Wow. I thought you were exaggerating...I watched the movie on Daniels' site and it's pretty freaking sweet.
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Hmm. Interesting. Still, it's worth noting that this has happened in the past, and it did, in fact, result in some pretty amazing art.
Also, people who wish to create will do so. There are countless musicians who write and perform music that they'll never be paid any appreciable amount of money for; people write stories for which they'll never see a dime. Whole legions of programmers write software for free all the time. I still think that in our hypothetical society, some artists would be able to be paid for their work, and the rest would create works of art despite not being paid for it.
In fact, that's already the case, isn't it?
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You don't need that kind of money. The people who have that kind of money will pay for the software and songs to be written. Why? Because they're valuable. You can benefit from those works through those who pay for them.
Maybe. I'm just throwing ideas around. Remember that people paid for wonderful music and artwork to be created back before copyright was around.
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Why does everybody seem to think that, with weaker or no IP laws, nobody would pay for creative works to be made? If IP law disappeared, would companies suddenly not need software written? Would people suddenly not want artwork to decorate their homes, or songs to listen to? Would people no longer be willing to pay for this?
I wasn't making fat jokes, just supplying ammunition for those who inevitably will. Seriously, though, maybe it'll drive her to lose some weight. It's unhealthy. $20 says she'll be diabetic within 10 years, if she isn't already.
P.S. Lousy feminists. Not EVERYTHING is about gender.
You can also look at the distance you jog, as opposed to the amount of time: 1 mile equals (roughly) 100 calories, no matter how fast you go, whether you're walking or running.
First of all, where did this number come from? And second, if it's accurate, I would think that last 0.00001% couldn't be all that useful, and it certainly doesn't imply that we might have MAGIC PSYCHIC ABILITIES if we could only tap into it. Sounds like having an extra byte of RAM available that's unused in my computer! Think of the possibilities!
Second, ever seen those brain scans that show which parts are active, while you are doing some thing? It might be a bit of an oversimplification, but it shows that we only use a portion of our brain at a time.
With good reason. I doubt we could just use the rest of our brain to do other stuff at the same time for any useful purpose.
Even if you dig deeper into the meaning of the 10% myth, you will still be surprised at how true it is. It usually implies that there are hidden reserves from which you can tap to do some cool stuff. And I don't think you can argue with that. Almost any human being have potential to become a virtuos pianist, to learn to memorize whole page of text by looking at it once, to speak 50 languages, etc. If you can potentially learn to do it, but can't do it now, this means there ARE those hidden reserves, even if they are not literally parts of the brain lying dormant.
That's like saying "we only use a portion of our muscles." In general, we use all of them. We may be able to push ourselves and do things we didn't think we were capable of doing, but that doesn't mean there's all sorts of mysterious untapped potential.
This really isn't Matrix-like at all, though. The implant doesn't feed information to your brain, it only gets information from it. Still, it's VERY cool if it works and is safe. I like the idea they mention of also putting implants into paralyzed limbs to allow the brain implant to move them. Eat it, paralyzation!
I've known guys that have done something similar. They bring a laptop home from work and try to dial in. Well, the first two digits of the number are 11, and at the office, you have to dial 9 first to get an outside connection. Heh.
If you get one so old that you need to take it to the Bank of England itself (which will change them no matter how old) then you may want to stick it on eBay instead:-)
As long as you don't use Photoshop to create the picture of the note.
I have watched 10 year old kids in arcades blowing people away with uzies and it is disturbing as hell.
Holy fuck. Didn't you think that maybe you should run for cover instead of WATCHING them, what with all the bullets whizzing by? How come this stuff never hits the news?
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Wow. I thought you were exaggerating...I watched the movie on Daniels' site and it's pretty freaking sweet.
Hmm. Interesting. Still, it's worth noting that this has happened in the past, and it did, in fact, result in some pretty amazing art.
Also, people who wish to create will do so. There are countless musicians who write and perform music that they'll never be paid any appreciable amount of money for; people write stories for which they'll never see a dime. Whole legions of programmers write software for free all the time. I still think that in our hypothetical society, some artists would be able to be paid for their work, and the rest would create works of art despite not being paid for it.
In fact, that's already the case, isn't it?
You don't need that kind of money. The people who have that kind of money will pay for the software and songs to be written. Why? Because they're valuable. You can benefit from those works through those who pay for them.
Maybe. I'm just throwing ideas around. Remember that people paid for wonderful music and artwork to be created back before copyright was around.
