist in Winamp, can't zoom that in really good so I have to stand up and build it.
Then again: that and viewing dvd's is about the only thing I do on the system, so this may or may not be valid for you.
You need a room about 4 times the size of my living room to use the things.
Is your living room a closet? I don't have much space in front of my TV (about 8 feet wide by 8-9 feet deep) and the Kinect works just fine. I don't even use all of that space.
The thing is that a lot of people that play games on their tv don't have this kind of room. The distance for my tv to couch is only 5ft or so. A lot of people in apartments are in the same boat and so there is a large number of people that this just doesn't work well with.
As interesting as a Kinect-style device for my PC sounds, it just ain't gonna work. You need a room about 4 times the size of my living room to use the things.
I want something that'll scan gestures from a chair position, not an across-the-room position.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgLp-KyK5g8 [youtube.com]
Just use optics. Kinect is just a LIDAR, no reason why the thing couldn't be adapted for different ranges (except for price, maybe).
Actually I'm quite surprised nobody has already tired it. But I often foget this is the digital era, things are now done just by pushing buttons...
One thing that the Kinect already does, though, is adapt for the size of the person doing the gestures. It sees my son's reach as equivalent to my own, even though I have three feet on him. This would seem to lend towards more comfort from the 'one-size-fits-all' perspective wherein it is actually true.
Really? are you stupid or trolling? DO you think they wouldn't make changes for closer use?
gah, you people piss me off.
"As interesting as a Kinect-style device for my PC sounds, it just ain't gonna work. You need a room about 4 times the size of my living room to use the things."
Apart from the fact that's a gross exageration (well, unless your living room really is only 2m x 2m in size) I think the thing to realise is that Kinect needs space because it's used for full body tracking. If you just wanted a system that tracks hand and finger movement then you don't need all that space. The space requirement of Kinect is almost
This is good news, now my wrists will get a different type of workout than they normally get when I use a PC.
or the other, um way around in the case of um... ladies.
It's been done, [wikipedia.org] at least in Japan (where else?)
In Batman: Arkham Asylum I think it's Harley Quinn that remarks upon the lockpick mechanism which effectively allows one to control the vibration of the controller at one's leisure with "a girl could have hours of fun with that thing."
Just sayin'
The tech will be handy, but until you don't need to *ask* if it's included on your next bargain PC's purchase (like we expect ballmice, and now laser mice) it will be an expensive extra purchase. Not every tech gets ported even if it IS wildly useful. Exhibit a) Smartphone Touch screens.
So your insights are 'new technology is not automatically ubiquitous' and 'things not included are not free'?
all they had to say was "teaming with asus". i am a total asus fanboy
i see this going two ways
1) they lock it up, so linux doesnt get it easily, i.e. most of programers hate the thing, its stays costly and without mircosofts ad budget falls flat
2)they leave it open and its awesome, tho only linux users will have a descent ui for a while followed by smart phones then macs after a few months; then windows gets it and some knock off brand makes it super cheap but then the asus will have the high quality high cost ones and get rich still and they airnt hated by everyone
i should probaly explain the reasons why a bit better
the programmers of the first GOOD ui will be linux users because they choose power over usability and this will not be very usable till some programmers want to use it on their own systems, as anyone else programing it will be copying and pasting basic ideas from mouse and touchscreen controls and making a (very) awkward mouse mixed with a less accurate touch screen
then quickly after that apple and smart phones would copy what when well, then windows(d
the programmers of the first GOOD ui will be linux users because they choose power over usability
Um...usability is what makes a UI good in the first place, not power. Take *nix for example. The command line is far more 'powerful' than any of the graphical UI's, yet the latter are far more 'usable' to the average user.
You've got it backwards.
no a good ui comes with power and usability, just cause everyone can use it doesnt mean its any good, see: old cable boxes, and clippy
the first ui by asus will be every usable(eye candy to) but basically powerless and the first by the linux community will be powerful and un-user-friendly but the linux community has more people, more input, access to the source code to the existing ui they are building on top of, asus will not be keeping up
And a bit of an occasional gesture.
If someone suggest the "minority report-style controls" do a simple experiment:
Stand in front of the mirror and do:
- "file moving" (grand gesture - one side to the other)
- "resizing" (grabing and stretching wide)
- "turning and button pushing" (poking at the different spots of the mirror)
Now repeat for 20 minutes. What are you saying? Your arms are kinda tired? Well duh.
Gestures without a surface to put your arms on are exhausting and hard, especially if you have to do it non-stop for a long period of time.
It may improve your physique eventually (giant strong arms, tiny legs from sitting in the chair)
Occasional gestures are fine. Say, silence alarm by "batting it away" or switch from one screen set to the other with rotational gesture. But for most activities - get a good hand rest, or touch-surface, or a mouse
Now repeat for 20 minutes. What are you saying? Your arms are kinda tired? Well duh.
Yes, is almost like playing tennis - you have to swing hard with both of your arms every 2-4 seconds, NO ONE could do it.
Gee, I don't know. Wouldn't it be a major boon in a way. I mean, nerd obesity isn't on the same level as malaria in Africa, but the fact that computers take so little physical movement is actually a major problem with them.
Would I be able to start off at 8 hrs a day using hand gestures exclusively? Of course not, but wouldn't that transform the image of a nerd if they had the physical stamina to gesture for so long? Really, it's not so different than doing Tai Chi every day at work. If I were an employer I
. Say, silence alarm by "batting it away"
I'd like to see how that would work with flies flying around you in the summer
It would be great for media players, no more "Where did I live the remote?". Also for kioskies, no defective touch screens. There are probably a lot of other uses around, that we just didn't see yet because we don't have the (cheap) device. Maybe some of those uses are even for desktop computers, as you said, a bit of occasional gesture.
It doesn't look for me that it will be a failure. It only probably won't be on every house.
Of course, no one ever said these "screens" couldn't also have a keyboard and a mouse and that you only do certain activities with your hands up in the air. There may be certain functionality that would be more efficient doing it in this manner. It would also make sense for presenting or for interactive learning. Just not for day to day work tasks on the computer.
Why create a similar device when all you need are windows drivers for the existing Kinect?
I'm guessing it's because they want to sell them to people.
this whole gesture based interface is great but what we really want is Rommie (CR GR:ANDROMEDA) now that would get all of us going.
Could be pretty interesting for 3D interactive worlds; these type of worlds have always been far more successful on the PC. Those static/boring standing/dancing animations 3d characters currently have could be a thing of the past. Interaction between avatars could be a bit more "real" with something like this. It certainly is no "Lawnmower Man" hardware however it's an interesting step for metaverses and MMORPGs. Granted, the amount of space (if based on Kinect specs) you would need for your computer st
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"Ill-prepared and ill-conceived" is probably the best way to sum up the 12-year education program that the government is rushing to put it into effect by August next year. President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) has said that the Ministry of Education is "fully prepared" to carry out the program, which aims to eliminate entrance exams, provide more options for school admission and bridge the education quality gap between the top-tier high schools and the rest
However, the government's vacillatory decisionmaking demonstrates that it is anything but "fully prepared" to implement the program and the ones who will bear the brunt of its hastily drafted policy will be the students who will be used as the program's guinea pigs next year.
The objective of the new school system is to give all students equal opportunities to receive an education. However, the funding strategy for and design of the new system are riddled with problems.
During his presidential campaign, Ma pledged that starting next year students would not have to pay tuition for senior-high schools. Yet, as the date of the education program's implementation draws closer, the government has suddenly found it necessary to add a caveat that excludes students from "wealthy" families from being eligible for tuition support.
Initially, the caveat applied to students from families with an annual income of NT$1.14 million (US$38,200) and above.
