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| | The big mystery of what exactly Verizon and Google were talking about behind closed doors was solved this afternoon when about 1:45 p.m. ET, the two telecom companies issued a joint policy proposal, announcing a compromise on net neutrality. Their [URL="http://www.scribd.com/doc/35599242/Verizon-Google-Legislative-Framework-Proposal"]suggestions[/URL] are legislative framework for policymakers, they said. "Google and … |
| | [ATTACH=RIGHT]16516[/ATTACH]On Thursday, Federal Communications Commission chair [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Genachowski"]Julius Genachowski[/URL] said the he found the idea of Internet service providers offering faster speeds for users willing to pay extra fees "unacceptable." His statement was in reaction to rumors earlier this week that [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story302325.html"]Google and Verizon were working on an agreement[/URL] that would … |
| | [ATTACH=right]16268[/ATTACH]The federal government and almost all these United States are broke, and so they're considering something we've all at least thought about from time to time: making money off the Internet. There's a fight brewing in Washington, D.C. over an attempt to collect sales tax from online purchases... yet again. … |
| | How can I get the respondent to terminate my survey before all respondents have entered? That respondent may enter a specific number of out of range responses in a row. Below is my code: [CODE] #include <iostream> #include <cctype> using namespace std; const int STUDENTS = 10; // students entering … |
| | I have a problem where I am receiving reports from my ISP about torrents being downloaded when I am not downloading them. You can read more details at my [url=http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread78929.html]Hidden Torrent Programs?[/url] thread. While thinking about the problem, an idea occurred to me. What if there is a torrent client … |
| | [ATTACH=right]16367[/ATTACH]The Federal Bureau of Investigations and Wikipedia are going head to head. The great open-source compendium of human knowledge's crime? [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation"]Displaying the FBI seal[/URL]. The bureau sent a [URL="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/us/20100803-wiki-LetterFromLarson.pdf"]letter to the Wikimedia Foundation[/URL] in July, asking that the seal be taken down from all Wikipedia pages within 14 days and …  |
 | Hey Everyone I am having troubles. i tried looking up how to make the main for invisable but i cant figure out how. i saw some examples but they made no scence to me. What i am trying to do is change from one form to another and hide the …  |
| | A lawsuit filed against Facebook in 2008 has had its day in court -- and lost. [ATTACH=RIGHT]16247[/ATTACH]Ohio-based [URL="http://www.leader.com/"]Leader Technologies[/URL] filed suit against Facebook, charging that it had infringed on their 2006 patent for "a method and system for the management and storage of electronic information” developed by the company's founder, … |
| | [ATTACH=RIGHT]16365[/ATTACH]Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General of Connecticut, warned Amazon and Apple yesterday that he wants to have a little talk with them about their "anticompetitive" deals in the electronic publishing market. In [URL="http://www.ct.gov/ag/lib/ag/consumers/amazonltr080110.pdf"]his letter[/URL], directed to Amazon's General Counsel, L. Michelle Wilson, Blumental warns that "Amazon's demand that the largest e-book … |
| | On Sunday an [URL="http://www.tra.ae/news_TRA_Announces_the_Suspension_of_Blackberry_Messenger%2C_Blackberry_E_mail_and_Blackberry_Web_Browsing_Services_in_the_UAE_from_October_11%2C_2010-180-1.php"]official statement[/URL] was released by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) confirming that certain mobile features for the BlackBerry device including mobile email, messaging, and mobile web browsing will be blocked by government authorities. [ATTACH=right]16330[/ATTACH]The ban will officially go into effect beginning on … |
| | The same hacker behind the iPad jailbreaking software “Spirit”, and the iPad port of Flash, has released an easy to use jailbreak solution for the iPhone4. Comex and his cohorts have created a website that allows users to complete the job with a single swipe of the finger. [ATTACH=RIGHT]16317[/ATTACH]Users of … |
| | I wrote the tic tac toe with minimax algorithm. However, there are some bugs that i cannot figure out why the computer cannot win the human. Please help me to fix it. Thanks. I upload a zip of all files for you to check it easier. I guarantee that it … |
 | The troubled newspaper industry has been railing for years about how the Internet is destroying their business model, and taking actions such as paywalls and talking about [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story220640.html"]changing [/URL]copyright law. Now, one newspaper is going further -- it's taking bloggers that posted its stories to court, with the result that … |
| | Blogetery.com, a free WordPress blog provider, was shut down earlier this month when their [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story297729.html"]entire server was mysteriously yanked [/URL]without warning or explanation. When the site went dark, over 73,000 user generated blogs disappeared and since then there has been little to no information as who was responsible for pulling … |
