You didn't answer his question: "But what if I don't recite it, rather I print it and sell the printed copy for a profit or recite it to a paying audience?"
"Writing Harry Potter wouldn't be much of a career for J.K. Rowling if there were exact copies of the books and movies travelling all over the Internet within a day of it being published."
Using the parent's band analogy, if J.K. Rowling had a public entertainment forum where the money was made, like mass book readings where she shared the latest chapter of her work, then it would certainly offer a nice career.
But...but...that would mean that there is an infinite chain of observers.
"However, it is possible that the system never actually leaves that quantum state, but that the universe congeals around one observer chain."
The universe congeals around one observer chain? Interesting. Being sentient and somewhat conscious of our surroundings, how would we never perceive the other observer(s), especially if something seems to be...missing after we make some sort of observation? Would we simply tune that out, or would it be on another plane (or dimension) of existance?
This fascinates me, and makes me think I should have moved toward this field long ago. Too bad I'm just a simple PHB now.:)
Thank you for your time and the explanation. I'm going to print this thread out and (even though I've never meditated) meditate about this (in the big stall) for a while.
The funny thing is that I have a fairly high IQ (mensa level, but I'm certainly no genius), but you guys in this discussion are WAY beyond me. I've always had to visualize things to understand them, though, so perhaps it's just another methodology.
I think I see your point, so correct me if I'm wrong:
Consider a bullet freshly shot from a gun. If I measure it's 'velocity', then I've had to measure it from point A to point B. The measurement of 'position' is the same type of measurement, though.
But you mentioned momentum, not velocity. Can you give an example that will make some sense to a layman?
"I am beginning to come to the conclusion that everything is in both states simultaneously, but that whether or not both states are observed depends on a chain of states between the observed object and the observer. The less the observer "knows", the more the observed is affected by the will of the observer as opposed to the other way around."
Trying. To. Get. My. Brain. Around. That! Arrrrgh!
Damn. To me, that's pretty deep. I'll wait until the coffee kicks in and re-read it.
Thanks for the mental gymnastics. If you can provide a bit more information, it would be appreciated.
Hm. Do you think that everything will collapse, or that Tom Cruise's take will be cut from $40mil down to $20 mil? Or maybe they'll trim some of the fat from the budget, like the folks that take care of the Best Boy's wardrobe and facial needs. It's my understanding that plenty of those folks are unionized. Do you think getting rid of the unions will add some slack back into the budget?
In my opinion, they'll either adapt or overcome. But Joe Schmo will always have his movies, at least during my lifetime.
And no, I don't have my finger on the pulse of the economy, but I do see movies getting less money from investors, if they don't begin cutting costs like I mentioned above. I think product placement withing the movie will become even more key. though, and depending on the movie may make up the revenue displaced by investors.
Damn, that's some heavy-handed shit. Unless they're working with Microsoft, using MS-supplied tunnels, I'm not that's technically possible. Aside from some in-depth packet sniffing, anyways, but they'd have to have some large indicators prior to instigating something like that, I'd think. That's a fairly resource-intensive endevor, from my understanding.
Any idea if all the folks who have been charged are using Windows machines?
You have a point with basic phone service being a 'need' and I have nothing to back my assumptions up.
I had a circumstance somewhat like yours when I lived in Northern California. Turns out I lived in the same neighborhood as a Comcast Cable executive, and while a friend a couple miles away (with the same cable internet service) had hours-long outages every month or so, mine never lasted more than 15 minutes. Could have been a coincidence, but I'm not so sure.
That said, even as an IT director I don't rank high enough to have my power issues addressed any differently than yours.
You could very well be right, though with the amount of (outside, independent) auditors looking our books over, that possibility would be extremely slight.
As an IT Director, I approve expenses (which my admin enters into SAP) for a myriad of folks in my department. My boss' approval is also required. So that's three separate pairs of eyes that's required for on person's cell phone bill, and receipts/statements are required for EVERYthing. For amounts larger than $10k, a VP + committee-level approval is required.
By no means am I saying that it's impossible, just not as easily done as you're inferring.
First, I'm no expert. But if the person caught was using, say, kazaa, then they were likely also SHARING files. (Remember that the typical person that's been caught has been unaware that they were sharing files.) Asuing that last part is correct, then the authorities threaten the person's ISP into giving up customer information. Then said authorities visit the file-sharer and simply physically scan their computer.
Of course, it depends on where 'here' is, but satellite (Direcway, for example) is almost always an option, though I feel...soiled...for asking someone to even remotely consider it.
Slashdot Mirror
Hot damn, that was perfect, even for my slow brain. Thanks!
With the slashdotting that their's still getting, I don't think they'll be sued anytime soon. Nobody will be able to prove that the product exists!
You didn't answer his question: "But what if I don't recite it, rather I print it and sell the printed copy for a profit or recite it to a paying audience?"
"Writing Harry Potter wouldn't be much of a career for J.K. Rowling if there were exact copies of the books and movies travelling all over the Internet within a day of it being published."
Using the parent's band analogy, if J.K. Rowling had a public entertainment forum where the money was made, like mass book readings where she shared the latest chapter of her work, then it would certainly offer a nice career.
