Trade Secret. It gives you all the same protections of a patent and has no limit on enforceable timespan, but disregards people who develop similar things of their own accord. It doesn't prevent reverse engineering however, but that's seldom needed for software. By the time someone can reverse engineer a software product, it's of little use anyways.
AFAIK, at John Deere my boss has patented mechanical things, and we have made Trade Secrets out of software.
Did that make them any less correct for condemning the Iraq war and the Patriot Act?
A fine example of an ad hominem argument if I ever saw one though. Well done! You get a gold star!
I think you are wrong. By not taking their responsibility, you place it directly in their hands where it should be. And actually there is no force involved... they can choose to be responsible and live a full life, or choose to waste their life. I'm not doing any thing to them other than giving them a choice. The real difference of opinion here seems to be that you see other people's problems as yours to solve.
Just to wrap it up, I think "Public Assistance" as it is to day is the biggest problem in the world. People should help People, person to person. NOT Person to government (or other organization) to Person. You get more done the personal way, and you are fully in control of who and how you help. That's the only way charity actually works to bring people out of a bad situation. Other wise the party receiving the charity feels no moral obligation to pull them selves out.
I guess that's where you and I differ. I don't think there should be any government program to reinforce or penalize responsible behavior as it relates to the actions of an individual that do not overtly infringe on other's rights. It all comes back to personal responsibility for me. If you can't be bothered enough to see the value of your own education, why should I waste my time on someone who has already shown themselves unwilling to use the help already provided to them?
I just would like to point out the parody here. The people that the term Paleo-con applies to today are not the ones responsible for the Iraq war and the erosion of your constitutional rights. Those would be the Neo-Cons. Paleo-Cons are people like Buchanan and Paul who condemned the war and the Patriot Act from the start.
Maybe you should recognize that the onus of learning isn't on the teacher, but on the student. We should put the performance standards on the students. But I agree that the funds are probably being squandered either way. You don't need much more than a library/internet and the right mindset to get a PHD, no matter how bad or good your teacher is.
Okay, so sarcasm aside, this is the most ridiculous idea I have ever heard. Attempting to fix a problem by stopping people from hearing about the problem?
I really don't want to get flamed here but, are you a native English speaker? I'm having trouble making heads or tails of your argument. Maybe I'm the one who's dense...
Production being equal, the alternative to efficiently utilizing all forage is over grazing in some areas, mostly areas near water, and under grazing in others, like mountain pastures. If you are for responsible use of the land to feed the nation in an equitable manner to all people, present and future generations, maybe you would like to take notice and rtfa instead of being a know-nothing sarcastic snot.
See the state of the art in cattle grazing here. My father has been at the fore front of this debate since the mid 90's. There are very ecologically friendly ways to raise cattle where naturally occurring forage would other wise be under utilized.
You are absolutely right. How dare they be so greedy to want no taxation without representation and civil rights for the individual. Every one should give those up for the sake of their government. What good citizen needs freedom anyways?
When any government (including our own) makes more profit on the sale of gasoline than the actual companies producing and selling, I'd say that is oppressive. Saying 'It's only X' is the tolerance for government that has brought us to this sad state of affairs in the first place.
Both Obama and McCain are authoritarian, just in different ways... If you can't see both sides of that coin toss then the media really does have you fooled.
They had an oppressive tax on tea.
We have an oppressive tax on gasoline.
Something tells me a present day Boston Tea Party would be significantly more jarring than the last one.
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I could only hope the government could come up with a peace loving robot... but I won't hold my breath...
I forgot to mention that Trade Secrets are also Patent Protection as Prior Art if the Secret in question pre-dates the Patent.
Trade Secret. It gives you all the same protections of a patent and has no limit on enforceable timespan, but disregards people who develop similar things of their own accord. It doesn't prevent reverse engineering however, but that's seldom needed for software. By the time someone can reverse engineer a software product, it's of little use anyways.
AFAIK, at John Deere my boss has patented mechanical things, and we have made Trade Secrets out of software.
Did that make them any less correct for condemning the Iraq war and the Patriot Act?
A fine example of an ad hominem argument if I ever saw one though. Well done! You get a gold star!
I feel as if I'm being masterfully trolled...
So you are saying that our government is a modern example of efficiency? I have to admit, I've never heard it put that way before...
What's you metric for "function" because I don't see any of the others doing so hot either...
I think you are wrong. By not taking their responsibility, you place it directly in their hands where it should be. And actually there is no force involved... they can choose to be responsible and live a full life, or choose to waste their life. I'm not doing any thing to them other than giving them a choice. The real difference of opinion here seems to be that you see other people's problems as yours to solve.
Just to wrap it up, I think "Public Assistance" as it is to day is the biggest problem in the world. People should help People, person to person. NOT Person to government (or other organization) to Person. You get more done the personal way, and you are fully in control of who and how you help. That's the only way charity actually works to bring people out of a bad situation. Other wise the party receiving the charity feels no moral obligation to pull them selves out.
Speaking of tinfoil and cranial coverings, one would have to wonder what the Corn Growers Association has to do with the Iowa MS Windows Rebate?
I guess that's where you and I differ. I don't think there should be any government program to reinforce or penalize responsible behavior as it relates to the actions of an individual that do not overtly infringe on other's rights. It all comes back to personal responsibility for me. If you can't be bothered enough to see the value of your own education, why should I waste my time on someone who has already shown themselves unwilling to use the help already provided to them?
I just would like to point out the parody here. The people that the term Paleo-con applies to today are not the ones responsible for the Iraq war and the erosion of your constitutional rights. Those would be the Neo-Cons. Paleo-Cons are people like Buchanan and Paul who condemned the war and the Patriot Act from the start.
I guess I meant to say an equivalent education to a PHD.
Maybe you should recognize that the onus of learning isn't on the teacher, but on the student. We should put the performance standards on the students. But I agree that the funds are probably being squandered either way. You don't need much more than a library/internet and the right mindset to get a PHD, no matter how bad or good your teacher is.
Welcome to modern life in the USA.
I really don't want to get flamed here but, are you a native English speaker? I'm having trouble making heads or tails of your argument. Maybe I'm the one who's dense...
While we are at it, you deserve a whoosh! award.
There, fixed that for you.
Are you saying Democracy works?
Production being equal, the alternative to efficiently utilizing all forage is over grazing in some areas, mostly areas near water, and under grazing in others, like mountain pastures. If you are for responsible use of the land to feed the nation in an equitable manner to all people, present and future generations, maybe you would like to take notice and rtfa instead of being a know-nothing sarcastic snot.
See the state of the art in cattle grazing here. My father has been at the fore front of this debate since the mid 90's. There are very ecologically friendly ways to raise cattle where naturally occurring forage would other wise be under utilized.
No. Google Maps is a godsend. Streetview is fluff.
You are absolutely right. How dare they be so greedy to want no taxation without representation and civil rights for the individual. Every one should give those up for the sake of their government. What good citizen needs freedom anyways?
When any government (including our own) makes more profit on the sale of gasoline than the actual companies producing and selling, I'd say that is oppressive. Saying 'It's only X' is the tolerance for government that has brought us to this sad state of affairs in the first place.
Both Obama and McCain are authoritarian, just in different ways... If you can't see both sides of that coin toss then the media really does have you fooled.
They had an oppressive tax on tea.
We have an oppressive tax on gasoline.
Something tells me a present day Boston Tea Party would be significantly more jarring than the last one.