No, you aren't permitted to copy your (copyrighted) book 50,000 times and sell it, nor can you distribute it all over the Internet. Neither are you permitted to do that with DVDs - that's not the really the point. If you buy a book, you can skip straight to page 30 and start reading there if you want. If it has promotions for other books at the back, you aren't forced to read those before you can start reading (or resuming) your book. So why should we have to put up with being forced to watch commercials before being allowed to access the actual content on DVDs?
The article said that the pebble bed design is "secure from proliferation".
"The low-enriched uranium fuel consists of half-millimetre-sized particles of uranium dioxide encased in graphite and silicon carbide, which in turn is encased in a graphite ball. Experts say it is expensive and difficult to process such spent fuel"
So the security of transporting and storing the waste is less of an issue than you suggest.
While I agree with your general post, I don't think the situation is really the same as direct mail. After all, the people performing the click-fraud don't just "happen" to click the ad like they may happen to receive direct mail. It's more like they go to the post office and grab all the direct mail marketing themselves, thus stopping the ads from even getting to the intended audience. And surely the post office should have to take precautions to avoid this.
You make interesting points, but I disagree with your conclusion that ".. the cheap availability of old creations in the public domain would affect and depress the market of recent creations."
After all, it's not as if new creations aren't competing against public domain ones now. The existence of Shakespeare in the public domain has not resulted in the predominance of Shakespearean plays, and no modern ones.
If a TV channel was to start showing too many old black and white films/shows at the expense of newer ones, I don't think they'd remain too competitive.
I think that there's room for both older, public domain works, and new creations. People like new things (and old things). And after all, if a new creation can't be competitive against an older one, perhaps they should try a bit harder.:)
Clothes stores in Malaysia also hem your purchases for free. I had my jeans altered instore in one of a chain of jeans stores, in a large, modern shopping centre, where I'm sure the sales staff are not anywhere near starving.
The article itself says that a study has been done that shows CCTV cameras do not really reduce crime - and in fact better street lighting is much more effective.
A study by crime reduction charity NACRO found the technology reduced crime by only 3 percent to 4 percent while better street lighting led to a 20 percent reduction. The Home Office is conducting its own evaluation.
"Much of it is deeply intrusive," said Brown. "There's an illusion that it makes people safe when it does no such thing."
Maybe I would be happier with being filmed everywhere I went if the cameras did actually have an independently measurable effect. But it appears they don't... so I do mind being filmed when it's not much more than a security blanket.
So surely the people who are pro-CCTV in the interests of safety should be clamouring for better lit streets (as well/instead)?
That's not really a very good test, since obviously the English we speak and write today is not the English of Shakespeare's, Dickens' or Melville's time.
That's not true. Well, at least for the airline I used to work for. Passengers wishing to bring oxygen could if they provided a medical certificate, and obtain a special travel pack from a particular supplier.
I agree with you that accusing Qantas of using "Spirit of Australia" just for the Olympics is completely wrong.
However, I am Australian, and Qantas DID resort to advertising/marketing tricks. They didn't include "Olympics" in their advertisements (which would be against the rules), but they certainly implied that they were associated with the Olympics. Most marketers thought it was a stroke of advertising genius - they managed to get themselves associated with the Olympics (and all the goodwill that brings) without spending anywhere near as much as Ansett. Or sponsoring the games.
In particular, they bought a lot of television advertising so that when Aussies were winning medals, you'd be likely to hear the Qantas theme song immediately afterwards.
There have been journals created by academics who have had enough of signing away their copyrights and having their work restricted by high costs. I wish I could find the article I read a while ago; I think it was about the Journal of Biology.
I've had a paper published; to do so involved signing away my copyright, which I didn't like at all. The publishers say it's so they can act on my behalf to stop plagiarism. But I may post the paper on my home page - ooh how generous of them! (Better than nothing, though) Frankly I'd rather everyone have free access to my paper and risk a few cases of plagiarism than restrict its circulation and sign away my copyright.
So you'll just make your children play in the house all day? Where would they ride their bikes? In the house? In a tiny back yard? Rather boring, really.
A residential street should be safe enough for children to ride bikes on the road, and play by the roadside.
I also don't follow how the parents' supposed idiocy will result in their children becoming Darwin Awards candidates. That's from self-stupidity, not being "endangered" by your parents.
It's likely true that "book theory & years in academia are no substitute for real experience" but they can certainly *complement* your experience. Having an MBA looks good and gives you at least a solid background in management.
Someone I know did their MBA through Heriot-Watt in Edinburgh - because they are a well-established university, they gave credit for previous studies, and only had exams (no assignments). (They weren't in IT, though).
There are many different self-study (correspondence) MBA courses from around the world - don't just limit yourself to searching universities in your area/state/country. You may find a course more flexible/better suited to your particular needs elsewhere.
You seem to automatically assume that because what you believe in your one, particular case is so, that it must be so for all guys.
How do you know your IT manager wasn't already considering an affair? He could be unhappy for various reasons in marrige, not just because his wife isn't a hot geek chick. If so, then this isn't going to be solved by simply going out with a geek chick instead. They're just like every other girl, he'll really like some, and not really like some.
