People who just want to read the book can go to libraries. However, as evidenced by the large number of bookstore sales, many people do actually want to own their books.
2045: Clinical immortality is invented! Also, technology can manipulate the brain now!
MPAA: License "Shrek 9", keep memories of the video for 5 years ($35), 10 years ($55) or 20 years ($85). BTW, our "life + 75" copyrights last forever now.
You conveniently forget that without these necessary DRM restrictions, nobody will be bothered to actually write articles and books in the first place.
"lol" hasn't meant anything close to "laughing out loud" for years. It's more like "your statement is slightly humorous, but I'm definitely not laughing".
I agree that getting people what they want is what we're trying to maximize, and democracy does that fairly well, but there are problems if the system is not reined in. The problem is that some people's wants are stronger than others. For example, consider a country with 10 people and a vote between two plans. Plan A gives everyone 10 apples. Plan B gives 6 people 11 apples and 4 people 1 apple. A pure democracy would pick B even though A is superior. This is how I see human rights issues. Their joy from seeing me imprisoned for saying bad stuff is much less than my suffering from being in that prison, so they shouldn't have the right to throw me in prison. This also has problems however - in real life these issues aren't as simple as 1 apple vs 9 apples, and someone has to decide how valuable each right is. I don't think there is a perfect solution.
The cost of software does not increase with the number of users. The cost of physical items does.
Stealing is NOT taking without permission. Stealing is deprivation. This is not my opinion, this is ingrained into many different criminal codes. Stealing from a restaurant deprives them of the food, "stealing" software just doesn't gain them anything.
I'm confused as to what you actually want. Is it rule of power? You need to have some kind of core values to go toward because otherwise there's no point to anything.
Slashdot Mirror
What about embedded Emacs?
How do you disable wireless communications? A constant worldwide jamming signal?
No, seriously, what's so bad about it? Sometimes the first few words of what you're going to say are the topic of your post.
You forgot surprise and ruthless efficiency.
Sorry if I whooshed. I replied before the post got modded funny.
One inch per second * 1 year = 800 kilometers. It's all about doing things far in advance.
Maybe they're still here.
That would explain the Illuminati, 9/11, George Bush's second term as president... yep, they're still here all right.
Just break up the US into states, and then further. Groups above about 150 people are unsustainable anyway.
People who just want to read the book can go to libraries. However, as evidenced by the large number of bookstore sales, many people do actually want to own their books.
2045: Clinical immortality is invented! Also, technology can manipulate the brain now!
MPAA: License "Shrek 9", keep memories of the video for 5 years ($35), 10 years ($55) or 20 years ($85). BTW, our "life + 75" copyrights last forever now.
You conveniently forget that without these necessary DRM restrictions, nobody will be bothered to actually write articles and books in the first place.
Citation needed.
90% chance of a 1 megaton asteroid hitting vs 10% chance of a 27 megaton asteroid hitting. I would take the first one myself.
I have to assume you're the troll since you called me an idiot without any actual arguments to rebutt me with.
They patented the use of text substitution and lookup tables on the internet. That makes it new and special.
For many people, "lol" is punctuation. As in "I went to the store and bought some chicken lol"
Needs more BBQ IMO.
What's a girl and why is their temperature relevant?
"lol" hasn't meant anything close to "laughing out loud" for years. It's more like "your statement is slightly humorous, but I'm definitely not laughing".
Artificial body parts that feed on your blood's glucose are now in development.
I agree that getting people what they want is what we're trying to maximize, and democracy does that fairly well, but there are problems if the system is not reined in. The problem is that some people's wants are stronger than others. For example, consider a country with 10 people and a vote between two plans. Plan A gives everyone 10 apples. Plan B gives 6 people 11 apples and 4 people 1 apple. A pure democracy would pick B even though A is superior. This is how I see human rights issues. Their joy from seeing me imprisoned for saying bad stuff is much less than my suffering from being in that prison, so they shouldn't have the right to throw me in prison. This also has problems however - in real life these issues aren't as simple as 1 apple vs 9 apples, and someone has to decide how valuable each right is. I don't think there is a perfect solution.
If that's a demonstration I feel sorry for the people who think we'll get anywhere by 2030.
It's not that bad, SEO will disappear if that happens. After all, NEO is The One.
I always thought Windows, including the Python interpreter, was written in Python?
The cost of software does not increase with the number of users. The cost of physical items does.
Stealing is NOT taking without permission. Stealing is deprivation. This is not my opinion, this is ingrained into many different criminal codes. Stealing from a restaurant deprives them of the food, "stealing" software just doesn't gain them anything.
I'm confused as to what you actually want. Is it rule of power? You need to have some kind of core values to go toward because otherwise there's no point to anything.