Actually, it sounds like a perpetual Morality Test. If everyone had to wear a monitor all day that could somehow tell you were lying, and issue an electric shock every time you deviated (or omitted) the truth, then would the quality and safety of the nation be improved?
Is this the kind of nation you would want to live in? To have a mechanical god tell you how to behave? Why not just castrate us now, so there will be no more rapes? And while they're at it, cut off my ears, so I can't listen to any more pirated music! Yeah, just replace the eardrum with some DRM-Modified device, so that only "Approved" sounds can be heard.
A lot of people got that confused, due to the Nintendo's weird gamepad layout that the B button on the LEFT, and the A on the RIGHT! ________________ | | | |- - sl st B A| | | | ----------------
Where's John Varley?
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Always left out is the vastly underrated John Varley and his amazing first novel, The Ophuichi Hotline. One of the first of this style of "Clone Mysteries" it sets the stage for the rest of his "Eight Worlds" universe which explores many of the issues the review says Morgan only touches on.
I'm curious to know if anyone's ever read both their work, and could compare.
Re:alternatives and cultural rant ahead...
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Am I the only one apprehensive about taking advice from someone who uses Pop Culture references to justify avoiding medical help?
I would think that Callista Flockhart would be just a bit less knowledgable about pharmacuticals then the AMA or FDA. Who knows...maybe if she did go on Prozac she would have stopped seeing poorly-rendered dancing babies.
The fallacy of your argument lies in your perception of the "Trivial" incrementation. Work done on physical objects is work that is measurable in terms of the Physical Value (cost of materials) plus the Perceived Value (cost a customer is willing to spend on it). Work done on Virutal Objects (something with no material state), can only be measured in terms of the Perceived Value of such a creation. Thus the argument does not give a 1:1 correlation between "Book" and "Virtual Book" even though the language definition seems to compare just the content.
The perceived value of the "Book" consists of the value of the materials(flat wood pulp covered in ink) combined with the perceived value of the ideas translated on those pages into text. The value of the "Virtual Book" however, corresponds to just those ideas. What value is perceived in the work of creating that "Virtual Book"? None -- the act of creating the content generates no value of it's own, as there was no physical representation there is no physical value. The only value your "Virtual Book" contains is that which the purchaser feels your ideas merit. Therefore, the value of any virtual item must be considered as the perceived value of the representation *only*. As there are no ways to acurately compute what the value of a virtually represented idea (ie, you cannot compute the value difference of a Mozart Symphony bitstream vs. that of a Britney Spears song) we must rely on "Intellectual Property" laws to force a value to be assigned to each.
The point is, there is no way to assign a definate physical value to a virtual idea short of a fake legal enforcement of such. Just because you did something, the universe does not owe you anything for doing it.
Fortunately each spammer has to compete with all the others for limited business, so the number of spammers who can make money spamming is finite. Praises be.
Hey, that "Tragedy of the Commons" ain't so tragic now, is it?
Actually, it was a COUPON which was for $5 dollars off your next purchase. I remember my parents taking it "To give to Santa Claus."
Re:Multiple universes?
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it talks about how inflation predicts multiple universes This is one of my pet hates. By the very definition of the word [m-w.com], there can only be one universe. Or are the definitions now being changed?
Wouldn't it be one of your Pet Peeves? By the very definition of the word, it is "a frequent subject of complaint" for you. Or are our cliches now being changed?
For a crowd that regularly spends $1000-$2000 a year on hardware, including $300+ for a video card specificly designed for GAMES, I doubt a used gamecube ($129) is really that much of a hardship.
If you can't afford that, then give up the dream of playing DoomIII which will DEFINATELY require an expensive upgrade, no matter what you have now.
Alternate Reality: The City Was the first game I remember that had a 3D Textured viewscreen on an Apple II/c (also available for the Atari ST, C64, Amiga, and a basterdized version for the PC) The Dungeon was the sequal, and had much more visual detail.
It was also one of the first games to have a soundtrack, and lyric text synchronized to the music.
I predict that sooner or later, all movies will be customizable to the particular viewer. Since the industry already has all my viewing habits and preferences on file, it should be no problem for them to fine-tune a movie for me. For instance, in *MY* copy of Attack of the Clones, Anakin is killed in the first scene and the rest of the movie is one long lez scene between Amidala...and her clone.
But that misses the point he is trying to make. He is suggesting that the government would be better off taking the *billions* of dollars it currently spends on MS Licenses and create it's own package or modify an existing open-source package. This way they would have access to the source and can modify it at will, as opposed to waiting for SPx and watching as their war machines get 0wned.
