Multiplying is a lot easier than dividing. Also, "actual mileage" is less useful than the inverse figure. To understand why, consider this example. You commute to work 5 miles per day, twice a day for 5 days a week, and average 10 miles per week on other trips. Car A needs 2.5 gal/100mi and Car B needs 3 gal/100 mi. You're choosing between the two cars so you want to know how much gas A will save over B. To do that, you subtract (0.5 gal/100 mi), multiply by your weekly miles travelled (60), shift 2 decimal places and you get 0.3 gallons per week saved. If you're working with mileages (40 and 33.33), to do this calculation you have to invert the numbers anyway.
Then make registration $0. Make it even possible to do it online, in such a way that scripts can be written to submit new versions automatically. It's just a formality to ensure that works made by people who don't care about copyright don't get copyrighted.
Once you start demanding something more than attribution you're removing freedom
Why does attribution get to be the only thing that does not remove freedom? It's a small and reasonable requirement but surely a program that does not require even attribution would be even more free. When people donate clothes to charity they don't write their names on the back so that their generosity can be recognized, so why does the software world get a different threshold?
I agree with hitting the pharma companies, but the credit card companies? I'd rather have them be neutral providers of monetary exchange services than have them decide what's legitimate and what isn't, just like ISPs should stay out of copyright enforcement.
And before people start yelling about "exceptions to freedom of speech", consider this. It is in fact legal to say "Barack Obama is a pedophile" in public, even though it's defamatory - I just did and there's nothing wrong with it. What's illegal is presenting it as fact. Same with "give me 2000 dollars or I'll shoot you". You can even say "fire" in a crowded theater, you just can't shout it at the top of your lungs. It's all about context and intent. Laws that make certain patterns of information illegal no matter what, however, most definitely are ridiculous and abhorrent.
I always wonder why Americans treat regulation as something inherently bad.
Because it's morally wrong to deny someone the right to do what he wants with his own property, or to deny someone the right to willingly enter into a contract? Seriously, you'd better give me a damn good reason to implement regulation before we start trampling on people's rights like that.
And while we're at it, the idea that societal equality and general happiness are good is also a purely ideological stance. It's a stance most people agree with, but there is nothing inherent in the universe that requires it.
If 0.8 AND 0.6 = 0.7 (I assume you're taking the average here), then 1 AND 0 would be 0.5, when it's supposed to be 0. The only answers I would accept for 0.8 AND 0.6 are 0.6 (min) and 0.48 (multiplication). An OR gate is constructed by attaching NOT (1 - x here) gates to the inputs and output of an AND gate, yielding 0.8 or 0.92 depending on which rule you go with.
Define "proper english usage". Seriously, there is no government, corporation or anything else that I know of that even claims to control the English language, so "correct" usage is defined by the native speakers themselves.
Too old (50+) to think fast? Don't have the 20 years of experience (min driving age 16 + 20 = 36) to truly know how to drive safely? Are statistically likely to be suffering a midlife crisis (35-50)?
Wait, I don't think that leaves a lot of people...
1) It usually takes about two thirds as much money to copy an invention as it does to invent it from scratch. Your example of making a magic easy-to-produce room-temperature superconductor is the exact opposite of 99% of the inventions that get made in the real world, where a complex specialized manufacturing base needs to be made for each new product.
2) Setting up factories takes time, and the company that invented the product has the first mover advantage. Once your competitors start copying you, you've already got a few million units out the door and an established brand.
Corruption is abuse of power. If nobody has any control, ie. power, then you are correct, there will be no corruption. Since the former is impossible without having people live in separate caves with zero social interaction, the latter is also impossible, but the argument is a valid one.
But I want my video NOW! I didn't buy that 100 mbps connection so I would have to sit there for 30 seconds while my video downloaded and then fiddle around with icons for another 60 seconds trying to get the video to open! Now, now, now! I don't care about your stupid practicality and pleas for proper web standards, I just want my short term convenience!
The first amendment gave them the right to provide a 'legislative framework for consideration by lawmakers'. Seriously, this is just plain old lobbying, and is on the more legitimate side of lobbying since they're not bribing anyone. Google still has the same rights as anyone else and they're doing absolutely nothing wrong here.
4 protons fused into He4 = 26.7 MeV (a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-proton_chain">source) = 4.27 * 10^-12 J energy released
Mass of 4 protons = 1.672 * 10^-27 kg
Given E = m * v^2 / 2, or v = sqrt(e * 2 / m), we get a velocity of 65345 kilometers per second, which is way more than the escape velocity of even the sun (617 km/s). Thus, provided your efficiency is not really, really horrible there's lots of energy to spare even after you get the fuel out of the gravity well.
"Panhandlers in Toronto reported a median monthly income of $300 from panhandling..." (source)
300 / 30 days per month / 8 hours per day = $1.25 per hour
So I think $1-$3 is a reasonable range. I'm sure skilled panhandlers can get more, but most of the people on the streets aren't exactly skilled in anything.
Seriously, if you're in a first world country you can, even without any skills, get $5-$20 an hour, and if there are no jobs open then you can earn $1-$3 an hour panhandling. People in countries like China and India, however, earn wages much lower than our own - the average seems to be $0.50 - $1 US per hour in the manufacturing sector, with some jobs going even lower than $0.50. With this in mind, it seems like $0.60 an hour really isn't so bad.
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Multiplying is a lot easier than dividing. Also, "actual mileage" is less useful than the inverse figure. To understand why, consider this example. You commute to work 5 miles per day, twice a day for 5 days a week, and average 10 miles per week on other trips. Car A needs 2.5 gal/100mi and Car B needs 3 gal/100 mi. You're choosing between the two cars so you want to know how much gas A will save over B. To do that, you subtract (0.5 gal/100 mi), multiply by your weekly miles travelled (60), shift 2 decimal places and you get 0.3 gallons per week saved. If you're working with mileages (40 and 33.33), to do this calculation you have to invert the numbers anyway.
