the premise for copyright is very well intentioned: give the producer of a work a temporary monopoly for their contribution to society.
Wrong. It's a simple way to reward those who innovate & create, financially. It has nothing to do with society other than if copyright didn't exist, then theft of intellectual creations would run rampant. I sell physical things. It's very easy for me to be compensated. Either you pay for the items you take from me, or I call the cops. Copyrights are just a way for writers, etc. to do the same thing. It has nothing to do with "community".
So, in all of your wisdom (he), why exactly is a lack of resources a license to steal? Or is it instead the every person on the planet has an inalienable right to watch any movie any time one wants to without regard to cost?
so I'm changing tracks to system administration. I'm convinced enough that MS is part of the past that I won't be bothering with learning W2000/XP or IIS
Nobody said they had to buy the software. How much money is in the country is completely irrelevant. Most people do not sell their products on a sliding scale. Either you can afford it or you can't. What MS did was go out of their way to say that they could shave $2000 off of a $11000 package. Pretty fucking generous if you ask me. If someone walks into my shop and says that they can't afford something, but would really like it, I'd say tough shit. I've got bills to pay.
No, dumbass... I've got another business! But actually, have you seen how much porn I give away? Jesus, I haven't checked recently, but it should be up to somewhere around 250,000 pictures! I'm a fucking saint.:)
Deal fairly? The gave 'em a big fucking discount. You don't get to be a huge company by giving away all of your shit for free. It doesn't happen. I say fuck the Namibians. Give me the $2000 in free MS Office licensing. I'll take it.
Jesus, you OSS zealots are pathetic. If it's not free, then it's evil. What a load of naive, childish bullshit. Grow up. When you're not living off of your parents, $2000 is a lot of fucking money.
Yeah, it shows that they don't want to waste money. That's probably why they're the most profitable company in the US now, and are still hiring while every other company is firing. People ask me for donations from my business. If I can't afford it, I give 'em a 25% off coupon. Same thing. What does that "say"?
They got a level 4. The agency that did it can't give them a higher rating because they're not gov't. But, there's no way to know if they won't get a higher one after more reviews.
I'll tell ya' what... Watch a movie called "American Movie". THAT guy has the biggest set of brass balls that I've ever seen. He had less than most people do, yet he still managed to create something pretty damn cool. He didn't whine once. Fucking amazing. THAT guy is a real entrepreneur.
But as another poster said, if you need 10,000 to start something then you better find a way to start it for less, or you better start getting some credit cards. Either you're an entrepreneur or not. Having someone set you up so there's no risk to yourself isn't entrepreneurial at all. Anybody can do that. You use your own money (and a bit of your family and friends' money), and you're gonna work many, many times harder to make sure it doesn't fail, because if it does, you're homeless.
Listen, I've got this great idea about selling pet food over the internet! It's gonna be the next big thing. All I need is $200m in start-up capital and... hey! Come back!
Why should you use your own money? I dunno. Self respect. Pride. Small things like that.
Even more than that. Pick up an INC Magazine. Something like 95% of all successes started on their own savings, credit cards, and money borrowed from friends and family. The fact is that people who aren't willing to put their own money on the line also probably aren't willing to put in the effort to make something succeed.
I meant fancy wood desks like they'er describing in the article. But really, particle board and metal tables from Wal-Mart hold shit just as well as "a grand cherry-wood conference table".
For that matter, most people outside of college can and should upgrade their surroundings in ways that would boost productivity. One post-college insight I've gotten is the huge difference in the working environments that successful people choose to set up for themselves. Good chairs and whiteboards should be seen as a necessity, not a luxury.
From the real entrepreneurs that I know (meaning people who beg, borrow and steal what they can to get started, and make something, as opposed to getting a nice fat grant, and having 10 mentors tell them what to do), I've *never* heard of anyone starting out like this. Real entrepreneurs (meaning those with the guts to put something on the line and make it succeed) scrape by on the fancy shit, often forever, in order to plow more into the business. I can tell ya' that if I spend $200 on a chair, that's a shitload of inventory that I can't buy. "Productivity" is something measured in terms of ergonomics, keystrokes per second, number of reports written, lighting quality, etc. is something to be left for middle managers in large companies. Real entrepreneurs make it work with or without a fancy chair and whiteboard.
...not to mention that kind of money, I would've startrf a real business. Not another bullshit dot-com that's built around *synergy*. I probably would've gotten a few used ovens to put in there, run down to the grocery store to get the basics started, and print out a shitload of flyers to put around campus announcing my new pizza business. THAT'S a *real* business. These kids are just playing make believe. I doubt that any of 'em have ever worked a day in their priviledged little lives.
