Well, an organized minority managed to convince a whole country that its safety depended on invading a certain middle east country not long ago based on evidence as unquestionable as most parts of the old testament, I am afraid.
The meme that string theory is `faith-based' is quite idiotic. Even if one were to ignore everything else, one simply cannot put aside the fact that the process of constructing mathematical models and testing them mathematically is a central part of what physics is.
There is nothing gray in quantum physics itself. The contrary opinion stems in the majority of cases from not having any recognizable understanding of what it is.
I cannot but observe, while I compose this message in a 100% free operating system, with every single binary stored in the various bin directories in the box released under a free licence and with their source sitting in one of my partitions, while I read your message as rendered in a quite nicely designed free font, and while I listen to music released under a free licence in a format which is 100% free being played by a free player---as I said, I cannot but observe that your remark that "we'll all be worse off" is quite against my experience.
The way some people here seem to be obsessed with bringing up Godwin's Law all the time ceases not to amaze me. Oftentimes, too, people that bring up the `law' show a misunderstanding of the nature of the law---which is, really, not much more than an observation---that puts them right beside those that `argue' against the theory of evolution by saying that it is `just' a theory. For example, it defies my imagination to see to what point is the poster mentioning Godwin's law in this context...
The details of PDF are (completely?) specified in an extremely open way. Moreover, Adobe is in the process of ISOing the standard.
While it is true that (at least before it becomes an ISO standard) it is under the control of Adobe, it would be hard to come up with an example of a more open privately-controlled standard...
The patent system is not designed to protect the inventor: the whole point is supposed to be foistering invention, inducing inventors to publicize their inventions and, in general, enhance the general well-being.
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Wouldn't anti-islamic bigotry be subsumed under the heading of anti-religious bigotry? I guess you are classifying islamism as a non-religion...
There is absolutey no relation between Tom Cruise and science. There is, though, some relation between the Museum and religion.
You clearly have never seen what actual biological work.
Well, an organized minority managed to convince a whole country that its safety depended on invading a certain middle east country not long ago based on evidence as unquestionable as most parts of the old testament, I am afraid.
Not really. Inalienable rights need not be based on religion. Not at all.
The meme that string theory is `faith-based' is quite idiotic. Even if one were to ignore everything else, one simply cannot put aside the fact that the process of constructing mathematical models and testing them mathematically is a central part of what physics is.
There is nothing gray in quantum physics itself. The contrary opinion stems in the majority of cases from not having any recognizable understanding of what it is.
What particular period in hitory are you referring to in which one can observe the effects of the absence of religion?
In any case, your point seems to be that peopl will do bad stuff. So?
Talking to the amorphous mass you like to imagine the putative `slashdot collective' to be does make you feel nice, I guess...
Congrats on your mastering the <em> tag.
Do you really think that artists make music from recordings?
No,not really. I don't think I've been closer than, say, 10.000 km to a tivo in my whole life.
I cannot but observe, while I compose this message in a 100% free operating system, with every single binary stored in the various bin directories in the box released under a free licence and with their source sitting in one of my partitions, while I read your message as rendered in a quite nicely designed free font, and while I listen to music released under a free licence in a format which is 100% free being played by a free player---as I said, I cannot but observe that your remark that "we'll all be worse off" is quite against my experience.
Aren't you forgetting about the "and which do accomplish the intended protection" part?
Until the US invades Finland and accepts into its case law the resolutions of Finish district courts, the DMCA is quite safe from this case...
Of course. Where do you think the well-known expression "a flock of genies" comes from?
You can also skip the C step. Or compile targetting bytecode VMs.
So you are saying that people do not educate themselves and make idiotic comments so that /. gets more ad impressions?
sed -e '/ms$/!d' -e s/..$/.ms/ /usr/share/dict/words
The way some people here seem to be obsessed with bringing up Godwin's Law all the time ceases not to amaze me. Oftentimes, too, people that bring up the `law' show a misunderstanding of the nature of the law---which is, really, not much more than an observation---that puts them right beside those that `argue' against the theory of evolution by saying that it is `just' a theory. For example, it defies my imagination to see to what point is the poster mentioning Godwin's law in this context...
Oh well.
The details of PDF are (completely?) specified in an extremely open way. Moreover, Adobe is in the process of ISOing the standard.
While it is true that (at least before it becomes an ISO standard) it is under the control of Adobe, it would be hard to come up with an example of a more open privately-controlled standard...
From what you write, it is clear that this is among the least of your problems... Anyways: please do not shout as much!
That's not a loophole in democracy: anything that involves a human being will fall for stupid people too.
The patent system is not designed to protect the inventor: the whole point is supposed to be foistering invention, inducing inventors to publicize their inventions and, in general, enhance the general well-being.
Jesii?
One of the fun things in a democracy is that even those that did not vote for who won share the responsability of the choice.