Unfortunately the US Government and the court system are too much under the influence of business interests to step in. If they ever do intervene, it will be to uphold SCO's right to charge anyone they like anything they want for something they claim to own.
Recently I have been reading about Veblen, an economist who claim was that conflict in modern society was between those who are interested in making money, and those interesting in making goods. In short, bankers & MBA's vs engineers & techies.
The SCO controvercy I think is a perfect example of this conflict, where the builders have found a way to create and completly cut out the moneychangers. They in turn react like bronze age warlords and attempt to privitize the commons that affect their bottom line.
This could be a big money-making operation for someone who wants to develop it, and 'The patent shows someone who has knowledge of the A.I. field how to make the invention'.
This reminds me of an interview I once read where an author was commenting about people coming up with a great idea/plot twist for a book. They wanted to supply a seed idea, have the author do the work of writing a novel around it, and 'split the proceeds'.
In other words, I supply the idea, you do all of the work. Sorry, I don't think so.
If you want a good example of a bad publicly-funded media, look no farther than the US's PBS. It is corrupt, biased, and often times not very interesting or helpful. The shitty part is that I cannot simply stop watching it, hoping others do the same and they lose advertisement funding. No, support is legislated/required and the money stolen out of every paycheck.
Wrong. PBS doesn't even get a quarter of its funding from your paycheck. Most of its funding comes from private sources. In short, if you don't like PBS, you just stop contributing to it.
I'd wager far more of your paycheck goes to farm subsidies than PBS. Maybe a search of old Frontline and NOW! episodes would illuminate the issue for you.
Fujitsu makes great laptops. Moderately priced, light and very well built.
They could sell far more if they allowed you to purchase them without Microsoft products on them. It would be great if this new partnership allowed them to experiment with selling machines with RedHat preinstalled.
After some discussion that goes nowhere, the Vikings break out into a chant of "Spam! Spam! Spam! Spam-ity spam!" They repeat this chant over and over until it drowns out everything else going on in the scene.
Does anyone know the story behind that skit - was it some sort of English/European regional joke, like the idiots with kerchiefs on their heads?
Seeing how spam is so big in Hawaii (because meat is pretty expensive, and pork is a polynesian favorite) an american remake of the skit would possibly be done with polynesian headhunters armed with warclubs.
"Liberalism" stands for 1 thing, and that's the belief that the good of most of the people overrules the good of some of the people. "Liberals" believe that the government should take care of the people, and the people should thank and worship the government.
Might I suggest that in the future if you wish to expand on a subject, that you do your own reading and research, rather than rely on the definitions the latest demagogues and politicians wish to pour into you?
If you say you don't want a mansion, you're a liar. It's called the American Dream.
Not everyone's dreams are limited to the "bling-bling" sets of a "YO! MTV Raps" video dude.
Yes, and this is one of the truly dangerous developments in the copyright cartel's assimilation of the United States government. Copyright violation was always, for more than two hundred years of American history, a CIVIL violation, not a CRIMINAL one. Redress for copyright violations was obtained through litigation in court, not the barrel of a government...
bla bla bla...
I wouldn't worry about it. In most cases, the law will be aimed at minorities - just like drug laws.
Maybe you should be looking at the bennies:
Seized equipment to be used by the government that will make up for budget shortfalls.
Better trained technically aware prison population that could be pressed into software development. After all, why ship that coding project to India when our white collar prisoners can do it for pennies?
REAL conservative believe that you should be able to do anything you want as long as it doesnt adversely affect others.
No, that would be classical liberal or even libertarian stance. Go to mises.org for more information.
The guy had it right. Conservatives by definition - no matter what country or society are about protecting the status quo, and the worship of authority. Anything else is labeled as criminal and hammered back into place.
Republicanism is not the same as conservatism. No matter what the media tells you.
Just tracking the budget deficit would have revealed that fallacy.
It's better that "The United Moneyless Jobless Hungry Unclothed Wretches That Are About To Suffer A Societal Collapse And Become a Third World, Back Assed Nation of America "
Seriously People. Companies are an absolutely enormous part of what makes the U.S. possible.
And all this time I thought it was the Constitution and the Bill of Rights - you know, that contract between the government and its citizens?
Railroads were essential in making America, but nobody ever says that our existance is dependent on them.
And, people have a right to own what they produced, and keep it in the family if they wish. If it's worth enough, someone will buy it. If it's not, then it will stay owned and worthless to anyone except for sentimental reasons.
Jefferson was a writer and inventor and even he didn't believe in ownership into perpetuity.
In addition, this seems to promote people who copyright over those who patent. Why should some hack who clicks a few pictures have more ownership rights than someone who sweats to create a working prototype and invention?
No, copyrights should be half of the lifespan of patents.
In addition... 4. No volcano fortress. 5. Hillary Rosen doesn't carry a cat to stroke. 6. No sharks. But they DO have lawyers with 'frickin laser beams' attached to their heads.
maybe they think it is an attack on their communist government
And why wouldn't they?
