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The Hobbit Hole XXVIII - Through shadows to the edge of night
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Posted on 02/24/2006 9:52:11 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
Through shadows to the edge of night
New verse:
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Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by! |
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Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well! |
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Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed! |
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To: JenB
You can't?
It isn't a naughty breakfast pic at least. Whew.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:20:18 PM PST
by
RMDupree
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To: RMDupree
It's the Red X of DoooOOOOoooOOOooommmm....
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:20:49 PM PST
by
JenB
To: Bear_in_RoseBear; SuziQ
[they really won't turn off]
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:21:55 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
To: SuziQ
Heh, GMTA!
To: SuziQ
So what's the upshot of the trial? Well... like lots of things, it depends who you ask, for their own spin.
The short version is that RIM (research in motion) sold millions of the "Blackberry" devices, and NTP (network technology partners) has sued them for patent infringement, the patent having (I think) to do with the way the blackberry server system communicates with the devices.
But in my opinion... NTP are just lousy bottom-feeders. They produce nothing, make nothing. They are a "patent holding company". All they do is go around buying up papers and ideas of other people, digging through looking for something patentable, then wait around hoping for the big score when somebody starts to make money with the idea... they are a company that files lawsuits *for a living*. That's all they do.
IMHO, that's not what patent law exists for.
But the punch line is that they may have jumped a little too soon. NTP sued over five patents, and the patent office has "preliminary" findings now that all five are "refused". They have "final" findings on one of them that is also "refused", and are still doing final review of the remaining four.
A year or more ago... RIM agreed to settle with NTP for something like $350M. That was a lot of money. But NTP pulled out at the last second and held out for $1B+.
RIM told them to stuff it... and went to court.
The judge still seems to think they should be settling out of court even now. I don't actually understand why... because if as it seems to be happening that NTP's patents will all be denied... then they get a big fat nuthin.
Which is what bottom-feeders deserve. Plus legal costs.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:23:59 PM PST
by
Ramius
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To: HairOfTheDog
Can you take the batteries out?
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:25:08 PM PST
by
Ramius
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To: HairOfTheDog
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:25:25 PM PST
by
Ramius
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
I don't see how the batteries come out... I stuck them on the charger... - still vibrating.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:30:29 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: JenB
*laughing*
Sorry 'bout that, chica.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:41:15 PM PST
by
RMDupree
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To: HairOfTheDog
Have you changed the channels to see if that makes it stop?
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:42:35 PM PST
by
RMDupree
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To: Ramius
51
posted on
02/24/2006 12:44:37 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
To: RMDupree
Changed channels, turned it off, pushed every button on it!
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:45:51 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
To: HairOfTheDog
Ah! That's an image I was searching for!!
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:46:13 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: HairOfTheDog
Maybe they were a "low-battery warning" vibration.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:47:16 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: HairOfTheDog
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:49:01 PM PST
by
RMDupree
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To: SuziQ
Possible! Nothing else makes sense... Seems if it was a low battery, then turning it off should stop it. Maybe you aren't near the charger and it seems like it would just drain the battery faster to vibrate.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:49:44 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
To: HairOfTheDog
That was probably the weather-radio alert. There should be a button or channel for NWS updates.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:51:46 PM PST
by
Ramius
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To: RMDupree
Indeed. ;~D
We've been using them as a good way to talk back and forth with Rosie when she's over at HerNewPlace. They should work good for that! Less formal than a phone call.
This morning though, Rosie heard "THE F'IN STRUCK WON'T START!" out of nowhere... that was funny ;~D
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:52:08 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
To: RMDupree; JenB
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:52:57 PM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(http://www.cafepress.com/liberaliTEES)
To: HairOfTheDog
Doesn't look like there's any active weather advisories, though...
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:53:59 PM PST
by
Ramius
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