When and if they use it, we will be somewhat delayed while we realize "Hey, there's this new superflu that seems a lot like the one that Dutch guy came up with."
Except that the paper will already be there, so presumably he (at least) will be comparing novel H5N1 strains to what he came up with.
On the other hand, the research has been done and the paper written. Presumably, several electronic copies exist in several locations, which means that the black hats could get their hands on it without too much trouble. So releasing the paper only makes it moderately less difficult for the black hats, but helps out the medical community.
Back up something relatively important, then walk around with the drive for say, 30 seconds. You'll drop it and the platters will shatter. On top of that, now you have a nice caxixi.
If you're doing it to improve customer service by making sure that everyone can understand everyone else through a global network of call centers, it's innovation. It's the vocal equivalent of requiring employees to wear uniforms when they're interacting with customers.
If you're doing it because you don't like Hispanics who are CLEARLY illegal immigrants because their first language isn't English, rights violation, or at least discrimination.
PS French isn't my first language, yet the French people I know seem to really appreciate my effort to speak their language, in spite of an American accent.
The difference between NASA and CERN:
NASA: ZOMG WE FOUND ALIENS [when ONE person MIGHT have found life that subsisted on arsenate ONCE]
CERN: Hey guys... We might have found a particle moving faster than light... Maybe. Want to check our work? We tried it a few (thousand) times, but we might have made a mistake somewhere. (PS If true this will upend a century of physics.)
How can this idea even be sustainable? You're going to find a sufficient number of people willing to give up their time to do these things for complete strangers with no guarantee of compensation?
The same way that Wikipedia is sustainable (at least so far). As long as volunteers get to choose how much time they give, I can see the system being fairly sustainable over a significant time period, at least in general.
It is a library, right? Free to join, no cost to check out? Where are the revenues going to come from?
Again, money might not be an issue here. Yes, it will cost something (but probably not all that much), but since it's a library (aka non-profit), donations could always be *highly suggested*
So, I filed a FOIA request for the text of the treaty yesterday (figured it couldn't hurt and could possibly help move the process along if one more person filed one...), and now the government says it will release the treaty... I find this suspicious...
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When and if they use it, we will be somewhat delayed while we realize "Hey, there's this new superflu that seems a lot like the one that Dutch guy came up with."
Except that the paper will already be there, so presumably he (at least) will be comparing novel H5N1 strains to what he came up with. On the other hand, the research has been done and the paper written. Presumably, several electronic copies exist in several locations, which means that the black hats could get their hands on it without too much trouble. So releasing the paper only makes it moderately less difficult for the black hats, but helps out the medical community.
It's the internet. Everyone is a man.
Or better yet, bet on who will kill him!
Seems WAY more reasonable than US copyright court.
Back up something relatively important, then walk around with the drive for say, 30 seconds. You'll drop it and the platters will shatter. On top of that, now you have a nice caxixi.
If you're doing it to improve customer service by making sure that everyone can understand everyone else through a global network of call centers, it's innovation. It's the vocal equivalent of requiring employees to wear uniforms when they're interacting with customers. If you're doing it because you don't like Hispanics who are CLEARLY illegal immigrants because their first language isn't English, rights violation, or at least discrimination. PS French isn't my first language, yet the French people I know seem to really appreciate my effort to speak their language, in spite of an American accent.
The difference between NASA and CERN: NASA: ZOMG WE FOUND ALIENS [when ONE person MIGHT have found life that subsisted on arsenate ONCE] CERN: Hey guys... We might have found a particle moving faster than light... Maybe. Want to check our work? We tried it a few (thousand) times, but we might have made a mistake somewhere. (PS If true this will upend a century of physics.)
*if you don't beat your meat.
But only pre-1923. Nothing else will ever be public domain.
Not illegal, however, since it was authorized by the legal owner of the computer.
For another century? Try not forever. Well, at least it'll never happen in the US while Disney is still profitable.
If only I had the mod points to give you...
How can this idea even be sustainable? You're going to find a sufficient number of people willing to give up their time to do these things for complete strangers with no guarantee of compensation?
The same way that Wikipedia is sustainable (at least so far). As long as volunteers get to choose how much time they give, I can see the system being fairly sustainable over a significant time period, at least in general.
It is a library, right? Free to join, no cost to check out? Where are the revenues going to come from?
Again, money might not be an issue here. Yes, it will cost something (but probably not all that much), but since it's a library (aka non-profit), donations could always be *highly suggested*
It's free, and they need to profit off of it somehow. So they need to gather info. Simple.
Diplomats giving their honest opinions to their superiors is definitely against the law...
And we could just ignore this whole issue by switching over...
I recently wrote a blog post about this over here: http://lockethepundit.blogspot.com/2010/08/does-iran-really-have-peaceful-nuclear.html
You mean you didn't like all the ACTA stories?
You could... http://www.freeclipartnow.com/d/24347-2/pitchfork.jpg
So, I filed a FOIA request for the text of the treaty yesterday (figured it couldn't hurt and could possibly help move the process along if one more person filed one...), and now the government says it will release the treaty... I find this suspicious...
Counterfeiting them, of course.
Senior camping trip!!!
The economic benefits of capturing asteroids in orbit and utilizing the materials should also be considerable.
Provided, of course, that someone doesn't mess up the calculation and it hits us...
Something remotely interesting happened in the Midwest? That might be a first... Too bad I was stuck studying for APs...
I read /., I'm in college, and I have AT LEAST 3 friends... Back home.