Lobsters are commonly found in cold waters. This is symbolic of the cold war that the communists lost. Communism was founded by Marx in Vienna. Notice that Vienna is the same shape as a lobster's claw. Turn the first letter of the founder of communism's name upside down and you get a W - two V's. Just like a lobster.
In addition, when a lobster is boiled they turn red, and then are consumed - by western capitalists.
It's obvious that the communists saw through the thinly veiled allegory to the slanderous attack on their party and beliefs. The Red Lobster site is the western equivalent of 'We will bury you - in butter and lemon'.
The solution? As you start advancing in levels as a Jedi, you become a Jar-Jar attractor. To progress as a Jedi, you have to keep Jar-Jar alive.
Yep. You will be the one to......have to fight off the waves of bounty hunters....chase Jar-Jar and get him to follow you as he forgets "weeza on a mission"....use your mind tricks to get out of scrapes Jar-Jar bumbles into with stormtroopers....fight off Jar-Jar as he eats food from your supplies.
Yes... a Jedi will be tempted with the dark side. Yes indeed....
Sony have also indicated in Galaxies that heroes like Luke Skywalker and Han Solo will make the very very rare appearance, but will be impossible to kill, to prevent lame stuff.
If you can't kill Jar-Jar, what's the point in participating?
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Did they trust Clinton's stacked boards? The Dems get a lot of $$$$ and votes from the Tree Huggers, so they put Tree Huggers on the boards.
Sounds pretty damning. Have any proof that Clinton stacked the boards with hacky-sack playing tree huggers? As if they had any money to fund an oligarchy after shopping at the local co-op. Organic food isn't cheap, you know.
Face it. Bush stuffing a scientific board with paid corporate shills is a fact. The neo-conservative defense that "everybody does it" is based on faith.
The blurring of these in a 'faith-based' administration is sad, but not surprising.
Guess our first MBA President sees scientists as nothing more than marketing consultants.
I am not sure if you can call what the robot was doing 'flying'. It was essentially just flapping its arms in the most effective way possible with whatever wing-like appendages given to it.
Now the cheating - that is the interesting part. When they have the algorithm down so that the bot hobbles out the door and purchases a ticket at the airport, then they will have a winner.
...that you never hear of any accounting 'errors' that make the company look less wealthy than it is?
Those errors usually occur whenever media companies have to report profits back to their artists.
To find unsigned artists that _are_ willing to have their works broadcast over the web in terms that internet stations find agreeable?
I don't see any reason why internet stations in large metropolitan areas couldn't spend a portion of their time seeking local artists that _would_ be willing to have their stuff played, and maybe even local businesses that would be willing to carry a bit of the load financially.
You give local artists a worldwide platform, give your site a sense of community and undermine the RIAA. Sounds like win-win-win to me.
Hate to be a bible quoter.. but "Neither a borrower nor a lender be."
I wouldn't worry too much about that. The quote is ascribed to Benjamin Franklin, but originates from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The closest you could probably come to that in the Bible is Romans 13:8 or for the old-school fans, Proberbs 22:7. The bible in general frowns on borrowing or loaning regardless of if usuary is involved or not. Apparently strife caused by the borrowing of tools between people is a timeless theme in humanity.
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Recently I have been reading about Veblen, an economist who claim was that conflict in modern society was between those who are interested in making money, and those interesting in making goods. In short, bankers & MBA's vs engineers & techies.
The SCO controvercy I think is a perfect example of this conflict, where the builders have found a way to create and completly cut out the moneychangers. They in turn react like bronze age warlords and attempt to privitize the commons that affect their bottom line.
This reminds me of an interview I once read where an author was commenting about people coming up with a great idea/plot twist for a book. They wanted to supply a seed idea, have the author do the work of writing a novel around it, and 'split the proceeds'.
In other words, I supply the idea, you do all of the work. Sorry, I don't think so.
Wrong. PBS doesn't even get a quarter of its funding from your paycheck. Most of its funding comes from private sources. In short, if you don't like PBS, you just stop contributing to it.
I'd wager far more of your paycheck goes to farm subsidies than PBS. Maybe a search of old Frontline and NOW! episodes would illuminate the issue for you.
Already exists. IT Auditing. You can even become certified in it.
They could sell far more if they allowed you to purchase them without Microsoft products on them. It would be great if this new partnership allowed them to experiment with selling machines with RedHat preinstalled.
Enjoy your downer for the day.
Does anyone know the story behind that skit - was it some sort of English/European regional joke, like the idiots with kerchiefs on their heads?
Seeing how spam is so big in Hawaii (because meat is pretty expensive, and pork is a polynesian favorite) an american remake of the skit would possibly be done with polynesian headhunters armed with warclubs.
Sounds like a knock-off of this anime: Gundam G
I can't let this go by without a challenge.
You are wrong from an intellectual, philosophical, and historical viewpoint.
Might I suggest that in the future if you wish to expand on a subject, that you do your own reading and research, rather than rely on the definitions the latest demagogues and politicians wish to pour into you?
