Quantity of documents has not, will not, and will never indicate quality of research, or quantity of actual research performed. It's one of the greatest follies in research metrics and funding of research. I think a much more conservative metric would be the number of Chinese papers accepted to larger, international conferences with international peer review. It's much more reasonable metric than just "quantity" of papers.
Google Scholar is Good Enough (tm) that nobody else is going to bother.
Nail on the head.
It's free, Google benefits from adwords, and Google has done all the footwork to get the material indexed and searchable. Competitors looking to dupe the service would have to do all the the same steps to only hope to be on par with Google Scholar, which already enjoys a huge following and integration with the rest of the Google suite of search tools. That's not to say it won't happen, but Joe Scholar will have to jump through some massive hoops to create a free (as in beer) index that is both on par with Google's and somehow turns a profit or is self sustaining. Wouldn't envy that job, unless of course it's part of some greater "good idea".
The RIAA and the IFPI is now an international organization that throws its weight around everywhere, not just the US. Would you say a company like Sony-BMG is an American one? This is not an American problem. It's easy to scapegoat Americans, but perhaps this is an issue that deserves more thought.
I think the bigger question is, why is a school district handing out laptops to kids? Call me a dinosaur, but how does it help kids learn better? Is it worth the cost? Is it worth the nasty overhead, like this scenario?
Why are you acting like we (Americans) are out to get you? I don't like this any more than you do. Also, you might want to read a little more on gun control in the US. It's not exactly a black and white, cut and dry issue here.
Until it gets ratified by the Senate (for us US folk). Write your senators, get the word out, take care of business. If the entire thing stinks to high heaven, the politicians just need to be convinced by their constituents that it's important enough to be shot down.
By big player I mean currently and internationally. China most definitely has potential to be as big or bigger than any other player in anything in the world wrt "Intellectual Property"
China doesn't seem to be a big player in software or IP in general..at least from what I've seen, I could be wrong. I wouldn't get in on a treaty that doesn't benefit me in the same way it benefits everybody else, which, to me, it seems like China would be getting the raw end of the deal I'd think they'd be entirely rational to ignore the ACTA treaty stuff...whatever it is anyway. That being said, I think countries who bind themselves up in these deals while HUGE countries like China sit it out are really just shooting themselves in the foot. Agreeing with the OP.
It means don't put blind faith into a good-faith party. Provide some kind of accountability.
Trust in good faith, but verify by structures for accountability.
Unlike you, I think questions are often just questions.
Ouch that hurts. You don't even know me. I was really just moving to dismiss the question because I thought it was unfair. You clarified your point, and it's a good one.
If you want to attack me, why not attack me for the ignorance I was guilty of
No need to get testy. I only attack points, not people. Judging by the quality of your other comments, I take you for a pretty cool dude.
I totally agree with correcting tax rates, however I also think that local governments should move to pick up more of the slack. I don't see how it's the state's business to pay for things like firetrucks, municipal police cruisers, or schools (on a day to day basis). So yes, there is a problem with fiscal responsibility, the state is just confused with how much it's supposed to be taking IMO. I think we're arguing the same point, anyway.
Let's devote around 1300 teachers for those kids, and about 400 administrators
Covered largely by local property taxes.
So, between the load on the roads
User fees.
the educational system
Local taxes and federal taxes also fund this endeavor, can't just blame lack of state funding.
firefighters, police and other essential services
Local taxes fund most of this, again.
you're entirely satisfied that Microsoft is giving at least as much as it takes from your state?
This is a loaded question. If someone were to answer "yes", it would open them up to (intended) ridicule. I'd have to be with GP. A 2.8 billion dollar state deficit in Washington shows that there's a systemic fiscal responsibility problem with the state's legislation. If tax laws are so easily avoided, or so open to interpretation, then they should be fixed to reflect what the legislature wants. However, going around and saying that Microsoft is on the hook for paying for all of these things that are also largely underwritten by local taxes, well, that doesn't really fly. Even if the state were to get everything it wanted from Microsoft, which may be up for legal debate anyway, it would still be in the hole by billions.
My high school did a lot of the same things, but that's not to say that sometimes the overhead that goes into documenting things "properly" can sometimes approach the effort it took to create a new work. In science and non-fiction, this might be necessary as it goes to show how a work fits into the "greater knowledge" of a field and thus the "greater knowledge" of humanity (or something >_ ), however, in creative works I don't know if this really is as important. I think what constitutes plagiarism in creative works is highly contextual. How are the samples used? Why are the samples used? Are the samples' original intent employed, or are they used as sort of a pun, added rhythm, or a new twist on the original creation? In music you have groups that make music by sampling all kinds of other creative works (Beastie Boys [hey, I listen to them, I admit it]) for their own devices. However, simply copy pasting other works in hopes to piggy back off the success of the original work and author is probably seen as an unacceptable practice to most. I think it all really depends on the work, with respect to fiction and other creative works; probably not so much in science and non-fiction.
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Quantity of documents has not, will not, and will never indicate quality of research, or quantity of actual research performed. It's one of the greatest follies in research metrics and funding of research. I think a much more conservative metric would be the number of Chinese papers accepted to larger, international conferences with international peer review. It's much more reasonable metric than just "quantity" of papers.
Google Scholar is Good Enough (tm) that nobody else is going to bother.
Nail on the head.
