"My share of the author's time (assuming he sells millions of books)"
HAHAHAHAHahahaha!
Oh god. Millions? MILLIONS?
I know of self published authors that only managed to sell 500 of their self published books on Amazon.
There are authors that are good, and are trying to break into the business. But the money isn't good. Only if you become "Steven King popular" does the money get fantastic.
So, why the pittance for Authors? Don't you want your favorite Author to make a living?
I support my favorite Authors by buying their e-books.
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Not cool? Heh.
I deal with MS products every day on my PC. I *do not want* this garbage on my phone too.
I assumed that most other people are thinking the same thing.
And then what? Start up a sort of internal coast guard to constantly rescue people from remote areas?
Here's an idea. You're responsible for yourself. If you go hiking into the middle of nowhere and get lost without any preparation, skill, or foresight, you'll probably die.
Stop trying to save people from themselves by taking ever larger chunks of my paycheck. I would like to be able to work for myself someday and people like you are bound and determined to make sure I stay someone's slave.
"Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for them if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs, and that you know you can do these things."
Buy things you think are worth the price, don't buy things you don't. The market will respond.
As for me, I agree with you 100% and I've been a Kindle owner for years now. This has lead me down the path of trying new Authors who are trying to build a name for themselves. They do it by offering lower priced books, or even giving away the first book in a series.
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Why would we be first? We wouldn't even *be* here if the Dinosaurs weren't wiped out.
The firsts would have evolved around the time the Dinosaurs did.
Why in the world would the government have to subsidize that? Did vitamins become a rare and precious commodity when I wasn't looking?
Here's an idea, just because the government has money, doesn't mean it should be paying for things you can easily pay for yourself,
Hey, doesn't Google know a thing or two about Databases?
Boy, it sure would be nice to have them enter the same market that Oracle is in, but at a drastically lower price.
I mean, it's not like they would *depend* on the money their new Database division wold bring in.
What do you mean? Shareholders already have a say in what the CEO is paid. They can buy and sell the stock.
CEO pay is part of the value of a company. If you think he's being overpaid, don't buy it.
What's wrong with experts-exchange? I get lots of solutions from that site.
You *have* been scrolling down past the ads to the answers, haven't you?
"My share of the author's time (assuming he sells millions of books)"
HAHAHAHAHahahaha!
Oh god. Millions? MILLIONS?
I know of self published authors that only managed to sell 500 of their self published books on Amazon.
There are authors that are good, and are trying to break into the business. But the money isn't good. Only if you become "Steven King popular" does the money get fantastic.
So, why the pittance for Authors? Don't you want your favorite Author to make a living?
I support my favorite Authors by buying their e-books.
Not cool?
Heh.
I deal with MS products every day on my PC. I *do not want* this garbage on my phone too.
I assumed that most other people are thinking the same thing.
So now what? You give up?
What you should have learned is that you can't pin your hopes on a superstar to fix a systemic problem.
People are arguing to deny poor kids access to education?
Are you sure you're not insane?
You worked your ass off, AND GOT LUCKY.
You didn't get sick,
This is normal, not luck.
or have to take care of a relative.
This is normal, not luck.
You had no financial misfortune to overcome.
Again, normal.
You were born intelligent enough to take advantage of opportunity when it came.
This is also normal.
These are all normal traits that that vast majority of people have.
The "Hard liners" in congress have proposed 100Bn in spending cuts, on a 1400Bn deficit.
That is the biggest fix the US politicians could come up with, and half of them are whining about how it's too much.
It's not worthless yet. But the US is going to hit a financial wall very soon, very hard.
What do you think of when you say revolt?
Is it like Egypt?
I think it's going to be more straightforward. People will simply stop complying with the Federal government.
Why not take it one step further? Make classes pass/fail.
You either know the material or you don't.
When environmentalists stall or stop any new construction by abusing environmental law, don't be surprised when it bites you in the ass.
Just laws are applied to everyone. Not just people you don't like.
Yeah. I thought the super sized windmills are 5 million each?
"US Government buys 10 windmills. Silent on what it blew 1 TRILLION DOLLARS on."
Since when is becoming homeless and being unable to feed your family "Right"?
The summary doesn't mention the engine at all. It says the source code is GPLed.
And what in the world is an "Asset"? Because it's no type of code or programming I'VE ever heard of.
They're showing more respect to the dead than you are to the living.
Empathy doesn't just kick in because a human somewhere died.
You actually have to connect or feel similar in some way to them.
Lack of empathy to someone you can't connect to is normal.
And then what? Start up a sort of internal coast guard to constantly rescue people from remote areas?
Here's an idea. You're responsible for yourself. If you go hiking into the middle of nowhere and get lost without any preparation, skill, or foresight, you'll probably die.
Stop trying to save people from themselves by taking ever larger chunks of my paycheck. I would like to be able to work for myself someday and people like you are bound and determined to make sure I stay someone's slave.
It's Death fucking Valley.
It's wasn't named that in a hipster ironic way. Death Valley will KILL you.
It's not the GPS, it's people being so sheltered from Rural life that they forget that we couldn't survive outside without modern conveniences.
If you had to go out and forage for food, could you?
From the GPL page:
"Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for them if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs, and that you know you can do these things."
Doesn't look pirated to me.
Yes? What do you forsee?
Last time I checked the Tea Party is the "Leave me alone" party.
So do you dread the day the government isn't invading and taxing every aspect of your life?
Welcome to capitalism.
Buy things you think are worth the price, don't buy things you don't. The market will respond.
As for me, I agree with you 100% and I've been a Kindle owner for years now. This has lead me down the path of trying new Authors who are trying to build a name for themselves. They do it by offering lower priced books, or even giving away the first book in a series.
It's been great!
What kind of licence gives you your money back after you're done with it?