US Constitution (GWB toilet paper) Art.I, sec 8: "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..." Unexpiring DRM intrinsicly violates the "limited Times" provision. Unbreakable DRM clearly breaks the letter, the intent and the fabric of the US Constitution and its foundational basis. INAL, I am a literate US citizen.
These folks and their breed have been "fixing things" for over a hundred years, witness the predatory expansions of copyright and "IP", not even pausing for little things like the Constitution (can you say "ex post facto" ad nauseum).
Anyway, fixed them on my side. I simply do not and will not buy ANY labelled product from these turkeys. Got to go to the library and listen now. Bought my son a iRiver, so they can't complain about Steve;>
I am sure that it is a painful situation. Tulane was considered "less well off" for its aspirations *before* the hurricane with perhaps $750m endowment. (e.g. Rice has 4x the money, 1/3 the kids) Suddenly minus $200m in bills and cash flow (5 years after our national internet investment debacle).
Probably something HAD to go at Tulane, engineering must have seemed low man on the totem pole, big bucks pgm, less glory than others, less instant alumni $$ lately. Perhaps if the world has $160 oil, overpriced Asian labor, and a superChinese military & yuan, this may later seem short sighted but they do have to react now. And US mgmt today is a now kind of thing, not that "vision thing"...
Tulane has tried to partly streamline between a stressed national private university and a respectable liberal arts college. Let's all wish them good luck, both students and the university.
I am sure that it is a painful situation. Tulane was considered "less well off" for its aspirations *before* the hurricane with perhaps $750m endowment. (e.g. Rice has 4x the money, 1/3 the kids) Suddenly minus $200m in bills and cash flow (5 years after our national internet investment debacle).
Probably something HAD to go at Tulane, engineering must have seemed low man on the totem pole, big bucks, less glory, less instant alumni $ lately. Perhaps if the world has $160 oil, overpriced Asian labor, and a superChinese military & yuan, this may later seem short sighted but they do have to react now. And US mgmt today is a now kind of thing, not that "vision thing"...
Tulane has tried to partly streamline between a stressed national private university and a respectable liberal arts college. Let's all wish them good luck, both students and the university.
RIAA et al have seen the general tech trend issue coming since the 1970-80s. It's real solution is educational, market and only slightly technically based. Instead of solving and making the changes to accomodate natural desires of public they have sought to abuse and systematically exploit it. Based on my observations in other countries, I think this kind of officially sanctioned hooliganism and cronyism will end very badly.
RIAA for shame. Crows about "rights" while fueling the festering problems. 30+ yrs is enough, put up or shut up and get out. The current regime is simply an obnoxious, parasitic force begging to be slapped down hard by an angry public. I am kind of morbidly curious to see the public reaction if and when the court system fails again.
Agree that trace CO2 levels are rising, but part natural, part human influence. Agree that CO2 is has a log contribution term but I think the system effect is much smaller than the MBH led preselected, trimmed Franken-data analyses allege (more fudge than my mom's after dinner treats?), probably 0.01-0.10 F / decade contribution vs recent overall 0.12-0.2F/decade change overall, part acyclic "noise", part largest solar activity in 8000+ years (per Be, C isotopes).
I'm not too worried in any case because most people will not be able to afford IPCC scare-cast rising CO2 levels "global warming" at $100+ per barrel of oil anyway. The fastest way out of both problems is to grow into new technologies competitively, not usurpation by a new self promoted global priesthood based on myth, power and value, again.
oh yes. I always use iron free or low iron (1 to 4 mg Fe) multivitamin tablets. Unless you need the extra iron for anemia, iron is a big caution note, Ditto copper. A lot of men and older women actually need to pass on the extra iron. Monitor YOUR situation with an occasional/annual blood test with iron panels and medical help, prn. High or low is not good.
