Indeed. For all we know, he could have an interest in maille, and could try to make a living from selling his wares at conventions and faires.
Look at what you enjoy. Figure out what it is about those activities that you enjoy doing, their core attributes if you would; then think about what types of jobs would be related to those core attributes.
So by infringing copyright I've made it impossible for me to purchase the item from the copyright owner? So a major portion of my collection of purchased music CDs, books, anime, video games, etc, is now illegal because I shouldn't have been able to purchase them?
In any case, you're focusing on the infringer again. The copyright owner isn't deprived; they can still offer to sell to you and you can still take them up on that offer (as I quite often do). All that's happened is that the infringer's utility for the legally liscened copy has been reduced affecting thier decision to buy.
And in case you didn't read my post in its entirity (as your last paragraph suggests), I'm not arguing that copyright infringment isn't wrong. I'm not arguing that it doesn't cause harm. I am arguing that there is a very distinct difference between it and theft.
Most people focus on the person infringing or stealing and think that because they come out ahead that the two actions are equivilent. However, there's a big difference apparent when you focus on the one being wronged instead.
In your example, after you make your illegal transfer, the other person no longer has access to thier money.
With copyright infringment, you deprive the other person of nothing. They still have thier copyright. They can still do everything that they could before you infringed.
There's a distinct difference there. Both are wrong, but ignoring the difference in either a moral or legislative debate is going to get you in trouble:)
"Besides, if you make that payment sooner, you can start saving for next year sooner. You end up with the exact same amount of interest gain as you have now."
You seem somewhat confused about interest... so, an example:)
Two scenarios.
1) You invest your future tax payment as it accumulates. Assume you accumulate $1k/month, and earn 0.5% per month (around 6.17% APY). You're going to owe $12k after interest, and everything. You file as soon as you can. 2) Same as above, but you wait 4 months. You're going to owe slightly more than in scenario 1 (on years 2+) due to having earned more the previous year from keeping your money earning you interest an extra 4 months.
In both cases assume you have a starting $10k accumulated.
After 3 years (and after paying taxes on the extra that scenario 2 earns at 25%), scenario 2 will have earned almost $600 more than scenario 1.
Why?
In the second scenario you're earning interest on $12k for 4 additional months. You get to keep that interest. It earns more interest next year. You again get 4 months worth of interest on the $12k. etc.
After 3 years, scenario 2 has not only earned essentially a years worth of free interest, but you've earned interest on the interest from previous years.
Sure, it's not big money, but hey $600 is $600.
Now, do I bother worrying about that when I only owe a few hundred in taxes? Naw, the 50 cents or $1 or whatever is well worth paying to get it done with and not worry about it.
Of course the opposite is true if you're getting a return. You want to get it ASAP so that you can start it earning you more money.:)
Well, it's how my car warranty works. I'm one of those people that reads EULAs... pissed off the dealership no end when I fully read every piece of paperwork they asked me to sign:P
Anyways, I'd assumed that my warranty wasn't exceptional in that regard, maybe it is.
Appreciate the info on the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act though, I'll be reading through at least some of that:)
If the CPU fried I doubt you'd be noticing a busted keyboard:P
But more seriously, in that situation you'd have the link that I thought would be needed to not repair it under warranty.
However, who knows what a clever lawyer could do if they'd failed to disclose that your hardware would essentially self-destruct if used with an OS other than the 3rd party one bundled with it... there's the making for a whole new anti-trust lawsuit there:P
If I replaced the software in my cars computer, and then one of my doors falls off, I'd expect it to be fixed under warranty.
Now, if I destroyed my seals due to bad ignition timing, then that's arguably my own fault and wouldn't be covered.
Amazingly, this is how car warranties do work... unauthorized modifications don't void the entire warranty, they just void the coverage on damage that can be linked to your modification.
Now, IANAL, but it may not be a legally binding clause to state that loading a different OS invalidates the entire hardware warranty. I think there's consumer protection laws that'd require there to be a potential link between the two. Hence, replacing a physically defective keyboard should still be covered.
