You're right. People are complaining that "good writing doesn't come from 25 minutes of work!!" but really this study just proves that people who write blogs think they're fucking Aristotle or something. Maybe even literally.
Can't --- breathe --- drowing in --- links --- can't --- figure out --- what to --- click!!
But really, I can't believe people are complaining about "first drafts" when 1) they're being compared to high school kids. So first draft or final manuscript, high school graduates should out-write high schoolers, especially if they spend a good deal of their time writing and 2) you should be able to put together a well-written essay that short in 25 minutes.
In any case, this has only increased my hatred for the "blogosphere". They're just a bunch of people writing unstructured rants and occasionally finding bits of novel information, and this is the new journalistic revolution? Oh, I think the idea of blogging is wonderful, but the community itself makes me sick. And then there's that awful name...
That's silly, but not for the reasons you think: whether you believe in a soul or not, it is not what's responsible for rational, logical, or creative thought. If we could make an AI that was as good as a cat, it would be an achievement of great magnitude.
Sure you can... IF the patent-holder allows you to do so. That is OSDL's goal.
But that's the whole problem - people shouldn't be allowed to have that kind of power over software. Having a law you disagree with shouldn't be fixed by begging people not to enforce it. That kind of goal puts us at the mercy of patent holders. If you agree with Stallman, and think that software patents are bad in part because it means you can't make free software without violating patents, that basically makes the entire free software movement slaves to the grace of patent holders. There's no freedom left.
As for copyrights, Stallman simply disagrees with the way copyright is handled, not that it shouldn't exist for software. In fact, he says software patents shouldn't exist in part because copyright is strong enough to protect software. The problem with copyright time periods doesn't mean you can't use inventions - that's what patents are for.
So, let's get the analogies straight: it's like if someone started a fire inside my computer, would I rather pour water on it or strengthen the fireproof sprinklers inside the computer? Or is it more like starting a fire in my house without locks on the doors or windows? Or, wait, maybe it's like setting my lock on fire and waiting for a bunch of people or organizations to pour water into new fireproofing techniques? Or maybe it's more like a car where the hood is welded shut and a fire starts inside it and you have the Jaws of Life but no one is inside the car? Or maybe it's like Blockbuster video but instead of renting things you set them on fire and the drama section is like Linux and the horror section is like Microsoft and the movie candy and paraphernalia at the counter are like prior art and your Blockbuster card is like software patents? Oh! Maybe it's like a store where you set the merchandise on fire, but then you can rent it but still not own it, but if you buy the merchandise on fire, you can keep a man warm for his whole life?
Because if someone patents something, you can't make a free version of it yourself. A software patent closes off all versions and iterations of that software completely.
Stallman's issue isn't with copyright - his issue is with people not voluntarily giving up their code to the community. He is all for copyright and ownership of code. His problem is that software is not something you should be able to patent, and that the OSDL initiative distracts from this point.
It will be over with at least until we come up with a new medium, say "FutureScape" and then everything will be patented. "Patent #6,234,432,441: Characters expression emotions on FutureScape (i.e. "smileys on FutureScape")
Pop the champagne and unleash the balloons!! We finally made it past 40,000! Congrats to all those patent workers working overtime, scouring through all that prior art to make sure that it was a solid 40,000 patents, congrats to the management for finally making a system to promote real progress, and finally, a huge congrats to the inventors! You guys really did all the hard work, discovering 40,000 things that no one would have ever thought of if not for your hard toiling work! Now it's time to reap those benefits as you take your inventions and begin building factories to build or use those inventions of yours! We wish you could give you longer than 23 years, but with the market as it is now, everyone's going to want a piece of the action eventually, and it's only fair that we give them a chance.
Here's to another year of unprecedented technological improvement!!! Wow, 40,000... Who would have ever thought the human race was capable of such wondrous achievements?
Honestly, I think Mein Kampf should be taught in schools as a way to teach kids how to look past propaganda and political garbage, so when their leaders start handing them bullshit, they recognize it for what it is.
You should try the U of M style of viewing - you dont have to load a new page to see below-your-threshold comments, and you can control things more finely. It also doesn't completely suck anymore.
Also: *AA includes the MAA (Mathematical Association of America), the ADAA (Anxiety Disorders Association of America), the MSAA (Multiple Sclerosis Association of America), and the SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America).
The SCAA must be the ones responsible for not letting Java be open sourced.
You're right! Let us never delve into research that could conceivably overturn weak software security! Some things man was never meant to discover! Turn back, before we fly too close to the sun and our wings melt!! O, Prometheus, why hast thou given us this OCR technology??
Well, the situation in Florida isn't really avoidable - there will always be categories of citizens that can't vote. Also I think if the same evil government can get minor allegations marked as felonies, they would have just as easy of a time circumventing the system in other ways, like terrorism, "enemy combatant"/un-American statuses, vagrancy laws, etc.
But I certainly think that if we're sending them to prison for corrections, at some point they should be "corrected," and at that point allowed to vote.
Was he convicted? Everyone here wants to protect the right to privacy, but I think everyone here also agrees that once you've been proven in court to have broken the rules to a great enough extent, you no longer get to play by the rules that benefit you. Felons can't vote, and sex offenders have to identify themselves.
The problem most people have is with innocent civilians being treated like criminals. I don't think people have a problem with criminals being treated like criminals.
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You're right. People are complaining that "good writing doesn't come from 25 minutes of work!!" but really this study just proves that people who write blogs think they're fucking Aristotle or something. Maybe even literally.
A "parapher" is the sound of a joke whizzing over your head.
Can't --- breathe --- drowing in --- links --- can't --- figure out --- what to --- click!!