However, on Tuesday, the ministry revised the threshold to an annual income of NT$1.48 million. According to the ministry, while the threshold would exclude 14.1 percent of the students who will enter high schools or vocational schools next year from enjoying free tuition, it would save the government NT$13.7 billion over the first five years of the program.
However, aside from the fact that increasing revenue is the solution to the government's fiscal problems, not saving money, students are being labeled as coming from "wealthy" and "not wealthy" families just to save the government NT$2.74 billion a year. Also, since when did an annual income of NT$1.48 million stop being considered middle-class and become the kind of money earned by the "wealthy"?
Making the government's economic qualification criteria even more unjust are the educational subsidies that will be given to the children of military personnel, civil servants and public school teachers, regardless of income threshold.
The program's exam-free admissions system also misses the mark. Under the 12-year program, entrance exams would account for 7.94 percent of schools with "special programs" next year.
What subjects will those in "special programs" be tested on? How will they be tested and what is the quota? All these questions remain unanswered, causing more anxiety and qualms among students, teachers, school principals and parents.
Then there is the question of the legal bases for the new program: the draft senior secondary education act (高級中等教育法) and an amendment to the Junior College Act (專科學校法), which have yet to clear the legislature.
In the past, whenever an education policy reform was introduced, the ministry would first conduct a trial of the proposal and reach a public consensus that paved the way for across-the-board implementation of the new policy.
By contrast, the 12-year education program has been drafted in great haste.

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A big crowd at the Queen Elizabeth Oval today saw the Bendigo Gold lose their fourth game in a row.
Like they did against Sandringham a fortnight earlier, the Gold charged home in the last quarter, but fell short against Collingwood as the Magpies won 13.17 (95) to 11.16 (82).
Jackson Merrett, Rick Ladson, Steven Stroobants and Jacob Thompson were the standouts for the Gold, who had trailed by 31 points during the last quarter.
Jackson Paine kicked five goals for the Magpies.
Meanwhile, in the curtain-raiser, the Bendigo Pioneers lost to the Oakleigh Chargers by 76 points in their TAC Cup match.
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Bilel Mohsni has made a shock return to the Southend squad for their game with Northampton.
The 25-year-old has not featured for the Shrimpers this season after he was shipped out on loan to Championship outfit Ipswich.
But with an ever-increasing injury list at Roots Hall, manager Paul Sturrock has recalled the versatile player and rewarded him with a start against the Cobblers.
Mohsni told the club's official website: "First of all I would like to just apologise to everyone at the club for what has happened in the past.
"The manager and I have spoken about returning to the club. The manager has always been very good with me and I have returned to repay the faith he has put in me.
"Hopefully I can play a big part in helping the club after all the injuries they've suffered over the last few weeks."
Sturrock added: "Bilel has returned in a time of need because with all the injuries we are really struggling.
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Talk:Ray Comfort
Ray's books
Anyone mind if I started doing some critiques of Ray's books? Jwissick 23:40, 18 March 2010 (CDT)
- Critiques of Ray's books are very much appreciated. Proxima Centauri 04:24, 29 September 2011 (CDT)
Ray's Way of the Master programs
As you can see, we here at IronChariots have reviewed and critiqued a lot of Ray's episodes, but we still have a long way to go. I continue to modify and start new articles, but due to a loss of brain cells from watching Ray's material, I must rest for my headaches. Therefore I ask everyone here at IronChariots, if you can, please start a review of any of the untouched episodes. I would start looking for them on GoogleVideo. It may seem like a drag (indeed it is), but a review can be done quickly, the only thing that takes time is to be sure you get every word recorded. You can use the other reviews as a model for yours. An important thing is, once you heard it on their episode, you will differently hear it again. Virtually every argument uttered in their programs is repeated in their books, tracts, debates, everywhere every time. That is why reviewing and critiquing these program are important. Thank you for your help. Wolf 14:34, 3 October 2011 (CDT)
This article and the RationalWiki article on Ray Comfort are both on the first page of Google. Congratulations! Perhaps we need to make the two articles more different from each other as readers will click on both links. Proxima Centauri 04:24, 29 September 2011 (CDT)
- Point taken. This site takes more of a one-sided view. Of course, there parts that are too big that both sites must address. But this site should focus more on deconstructing his arguments, but RW should be a bit briefer. However, I think that RW should keep the commentary on Comfort's multiple debates. I think RW should be very critical on parts where Comfort bashes science and evolution, whereas IronChariots can do that too but may focus more on Ray's arguments for God. Sound good? Wolf 15:28, 30 September 2011 (CDT)
- Even after the changes Matt just reverted, this article is still way, way, WAY out of hand. It is massive and unfocused. There are detailed rebuttals of specific arguments which ought to only appear on their own pages. Why the heck is there a detailed "walkthrough" of multiple works of his rather than creating separate pages for them? Who cares about a lengthy section on Ray's specific criticisms of evolution when there are already pages on arguments against evolution? Why aren't "banana argument," "parachute argument," etc. simply links to their own pages?
- Do you guys understand what a wiki is? This is for short, focused articles with hyperlinks to relevant information, not gigantic information dumps and a collection of opinionated essays. If somebody doesn't clean this up I'm just going to start deleting massive sections. And the same criticism goes for a whole lot of articles the two of you have been working on. --Kazim 03:27, 15 October 2011 (CDT)
- It seems there has been a massive misunderstanding about what this wiki is about. The best probably is if the old guard clean up this wiki to the way you want things, we can move our work to other wikis with different policy. This will mean a lot of work for us transfering work and for you cleaning up but we didn't mean harm. Proxima Centauri 09:09, 15 October 2011 (CDT)
"Favorite arguments" section
I'm stripping out a large amount of argumentation in this section. The details of HOW Ray Comfort chooses to argue this or that point are overkill. I'd much rather see a summary of the arguments followed by links to the appropriate rebuttal pages. Also, stuff like "OF COURSE Ray Comfort misrepresents" is needless opinion-slanted language. If you feel that some of the removed text is not properly covered on the linked pages, please check the history and put it in the appropriate place. --Kazim 15:54, 31 October 2011 (CDT)


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WOODSTOCK – A historic preservation grant will allow Woodstock to make a video showcasing the history of, and preservation efforts toward, the historical Old Courthouse and Jail.
The city was awarded $4,550 or about 75 percent of the estimated cost to make the video, City Planner Nancy Baker said. Baker said the video will be 10 to 12 minutes long and shown on the city's website and YouTube. It also will be distributed on DVD at various locations in town.
"[The video will] educate the public about the importance of the building, the history of the building, and then increase awareness of the preservation needs," Baker said.
Baker said the city will hire a professional videographer to start the video in May, with completion expected in the fall. The project wasn't budgeted in the current fiscal year.
A five-year capital improvement program last fall laid out plans for the city to spend $2.06 million on restoration of the courthouse and sheriff's house. An architect's report suggested that an eventual private owner would need to spend an additional $2.7 million on repairs.
The video, Baker said is "not specifically a marketing piece, but would be a part of any marketing that we would do to find a future buyer." It will cover the history of the building, outline current restoration projects and discuss plans for the future.
Woodstock is one of 13 Illinois communities sharing more than $138,000 in federal historic preservation grants.
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Getting a high school diploma for many is the difference between a minimum wage job and a lucrative career. Florida seniors found out Thursday if they will toss their cap with fellow classmates this May, but some 200 Bay County seniors will have to work a little longer to get that diploma.
Students around the state took home their FCAT scores Thursday. The test is set up to be the sink or swim mark for seniors and third graders. Fortunately for those that didn't make it, there are some options.
