I will not attempt to defend taxation, since I agree with the core of your argument -- it is quite simply wrong. However, the bulk of Americans don't seem to have that opinion, so they do get to decide how their money is spent, via their elected representatives. Or is your problem also with the general principle of democracy as well?
While it may be true for you that school is for learning things, it really depends upon which school and program you mean. The majority of the training/education industry (as far as the government is concerned) is about meeting industry's HR needs, and has nothing to do with the lofty goals of education for the benefit of the individual.
The real issue, I believe, is that the government seems to think it has the right to require that these devices be used.
So long as the government continues to pay out tuition subsidies, it should have the authority to specify the requirements for academic credibility. No doubt some "elite" institutions could forego government funding and avoid the regulation.
This is pretty similar to drunk driving laws vs. federal highway subsidies, and AT&T vs. wiring subsidies.
That's why students need to pay for their own proctoring. They already pay for textbooks, transportation, internet, etc. This is just something else to be not subsidized.
So, you're suggesting, as the GGGP did, that "lawyers are the ones with the most to win from the cottage industry of software patents"? Or do you assume that software patent attorneys would move to non-software patents?
Lawyers have interests on both sides (and have clients with interests on both sides),
But if there were not patents, no patent attorneys would get paid. Just because a lawyer argues against something today (for money), doesn't mean that he would benefit from it disappearing. So, the GP seems to be correct.
I wouldn't assume that Lakewood police are accurate in their (notably not under oath) description.
It's important to the police that people turn him in, and the cheapest way to encourage that is to create plausible reasons for the general, non-Slashdot public to see him as both a threat and deserving punishment.
The Wikipedia comparison seems to be a red herring. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Knol would appear to be a Knowledge Management System. They related, of course, but one is not the same as the other.
So, is localized content a good place to start for selling stuff on an untied service? Or is that really the only place to use it right now (during travel)?
I'd love a new coffee maker like Michael's mom got.:D
Is there a market for un-branded TV+Internet purchasing? I'm working as part of an open source effort to bring more applications to a particular embedded TV device (not a TiVo), and would love to hear about things you would/might be interested in purchasing via your television:)
But it should at least be easy to put into one of the many millions of motions in a case like this, such that at least the Clerk has to read it, and hopefully the Judge, too.
My skins cells also outnumber known Earth species. Is that relevant to anything?
I believe someone commented yesterday (when this was news) that obviously this only implies that the criteria for "creature" is less stringent than for "species".
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Is that not like switching to a different brand of cola? What kind of lame reason to switch distros is that?
I will not attempt to defend taxation, since I agree with the core of your argument -- it is quite simply wrong. However, the bulk of Americans don't seem to have that opinion, so they do get to decide how their money is spent, via their elected representatives. Or is your problem also with the general principle of democracy as well?
rather than getting a fancy piece of paper
While it may be true for you that school is for learning things, it really depends upon which school and program you mean. The majority of the training/education industry (as far as the government is concerned) is about meeting industry's HR needs, and has nothing to do with the lofty goals of education for the benefit of the individual.
The real issue, I believe, is that the government seems to think it has the right to require that these devices be used.
So long as the government continues to pay out tuition subsidies, it should have the authority to specify the requirements for academic credibility. No doubt some "elite" institutions could forego government funding and avoid the regulation.
This is pretty similar to drunk driving laws vs. federal highway subsidies, and AT&T vs. wiring subsidies.
What guarantee is there that the camera can't be used for other purposes?
Because you've unplugged it?
That's why students need to pay for their own proctoring. They already pay for textbooks, transportation, internet, etc. This is just something else to be not subsidized.
Disclaimer: I no longer work in Distance Ed.
So, you're suggesting, as the GGGP did, that "lawyers are the ones with the most to win from the cottage industry of software patents"? Or do you assume that software patent attorneys would move to non-software patents?
Lawyers have interests on both sides (and have clients with interests on both sides),
But if there were not patents, no patent attorneys would get paid. Just because a lawyer argues against something today (for money), doesn't mean that he would benefit from it disappearing. So, the GP seems to be correct.
Really, how often do you look at a man's shoes?
I wouldn't assume that Lakewood police are accurate in their (notably not under oath) description.
It's important to the police that people turn him in, and the cheapest way to encourage that is to create plausible reasons for the general, non-Slashdot public to see him as both a threat and deserving punishment.
Is this cellular fight club or something?
Not quite. I expect the iPhone SDK NDA bullshit will end with the end of the Android SDK NDA bullshit. Neither wants to show their cards first.
The Wiktionary would seem to agree with you. Perhaps "responsibility" is the wrong word here. Maybe "duty" instead.
For me, responsibility/duty is a one man game - all inside your head. Accountability is the moral right of others to exact justice.
It's like Wikipedia
The Wikipedia comparison seems to be a red herring. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Knol would appear to be a Knowledge Management System. They related, of course, but one is not the same as the other.
But I bet you Joss could do it
Unfortunately, only for the first act.
thus they don't need to be open sourced..
That assumes the subscription fee was $0. Are you familiar with Price elasticity of demand?
So, is localized content a good place to start for selling stuff on an untied service? Or is that really the only place to use it right now (during travel)?
You seem to be confusing responsibility with accountability.
I'd love a new coffee maker like Michael's mom got. :D
Is there a market for un-branded TV+Internet purchasing? I'm working as part of an open source effort to bring more applications to a particular embedded TV device (not a TiVo), and would love to hear about things you would/might be interested in purchasing via your television :)
Thanks in advance for any (serious) feedback!
But it should at least be easy to put into one of the many millions of motions in a case like this, such that at least the Clerk has to read it, and hopefully the Judge, too.
I think you'll find the Death Star Contractor argument to be relevant here.
It's a relevant size measurement
So, this is the "Library of Congress" for biology:
Professor: There are more ants in that anthill than known species on Earth!
or just Spore?
Will Wright: We've got more creatures than known species on Earth!
I stand by my complaint about relevance. :D
My skins cells also outnumber known Earth species. Is that relevant to anything? I believe someone commented yesterday (when this was news) that obviously this only implies that the criteria for "creature" is less stringent than for "species".
FAT32 has serious file size limitations. Why not just use ext2? http://www.fs-driver.org/
Of course, by the polysynthetic definition, German has very few actual words. Fewer than Piraha?
In this case, maybe more the abundance of credit card data/personal details from payments.