By reading this, you agree to wire me one (1) million dollars in United States funds.
:)
Damn. Hopefully my fine for violation of your copyright is less than $1mil.
I hate to praise an AC, but that made me chuckle. Keep up the good work.
The glass was neither half full nor half empty. The glass was too big.
-Stolen
All you mods out there: Why would this be modded 'troll'?
But...but...that would mean that there is an infinite chain of observers.
:)
"However, it is possible that the system never actually leaves that quantum state, but that the universe congeals around one observer chain."
The universe congeals around one observer chain? Interesting. Being sentient and somewhat conscious of our surroundings, how would we never perceive the other observer(s), especially if something seems to be...missing after we make some sort of observation? Would we simply tune that out, or would it be on another plane (or dimension) of existance?
This fascinates me, and makes me think I should have moved toward this field long ago. Too bad I'm just a simple PHB now.
Thank you for your time and the explanation. I'm going to print this thread out and (even though I've never meditated) meditate about this (in the big stall) for a while.
The funny thing is that I have a fairly high IQ (mensa level, but I'm certainly no genius), but you guys in this discussion are WAY beyond me. I've always had to visualize things to understand them, though, so perhaps it's just another methodology.
I think I see your point, so correct me if I'm wrong:
Consider a bullet freshly shot from a gun. If I measure it's 'velocity', then I've had to measure it from point A to point B. The measurement of 'position' is the same type of measurement, though.
But you mentioned momentum, not velocity. Can you give an example that will make some sense to a layman?
But we already know that 42 is the answer.
"I am beginning to come to the conclusion that everything is in both states simultaneously, but that whether or not both states are observed depends on a chain of states between the observed object and the observer. The less the observer "knows", the more the observed is affected by the will of the observer as opposed to the other way around."
Trying. To. Get. My. Brain. Around. That! Arrrrgh!
Damn. To me, that's pretty deep. I'll wait until the coffee kicks in and re-read it.
Thanks for the mental gymnastics. If you can provide a bit more information, it would be appreciated.
Hahahaha! That rocked, and someone needs to mod this as funny.
Aparently my admins are more strict, as the page remained blocked for me:
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"Freaking out of towners taking up all our land!"
We wouldn't have the opportunity if you didn't sell us the land in the first place.
Wow, an urban legend that I had assumed was true. Thanks for the enlightenment.
Link here: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_248.html for your future reference and mine.
Hm. As long as her end of the conversation goes something like "Mphl Mfslmp!", and her heavy breathing warms your belly.
I con only imagine if a third person were involved.
Hm. Do you think that everything will collapse, or that Tom Cruise's take will be cut from $40mil down to $20 mil? Or maybe they'll trim some of the fat from the budget, like the folks that take care of the Best Boy's wardrobe and facial needs. It's my understanding that plenty of those folks are unionized. Do you think getting rid of the unions will add some slack back into the budget?
In my opinion, they'll either adapt or overcome. But Joe Schmo will always have his movies, at least during my lifetime.
And no, I don't have my finger on the pulse of the economy, but I do see movies getting less money from investors, if they don't begin cutting costs like I mentioned above. I think product placement withing the movie will become even more key. though, and depending on the movie may make up the revenue displaced by investors.
Just my $0.02.
Damn, that's some heavy-handed shit. Unless they're working with Microsoft, using MS-supplied tunnels, I'm not that's technically possible. Aside from some in-depth packet sniffing, anyways, but they'd have to have some large indicators prior to instigating something like that, I'd think. That's a fairly resource-intensive endevor, from my understanding.
Any idea if all the folks who have been charged are using Windows machines?
You have a point with basic phone service being a 'need' and I have nothing to back my assumptions up.
I had a circumstance somewhat like yours when I lived in Northern California. Turns out I lived in the same neighborhood as a Comcast Cable executive, and while a friend a couple miles away (with the same cable internet service) had hours-long outages every month or so, mine never lasted more than 15 minutes. Could have been a coincidence, but I'm not so sure.
That said, even as an IT director I don't rank high enough to have my power issues addressed any differently than yours.
You could very well be right, though with the amount of (outside, independent) auditors looking our books over, that possibility would be extremely slight.
As an IT Director, I approve expenses (which my admin enters into SAP) for a myriad of folks in my department. My boss' approval is also required. So that's three separate pairs of eyes that's required for on person's cell phone bill, and receipts/statements are required for EVERYthing. For amounts larger than $10k, a VP + committee-level approval is required.
By no means am I saying that it's impossible, just not as easily done as you're inferring.
I recommend we coin a word for it: "Pornibytes."
Try it, it's catchy.
First, I'm no expert. But if the person caught was using, say, kazaa, then they were likely also SHARING files. (Remember that the typical person that's been caught has been unaware that they were sharing files.) Asuing that last part is correct, then the authorities threaten the person's ISP into giving up customer information. Then said authorities visit the file-sharer and simply physically scan their computer.
As the AC poster also suggests, I thought only the 'talent' and management got residuals. I thought everyone else just got paid once.
Am I just on crack, or does that change depending on media etc.?
Of course, it depends on where 'here' is, but satellite (Direcway, for example) is almost always an option, though I feel...soiled...for asking someone to even remotely consider it.