Eighteen-year-old Ashley Oliver is a senior at AD Harris. She, like most students her age, was looking forward to walking with her class and getting that high school diploma. Thursday she got some heartbreaking news, she missed it by just two points.
Oliver is a leader at her school carrying a 3.4 grade point average. She says the FCAT is not going to hold her back from her dreams. In fact, Gulf Coast Community College offers a program that can help Oliver reach those goals.
The extra help is meant to ease struggling students into a college atmosphere and prepare them for the placement exams. For Oliver the FCAT is just a roadblock, but she says there are many alternate routes.
If your high school senior did not pass the FCAT, there are some options. They can take the FCAT this summer or opt for the high school equivalency GED. If your child has met all other graduation requirement he or she can get a certificate of completion and go on to community college.
There are other options, just ask your child's school. Students with disabilities get special exemptions. School guidance counselors can usually answer all your questions.
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- Real Betis and Deportivo La Coruña draw 1-1 in Spain's La Liga
Controversial Italian Paolo Di Canio had enjoyed a soaring start to his career as manager of English Premier League side Sunderland -- until Monday night.
The 44-year-old fought off a storm of headlines upon his appointment, the English press keen to unpick his political views after previous interviews in which he'd labeled himself a fascist.
Despite defeat in his first game in charge at European champions Chelsea, victory in his next two matches, including over Sunderland's bitter north east rivals Newcastle, had done plenty to win over those who were skeptical of his appointment, even though he rejected holding any right wing views.
Six points helped drag Sunderland away from the drop zone and they headed to Villa Park knowing a win would take them to the 40-point mark, a virtual guarantee of safety, and at the same time devastate their relegation rivals.
Instead, they were hit for six, and to add to their misery, their best attacking player Stephane Sessegnon was sent off and will miss the final three games of the season.
Villa saved their best performance of the campaign until their 35th match, smashing half a dozen goals past Sunderland to climb above Newcastle on goal difference and onto the same number of points as their opponents.
Belgian striker Christian Benteke grabbed a hat-trick, and there were further strikes from Andreas Wiemann, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ron Vlaar.
After their biggest win since 2008 Villa manager Paul Lambert told Sky Sports: "When you've got Benteke, Agbonlahor and Wiemann there's always goals in us and I thought the performance was outstanding.
"Benteke has been world class, for somebody who has just come to this country he's been brilliant. The biggest compliment I can give him is that he's a really humble guy. If he keeps working hard he can be anything he wants.
"The goal difference has swung again which is great. The whole atmosphere was electric. The goal difference could be crucial; we were a few behind so to get those goals was great. It gives us great impetus to go to Norwich on Saturday."
There was no hint of the thrashing to come in an edgy opening half. Villa took the lead on the half hour mark when Dutch defender Vlaar rifled in a shot from range.
Sunderland hit back inside two minutes as Danny Rose, on loan from Tottenham, swapped passes with Danny Graham before finishing smartly.
But Austrian striker Wiemann ensured Villa went in at the break in front after he controlled and finished astutely from Matt Lowton's decisive pass.
In the second half Sunderland surrendered.
Villa's signing of the season, Benteke, recorded his first Premier League hat-trick in the space of 17 minutes.
He registered his first by nodding into an empty net after Gabriel Agbonlahor's shot was saved by Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and rose to head home a corner moments later.
Then after barging his way into the box Benteke finished from a narrow angle to chalk up his 18th goal of the season before Agbonlahor rounded off a perfect night for Villa with the sixth.
With goal difference often crucial in deciding the relegation places Villa's emphatic win saw them complete a 10-goal weekend swing over Newcastle, who were beaten 6-0 by Liverpool on Saturday.
With Reading and Queens Park Rangers having been relegated to the second tier at the weekend, Wigan are in now in peril, five points from safety but with a game in hand.
To add to Sunderland's misery, Sessegnon was sent off for a late tackle on Yacouba Sylla and will now miss their last three matches of the season, though Di Canio did say the club would appeal.
He told Sky Sports: "It's not a shock but it is a very bad defeat. The problem was our performance. I'm not very happy. Probably we thought the main job was done.
"The first responsibility is with the manager, then the players. If this is medicine in some ways to let us understand we have to play with desire and commitment, then OK. This humiliation can help the players, we can do it but it is not an acceptable performance.
"I have to make sure we work so hard during this week to get the points we need to stay up. We need to apologize, to the fans who travel in numbers."
In Spain, Real Betis and Deportivo La Coruña drew 1-1, Riki gave the visitors an early lead before Jorge Molina equalized. The draw dents Betis' hopes of European football while Deportivo climbed out of the relegation zone.


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Can the Jets take ONE shot downfield?
On a serious note, that was the first time someone missed a fg against the Jets since....I honestly can't remember. Everyone made their fgs against us last year
Can the Jets take ONE shot downfield?
game sucked.
Coples looks legit. Made me happy after the games Jones and Ingram had
Let's look at it this way: What did the pats do? Nothing. What about the saints? Nothing.
I'm not trying to compare the 3 teams because NE and NO are far superior to us, but what I'm saying is that it's just the preseason. Yea, it's really disappointing for our team to go out there and play like a pair of old balls that can't score, but it's still just the preseason.
All I know is that I never want to hear Coples compared to Gholston again.
Kid showed more in his first preseason game than Gholston did in 3 years.
Offense: F
Defense: C (very impressed with Coples)
Special Teams: D- (Had a punt blocked and shanked one 25 yards)
Overall: D
Not impressed. We look like a 5 win team with or without Santonio.
Watching Giant game now .. Gabbert looks amazing against Giants vaunted D.
Also, do you forget that we have Pro Browler's of our own? We'll be fine.
Preseason, why do you cause us to become crazy?
Have Sunday Ticket, will watch every play of every game, but for my mental health I have lowered my expectations to a 7-8 win season, not gonna let this team get me upset any more. Just gonna watch and hope for the best.
Hope we look better against the VaGiants....


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The Home Guard was operational from 1940 to 1944, and was set up by the British Army during the Second World War. The nickname "Dad's Army" was due to the average age of the local volunteers who signed up for The Home Guard, who were ineligible for military service, usually because of their age. Originally called "Local Defence Volunteers" or LDV, the Home Guard's role was to defend British coastal areas, airfields, factories and explosives stores in the case of invasion by German forces and their allies.
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The open source project should file their own patent. Because patents in the U.S. are on a first-to-invent basis, and because they can clearly demonstrate having invented it first, their patent will effectively invalidate the other patent. Then sue the other company for violating the patent, win, and use this to fund many decades of x264 development.
Sounds like a great idea. That will be $10,000 (about the bare minimum to file a patent and prosecute it through issuance).
If we could ensure that the patent would stay in the public domain I'd contribute $1K.
So sign your rights over to another patent troll. It wouldn't solve anything, but it would be fun. And free.
That includes attorney's fees, though. You can file a patent application as a small entity for $462 (if my math is correct), and you don't have to prosecute it through to allowance if you aren't interested in actual patent rights. Applications publish after 18 months automatically, and this puts them in the searchable database that examiners use most of the time to find prior art, making it a lot easier to find.
There are some formal hoops that you have to jump through, though, to prevent abandonment befor
Sounds like a great idea. That will be $10,000 (about the bare minimum to file a patent and prosecute it through issuance).
Something that is much easier and much cheaper for open source projects/idea to do is to submit a Defensive Publication, I talked with Tom Tyson of the Open Invention Network (http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/) a while ago and he explained the beauty of Defensive Publications. Basically the patent offices scour defensive publications prior to issuing a patent and if they find anything then the patent gets rejected. Therefore making it unable to patent by anyone else. These are easy to write up and their lawyers review them and submit them. I will be submitting many of my idea this way so nobody can claim patents on them, it is free. The website is http://www.defensivepublications.org/ [defensivep...ations.org]
patent MAD, "love" it...
