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tessiersquarepeg: I'm hoping for Patent ApocalypseAug 26 00:23
tessiersquarepeg: Where everyone sues everyone else and the courts are permanently jammed with a thousand year backlogAug 26 00:23
tessierAnd nobody can do any business.Aug 26 00:24
schestowitzIt's said to be imminent in China (Economist article from 08')Aug 26 00:29
FurnaceBoyi'm sure you'll get your wishAug 26 00:31
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schestowitzwe didAug 26 00:35
schestowitzin mobileAug 26 00:35
schestowitzI do a post about it at this very momentAug 26 00:35
schestowitzIt's a lucrative market, so MAD broke loose last yearAug 26 00:35
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schestowitzhttp://www.cio.com.au/article/357531/ghost_sun_schwartz_chides_oracle_google_lawsuit/Aug 26 14:04
TechrightsBotTitle: Ghost of Sun's Schwartz chides Oracle's Google lawsuit - Google, Java, lawsuits, patents, Sun Mircosystems, oracle, Android - CIO .::. Size~: 97.61 KBAug 26 14:04
schestowitzNotice how it's all gone from the news by nowAug 26 14:05
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schestowitzHehe.Aug 26 16:22
schestowitz"Can anything so beautiful and smart be Windows? "Aug 26 16:22
schestowitzhttp://www.moneycontrol.com/news/technology/the-bestthree-worlds_480826.htmlAug 26 16:22
TechrightsBotTitle: The best of three worlds - Chip Magazine -  .::. Size~: 115.29 KBAug 26 16:22
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schestowitzWatch how they sneak "Microsoft: 'We love open source'" in the middleAug 26 16:32
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gnufreexLets guess how much revenue will Novell report. I say 190mAug 26 19:39
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schestowitzdoesn't matter, they'll spin it either wayAug 26 20:03
gnufreexschestowitz: Are they gona report this today..? It looks like it is too low, so Hovsapian is thinking what to say.  Stock is sliding down, 5.66 now. Aug 26 20:09
cubevectorheh, funnyAug 26 20:13
cubevectoroops wrong channel tab :)Aug 26 20:13
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cubevectoroops wrong channel tab :)Aug 26 15:13
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Diablo-D3http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/index/~3/oIgf-2m1oGc/mpeg-la-counters-google-webm-with-permanent-royalty-moratorium.arsAug 26 15:58
Diablo-D3what.Aug 26 15:58
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MinceRstill not equal to WebM, still not freeAug 26 16:02
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Diablo-D3MinceR: no, that isnt whatAug 26 16:18
Diablo-D3what the fuck are they doingAug 26 16:18
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Diablo-D3MinceR: no, that isnt whatAug 26 21:18
Diablo-D3what the fuck are they doingAug 26 21:18
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MinceRtrying to hold the web hostage, as alwaysAug 26 21:20
MinceRand to hold media and users hostageAug 26 21:20
Diablo-D3theres no profit i nthatAug 26 21:20
oiaohmIf you mean microsoft yes there is profit in holding the web hostage.Aug 26 21:21
oiaohmThat is if they can of course.Aug 26 21:22
MinceRif they can make sure h.264 remains widespread, they can keep taxing itAug 26 21:22
MinceRand yes, m$ is a member of the mpeg-la cartelAug 26 21:23
oiaohmh.264 not as good.Aug 26 21:23
oiaohmOnly works in patent effected countries.Aug 26 21:23
oiaohmAlso lot of key h.264 patents are reaching end of life.Aug 26 21:24
MinceRso they're promoting non-key patents to "essential" status. :>Aug 26 21:26
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oiaohmYep.Aug 26 21:30
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oiaohmOk with the key patents h.264 might not look as good as with the essential but it still plays.Aug 26 21:30
MinceRand users are still gullibleAug 26 21:31
oiaohmThat is the problem h.264 will face in the next 3 years.Aug 26 21:31
