You may have hard a right to scream your head off in the public square but that didn't mean that the government was obligated to give you a soap box to stand on.
This is the reason that people who want help with social ills are afraid to seek help. A guy who has a problem with drugs or alcohol or a less-than-ideal medical issue are afraid, at the very least, of the stigma of what will be associated with them if they come out to find proper help. It would be nice to think that the internet could be a place for these people to take a first step towards recovery but even those who supposedly do no evil aren't willing to give these people a bit of wiggle room to find themselves the kinds of assistance that they need.
We already have a handful of platforms that have the ability to make apps in a free or near free environment with no review process... By your model the blinders should have already been off and iPhone's model should have failed.
Can you do a fast page mark and go back and forth between them quickly? I like the idea of the reader but since many of my books I'd like to have on it would be reference books it would be important for me to be able to switch between 3-4 different pages at a time with no real thought involved. It's easy enough with dead trees since I can just use my finger as a fast book mark while I thumb to another page but if it's an involved process on an e-book reader it defeats the purpose of why I would want one.
Actually, it seems to be. From the Copyright Act of 1976:
In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include:
the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; the nature of the copyrighted work;
the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
I know it leaves a lot to interpretation but what I'm reading into this is if a select part of a work is used without adding to the content of the work for commercial purposes that may be in violation of fair use. If Google was somehow adding substantial value to the original work I might agree but that simply isn't the case. And if the average user is more likely to read the headlines and not continue on the the original content provider's site there may be a case made for "effect of the use upon the potential market."
But the bottomline with all of this is that it just depends on what judge gets a case of this nature on any particular day. Fair use is such a grey area that anyone using it as a defence is really at the mercy of the court.
Monkey is a racial slur. As in porch monkey, for instance.
But part of me knows where you're going. The monkey has long been a symbol of foolery or incompetence too. So when we see a commercial with a bunch of monkeys dressed in suits running around trashing a board room are we suppose to assume that they mean that Africans can't run a business or is it simply a joke against all corporate idiots at large?
That's the real shame about the race card; you can't make an honest statement about another person or group of people without feeling that something can be taken out of context and used to make you look like a racist.
Republican push back? Are you joking? Talk about a straw man.
Republicans can not effectively push back at this point. It's mathematically impossible. 100%. Please stop blaming those who were declared as powerless a year ago.
This can not be a Republican problem. If you need mathematical proof of this I'll go get my third grade teacher to prove it to you.
but it would force the insurance companies to compete with the government. If they can't do that they die, welcome to capitalism.
I think you're in for a rude awakening on this one. Both major parties have already shown us that they have no regard for the tax payer when it comes to "too big to fail." Just imagine the fall out when it happens to one of their programs. Opps! Sorry, it already did. That's exactly what's going on with SS and Medicare. Wonder why taxation is the catch word on the lips of just about every politician today? Businesses that should have failed are now afloat due to the product YOU worked to produce. but you're not their customer, you're their slave with power enforced by tax code. So much for competition.
Fox may not have power in the house per-se, if they make one of there republican canidates look bad, say good by to your republican career.
You're missing the point. We were told that the Republicans were no longer needed. *THAT* is the question. What happened?
will just try to change the party to kill useless corp programs
Yeah, because now these corporate programs will soon become government programs and it will be more like a corporation with the unlimited ability to bleed their customer base. Think Verizon and Comcast puts the hooks to you? Just wait to see what happens next. I can't seriously believe you people aren't seeing this.
I normally don't care much who the VP is but it would be neat to go back to a system where the VP is the runner up to the public elections. It would offer a bit more in the way of balance for the people.
The good thing about having McCain in there is that we'd still have enough balance that fringe elements wouldn't be able to sneak crap through that only benefits small numbers of Americans while the rest pay the price.