TThen sue the other company for violating the patent, win,
This sounds good in theory, but I've come to the conclusion that it's not neccessary that only because you *shold* win you actually *do* win. If you are unlucky, the process will go like: File for a patent, sue, get your own patent invalidated, get sued by company, and go bankrupt.
The most important step is therefor: Get a good lawyer first before trying anything else. I don't know if the EFF or similar foundations would sponsor a lawsuit, or if you'd find enough money by asking for donations, but without any backing the whole process sounds risky.
If that whole legal thing is not your favorite cup of tea, you could give all evidence to PUBPAT or a similar organisation and let them fight the patent. They have more experience dealing with this stuff.
The most important step is therefor: Get a good lawyer
And thus the leeches feed again, and thus the cycle continues...
The aim of the game should be to get the lawyers out of the software development process. I see why you give this advise to an individual but it does not help the community unless that lawyer is good enough to pull down the whole software patent house.
Ah. I didn't see that this was ancient history. Is this within a two month period after the patent was issued, or did they miss the window for public comment, too?
Tandberg, a unit of Cisco, tries according TFA, to patent someone else's open source code; that someone else is the complainer in the link.
Should he be unhappy? Yes. Is this person trying to patent open source code per se? No. Instead, it's this person's code. Should he sue? Probably. Should Tandberg be laughed off the planet? Certainly. Is the filing one year late? No, not by Tandberg's math. Does the prior art count? It would seem so. And the patent application ought to be denied for that reason-- prior art.
So much of patents have turned out to be fraud, but there's hardly ever a prosecution, let alone a conviction. The way to stop it, actually, is to remove its overly immense monetization. Jail is one thing, cash another.
The authors should sue Tandberg for IP theft under the DMCA. I suspect they'd have a good case, since filing a patent is a claim of ownership. Since Tandberg could not possibly have ignored the prior art, they are thus making a fradulent claim of ownership. They could also file a complaint for abuse of judicial process. But they need to sue Tandberg's pants off, since Patent Trolls such as those operate only in the expectation that they will not be sued. They are targeting open source projects because they
Who told you that Tandberg will use said patent after they have filed it.
Most patents today are filed defensively, to ensure that you have ammo to sue back a non-troll in a patent war similar to the one currently going on in mobile.
In fact, it is exceedingly rare for a non-troll company to actually license something for a fee from another company. If you try to do that, at the second meeting the lawyers of the company you are trying to license to open a FAT briefcase with their patent ammo and you are facin
Who told you that Tandberg will use said patent after they have filed it.
Nice excuse for ripping off someone else's algorithm and claiming that you invented it...
Although your comment was modded up as 'Funny', I suspect that wasn't your intent.
There's an important idea here; not the suing part, but the patenting part. The FOSS community should organize itself to patent EVERYTHING it does that's even remotely patentable. Everyone who wanted to use the software commercially would then have to sign a "For one dollar received and other valuable considerations" licensing agreement that, while effectively keeping the software free, would explicitly support the FOSS licenc
Because patents in the U.S. are on a first-to-invent basis
The Wheel
There doesn't appear to be anything filed on it to date. So I'm off to the patent office!
Guess what? Looks like their is a loophole in that one. As these patent trolls are not even inventing anything, but stealing other peoples ideas.
More companies should do the same, patent everything until the whole thing collapses into a gigantic innovation blackhole.
I think that's already happened. We already can't build anything in America without a lawsuit.
There was also a study (2004?) which showed that getting patents makes you more likely to be the target of patent litigation, and there's a guy in FFII who published a computer science paper only to find that someone else patented an extension of his work a few years later.
The links and descriptions are at the below link, but it's down briefly for maintenance:
http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Publishing_information_is_made_dangerous [swpat.org]
[...]and there's a guy in FFII who published a computer science paper only to find that someone else patented an extension of his work a few years later.
It's completely legal. He added some "value" so he can patent it. That's how patent system works. There is no prior art defence here.
Yup, and it's one of the ways big companies curb a potentially dangerous patent. They put a ton of patent lawyers on it and try patenting every reasonable extension or application. Though I suppose if it wasn't that way, you'd see overly broad patents claiming anything and everything deriving from it is also their patent.
The US is not a first-to-file country but a first-to-invent country. That means that it is possible for an inventor to get a patent even thought they were not the first one to file an application at the USPTO but were the first to invent and were diligent in efforts to obtain a patent. Copying of this type is serious indeed. Theoretically, conduct of this type could also be a copyright infringement.
I for one would like to see a *lot* more proof before reading about allegations like this. The mere fact that one event happened after another is far from sufficient. These are *very* serious accusations.
You know how you ghouls are always "Consult a lawyer before doing anything!!!!ELEVEN!!!" ?
If you read the patent claim and compare it to the published assembly, it's identical.
Oh, you don't speak assembly? Then consult a coder before spouting off your Class A Federal Alpha Constitutional wankspeak.
I speak assembly, but if I try to read the patent claims my brain implodes somewhere around claim 2.
And IF I understtod the patent and could verify for myself that both are identical, I'd have to prove the identity to a judge, who will probably ask what a "gathering of people" has to do with a computer, and why that is relevant to the patent. I'd rather trust a lawyer with that, thankyouverymuch.
It's also interesting that the information and terminology used in the patent application is not correct. It refers to "C++ functions" instead of assembly instructions, and it refers to the range of values as between 0 and 256, where it is actually between 0 and 255.
Not that any of that is evidence, but it's interesting. What the OP was getting at is that, even though the patent description sounds like it perfectly describes the algorithm (minus the above mistakes), that doesn't mean it's not possible tha
What is better is to proceed down the path you have identified. First, compare the claims and the specification to the previously published code. Next, I would want to see proof that the named inventors (or those working with the inventors) had access to the code. THEN you are beginning to put together a case.
It is possible for two people to invent the same thing around the same time - especially in this field where people are working with or building on published standards. The USPTO has a special proceeding - called an interference - that is all about determining which of two or more inventors was the first one to invent something and is thus entitled to a patent.
All I am saying here is that you should have a complete set of facts before making accusations like this.
How much further can you get without getting a lawyer, filing a lawsuit and start subpoenaing evidence? It's exactly the same algorithm, and if you don't want to spend $100k on a patent litigation case than naming and shaming is as close as you'll get. If they pull a defamation suit, then you can bring in the big guns yourself.
If the invention is similar to what wa
You are exactly right, this is a serious accusation and he should have contacted Tandberg before making claims like this. And if he had done so he would have found out that the code that the patent was based on was checked in to the Tandberg repository more than half a year before the code in x264 was checked in. Tandberg is preparing an official statement about this as we speak. Making serious accusations like this without first contacting Tandberg is irresponsible and unprofessional.
And if he had done so he would have found out that the code that the patent was based on was checked in to the Tandberg repository more than half a year before the code in x264 was checked in.
Quite interesting, and I assume you're from Tandberg to know this, but a couple of questions: Given that Tandberg can manipulate the repository in-house, how can you really prove the date? Second, since the patent was filed after the open source commit, isn't the patent busted?
Second, since the patent was filed after the open source commit, isn't the patent busted?
Outside the US, probably. In the US, the filing date is not the end-all-be-all. If Tandberg can prove it was the first to invent then a publication within one year prior to the filing date will not bar issuance of a patent. Publications more than one year before the filing date are an absolute bar regardless of whether an inventor can claim he/she was the first to invent.
