I've never heard anyone gif something, jpeg something, png something or tif something. I have heard people pdf things, but that's the only example of which I can think.
I'm under the impression that Rapidshare has the advantage of limited legal liability over Bittorrent, as downloading has not been prosecuted, only uploading.
It's like croudsourcing. If "everyone" thinks Romney will win then his price goes up. Then people see that Obama's price has fallen people decide to buy in at that price. If Rove did drop hundreds of millions on Romney, then all the Obama supporters would have ended up with the money, so over a few generations people who are better at picking the president would get richer, while the people who back their party against the wishes of the greater population would lose money.
It seems to me, from what I understand from politicians, that’s really rare, If it’s a legitimate conservative, the country has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let’s assume that maybe that didn't work or something: I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be of the voters, and not attacking the constitution.
Alright, we're making progress. Thank you for opening up. I think we can both agree that the design patent issue is total crap, so let's drop that from our discussions.
My concerns are around the next person to come up with a brilliant idea, possibly something so brilliant that we can't imagine what it is just yet. (S)He sees that the inventor of SSL (which they use every day) received no compensation for their work. Now there are some people who would be motivated by purely altruistic motives, and release the details of their invention to society at large, but this person decides that if society doesn't want to help them, why should they help society. They start up their own company, but unfortuneately they do not have the prowess for marketing that they have for invention, so the company fails and they die in a gutter. The brilliant invention never sees the light of day.
But you don't really expect people who'd threaten to leave the country if their guy didn't get to be president to fully think their threats through, would you.
I think we all hope it's a joke. I heard on the radio that Jet Blue was offering free flights to people who said they'd leave the country if Obama was elected, I wonder how many people took them up on that.
Hence the GPA requirements. Again, I agree that sports have been put on too tall of a pedestal but the idea of taking someone who has shown the dedication nesessary to excel at sports and encourage them to use that dedication towards academic pursuits is a noble one.
While I agree with you that the degree of college sports has grown far beyond its usefulness, it was based on solid ideas. Take people who are good at sports, get them into college, make them maintain a decent GPA and show them off to the world. All the other underprivelleged children can then look at what that person has acheived an be motivated to try themselves. Lifting up the lower parts of our society is an important part of the role sports play.
Perhaps he didn't phrase it as elegantly as he could have, but he has a point. All these flashy animations and whathaveyou: the first time you see them you think "hey, that's cool", after 12 times you think "yeah, whatever" after 100 times you think "come on, hurry up I have work to do." Smooth edges and nice colours do enhance your perception of the software, but most of the time the "visuals" just get in the way.
Why is it a terrible argument? Is it because you disagree with the premise of intellectual property completely, because you think every patented idea is something so simple that anyone could come up with it or for another reason?
The modern world requires people of extraordinary prowess to invent the things we like to use and we need to give them a reason to do that rather than go into finance where they can make millions skimming money off the top. Yes, people are in general motivated by more than just money, but they still need to be motivated by something...
When I tried that one the latex wasn't very high quality and it only lasted a couple of days before it just flowed back into a lump. The chocolate one worked alright though...
So, if I, as an inventor, produce a new invention which is so remarkably brilliant that the entire world starts to use it my reward will be... basically nothing. Whereas if I create a portable computer and patent the fact that it's a rectagle with rounded corners then I can collect untold riches.
I agree that the current system stinks, but we need to be aware of the incentieves we're creating.
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When your comment came up abbreviated for me it didn't show me the quotes so I saw:
Yeesh. is not a word.
Which made me think, "that is correct, yeesh is not a word, what other tidbits of grammar wisdom will this poster share with me?"
You've let me down. :(
I think the accepted spell is "them thar"
Yes, people use photoshop as a verb, but that isn't a file extension, so it's not really what we're talking about right now.
Isn't that kinda the point of a union?
Well, it depends on which vowel you add...
I've never heard anyone gif something, jpeg something, png something or tif something. I have heard people pdf things, but that's the only example of which I can think.
They still haven't added "gullible."
