"Creates jobs" implies that jobs wouldn't exist without someone owning something.
You imply that it's possible to create something without someone owning it. In the end, everything is owned by somebody. Whether it be an individual, a corporation, or a state, everything belongs to someone.
Can you provide me a one good reason why the PUBLIC who paid it all should not have the benefits "for free" (=without the middle-man who's just skimming the cream) before the fatcat corporations?
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;"
-United States Constitution: Article I, Section 8, Clause 8
Whether funded by the US Government, Bayer, Sony, or Mama Cass, the innovations belong to the individuals who discover/develop them. If the innovators want to license their developments to other corporations, that's their decision.
Oh, and don't give me crap about "Well, corporations give money to so-and-so but force them to turn over all rights to their innovations. The Government should do the same." Guess what... there's this piece of parchment called the Constitution that keeps the Government from doing that. Read I, 8, 8 again and tell me whether the US Government could get away with forcing everything to be free to the public.
If the public shells out the cash to make it, then the public has a right to use the product for free.
Go tell that to the Air Force. I'm sure they'll have no problem with you flying one of their B-2s around, or perhaps performing a preemptive nuclear strike against your Mother-In-Law because you don't let her see the grandchildren enough. After all, you paid for those Peacekeeper missles so you have the right to use them for free.
Come to think of it, it's pissed me off that NBC canceled Inside Schwartz. What's the geographical coordinates for Burbank?
What if we paid Company X to build a bridge on private lands with public money, to only be used by the person who owns the private land. It just doesn't seem right.
Let's just conveniently ignore the following facts...
Building the bridge/creating the software creates jobs.
Building the bridge/creating the software educates journeymen managers (managers), iron/concrete workers (coders), and engineers (testers, developers) in trade, making them more skilled.
Maintaining the bridge/software provides the above in a continuing manner.
The toll on that bridge/revenue from the software helps decrease the dependence on federal aid.
You're right, there's no benefit to it whatsoever! Those school administrators are fools!
If you were paid by the public, let the public have the benefits.
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"I know that if I keep drinking this way, my liver is going to fail. However, I don't like the world when I'm sober. It's boring and bland. When I'm drunk, everything is moving. The ceiling twirls above me, my dinner of pretzels and peanuts swirls in the toilet below me. Everything is just more interesting when I'm blotto. Pass me the whiskey, you're driving tonight." said Alan Cox as he answered non-existant interview questions from the from the empty Schlitz Malt Liquor bottle in front of him.
Do you really think a quality OS can come from this man?
I can't wait to read what the interview with Linus. Be sure to watch for these special letters to be used together liberally in the interview...
"I know that if I keep drinking this way, my liver is going to fail. However, I don't like the world when I'm sober. It's boring and bland. When I'm drunk, everything is moving. The ceiling twirls above me, my dinner of pretzels and peanuts swirls in the toilet below me. Everything is just more interesting when I'm blotto. Pass me the whiskey, you're driving tonight." said Alan Cox as he answered interview questions from the from the empty Schlitz Malt Liquor bottle in front of him.
Do you really think a quality OS can come from this man?
I can't wait to read what the BBC has to say about Linus!
Come to Virginia, heartland of the United States. Thousands of businesses have decided to set up their headquarters in our magnificent state. Join such great names as:
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Check out my journal and let us know where you're coming out of.
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Hmm, maybe it's the fact that if your friend sneaker-nets the tape, your neighbor can't have that tape at the same time. Sure, they can sit together and watch it in the same room, but Person A and Person B can't watch the same tape at the same time in their respective apartments. Under this scheme, they can.
I believe your strawman is on fire. You may want to put him out.
I hacked the story together from CNN's piece. Not much research, just thought it should be posted.
I think us crapflooders should rally under some random cause, like the above or something to get a warning label placed on Goldfish Crackers stating they shouldn't be used rectally.
ALl (sic) VA has is... well, NOT HARDWARE. they've been firing people and downsizing like it's a fashionable thing to do.
Actually, that's California and Michigan that you're thinking of. Sure, VA has had a few downsizings recently, but we still have the strongest technology job market in the United States.
For those of you that don't know, Virginia is the headquarters for:
AOL
Micron
Microsoft
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Judge Dredd
Bob Hope
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Mr. Bill
The BBC
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Spim
Nabisco
The NRA
Ford Motors
The Catholic Church
The Intifada
Elvis' estate
Bozo the Clown
Hot Grits Down My Pants Ltd.
The Supreme Court of Iowa
A burned out Studebaker
Batman but not Robin!
Taco-Snoters Anonymous
I DO IT WRONG ANONYMOUS
Stephen King Dead Anonymous
BSD Is DYING!!! Anonymous
Mikhael Gorbachov
The Boston Celtics
Ebola Reston
3 Organ Grinder Monkeys
The California Highway Patrol
The Zambian Parliment
The German Army
A drunk man singing along to Ricky Martin
Chin's Chinese Bakery
The Drudge Report
Roper and Ebert
Hedy Lamarr
Fujitsu
Ron Popeil Enterprizes
Harvey the Wonder Hamster
All these have chosen Virginia as their headquarters. Some have done better than others, but each one is a tale of success in its respective industry. VA is the place to be!
I just read some horrible news on CNN.com. Eighties pop star Adam Ant faces assault and weapons charges after a scuffle in a London pub. He has been charged with possession of a firearm or imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, and with criminal damage and assault.
Even if you don't enjoy his work, there's no denying that his hits "Stand and Deliver" and "Prince Charming," have influenced and will continue to influence Rock and Roll for many years to come.
