It still makes sense, just a different sort of sense. Instead of trying to find the intersection of the supply and demand curves, they are trying to find the maximum point on the cost*sales curve.
We need to realize that we are shaping nearly-infinitely complex systems, whether we want to or not. Then we can learn to understand them so that we can create intended consequences.
Numbers would be watts per day, assuming constant usage
By the Mighty Jagrafess of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxarodenfoe, NO!
Watt is equal to joules per second. It is a unit of energy per time. Watts or milliwatts would be the correct unit. I blame the kilowatt-hour for starting the metric system down the road to customary.
We had been assuming that the blueprints to the car are always kept in the glove compartment.
Instead, we found out that most of the blueprints are in the glove compartment, but that they need the secret decoder rings that are kept in the trunk, under the seats, and in the gas tank. Furthermore, parts of the blueprint simply say "Look at how it was made in this car and do the same thing."
There has never yet been a 13-locus match seen between unrelated people in the national database- despite the 5 million or so profiles currently in it.
FTA:"In a database of fewer than 30,000 profiles, 32 pairs matched at nine or more loci. Three of those pairs were "perfect" matches, identical at 13 out of 13 loci."
It seems more that he's saying the reverse. Because the user violated the EULA, the copy is no longer authorized. Because the copy is no longer authorized, copy infringement has occurred.
Either way, it's a BS argument in my opinion, but you almost have to admire the sick and twisted way that the EULA is given the force of law.
Most commercial programs only come with a subscription for one or two years. After the time is up, people might forget to resubscribe or figure that it's not worth the cost.
While I would agree that having parents teach internet safety to their children would work better in later generations, I do not think it best for now.
Most kids know more about the internet than their parents, so it would be a case of the blind leading the blind.
Instead of handing out government contracts to big companies for every little job, why not put out a list of requirements along with the amount that will be paid after the project is completed. If it's a small job, this would make more sense than the whole business with awarding contracts.
(I'm not saying that we should do this with all of the bigger jobs, (i.e. fighter planes, buildings) but the smaller jobs that are possible for a small company to do.)
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In that case, I issue a challenge. Bash Microsoft in a way relevant to peanut butter, the Death Star, and Alabama.
This is exactly what we don't want to happen. Just because something is part of a covert operation doesn't mean that it should be happening.
It still makes sense, just a different sort of sense. Instead of trying to find the intersection of the supply and demand curves, they are trying to find the maximum point on the cost*sales curve.
If he's trying to stop the production of fissile materials, how will this affect nuclear power?
I understand that fuel for nuclear power requires much less enrichment than for nuclear weapons, but would they require the same sort of facilities?
We need to realize that we are shaping nearly-infinitely complex systems, whether we want to or not. Then we can learn to understand them so that we can create intended consequences.
Numbers would be watts per day, assuming constant usage
By the Mighty Jagrafess of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxarodenfoe, NO!
Watt is equal to joules per second. It is a unit of energy per time. Watts or milliwatts would be the correct unit. I blame the kilowatt-hour for starting the metric system down the road to customary.
We had been assuming that the blueprints to the car are always kept in the glove compartment.
Instead, we found out that most of the blueprints are in the glove compartment, but that they need the secret decoder rings that are kept in the trunk, under the seats, and in the gas tank. Furthermore, parts of the blueprint simply say "Look at how it was made in this car and do the same thing."
There has never yet been a 13-locus match seen between unrelated people in the national database- despite the 5 million or so profiles currently in it.
FTA:"In a database of fewer than 30,000 profiles, 32 pairs matched at nine or more loci. Three of those pairs were "perfect" matches, identical at 13 out of 13 loci."
It seems more that he's saying the reverse. Because the user violated the EULA, the copy is no longer authorized. Because the copy is no longer authorized, copy infringement has occurred.
Either way, it's a BS argument in my opinion, but you almost have to admire the sick and twisted way that the EULA is given the force of law.
I think I've been watching too many cheesy movies.
I read that as "Sun to Create Underground Japanese Dictator"
I want 5 megawatts by mid-May.
Most commercial programs only come with a subscription for one or two years. After the time is up, people might forget to resubscribe or figure that it's not worth the cost.
Just a few more steps to a General Products hull...
I laugh at you from my 2400 baud modem!
Methinks he says it's his car/door/cell phone and he therefore can lock it.
*sarcasm*Ah, the joys of an unregulated market.*sarcasm*
While I would agree that having parents teach internet safety to their children would work better in later generations, I do not think it best for now. Most kids know more about the internet than their parents, so it would be a case of the blind leading the blind.
Can it go the other way too? Can they lower the copyright term in exchange for reducing censorship?
On the other hand, any inefficiency would show up as heat, allowing it to cycle through towards absolute zero.
Wait a minute...
Ack! Stupid Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Instead of handing out government contracts to big companies for every little job, why not put out a list of requirements along with the amount that will be paid after the project is completed. If it's a small job, this would make more sense than the whole business with awarding contracts. (I'm not saying that we should do this with all of the bigger jobs, (i.e. fighter planes, buildings) but the smaller jobs that are possible for a small company to do.)