1970s scam, vit C & D on better odds
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This sounds like a retread of Pres. Gerald Ford's better idea - a massive innoculation plan with a dangerous vaccine - linked to deaths, Gulian Barre syndrome, etc. A massive sop to favored pharmas. Was really it really swine flu or swine pharma? The panic mongering in the media finally stopped when the public realized how dangerous the vaccine was and the hyped problem wasn't.
I think the govt still spent a fortune.
A simple plan B in winter: several "megavitamin" tablets (lots of B, extra others) a day (caution: pregnant ladies watch the amount preformed vit A!) and several 1/2 to 1 gram C tablets/day, as little as $0.25/day. Lots of C at the first tickle. For me, sure beats spin-the-bottle with vaccine or $100 maybe antivirals with side effects. Last time I got "shot" I was sick for over a week. I am lots happier with "Plan B".
I do not understand how a taxpayer sponsored organization like the National Research Council can refuse direct use of "standards", in part or whole. As far "refrain...reference," byte my shorts. As for as teaching science as a process, the theory of evolution is usually taught as a result in conjunction with the biology of organisms of increasing complexity - seldom would I say that pedogogical science is taught as a true process - the orgs are on a high horse. I must say, as a taxpayer I have difficulty with the idea of using public monies to teach ID as a whole "science" rather than as a criticism, controversy, cultural reference or historical reference.
Sounds like a partial solution may be to defund them all (KSEd, NRC), or at least some of their employees. Frankly, as poor as many curricula are in practice, they could chop out both and have plenty of room for improvement in biology. That's an observation, not a recommendation.
First they own your music, then they own your image, then your name, then your soul, and now common names and words. Silver bullets and wooden stakes needed...
Demented and dangerous. This week we observed that RIAA is a literal child molester (m-w.com, definition #1.) Now they open another broad attack on public music access. These people are dangerous subversives, sic semper tyrannis. (btw, I have never used the P2P music "sharing" programs).
Who or what is next with these vampires? Not my kids, but maybe yours.
Should he ever be on a jury in an extortion-infringement case, RIAA and its bootlicks may find "preponderance of evidence" somewhat of a burden - closely related to the immovable object. Voir dire? Forget it, you won't see him coming, your lawyers will beg for him. (Well, usually both sides do...). And afterwards, you may not even find the fingerprints on the bulge growing between your shoulder blades.
Several improvements may be desirable. First, if Google needs "fair use" protection the question may ought to be how much comment or other derivation is necessary to be a legal fair use if a simple location service is not enough for fair use. Clearly Google is trying to stay away from 300 words. Allowing limited individual opt out might be a good business practice.
More important long term is variable opt-in for pre-defined templates of online reading. A fiction author might well want to offer 1-2 chapters to reassure your interest and to get you involved. Some authors might allow a page or several non-cintiguously. A dictionary may squirm over 3 sentences and prefer something else (1-2 lines or # of entries/day or opt-out).
I think the primary fair use issue for me is whether Google needs to own the book ripped to its database (1-2 million books/yr x ~$30) and the Library of Google.
Basically any electronic distribution over 14 to 20 years old (original copyright & patent terms, current patent terms) is pure gravy. The labels' outright obstruction of new technology, easy 24x7 use, preservation, transportability and fair use these past 10 yrs seriously abuse the *privileges* (the 'limited' constitutional grant of monopoly) of copyright.
I consider pricing over 200% cost of advertising, normal business expenses and distribution unquestionably extortionate for 'old' music' (all-of-mp3 showed 2-3 cents/mb to be profitable). The RIAA's extortion racket is truly criminal, and should be treated as any violent threat or enterprise. New Jobs indeed.
You really need trig for good high school physics. On different insurance claims for house damage and for a car wreck, I have needed hs physics when someone (claims adjuster or other party) was trying to screw with me.
Once I showed people the nature of their statement/position, I said, bring all the lawyers you want, my friends are engineers...