MinceRand m$ and crApple still keep forcing h.264 on usersAug 26 21:31
oiaohmie looking really bad when played back on particular things.Aug 26 21:31
MinceRespecially crAppleAug 26 21:31
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Diablo-D3h264 sucks so badly thoughAug 26 22:54
Diablo-D3I wonder why people still consider it for next gen workAug 26 22:54
MinceRit's everywhereAug 26 22:56
Diablo-D3so?Aug 26 22:56
MinceRand they don't know any betterAug 26 22:56
Diablo-D3mpeg2 is everywhere tooAug 26 22:56
Diablo-D3MinceR: if they "dont know any better" then they arent qualified to make the decision to use it in the first placeAug 26 22:56
MinceRi've heard a lot of this "it has to work everywhere" bullshit (while they of course conveniently ignore free browsers that can't afford to license mpeg-la crap)Aug 26 22:57
MinceRDiablo-D3: it's lifeAug 26 22:57
Diablo-D3heh, ironyAug 26 22:57
Diablo-D3it has to "work everywhere"Aug 26 22:57
MinceRpeople are stupid, they make stupid decisionsAug 26 22:57
Diablo-D3which means using flash at all means its doomedAug 26 22:57
Diablo-D3and h264 support on html5 is very poorAug 26 22:57
Diablo-D3so h264 isnt really useful on the internetAug 26 22:57
MinceRwe both know this, but most people don'tAug 26 22:58
Diablo-D3most people arent coding the next youtube, to be honest.Aug 26 22:58
FurnaceBoyno?Aug 26 22:59
FurnaceBoydamn. Aug 26 22:59
*FurnaceBoy scales back his ambitionsAug 26 22:59
MinceRlolAug 26 22:59
Diablo-D3FurnaceBoy: you better, because you're conflicting with MY goals.Aug 26 22:59
FurnaceBoyDiablo-D3: LOLAug 26 22:59
*Diablo-D3 wants to take ove rthe internet.Aug 26 22:59
Diablo-D3FurnaceBoy: btw, you decide what codec to go with?Aug 26 22:59
FurnaceBoyDiablo-D3: if you hang out in #mysql long enough you figure that every man and his dog is building the next FacebookAug 26 22:59
MinceRgo take a number.Aug 26 22:59
FurnaceBoyDiablo-D3: rot13Aug 26 22:59
Diablo-D3the next _facebook_? who would want to be the next epic failure?Aug 26 23:00
MinceRlolAug 26 23:00
Diablo-D3thats a waste of time and moneyAug 26 23:00
FurnaceBoyDiablo-D3: heheAug 26 23:00
Diablo-D3thats like wanting to be the next horse and buggyAug 26 23:00
Diablo-D3the next 486Aug 26 23:00
FurnaceBoy:)Aug 26 23:00
FurnaceBoyDiablo-D3: I feel about Facebook teh way you feel about TwitterAug 26 23:00
MinceRi prefer my rot26 encryption (which is illegal to read in WCT-infected countries ;) )Aug 26 23:00
FurnaceBoyMinceR: omgAug 26 23:00
Diablo-D3the next white man on white woman pleasureless missionary sexAug 26 23:00
cubevectormy 486 still works :)Aug 26 23:01
Diablo-D3http://howfuckedismydatabase.com/nosql/Aug 26 23:02
TechrightsBotTitle: How fucked is my NoSQL database? .::. Size~: 0.8 KBAug 26 23:02
MinceRlolAug 26 23:02
cubevectorthose guys look like twinsAug 26 23:02
MinceRthat site is funnyAug 26 23:02
Diablo-D3its epicAug 26 23:03
cubevector"Card catalogs totally rock"Aug 26 23:06
schestowitzFurnaceBoy: I have a post for tomorrow-one you'll likeAug 26 23:10
FurnaceBoyok...Aug 26 23:10
schestowitzArianna is there tooAug 26 23:11
schestowitzStarring as the Gates WebmistressAug 26 23:11
FurnaceBoyperfect match. Bourgeois fellatrix meets King Midas.Aug 26 23:11
schestowitzHuffington - publicists pretending to be journalistsAug 26 23:11
FurnaceBoyyes. covering the left flank.Aug 26 23:12
schestowitzBlog space for rentAug 26 23:12
schestowitzhttp://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2010/08/23/Tab-SweepAug 26 23:12
TechrightsBotTitle: ongoing by Tim Bray · Late Summer Tech Tab Sweep .::. Size~: 11.68 KBAug 26 23:13
schestowitzBe ready for a a shocking new HP CEO?Aug 26 23:43
schestowitzMaybe from the VoleAug 26 23:43
schestowitzhttp://identi.ca/notice/47578318 "@schestowitz Jeffrey Morris is quite possibly the stupidest man alive.  ---> No,  todavía está Colom"Aug 26 23:51
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schestowitzHeheAug 26 23:51
schestowitzStreisand EffectAug 26 23:51

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