| | On Friday, July 9th 2010 Blogetery.com went dark and over 73,000 user generated blogs disappeared without warning, without notice...and without any explanation whatsoever. Blogetery.com hosted thousands of WordPress based blogs that suddenly disappeared when their host, BurstNet abruptly pulled the plug in what has become one of the current mysteries …  |
 | [ATTACH=right]14514[/ATTACH]So you want your company to be innovative like Google. You want to have a lab and a constant flow of ideas, but you don't know where to begin. In an entertaining speech the other day at the [URL="http://www.aiimexpo.com/"]AIIM 2010 conference [/URL]in Philadelphia, [URL="http://www.cyrusmistry.com/"]Cyrus Mistry[/URL] from Google explained some the … |
 | In a twist of Internet fate, [URL="http://www.facebook.com"]Facebook[/URL] creator and owner Mark Zuckerberg finds himself as defendant in a lawsuit over the Facebook's majority ownership. Paul Ceglia claims that he entered into a contract, signed by both himself and Zuckerberg, that sold 50 percent of facebook.com to Ceglia for $1,000. Ceglia … |
| | Well, I'm a college student with a dread C++ online class and now my (insert explicative) professor wants us to write a program for a diamond. The actual assignment is... Write a program that displays a diamond of given the odd length (an odd integer size less than or equal … |
| | Hey All, Im having a bit of bother with the way my page content displays in IE. If the browser window is resized beyond a specific size my page content flys away to the right and the right column comes into replace it!? Im pretty sure its some bad cass … |
 | Unless you are a techno-luddite of the first order, the chances are that you would agree the Internet has become an integral part of daily life for those blessed with decent access to the thing. But would you agree that broadband access of no less than 1Mbps is your legal … |
| | Today, June 22, 2010, The [URL="http://www.openinventionnetwork.com"]Open Invention Network[/URL] (OIN) [URL="http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/press_release06_22_10.php"]announced[/URL] that [URL="http://www.canonical.com"]Canonical[/URL], the company that owns and produces the [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL] Linux distribution, joins its ranks as the first Associate Member. Florian Mueller, founder and former director of the NoSoftwarePatents campaign and the founder of the [URL="http://fosspatents.blogspot.com"]FOSS Patents Blog[/URL] had this … |
| | hi there I'm struggling on this problem hope you can help me here is the question: Define an enumerated type named Suits that lists the four suits of a card deck plus a constant meaning \error" or \no suit". Use UPPER CASE for constants in your enumeration. - Use typedef … |
| | hi! I add code example. when I run that, I get exceptions: [CODE] /******************************************************************************* * Copyright (c) 2000, 2005 IBM Corporation and others. * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 * which accompanies this … |
| | I have a school assignment where I have to write class files to correspond with my instructor's already written class, which includes the main() method. He has the main class importing the child class of a ParentClass, each of which is in a different package. In the main method, he …  |
| | when i am running this every page is taking the default fist value I have seven tab each tab having links now I want to highlight specific tab for which the link has been chosen but script is not working plz help here is the script <script type="text/javascript"> /*********************************************** * … |
| | I am trying to make a checkers game for php two players on the same computer here is what I got and was wondering if there's anything wrong with this code note: piece movement would be based from text move A1 to B2 [CODE]function drawBoard() { global $cBoard; $R = … |
| | I don't really know if this is the correct place for submitting this kind of question, but I couldn't really find a good place, any better than this. Anyways, onto my question: I just finished making a new site called SNIP My site works like this: - It is a … |
| | I am relitively new to C#. On thursday I started out writing a Tic-tac-toe game. Just a basic gridbuilder, ask the user where they want to go, alternate the users, as player2 where he wabts to go (checking if the move is 'legal'). I've just kept adding to it... This … |
 | I'm having a bit of trouble with dynamic_casting. I need to determine at runtime the type of an object. Here is a demo: [code] #include <iostream> #include <string> class PersonClass { public: std::string Name; virtual void test(){}; //it is annoying that this has to be here... }; class LawyerClass : … |
| | At the State Opening of Parliament, the Queen has been giving her annual speech on behalf of the UK Government. Written by the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition Government itself, much of the speech was devoted to the inevitable cost cutting exercises, the 'Big Society' concept and reform in terms of … |
 | Hello, I wish to start a website where someone can download any programs I make for free. Is there any legal issues involved with that? If I am using a images off google images for a game, is it legal for me to use it if I write the URL … |
| | I read a bunch of the old intro posts and liked the format of some of the older ones -- much humor and insight to be seen there! Here's my humble attempt: Legal name: I could tell you but I'd have to at least hurt you They call me: Lorilei … |
