I would have little problem with a 14 year copyright term.
What authors used to do to get around that was to publish different editions and never produce the old one again, allowing a new copyright to be gained and most profits retained. However, since the invention of computers, I suppose this would not work.
That's a personal choice. And depending on what you read, you do not necessarily get any smarter. For example, my wife reads trashy fiction like True Blood. Something like 24 on TV is more complicated and mind-engaging than that. I heard an interview with somebody on Fresh Air a few years ago talking about research indicates that TV is much more exercising to the brain these days, at least if you watch adult dramas (Law & Order, 24, Lost, etc.) and especially ones that build on the story every week. While the interviewee took pains to say he didn't want to discourage people from reading, it was a matter of brain research that popular, modern adult dramas do exercise the brain.
The Uverse lady I talked to when canceling didn't give one crap that I was canceling. In fact, she tried to upsell me to a more expensive package before giving up and just canceling. She didn't even offer a discount which I had been willing to consider. So, Netflix got my business.
I hear ya. 8x8 (formerly Packet 8) kept raising prices on my formerly $19.99 plan and I finally dropped em for mobile-only (we have 4 lines between us and the kids). Then, AT&T decided it was time to bump the pricing on their 200 channel service. We dropped them for Netflix. I was especially glad after I found out that half our cable money was going to ESPN which I had never watched. I did end up watching some World Cup games online via ESPN, but I don't need their content 99% of the time.
No one is claiming you can't survive on less that $150k in NYC. All I'm saying is taking a stroll down Wall Street, $150k is not that much. Of course, it's totally beside the point of the article which is whether programmers should get a larger share of the profits. If they're not code monkeys, then they probably should. Quants aren't necessarily good software designers and you need somebody to translate the math into something that works.
This is all about context and cost of living. 150k ain't near as much money as you think it is when your expenses are high. Nobody is complaining about that amount of money in terms of "oh, I just can't survive on 150k a year" which would be plainly false, even in NYC. All I'm saying is it ain't that much money when you're strolling down Wall Street, which is plainly true.
For what it's worth, I do think the software architects designing that software should be entitled to a larger share of the pie, for the same reason that professional athletes should be entitled to a significant portion of profits in their respective sports. If they're not just interchangeable code monkeys, they deserve a share in the profits for good design.
The best use case I can think of for this is when my laptop finally shrinks into my phone. I don't have to attach a zillion wires to the phone to get it to operate as my computer.
Indeed, I think the wars and failures of the various empires combined with numerous plagues had more to do with the slowdown than Plato or Aristotle. Even then, one is still giving the Enlightenment too much credit, as they tended to discount military advances which had practical impacts (e.g., engineering). I think this is a cool article which talks about some of the developments that happened over time. The history of logic article is neat, too. You can see how little theory Europe contributed during the early Middle Ages pretty easily. But theory isn't everything.
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You'll have to rip these 1990s forum sites from my cold, dead hands!
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I would have little problem with a 14 year copyright term.
What authors used to do to get around that was to publish different editions and never produce the old one again, allowing a new copyright to be gained and most profits retained. However, since the invention of computers, I suppose this would not work.
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That's a personal choice. And depending on what you read, you do not necessarily get any smarter. For example, my wife reads trashy fiction like True Blood. Something like 24 on TV is more complicated and mind-engaging than that. I heard an interview with somebody on Fresh Air a few years ago talking about research indicates that TV is much more exercising to the brain these days, at least if you watch adult dramas (Law & Order, 24, Lost, etc.) and especially ones that build on the story every week. While the interviewee took pains to say he didn't want to discourage people from reading, it was a matter of brain research that popular, modern adult dramas do exercise the brain.
TMYK,
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The Uverse lady I talked to when canceling didn't give one crap that I was canceling. In fact, she tried to upsell me to a more expensive package before giving up and just canceling. She didn't even offer a discount which I had been willing to consider. So, Netflix got my business.
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You gave her tuberculosis? I told her not to mess around with Yukon Gold!
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I just FB'd your comment. Ha!
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I hear ya. 8x8 (formerly Packet 8) kept raising prices on my formerly $19.99 plan and I finally dropped em for mobile-only (we have 4 lines between us and the kids). Then, AT&T decided it was time to bump the pricing on their 200 channel service. We dropped them for Netflix. I was especially glad after I found out that half our cable money was going to ESPN which I had never watched. I did end up watching some World Cup games online via ESPN, but I don't need their content 99% of the time.
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No one is claiming you can't survive on less that $150k in NYC. All I'm saying is taking a stroll down Wall Street, $150k is not that much. Of course, it's totally beside the point of the article which is whether programmers should get a larger share of the profits. If they're not code monkeys, then they probably should. Quants aren't necessarily good software designers and you need somebody to translate the math into something that works.
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This is all about context and cost of living. 150k ain't near as much money as you think it is when your expenses are high. Nobody is complaining about that amount of money in terms of "oh, I just can't survive on 150k a year" which would be plainly false, even in NYC. All I'm saying is it ain't that much money when you're strolling down Wall Street, which is plainly true.
For what it's worth, I do think the software architects designing that software should be entitled to a larger share of the pie, for the same reason that professional athletes should be entitled to a significant portion of profits in their respective sports. If they're not just interchangeable code monkeys, they deserve a share in the profits for good design.
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I don't disagree. And yet, what I said is still true.
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I don't disagree.
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See this post for a more detailed explanation than I could give.
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On the east coast, in a big city, that's not that much money.
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In fact, forget the data center and blackjack!
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And "human resources".
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A question from the uninitiated: Is it common to do road ham -> home ham -> cell phone?
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I know a doctor that once told me she gets great satisfaction from draining cysts.
I bet she enjoys popping her significant other's zits all the time, too. Damn grooming instinct!
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Son, I am disappoint
(Probably good that /. is not an image board)
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Yep, power + Wireless PCIe sounds good. Kinda like nouveau bluetooth.
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The best use case I can think of for this is when my laptop finally shrinks into my phone. I don't have to attach a zillion wires to the phone to get it to operate as my computer.
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Child labor! The solution to everything! ;)
Son, get on my lawn -- with that lawnmower over there. You'll get a nickel AND you'll like it, too!
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Do you have a citation for that book? It's not mentioned in Wikipedia.
Thanks,
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I've had it crash on Debian and Ubuntu, but that's usually Flash's fault or nspluginwrapper, the most evil piece of software ever invented.
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Indeed, I think the wars and failures of the various empires combined with numerous plagues had more to do with the slowdown than Plato or Aristotle. Even then, one is still giving the Enlightenment too much credit, as they tended to discount military advances which had practical impacts (e.g., engineering). I think this is a cool article which talks about some of the developments that happened over time. The history of logic article is neat, too. You can see how little theory Europe contributed during the early Middle Ages pretty easily. But theory isn't everything.
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Woo! I love that guy. (Quick, now someone retweet this 50 times over)
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