Comment Miele also has a 3d printer part library (Score 2) 47
Comment Humans getting inspiration vs AI getting inspirati (Score 5, Insightful) 121
If a (human) artist studies the art of some other artist, and then produces new art in the style of the original artist, is that copyright infringement?
If a band writes songs with influences and style of the Beatles, is that infringement?
If a writer reads all the works of an established author and writes a new work in the same writing style as that author, is it infringement?
If a journalist reads and learns the editorial style of the NYT and writes articles in a similar style, is that infringement?
If yes, then AI is also infringing. If no, then AI is not infringing, surely?
Comment Reminds me of the classic message (Score 1) 285
"Error - the operation completed successfully"
Comment Re:It is about time (Score 1) 127
US Citizens should never be subject to any process from any governmental body which is counter to the Bill of Rights as interpreted by Law and the Legislature.
s/US Citizens/Persons
Constitutional rights apply to all people within US jurisdiction - Foreigners within the US are also protected against unreasonable search, etc (yes even "illegal aliens").
Comment "You have a problem, so you decide to use a regex" (Score 3, Informative) 111
...now you have 2 problems.
Comment Even without anything playing they're useful (Score 5, Insightful) 262
What better way to tell your cow-orkers "dont bug me right now".
Of course, it won't really filter out the annoying people, they'll just tap your shoulder.
Comment Re:Screw ChromeOS (Score 1) 133
Um...you *can* install Linux on most Chromebooks. A hardware switch unlocks the bootloader to do just that.
Comment Re:Patriot Act? (Score 1) 63
Nope, its true. I used to work for a US owned company in Australia - because of US law, we had to do everything in accordance with Sarbanes–Oxley. It was a royal pain in the ass - 100% pure bureaucracy - and just about doubled the work required to do most of our tasks.
I'm current working for a US company in Australia, and I never have to think about SOX. We automated all of the SOX stuff into the background, so day to day I work oblivious to these things.
Didn't you have automation and process improvement to do the same?
Comment Re:Philips (Score 1) 743
Funny how they advertise 20 years but promise only 3.
At a $60 price tag, that doesn't boost my confidence in their product. If they are going to claim 20 years, they should have a warranty of at least between 10 and 15 years.
In many jurisdictions, you will find that statuary warranty laws mean that a lamp failing after just 3-4 years can be replaced free regardless of manufacturer warranty.
In my jurisdiction (AU) as well as others (eg EU), law mandates that a device should last as long as is reasonably expected and advertised. If they advertise it as lasting 20y but it fails after 5, they're going to find consumer agencies breathing down their backs to replace, no matter what the official warranty is.
Comment Obligatory comic (Score 3, Funny) 409
There could not be a more appropriate comic for this poll:
Comment Re:Good, Because Certs Are Worthless (Score 4, Interesting) 267
There are really own two certs I respect: Cisco's CCIE and Oracle's OCM. Both require hands-on lab demonstrations of skill.
As someone who has interviewed over a hundred network engineers for a major tech company, let me just say that experienced candidates with CCIEs and experienced candidates without CCIEs have about the same success rate of passing a technical interview. The only difference seems to be that those without lean towards practical real world experience, and those without lean towards book knowledge.
Copyright Lobby Wants Canada Out of TPP Until Stronger Copyright Laws Passed 164
Comment Re:What would you like to see developed next? (Score 1) 109
He has recently between doing a lot of work on the interplanetary internet, you will find this is next big thing.
Comment Pin spacing? (Score 1) 144
Does this have proper 2.5mm pin spacing throughout?
The most annoying thing about the regular arduino is the fact that you can't use standard protoboard for home made shields.
Please tell me they have fixed this problem.