but isn't cable modem service at 1.5 mbits per second? That's what was advertised, that's what's I see in all the technology press, and I've never gotten more than 1.5 or 1.6 out of my cable modem.
First of all, it's a "clause" in the Copyright Law, not a law in itself. The DMCA removed much of the rights you have to fair use, which is why academics don't like the DMCA either.
Technically, it's one book conveniently split into three books because they didn't print books that big back then. So technically TT and RotK don't actually "start"
I've long been against the futility of "Certifications" and "technical colleges." You absolutely come out of those with good, workable skills. The problem is that the computer industry changes so fast that workable skills in a technology become useless pretty fast. The *ability* to learn and integrate new things is what's important, and a more rounded education can accomplish that a lot better.
Besides, no matter their proficiency at a certain skill set, the employees still have to learn how to be good employees, something they're going to get a better chance at working those low level university IT jobs then they will slaving away over a Cert. And 2 years later, they'll be doing it again, at the employer's cost. On the other hand, a well-rounded employee is going to be constantly advancing his skill set.
It used to be that a cert was an easy road into a job. But lately in the market it seems that certifications can be more of a dead weight if they don't have any practical experience behind them.
I brought this up last week when we were discussing new international copyright laws and was wondering if there was a way to protect the copyright on my work while still being able to make it freely available...
The solution presented was
Open Content - which seems to have some use in the academic fields.
Of course, when I check my link, the site is down, which probably means it's been checked and slashdotted already.
However, I do see some limitations with the opencontent project, and seeing a generalized GNU license for written works would be nice.
Hmmm.. mine shows australia to be quite a bit farther from Germany than "next door."
what a way to sneak in the fundies
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I was wondering if anyone else noticed that comment thrown from left field. I thought the fundy christian god said that computers were bad (no offense intented towards christians that aren't fundies).
I wish I could append this to my comments, instead of posting a new one. ug.
I'm going to work on this further. It might just be for shits and giggles, maybe not.
drop me a line at my address if you have anything else to say/suggest about this.
I'll post what I have to
http://eclectric.com/cwpl/
but it probably won't be until tuesday or wednesday, as I have big final projects all due on Monday. I'd be especially interested to hear from other artists on this.
they don't make the excercise of your rights illegal. The DMCA *changes* your rights, because it directly speaks to and ammends the Copyright Act, and the subsequent (is it Title 17?) part of the US Code. It basically removes the previously established to make a copy so you can archive the original.
On the one hand, this sucks. We've basically lost our rights because a few moronic ninnies decided to abuse it. On the ohter hand, it makes sense. in the 1970s, making a copy for archive resulted in something of inferior quality. That is no longer the case. Not that I agree with DMCA... but I see their "logic" at least (besides the obvious money-grubbing one)
1.Require representation of the document (even modifications) to clearly indicate the original author.
2. Ban anyone from making money off CWPL'd works, without the author's permission. (I don't know how I feel about this. On one hand, this is needed because without it, publishers could just pick books off the net, legally publish them and not have to pay the author. On the other, it doesn't jibe with the GPL)
3. Require that any subsequent or derivitive use also be automatically under the CWPL. (This also doesn't go with the GPL, and I'm not even user if this is a good idea.)
What makes this different from public domain? Well, I still have a legal right to keep my name on things. Also, nobody else can make money on my book by splashing on a new cover. (think about L. Frank Baum and how publishers have raked in the cash without forking a single cent over to his family).
The CWPL could even have a stipulation that derivite works are exempt from the CWPL after the author's death (automatically) or at a specific date that the author specifies. This would leave the opening to make original works under any copy protection scheme we wanted, but only after the author has specified. Still, it would remain illegal for others to make money off the original work, and would require that any copy of the work carry the original author's name.
I'm trying to think of applications and cases where this would be useful and necessary.
In the United States, the representative to the United Nations is an ambassador, which means the President chooses him or her. I imagine they have to confirmed by the senate, but I don't think it's every much of an issue.
Could the GPL be extended to, say, artistic works? That way an artist could simply copyright(copyleft) his or her works and therefore bypass these kinds of inane copyright laws. Granted, one could simply make their works public domain, but you still would need some public protections. (Like, you might want to make your stuff freely available, but you don't want others taking credit for it. Or, you just might not want anyone else to make money off of it either.)
Any thoughts?
Unlike most slashdot readers.
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Some people actually have passengers in their cars.
No scientist ever claimed that global warming (or cooling) was anything but a natural effect. Indeed the earth is constantly in a state of flux. The suggestion is that we are *rapidly* hastening the next warm period, and given the number of coastal cities we have, this is something that we do not want. Earth has a pretty well balanced system... increased heat will spread plants and drown a bunch of animals, and that will decrease the carbon dioxide in the air, which will then cool us down.
