Comment Re:logical ruling on a patent case (Score 1) 140
can i get one of these that can take out the squirrels in my garden and the neighbors dog that shits in my yard.
Submission + - How 90 percent of one doctor's patients are now Albanian (washingtonpost.com)
wiredog writes: This is what happens when your drop down list is organized alphabetically, not by "most likely choice" first.
Comment Re:They Makes Me Laugh (Score 1) 315
I am sure someone would make a "open source" 3D printer design.
because of an "unfortunate human error" the design will be in the DRM database. similar to public-domain videos in Youtube's Content-ID database.
Submission + - Apple and Swiss Railway sign license agreement about clock design (www.cff.ch)
rbrausse writes: some time ago the Swiss Railway blamed Apple for ripping off the iconic clock design.
Today the railway announced an license agreement, but did not disclose any specifics about royalties.
French press release
Google translation
Today the railway announced an license agreement, but did not disclose any specifics about royalties.
French press release
Google translation
Submission + - ICANN To Replace 'Digital Archery' Program With Raffle (itworld.com)
itwbennett writes: "As Slashdot readers will recall, ICANN has been struggling to find a way to decide which applications to evaluate first. At the end of June, ICANN announced it had abandoned plans to use the Digital Archery contest. Then at the end of July, ICANN said it would process all applications simultaneously. Now there's a new plan in the works: an old-fashioned, manual raffle with tickets costing $100. There's just one catch, though, California law prohibits unlicensed lotteries."
Submission + - DRM could soon be in 3D printers (torrentfreak.com) 1
another random user writes: Downloading a car – or a pair of sneakers – will be entirely possible, although Ford and Nike won’t be particularly happy if people use their designs to do so.
A new patent, issued this week by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and titled ‘Manufacturing control system’, describes a system whereby 3D printer-like machines (the patent actually covers additive, subtractive, extrusion, melting, solidification, and other types of manufacturing) will have to obtain authorization before they are allowed to print items requested by the user.
In a nutshell, a digital fingerprint of “restricted items” will be held externally and printers will be required to compare the plans of the item they’re being asked to print against those in a database. If there’s a match, printing will be disallowed or restricted.
A new patent, issued this week by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and titled ‘Manufacturing control system’, describes a system whereby 3D printer-like machines (the patent actually covers additive, subtractive, extrusion, melting, solidification, and other types of manufacturing) will have to obtain authorization before they are allowed to print items requested by the user.
In a nutshell, a digital fingerprint of “restricted items” will be held externally and printers will be required to compare the plans of the item they’re being asked to print against those in a database. If there’s a match, printing will be disallowed or restricted.
Submission + - Portland Maine (Over)reacts to Zombie Warning (pressherald.com) 1
An anonymous reader writes: According to the local news source the Portland Press Herald Portland, Maine officials overreacted to a "hacked" road sign warning motorists of Zombies Ahead. As Mainers gather food and supplies for a long winter ahead these kinds of distractions can be a major problem for the all too serious local government. In the end they failed to get the joke, understand the seriousness of unsecured electronic communications, and to see that people really don't need/care about every little message their government gives them.
Comment Re:news? (Score 1) 89
this is new insofar as it is an official government document. The common knowledge you mentioned was mostly based on (plausible) assumptions and verbal statements of politicians/law-enforcement spokespersons.
Comment Re:Great! (Score 1) 111
I think.. wtf is Diaspora?
TFS is wrong and should have used the product name correctly. You wouldn't be baffled if the submitter (or editor) just wrote "diaspora*"
Comment Re:3 Stories, 25 Comments Each (Score 2) 119
it's the current logo. animated GIFs without cats are a pain.
Comment could be interesting (Score 5, Interesting) 244
you may or may not support Assange or Wikileaks - but the lawsuit will be interesting: Mastercard used a semi-official statement by Julia Gillard to justify the blocking; is this a good-enough argument?
Comment Re:First? Perhaps first this year (Score 1) 77
It is a common misconception that Kittinger exceeded the speed of sound during his fall, but this was not the case. He did reach a peak velocity of 614 mph (988 km/h), however, a mark that still stands as the fastest speed ever reached by a human without a vehicle.
no idea how trustworthy aerospaceweb is.
Comment lawyers (Score 1) 145
and they dropped "stuff that matters"
The new corporate overlords thought that one lie ('news') per tag line was as many as their lawyers were comfortable with.
TheRaven64 was right?!?
Comment Re:The best way to deal with this (Score 1) 179
wanted to make dice look bad
but all dice (with the possible exception of the ugly D100) are great!
Comment Re:The Euro Zone continues its war again US compan (Score 2) 266
Microsoft, Google, Apple -- what do they have in common?
All are based in the same country.
Anyone have a list of French or German companies fined?
hu? are you crazy?
take a look at p. 3; "Ten highest cartel fines per undertaking" - not a single US-based company.
