I should have realized this before, but I think I know the reason for our disagreement. My perspective is different from yours.
My parents were immigrants, and much of their extended families are now as well (I am a US citizen). Having been around, not only my extended family, but also, other immigrant families, I saw all the parents putting great importance on education. It seems to me that it IS the norm. I can't think of an example of parents that don't value education, whether or not they are educated themselves.
But I never stopped to consider how it might be different for uneducated, non-immigrant, parents.
Sorry. The plural of "anecdote" is not "data". I'm sorry I didn't take the time to do any research and offer any real data, but neither did you.
(I doubt USA is much different, but I don't have the numbers handy)
Furthermore, knowing how to *find* answers is atleast as important as knowing the answers. That's *also* a skill taugth during education. Don't take this as a criticism. I just found those too statements taken together to be humorous.:)
It's true that uneducated parents will have a tough time helping their children with school work, but if they have a serious attitude about education they will do what it takes to find the answers. Even if they can't help themselves they will find someone or some organization that can. There are plenty of ways to get help with school work.
And I'm not going to find you any data because I just don't care that much. If you disagree with me, or I'm really just completely wrong on this issue, that's just fine with me.
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education. ~ Sir Walter Scott
More importantly, having *educated* parents means you have the kind of parents who think that education matters. Which transfers to the kids in a million little ways. My parents are not well educated - I don't think either finished High School. However, they made sure I realized that my education was the top priority. Many of my friends grew up in similar situations. I think uneducated parents are at least as likely to think education matters as educated parents.
Perhaps affluence has a greater effect on the value a parent places on education. If you're already rich, what does it matter if the kid does well in school? You can simply buy their grades.
As I understand it, the founders envisioned copyright as sort of a contract between the public and someone who has an idea.
If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an idea, which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the possession of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of it. Its peculiar character, too, is that no one possesses the less, because every other possesses the whole of it. He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me . . ..
Inventions then cannot, in nature, be a subject of property. Society may give an exclusive right to the profits arising from them, as an encouragement to men to pursue ideas which may produce utility, but this may or may not be done, according to the will and convenience of the society, without claim or complaint from anybody.
-Thomas Jefferson
As Jefferson said, once you release an idea it no longer belongs to you but to the public. Copyright is the public agreeing to alow the author a monopoly on his idea for a limited time in order to encourage him to release more ideas to the benefit of the public.
People nowadays have lost sight of this and we have terms like "Intellectual Property" and the idea that an author owns his work, when in reality he does not. That is not to say that the public should not hold up their end of the bargain, but seeing as how companies have been increasing copyright terms and depriving the public of what belongs to them for longer periods of time you, it's hard to sympathize with them.
The Constitution authorizes Congress to establish a postal service, but it doesn't mandate it. So it could be changed or done away with completely, but it wousdn't be a good idea.
Article 1, Section 8
Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To...
Clause 7: To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
Actually, I'm on Road Runner, which as you know is a service of Time Warner, and i recently discovered AOL was blocking my mail. I was a little upset by it but it wasn't too big a deal for me. I'm sure it's more inconvienient for others.
---- SMTP error from remote mailer after initial connection:
host mailin-03.mx.aol.com [64.12.138.57]: 550-The IP address you're using to connect to AOL is either open to the
550-free relaying of e-mail, is serving as an open proxy, or is listed in
550-the Dial-Up List operated by MAPS (www.mail-abuse.org). AOL cannot
550-accept further e-mail transactions from your server until either your
550-server is closed to free relaying/proxy, or your IP address is removed
550-from MAPS Dial-Up List. ----
I'm positive I've set up the server correctly so it is neither a proxy, nor relaying mail for anyone except machines on the lan.
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This is the first post I'm making informing you of your new, patent-holding, overlord. I suggest you welcome him, you insensitive Clod!
I threw a chair at him but it missed and hit a statue of Natalie Portman.
Which then fell into a vat of hot grits.
You attribute too much influence to the administration. If Bush ruined anything, it's only because Congress let him.
I should have realized this before, but I think I know the reason for our disagreement. My perspective is different from yours.
My parents were immigrants, and much of their extended families are now as well (I am a US citizen). Having been around, not only my extended family, but also, other immigrant families, I saw all the parents putting great importance on education. It seems to me that it IS the norm. I can't think of an example of parents that don't value education, whether or not they are educated themselves.
But I never stopped to consider how it might be different for uneducated, non-immigrant, parents.
So perhaps you are correct in general.
It's true that uneducated parents will have a tough time helping their children with school work, but if they have a serious attitude about education they will do what it takes to find the answers. Even if they can't help themselves they will find someone or some organization that can. There are plenty of ways to get help with school work.
And I'm not going to find you any data because I just don't care that much. If you disagree with me, or I'm really just completely wrong on this issue, that's just fine with me.
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education. ~ Sir Walter Scott
Perhaps affluence has a greater effect on the value a parent places on education. If you're already rich, what does it matter if the kid does well in school? You can simply buy their grades.
I keep seeing the same falsehood repeated by many - that copyrights don't need to be registered.
It is true that the copyright exists the moment you create a work. However, you cannot defend your copyright in court until it is registered.
Think back to the SCO trial, and how Novell registered their Unix copyrights just before entering an action against SCO to defend them.
As Jefferson said, once you release an idea it no longer belongs to you but to the public. Copyright is the public agreeing to alow the author a monopoly on his idea for a limited time in order to encourage him to release more ideas to the benefit of the public.
People nowadays have lost sight of this and we have terms like "Intellectual Property" and the idea that an author owns his work, when in reality he does not.
That is not to say that the public should not hold up their end of the bargain, but seeing as how companies have been increasing copyright terms and depriving the public of what belongs to them for longer periods of time you, it's hard to sympathize with them.
I think I'll wait until the next minor release of the license once it's more stable.
However, anybody stupid enough to pay $20 for an MP3 is a moron.
Or maybe they just find this an interesting experiment and don't mind giving a few bucks to the EFF.
It just seems unbelieveable that anyone would make such blatantly stupid claims in court.
I think this has to be some kind of joke.
The Constitution authorizes Congress to establish a postal service, but it doesn't mandate it. So it could be changed or done away with completely, but it wousdn't be a good idea.
Article 1, Section 8
Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To...
Clause 7: To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
Actually, I'm on Road Runner, which as you know is a service of Time Warner, and i recently discovered AOL was blocking my mail. I was a little upset by it but it wasn't too big a deal for me. I'm sure it's more inconvienient for others.
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SMTP error from remote mailer after initial connection:
host mailin-03.mx.aol.com [64.12.138.57]: 550-The IP address you're using to connect to AOL is either open to the
550-free relaying of e-mail, is serving as an open proxy, or is listed in
550-the Dial-Up List operated by MAPS (www.mail-abuse.org). AOL cannot
550-accept further e-mail transactions from your server until either your
550-server is closed to free relaying/proxy, or your IP address is removed
550-from MAPS Dial-Up List.
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I'm positive I've set up the server correctly so it is neither a proxy, nor relaying mail for anyone except machines on the lan.