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Archive for November, 2004

I PAN!

Saturday, November 27th, 2004

I have an iBook and a PC running XP; the iBook connects via Airport while the PC is on Ethernet. All attempts by me to share files (which should be possible) between the two computers has not worked. I finally limited the problem to “it might be that I need to use XP Professional” (login […]

A Patent Application on IsNot?

Friday, November 19th, 2004

United States Patent Application 20040230959
November 18, 2004
IS NOT OPERATOR
“Abstract
A system, method and computer-readable medium support the use of a single operator that allows a comparison of two variables to determine if the two variables point to the same location in memory.”
What do the Microsoft patent lawyers know that we don’t …. lots, but this seems […]

WTO Gambling Report Update

Friday, November 19th, 2004

I’ve still not read the entire document –only the conclusions. It seems that the troublesome laws for compliance with our GATT agreements are the Wire Act, the Travel Act, and the Illegal Gambling Business Act. The latter two are out of compliance when they are “read together with the relevant state laws.” (Dispute Settlement […]

WTO Gambling Report

Thursday, November 11th, 2004

For a project in Information Policy, I have been working on the enforcement of government policy on the ban of Internet gambling. Yesterday, the WTO released its Final Report . I will need to read through it and see what the arguments are. What will be the result for the government position […]

Acclerating Change 2004

Tuesday, November 9th, 2004

Wow! What a conference. I’m still reeling from all of the input from so many great speakers and the intensity of the conference. It all began on Thursday night with a visit to the Virtual Human Interaction Lab. There we all were able to try some of the simulations of virtual reality and watch how […]