...when Jerry Del Coliano, who publishes Inside Radio, agrees with *us* "What does the next generation say? 'Radio sucks,' " says Del Coliano. "The younger listeners are saying, 'I don't need radio.' And they don't."
...when Chuck D gives the most insightful response to what's going on:
"Who's going to give the grass-roots person a chance?" asks Chuck D. "They can't get on the airwaves, which is supposed to belong to the people. That's a damn shame."
Go to the movies? 2 hours @ $10 = $5/hour Go Bowling? 2 Games @ $4.95 = $9.90/hour Broadway Show? 3 hours @ $75.00 = $25/hour Play Arcade games? 60 Games @ $0.50 = $30/hour
Friends Season 1 on DVD? 24 epsx20Mins = 8 hours @ $52.49 = $6.50/hour
Of course, Quality entertainment costs more... Farscape Season 1 DVDs: 2epsx45Mins = 1.5 Hours @ $25.00 = $16.66/Hour
TV isn't a "public service" anymore...a time will come that if you want to see what you like, you will have to pay. The only question is, what's it worth to ya?
Not quite as well put as Lessig put it, but very enlightening all the same. The issue really is fair-use vs. piracy. CURRENT MEDIA COMPANIES HAVE NO IDEA WHAT FAIR-USE IS.
Sure they do...just about every animated Disney movie for the past hundred years was 'fair-used'
I don't think Pocahontas' descendents saw a dime from the movie, nor the descendents of the J.C. Anderson...
It's only when people want to fair-use DISNEY's "Pocahontas" or "Little Mermaid" that they get upset...
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Just remember...according to the Prez, the U.K. is our Biggest Ally.
Actually, it sounds like a perpetual Morality Test. If everyone had to wear a monitor all day that could somehow tell you were lying, and issue an electric shock every time you deviated (or omitted) the truth, then would the quality and safety of the nation be improved?
Is this the kind of nation you would want to live in? To have a mechanical god tell you how to behave? Why not just castrate us now, so there will be no more rapes? And while they're at it, cut off my ears, so I can't listen to any more pirated music! Yeah, just replace the eardrum with some DRM-Modified device, so that only "Approved" sounds can be heard.
And you wonder why people are paranoid?!?
The same reason a Russian Submarine Captain would. It's called better actors.
Honestly, would you want the NCC-1701D run by THIS guy!?
A lot of people got that confused, due to the Nintendo's weird gamepad layout that the B button on the LEFT, and the A on the RIGHT!
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|- - sl st B A|
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Always left out is the vastly underrated John Varley and his amazing first novel, The Ophuichi Hotline. One of the first of this style of "Clone Mysteries" it sets the stage for the rest of his "Eight Worlds" universe which explores many of the issues the review says Morgan only touches on.
I'm curious to know if anyone's ever read both their work, and could compare.
Am I the only one apprehensive about taking advice from someone who uses Pop Culture references to justify avoiding medical help?
I would think that Callista Flockhart would be just a bit less knowledgable about pharmacuticals then the AMA or FDA. Who knows...maybe if she did go on Prozac she would have stopped seeing poorly-rendered dancing babies.
The fallacy of your argument lies in your perception of the "Trivial" incrementation. Work done on physical objects is work that is measurable in terms of the Physical Value (cost of materials) plus the Perceived Value (cost a customer is willing to spend on it). Work done on Virutal Objects (something with no material state), can only be measured in terms of the Perceived Value of such a creation. Thus the argument does not give a 1:1 correlation between "Book" and "Virtual Book" even though the language definition seems to compare just the content.
The perceived value of the "Book" consists of the value of the materials(flat wood pulp covered in ink) combined with the perceived value of the ideas translated on those pages into text. The value of the "Virtual Book" however, corresponds to just those ideas. What value is perceived in the work of creating that "Virtual Book"? None -- the act of creating the content generates no value of it's own, as there was no physical representation there is no physical value. The only value your "Virtual Book" contains is that which the purchaser feels your ideas merit. Therefore, the value of any virtual item must be considered as the perceived value of the representation *only*. As there are no ways to acurately compute what the value of a virtually represented idea (ie, you cannot compute the value difference of a Mozart Symphony bitstream vs. that of a Britney Spears song) we must rely on "Intellectual Property" laws to force a value to be assigned to each.
The point is, there is no way to assign a definate physical value to a virtual idea short of a fake legal enforcement of such. Just because you did something, the universe does not owe you anything for doing it.
Fortunately each spammer has to compete with all the others for limited business, so the number of spammers who can make money spamming is finite.
Praises be.
Hey, that "Tragedy of the Commons" ain't so tragic now, is it?
Seems like everyone has been thrown back to that horrible morning almost two decades ago...
Even the news lady on CBS2 in NY called the shuttle "Challenger" three or four times already, without realizing it.
