Ignore them. And make damn sure that IPRED2 doesn't pass because if it does we're all dead (it would make my saying "Ignore them", let alone the act of ignoring them, an imprisonable offence).
On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 12:05:51PM +0000, cruise wrote: > http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220060190281%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20060190281&RS=DN/20060190281 > > From the abstract: > "The subject invention provides a unique system and method that > facilitates self-regulation of a social network system based at least in > part on user behavior, and in particular on good or desirable user > behavior. The system and method involve monitoring user behavior such as > user activity and user interactions with other users and the network > itself. Several factors can be weighed to determine whether the user > behavior is good. Network assets or rights can be allocated to good > users in the form of gifts or trade exchange opportunities whereas less > desirable or bad users may not receive such gifts or trade opportunities > or assets and rights might be revoked from them. By watching user > behavior and promoting good behavior in this manner, the social network > can be managed and self-regulated to optimize the utilization and > distribution of both limited and unlimited assets (e.g., network created > and user created assets or resources)." > > Is it just me, or does that sound a little like Freenet's Darknet? It's > a computer network based on a social network, and it distrubutes the > resources of the network based on each nodes "behaviour." > > Might be something to keep an eye on... > _______________________________________________ > Devl mailing list > Devl at freenetproject.org > http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl > -- Matthew J Toseland - toad at amphibian.dyndns.org Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20060828/9fee47df/attachment.pgp>
