This is not 100% true. There are a lot of government contracts that are "best value" instead of "low bid". It depends on the project and how complex it is.
You are sadly misinformed. It is by no means the job of your local police to PREVENT your house from being robbed. That is YOUR job. Check with your local police. They are under no obligation to protect you at all.
Trade secrets, such as formulas and manufacturing processes are the responsibility of the individual companies to protect, not government. Copyrights and Patents are given governmental protection thru legal prosecution because they are, by nature, disclosed to the public. They are published and the protection of secrecy is not available.
We didn't abandon a manufacturing based economy. The United States is the number one manufacturing country in the world, measured by production. What has gone away is the manufacturing JOBS. This is a result of automation as much as outsourcing, and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it. Brush up on the history of the Luddite Movement and the Industrial Revolution to understand how futile an attempt at stopping progress and efficiency by refusing to automate is.
If you aren't talking about copyright and patents, then the answer becomes -- do we value the quality process improvements in Chinese manufacturing more than the supposed "theft" of trade secrets? I'd argue the answer is "no". We gain more from the stuff we're buying from China being better quality than we lose in any lost competitiveness.
I'd also argue that the competitive companies in the U.S. are not sitting still. IP that is "stolen" is ever evolving. If a Chinese company takes Process v1.0 and uses it to improve their manufacturing, they're still behind the company who is constantly upgrading their processes and already on Process v3.0. Copying isn't innovation, and innovation is much more important economically than mass production.
During their early years, the United States freely ignored existing European patents and copyrights as we saw fit. Developing our economy took precedence over some Old World kvetching about theft of ideas.
If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it. - Margaret Fuller
To press China on theft of IP would require a truthful accounting of the cost. Look no further than the BSA for the depth of deception on the "cost of software piracy". There is no way China would accept valuation numbers like $200 per pirated copy of Windows 7.
It is my fervent wish that the BSA get just what they ask for -- the ability to absolutely prevent people from using their client's software without payment. Think of how many copies of Windows would be installed in China if it was *IMPOSSIBLE* to pirate. Think of a number close to zero.
There would be an utter explosion of growth in FOSS software. If Microsoft wanted to sell Windows and Office they'd have to lower the price to what the market would actually bear -- somewhere most likely around 10% of current prices.
Congress uses those inflated numbers every year to justify all sorts of bullshit. They value of bogus "IP" valuations far outweigh Chinese IP theft.
Their FAQ lists example, but ends with "and many more".
Which leads us to the question of who set the "industry standard" at 1.0, and what did THEY define "defect" to mean? If it is a standard there should be a standard list of defect types.
A clue for the people posting these Slashvertisements. The use of the word "proprietary" may get the venture capitalists knickers all moist, but it sets off all sorts of alarms when trying to sell a product to an end-user. (Not including clueless CIOs reading Gartner reports.)
"Proprietary" translated to end-user speak means "once you buy this we have you by the balls. You're locked in to buying our over-priced, exclusive consumables until you swallow your pride, admit your mistake and dump our product. With luck, that time will never come to pass as we'll be dug in deeper than a starving deer tick. Bend over and grab your ankles."
My manual transmission, 2013 VW Jetta TDI (diesel) averages 50+ MPG highway and 35-40 city driving, depending on how heavy the traffic is. I paid $24,950 including tax, tag and title back in October of last year.
I don't see why the engine and associated power-train couldn't be moved to a small truck. It certainly has enough torque. Some MPG would be sacrificed due to poor wind resistance, but it'd still be a very good deal.
I like the recommended "change oil every 10,000 miles" bit, too. Between that and the MPG I'm saving a couple of hundred dollars every month in commute costs over my last car.
Bingo, which is why I have been saying for years we need a "people's car/truck" that runs on diesel (so we can switch to biodiesel down the road) and which gets 40 MPG and sells for less than $25k, after which we THEN offer tax breaks and hell if we gotta just even swap for all the old clunkers that the poor are using which just belch and smoke and blow through gas.
Say that with a German accent and I'd swear you were reading from a Volkswagen piece from the 1930s describing the Type 1 -- or Bug.
USB 1x1 isn't the same as USB 1.1. The latter is a spec. The former refers to the antenna configuration. The poster was taking issue with the lack of MIMO and single-band radio, not speed of the USB bus.
You neglect to mention that those Foxconn employees are not only volunteers, but compete intensely for those positions. Why? Because the alternative of subsistence farming is significantly, brutally worse.
Why would it be morally superior to double the wages of the Asian factory workers, as opposed to keeping the wages the same and doubling the number of workers? The net benefit to those WITHOUT the factory jobs who get them would be much greater than those WITH them, but who get a raise.