Indeed, it's long been speculated that mars once had running water... this is probably just part of their cycle. I'd be interested to see how this cycle work.
Not that I disagree with you. I would have left the windows world years ago if I had to pay for their damn upgrades. However, the University I'm at has Pact, so I pay $5 for upgrades to windows and can download upgrades to office, so the impetous to move to something else isn't as high for me.
But you must remember, this is the same company that got a huge backlash from the technical community (including its own ass-kissers) about Product Activation and it basically just said "fuck em"
Microsoft is successful because it knows how to appeal to and stay in the good graces of the masses. What the technically elite think matters little to them.
I remember trying to shove the super-nintendo cartridges into my old NES (I still have the one with the springed-front loader.) Man, did zelda 3 look *weird*.
Do slashdot editors randomly approve stories?
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Heh, this is a poorly-executed hoax. Good to know that this company is working on a watch that can get the GonerWatch virus. Instead of the time, it'll flash "Hi" and if I press a button, it will blow up my wrist.
feh. Two hoaxes in two days. Seriously, what would be the point of a binary watch?
Despite what we all might thing, microsoft does generally improve as time goes on... so moving people off of win95 is probably a blessing of this game:)
I'm still waiting for the LotR MMORPG to come out. Heck, all of those ElendorMUSH folks would cream themselves. I know I would.
someone said they got the page to render in a mozilla-based browser, but all I get in mozilla are bunch of blue boxes (since, of course, you can't do flash in mozilla)
Anyone else having problems rendering it in mozilla?
I've never played EQ. I never much saw the point. It seemed like a MUD with pretty pictures. Or I don't have the time to. I forget why. Anyway, am I to understand that when they release one of their expansion packs, you *can't* play the game anymore, unless you buy the expansion pack?
Yeah, when I posted this story at 9am (when it was actually still fresh) I suggested the site deserved a slashdotting... now i wonder how long it will be legal to do that. I'm suprised slashdot hasn't been cited for bring down sites before. I guess it's just not a lasting effect.
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but isn't cable modem service at 1.5 mbits per second? That's what was advertised, that's what's I see in all the technology press, and I've never gotten more than 1.5 or 1.6 out of my cable modem.
I currently have Comcast@home in Indianapolis
First of all, it's a "clause" in the Copyright Law, not a law in itself. The DMCA removed much of the rights you have to fair use, which is why academics don't like the DMCA either.
was trademarked? by who, Pepsi?
On Weathertop, aragorn gives each of them a sword, and frodo of course gets sting later on in Rivendell.
You'll notice on Merry's scabbard, there are elvish runes. This is the setup that it's an elvish blade and can thus be used against the witch king.
Technically, it's one book conveniently split into three books because they didn't print books that big back then. So technically TT and RotK don't actually "start"
:)
I've long been against the futility of "Certifications" and "technical colleges." You absolutely come out of those with good, workable skills. The problem is that the computer industry changes so fast that workable skills in a technology become useless pretty fast. The *ability* to learn and integrate new things is what's important, and a more rounded education can accomplish that a lot better.
Besides, no matter their proficiency at a certain skill set, the employees still have to learn how to be good employees, something they're going to get a better chance at working those low level university IT jobs then they will slaving away over a Cert. And 2 years later, they'll be doing it again, at the employer's cost. On the other hand, a well-rounded employee is going to be constantly advancing his skill set.
It used to be that a cert was an easy road into a job. But lately in the market it seems that certifications can be more of a dead weight if they don't have any practical experience behind them.
The solution presented was
Open Content - which seems to have some use in the academic fields.
Of course, when I check my link, the site is down, which probably means it's been checked and slashdotted already.
However, I do see some limitations with the opencontent project, and seeing a generalized GNU license for written works would be nice.
Hmmm.. mine shows australia to be quite a bit farther from Germany than "next door."
I was wondering if anyone else noticed that comment thrown from left field. I thought the fundy christian god said that computers were bad (no offense intented towards christians that aren't fundies).
drool.
http://opencontent.org
Good! I didn't want to write this anyway!
I wish I could append this to my comments, instead of posting a new one. ug.
I'm going to work on this further. It might just be for shits and giggles, maybe not.
drop me a line at my address if you have anything else to say/suggest about this.