Wood desks? Leather chairs? What the fuck for? I went to an Ivy League business school, and I currently run my own business, and I've *never* heard that in order to run a company, you have to have the best equipment. If anything, it's teaching these kids to fail. Anyone who spends this much just to *start* a business on unnecessary shit doesn't know how to cut corners on luxuries to make a new business succeed. It's impossible.
If they really want to teach these kids to run companies, they should set up an office that looks like their parent's basement, complete with folding chairs, ramen noodles for food, and a barely functioning PC. That's how real businesspeople do it. These are just some spoiled little shits who would never have the balls to start a business that isn't financed by venture capitalists (of yeah, and mommy and daddy).
This post was written in a relatively successful 4 week old store while sitting on a chair from the 1970's found in a broom closet, using an old P233, which also functions as the POS system, music player for the store, bookkeeping system, and graphic design station, in a store that was painted, lighted, and outfitted solely by the owner.
That's funny... that's the polar opposite of this graph.
Bah, but who really cares? Hell, I actually own a pet store, and I use neither of these. A simple off-the-shelf system works great for me, and speed isn't an issue. I don't give a rat's ass what it's written with, as long as it works. Just like I don't care whether the parts in my stereo came from China or Taiwan, as long as it works.
No, what they were doing is telling their *distributors* what they could sell 'em for. The thing is, at least with real merchandise (as opposed to say, software), when you buy something, you own it, and can sell it for whatever you'd like to sell it for.
I was trying to poke around securityspace to check their numbers, but their site kept dying. Somehow, I have a hard time trusting any kind of server research company that can't keep their own servers running. You have any other stats?
No, I'm not against it, I'm just pointing out that I highly doubt that they don't have any motives behind it, since the article said that MS called it a "ploy".
It's called marketing. Real Networks doesn't need any help coding. I'm sure that they don't want any. They're just doing it as a marketing ploy to get more uber geeks releasing media in their format, and using their products. They're a company. They want to make a profit. They're not going to do something "for the good of the community" just for the hell of it. It's marketing, that's all. Anyone who thinks that they're being altruistic is very naive.
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the premise for copyright is very well intentioned: give the producer of a work a temporary monopoly for their contribution to society.
Wrong. It's a simple way to reward those who innovate & create, financially. It has nothing to do with society other than if copyright didn't exist, then theft of intellectual creations would run rampant. I sell physical things. It's very easy for me to be compensated. Either you pay for the items you take from me, or I call the cops. Copyrights are just a way for writers, etc. to do the same thing. It has nothing to do with "community".
So, in all of your wisdom (he), why exactly is a lack of resources a license to steal? Or is it instead the every person on the planet has an inalienable right to watch any movie any time one wants to without regard to cost?
so I'm changing tracks to system administration. I'm convinced enough that MS is part of the past that I won't be bothering with learning W2000/XP or IIS
Very smart. I hope your wife has a job.
Nobody said they had to buy the software. How much money is in the country is completely irrelevant. Most people do not sell their products on a sliding scale. Either you can afford it or you can't. What MS did was go out of their way to say that they could shave $2000 off of a $11000 package. Pretty fucking generous if you ask me. If someone walks into my shop and says that they can't afford something, but would really like it, I'd say tough shit. I've got bills to pay.
No, dumbass... I've got another business! But actually, have you seen how much porn I give away? Jesus, I haven't checked recently, but it should be up to somewhere around 250,000 pictures! I'm a fucking saint. :)
Deal fairly? The gave 'em a big fucking discount. You don't get to be a huge company by giving away all of your shit for free. It doesn't happen. I say fuck the Namibians. Give me the $2000 in free MS Office licensing. I'll take it.
Jesus, you OSS zealots are pathetic. If it's not free, then it's evil. What a load of naive, childish bullshit. Grow up. When you're not living off of your parents, $2000 is a lot of fucking money.
Yeah, it shows that they don't want to waste money. That's probably why they're the most profitable company in the US now, and are still hiring while every other company is firing. People ask me for donations from my business. If I can't afford it, I give 'em a 25% off coupon. Same thing. What does that "say"?
They got a level 4. The agency that did it can't give them a higher rating because they're not gov't. But, there's no way to know if they won't get a higher one after more reviews.
I'll tell ya' what... Watch a movie called "American Movie". THAT guy has the biggest set of brass balls that I've ever seen. He had less than most people do, yet he still managed to create something pretty damn cool. He didn't whine once. Fucking amazing. THAT guy is a real entrepreneur.
But as another poster said, if you need 10,000 to start something then you better find a way to start it for less, or you better start getting some credit cards. Either you're an entrepreneur or not. Having someone set you up so there's no risk to yourself isn't entrepreneurial at all. Anybody can do that. You use your own money (and a bit of your family and friends' money), and you're gonna work many, many times harder to make sure it doesn't fail, because if it does, you're homeless.
Hey, great idea! You wanna be on the board?