The reality is that even on the meager pay from Foxconn (as an example), those workers manage to save and send money home. Those jobs give hope that the next generation can afford to get an education and break the millennium-old cycle of poverty. Without those factories, those born into poverty will always be there, generation after generation.
I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
Compatibility. Since there is no universal standard for encryption on those things, there is a big risk of not being able to communicate when multiple agencies are involved.
If anonymous speech didn't exist, this wouldn't have happened. The problem is anonymous speech.
By "this", I'm assuming you're referring to the American Revolution, right? And by "anonymous speech" are you talking about The Federalist Papers?
Anonymous speech is a sword that cuts both ways. It is a vital tool in a Democracy to prevent every discussion from degenerating into frivolous ad hominem attacks and unpopular political speech from being suppressed. Outlawing it is an unacceptable answer.
The images, both still and video, that were captured were very useful in pulling together evidence regarding their basic features, movement patterns, clothing, etc. And the public ate it up.
What wasn't there was the resolution.
This is the PERFECT argument that we need to plaster our public spaces with security camers. However, just not those cheap-ass 640x480 ones. More like these 5 MP ones. They have a maximum resolution of 2592x1944.
I'd expect a *minimum* of 1080p with low-light capabilities and mechanical pan-tilt-zoom on the RFPs that come out. Add an optional optical zoom (not that digital fake shit) and they'll be able to tell whether or not the subject has dandruff or cleans under his fingernails from two miles away.
Of course, it'll all be maintained by minimum wage flunkies whose main form of entertainment is spying on women with revealing clothing and posting it to YouTube.
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That depends on which government you're talking about, comrade.
This is not 100% true. There are a lot of government contracts that are "best value" instead of "low bid". It depends on the project and how complex it is.
Maybe, but there is always "dragging smaller competitor through the streets until it's bankrupt" is always an option.
My thoughts exactly. Look for the cave paintings of the mammoth with a spear in the head and a "BOOM! Headshot!" comment etched.
Keep an eye out for all the "Noob! You stole my kill!" comments below it as well.
Obviously spoken before cheap robotics.
In Florida? You go bowling.
Burger King will do in a pinch.
https://www.facebook.com/BurgerKingVN.FP
You are sadly misinformed. It is by no means the job of your local police to PREVENT your house from being robbed. That is YOUR job. Check with your local police. They are under no obligation to protect you at all.
As I responded above, Trade Secrets are not the responsibility of the gov't to protect. It is the sole responsibility of the company that owns it.
Leaving Patents and Copyrights aside, the answer then becomes -- get off your ass, stop whining and properly secure your corporate network.
Companies that bitch about this are just looking to externalize the costs and avoid having to pay for security themselves. I have little sympathy.
Trade secrets, such as formulas and manufacturing processes are the responsibility of the individual companies to protect, not government. Copyrights and Patents are given governmental protection thru legal prosecution because they are, by nature, disclosed to the public. They are published and the protection of secrecy is not available.
We didn't abandon a manufacturing based economy. The United States is the number one manufacturing country in the world, measured by production. What has gone away is the manufacturing JOBS. This is a result of automation as much as outsourcing, and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it. Brush up on the history of the Luddite Movement and the Industrial Revolution to understand how futile an attempt at stopping progress and efficiency by refusing to automate is.
If you aren't talking about copyright and patents, then the answer becomes -- do we value the quality process improvements in Chinese manufacturing more than the supposed "theft" of trade secrets? I'd argue the answer is "no". We gain more from the stuff we're buying from China being better quality than we lose in any lost competitiveness.
I'd also argue that the competitive companies in the U.S. are not sitting still. IP that is "stolen" is ever evolving. If a Chinese company takes Process v1.0 and uses it to improve their manufacturing, they're still behind the company who is constantly upgrading their processes and already on Process v3.0. Copying isn't innovation, and innovation is much more important economically than mass production.
Intellectual Property? Like we give a shit. Here's one fine example from U.S. history.
http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com/why-did-president-thomas-jefferson-smuggle-rice-out-of-italy
During their early years, the United States freely ignored existing European patents and copyrights as we saw fit. Developing our economy took precedence over some Old World kvetching about theft of ideas.
If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it. - Margaret Fuller
To press China on theft of IP would require a truthful accounting of the cost. Look no further than the BSA for the depth of deception on the "cost of software piracy". There is no way China would accept valuation numbers like $200 per pirated copy of Windows 7.
It is my fervent wish that the BSA get just what they ask for -- the ability to absolutely prevent people from using their client's software without payment. Think of how many copies of Windows would be installed in China if it was *IMPOSSIBLE* to pirate. Think of a number close to zero.
There would be an utter explosion of growth in FOSS software. If Microsoft wanted to sell Windows and Office they'd have to lower the price to what the market would actually bear -- somewhere most likely around 10% of current prices.