The real issue here is why do systems with classified information have access to anything other than a tightly controlled internal network?
Where I work, having classified information on an "open" computer is a good way to have all sorts of fun with departments you don't want to have fun with:P
Maybe instead of blaming file-sharing networks, the report should have focused on the horrible security policies in place that allowed this to occur? But then, that wouldn't support special interests, would it? Bah, I'm getting ever more cynical:/
Well... they recommended that you use a linux live CD or windows CD to fix it many many times.
And to quote you from another post...
[quote]Yes, I had a family member fix it, I think by using a Live CD or a Windows CD.[/quote]
So yeah, I'd say they gave you lots of helpful advice and you just decided not to follow it. Any of it.
On a side note, if I was complaining about how I'd been treated and everyone that I complained to told me that I should be apologizing, I might be rethinking my stance instead of deciding that everyone else is just too dense to see how badly I've been treated. But hey, maybe I'm just strange that way?
Well, that thread made me decide that I'm going to give Linux a try again, and I'll be going with ubuntu when I do so.
Looking at how much patience and help they showed *you*, I can only imagine at how much they'll help a polite noob!
What really scares me about you though, is that it's been a year since that conversation, and yet you're still this venomous towards them, and still can't see what you did wrong.:/
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Um... you're aware that there was a 64-bit flavor of winXP? That had all sorts of "fun" with drivers?
I'd assume that's what the AC is talking about, but hey, that's just me.
Play wii tennis by barely moving your arms and flicking your wrist, and you'll get a decent case of carpel tunnel.
Play wii tennis as though you were really playing tennis, (ie, bouncing on the ball of your foot while waiting for the return, doing proper footwork, making full swings, etc...), and you'll get a decent workout out of it.
Where're you at? Cause in my part of the US (DFW area in Texas) it's still nigh impossible to find a Wii. Me and a couple other coworkers have all been trying for a couple weeks now with no luck.
Yeah... and from my reading of copyright laws, it's also illegal for a US citizen to purchase from them while in the US... although IANAL.
But ignoring the legality of the situation, I have issues compensating someone for providing me someone else's work when they're not compensating the creator. That's one of the reasons I boycott the RIAA (barely anything you pay them goes to the artist). Why would I want to support screwing the artist, just because it's someone else doing the screwing?
I haven't read Ayn Rand, but the quotes you've presented don't seem to show what you think they do.
It looks like she's preaching that altruism must be practiced in moderation; that noone respects someone who sacrifices values, friends, beliefs, etc; that one should critically examine who you're benefiting; and that you are at least as important as others and shouldn't place their needs above your own.
You want good music with a way to preview online and no marketing madness?
It sounds like you're not aware of www.cdbaby.com:)
They sell CDs of independent musicians with $6-$12 from each CD sold going to the musician. You can listen to songs via a stream so you can hear before you buy. I dunno how large thier selection is, I just know they carried the two groups I was wanting.:) (brobdingnagian bards and jonathan coulton if you're curious)
I'm like you, except that I just boycotted the RIAA labels. There's no need to needlessly deprive myself, especially when there's starting to be good alternatives out there.:)
The risk being talked about here is program risk... ie... the risk that using unproven technology will result in cost and schedule impacts to the project due to unforeseen problems. Not the risk of things going boom (although that can impact cost and schedule too... XD) Using proven, well-understood technologies reduces risk.
Think of it this way... if you're given a task to develop a program for $C dollars inside of Y months, are you going to use a well-established programming language or are you going to go with some new half-developed (but really nifty) one where you're playing debug the compiler as you work on your project?
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Well, there is a difference between repair and modding/tuning/etc.
:P
And my coworker would vehemently disagree with you
Indeed. For all we know, he could have an interest in maille, and could try to make a living from selling his wares at conventions and faires.
Look at what you enjoy. Figure out what it is about those activities that you enjoy doing, their core attributes if you would; then think about what types of jobs would be related to those core attributes.
There's a big difference between accidental civilian casualties and purposely setting out to target them.