I'll post what I have to
http://eclectric.com/cwpl/
but it probably won't be until tuesday or wednesday, as I have big final projects all due on Monday. I'd be especially interested to hear from other artists on this.
they don't make the excercise of your rights illegal. The DMCA *changes* your rights, because it directly speaks to and ammends the Copyright Act, and the subsequent (is it Title 17?) part of the US Code. It basically removes the previously established to make a copy so you can archive the original.
On the one hand, this sucks. We've basically lost our rights because a few moronic ninnies decided to abuse it. On the ohter hand, it makes sense. in the 1970s, making a copy for archive resulted in something of inferior quality. That is no longer the case. Not that I agree with DMCA... but I see their "logic" at least (besides the obvious money-grubbing one)
The Creative Works Public License would
1.Require representation of the document (even modifications) to clearly indicate the original author.
2. Ban anyone from making money off CWPL'd works, without the author's permission. (I don't know how I feel about this. On one hand, this is needed because without it, publishers could just pick books off the net, legally publish them and not have to pay the author. On the other, it doesn't jibe with the GPL)
3. Require that any subsequent or derivitive use also be automatically under the CWPL. (This also doesn't go with the GPL, and I'm not even user if this is a good idea.)
What makes this different from public domain? Well, I still have a legal right to keep my name on things. Also, nobody else can make money on my book by splashing on a new cover. (think about L. Frank Baum and how publishers have raked in the cash without forking a single cent over to his family).
The CWPL could even have a stipulation that derivite works are exempt from the CWPL after the author's death (automatically) or at a specific date that the author specifies. This would leave the opening to make original works under any copy protection scheme we wanted, but only after the author has specified. Still, it would remain illegal for others to make money off the original work, and would require that any copy of the work carry the original author's name.
I'm trying to think of applications and cases where this would be useful and necessary.
In the United States, the representative to the United Nations is an ambassador, which means the President chooses him or her. I imagine they have to confirmed by the senate, but I don't think it's every much of an issue.
Could the GPL be extended to, say, artistic works? That way an artist could simply copyright(copyleft) his or her works and therefore bypass these kinds of inane copyright laws. Granted, one could simply make their works public domain, but you still would need some public protections. (Like, you might want to make your stuff freely available, but you don't want others taking credit for it. Or, you just might not want anyone else to make money off of it either.)
Any thoughts?
Some people actually have passengers in their cars.
No scientist ever claimed that global warming (or cooling) was anything but a natural effect. Indeed the earth is constantly in a state of flux. The suggestion is that we are *rapidly* hastening the next warm period, and given the number of coastal cities we have, this is something that we do not want. Earth has a pretty well balanced system... increased heat will spread plants and drown a bunch of animals, and that will decrease the carbon dioxide in the air, which will then cool us down.
Indeed, it's long been speculated that mars once had running water... this is probably just part of their cycle. I'd be interested to see how this cycle work.
Dammit, i want to live forever.
Not that I disagree with you. I would have left the windows world years ago if I had to pay for their damn upgrades. However, the University I'm at has Pact, so I pay $5 for upgrades to windows and can download upgrades to office, so the impetous to move to something else isn't as high for me.
But you must remember, this is the same company that got a huge backlash from the technical community (including its own ass-kissers) about Product Activation and it basically just said "fuck em"
Microsoft is successful because it knows how to appeal to and stay in the good graces of the masses. What the technically elite think matters little to them.
I remember trying to shove the super-nintendo cartridges into my old NES (I still have the one with the springed-front loader.) Man, did zelda 3 look *weird*.
Heh, this is a poorly-executed hoax. Good to know that this company is working on a watch that can get the GonerWatch virus. Instead of the time, it'll flash "Hi" and if I press a button, it will blow up my wrist.
feh. Two hoaxes in two days. Seriously, what would be the point of a binary watch?
Despite what we all might thing, microsoft does generally improve as time goes on... so moving people off of win95 is probably a blessing of this game :)
I'm still waiting for the LotR MMORPG to come out. Heck, all of those ElendorMUSH folks would cream themselves. I know I would.
someone said they got the page to render in a mozilla-based browser, but all I get in mozilla are bunch of blue boxes (since, of course, you can't do flash in mozilla)
Anyone else having problems rendering it in mozilla?
I've never played EQ. I never much saw the point. It seemed like a MUD with pretty pictures. Or I don't have the time to. I forget why. Anyway, am I to understand that when they release one of their expansion packs, you *can't* play the game anymore, unless you buy the expansion pack?
Yeah, when I posted this story at 9am (when it was actually still fresh) I suggested the site deserved a slashdotting... now i wonder how long it will be legal to do that. I'm suprised slashdot hasn't been cited for bring down sites before. I guess it's just not a lasting effect.