That's per time it's played. The $1 is based on the value a typical copyright holder charges a user to gain a permanent, non-transferable license to play the song in private.
USA: 202 grams CO2 equivalent per km. According to EIA, burning a gallon of CO2 produces 19.6 pounds of carbon dioxide. (8890 grams). So to equal the electric car you'd have to get at least (8890 gCO2/gal) / (202 gCO2/km) = 44 km/gal. That's 27 miles per gallon, which is in the mid range for passenger cars. My all wheel drive Subaru gets that, so I'm doing as well for pollution as driving an electric car.
I'd do better to drive a hybrid, such as a Prius. That gets 48 miles per gallon which is a little more than half as polluting as my car. Also, since I an refuel it in 5 minutes like any gas powered car, it's as versatile as a standard passenger car, so it's good for short and long trips, unlike an electric.
Exactly. You lose the least energy to the tires when you simply run them at nominal inflation pressure. So measure the amount of electricity from the battery while running a defined course and speed with conventional tires at their specified pressure. Then replace the conventional tires and do the same thing again with your high-tech electricity-producing tires. How many amp-hours did you save? Enough to eventually pay for the tires?
If I had to bet, I'd bet that they cause a net loss of energy by allowing the tire to flex more than it should, which increases load on the motors.
Why not make it a punishment that fits the crime, but per count? Put a realistic value on the illegal downloading. A song is worth (in the market) $1, so petty theft. A movie is worth, in the market, maybe $10 to $15. Again, petty theft. We don't put people away for 10 years for petty theft, no matter how many times they do it.
Instead, let the copyright owners sue for actual damages and let them make the case that they were actually out $1 for the illegal song download or $10 for the illegal movie download, or upload. Massive infringers could be put out of business. You uploaded a movie and provided it to 10,000 downloaders? You owe us $100k, and you're guilty of 10,000 counts of petty theft.
What is the rationale for treating real property differently than other property? That's an assumption worth examining.
Is it because real property can be used to generate rent? Then copyright and patents are kind of like real property. Is it because a person's ownership of real property imposes a burden on everybody else because it restricts what would otherwise be their right to use it? Then again, copyright and patents are like real property.
Maybe if it were something they cared about, they'd pay. But it really is just two guys they don't care about beating each other up.
The "this is a sport, not just two thugs trying to hurt each other" veneer was ripped off the so-called sport when Mike Tyson was allowed to return to the "sport" after being convicted of rape, then bit off Evander Holyfield's ear and was allowed to return (with celebrity status) AGAIN, served time for yet another assault, cheated in another fight...
And was never banned from the so-called sport. Because it's a blood sport where the worst sort of brutality is not just tolerated, but encouraged.
A sauna isn't a hot tub. At least not in Finland. It's sweating in a hot room.
But controlling for socioeconomic level and prior indications of health and healthy lifestyle should be considered. Maybe the reason why some Finns get to the sauna more often is because they're healthy enough to get out, or have time enough to get out.
Or maybe sweating in a hot room improves circulation, promotes healing and shoves the balance of microorganisms that colonize your skin in a healthier direction.
Maybe it just kills one kind of mite that's been plaguing humanity since the dawn of time and nobody knows it's harmful.
Yeah, one stock being fantastically over-valued doesn't mean the whole market is. Look at price to sales, price to earnings and book value. When those are out of whack, it's overvalued (or undervalued).
Yeah, but you can just shove them all in a folder and forget about them and use whatever third party apps you want. Or you can root your phone and erase or lock them down.
Is that really true? What are your alternatives? * dumb phone * iPhone that does mostly the same thing as an Android phone but costs more $$$ and delivers the same information, but to Apple instead of Google
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We have cigarettes for that.
The harm done by homepathy is equal to the net benefit of the actual drug for which it is substituted, minus the difference in cost.
That's per time it's played. The $1 is based on the value a typical copyright holder charges a user to gain a permanent, non-transferable license to play the song in private.
What diesel car gets close to 50 MPG?
USA: 202 grams CO2 equivalent per km. According to EIA, burning a gallon of CO2 produces 19.6 pounds of carbon dioxide. (8890 grams). So to equal the electric car you'd have to get at least (8890 gCO2/gal) / (202 gCO2/km) = 44 km/gal. That's 27 miles per gallon, which is in the mid range for passenger cars. My all wheel drive Subaru gets that, so I'm doing as well for pollution as driving an electric car.