Congress uses those inflated numbers every year to justify all sorts of bullshit. They value of bogus "IP" valuations far outweigh Chinese IP theft.
What are they counting as a "defect"?
Their FAQ lists example, but ends with "and many more".
Which leads us to the question of who set the "industry standard" at 1.0, and what did THEY define "defect" to mean? If it is a standard there should be a standard list of defect types.
You might try just RTFA.
...and an average defect density of .68 for proprietary code developed by Coverity enterprise customers.
120 posts and not ONE reference to "gin and tonic". Douglas Adams, we hardly knew ya.
An oldie, but goodie.
http://www.thecomicstrips.com/store/add_strip.php?iid=86420
A rare Dinosaurs reference. Wow. Very nice.
A clue for the people posting these Slashvertisements. The use of the word "proprietary" may get the venture capitalists knickers all moist, but it sets off all sorts of alarms when trying to sell a product to an end-user. (Not including clueless CIOs reading Gartner reports.)
"Proprietary" translated to end-user speak means "once you buy this we have you by the balls. You're locked in to buying our over-priced, exclusive consumables until you swallow your pride, admit your mistake and dump our product. With luck, that time will never come to pass as we'll be dug in deeper than a starving deer tick. Bend over and grab your ankles."
For examples, please see Oracle and Microsoft.
My manual transmission, 2013 VW Jetta TDI (diesel) averages 50+ MPG highway and 35-40 city driving, depending on how heavy the traffic is. I paid $24,950 including tax, tag and title back in October of last year.
I don't see why the engine and associated power-train couldn't be moved to a small truck. It certainly has enough torque. Some MPG would be sacrificed due to poor wind resistance, but it'd still be a very good deal.
I like the recommended "change oil every 10,000 miles" bit, too. Between that and the MPG I'm saving a couple of hundred dollars every month in commute costs over my last car.
Bingo, which is why I have been saying for years we need a "people's car/truck" that runs on diesel (so we can switch to biodiesel down the road) and which gets 40 MPG and sells for less than $25k, after which we THEN offer tax breaks and hell if we gotta just even swap for all the old clunkers that the poor are using which just belch and smoke and blow through gas.
Say that with a German accent and I'd swear you were reading from a Volkswagen piece from the 1930s describing the Type 1 -- or Bug.
Uh, you misread part of the complaint.
USB 1x1 isn't the same as USB 1.1. The latter is a spec. The former refers to the antenna configuration. The poster was taking issue with the lack of MIMO and single-band radio, not speed of the USB bus.
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/2009/110909wireless2.html
I'm not disputing your points, just correcting your error.
What a load of crap.
You neglect to mention that those Foxconn employees are not only volunteers, but compete intensely for those positions. Why? Because the alternative of subsistence farming is significantly, brutally worse.
Why would it be morally superior to double the wages of the Asian factory workers, as opposed to keeping the wages the same and doubling the number of workers? The net benefit to those WITHOUT the factory jobs who get them would be much greater than those WITH them, but who get a raise.
The reality is that even on the meager pay from Foxconn (as an example), those workers manage to save and send money home. Those jobs give hope that the next generation can afford to get an education and break the millennium-old cycle of poverty. Without those factories, those born into poverty will always be there, generation after generation.
General Jack D. Ripper would argue with you.
I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
Compatibility. Since there is no universal standard for encryption on those things, there is a big risk of not being able to communicate when multiple agencies are involved.
If anonymous speech didn't exist, this wouldn't have happened. The problem is anonymous speech.
By "this", I'm assuming you're referring to the American Revolution, right? And by "anonymous speech" are you talking about The Federalist Papers?
Anonymous speech is a sword that cuts both ways. It is a vital tool in a Democracy to prevent every discussion from degenerating into frivolous ad hominem attacks and unpopular political speech from being suppressed. Outlawing it is an unacceptable answer.
Wow, are YOU new to the game.
The images, both still and video, that were captured were very useful in pulling together evidence regarding their basic features, movement patterns, clothing, etc. And the public ate it up.
What wasn't there was the resolution.
This is the PERFECT argument that we need to plaster our public spaces with security camers. However, just not those cheap-ass 640x480 ones. More like these 5 MP ones. They have a maximum resolution of 2592x1944.
I'd expect a *minimum* of 1080p with low-light capabilities and mechanical pan-tilt-zoom on the RFPs that come out. Add an optional optical zoom (not that digital fake shit) and they'll be able to tell whether or not the subject has dandruff or cleans under his fingernails from two miles away.
Of course, it'll all be maintained by minimum wage flunkies whose main form of entertainment is spying on women with revealing clothing and posting it to YouTube.