Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Day 2, and do I have some rants...

Well first let me start with the good stuff...

Well...

Ok, my Co Ed soccer team won our first match. It was a crazy match that ended with a score of 5-4 (who says soccer isn't a high scoring game). I am home now and getting ready to take a shower and go to bed.

I took a look at a very promising browser from Google (thanks to the recommendation of a friend, thanks Seth) called Chrome. I will review further later.

Thats it for the good stuff... now for the Rants...

First of all where did the majority of Memphis drivers learn to drive (this may become a reoccurring theme here). I mean I am pretty sure that all cars made for the last few decades have turn signals yet most people don't use them properly. Oh and turning lanes, they are there for your use, please use them. I see people who come to a complete stop prior to entering the turn lane, use the freakin' lane to slow down (exceptions made for oncoming cars in lane). These lanes can also be used to enter the roadway. Use the lane and watch oncoming traffic. FnA!

Ok enough about drivers...

What is with this story? I mean the guy was not profiting from this yet they treated him like a thief. I built the application with his own hands and didn't steal code. I have seen Tetris© remakes all over the internet and I don't see this Tetris© copyright or trademark holder going after them. The fact of the matter is that Tetris© spawned most of the Puzzle type games we see today. They are almost all based on some or all of the principles of Tetris©. This being said, and I am not a lawyer, but isn't there some sort of statute of limitations of copyrights? The game is not called Tetris© but Tris, yes a play on the word but not the word. I would guess that the colors chosen as well as many other variations would in effect make this a new game that cannot be called an infringement. Oh well just my two cents.

That is all for this evening...

Stay tuned...

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