Ah, you're right. That sucks. This means that people can then just look at open source commits for high-value items like media encoding and then file a patent, as may have been done in this case. I remember there was some discussion years back to move the US patent system to be first-to-file or publish, but I guess nothing came of it.
I can see limitations with patent system. I think it could allow patents for phisical inventions only (real machines). Unfortunately I think removing patents completely will be even worse for small companies or inventors. There is no chance you can be competitive with large and rich company if there is no patents. They can just copy your invention and undercut you.
For smaller companies, you're taking a huge risk developing anything, but for the big corporations, who bought these laws in the first place, this ensures less competition, less innovation and higher bar of entry to market. It's perfect, so for them the system works fine, and thus they won't be doing anything with it.
If the unfairness was aimed at huge corporations, the patent-system and copyright-laws would be gone within a few months or a year. I have no issue with the trademark-laws, and copyright might work out when we have something like GPL. However, the patent-system is such a big beast, it's continual existence is assured because of it, not in spite of it.
Who were defending patent system by this or that excuse or justification, by broad shooting or beautifying or rationalizing what was happening? Just a day ago someone justified some mishap with the system again, and attributed to this, that, and i have told him that the rate things are going is in front of us, the system is faulty, and it wouldnt take a few months before it would reach rock bottom. and lo. it didnt even take a day.
I first called you a moron for whining about patents in a thread on trademarks. Then you called me out in a second thread about patents where, as it turned out, the submitter was entirely wrong and the system worked perfectly.
And now this... And if you scroll up only a few comments to this one [slashdot.org], you find that Tandberg has proof that they had this code in their private repository more than six months prior to the x264 commit, so again, you're wrong.
My question for you is, how many days in a row are we going
And now this... And if you scroll up only a few comments to this one, you find that Tandberg has proof that they had this code in their private repository more than six months prior to the x264 commit, so again, you're wrong.
I claim
1. A method of obtaining patents comprising of a first step of examining publicly available code repositories for patentable innovation, a second step of rewriting said code, removing any identifying information, a third step of inserting the rewritten code into a private reposi
Even if i dont like it, i do think the only viable solution in the current climate is if the open source community gets its own warchest of patents to use in negotiations.
A fund where you could input your inventions that patented them and then offer them to anyone using a GPL license for their code. If a corporate entity wants in, fine, just cross license and use them for all they care as long as they dont use their patents against GPL licensed code.
You guys have really fucked everyone up with this "Intellectual Property" concept you invented and marketed to the rest of the world.
Now everyone is arguing with everyone else because they somehow believe the delusion that they are the only fucking people in the world to ever have thought of something. And guess who is making a ton of money? The lawyers, of course.
If you have the brains to market your idea (or negotiate with someone who can) then you deserve the profits you'll make. If you just want to be paid because you thought of something, go to hell.
There's a big difference between having a flash of inspiration in the shower, and actually bringing a product to market. There's this notion that patents reward creative people - as if creative people were in short supply. Everyone is more or less creative. Those who get the reward, however, are the ones willing to make the effort to develop their ideas.
I'll concede that point, although today's laws have deviated and perverted so much what was intended that "IP" today bears very little resemblance to what was "protected" 200 or more years ago.
I remember going to museums as a kid and being told that I wasn't allowed to take FLASH pictures because, of course, the repeated flash of thousands of tourists' cameras every day would eventually degrade the pigments in the paintings. Now you are told, with flashless digital cameras because the museum just doesn't want you to, and they'll feed you some completely false copyright or IP garbage as an excuse. I believe the copyright on a Rembrandt expired a long time ago.
'Intellectual property' is not an American concept. England is probably the most to blame
Actually, neither are to blame for the root of what is mostly wrong with Intellectual Property: moral entitlement. France and Germany were the first to push for a recognition of Intellectual Property as a moral right, which resulted in the Berne Convention.
Those who get the reward, however, are the ones willing to make the effort to develop their ideas.
No, it's those that are best at ripping off creative people by putting it in their own product and kill them on margins and market power. You put down long hours actually doing product development, only to find yourself overrun by cheap clones that have done nothing but pick your product apart and copy it. I remember that happened to one company around here, it was a good idea, they actually had product on the market for one season produced locally and sold well, very far from "a flash of inspiration in the
You can't patent anything that's in the public domain already. I'd say this move is based on the negligence of application referees. Rightly so.
What does PD have to do with this? And you can't patent other people's inventions either - at least, not in the US.
No, but you can patent any extention of something in public domain. In most cases, you can just reword the patent a little here, and include some differentiation there, and whoopie, suddenly it's an innovative piece of patent, ready to slay all other ideas that even resemble it!
You can't patent something already publicaly disclosed, however, it's still possible to create a minefield of patents, who someone sooner or later, is bound to step on at least a dozen of them.
Oh, I thought someone had patented the very idea of open sourcing code.
Take note, pro-RIAA patsies: if this story is true, then it's a case of actual IP theft. That is, Tandberg would actually have deprived the original authors of the use of their own work, in this situation by making it illegal for them to continue distributing their invention.
It wouldn't be theft
From the first paragraph in the Wikipedia article on theft [wikipedia.org]:
The actus reus of theft is usually defined as an unauthorised taking, keeping or using of another's property which must be accompanied by a mens rea of dishonesty and/or the intent to permanently deprive the owner or the person with rightful possession of that property or its use.
It would be the "unauthorised [...] using of another's property" (x264 project didn't authorize Tandberg to use their code as the basis of Tandberg's patent application) wi
The code in the patent application has been translated into legalese, wonder if that's done by machine? If so, it would produce predictable patterns and be compilable back into C.
My next entry for the Obfuscated C contest will be*:
A method or apparatus for compiling a patent into a C program that, when executed, outputs its patent.
Inventors: Bazzargh, W.V.V. Quine
*) of course I can't be arsed actually writing this
Ok so I got bored and wrote a quine patent application. Almost as painful as COBOL. Havent tested it by running it through the lawyers.
1. A method for constructing a textual representation of this patent
application, by executing the method described in its claims; the
method comprising:
(i) emitting the text result of applying a decoding procedure to a
data string S, followed the content of S, followed by a period
character ('.').
2. The method according to Clai
....so should it be of any surprise this sort of thing is happening?
... the patent's claims explicitly mislabel critical assembly instructions as 'c++ functions'... so to be non-infringing to those claims, all you have to do is NOT create c++ wrapper functions for these assembly instructions with these specific names.
The method according to Claim 2, wherein the creating of the array C is executed by a C++ function PCMPGTB, and the creating of M from C is executed by a C++ function PMOVMSKB.
If graphics hackers are so smart, why can't they get the bugs out of fresh paint?


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Let's face it. Halloween is for kids.
And whenever the subject of Halloween come up, out comes the kid in all of us.
Rosewood Manor residents Eunice Wee and Rev. Virgil Anderson recalled Halloweens past Wednesday at the Rosewood Manor Halloween party, a gala that made spooks and witches and goblins of everyone.
The first Halloween memory for Eunice was in Minnesota. She was six and her family had gone visiting the neighbors - that was what people did in the days before television, of course. Now getting to the neighbor's wasn't a problem. Getting home, now . . . that was something else.
There was machinery all over their driveway, and a lawnmower on the barn lean-to - to boot.
"I don't even know how they got it up there and I don't know how they got it down," said Eunice.
Of course, at six, Eunice didn't have to worry about that.
So did Eunice play any Halloween tricks of her own?
"I wasn't that kind," Eunice said, guiltless as a smiling jack-o'-lantern. "And I never went around with anyone that did."
Virgil recalls when the Wallingford kids - gang might be a better way to put it - gathered up all the farm implements they could find from around the country and lined them up on Main Street.