I'm under the impression that Rapidshare has the advantage of limited legal liability over Bittorrent, as downloading has not been prosecuted, only uploading.
Man, I hope I'm that awesome when I'm that old.
It's like croudsourcing. If "everyone" thinks Romney will win then his price goes up. Then people see that Obama's price has fallen people decide to buy in at that price. If Rove did drop hundreds of millions on Romney, then all the Obama supporters would have ended up with the money, so over a few generations people who are better at picking the president would get richer, while the people who back their party against the wishes of the greater population would lose money.
Obligatory? http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2787#comic
It seems to me, from what I understand from politicians, that’s really rare, If it’s a legitimate conservative, the country has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let’s assume that maybe that didn't work or something: I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be of the voters, and not attacking the constitution.
Maybe they're so large that they displace enough air to be neutrally buoyant, and the reporter was just confused...
"Engineering notation" would be 1.62E16 becquerels.
FTFY
Alright, we're making progress. Thank you for opening up. I think we can both agree that the design patent issue is total crap, so let's drop that from our discussions.
My concerns are around the next person to come up with a brilliant idea, possibly something so brilliant that we can't imagine what it is just yet. (S)He sees that the inventor of SSL (which they use every day) received no compensation for their work. Now there are some people who would be motivated by purely altruistic motives, and release the details of their invention to society at large, but this person decides that if society doesn't want to help them, why should they help society. They start up their own company, but unfortuneately they do not have the prowess for marketing that they have for invention, so the company fails and they die in a gutter. The brilliant invention never sees the light of day.
Aparently Canada wasn't on the list after all: http://www.jetblueelectionprotection.com/
But you don't really expect people who'd threaten to leave the country if their guy didn't get to be president to fully think their threats through, would you.
I think we all hope it's a joke. I heard on the radio that Jet Blue was offering free flights to people who said they'd leave the country if Obama was elected, I wonder how many people took them up on that.
Hence the GPA requirements. Again, I agree that sports have been put on too tall of a pedestal but the idea of taking someone who has shown the dedication nesessary to excel at sports and encourage them to use that dedication towards academic pursuits is a noble one.
While I agree with you that the degree of college sports has grown far beyond its usefulness, it was based on solid ideas. Take people who are good at sports, get them into college, make them maintain a decent GPA and show them off to the world. All the other underprivelleged children can then look at what that person has acheived an be motivated to try themselves. Lifting up the lower parts of our society is an important part of the role sports play.
Perhaps he didn't phrase it as elegantly as he could have, but he has a point. All these flashy animations and whathaveyou: the first time you see them you think "hey, that's cool", after 12 times you think "yeah, whatever" after 100 times you think "come on, hurry up I have work to do." Smooth edges and nice colours do enhance your perception of the software, but most of the time the "visuals" just get in the way.
Why is it a terrible argument? Is it because you disagree with the premise of intellectual property completely, because you think every patented idea is something so simple that anyone could come up with it or for another reason?
The modern world requires people of extraordinary prowess to invent the things we like to use and we need to give them a reason to do that rather than go into finance where they can make millions skimming money off the top. Yes, people are in general motivated by more than just money, but they still need to be motivated by something...
Just how much are you willing to wager on that?
http://content.ksg.harvard.edu/blog/jeff_frankels_weblog/2010/03/31/red-states-blue-states-and-the-distribution-of-federal-spending/
http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/apr/22/rachel-maddow/msnbc-host-rachel-maddow-says-texas-routinely-rece/
When I tried that one the latex wasn't very high quality and it only lasted a couple of days before it just flowed back into a lump. The chocolate one worked alright though...
So... you don't want to see anything other than the very best, even if unattainable. I feel sorry for you.
So, if I, as an inventor, produce a new invention which is so remarkably brilliant that the entire world starts to use it my reward will be... basically nothing. Whereas if I create a portable computer and patent the fact that it's a rectagle with rounded corners then I can collect untold riches.
I agree that the current system stinks, but we need to be aware of the incentieves we're creating.