Would McCain have done the same? Seems likely but he wouldn't have had a blank check to do it with. He would have faced a fight simply because neither side of this two party system is willing to give in to the other because it makes sense. Even if they agree they need to offset what the other wants or they look weak in the eyes of their hardcore subscribers. Sad but true; a lot of people will reject their own ideals if their enemy agrees with them.
How can we expect to make progress as a group if the starboard side of the lifeboat is fighting with the port side about wanting to row to the same island?
I want an honest answer to this from the Obama supporters: Why do you think it's really that big of a deal if he closes Gitmo but just transfers the same people elsewhere? I don't understand the gains of this.
Aside from that, and not to feed the troll who responded to you but, the government health plan really isn't a gain (as in freedom). We've had enough dickering with the rights of the private sectors and the more the government gets their fingers into the mix the worse it gets. And with the economy in the tank it's not a good time to start a new unproven social program. Not that I agree with them under a good economy but it's a serious case of high risk to bring this out when we're already riding the edge hard.
And how can you blame Fox? Those who pay attention to Fox news, according to the common stereotype that goes on around here, are powerless according to what I heard last November. What's changed?
And did you HONESTLY think the Federal government was going to give up on a power grab like the PATRIOT act? Please don't tell me that you fell for this myth that the Democrats are somehow freedom lovers and the Republicans are Nazis just waiting for the right time to put on their brown shirts and hip boots. It's a disgusting bit of rhetoric that only keeps one side in power just like the myth from the other side that states the same but with the Republicans being the great defenders of freedom and the Dems being a bunch of Nazis. Why is it when one "side" says it half of you how like banshees that it's God's truth but when the other "side" says it you dismiss it as utter nonsense?
When are you people going to take the blinders off?
Can other people use their proxy to see what they can't see? I'd really like to see, first hand, what it's like to browse through their proxy. I just wonder what sites I visit normally that aren't available.
Groups like these have little to no pull anywhere. The fact is, and we've all seen it first hand, that if the US government wants to tighten the screws on something or someone they're going to do it regardless of cost, common sense or public support. Until there is some serious political reform in this nation neither we nor the NIMF will have any serious voice in these decisions.
Physics? Please, do not hijack that prize either. The kinds of science that is being produced by modern day physicists is going to make modern computing look as advanced as cave drawings.
Give him credit where (if) credit is due. Don't make up something just to give him a prize. Maybe there should be a Nobel prize for computing but if there isn't one don't take away from the accomplishments of those who put in the hours on legitimate projects. It's petty and it's belittling.
A lot of normal users also don't understand the difference between hard drive storage and memory. Do you suggest that we have a dissertation about these differences on every product that contains either or both of these technologies? At some point consumer ignorance can no longer be an excuse. How can an industry really decide how far they have to go in explaining a product before they've done a sufficient enough of a job as to avoid lawsuits?
As far as I'm concerned, as long as it's apples to apples I have no problem with these comparisons. If I went to buy a product and I didn't understand the terminology in a comparison chart I would take the time to understand what exactly I'm buying into. Not just run off and decided that whatever they were trying to push off on me was gooder just because some chart said so.
We have a near-social network intranet where I work. Not a replacement for the real social networks out there but it does allow employees to get the kind of information out there that normal intranet sites normally wouldn't. I guess it makes people who work here seem more personable. Who knows if it has real value but it's there none the less.
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No technology is perfect but different users with different needs can decide what works best for them. Amazing concept to some users around here, I know.
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What am I missing?
Your paper maps only make a difference if you know where you're at when you use them. Aside from that your maps also don't have information about stores, street addresses and the routes that are easiest to use to get you there.
Internet based GPS information is great on a phone since it's taking up no memory/storage and can be updated by the moment for things like traffic flow and road construction.
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You may have hard a right to scream your head off in the public square but that didn't mean that the government was obligated to give you a soap box to stand on.
This is the reason that people who want help with social ills are afraid to seek help. A guy who has a problem with drugs or alcohol or a less-than-ideal medical issue are afraid, at the very least, of the stigma of what will be associated with them if they come out to find proper help. It would be nice to think that the internet could be a place for these people to take a first step towards recovery but even those who supposedly do no evil aren't willing to give these people a bit of wiggle room to find themselves the kinds of assistance that they need.