But really, I can't believe people are complaining about "first drafts" when
1) they're being compared to high school kids. So first draft or final manuscript, high school graduates should out-write high schoolers, especially if they spend a good deal of their time writing
and
2) you should be able to put together a well-written essay that short in 25 minutes.
In any case, this has only increased my hatred for the "blogosphere". They're just a bunch of people writing unstructured rants and occasionally finding bits of novel information, and this is the new journalistic revolution? Oh, I think the idea of blogging is wonderful, but the community itself makes me sick. And then there's that awful name...
That's silly, but not for the reasons you think: whether you believe in a soul or not, it is not what's responsible for rational, logical, or creative thought. If we could make an AI that was as good as a cat, it would be an achievement of great magnitude.
But that's the whole problem - people shouldn't be allowed to have that kind of power over software. Having a law you disagree with shouldn't be fixed by begging people not to enforce it. That kind of goal puts us at the mercy of patent holders. If you agree with Stallman, and think that software patents are bad in part because it means you can't make free software without violating patents, that basically makes the entire free software movement slaves to the grace of patent holders. There's no freedom left.
As for copyrights, Stallman simply disagrees with the way copyright is handled, not that it shouldn't exist for software. In fact, he says software patents shouldn't exist in part because copyright is strong enough to protect software. The problem with copyright time periods doesn't mean you can't use inventions - that's what patents are for.
I really think you're getting the two mixed up.
And bravo to Mr. Stallman for taking such a hard line for what he considers to be freedom.
So, let's get the analogies straight: it's like if someone started a fire inside my computer, would I rather pour water on it or strengthen the fireproof sprinklers inside the computer?
Or is it more like starting a fire in my house without locks on the doors or windows?
Or, wait, maybe it's like setting my lock on fire and waiting for a bunch of people or organizations to pour water into new fireproofing techniques?
Or maybe it's more like a car where the hood is welded shut and a fire starts inside it and you have the Jaws of Life but no one is inside the car?
Or maybe it's like Blockbuster video but instead of renting things you set them on fire and the drama section is like Linux and the horror section is like Microsoft and the movie candy and paraphernalia at the counter are like prior art and your Blockbuster card is like software patents?
Oh! Maybe it's like a store where you set the merchandise on fire, but then you can rent it but still not own it, but if you buy the merchandise on fire, you can keep a man warm for his whole life?
I'm confused...
Because if someone patents something, you can't make a free version of it yourself. A software patent closes off all versions and iterations of that software completely.
Stallman's issue isn't with copyright - his issue is with people not voluntarily giving up their code to the community. He is all for copyright and ownership of code. His problem is that software is not something you should be able to patent, and that the OSDL initiative distracts from this point.
It will be over with at least until we come up with a new medium, say "FutureScape" and then everything will be patented. "Patent #6,234,432,441: Characters expression emotions on FutureScape (i.e. "smileys on FutureScape")
Pop the champagne and unleash the balloons!! We finally made it past 40,000! Congrats to all those patent workers working overtime, scouring through all that prior art to make sure that it was a solid 40,000 patents, congrats to the management for finally making a system to promote real progress, and finally, a huge congrats to the inventors! You guys really did all the hard work, discovering 40,000 things that no one would have ever thought of if not for your hard toiling work! Now it's time to reap those benefits as you take your inventions and begin building factories to build or use those inventions of yours! We wish you could give you longer than 23 years, but with the market as it is now, everyone's going to want a piece of the action eventually, and it's only fair that we give them a chance.
Here's to another year of unprecedented technological improvement!!! Wow, 40,000... Who would have ever thought the human race was capable of such wondrous achievements?
I'll tell you what's real: Steve Sutton is real!!!
Honestly, I think Mein Kampf should be taught in schools as a way to teach kids how to look past propaganda and political garbage, so when their leaders start handing them bullshit, they recognize it for what it is.
You should try the U of M style of viewing - you dont have to load a new page to see below-your-threshold comments, and you can control things more finely. It also doesn't completely suck anymore.
fuck dude, i was 5
What I want to know is who is modding any of this OT shit up?? :)
I'll have that bugger fixed in no time!!! ...as long as it involves writing elementary BASIC loops, LOAD "$",8,1 or beating Space Taxi or Questron.
ahahahahahah Vista drivers. That's a good one.
But seriously, it's just a storage device; I didn't even need drivers for Windows.
Also: *AA includes the MAA (Mathematical Association of America), the ADAA (Anxiety Disorders Association of America), the MSAA (Multiple Sclerosis Association of America), and the SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America).
The SCAA must be the ones responsible for not letting Java be open sourced.
I'm actually really glad I purchased a SanDisk MP3 player now!
You're right! Let us never delve into research that could conceivably overturn weak software security! Some things man was never meant to discover! Turn back, before we fly too close to the sun and our wings melt!! O, Prometheus, why hast thou given us this OCR technology??
That's not ironic, it's tragic. Steve Irwin's death was legitimately ironic.
Well, the situation in Florida isn't really avoidable - there will always be categories of citizens that can't vote. Also I think if the same evil government can get minor allegations marked as felonies, they would have just as easy of a time circumventing the system in other ways, like terrorism, "enemy combatant"/un-American statuses, vagrancy laws, etc.
But I certainly think that if we're sending them to prison for corrections, at some point they should be "corrected," and at that point allowed to vote.
Was he convicted? Everyone here wants to protect the right to privacy, but I think everyone here also agrees that once you've been proven in court to have broken the rules to a great enough extent, you no longer get to play by the rules that benefit you. Felons can't vote, and sex offenders have to identify themselves.
The problem most people have is with innocent civilians being treated like criminals. I don't think people have a problem with criminals being treated like criminals.
Yes, the negatives far outweigh the small amount of added protection that minors might receive. That makes it not a good reason.
Is the startup sound on Macs customizable? I don't think it is. You turn on your computer and...
"BAHHHH."