That seems like the key problem, I don't see why everyone is arguing over the cost when the licensing is incompatible. Far as I know this issue has not been addressed by Apple, haven't heard of any attempts to enforce it either though.
If he understands and digs it, it's been done or is fatally flawed. If he stares at you blankly, maybe you're on to something.
Best part: he's guaranteed not to accurately disclose or competently act on your idea!
Sure looks like it was designed for Americans, even if it's not available here. I don't feel like lining up a foreign VPN right now (maybe if they mentioned where it is available). Anyone have experience with it? What makes it so great?
The intrusive security behavior of the TSA has all kinds of negative economic consequences, discouraging people from flying hurts the airlines, it also makes conducting business harder, and it separates families (with secondary but significant financial consequences). I'm very reluctant to take my family anywhere, it's such a great hassle to have your lunch and medications interrogated and seized.
And the difficulties of domestic travel are nothing compared to international. "Free Trade" makes no sense without the free-flow of people. A lot of what makes America economically appealing and strong is its openness and flexibility. I feel the travel clampdowns and growing hostility to foreigners plays a greater roll in the current economic meltdown than it gets credit for.
We need laws that match the new technological reality. Updated business models too. Those who figure out the new business reality are gonna run circles around the old-school whiners.
they need to find a better case to rally around. One where the accused person really is innocent. Continuing to support Jammie Thomas-Whateveritis only makes us look like stupid pirates.
There are no innocent people here. We've all copied music in ways the RIAA would like to punish us, whether it was on tape off the radio, burning a CD, or downloading an MP3s. We are all Jammie Thomas (only better-looking, with more friends;-).
When the law makes everyone a criminal, or copyright violator or whatever, that's a good time to dial it back. Copyright law and technology have been moving in completely different directions for some time, and the less-useful one is going to be abandoned as irrelevant. Maybe it already has.
Or we could just start making better use of the monster fusion reactor that is already in the neighborhood.
Totally, the energy source is already there, and being exploited rather efficiently by many organisms. I feel like we've hit a limit of the centralized power source model, and the practical future of energy is in collecting on the small scale and exploiting local sources. For example, here in San Diego I know several people who produce a net surplus of electricity from their solar panels, without any real effort at conserving use.
Big, dirty power supplies with massive infrastructure issues are so very dated. The future is small, local and clean. Not because it's ethical, but because it's practical.
Totally, I think if it was truly child porn, they'd do more than shut down the website. They'd find some names and throw them in jail.
The fact that there is so little prosecution and so many accusations in this case makes me think there is little substance to the allegations.
...Mainly, that is if animals were allowed to converse in a common language with humans, it would show us if they possess a consciousness, can reason, and what emotions that they can feel...
Cognitive linguistics suggests that consciousness is inextricably linked to language, and that an inability to express a thought represents, to some extent, an absence of the thought. Thus the sanctity of an animal's life is best expressed by the articulate expression of the animal. My personal experience is that the expression tends to be somewhat... violent.
See, this is the problem with trying to understand function by studying the disfunctional, and trying to understand disfunction by studying someone else with similar symptoms. I don't really see this as a breakdown of the scientific method so much as a failure to understand the method.
One could pick apart the errors of the parent statement, but the fact remains that if a simulation is too slow or wrong to make meaningful predictions, there's something wrong with the simulation.
If the book isn't good enough to sell, it probably isn't good enough to "steal". But there does seem to be a fair amount of pirating of this book going on. So while piracy may not be the culprit, I don't think quality accounts for the drop in sales.
"The big difference with the library is you get to look at the book for a short time, but you cannot "have" it. It belongs to the library and they will only let you have it for a short time."
And you can go back to the library and look at it anytime you want. In some sense you always "have" the book.
There's also the problem of organizing your data. So while it is feasible to have a copy forever, it's not always convenient. I have this problem all the time, where I'm pretty sure I've got the right size screw somewhere, but it's easier to go back to the store and get another, where they have it all organized. So while I might have the document I want on some hard drive, it's easier to track down and "borrow" again.
The use of "pirated" books is often very much like checking a book out at the library, where the reader only needs it for a brief reference, rather than wishing to read it cover-to-cover. Having your book in a library doesn't make the author much money either, many people are using it but only one copy was payed for.
Why are authors and publishers so comfortable with libraries? Or is it something they just tolerate?
"If I were to cover this topic exhaustively, no one would read it... not even me."
Ya, I almost gave up on the post as it was;-)
Ya, even if I altruistically bought a DRM'd version, I'd still stick to using the pirated pdf version. So why should I make the extra effort? That said, I prefer to buy the book or pdf, when available...
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Ya, wikileaks rocks. I think this underscores the importance of enshrining freedom of the press too.
That seems like the key problem, I don't see why everyone is arguing over the cost when the licensing is incompatible. Far as I know this issue has not been addressed by Apple, haven't heard of any attempts to enforce it either though.