We already have a handful of platforms that have the ability to make apps in a free or near free environment with no review process... By your model the blinders should have already been off and iPhone's model should have failed.
Josh Baskin's dreams have finally manifested into a physical product!
If you have any of these devices...
Can you do a fast page mark and go back and forth between them quickly? I like the idea of the reader but since many of my books I'd like to have on it would be reference books it would be important for me to be able to switch between 3-4 different pages at a time with no real thought involved. It's easy enough with dead trees since I can just use my finger as a fast book mark while I thumb to another page but if it's an involved process on an e-book reader it defeats the purpose of why I would want one.
Actually, it seems to be. From the Copyright Act of 1976:
In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include:
the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
the nature of the copyrighted work;
the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole;
and the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
I know it leaves a lot to interpretation but what I'm reading into this is if a select part of a work is used without adding to the content of the work for commercial purposes that may be in violation of fair use. If Google was somehow adding substantial value to the original work I might agree but that simply isn't the case. And if the average user is more likely to read the headlines and not continue on the the original content provider's site there may be a case made for "effect of the use upon the potential market."
But the bottomline with all of this is that it just depends on what judge gets a case of this nature on any particular day. Fair use is such a grey area that anyone using it as a defence is really at the mercy of the court.
besuretodrinkyourovaltine
IANAL but I think claiming this in the name of fair use is kind of dubious since Google is doing it with profit motive in mind.
Just as a side note: Twain was the first known writer to submit a work typewritten... Life on the Mississippi. 1883.
Monkey is a racial slur. As in porch monkey, for instance.
But part of me knows where you're going. The monkey has long been a symbol of foolery or incompetence too. So when we see a commercial with a bunch of monkeys dressed in suits running around trashing a board room are we suppose to assume that they mean that Africans can't run a business or is it simply a joke against all corporate idiots at large?
That's the real shame about the race card; you can't make an honest statement about another person or group of people without feeling that something can be taken out of context and used to make you look like a racist.
RMS never had muscles. He's a nerd, after all.
Republican push back? Are you joking? Talk about a straw man.
Republicans can not effectively push back at this point. It's mathematically impossible. 100%. Please stop blaming those who were declared as powerless a year ago.
This can not be a Republican problem. If you need mathematical proof of this I'll go get my third grade teacher to prove it to you.
but it would force the insurance companies to compete with the government. If they can't do that they die, welcome to capitalism.
I think you're in for a rude awakening on this one. Both major parties have already shown us that they have no regard for the tax payer when it comes to "too big to fail." Just imagine the fall out when it happens to one of their programs. Opps! Sorry, it already did. That's exactly what's going on with SS and Medicare. Wonder why taxation is the catch word on the lips of just about every politician today? Businesses that should have failed are now afloat due to the product YOU worked to produce. but you're not their customer, you're their slave with power enforced by tax code. So much for competition.
Fox may not have power in the house per-se, if they make one of there republican canidates look bad, say good by to your republican career.
You're missing the point. We were told that the Republicans were no longer needed. *THAT* is the question. What happened?
will just try to change the party to kill useless corp programs
Yeah, because now these corporate programs will soon become government programs and it will be more like a corporation with the unlimited ability to bleed their customer base. Think Verizon and Comcast puts the hooks to you? Just wait to see what happens next. I can't seriously believe you people aren't seeing this.
I normally don't care much who the VP is but it would be neat to go back to a system where the VP is the runner up to the public elections. It would offer a bit more in the way of balance for the people.
The good thing about having McCain in there is that we'd still have enough balance that fringe elements wouldn't be able to sneak crap through that only benefits small numbers of Americans while the rest pay the price.
