You might think you own your car, but depending on how much computery stuff is built into it -- and in today's modern times of today, that's all of it, Katie -- your name might be on the title, but as far as the manufacturers are concerned, you're mostly the registered software user of the vehicle, which is built around code that you do not own. It's a thrilling new world of intellectual property fights, being played out at the US Copyright Office and involving any number of vehicle manufacturers from John Deere to General Motors. Who'd have guessed that the cutting edge of debate over intellectual property law is
A rich man was dying and invited his doctor, priest and lawyer to his hospital bed. There was large pile of money on the table. "I'm taking it with me", he explained. "At the funeral I want you each to throw in one-third of my money." They agreed.
He died soon thereafter and at the funeral each of the three men put an envelope in the casket.
A month later the doctor, priest and lawyer were playing golf.
"I have a confession to make", said the priest. "I gave the money to the orphanage and put an empty envelope in the coffin."
"Well, I also have a confession," said the doctor. "I gave the money to the children's ward at the hospital and put an empty envelope in the coffin."
The both turned to the lawyer.
"I kept my word" he said. "I put in a check for the full amount."
we used a b, h, 8n,9n, and a 706 my fav was the b. used it to go 6 mi. to the fishin' hole when i was a kid. sure beat ridin' a bike with a pole and tackle box.
A lawyer buys a new BMW and drives it over to his firm to show off. He parks out front, and, as he's getting out, an old truck held together with bailing twine and duct tape comes along and takes the driver's door completely off. A police officer comes along and finds the man standing in the middle of the street screaming at the disappearing truck.
"What's the problem?" the cop asks.
"Look what that idiot did to my car? Less than an hour out of the dealership. No matter how hard they try to fix it, the car will never be the same."
"I can't believe you lawyers," the cop says. "Always so worried about material possessions. You're so worked up about your car, you didn't even notice that, when that truck took off the door, it took your left arm with it."
The lawyer looks down at his empty left sleeve and yells, "My Rolex!"
I've been using Windows 7 for the past 5 years. It's the first version that I actually like. I'll wait to upgrade until I get my next computer, which will probably come with Windows 10 installed. It will continue my pattern of skipping a whole version every time I upgrade.
"We’re confident that it will get a fair hearing in the Republican-led Congress"
Yeah, me too. ROFL:
Tech Dirt: "House Republicans: Copyright Law Destroys Markets; It's Time For Real Reform"
Tech Dirt, the day after: "Update: Wow. It took less than 24 hours for the RSC to fold to Hollywood pressure. They have now retracted the report and attempted to claim that it was not properly vetted."https://www.techdirt.com/ar...
The Consumerist (previous Farenthold/Polis bill on the software issue): "Lawmakers Try Again To Make It Easier To Resell High-Tech Goods"/FAIL: http://consumerist.com/2015...
Also, too: Ars Technica: "Republicans’ 'Internet Freedom Act' would wipe out net neutrality - Internet providers need the freedom to block and throttle Internet traffic"http://arstechnica.com/busi...
Will we be surprised when the Wyden-Polis bill doesn't even make it out of committee?
I drove one of those in high school.
I see nothing here to fap to, but thanks to Dok's link:
http://chineseposters.net/g...
I think we should require a minimum of 20% software by weight of any device before ownership may be exercised.
Point and click.
A rich man was dying and invited his doctor, priest and lawyer to his hospital bed. There was large pile of money on the table. "I'm taking it with me", he explained. "At the funeral I want you each to throw in one-third of my money." They agreed.
He died soon thereafter and at the funeral each of the three men put an envelope in the casket.
A month later the doctor, priest and lawyer were playing golf.
"I have a confession to make", said the priest. "I gave the money to the orphanage and put an empty envelope in the coffin."
"Well, I also have a confession," said the doctor. "I gave the money to the children's ward at the hospital and put an empty envelope in the coffin."
The both turned to the lawyer.
"I kept my word" he said. "I put in a check for the full amount."
Well, thats more ludditism or IT inertia imo. But, if you have a halfway-decent virtualization solution, its not a huge deal
we used a b, h, 8n,9n, and a 706 my fav was the b. used it to go 6 mi. to the fishin' hole when i was a kid. sure beat ridin' a bike with a pole and tackle box.
I heard a rumor that these computer thingies are just a passing fad.
They'd better be the right kind of Stud Baker, or that shit won't fly in Indiana.
My dad drove one of those when I was a kid. '61 Dodge, aquamarine (aka swimming-pool blue-green) paint.
Wow, I'll bet that was convenient.
I occasionally drive my Kia in "slap-shift" mode (an actual feature) just for the lulz.
A lawyer buys a new BMW and drives it over to his firm to show off. He parks out front, and, as he's getting out, an old truck held together with bailing twine and duct tape comes along and takes the driver's door completely off. A police officer comes along and finds the man standing in the middle of the street screaming at the disappearing truck.
"What's the problem?" the cop asks.
"Look what that idiot did to my car? Less than an hour out of the dealership. No matter how hard they try to fix it, the car will never be the same."
"I can't believe you lawyers," the cop says. "Always so worried about material possessions. You're so worked up about your car, you didn't even notice that, when that truck took off the door, it took your left arm with it."
The lawyer looks down at his empty left sleeve and yells, "My Rolex!"
I've been using Windows 7 for the past 5 years. It's the first version that I actually like. I'll wait to upgrade until I get my next computer, which will probably come with Windows 10 installed. It will continue my pattern of skipping a whole version every time I upgrade.
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Gramps' IH Farmall Cub. How I learned to drive.
It's the same with Beer, you don't own it.
From the time you drink it, to the time when you go to piss, it's basically a rental...http://weknowmemes.com/wp-c...
"We’re confident that it will get a fair hearing in the Republican-led Congress"
Yeah, me too. ROFL:
Tech Dirt: "House Republicans: Copyright Law Destroys Markets; It's Time For Real Reform"
Tech Dirt, the day after: "Update: Wow. It took less than 24 hours for the RSC to fold to Hollywood pressure. They have now retracted the report and attempted to claim that it was not properly vetted."https://www.techdirt.com/ar...
The Consumerist (previous Farenthold/Polis bill on the software issue): "Lawmakers Try Again To Make It Easier To Resell High-Tech Goods"/FAIL: http://consumerist.com/2015...
Also, too: Ars Technica: "Republicans’ 'Internet Freedom Act' would wipe out net neutrality - Internet providers need the freedom to block and throttle Internet traffic"http://arstechnica.com/busi...
Will we be surprised when the Wyden-Polis bill doesn't even make it out of committee?