Totally. The Dutch need their own green dam. Can't believe that didn't occur to them.
Very funny, didn't know about that
a phrase I do not invoke lightly
especially the exclamation
Now please excuse me while explain the cause of my amusement to my coworkers...
If he understands and digs it, it's been done or is fatally flawed. If he stares at you blankly, maybe you're on to something. Best part: he's guaranteed not to accurately disclose or competently act on your idea!
hope it reaches its intended audience.
I thought they made those randomly. If there are only ten of them,that seems to indicate that ...
mine goes to eleven, but the random answers were all "9"
Sure looks like it was designed for Americans, even if it's not available here. I don't feel like lining up a foreign VPN right now (maybe if they mentioned where it is available). Anyone have experience with it? What makes it so great?
The intrusive security behavior of the TSA has all kinds of negative economic consequences, discouraging people from flying hurts the airlines, it also makes conducting business harder, and it separates families (with secondary but significant financial consequences). I'm very reluctant to take my family anywhere, it's such a great hassle to have your lunch and medications interrogated and seized.
And the difficulties of domestic travel are nothing compared to international. "Free Trade" makes no sense without the free-flow of people. A lot of what makes America economically appealing and strong is its openness and flexibility. I feel the travel clampdowns and growing hostility to foreigners plays a greater roll in the current economic meltdown than it gets credit for.
You can whine about it or can profit from it.
We need laws that match the new technological reality. Updated business models too. Those who figure out the new business reality are gonna run circles around the old-school whiners.
they need to find a better case to rally around. One where the accused person really is innocent. Continuing to support Jammie Thomas-Whateveritis only makes us look like stupid pirates.
There are no innocent people here. We've all copied music in ways the RIAA would like to punish us, whether it was on tape off the radio, burning a CD, or downloading an MP3s. We are all Jammie Thomas (only better-looking, with more friends ;-).
When the law makes everyone a criminal, or copyright violator or whatever, that's a good time to dial it back. Copyright law and technology have been moving in completely different directions for some time, and the less-useful one is going to be abandoned as irrelevant. Maybe it already has.
Seriously, troll? I know he's a bit profane, but the point is valid.
Or we could just start making better use of the monster fusion reactor that is already in the neighborhood.
Totally, the energy source is already there, and being exploited rather efficiently by many organisms. I feel like we've hit a limit of the centralized power source model, and the practical future of energy is in collecting on the small scale and exploiting local sources. For example, here in San Diego I know several people who produce a net surplus of electricity from their solar panels, without any real effort at conserving use. Big, dirty power supplies with massive infrastructure issues are so very dated. The future is small, local and clean. Not because it's ethical, but because it's practical.
+1 scandalous
Totally, I think if it was truly child porn, they'd do more than shut down the website. They'd find some names and throw them in jail. The fact that there is so little prosecution and so many accusations in this case makes me think there is little substance to the allegations.
...Mainly, that is if animals were allowed to converse in a common language with humans, it would show us if they possess a consciousness, can reason, and what emotions that they can feel...
Cognitive linguistics suggests that consciousness is inextricably linked to language, and that an inability to express a thought represents, to some extent, an absence of the thought. Thus the sanctity of an animal's life is best expressed by the articulate expression of the animal. My personal experience is that the expression tends to be somewhat... violent.
See, this is the problem with trying to understand function by studying the disfunctional, and trying to understand disfunction by studying someone else with similar symptoms. I don't really see this as a breakdown of the scientific method so much as a failure to understand the method.
One could pick apart the errors of the parent statement, but the fact remains that if a simulation is too slow or wrong to make meaningful predictions, there's something wrong with the simulation.
If the book isn't good enough to sell, it probably isn't good enough to "steal". But there does seem to be a fair amount of pirating of this book going on. So while piracy may not be the culprit, I don't think quality accounts for the drop in sales.
"The big difference with the library is you get to look at the book for a short time, but you cannot "have" it. It belongs to the library and they will only let you have it for a short time."
And you can go back to the library and look at it anytime you want. In some sense you always "have" the book.
There's also the problem of organizing your data. So while it is feasible to have a copy forever, it's not always convenient. I have this problem all the time, where I'm pretty sure I've got the right size screw somewhere, but it's easier to go back to the store and get another, where they have it all organized. So while I might have the document I want on some hard drive, it's easier to track down and "borrow" again.
The use of "pirated" books is often very much like checking a book out at the library, where the reader only needs it for a brief reference, rather than wishing to read it cover-to-cover. Having your book in a library doesn't make the author much money either, many people are using it but only one copy was payed for. Why are authors and publishers so comfortable with libraries? Or is it something they just tolerate? "If I were to cover this topic exhaustively, no one would read it... not even me." Ya, I almost gave up on the post as it was ;-)
Interesting and funny.
Ya, even if I altruistically bought a DRM'd version, I'd still stick to using the pirated pdf version. So why should I make the extra effort? That said, I prefer to buy the book or pdf, when available...