Funny. Very funny.
And who can talk about Halloween without talking about one of the biggest pranks of all - outhouses.
Eunice said after their family biffy was relocated her dad did some detective work and discovered the culprits - they tipped it back up, of course.
"It just never occurred to me to do that," Virgil said of outhouse relocation. He did hear the story though of one farmer who moved his outhouse three feet then camouflaged it so the would-be vandals fell into the hole.
"I think you'd just do that once," Virgil observed.
Another trick Virgil heard of occurred at Dana College in Blair, Neb. where students put a professor's Volkswagen inside the building - right in front of his office.
That was just a story Virgil had heard about, of course. But had he ever dared pull anything himself?
"We were all real nice when I was in college," said Virgil. "And what I just told you was a big lie."
One of the milder pursuits in which Eunice participated was pumpkin carving.
"We carved on pumpkins," said Eunice. "That was a big deal. And then we saved the seeds and roasted them and ate them."
Eunice remembers too the Halloween parties with apple bobbing, pinning the tail on the donkey or 'Gossip', a game in which everyone would pass on a story that ended up being nothing like the original version.
There was another game in which they would get a slip of paper telling them they were supposed to do something. One time hers was to yawn. "You'd be surprised how many other people would yawn," Eunice recalled.
Whether their tricks were naughty or nice, everyone had fun back then. No vandalism, of course - just machinery in driveways and along streets and on top of barns. Cars inside office buildings. Outhouses tipped over. That sort of thing.
Just a few minor inconveniences.


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BERWICK — "Arsenic and Old Lace" opens the Hackmatack Playhouse season June 20 through July 5.
Arsenic was one of the longest running Broadway plays. The movie adaptation starred Cary Grant. It was written in 1939 by American playwright Joseph Kesselring. But its more recent history of revivals locally, in the quaint Berwick, Maine, barn playhouse known as The Hackmatack, may spark interest among Seacoast area playgoers.
This is the third production of "Arsenic" at The Hackmatack. Carol Davenport and Tinka Darling Finley were both in the 1992 version and return to recreate the roles of the Aunts this summer. Right, 22 years later!
Another trivia tidbit, Jerry Hansen played a dead body in the 1980 "Arsenic and Old Lace" at The Hackmatack, and is back this year in a "live" role. 35 years later!!
Arsenic and Old Lace is a comedy about the crazy Brewster family. Drama critic Mortimer Brewster must deal with his homicidal aunts, a brother who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt, an uncle who is a Boris Karloff look-a-like and the Brooklyn police as he questions his promise to marry the woman he loves.
The Hackmatack Playhouse is on School Street (Route 9) in Berwick. Show times are Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00, with a Thursday matinee at 2:00.
In addition to "Arsenic and Old Lace" the 2014 schedule at Hackmatack Playhouse also includes "The Music Man," Wednesday, July 9 through Saturday,July 26; Monty Python's "Spamalot," Wednesday, July 30 through Saturday, August 16; and "The Trip to Bountiful," Wednesday, August 20 through Saturday, August 30.
Hackmatack Playhouse (Route 9, Berwick, Maine) continues a tradition of affordable ticket prices with student, senior, and group discounts. Tickets and 2014 Hackmatack Playhouse 'Flex-Passes" are now on sale even prior to auditions. Individual ticket prices are $25 for adults, $23 for seniors, Thursday senior special of $20, and $10 for students under age 20. A "Flex-Pass" is a ticket good for 4 admissions to any Hackmatack show during the season. Flex-passes are $90 for adults, $80 for seniors, and $75 for seniors for Thursdays. Tickets are available on-line at www.Hackmatack.org or by phone, 207-698-1807.


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Samsung Galaxy Note II
by Joe Lan
Price varies depending on contract
Samsung continues to push the boundaries with "phablets," or phones with very large screen sizes. When Samsung first released the original Galaxy Note, people were skeptical as to whether there is a market for phones of the "phablet" size. Now we know that not only is there a market for these types of phones, many consumers actually prefer these large phones over ones with more "traditional" screen sizes. After the commercial success of the original Samsung Galaxy Note, the Note II was released as Samsung's updated version in the Note phone series.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II comes with an even larger screen than its predecessor, measuring in at 5.55 inches diagonally. Even though the screen size is very large, the phone itself does not feel too large to make calls. Make no mistake, however, this is a large phone. Using phone functions and apps, and simply typing, requires the use of two hands because your thumb simply cannot reach everywhere on the screen.
As with the original Samsung Note, Corning's Gorilla Glass covers the entire front of the phone. An issue I continue to have with Samsung's designs is the cheaper-feeling material of the back cover of the phone. Although I have no actual evidence other than my own sense of touch, I suspect that compared to the iPhone 5, the back of the Samsung phone is in fact made of cheaper-quality materials. For a high-end phone that costs several hundred dollars with a two-year contract, I expect a more solidly built phone and hope Samsung will rectify this in the future. It is worth mentioning, however, that Samsung may opt for this design to keep the phone light.
The Galaxy Note II was one of the first phones to ship with a quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM, which has become the new standard for high-end phones. In addition, the phone comes with an 8MP rear camera and 1.9MP front camera. The Note II also provides an expandable micro-SD slot that can hold memory cards up to 64 GB in size.
The Samsung Note II runs on Google's Android operating system version 4.1 (JellyBean). Samsung, however, installs its own front-end touch interface named TouchWiz, which was created to make the operating system more user-friendly. The operating system does require the use of additional phone resources.
As expected, the Note II's performance is fast and snappy with no real hiccups of any kind. In fact, the speed and responsiveness of the Note II seems noticeably better than the original Note. The improvement in performance should be attributed to both better hardware available on the phone and another year of maturity of the Android operating system along with a newer TouchWiz.
Features and Applications
One of the best features of the Note II is the stylus that comes with the phone. In the original Note, taking notes using the stylus in the S Memo app lagged, but the Note II seems much more responsive. It is also easy to copy and paste text and pictures using the stylus. Tapping on the home and return buttons at the bottom of the phone still does not work with the stylus, though, just as it didn't with the first Note. I'm sure this is a conscious decision from Samsung, but it seems easier to be able to use the stylus for every function.
With the increased responsiveness of the S Pen, it is a shame that there are not more stylus apps. Developers are likely hesitant to create apps that use the stylus since only users of the Note and the Note II will be able to use the apps. For now, users are relegated to mostly using the stylus for the S Memo.
The best part of having a phone so large is surfing the Web, watching videos and playing games. Most new apps are made to fit well on these types of large-screen phones. The Note II, however, does not come with high-resolution display, which seems to be the trend that phones will be taking in the near future.
The commercial success of the Note II solidifies Samsung's place as a premier maker of smartphones, especially in the "phablet" and larger-screen-size arena. Samsung now offers two main lines of phones, the Galaxy S series and the Galaxy Note series. The smaller phone, the S III, still has a screen size that is 4.8 inches, much larger than Apple's iPhone 5. Additionally, there are rumors that the new Galaxy S4 will come with a 5-inch screen, which means Samsung will offer no phones smaller than 5 inches.
Choosing a phone is no longer as easy as choosing the phone that most "fits your eye." With so many applications moving toward the cloud, it is important to keep in mind your entire ecosystem. If you choose to use a phone that runs on Android, you should use a tablet that runs on Android as well. Transferring files and data is much easier, rather than attempting to use a phone and a tablet running on completely different operating systems.
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Paul from CA posted over 5 years ago:
I love this new device, but will not buy it because it comes with an "embedded" SIM card. This may be the wave of the future, but I will resist the trend to make phones non-transferrable between networks as long as possible.