Why does everybody seem to think that, with weaker or no IP laws, nobody would pay for creative works to be made? If IP law disappeared, would companies suddenly not need software written? Would people suddenly not want artwork to decorate their homes, or songs to listen to? Would people no longer be willing to pay for this?
The old man from FF5 was Galuf.
Also, let's not forget ChronoTrigger, in which Crono himself -- the main player-character! -- kicks the bucket.
Oh, you wouldn't believe some of the horrible explanations I've gotten.
Me: You "could care less?" So, you do care, then?
Her: No, see, it's like I *could* care less, but it's not even worth the effort! I care so little that I won't even *bother* to care less!
Me: What the -- that doesn't even make any *sense*!
Her: I like Jell-o.
Unfortunately this posting is too small to hold the proof.
Prove it.
Wouldn't "equal-rights activism" be better in both cases?
I wasn't making fat jokes, just supplying ammunition for those who inevitably will. Seriously, though, maybe it'll drive her to lose some weight. It's unhealthy. $20 says she'll be diabetic within 10 years, if she isn't already.
P.S. Lousy feminists. Not EVERYTHING is about gender.
Is anyone else amused by the fact that Parry compares herself to an elephant on her website?
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He also forgot Sega CD and Sega 32x, the lucky bastard.
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That reminds me. I was in NY recently and saw the same misspelling of diamonds (dimonds) on the window of a jewelry store!
ITYM "jewlery."
Just kidding.
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If we're not supposed to compare the iPod Mini to the iPod, perhaps it shouldn't be named, you know, the "iPod Mini."
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You can also look at the distance you jog, as opposed to the amount of time: 1 mile equals (roughly) 100 calories, no matter how fast you go, whether you're walking or running.
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Other than that, it's a solid Playstation-like pad, and the fans inside it actually are pretty good for keeping the palm-sweat under control.
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Also discussed are topics such as hardware support, the SCO issue, and whether or not he will be moving to Australia.
If he is moving to Australia, maybe he can bring LinuxWorld a new webserver.
First, 99.99999% is still only a portion.
First of all, where did this number come from? And second, if it's accurate, I would think that last 0.00001% couldn't be all that useful, and it certainly doesn't imply that we might have MAGIC PSYCHIC ABILITIES if we could only tap into it. Sounds like having an extra byte of RAM available that's unused in my computer! Think of the possibilities!
Second, ever seen those brain scans that show which parts are active, while you are doing some thing? It might be a bit of an oversimplification, but it shows that we only use a portion of our brain at a time.
With good reason. I doubt we could just use the rest of our brain to do other stuff at the same time for any useful purpose.
Even if you dig deeper into the meaning of the 10% myth, you will still be surprised at how true it is. It usually implies that there are hidden reserves from which you can tap to do some cool stuff. And I don't think you can argue with that. Almost any human being have potential to become a virtuos pianist, to learn to memorize whole page of text by looking at it once, to speak 50 languages, etc. If you can potentially learn to do it, but can't do it now, this means there ARE those hidden reserves, even if they are not literally parts of the brain lying dormant.
That's like saying "we only use a portion of our muscles." In general, we use all of them. We may be able to push ourselves and do things we didn't think we were capable of doing, but that doesn't mean there's all sorts of mysterious untapped potential.
I wonder if this would work backwards? Is this the gateway to using the human brain as a computer? (After all, we only use a portion of it...)
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No, we don't.
http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percnt.ht
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This really isn't Matrix-like at all, though. The implant doesn't feed information to your brain, it only gets information from it. Still, it's VERY cool if it works and is safe. I like the idea they mention of also putting implants into paralyzed limbs to allow the brain implant to move them. Eat it, paralyzation!
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I've known guys that have done something similar. They bring a laptop home from work and try to dial in. Well, the first two digits of the number are 11, and at the office, you have to dial 9 first to get an outside connection. Heh.
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If you get one so old that you need to take it to the Bank of England itself (which will change them no matter how old) then you may want to stick it on eBay instead :-)
As long as you don't use Photoshop to create the picture of the note.
I have watched 10 year old kids in arcades blowing people away with uzies and it is disturbing as hell.
Holy fuck. Didn't you think that maybe you should run for cover instead of WATCHING them, what with all the bullets whizzing by? How come this stuff never hits the news?
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Unless you went to, you know, Blockbuster or something. But that would be crazy.
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As an added bonus, if you're buying PC games, you won't have to shell out $300 for a bleeding-edge video card to get the most out of them!
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