Altruism is not the way we keep air and water clean. Air and water quality are public goods (in the economics sense of the term), and keeping them clean is a collective action problem. It's straightforward game theory to show that the rational choice, in a system where you have no reason to trust people, is to make sure you don't get screwed before you have a chance to "get yours".
The way people and governments get out of a collective action problem (like an arms race, or like EMU monetary/fiscal policy, etc) is not through altruism, but through formal cooperation. In order to ensure that everyone cooperates, you need to (1) clearly define what constitutes cooperation, (2) make it transparent (obvious) who is cooperating and who is not, and (3) decide on mechanisms for enforcement.
Good thing our senators and representatives are looking out for us. This is a clear violation of DMCA, and it's a good thing that guy stayed anonymous.
The DMCA contains a limited exception to the ban on circumvention, which permits reverse engineering of the technology by specific classes of people for limited purposes [17 USC 1201(f)]. The exception allows reverse engineering of computer programs if the reverse engineer lawfully obtains the program, seeks permission from the copyright owner, only uses the results of their efforts to create an interoperable computer program and does not publish the results
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Does it bother anyone else that this scientist was drinking while on the job???
Altruism is not the way we keep air and water clean. Air and water quality are public goods (in the economics sense of the term), and keeping them clean is a collective action problem. It's straightforward game theory to show that the rational choice, in a system where you have no reason to trust people, is to make sure you don't get screwed before you have a chance to "get yours".
The way people and governments get out of a collective action problem (like an arms race, or like EMU monetary/fiscal policy, etc) is not through altruism, but through formal cooperation. In order to ensure that everyone cooperates, you need to (1) clearly define what constitutes cooperation, (2) make it transparent (obvious) who is cooperating and who is not, and (3) decide on mechanisms for enforcement.
Wouldn't this be more aptly (and hilariously) named the subverse?
Good thing our senators and representatives are looking out for us. This is a clear violation of DMCA, and it's a good thing that guy stayed anonymous.
From http://www.chillingeffects.org/reverse/
The DMCA contains a limited exception to the ban on circumvention, which permits reverse engineering of the technology by specific classes of people for limited purposes [17 USC 1201(f)]. The exception allows reverse engineering of computer programs if the reverse engineer lawfully obtains the program, seeks permission from the copyright owner, only uses the results of their efforts to create an interoperable computer program and does not publish the results
Can you say "lobbying"?
.. mozilla.. *cough*
How about stop drinking at 7:13AM on a Wednesday! Unless you've been up all night and it's still Tuesday to you.