Intentions matter. Else we're all going to hell; chaos theory tells us so.
"except sell it to you"
So by infringing copyright I've made it impossible for me to purchase the item from the copyright owner? So a major portion of my collection of purchased music CDs, books, anime, video games, etc, is now illegal because I shouldn't have been able to purchase them?
In any case, you're focusing on the infringer again. The copyright owner isn't deprived; they can still offer to sell to you and you can still take them up on that offer (as I quite often do). All that's happened is that the infringer's utility for the legally liscened copy has been reduced affecting thier decision to buy.
And in case you didn't read my post in its entirity (as your last paragraph suggests), I'm not arguing that copyright infringment isn't wrong. I'm not arguing that it doesn't cause harm. I am arguing that there is a very distinct difference between it and theft.
Most people focus on the person infringing or stealing and think that because they come out ahead that the two actions are equivilent. However, there's a big difference apparent when you focus on the one being wronged instead.
:)
In your example, after you make your illegal transfer, the other person no longer has access to thier money.
With copyright infringment, you deprive the other person of nothing. They still have thier copyright. They can still do everything that they could before you infringed.
There's a distinct difference there. Both are wrong, but ignoring the difference in either a moral or legislative debate is going to get you in trouble
"Besides, if you make that payment sooner, you can start saving for next year sooner. You end up with the exact same amount of interest gain as you have now."
:)
:)
You seem somewhat confused about interest... so, an example
Two scenarios.
1) You invest your future tax payment as it accumulates. Assume you accumulate $1k/month, and earn 0.5% per month (around 6.17% APY). You're going to owe $12k after interest, and everything. You file as soon as you can.
2) Same as above, but you wait 4 months. You're going to owe slightly more than in scenario 1 (on years 2+) due to having earned more the previous year from keeping your money earning you interest an extra 4 months.
In both cases assume you have a starting $10k accumulated.
After 3 years (and after paying taxes on the extra that scenario 2 earns at 25%), scenario 2 will have earned almost $600 more than scenario 1.
Why?
In the second scenario you're earning interest on $12k for 4 additional months. You get to keep that interest. It earns more interest next year. You again get 4 months worth of interest on the $12k. etc.
After 3 years, scenario 2 has not only earned essentially a years worth of free interest, but you've earned interest on the interest from previous years.
Sure, it's not big money, but hey $600 is $600.
Now, do I bother worrying about that when I only owe a few hundred in taxes? Naw, the 50 cents or $1 or whatever is well worth paying to get it done with and not worry about it.
Of course the opposite is true if you're getting a return. You want to get it ASAP so that you can start it earning you more money.
naw, a Bergenholm is what you need
Where's +1 scary when you need it :(
And if the school wants to run your paper through a 3rd party database to check for plagarism, that's fine.
It's when that third party retains a copy of your paper that things aren't so fine.
Same with Opera 9.02
Wish I still had older versions of Opera around to check with.
Well, it's how my car warranty works. I'm one of those people that reads EULAs... pissed off the dealership no end when I fully read every piece of paperwork they asked me to sign :P
:)
Anyways, I'd assumed that my warranty wasn't exceptional in that regard, maybe it is.
Appreciate the info on the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act though, I'll be reading through at least some of that
If the CPU fried I doubt you'd be noticing a busted keyboard :P
:P
But more seriously, in that situation you'd have the link that I thought would be needed to not repair it under warranty.
However, who knows what a clever lawyer could do if they'd failed to disclose that your hardware would essentially self-destruct if used with an OS other than the 3rd party one bundled with it... there's the making for a whole new anti-trust lawsuit there
If I replaced the software in my cars computer, and then one of my doors falls off, I'd expect it to be fixed under warranty.
Now, if I destroyed my seals due to bad ignition timing, then that's arguably my own fault and wouldn't be covered.
Amazingly, this is how car warranties do work... unauthorized modifications don't void the entire warranty, they just void the coverage on damage that can be linked to your modification.