It's free, Google benefits from adwords, and Google has done all the footwork to get the material indexed and searchable. Competitors looking to dupe the service would have to do all the the same steps to only hope to be on par with Google Scholar, which already enjoys a huge following and integration with the rest of the Google suite of search tools. That's not to say it won't happen, but Joe Scholar will have to jump through some massive hoops to create a free (as in beer) index that is both on par with Google's and somehow turns a profit or is self sustaining. Wouldn't envy that job, unless of course it's part of some greater "good idea".
Naturally this becomes an issue about race.
The RIAA and the IFPI is now an international organization that throws its weight around everywhere, not just the US. Would you say a company like Sony-BMG is an American one? This is not an American problem. It's easy to scapegoat Americans, but perhaps this is an issue that deserves more thought.
I think the bigger question is, why is a school district handing out laptops to kids? Call me a dinosaur, but how does it help kids learn better? Is it worth the cost? Is it worth the nasty overhead, like this scenario?
Teachers were seen as gods until now, or a step above that.
I think the teachers would love to be tithed to. They make jack crap as it stands.
Why are you acting like we (Americans) are out to get you? I don't like this any more than you do. Also, you might want to read a little more on gun control in the US. It's not exactly a black and white, cut and dry issue here.
Until it gets ratified by the Senate (for us US folk). Write your senators, get the word out, take care of business. If the entire thing stinks to high heaven, the politicians just need to be convinced by their constituents that it's important enough to be shot down.
By big player I mean currently and internationally. China most definitely has potential to be as big or bigger than any other player in anything in the world wrt "Intellectual Property"
China doesn't seem to be a big player in software or IP in general..at least from what I've seen, I could be wrong. I wouldn't get in on a treaty that doesn't benefit me in the same way it benefits everybody else, which, to me, it seems like China would be getting the raw end of the deal I'd think they'd be entirely rational to ignore the ACTA treaty stuff...whatever it is anyway. That being said, I think countries who bind themselves up in these deals while HUGE countries like China sit it out are really just shooting themselves in the foot. Agreeing with the OP.
The song predates his death, and references him starring in the movie "Ghost"
Who's that surfin, Patrick Swayze?!
It means don't put blind faith into a good-faith party. Provide some kind of accountability. Trust in good faith, but verify by structures for accountability.
A lot of stuff also comes out of Taiwan, which might be considered part of China, depending on who you are.
You have a Computer Science course that teaches Photoshop?
Done. Happens to me, too. Better days are always ahead.
Unlike you, I think questions are often just questions.
Ouch that hurts. You don't even know me. I was really just moving to dismiss the question because I thought it was unfair. You clarified your point, and it's a good one.
If you want to attack me, why not attack me for the ignorance I was guilty of
No need to get testy. I only attack points, not people. Judging by the quality of your other comments, I take you for a pretty cool dude.
I totally agree with correcting tax rates, however I also think that local governments should move to pick up more of the slack. I don't see how it's the state's business to pay for things like firetrucks, municipal police cruisers, or schools (on a day to day basis). So yes, there is a problem with fiscal responsibility, the state is just confused with how much it's supposed to be taking IMO. I think we're arguing the same point, anyway.
Let's devote around 1300 teachers for those kids, and about 400 administrators
Covered largely by local property taxes.
So, between the load on the roads
User fees.
the educational system
Local taxes and federal taxes also fund this endeavor, can't just blame lack of state funding.
firefighters, police and other essential services
Local taxes fund most of this, again.
you're entirely satisfied that Microsoft is giving at least as much as it takes from your state?
This is a loaded question. If someone were to answer "yes", it would open them up to (intended) ridicule.
I'd have to be with GP. A 2.8 billion dollar state deficit in Washington shows that there's a systemic fiscal responsibility problem with the state's legislation. If tax laws are so easily avoided, or so open to interpretation, then they should be fixed to reflect what the legislature wants. However, going around and saying that Microsoft is on the hook for paying for all of these things that are also largely underwritten by local taxes, well, that doesn't really fly. Even if the state were to get everything it wanted from Microsoft, which may be up for legal debate anyway, it would still be in the hole by billions.
But my outhouse is in my backyard!
One is science the other is religion. Guess which one does not belong on Facebook?
There, fixed that for you.
the Bill of Rights was frame to protect all religions, not hate them by promoting only one of them.
That's a really eloquent way of putting it. I wish more people framed it this way.
Christians regard any government practice that is not Christian as a violation of their civil rights to impose de facto theocracy by dominionism.
You know all the Christians, really? You must have a lot of acquaintances.
My high school did a lot of the same things, but that's not to say that sometimes the overhead that goes into documenting things "properly" can sometimes approach the effort it took to create a new work. In science and non-fiction, this might be necessary as it goes to show how a work fits into the "greater knowledge" of a field and thus the "greater knowledge" of humanity (or something >_ ), however, in creative works I don't know if this really is as important. I think what constitutes plagiarism in creative works is highly contextual. How are the samples used? Why are the samples used? Are the samples' original intent employed, or are they used as sort of a pun, added rhythm, or a new twist on the original creation? In music you have groups that make music by sampling all kinds of other creative works (Beastie Boys [hey, I listen to them, I admit it]) for their own devices. However, simply copy pasting other works in hopes to piggy back off the success of the original work and author is probably seen as an unacceptable practice to most. I think it all really depends on the work, with respect to fiction and other creative works; probably not so much in science and non-fiction.
"It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong." - GK Chesterton