If you say you don't want a mansion, you're a liar. It's called the American Dream.
Not everyone's dreams are limited to the "bling-bling" sets of a "YO! MTV Raps" video dude.
bla bla bla...
I wouldn't worry about it. In most cases, the law will be aimed at minorities - just like drug laws.
Maybe you should be looking at the bennies:
Seized equipment to be used by the government that will make up for budget shortfalls.
Better trained technically aware prison population that could be pressed into software development. After all, why ship that coding project to India when our white collar prisoners can do it for pennies?
No, that would be classical liberal or even libertarian stance. Go to mises.org for more information.
The guy had it right. Conservatives by definition - no matter what country or society are about protecting the status quo, and the worship of authority. Anything else is labeled as criminal and hammered back into place.
Republicanism is not the same as conservatism. No matter what the media tells you.
Just tracking the budget deficit would have revealed that fallacy.
Seriously People. Companies are an absolutely enormous part of what makes the U.S. possible.
And all this time I thought it was the Constitution and the Bill of Rights - you know, that contract between the government and its citizens?
Railroads were essential in making America, but nobody ever says that our existance is dependent on them.
And, people have a right to own what they produced, and keep it in the family if they wish. If it's worth enough, someone will buy it. If it's not, then it will stay owned and worthless to anyone except for sentimental reasons.
Jefferson was a writer and inventor and even he didn't believe in ownership into perpetuity.
In addition, this seems to promote people who copyright over those who patent. Why should some hack who clicks a few pictures have more ownership rights than someone who sweats to create a working prototype and invention?
No, copyrights should be half of the lifespan of patents.
In addition...
4. No volcano fortress.
5. Hillary Rosen doesn't carry a cat to stroke.
6. No sharks. But they DO have lawyers with 'frickin laser beams' attached to their heads.
Marx published quite a bit in London, but like most scholars, he traveled a lot.
And why wouldn't they?
Lobsters are commonly found in cold waters. This is symbolic of the cold war that the communists lost. Communism was founded by Marx in Vienna. Notice that Vienna is the same shape as a lobster's claw. Turn the first letter of the founder of communism's name upside down and you get a W - two V's. Just like a lobster.
In addition, when a lobster is boiled they turn red, and then are consumed - by western capitalists.
It's obvious that the communists saw through the thinly veiled allegory to the slanderous attack on their party and beliefs. The Red Lobster site is the western equivalent of 'We will bury you - in butter and lemon'.
You would have to be a fool not to see it...
Steal a little bandwidth...
Here's to there being a hacked cable modem somewhere in this guy's house.
That is a problem.
...have to fight off the waves of bounty hunters. ...chase Jar-Jar and get him to follow you as he forgets "weeza on a mission". ...use your mind tricks to get out of scrapes Jar-Jar bumbles into with stormtroopers. ...fight off Jar-Jar as he eats food from your supplies.
The solution? As you start advancing in levels as a Jedi, you become a Jar-Jar attractor. To progress as a Jedi, you have to keep Jar-Jar alive.
Yep. You will be the one to...
Yes... a Jedi will be tempted with the dark side. Yes indeed....
And of course, what would slashdot be without the... Obligatory Python Link
Just as long as countering this is one of the target objectives, I have no problem with this project.
If you can't kill Jar-Jar, what's the point in participating?
Sounds pretty damning. Have any proof that Clinton stacked the boards with hacky-sack playing tree huggers? As if they had any money to fund an oligarchy after shopping at the local co-op. Organic food isn't cheap, you know.
Face it. Bush stuffing a scientific board with paid corporate shills is a fact. The neo-conservative defense that "everybody does it" is based on faith.
The blurring of these in a 'faith-based' administration is sad, but not surprising.
Guess our first MBA President sees scientists as nothing more than marketing consultants.
I am not sure if you can call what the robot was doing 'flying'. It was essentially just flapping its arms in the most effective way possible with whatever wing-like appendages given to it.
Now the cheating - that is the interesting part. When they have the algorithm down so that the bot hobbles out the door and purchases a ticket at the airport, then they will have a winner.
Those errors usually occur whenever media companies have to report profits back to their artists.
To find unsigned artists that _are_ willing to have their works broadcast over the web in terms that internet stations find agreeable?
I don't see any reason why internet stations in large metropolitan areas couldn't spend a portion of their time seeking local artists that _would_ be willing to have their stuff played, and maybe even local businesses that would be willing to carry a bit of the load financially.
You give local artists a worldwide platform, give your site a sense of community and undermine the RIAA. Sounds like win-win-win to me.
I wouldn't worry too much about that. The quote is ascribed to Benjamin Franklin, but originates from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The closest you could probably come to that in the Bible is Romans 13:8 or for the old-school fans, Proberbs 22:7. The bible in general frowns on borrowing or loaning regardless of if usuary is involved or not. Apparently strife caused by the borrowing of tools between people is a timeless theme in humanity.