There's a difference between "work for the government" and fundamental research. If I'm building a missile guidance system, or a database application to manage government carpools, or a light rail control system, there's no reason to let the code out. On the other hand, if these guys are telling us their model is the whole of the argument, that the model says the ice caps are melting and it's CO2 doing the damage, we damn well better have that code.
... change the copyright laws and/or the course of Lucasfilm, and give these guys legal power to make whatever sequels/prequels they want? Without having seen any of this, it occurs to me that the conventional wisdom WRT the Star Wars franchise is that Lucas desperately needs to hand control over to somebody else, and he is increasingly unwilling and/or incapable of doing so.
Lucas recently said the newest sequel is not for children, and given the quality of the other ones put out since about halfway through Return of the Jedi, it's not for adults, either. Die, midiclorians, die! Die, Ewoks, die! Die, Jar-Jar, die!
Secure certs are one of the biggest ripoffs known to man. The sad fact is that they really only prove that money was able to change hands. This is way, way overdue.
Yes, I know, we're not supposed to gripe about moderation, but I think the parent poster is fairly close to right. TDS wants to have it both ways: to be treated seriously by its audience, and at the same time to be left alone as "ha-ha-only serious" satire. Can't have it both ways, kids.
Quite frankly, I'm surprised/. hasn't had any discussion on the subject of Peak Oil. Geologists following the models of King Hubbert have projected that oil production will peak within about two years, never to increase again. With India and China becoming big oil consumers, we don't have a choice anymore but to think about the energy cost of everything we do. When oil company executives start telling you we're running out of oil, soon, and forever, why isn't anyone listening?
Moreover, one of the reasons cited for the situation in Abu Ghraib was that none of the guards had adequate training in prison procedures. Given that the Bush Administration drew up legal briefs absolving the President of any wrongdoing, we have to reasonably assume this started from the top.
What do you realistically think the event horizon of your career is if you're writing code anymore?
You're asking the wrong question if you're worried about death marches. The real question to ask is "How will I support my kid when my job has been moved to India?"
I had a discussion with a friend who was head editor at a well-known comic book publisher, as well as a screenwriter. His opinion is that copyright is some kind of absolute, and by extension, fair use isn't.
It sounds like it works on the same principle that making a dive into your swimming pool is different from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge into the Pacific. Nifty stuff, although it seems that its resistance to stabbing has to be called into question when you consider that it's also sewable.
I work for a company whose predecessor used to have a scheme for a similar setup. Everyone was enthusiastic about it, but... nobody could ever get the big boys on board. Microsoft, in particular, said nice things... and never got back to us.
This would have been nice in 1998 or so. Now it's too late to be useful, as standalone computer stores, the principle motivation for having such stuff in the first place, are dying off. One very large national chain estimated that our system would save them 1% of gross sales annually due to minimized return costs -- no small amount.
They are being nudged in towards an IPO anyway by security laws. The reason is that they have over 500 shareholders, which means they have to perform $2 million worth of paperwork each year anyway. It's not a overwhelming task, but it is one factor.
The problem I see is similar in that the overall problem with some of these other countries is that they have histories of terrible governance. The US is bad enough and getting worse -- the prospect of taking orders from China sounds like it would be far worse.
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... it doesn't look anything like Heidi Klum...
there already is one.
... the difference is that fossil fuels are sequestered, where grass gets its mass from atmospheric CO2.
There's a difference between "work for the government" and fundamental research. If I'm building a missile guidance system, or a database application to manage government carpools, or a light rail control system, there's no reason to let the code out. On the other hand, if these guys are telling us their model is the whole of the argument, that the model says the ice caps are melting and it's CO2 doing the damage, we damn well better have that code.
Lucas recently said the newest sequel is not for children, and given the quality of the other ones put out since about halfway through Return of the Jedi, it's not for adults, either. Die, midiclorians, die! Die, Ewoks, die! Die, Jar-Jar, die!
lather, rinse, repeat
Secure certs are one of the biggest ripoffs known to man. The sad fact is that they really only prove that money was able to change hands. This is way, way overdue.
Yes, I know, we're not supposed to gripe about moderation, but I think the parent poster is fairly close to right. TDS wants to have it both ways: to be treated seriously by its audience, and at the same time to be left alone as "ha-ha-only serious" satire. Can't have it both ways, kids.
We're running out of oil. Nobody can prove it yet, but a bunch of smart guys have come pretty close.
Available at the Library of Congress website.
... use Linux, though.
Didn't we already dismiss these models recently?
It's not April 1st.
Quite frankly, I'm surprised /. hasn't had any discussion on the subject of Peak Oil. Geologists following the models of King Hubbert have projected that oil production will peak within about two years, never to increase again. With India and China becoming big oil consumers, we don't have a choice anymore but to think about the energy cost of everything we do. When oil company executives start telling you we're running out of oil, soon, and forever, why isn't anyone listening?
Automated cars with robot drivers will be the least of our worries. Finding something to eat might be higher up than it is now.
Moreover, one of the reasons cited for the situation in Abu Ghraib was that none of the guards had adequate training in prison procedures. Given that the Bush Administration drew up legal briefs absolving the President of any wrongdoing, we have to reasonably assume this started from the top.
What do you realistically think the event horizon of your career is if you're writing code anymore? You're asking the wrong question if you're worried about death marches. The real question to ask is "How will I support my kid when my job has been moved to India?"
Many such must exist in screenland.
It sounds like it works on the same principle that making a dive into your swimming pool is different from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge into the Pacific. Nifty stuff, although it seems that its resistance to stabbing has to be called into question when you consider that it's also sewable.
This would have been nice in 1998 or so. Now it's too late to be useful, as standalone computer stores, the principle motivation for having such stuff in the first place, are dying off. One very large national chain estimated that our system would save them 1% of gross sales annually due to minimized return costs -- no small amount.
Me, I think this is a ploy to avoid a harsh truth: we're shipping our tech jobs overseas.
Color me unconvinced.
They are being nudged in towards an IPO anyway by security laws. The reason is that they have over 500 shareholders, which means they have to perform $2 million worth of paperwork each year anyway. It's not a overwhelming task, but it is one factor.
Man, it's too bad there isn't a +1, Self-Delusional. I'd like to see this comment modded up and exposed for the hallucination that it is.
The problem I see is similar in that the overall problem with some of these other countries is that they have histories of terrible governance. The US is bad enough and getting worse -- the prospect of taking orders from China sounds like it would be far worse.