We have always had problems with logic, agendas, integrity and uncertainty affecting the quality of papers at some level. I would like to think that Big Science in the US went through a golden age from WWII to the 1970s. From the 80s to Enron felt like all downhill for science quality (never mind all the new toys).
I think we are bottoming out on the recognition issue and if we can cure our education problems, perhaps a new, perhaps more dedicated amateur effort, will restore the integrity. I distrust pharma & NSF grant grabbing profs more than the oil companies...
It *appears* to me that we now suffer much greater ethical risks, more innumeracy and less high end literacy now than 30 years ago (whither the SAT). I miss the WWII generation, they seemed to give so more effort and more humility to their work and community.
Science gives us the to tools to critically assess our experience and others' claims to know what we think we know. Study hard, read voluminously, observe acutely, think critically - and don't trust any institution to think for you.
The hard evidence is that the earth has enjoyed a mild warming trends over the last century+ after the Little Ice Age (please, I am aware of MBH version). About 1/8 degree per decade for 1978-2003, a degree in a little over a century. Whither now?
America has NOT always been a country where everyone is above average...
America has NOT always been a country where corporate rights daily expanded exponentially over individual rights
I think that we are about parallel to the 2nd or 3rd century AD of the Roman way, burning the candle about 2x as fast, 700BC-476AD vs 1500/1600-? and comparing histories and evolving cultural parallels.
Slashdot Mirror
Sack of Rome, 410 AD. Now a Bill Gates mid term Xmas Party, 2010. 1600 years is too long.
Just remember, this is the 3rd George....
US Constitution (GWB toilet paper) Art.I, sec 8: "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..." Unexpiring DRM intrinsicly violates the "limited Times" provision. Unbreakable DRM clearly breaks the letter, the intent and the fabric of the US Constitution and its foundational basis. INAL, I am a literate US citizen.
Yes, imagine the positive impact when some fraction of the masses are rudely withdrawn from "free" public programming...
Anyway, fixed them on my side. I simply do not and will not buy ANY labelled product from these turkeys. Got to go to the library and listen now. Bought my son a iRiver, so they can't complain about Steve ;>
Probably something HAD to go at Tulane, engineering must have seemed low man on the totem pole, big bucks pgm, less glory than others, less instant alumni $$ lately. Perhaps if the world has $160 oil, overpriced Asian labor, and a superChinese military & yuan, this may later seem short sighted but they do have to react now. And US mgmt today is a now kind of thing, not that "vision thing"...
Tulane has tried to partly streamline between a stressed national private university and a respectable liberal arts college. Let's all wish them good luck, both students and the university.
Probably something HAD to go at Tulane, engineering must have seemed low man on the totem pole, big bucks, less glory, less instant alumni $ lately. Perhaps if the world has $160 oil, overpriced Asian labor, and a superChinese military & yuan, this may later seem short sighted but they do have to react now. And US mgmt today is a now kind of thing, not that "vision thing"...
Tulane has tried to partly streamline between a stressed national private university and a respectable liberal arts college. Let's all wish them good luck, both students and the university.
RIAA for shame. Crows about "rights" while fueling the festering problems. 30+ yrs is enough, put up or shut up and get out. The current regime is simply an obnoxious, parasitic force begging to be slapped down hard by an angry public. I am kind of morbidly curious to see the public reaction if and when the court system fails again.
I'm not too worried in any case because most people will not be able to afford IPCC scare-cast rising CO2 levels "global warming" at $100+ per barrel of oil anyway. The fastest way out of both problems is to grow into new technologies competitively, not usurpation by a new self promoted global priesthood based on myth, power and value, again.
oh yes. I always use iron free or low iron (1 to 4 mg Fe) multivitamin tablets. Unless you need the extra iron for anemia, iron is a big caution note, Ditto copper. A lot of men and older women actually need to pass on the extra iron. Monitor YOUR situation with an occasional/annual blood test with iron panels and medical help, prn. High or low is not good.