Sure! I'll be the CFO.
All right, let's see... a bag of dog food costs us $10, we sell it for $15, we pay $10 in shipping, so that's...
15 - 10 - 10 = profit!!!!
I think this is gonna do really, really well.
Yeah, but Jeff started out in his garage. So although he's huge now, he had to rough it at the beginning, too.
Listen, I've got this great idea about selling pet food over the internet! It's gonna be the next big thing. All I need is $200m in start-up capital and ... hey! Come back!
:)
You forgot... what about FREE SHIPPING!?
Let me guess. You're a sadomasochist running a BSDM store.
:)
I'm not a sadomasochist, but the zoning around here wouldn't allow a sex store. Already looked into it
And if you can't swing Wal-Mart's prices, steal some fucking plywood and cinderblocks!
Exactly! That's how entrepreneurs think.
Why should you use your own money? I dunno. Self respect. Pride. Small things like that.
Even more than that. Pick up an INC Magazine. Something like 95% of all successes started on their own savings, credit cards, and money borrowed from friends and family. The fact is that people who aren't willing to put their own money on the line also probably aren't willing to put in the effort to make something succeed.
What would you make tables out of?
I meant fancy wood desks like they'er describing in the article. But really, particle board and metal tables from Wal-Mart hold shit just as well as "a grand cherry-wood conference table".
For that matter, most people outside of college can and should upgrade their surroundings in ways that would boost productivity. One post-college insight I've gotten is the huge difference in the working environments that successful people choose to set up for themselves. Good chairs and whiteboards should be seen as a necessity, not a luxury.
From the real entrepreneurs that I know (meaning people who beg, borrow and steal what they can to get started, and make something, as opposed to getting a nice fat grant, and having 10 mentors tell them what to do), I've *never* heard of anyone starting out like this. Real entrepreneurs (meaning those with the guts to put something on the line and make it succeed) scrape by on the fancy shit, often forever, in order to plow more into the business. I can tell ya' that if I spend $200 on a chair, that's a shitload of inventory that I can't buy. "Productivity" is something measured in terms of ergonomics, keystrokes per second, number of reports written, lighting quality, etc. is something to be left for middle managers in large companies. Real entrepreneurs make it work with or without a fancy chair and whiteboard.
...not to mention that kind of money, I would've startrf a real business. Not another bullshit dot-com that's built around *synergy*. I probably would've gotten a few used ovens to put in there, run down to the grocery store to get the basics started, and print out a shitload of flyers to put around campus announcing my new pizza business. THAT'S a *real* business. These kids are just playing make believe. I doubt that any of 'em have ever worked a day in their priviledged little lives.
Wood desks? Leather chairs? What the fuck for? I went to an Ivy League business school, and I currently run my own business, and I've *never* heard that in order to run a company, you have to have the best equipment. If anything, it's teaching these kids to fail. Anyone who spends this much just to *start* a business on unnecessary shit doesn't know how to cut corners on luxuries to make a new business succeed. It's impossible.
If they really want to teach these kids to run companies, they should set up an office that looks like their parent's basement, complete with folding chairs, ramen noodles for food, and a barely functioning PC. That's how real businesspeople do it. These are just some spoiled little shits who would never have the balls to start a business that isn't financed by venture capitalists (of yeah, and mommy and daddy).
This post was written in a relatively successful 4 week old store while sitting on a chair from the 1970's found in a broom closet, using an old P233, which also functions as the POS system, music player for the store, bookkeeping system, and graphic design station, in a store that was painted, lighted, and outfitted solely by the owner.
That's funny... that's the polar opposite of this graph.
Bah, but who really cares? Hell, I actually own a pet store, and I use neither of these. A simple off-the-shelf system works great for me, and speed isn't an issue. I don't give a rat's ass what it's written with, as long as it works. Just like I don't care whether the parts in my stereo came from China or Taiwan, as long as it works.
No, what they were doing is telling their *distributors* what they could sell 'em for. The thing is, at least with real merchandise (as opposed to say, software), when you buy something, you own it, and can sell it for whatever you'd like to sell it for.
I was trying to poke around securityspace to check their numbers, but their site kept dying. Somehow, I have a hard time trusting any kind of server research company that can't keep their own servers running. You have any other stats?
No, I'm not against it, I'm just pointing out that I highly doubt that they don't have any motives behind it, since the article said that MS called it a "ploy".
It's called marketing. Real Networks doesn't need any help coding. I'm sure that they don't want any. They're just doing it as a marketing ploy to get more uber geeks releasing media in their format, and using their products. They're a company. They want to make a profit. They're not going to do something "for the good of the community" just for the hell of it. It's marketing, that's all. Anyone who thinks that they're being altruistic is very naive.
If the cube is supposed to be between them, where will it be, exactly? On an oil platform in the North Atlantic?