Charles Kaminski from WA posted over 5 years ago:
After nearly a decade with Blackberry's I made the leap to the Note II because of the screen size, larger "keyboard," and better useability. At the time, I decided to not purchase an iPad wondering if the Note's larger screen would provide the display detail I wanted.
I'm just over one month in and could not be happier. Also, I don't carry my notebook anymore and will not purchase an iPad - it would be totally unnecessary!
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Eddie L. Ashlock, 52, Kansas City, Mo. died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012.
Eddie was born March 30, 1960 in Chillicothe, Mo., to Glenn and Delores Ashlock.
Memorial services will be 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 at White Chapel Funeral Home, 6600 N. Antioch Rd., Gladstone, MO 64119. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 pm, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at the chapel.
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GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) - Here's a flat tire, and another, and another. In all, Georgetown Police say they have more than 50 cases of victims reporting any number of their tires slashed in the Indian Acres neighborhood.
"It was a lot of work," described Joshua Barcomb, who spoke with WKYT the morning after the harsh discovery when he found three of his tires cut.
"I was able to get the car (towed) and taken in and had all four tires replaced on it because I can't just replace three of them."
The price tag, he said, "was a little over $700."
That's rough. Still, some may find Barcomb among the fortunate because he was able to get his tires fixed before the Easter holiday closed down the repair shops.
"One car like that is enough but 50-something, there's something wrong," described Jeremiah Brown who was not so lucky.
"It wasn't exactly what I wanted to be doing today."
Brown's neighbor was hit, too, only he was able to put a spare on the only tire cut. As for Brown, well, he lost all four tires!
"Oh, it's bad! I don't even know the words to describe it."
Brown says he first saw only one flat tire Saturday night, so he went to air it up, instead, he heard air hissing out of the sidewall of the tire. A quick inspection revealed all of them were slashed.
Now, he's forced to wait, because his special tires aren't available in just any store inventory, which means work on Monday will be tough to get to.
"I've got to find a ride to work tomorrow with my wife's car, and just try to find somebody that can get her around to what she needs to do with my son," figured Brown.
For these victims, they say they're happy to hear that the teens behind the crime were caught.
"Yeah, a little peace of mind," described Barcomb.
Brown added that he hopes the trio will learn their lesson. "I can't believe somebody would take the time out of their day to just wreak havoc on people that have done nothing to them."
With his car on blocks, Brown chuckles at the Easter surprise he did not want to find, "That's my luck!"
Police are charging three teens for roughly 50 cases of criminal mischief. The three teens are expected to appear in court on Tuesday.


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On the side of the Stanley Cup, where champions' names are engraved, there's one very empty, sad inscription: "2004-05 Season Not Played." That year, the NHL became the first pro sports league in the U.S. to lose an entire season to a labor dispute.
They look in line to lose at least a big portion of this year's season, thanks to both sides. Last Saturday night at midnight, the NHL joined the NBA and NFL to be the third major pro sports league in the last 18 months to lock out its players.
There's a wide gap between both sides, with the team owners wanting severe changes to the way the league has done business lately. Similar to the NBA lockout, the key issue is the share of revenue paid to the players. The owners want an effective cut of the players' share of revenue, from 57 percent to 43 percent. With the players facing an effective 24 percent cut in pay, they have a lot to hold out for.
Owners also want to limit contract lengths that allow for enormous contracts that sidestep the salary cap. One of the dirty little tricks to keep under a salary cap is what's called a "front-loaded" contract.
Take the recent example of Zach Parise. This summer, Parise signed a 13-year contract with the Minnesota Wild worth a total of $98 million. So why would a team award a 13-year contract to a 28-year-old player? Because the amount charged toward the Wild's salary cap is the total value divided by the number of years. For every year the contract gets longer, the less impact under the Wild's salary cap, and the more they can spend.
Parise's agent, doing his part, knows that the team has no intention of keeping him for all 13 years, probably more like seven to 10 years. The agent structures the contract so that Parise is paid most of the value in just the first five years. Everybody wins, but the owners have to pay out big time, competing with each other for huge upfront cash deals.
The owners have been handing out these contracts regularly, and now they're saying the rules need to be changed to keep them from hurting themselves further.
The players aren't innocent here, either. They've actively sought out these deals, knowing that the owners were going to use it against them at the negotiating table. More than 15 players have signed contracts at least 10 years long. Ilya Kovalchuk was offered a whopping 17-year contract at age 27, but it was barred by the league.
The biggest fault on the players, though, is their lack of organization.
NHL stars are already signing contracts to play overseas in well-established leagues, making enough to not care about the lockout. The players have 8 percent of their salaries from last year in escrow, ready to be paid out Oct. 11. That's worth around $200,000 to most players. With cash flow coming in, there's less motivation, and after the last lockout didn't kill the league, the players don't have much leverage with the owners.
The key here will be the annual Winter Classic. That single game is worth so much to the league in ratings, tickets, merchandise and sponsorships that it's enough to move the needle at a critical point in the year. Unfortunately, that means we're probably looking at a couple of months with no games and no negotiations.


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The John Murray Show Thursday 14 November 2013
A lively mix of entertainment, human interest and lifestyle, presented by John Murray.
John's first guest this morning is Corinne Mannion, owner of Ashford Manor guesthouse on the College Road in Galway, to talk about the common requests she would get from guests, but one in particular stood out & this unusual request came from guest, Danielle Smith, who is also on the line to John. Also joining them on the line is Marty Morrissey!
Following on our discussion yesterday on moderate drinking we received a text from a listener that we should ditch 'buying a round' system in our pubs! John travelled to Wicklow yesterday to see what people there had to say.
Band manager Paul McGuinness is stepping down as U2's manager. John is joined by Frank Murray of Hill 16 Management (he managed Thin Lizzy, The Pogues & a host of others) & we are also joined from our Galway studio by Olaf Tyaransen of Hotpress who has interviewed Paul a number of times.
We continue our search for the person who makes that one per cent difference in their community. This morning John is joined on the line by Geraldine Mills, Athlone who wished to give her nomination to Ian Flowers & explains why. Ian is also on the line to John.
Today's prize is a luxury weekend away in Temple House in Sligo, a classic Georgian mansion
Temple House in Sligo is part of the Hidden Ireland family: www.hiddenireland.com
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Mompreneurs around the country are finding ways to craft successful businesses from home. Whether you're a knitter, a baker, a scrapbooker or another type of maker, we invite you to share a photo of your product and tell us how you turned your passion into a profession!
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Sewer action: Brown proposes help for CSO elimination
With Wapakoneta facing costly sewer upgrades, the Clean Water Affordability Act introduced Thursday by a U.S. legislator could provide some relief for the city and the city's utility consumers.
A Wapakoneta administrator would support the measure if it provided such relief to the city which acted proactively and whose residents keep the city solvent.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown discussed the legislation, which he introduced in previous Congresses with former Republican U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, to assist communities to make renovations to outdated sewer systems, to improve water quality and to keep rates lower for residents and businesses.
"It is hard to attract and retain companies, particularly in manufacturing where Ohio is a real leader in the country, without being able to ensure a dependable and affordable source of water and, of course, Ohioans deserve access to clean water," Brown said Thursday during a media teleconference. "Across Ohio, communities are struggling to afford the necessary upgrades to improve their sewer systems."
Brown touts the bill as a way to help local governments make renovations to eliminate
combined sewer overflows (CSOs) by increasing the capacity to deal with combined sanitary and stormwater sewer systems or separating the two systems.
The U.S. legislator said the improvements also are an investment in the state's long-term economic development.