Two people don't have to have the same hobbies, it's nice to do different things from each other occasionally. Also the fact that there aren't all that many geek chicks, that sort of bodes ill for most geek men trying to find one. You're saying "Give up on the 80% of women who aren't geeks, and fight for the small percentage who are!" And geek chick + geek guy does not automatically equal a perfectly happy union.
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No, you aren't permitted to copy your (copyrighted) book 50,000 times and sell it, nor can you distribute it all over the Internet. Neither are you permitted to do that with DVDs - that's not the really the point. If you buy a book, you can skip straight to page 30 and start reading there if you want. If it has promotions for other books at the back, you aren't forced to read those before you can start reading (or resuming) your book. So why should we have to put up with being forced to watch commercials before being allowed to access the actual content on DVDs?
You've been quoted by New Scientist.
"The low-enriched uranium fuel consists of half-millimetre-sized particles of uranium dioxide encased in graphite and silicon carbide, which in turn is encased in a graphite ball. Experts say it is expensive and difficult to process such spent fuel"
So the security of transporting and storing the waste is less of an issue than you suggest.
While I agree with your general post, I don't think the situation is really the same as direct mail. After all, the people performing the click-fraud don't just "happen" to click the ad like they may happen to receive direct mail. It's more like they go to the post office and grab all the direct mail marketing themselves, thus stopping the ads from even getting to the intended audience. And surely the post office should have to take precautions to avoid this.
After all, it's not as if new creations aren't competing against public domain ones now. The existence of Shakespeare in the public domain has not resulted in the predominance of Shakespearean plays, and no modern ones.
If a TV channel was to start showing too many old black and white films/shows at the expense of newer ones, I don't think they'd remain too competitive.
I think that there's room for both older, public domain works, and new creations. People like new things (and old things). And after all, if a new creation can't be competitive against an older one, perhaps they should try a bit harder. :)
The countdown on traffic lights isn't new; it's quite prevalent throughout Asia.
Clothes stores in Malaysia also hem your purchases for free. I had my jeans altered instore in one of a chain of jeans stores, in a large, modern shopping centre, where I'm sure the sales staff are not anywhere near starving.
A study by crime reduction charity NACRO found the technology reduced crime by only 3 percent to 4 percent while better street lighting led to a 20 percent reduction. The Home Office is conducting its own evaluation.
"Much of it is deeply intrusive," said Brown. "There's an illusion that it makes people safe when it does no such thing."
Maybe I would be happier with being filmed everywhere I went if the cameras did actually have an independently measurable effect. But it appears they don't... so I do mind being filmed when it's not much more than a security blanket. So surely the people who are pro-CCTV in the interests of safety should be clamouring for better lit streets (as well/instead)?
Oops, sorry. I know it's all off-topic to respond, but I felt bad. And kinda dumb. Sorry. :)
That's not really a very good test, since obviously the English we speak and write today is not the English of Shakespeare's, Dickens' or Melville's time.
That's not true. Well, at least for the airline I used to work for. Passengers wishing to bring oxygen could if they provided a medical certificate, and obtain a special travel pack from a particular supplier.
However, I am Australian, and Qantas DID resort to advertising/marketing tricks. They didn't include "Olympics" in their advertisements (which would be against the rules), but they certainly implied that they were associated with the Olympics. Most marketers thought it was a stroke of advertising genius - they managed to get themselves associated with the Olympics (and all the goodwill that brings) without spending anywhere near as much as Ansett. Or sponsoring the games.
In particular, they bought a lot of television advertising so that when Aussies were winning medals, you'd be likely to hear the Qantas theme song immediately afterwards.
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Qantas is an organisation like any other, they'll certainly stoop to tricks when it's in their best interest.
But I have found some journals - Journal of Biology and the Free Medical Journals.
I've had a paper published; to do so involved signing away my copyright, which I didn't like at all. The publishers say it's so they can act on my behalf to stop plagiarism. But I may post the paper on my home page - ooh how generous of them! (Better than nothing, though) Frankly I'd rather everyone have free access to my paper and risk a few cases of plagiarism than restrict its circulation and sign away my copyright.
A residential street should be safe enough for children to ride bikes on the road, and play by the roadside.
I also don't follow how the parents' supposed idiocy will result in their children becoming Darwin Awards candidates. That's from self-stupidity, not being "endangered" by your parents.
Someone I know did their MBA through Heriot-Watt in Edinburgh - because they are a well-established university, they gave credit for previous studies, and only had exams (no assignments). (They weren't in IT, though).
There are many different self-study (correspondence) MBA courses from around the world - don't just limit yourself to searching universities in your area/state/country. You may find a course more flexible/better suited to your particular needs elsewhere.
You seem to automatically assume that because what you believe in your one, particular case is so, that it must be so for all guys.
How do you know your IT manager wasn't already considering an affair? He could be unhappy for various reasons in marrige, not just because his wife isn't a hot geek chick. If so, then this isn't going to be solved by simply going out with a geek chick instead. They're just like every other girl, he'll really like some, and not really like some.
Two people don't have to have the same hobbies, it's nice to do different things from each other occasionally. Also the fact that there aren't all that many geek chicks, that sort of bodes ill for most geek men trying to find one. You're saying "Give up on the 80% of women who aren't geeks, and fight for the small percentage who are!" And geek chick + geek guy does not automatically equal a perfectly happy union.