Yes, it is highly likely a new version will be tabled.

But it is stupid to try and stir up shit over a version of the bill that is defunct. Call up your MP and mention this bill and they'll laugh at you. When the new bill is tabled and you can identify the sections you have issues with then your MP might actually listen to what you have to say. Most of them aren't even smart enough to correlate what is in the old bill with what may appear in a new bill. Assume they are all stupid and wait for the new bill to be tabled first.

Anything else is just stirring up shit without a purpose.

Pretty much, I've noticed a resurgence of the trend in the last couple of months. But as attempts go this one seemed pretty lame. iPad unstable? really? My mom has one and she doesn't even know how to turn it off or reboot it. She uses it constantly. (Several hours a day on a typical day).

Now, my iPad is pretty unstable, but it's running beta software all the time. Hardly conclusive. And, even with its instability I don't have to reboot it.

Most of the statements in the article have some truth to them, but the implications are wildly out of wack. (Implying a stability equivalent to PCs for instance, while PCs have greatly improved in recent years they still often have issues waking from sleep for example.)

The article is pure FUD in the truest sense. Fear, Uncertainty, Disbelief. While I'd be somewhat hard pressed to accuse the author of directly being in Microsofts pocket, I think it's obvious that Microsoft had a influence in some manner. (Even if it was just a quiet little request made to an editor for a more 'balanced' perspective).

"For example, Mac's Keychain software is vulnerable to what's known as a brute-force attack, he said."

Idiot alert, article is crap.

120,000 / 8 = $15,000 per employee for licenses is expensive? really? It's not unheard of at all. A software package I supported was $5k/seat, and that was only 1 piece of software they needed.

And with the new policy they increment the major version number every time they hit 'Build'.

Bahahaha.

In Manitoba we have a system in place on how to handle bribes ethically.

not kidding, and it's fucking sad.

If we send condolences by email, will we crash the internet?

Laws like this pass because there's no reason to oppose them vary hard. They are illegal to enforce on their face and would result in potentially billions of dollars in liability for even attempting to impose them.

So the laws get passed, the companies ignore it and go forward anyway.

I read that earlier today. I don't understand why he's confused.

He failed to license the image, which he should have attempted to do. He felt it was necessary to license everything else, how is it the cover art should be treated as less than the rest of the work?

The nature of the work was not an artistic piece shown to an audience, it was a commercial venture with (likely) zero profit. Do I think it may have had artistic merit? Sure. Had it been presented in an art gallery with the music playing in front of the image in question then perhaps it would have easily fit into fair use.

But as a CD available at a price? It's a commercial venture and requires licensing.

Failure to file for a trademark will doom you in court 9 times out of 10, particularly if it can be shown your trademark already overlapped in the market in question. Which in this case it seems to have overlapped with multiple players. oops.

This isn't about a local company using a name for 30 years and having a national, or multination company move in.

What? They didn't include the video when, 20 minutes later the whole black facade turned blue with cryptic text all over it?

That's getting more and more difficult by the day.

There are other ways to get viruses onto a network.

They are ways to get viruses onto secure networks that are, shall we say, unique.

He's doing it to affect his investments. It's about manipulating stock values, he doesn't give a crap if the patents survive a challenge.

A single monitor is survivable, but would you mind if we cut off your left foot?

I use my laptop a lot for developing, and I don't generally use it with a second monitor, but the screen real-estate is a problem. I've used dual monitor setups before and they can be superior setups in many environments.

Add in the fact it's downright rude to take equipment from an employees work area without consultation.

You integrated Flash into the god-damn browser, that makes it a browser vulnerability.