Now, IANAL, but it may not be a legally binding clause to state that loading a different OS invalidates the entire hardware warranty. I think there's consumer protection laws that'd require there to be a potential link between the two. Hence, replacing a physically defective keyboard should still be covered.
The real issue here is why do systems with classified information have access to anything other than a tightly controlled internal network?
:P
:/
Where I work, having classified information on an "open" computer is a good way to have all sorts of fun with departments you don't want to have fun with
Maybe instead of blaming file-sharing networks, the report should have focused on the horrible security policies in place that allowed this to occur? But then, that wouldn't support special interests, would it? Bah, I'm getting ever more cynical
[quote]What did they do that was helpful?[/quote]
Well... they recommended that you use a linux live CD or windows CD to fix it many many times.
And to quote you from another post...
[quote]Yes, I had a family member fix it, I think by using a Live CD or a Windows CD.[/quote]
So yeah, I'd say they gave you lots of helpful advice and you just decided not to follow it. Any of it.
On a side note, if I was complaining about how I'd been treated and everyone that I complained to told me that I should be apologizing, I might be rethinking my stance instead of deciding that everyone else is just too dense to see how badly I've been treated. But hey, maybe I'm just strange that way?
Well, that thread made me decide that I'm going to give Linux a try again, and I'll be going with ubuntu when I do so.
:/
Looking at how much patience and help they showed *you*, I can only imagine at how much they'll help a polite noob!
What really scares me about you though, is that it's been a year since that conversation, and yet you're still this venomous towards them, and still can't see what you did wrong.
Um... you're aware that there was a 64-bit flavor of winXP? That had all sorts of "fun" with drivers?
I'd assume that's what the AC is talking about, but hey, that's just me.
Same.
My Wii is going to get a lot more use now.
"I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want something named that in me..."
That's why you put it in the computer instead.
Different play styles different results.
Play wii tennis by barely moving your arms and flicking your wrist, and you'll get a decent case of carpel tunnel.
Play wii tennis as though you were really playing tennis, (ie, bouncing on the ball of your foot while waiting for the return, doing proper footwork, making full swings, etc...), and you'll get a decent workout out of it.
Where're you at? Cause in my part of the US (DFW area in Texas) it's still nigh impossible to find a Wii. Me and a couple other coworkers have all been trying for a couple weeks now with no luck.
Yeah... and from my reading of copyright laws, it's also illegal for a US citizen to purchase from them while in the US... although IANAL.
But ignoring the legality of the situation, I have issues compensating someone for providing me someone else's work when they're not compensating the creator. That's one of the reasons I boycott the RIAA (barely anything you pay them goes to the artist). Why would I want to support screwing the artist, just because it's someone else doing the screwing?
I haven't read Ayn Rand, but the quotes you've presented don't seem to show what you think they do.
It looks like she's preaching that altruism must be practiced in moderation; that noone respects someone who sacrifices values, friends, beliefs, etc; that one should critically examine who you're benefiting; and that you are at least as important as others and shouldn't place their needs above your own.
You want good music with a way to preview online and no marketing madness?
:)
:) (brobdingnagian bards and jonathan coulton if you're curious)
:)
It sounds like you're not aware of www.cdbaby.com
They sell CDs of independent musicians with $6-$12 from each CD sold going to the musician. You can listen to songs via a stream so you can hear before you buy. I dunno how large thier selection is, I just know they carried the two groups I was wanting.
I'm like you, except that I just boycotted the RIAA labels. There's no need to needlessly deprive myself, especially when there's starting to be good alternatives out there.
Different kind of risk.
The risk being talked about here is program risk... ie... the risk that using unproven technology will result in cost and schedule impacts to the project due to unforeseen problems. Not the risk of things going boom (although that can impact cost and schedule too... XD) Using proven, well-understood technologies reduces risk.
Think of it this way... if you're given a task to develop a program for $C dollars inside of Y months, are you going to use a well-established programming language or are you going to go with some new half-developed (but really nifty) one where you're playing debug the compiler as you work on your project?