Fair enough, but as an ideology it has some major flaws and inconsistencies. I've never heard anyone base an ideology around government-enforced virtual property. It would certainly make for interesting reading.
I'm a little confused by your argument. Copy "rights" are entirely invented by copyright law. DMCA is also copyright law. Consumers have no innate "right" to intellectual "property", just as producers have no innate right - only virtual rights granted by law. I'm not thrilled with the DMCA, but I do recognize that it's not really any different than letting people stake a claim on an idea/recording/etc for 90+ years.
I think this is a very pragmatic move which improves our situation.
The last X-24s flew in the mid 70s as precursors to the Space Shuttle. I'm glad to have someone working on this kind of technology, even if both known vehicles are unmanned, and even if this one is tiny - only about 1/2 the length of the X-37 which is itself very tiny... it's just a test mule.
I have no doubt that, with sufficient funds, these guys could build a mini-Voyager with GPS navigation and set it loose. It would cost a fraction of the original Voyager, since the aerodynamic design work has already been done and it does not need to hold men. That would also allow them to beef it up a bit - it was very delicate and had to be steered around weather.
That said, $10k is a pipe dream. $200k might be possible with lots of unpaid labor and tons of time - but $10k? Pure fantasy.
If we are taking the long view, then the whole concept of "war crimes" is kind of arbitrary and hilarious, especially the part where we start haggling over what is and isn't a legitimate military target.
In any event, I won't shed a tear if the people who support ISIS are systematically eliminated. I'll leave the agonizing over the moral implications of that to you.
Are you looking for a pedantic argument? I'm not really interested in that. It's pretty clear that they guy is not happy with the current financial situation (which has since been relieved, apparently).
Who is talking about "most people"? This guy seems to have a pretty interesting skill set - it is conceivable that he could do much better applying it to something more lucrative.
A chef spends a ton of his efforts on getting the presentation right, so that the meal will be pleasing to the eye. Sometimes, it is truly impressive... a work of art. It is not weird to photograph this. A Chicken McNugget? Yeah, that might be weird.
How so? There is a lot of competition in this space. In the Northeast you are probably familiar with WB Mason, which does not use the retail store model. If you are a consumer, Walmart sells toner for most home printers (and obviously paper as well). For businesses, there are plenty of "Dunder Mifflins" out there. Costco, Sam's Club, etc. And then there is the explosion of internet-only office supply companies.
In ye olden days I would change my email address, but gmail has an amazing spam filter. Truth is, I don't even give out my gmail address - I forward other addresses to it. The fact that it receives anything at all is almost entirely due to typographical error.
Yes, unfortunately one of my email doppelgangers falls for all the "get rich quick" crap and fills out forms on spammy websites. I'd suspect one of my friends screwing around with me, except that I've looked up the woman and found her... she's unfortunately very real.
Since my gmail is just my last name (I got in early). This has been a terrible curse - I get the email of every idiot who shares my last name. I've gotten all manner of things, from filled out job applications to spam. This has to be a common problem.
OpenPGP would happily decrypt for the correct (but incorrectly typed-in) address. It would not prevent a typo.
My bank sends statements via email, but they are a password protected PDF that itself downloads a PDF. I have no idea why this is superior to sending a web link, but this is what they do.
The amp is a wimpy little 30W/channel RMS. I'd be surprised if the 30 gauge or whatever wire in the speaker winding didn't burn up first. I'm pretty sure the phone wire is 22 gauge.
My primary listening environments: 1. Earbuds (CX 150) plugged into Moto G. 2. Car 3. Speakers connected by some asshole to about 70 ft of phone wire. ("Hey, 4 conductors! This will work great!") 4. Laptop speakers. 5. $100 Boston Acoustics computer speakers w/ sub.
Yeah, YouTube SD is pretty terrible - but the YouTube HD (which is what the GP was talking about) is just fine for those use cases.
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Fair enough, but as an ideology it has some major flaws and inconsistencies. I've never heard anyone base an ideology around government-enforced virtual property. It would certainly make for interesting reading.
I'm a little confused by your argument. Copy "rights" are entirely invented by copyright law. DMCA is also copyright law. Consumers have no innate "right" to intellectual "property", just as producers have no innate right - only virtual rights granted by law. I'm not thrilled with the DMCA, but I do recognize that it's not really any different than letting people stake a claim on an idea/recording/etc for 90+ years.