I'd do better to drive a hybrid, such as a Prius. That gets 48 miles per gallon which is a little more than half as polluting as my car. Also, since I an refuel it in 5 minutes like any gas powered car, it's as versatile as a standard passenger car, so it's good for short and long trips, unlike an electric.
Exactly. You lose the least energy to the tires when you simply run them at nominal inflation pressure. So measure the amount of electricity from the battery while running a defined course and speed with conventional tires at their specified pressure. Then replace the conventional tires and do the same thing again with your high-tech electricity-producing tires. How many amp-hours did you save? Enough to eventually pay for the tires?
If I had to bet, I'd bet that they cause a net loss of energy by allowing the tire to flex more than it should, which increases load on the motors.
Why not make it a punishment that fits the crime, but per count? Put a realistic value on the illegal downloading. A song is worth (in the market) $1, so petty theft. A movie is worth, in the market, maybe $10 to $15. Again, petty theft. We don't put people away for 10 years for petty theft, no matter how many times they do it.
Instead, let the copyright owners sue for actual damages and let them make the case that they were actually out $1 for the illegal song download or $10 for the illegal movie download, or upload. Massive infringers could be put out of business. You uploaded a movie and provided it to 10,000 downloaders? You owe us $100k, and you're guilty of 10,000 counts of petty theft.
Prison is also supposed to be for punishment.
What is the rationale for treating real property differently than other property? That's an assumption worth examining.
Is it because real property can be used to generate rent? Then copyright and patents are kind of like real property.
Is it because a person's ownership of real property imposes a burden on everybody else because it restricts what would otherwise be their right to use it? Then again, copyright and patents are like real property.
Maybe if it were something they cared about, they'd pay. But it really is just two guys they don't care about beating each other up.
The "this is a sport, not just two thugs trying to hurt each other" veneer was ripped off the so-called sport when Mike Tyson was allowed to return to the "sport" after being convicted of rape, then bit off Evander Holyfield's ear and was allowed to return (with celebrity status) AGAIN, served time for yet another assault, cheated in another fight...
And was never banned from the so-called sport. Because it's a blood sport where the worst sort of brutality is not just tolerated, but encouraged.
"The significance of this new technology cannot be overstated:"
I believe you just did.
He might well own the images that were attached to stories about him. But there is still fair use to consider.
I don't see why sauna's would be somehow different.
More time spent in the heat and no risk of drowning.
Not a problem if you enjoy exercising. Or saunas.
A sauna isn't a hot tub. At least not in Finland. It's sweating in a hot room.
But controlling for socioeconomic level and prior indications of health and healthy lifestyle should be considered. Maybe the reason why some Finns get to the sauna more often is because they're healthy enough to get out, or have time enough to get out.
Or maybe sweating in a hot room improves circulation, promotes healing and shoves the balance of microorganisms that colonize your skin in a healthier direction.
Maybe it just kills one kind of mite that's been plaguing humanity since the dawn of time and nobody knows it's harmful.
Show me that they get disproportionately attacked by terrorists and I'll take you seriously.
Yeah, one stock being fantastically over-valued doesn't mean the whole market is. Look at price to sales, price to earnings and book value. When those are out of whack, it's overvalued (or undervalued).
Yeah, but you can just shove them all in a folder and forget about them and use whatever third party apps you want. Or you can root your phone and erase or lock them down.
Is that really true? What are your alternatives?
* dumb phone
* iPhone that does mostly the same thing as an Android phone but costs more $$$ and delivers the same information, but to Apple instead of Google
We already have drugs that work pretty much the same way. This is just another of the same sort that can go in our toolchest.
But we really need a vaccine.
Even if we were all geniuses, it wouldn't matter. You'd have legions of unemployed geniuses.
Somebody mod this insightful, please. We know that on-line learning has a very mixed history, all the way down to a complete waste of time and money.
Because they're children. Children require guidance.
I'm guessing it doesn't work like a magic eraser.
Exactly. I can teach you to do your job, but I can't teach your tats to go away. Until now?
If this works, you'll see employers requiring their employees to remove tats.