I'm in Alexandria. Not the Fairfax County part of Alexandria outside the Beltway, but the actual real part of Alexandria. Herndon's a little way's out, but not as far out as someplace like Illinois or Pakistan.
I'd say a large portion of/. readers are from NoVA, considering it is the home of the "Information Superhighway" (Al Gore, take a run with that) and has a large number of government contractors.
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The sign-lady's hand motions seem to say no...
Sorry, try again later.
Watch the sign-lady at the right. She'll translate it for you.
Thank you.
You imply that it's possible to create something without someone owning it. In the end, everything is owned by somebody. Whether it be an individual, a corporation, or a state, everything belongs to someone.
Can you provide me a one good reason why the PUBLIC who paid it all should not have the benefits "for free" (=without the middle-man who's just skimming the cream) before the fatcat corporations?
Whether funded by the US Government, Bayer, Sony, or Mama Cass, the innovations belong to the individuals who discover/develop them. If the innovators want to license their developments to other corporations, that's their decision.
Oh, and don't give me crap about "Well, corporations give money to so-and-so but force them to turn over all rights to their innovations. The Government should do the same." Guess what... there's this piece of parchment called the Constitution that keeps the Government from doing that. Read I, 8, 8 again and tell me whether the US Government could get away with forcing everything to be free to the public.
Go tell that to the Air Force. I'm sure they'll have no problem with you flying one of their B-2s around, or perhaps performing a preemptive nuclear strike against your Mother-In-Law because you don't let her see the grandchildren enough. After all, you paid for those Peacekeeper missles so you have the right to use them for free.
Come to think of it, it's pissed me off that NBC canceled Inside Schwartz. What's the geographical coordinates for Burbank?
Let's just conveniently ignore the following facts...
- Building the bridge/creating the software creates jobs.
- Building the bridge/creating the software educates journeymen managers (managers), iron/concrete workers (coders), and engineers (testers, developers) in trade, making them more skilled.
- Maintaining the bridge/software provides the above in a continuing manner.
- The toll on that bridge/revenue from the software helps decrease the dependence on federal aid.
You're right, there's no benefit to it whatsoever! Those school administrators are fools!If you were paid by the public, let the public have the benefits.
Lenin? Is that you?
***HEY CRAPFLOODERS AND TROLLS***
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At the current time, the DC Metro area seems to be in the lead. When counted as a whole, Texas is in second place. However, a state can't win the title, it has to be a city. Come out, support your current place of residence.
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***HEY CRAPFLOODERS AND TROLLS***
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The DC Metro area seems to be overly represented, so come out and show your support for your town. The city with the most crapflooders/trolls will receive the "2002 Troll Home Town" award.
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I can't wait to read what the interview with Linus. Be sure to watch for these special letters to be used together liberally in the interview...
Mad propz to Trollercoaster and his behind for a magnificent first post. Congratz.
I can't wait to read what the BBC has to say about Linus!
Add me to your list.
I have removed the contents of my stomach. Please give me your address so I may confirm my compliance with your directive.
Thank you.
He'd call it Coccyx.
Get it, funny! Hahaha!
What are you, some hippy communist fuck? Lynx only runs in a BSD/*nix environment!
Don't tell me you're a switch hitter!
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***HEY CRAPFLOODERS AND TROLLS***
Check out my journal and let us know where you're coming out of.
The DC Metro area seems to be overly represented, so come out and show your support for your town. The city with the most crapflooders/trolls will receive the "2002 Troll Home Town" award.
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I believe your strawman is on fire. You may want to put him out.
I think us crapflooders should rally under some random cause, like the above or something to get a warning label placed on Goldfish Crackers stating they shouldn't be used rectally.
All DC Area folks check My journal
Actually, that's California and Michigan that you're thinking of. Sure, VA has had a few downsizings recently, but we still have the strongest technology job market in the United States.
For those of you that don't know, Virginia is the headquarters for:
- AOL
- Micron
- Microsoft
- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Judge Dredd
- Bob Hope
- The Ambiguously Gay Duo
- Mr. Bill
- The BBC
- Mr. and Mrs. Albert Spim
- Nabisco
- The NRA
- Ford Motors
- The Catholic Church
- The Intifada
- Elvis' estate
- Bozo the Clown
- Hot Grits Down My Pants Ltd.
- The Supreme Court of Iowa
- A burned out Studebaker
- Batman but not Robin!
- Taco-Snoters Anonymous
- I DO IT WRONG ANONYMOUS
- Stephen King Dead Anonymous
- BSD Is DYING!!! Anonymous
- Mikhael Gorbachov
- The Boston Celtics
- Ebola Reston
- 3 Organ Grinder Monkeys
- The California Highway Patrol
- The Zambian Parliment
- The German Army
- A drunk man singing along to Ricky Martin
- Chin's Chinese Bakery
- The Drudge Report
- Roper and Ebert
- Hedy Lamarr
- Fujitsu
- Ron Popeil Enterprizes
- Harvey the Wonder Hamster
All these have chosen Virginia as their headquarters. Some have done better than others, but each one is a tale of success in its respective industry. VA is the place to be!I just read some horrible news on CNN.com. Eighties pop star Adam Ant faces assault and weapons charges after a scuffle in a London pub. He has been charged with possession of a firearm or imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, and with criminal damage and assault. Even if you don't enjoy his work, there's no denying that his hits "Stand and Deliver" and "Prince Charming," have influenced and will continue to influence Rock and Roll for many years to come.
I'd say a large portion of /. readers are from NoVA, considering it is the home of the "Information Superhighway" (Al Gore, take a run with that) and has a large number of government contractors.
You're just full of hate, aren't you?
If you want, I have a topical ointment that may help that.