I think this is a very pragmatic move which improves our situation.
The last X-24s flew in the mid 70s as precursors to the Space Shuttle. I'm glad to have someone working on this kind of technology, even if both known vehicles are unmanned, and even if this one is tiny - only about 1/2 the length of the X-37 which is itself very tiny... it's just a test mule.
I have no doubt that, with sufficient funds, these guys could build a mini-Voyager with GPS navigation and set it loose. It would cost a fraction of the original Voyager, since the aerodynamic design work has already been done and it does not need to hold men. That would also allow them to beef it up a bit - it was very delicate and had to be steered around weather.
That said, $10k is a pipe dream. $200k might be possible with lots of unpaid labor and tons of time - but $10k? Pure fantasy.
Well, this is a solved problem, but for $10k? Voyager used that much just for gas! Of course, Voyager carried two people...
And, of course, war crimes are hilarious.
Way to twist words, champ. I said the concept was hilarious, not the actions.
If we are taking the long view, then the whole concept of "war crimes" is kind of arbitrary and hilarious, especially the part where we start haggling over what is and isn't a legitimate military target.
In any event, I won't shed a tear if the people who support ISIS are systematically eliminated. I'll leave the agonizing over the moral implications of that to you.
Well, it's been a while since the US had to deal with Indian attack on its western frontier.
Active duty isn't even a possibility. No, it will never fight again. It is over 70 years old.
It sounds like the funding came in after his plea, so I can't really fault him. The strategy worked, apparently.
Are you looking for a pedantic argument? I'm not really interested in that. It's pretty clear that they guy is not happy with the current financial situation (which has since been relieved, apparently).
Battleship vs. battleship is a very unlikely scenario
It's especially unlikely when they don't exist anymore :)
Who is talking about "most people"? This guy seems to have a pretty interesting skill set - it is conceivable that he could do much better applying it to something more lucrative.
tossed in the deep fryers
Yes, that sounds like the sort of establishment where you spend a lot of time on presentation.
A chef spends a ton of his efforts on getting the presentation right, so that the meal will be pleasing to the eye. Sometimes, it is truly impressive... a work of art. It is not weird to photograph this. A Chicken McNugget? Yeah, that might be weird.
How so? There is a lot of competition in this space. In the Northeast you are probably familiar with WB Mason, which does not use the retail store model. If you are a consumer, Walmart sells toner for most home printers (and obviously paper as well). For businesses, there are plenty of "Dunder Mifflins" out there. Costco, Sam's Club, etc. And then there is the explosion of internet-only office supply companies.
In ye olden days I would change my email address, but gmail has an amazing spam filter. Truth is, I don't even give out my gmail address - I forward other addresses to it. The fact that it receives anything at all is almost entirely due to typographical error.
That's all fine and dandy, but I could phish with Adobe Acrobat, too.
The only other decent option is for the US to do nothing, and allow corporations to do whatever the hell they want on the moon.
I'm all for this, if only to see what corporate space war looks like.
I hear Russia is very business friendly.
Yes, unfortunately one of my email doppelgangers falls for all the "get rich quick" crap and fills out forms on spammy websites. I'd suspect one of my friends screwing around with me, except that I've looked up the woman and found her... she's unfortunately very real.
Since my gmail is just my last name (I got in early). This has been a terrible curse - I get the email of every idiot who shares my last name. I've gotten all manner of things, from filled out job applications to spam. This has to be a common problem.
OpenPGP would happily decrypt for the correct (but incorrectly typed-in) address. It would not prevent a typo.
My bank sends statements via email, but they are a password protected PDF that itself downloads a PDF. I have no idea why this is superior to sending a web link, but this is what they do.
The amp is a wimpy little 30W/channel RMS. I'd be surprised if the 30 gauge or whatever wire in the speaker winding didn't burn up first. I'm pretty sure the phone wire is 22 gauge.
You clearly do not know what HD audio is
My primary listening environments:
1. Earbuds (CX 150) plugged into Moto G.
2. Car
3. Speakers connected by some asshole to about 70 ft of phone wire. ("Hey, 4 conductors! This will work great!")
4. Laptop speakers.
5. $100 Boston Acoustics computer speakers w/ sub.
Yeah, YouTube SD is pretty terrible - but the YouTube HD (which is what the GP was talking about) is just fine for those use cases.