"There are parts of the state with combined sewer overflows and every time there are heavy rains then waste and stormwater is dumped into a rivers, creeks and lakes," Brown said. "The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that about 850 billion gallons of untreated wastewater and stormwater are released through CSOs every year into our waterways.
"This is a threat to our public health and undermines the competitiveness of our businesses so the needs are great, but the fixing of CSOs is obviously not cheap," he said.
Under the terms of Brown's proposal, the Clean Water Affordability Act would update the federal Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) clean water affordability policy. The current policy does not provide for a full and accurate representation of the financial impacts of clean water investment programs on communities struggling to meet federal regulations for improving their water infrastructure.
The legislation authorizes $1.8 billion for five years for a grant program to help financially distressed communities update their aging infrastructure. The program would provide a 75-25 cost share for municipalities to use for planning, design, and construction of treatment works to control combined and sanitary sewer overflows.
Wapakoneta Safety-Service Director Bill Rains said the legislation tends to be more advantageous to other communities than Wapakoneta because Wa-pakoneta is not in fiscal distress. Rains feels this penalizes municipalities that act responsibly.
The South Interceptor Sewer Project estimated to cost $30 million will require another $10 million to finance the project if the city secures a 3 percent interest rate. The city would fail to qualify for a zero percent interest rate under existing rules because it is not in financial distress and does not meet other eligibility requirements such as a low median income.
"We, as a community, should be entitled to a zero percent interest loan because all along we have done the right thing," Rains told the Wapakoneta Daily News. "There are some city officials who believe we should receive a grant for 50 percent of the project and receive a zero interest loan for the remaining 50 percent. I would be very, very happy with a zero percent interest loan because we know that this is our issue to deal with and our council knows that there is a value to this project.
"We are willing to pay for this project and we have started to be proactive by setting aside money for the project and the community realizes this," he said. "We did our education process for this project and they (residents) understand the need to have clean water, to keep the Auglaize River pristine and to limit the combined sewer overflows."
Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Sewer District Executive Director Tony Parrott, discussed how Brown's legislation would help a larger city such as Cincinnati.
"This bill also sets in place a mandated process for EPA to implement and allow communities the flexibility to re-open existing consent decrees based on the communities current economic condition and the local communities' desire to use more innovative and sustainable solutions to address CSOs which in turn can bring value, community revitalization and job creation to urban communities," Parrott said. "It is imperative that EPA shift the paradigm to become partners with local communities to facilitate the outcomes that are based on local priorities/needs and support solutions that will limit future liabilities on the overall environment and future generations."
According to EPA, communities across the nation face an estimated $63 billion in need for CSO renovations. These projects represent more than 25 percent of all wastewater needs reported in the most recent EPA needs survey.
A 2008 EPA survey shows 83 Ohio communities with serious sewage overflow problems amounts to a needed investment of $7.5 billion over the next twenty years. The report calculated there is an immediate need of more than $10 billion in Ohio for improvements in publicly-owned wastewater treatment facilities.


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Vertical Mining of Frequent Patterns from Uncertain Data
Efficient algorithms have been developed for mining frequent patterns in traditional data where the content of each transaction is definitely known. There are many applications that deal with real data sets where the contents of the transactions are uncertain. Limited research work has been dedicated for mining frequent patterns from uncertain data. This is done by extending the state of art horizontal algorithms proposed for mining precise data to be suitable with the uncertainty environment. Vertical mining is a promising approach that is experimentally proved to be more efficient than the horizontal mining. In this paper we extend the state-of-art vertical mining algorithm Eclat for mining frequent patterns from uncertain data producing the proposed UEclat algorithm. In addition, we compared the proposed UEclat algorithm with the UF-growth algorithm. Our experimental results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the UF-growth algorithm by at least one order of magnitude.
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Thursday, August 09, 2012
just another day in San Diego rush hour (during a Charger game) traffic (10 mph moving parking lot)
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Good post. I like this car and in fact my dad owns one. He does not let me drive it as he thinks I might scratch it...ReplyDelete
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The 64th World Health Assembly (WHA) has adopted a resolution on drinking-water, sanitation and health, and two other related resolutions on cholera and Guinea worm (dracunculiasis).
WaterAid had issued a call to leaders participating in the WHA in Geneva to prioritise sanitation and water in the fight against diseases including cholera and dracunculiasis. In support of their campaign, WaterAid published a new report
The sanitation problem: What can and should the health sector do?. WaterAid's Senior Health Policy Analyst Yael Velleman wrote an opinion piece in the Guardian and posted daily updates from the WHA.


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Oh my, a two-year-old OS. What were they thinking? That can't possibly be useful!
Perhaps when the Linux world stops living in la-la-land and finally figures out that it's insane that you can't upgrade your damn browser unless you also upgrade the whole OS, then Linux might enjoy a bit of success.
As long as the current attitude prevails and there's always someone else to blame, it's just going nowhere.
No, a two year old os wasn't the problem in and of itself. That would have worked, except that the applications you had access to were *also* two years out of date. That's why it didn't work. The OEMs could've made sure to actually provide updated versions of the apps they wanted to ship, or at least provided an option for users to get them. They did not, and that's just talking about Dell. Dell would've had a chance to make it work had they taken the time to realize that the applications were important, not just the os. What the others like Asus did was far worse, the installations shipped with were actually broken. Busted. Updates did not work at all, the GUI crashed, the Wifi was intermittent, and to install anything at all you had to drop to the CLI. Ridiculous. XP itself *is* out of date, and it shows when you need to maintain it, but at least getting updated versions of apps for it is easy.
As for blame, the real problem here is the way Linux systems handle software installation, but I blame the OEMs in this case because they already knew what they'd have to deal with and rather than dealing with it they shipped something broken or hopelessly outdated that only a geek could've updated without screwing it up. They knew what they were getting into, and didn't go all the way to make it work, so yes they're to blame in this case for sheer laziness if nothing else. I didn't expect much else though, given how badly they screw up their windows installs it was inevitable they'd screw up Linux too. That's why the very first thing I do if I purchase a computer from an OEM is to wipe the crap install they've got and put whatever I want on it, because they can't touch anything without soiling it.


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THQ is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The beleaguered company has seen tough times over the years, with uDraw being a large part for many of the company's woes. In a prepared statement, the company says that its operations, including the ongoing development of its games, will be unaffected as the publisher has secured interim financing. Some noteworthy titles on THQ's slate include the upcoming South Park RPG, Metro: Last Light, Company of Heroes 2, Homefront 2, and the next Saints Row title.
"All of the company's studios remain open, and all development teams continue. The company remains confident in its existing pipeline of games. THQ maintains relationships with some of the top independent development studios around the globe," the press release stated.
Affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group LIP will acquire assets of THQ's business. Providing the court approves of THQ's "first-day motions," the company expects Clearlake to assume any contracts with aforementioned third-party studios.
THQ recently ran a controversial Humble Bundle, which raised many millions of dollars. However, it's clear that the cash raised from the sale could not delay today's announcement.
"The sale and filing are necessary next steps to complete THQ's transformation and position the company for the future, as we remain confident in our existing pipeline of games, the strength of our studios and THQ's deep bench of talent," THQ CEO Brian Farrell said. "We are grateful to our outstanding team of employees, partners and suppliers who have worked with us through this transition. We are pleased to have attracted a strong financial partner for our business, and we hope to complete the sale swiftly to make the process as seamless as possible."
Jason Rubin, who joined THQ as their president in May, also commented: "We have incredible, creative talent here at THQ. We look forward to partnering with experienced investors for a new start as we will continue to use our intellectual property assets to develop high-quality core games, create new franchise titles, and drive demand through both traditional and digital channels."