Would McCain have done the same? Seems likely but he wouldn't have had a blank check to do it with. He would have faced a fight simply because neither side of this two party system is willing to give in to the other because it makes sense. Even if they agree they need to offset what the other wants or they look weak in the eyes of their hardcore subscribers. Sad but true; a lot of people will reject their own ideals if their enemy agrees with them.
How can we expect to make progress as a group if the starboard side of the lifeboat is fighting with the port side about wanting to row to the same island?
I want an honest answer to this from the Obama supporters: Why do you think it's really that big of a deal if he closes Gitmo but just transfers the same people elsewhere? I don't understand the gains of this.
Aside from that, and not to feed the troll who responded to you but, the government health plan really isn't a gain (as in freedom). We've had enough dickering with the rights of the private sectors and the more the government gets their fingers into the mix the worse it gets. And with the economy in the tank it's not a good time to start a new unproven social program. Not that I agree with them under a good economy but it's a serious case of high risk to bring this out when we're already riding the edge hard.
And how can you blame Fox? Those who pay attention to Fox news, according to the common stereotype that goes on around here, are powerless according to what I heard last November. What's changed?
And did you HONESTLY think the Federal government was going to give up on a power grab like the PATRIOT act? Please don't tell me that you fell for this myth that the Democrats are somehow freedom lovers and the Republicans are Nazis just waiting for the right time to put on their brown shirts and hip boots. It's a disgusting bit of rhetoric that only keeps one side in power just like the myth from the other side that states the same but with the Republicans being the great defenders of freedom and the Dems being a bunch of Nazis. Why is it when one "side" says it half of you how like banshees that it's God's truth but when the other "side" says it you dismiss it as utter nonsense?
When are you people going to take the blinders off?
That wasn't a compromise of health records. That was transparency!
Can other people use their proxy to see what they can't see? I'd really like to see, first hand, what it's like to browse through their proxy. I just wonder what sites I visit normally that aren't available.
Any alien civilization with the means to harm us in any way doesn't need a radio signal to find us. They're well beyond that stage.
When/If we ever find intelligent life out there, we will observe them for many generations before we ever have the means to visit them.
Groups like these have little to no pull anywhere. The fact is, and we've all seen it first hand, that if the US government wants to tighten the screws on something or someone they're going to do it regardless of cost, common sense or public support. Until there is some serious political reform in this nation neither we nor the NIMF will have any serious voice in these decisions.
Physics? Please, do not hijack that prize either. The kinds of science that is being produced by modern day physicists is going to make modern computing look as advanced as cave drawings.
Give him credit where (if) credit is due. Don't make up something just to give him a prize. Maybe there should be a Nobel prize for computing but if there isn't one don't take away from the accomplishments of those who put in the hours on legitimate projects. It's petty and it's belittling.
A lot of normal users also don't understand the difference between hard drive storage and memory. Do you suggest that we have a dissertation about these differences on every product that contains either or both of these technologies? At some point consumer ignorance can no longer be an excuse. How can an industry really decide how far they have to go in explaining a product before they've done a sufficient enough of a job as to avoid lawsuits?
As far as I'm concerned, as long as it's apples to apples I have no problem with these comparisons. If I went to buy a product and I didn't understand the terminology in a comparison chart I would take the time to understand what exactly I'm buying into. Not just run off and decided that whatever they were trying to push off on me was gooder just because some chart said so.
We have a near-social network intranet where I work. Not a replacement for the real social networks out there but it does allow employees to get the kind of information out there that normal intranet sites normally wouldn't. I guess it makes people who work here seem more personable. Who knows if it has real value but it's there none the less.
No technology is perfect but different users with different needs can decide what works best for them. Amazing concept to some users around here, I know.
What am I missing?
Your paper maps only make a difference if you know where you're at when you use them. Aside from that your maps also don't have information about stores, street addresses and the routes that are easiest to use to get you there.
Internet based GPS information is great on a phone since it's taking up no memory/storage and can be updated by the moment for things like traffic flow and road construction.
There is more to GPS than just road maps.