Then make registration $0. Make it even possible to do it online, in such a way that scripts can be written to submit new versions automatically. It's just a formality to ensure that works made by people who don't care about copyright don't get copyrighted.
Once you start demanding something more than attribution you're removing freedom
Why does attribution get to be the only thing that does not remove freedom? It's a small and reasonable requirement but surely a program that does not require even attribution would be even more free. When people donate clothes to charity they don't write their names on the back so that their generosity can be recognized, so why does the software world get a different threshold?
I agree with hitting the pharma companies, but the credit card companies? I'd rather have them be neutral providers of monetary exchange services than have them decide what's legitimate and what isn't, just like ISPs should stay out of copyright enforcement.
And before people start yelling about "exceptions to freedom of speech", consider this. It is in fact legal to say "Barack Obama is a pedophile" in public, even though it's defamatory - I just did and there's nothing wrong with it. What's illegal is presenting it as fact. Same with "give me 2000 dollars or I'll shoot you". You can even say "fire" in a crowded theater, you just can't shout it at the top of your lungs. It's all about context and intent. Laws that make certain patterns of information illegal no matter what, however, most definitely are ridiculous and abhorrent.
I prefer it controlled by nobody (ie. distributed mesh networks).
I always wonder why Americans treat regulation as something inherently bad.
Because it's morally wrong to deny someone the right to do what he wants with his own property, or to deny someone the right to willingly enter into a contract? Seriously, you'd better give me a damn good reason to implement regulation before we start trampling on people's rights like that.
And while we're at it, the idea that societal equality and general happiness are good is also a purely ideological stance. It's a stance most people agree with, but there is nothing inherent in the universe that requires it.
Why hasn't this zombie outbreak taken over its entire population yet?
You're so right! BTW, I think Microsoft makes some pretty good products that are reasonably priced.
I agree, I love their keyboards and mice.
If 0.8 AND 0.6 = 0.7 (I assume you're taking the average here), then 1 AND 0 would be 0.5, when it's supposed to be 0. The only answers I would accept for 0.8 AND 0.6 are 0.6 (min) and 0.48 (multiplication). An OR gate is constructed by attaching NOT (1 - x here) gates to the inputs and output of an AND gate, yielding 0.8 or 0.92 depending on which rule you go with.
Define "proper english usage". Seriously, there is no government, corporation or anything else that I know of that even claims to control the English language, so "correct" usage is defined by the native speakers themselves.
A cell phone with a built in easy-bake oven!!!!!
Where do I get it?
Not quite a phone, but here you go
You'd be surprised
Too old (50+) to think fast? Don't have the 20 years of experience (min driving age 16 + 20 = 36) to truly know how to drive safely? Are statistically likely to be suffering a midlife crisis (35-50)?
Wait, I don't think that leaves a lot of people...
If you've got 5 years of Farmville experience, however, there are people willing to pay a lot more than $40k for your time travelling techniques...
I thought Oracle standardized on Verizon math?
60% growth = 0.60% growth, which is ambitious for Oracle but possibly attainable.
1) It usually takes about two thirds as much money to copy an invention as it does to invent it from scratch. Your example of making a magic easy-to-produce room-temperature superconductor is the exact opposite of 99% of the inventions that get made in the real world, where a complex specialized manufacturing base needs to be made for each new product.
2) Setting up factories takes time, and the company that invented the product has the first mover advantage. Once your competitors start copying you, you've already got a few million units out the door and an established brand.
Corruption is abuse of power. If nobody has any control, ie. power, then you are correct, there will be no corruption. Since the former is impossible without having people live in separate caves with zero social interaction, the latter is also impossible, but the argument is a valid one.
But I want my video NOW! I didn't buy that 100 mbps connection so I would have to sit there for 30 seconds while my video downloaded and then fiddle around with icons for another 60 seconds trying to get the video to open! Now, now, now! I don't care about your stupid practicality and pleas for proper web standards, I just want my short term convenience!
The first amendment gave them the right to provide a 'legislative framework for consideration by lawmakers'. Seriously, this is just plain old lobbying, and is on the more legitimate side of lobbying since they're not bribing anyone. Google still has the same rights as anyone else and they're doing absolutely nothing wrong here.
4 protons fused into He4 = 26.7 MeV (a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-proton_chain">source) = 4.27 * 10^-12 J energy released
Mass of 4 protons = 1.672 * 10^-27 kg
Given E = m * v^2 / 2, or v = sqrt(e * 2 / m), we get a velocity of 65345 kilometers per second, which is way more than the escape velocity of even the sun (617 km/s). Thus, provided your efficiency is not really, really horrible there's lots of energy to spare even after you get the fuel out of the gravity well.
Yes, because chicks dig recursion.
I've seen "no prior experience required" security guard positions offering more than $15/h.
"Panhandlers in Toronto reported a median monthly income of $300 from panhandling..." (source)
300 / 30 days per month / 8 hours per day = $1.25 per hour
So I think $1-$3 is a reasonable range. I'm sure skilled panhandlers can get more, but most of the people on the streets aren't exactly skilled in anything.
Seriously, if you're in a first world country you can, even without any skills, get $5-$20 an hour, and if there are no jobs open then you can earn $1-$3 an hour panhandling. People in countries like China and India, however, earn wages much lower than our own - the average seems to be $0.50 - $1 US per hour in the manufacturing sector, with some jobs going even lower than $0.50. With this in mind, it seems like $0.60 an hour really isn't so bad.