| | I am looking for suitable candidates to interview as case study material for a new book I am writing for the Science Museum here in London, to be published globally by Wiley early next year. The book, Being Virtual: who you really are online, will be an exploration of identity … |
| | Name: XXX Nickname: XXX Height: 5'11'' Weight: 93 Kg or 205 lbs (Yes I know I am working on it) Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Location: Kuwait Age: 24 Hobbies: Dogs, Music, Cars, Tech, Solving Problems, Knowledge! Relationship Status: Single Fav Music: I have to say there isn't anything that I … |
| | I have interesting question. Why this code is legal in C, but not legal in C++ ? (tested with GCC 4.2 compilers) [CODE=C] void Function() {} int main () { Function(1); return 0; } [/CODE] We can simulate same C++ compiler error in C compiler by changing function definition to … |
| | Guys, is it legal to overload the run() method in a Thread class ? |
| | i know how to determine if x instanceof aClass. if x is not an instanceof aClass, how can i tell if it it will give me a compiler error or run time error. Consider the following question~ [QUOTE]interface I { ... } class A { ... } class B extends … |
| | The Washington State Supreme Court [URL="http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/may/06/libraries-can-filter-porn-washington-high-court-sa/"]ruled [/URL]earlier this month on a 6-3 decision that libraries had the right not only to use Internet blocking software, but to refuse to lift the block for a particular site even when an adult requested it. The case was significant because it's thought that … |
| | Is there a safe and legal way to go from a pointer to a member of an object to a pointer to that same object? |
| | I need to keep track of the status for a person who registers for an event. This is going to be part of a tool that is administered by non-programmers. Various events will have different sets of status values, and it is possible for several events with distinct or overlapping …  |
| | Perhaps it was [URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/technology/26craigslist.html"]reading [/URL]that Craigslist expected to earn $36 million this year from sex ads that set him off. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has issued a subpoena to Craigslist Inc., seeking information on whether it is fulfilling its promise to crack down on ads for prostitution in its … |
| | For some odd reason in firefox I get an issue with my code, my "footer" refuses to locate itself bellow the content... even though my css is correct... can someone please take a look and tell me how I messed up? *I realize I have no text on the site, … |
| | Scrapping scissors and knitting needles at the ready, sellers on the handcrafting site [URL="http://www.etsy.com/"]www.etsy.com[/URL] are [URL="http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6425050&page=1"]up in arms[/URL] over what they say are sites stealing their designs and images and then hiring other crafters to produce them. Discussion on the topic started earlier today, with more than 600 postings at …  |
| | Hi all I am wondering about the following legal situation: Can a over-the-counter medication be sold online worldwide without problems? Or what would the problems likely be? What would have to be done? The idea is to send a medication that can be bought over-the-counter in Brazil. This medication is …  |
 | The latest wrinkle in the lost iPhone story - in which someone left the prototype for the iPhone 4 in a bar and website [URL="http://www.gizmondo.com"]Gizmondo[/URL] got hold of it - has taken two unexpected turns. First, the police got involved. They have raided the editor's personal property and taken his … |
| | The case of a Philadelphia school allegedly [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story263325.html"]spying [/URL]on students through webcams in their laptop computers continues to wend its way through the legal system, with more recently filed court documents alleging that as many as 56,000 pictures were taken. While attorneys for the school system [URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/us/20brfs-SCHOOLDISTRI_BRF.html"]insist [/URL]none of the … |
| | i'm having a few problem with my phone book program: 1. If the any of the buttons have empty fields, I need to display an error message. How would I do that? Some sort of try/catch statement or if/else statement? 2. I'm a bit clueless as how I would go … |
| | [CODE]class building { public: int length, width, height; string purpose; string name; private: float volume; int num_windows; }; building office; void main () { // The following statements are legal: office.name = "Bleedem, Woffle & Scarper (Lawyers)"; office.height = 34; cout <<"height is"<< office.height <<endl; cout << " name is … |
| | This is my assignment Starting with last week's Property project, build an array of Properties in your main(). Add static methods to the Property class: void ArraySort(Property[] property_list, String key_field) This will sort the array, property_list, based on the argument, key_field, passed in. These are the legal choices for key_field: …  |
| | It's enough to make anyone froth at the mouth: Film parodies making use of a ranting Hitler, with added subtitles explaining what current event he was ranting about -- which have grown increasingly popular on YouTube -- are gradually disappearing after a request from the company that owns the film. … |
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