If you want to improve your odds of staying healthy consider these points: more winter vitamin D for immune function http://www.knowledgeofhealth.com/report.asp?story= Why%20Flu%20Epidemics%20Occur%20in%20Winter
meaningful amounts of vitamin C for symptoms and depletion.
http://www.doctoryourself.com/ortho_c.html
A simple plan B in winter: several "megavitamin" tablets (lots of B, extra others) a day (caution: pregnant ladies watch the amount preformed vit A!) and several 1/2 to 1 gram C tablets/day, as little as $0.25/day. Lots of C at the first tickle. For me, sure beats spin-the-bottle with vaccine or $100 maybe antivirals with side effects. Last time I got "shot" I was sick for over a week. I am lots happier with "Plan B".
Sounds like a partial solution may be to defund them all (KSEd, NRC), or at least some of their employees. Frankly, as poor as many curricula are in practice, they could chop out both and have plenty of room for improvement in biology. That's an observation, not a recommendation.
First they own your music, then they own your image, then your name, then your soul, and now common names and words. Silver bullets and wooden stakes needed...
Who or what is next with these vampires? Not my kids, but maybe yours.
If it was not clear before, RIAA and cronies are now literally child molesters (see www.m-w.com). Act accordingly.
What part of "No!" don't you understand....
Should he ever be on a jury in an extortion-infringement case, RIAA and its bootlicks may find "preponderance of evidence" somewhat of a burden - closely related to the immovable object. Voir dire? Forget it, you won't see him coming, your lawyers will beg for him. (Well, usually both sides do...). And afterwards, you may not even find the fingerprints on the bulge growing between your shoulder blades.
More important long term is variable opt-in for pre-defined templates of online reading. A fiction author might well want to offer 1-2 chapters to reassure your interest and to get you involved. Some authors might allow a page or several non-cintiguously. A dictionary may squirm over 3 sentences and prefer something else (1-2 lines or # of entries/day or opt-out).
I think the primary fair use issue for me is whether Google needs to own the book ripped to its database (1-2 million books/yr x ~$30) and the Library of Google.
I consider pricing over 200% cost of advertising, normal business expenses and distribution unquestionably extortionate for 'old' music' (all-of-mp3 showed 2-3 cents/mb to be profitable). The RIAA's extortion racket is truly criminal, and should be treated as any violent threat or enterprise. New Jobs indeed.
One dev would be too many for a true Napolean.
Once I showed people the nature of their statement/position, I said, bring all the lawyers you want, my friends are engineers...
End of discussion and bs.
Sounds like the making of a third rate suite...
I think we are bottoming out on the recognition issue and if we can cure our education problems, perhaps a new, perhaps more dedicated amateur effort, will restore the integrity. I distrust pharma & NSF grant grabbing profs more than the oil companies...
It *appears* to me that we now suffer much greater ethical risks, more innumeracy and less high end literacy now than 30 years ago (whither the SAT). I miss the WWII generation, they seemed to give so more effort and more humility to their work and community.
Science gives us the to tools to critically assess our experience and others' claims to know what we think we know. Study hard, read voluminously, observe acutely, think critically - and don't trust any institution to think for you.
The current forecasts of several serious astrophysics forecasters, based on several current solar and astrophysical phenomena, is that substantial cooling is likely over the next 10-40 years, over the log(CO2) forcing. The Irkutsk crowd http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/981669/po sts, Corbyn http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.02/weather_pr .htmland Landscheidt http://mitosyfraudes.8k.com/Calen/Landscheidt-1.ht mlstate this quite emphatically in different ways. Stay tuned.
Maybe back to 70s (worried about global cooling and bell bottoms again). Guess the warming was nice while it lasted...
America has NOT always been a country where corporate rights daily expanded exponentially over individual rights
I think that we are about parallel to the 2nd or 3rd century AD of the Roman way, burning the candle about 2x as fast, 700BC-476AD vs 1500/1600-? and comparing histories and evolving cultural parallels.