The worst part is, they just keep playing the video over and over, in different zooms and at different speeds. Reminiscent of the 9/11 videos.
Every time I see it, I feel bile rise in my throat. What a horrible thing to see.
Actually, it was a COUPON which was for $5 dollars off your next purchase. I remember my parents taking it "To give to Santa Claus."
it talks about how inflation predicts multiple universes
This is one of my pet hates. By the very definition of the word [m-w.com], there can only be one universe. Or are the definitions now being changed?
Wouldn't it be one of your Pet Peeves? By the very definition of the word, it is "a frequent subject of complaint" for you. Or are our cliches now being changed?
For a crowd that regularly spends $1000-$2000 a year on hardware, including $300+ for a video card specificly designed for GAMES, I doubt a used gamecube ($129) is really that much of a hardship.
If you can't afford that, then give up the dream of playing DoomIII which will DEFINATELY require an expensive upgrade, no matter what you have now.
Alternate Reality: The City Was the first game I remember that had a 3D Textured viewscreen on an Apple II/c (also available for the Atari ST, C64, Amiga, and a basterdized version for the PC) The Dungeon was the sequal, and had much more visual detail.
It was also one of the first games to have a soundtrack, and lyric text synchronized to the music.
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I predict that sooner or later, all movies will be customizable to the particular viewer. Since the industry already has all my viewing habits and preferences on file, it should be no problem for them to fine-tune a movie for me. For instance, in *MY* copy of Attack of the Clones, Anakin is killed in the first scene and the rest of the movie is one long lez scene between Amidala...and her clone.
I thought it was "All our fans are THIEVES and we must sue into oblivion any NEW TECHNOLOGIES that don't bow to our wishes!"
of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
But that misses the point he is trying to make. He is suggesting that the government would be better off taking the *billions* of dollars it currently spends on MS Licenses and create it's own package or modify an existing open-source package. This way they would have access to the source and can modify it at will, as opposed to waiting for SPx and watching as their war machines get 0wned.
...when Jerry Del Coliano, who publishes Inside Radio, agrees with *us*
"What does the next generation say? 'Radio sucks,' " says Del Coliano. "The younger listeners are saying, 'I don't need radio.' And they don't."
...when Chuck D gives the most insightful response to what's going on:
"Who's going to give the grass-roots person a chance?" asks Chuck D. "They can't get on the airwaves, which is supposed to belong to the people. That's a damn shame."
Now all we need is a Zaurus emulator for the PalmOS...it'll be the 13th Floor all over again...
Hate to break the news to you, but this "Free CD +S&H" scheme is old hat...
BMG Music Serivce: 7 Free CD's (plus s&h)
Columbia House: Join their music club, get 12CDs FREE (plus s&h)
Or just open up any TV-Guide...or Sunday newspaper magazine...
What's an hour's entertainment worth to ya?
Go to the movies? 2 hours @ $10 = $5/hour
Go Bowling? 2 Games @ $4.95 = $9.90/hour
Broadway Show? 3 hours @ $75.00 = $25/hour
Play Arcade games? 60 Games @ $0.50 = $30/hour
Friends Season 1 on DVD?
24 epsx20Mins = 8 hours @ $52.49 = $6.50/hour
Of course, Quality entertainment costs more...
Farscape Season 1 DVDs:
2epsx45Mins = 1.5 Hours @ $25.00 = $16.66/Hour
TV isn't a "public service" anymore...a time will come that if you want to see what you like, you will have to pay. The only question is, what's it worth to ya?
All your Beowulf
and D.M.C.A Haikus
...are belong to us.
To boil it down: breaking the law will not convince them you are right.
Civil Disobedience - You may want to read up on that before you decide that breaking the law and doing something immoral are one and the same.
It does have it's place. Just ask Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi.
Civil disobedience is not a choice, but a *duty*, to demonstrate against unfair and oppresive laws.
And to demonstrate, I observe my right of fair-use:
"I HEARTILY ACCEPT the motto,--That government is best which governs least" -- Henry David Thoreau
Not quite as well put as Lessig put it, but very enlightening all the same. The issue really is fair-use vs. piracy. CURRENT MEDIA COMPANIES HAVE NO IDEA WHAT FAIR-USE IS.
Sure they do...just about every animated Disney movie for the past hundred years was 'fair-used'
I don't think Pocahontas' descendents saw a dime from the movie, nor the descendents of the J.C. Anderson...
It's only when people want to fair-use DISNEY's "Pocahontas" or "Little Mermaid" that they get upset...
We should give the system time to correct itself...but...
time is money...
money is power...
power corrupts...
therefore, by waiting we are corrupting them even more...