Plus I've never bought a music CD protected by a Nintendo rootkit...
AH HA HA HA HA!!
Boy, don't you realize that Nintendo was screwing over its customers with restrictive cartridge licensing agreements and censorship back when Microsoft was still a young upstart company fighting Apple and Sony was only a electronics company? Nintendo's not as bad now as it used to be, but painting it as the "good guy" is way stupid, buddy!
Unfortunately, most third world kids don't speak the main language of the net
Obviously, you sprang as a fully-formed, English-speaking adult out of Zeus's forehead or something. Or not. No, instead you're just a dumbass who doesn't realize that children can learn, and moreover that the entire point of the OLPC project is learning, and that contrary to what you might think the children are most likely capable of learning English along with everything else!
Tell you what, read this: India: Hole-in-the-Wall. Then try telling me language is a real barrier!
Upward force doesn't contribute as much to propulsion as lateral force.
True, but in this case that upward force is essentially "free." Although I doubt it's very significant, it should let the ship ride a little higher in the water (causing fewer friction losses), which can only be a good thing.
Without copyright, supply approaches infinity and price approaches zero. The "want everything for free" crowd and the "want the free market to prevail" crowd actually want exactly the same thing, but just don't realize it.
However, I'd also note that the monetary value of IP approaches zero as it is shared since it becomes more likely to be acquired freely or without effort.
So what?
No, really. So what?
Remember, the express purpose of all this so-called "intellectual property" is, and I quote, "to promote the progress of science and the useful arts." Not to have monetary value!
The cultural value of "IP" is the only value of "IP" that matters!
I'm an FSF member too (although I don't want to scratch my mini-CD by carrying it around with me;) ) I but I have to wonder if this sort of thing isn't more appropriate for the EFF instead (of which I'm also a member). Don't get me wrong: I'm glad this sort of thing is getting done. I'm just not sure if the division of labor is quite right.
How exactly doesn't intellectual property resemble "real" property?
If I steal your piece of real property, you don't have it anymore. If I "steal" your so-called "IP," you still have it.
If you give me your real property, the total value remains constant (because you don't have it anymore). If you give me your "IP," total value doubles because we both have it, and are thus twice as likely to create derivative works. Sharing is synergistic.
Real property is owned in perpetuity. Most types of "IP" expire, or in other words, revert back to their true "owner:" the Public Domain.
"IP" really is "imaginary." Legally speaking, there is no such thing. There are copyrights and patents and trademarks, but they are not similar enough to be spoken about under one umbrella term with any semblence of accuracy!
See, that's exactly why corporations have way too much power. I think if there was actually a threat of the corporate equivalent of jail (forced closure of the business for a period of time) and capital punishment (revoking of the corporate charter), corporations wouldn't be able to get away with a lot of what they do today.
Might as well put diamonds there as well then, overpriced when cut glass can be made to sparkle just as pretty.
Actually, glass can't. However, silicon carbide (a.k.a. "Moissanite"), which is more expensive than glass but cheaper (when created synthetically) than diamond, has a higher refractive index and thus can.
I second this: the only games I've bought recently (i.e., within the last year) are as follows: the Orange Box ($40), Morrowind GOTY ($20), SimCity 4 Deluxe ($5), and GTA San Andreas ($20/free after gift certificate). The next game I intend to buy is Oblivion GOTY, but I'll wait a year or so for the price to drop (at which time I'll also have played through the Orange Box, and maybe even have hardware capable of running it well). It takes a heck of a lot of value to get me to pay for a game!
I usually pay full attention to it, so I primarily listen while driving or working out. Can't study, or read, or program, because I'm distracted by the tunes.
Then I sure as Hell hope you don't live anywhere near me, because you're a huge danger on the road! Either shut off the noise and pay attention to the road, or don't drive!
I just Googled for something like "US military spending percentage" and found this as one of the first few hits. I have no idea if it is accurate itself or not, but at least I didn't pull the figure out of my butt.
No, I didn't, because profit is irrelevant. Even if all artists go bankrupt, there is still art being created. And that's the goal, remember: "promoting progress of science and the useful arts," not "paying artists an entitlement."
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Gee, you say that as if it were possible! Here's a hint: it's not!
AH HA HA HA HA!!
Boy, don't you realize that Nintendo was screwing over its customers with restrictive cartridge licensing agreements and censorship back when Microsoft was still a young upstart company fighting Apple and Sony was only a electronics company? Nintendo's not as bad now as it used to be, but painting it as the "good guy" is way stupid, buddy!
With all this Iraq business, you know what everybody seems to forget? We're still in Afghanistan too!
Obviously, you sprang as a fully-formed, English-speaking adult out of Zeus's forehead or something. Or not. No, instead you're just a dumbass who doesn't realize that children can learn, and moreover that the entire point of the OLPC project is learning, and that contrary to what you might think the children are most likely capable of learning English along with everything else!
Tell you what, read this: India: Hole-in-the-Wall. Then try telling me language is a real barrier!
True, but in this case that upward force is essentially "free." Although I doubt it's very significant, it should let the ship ride a little higher in the water (causing fewer friction losses), which can only be a good thing.
Without copyright, supply approaches infinity and price approaches zero. The "want everything for free" crowd and the "want the free market to prevail" crowd actually want exactly the same thing, but just don't realize it.
No, you didn't. You called them "lazy fuckers," which is significantly less polite than merely calling them "lazy."
Heh, I got something like "You're killing the server, /. Here's one screenshot for now; check back later." : D
So what?
No, really. So what?
Remember, the express purpose of all this so-called "intellectual property" is, and I quote, "to promote the progress of science and the useful arts." Not to have monetary value!
The cultural value of "IP" is the only value of "IP" that matters!
I'm an FSF member too (although I don't want to scratch my mini-CD by carrying it around with me ;) ) I but I have to wonder if this sort of thing isn't more appropriate for the EFF instead (of which I'm also a member). Don't get me wrong: I'm glad this sort of thing is getting done. I'm just not sure if the division of labor is quite right.
Any other questions?
I support the FSF (member #4474).
Yeah, but is Bellsouth (or rather, AT&T) actually any better?
See, that's exactly why corporations have way too much power. I think if there was actually a threat of the corporate equivalent of jail (forced closure of the business for a period of time) and capital punishment (revoking of the corporate charter), corporations wouldn't be able to get away with a lot of what they do today.
Actually, glass can't. However, silicon carbide (a.k.a. "Moissanite"), which is more expensive than glass but cheaper (when created synthetically) than diamond, has a higher refractive index and thus can.
I second this: the only games I've bought recently (i.e., within the last year) are as follows: the Orange Box ($40), Morrowind GOTY ($20), SimCity 4 Deluxe ($5), and GTA San Andreas ($20/free after gift certificate). The next game I intend to buy is Oblivion GOTY, but I'll wait a year or so for the price to drop (at which time I'll also have played through the Orange Box, and maybe even have hardware capable of running it well). It takes a heck of a lot of value to get me to pay for a game!
Then I sure as Hell hope you don't live anywhere near me, because you're a huge danger on the road! Either shut off the noise and pay attention to the road, or don't drive!
Actually, most of the founding fathers were Deist, not Christian.
Why the heck didn't he at least learn to blink out Morse code, or something?
I just Googled for something like "US military spending percentage" and found this as one of the first few hits. I have no idea if it is accurate itself or not, but at least I didn't pull the figure out of my butt.
No, I didn't, because profit is irrelevant. Even if all artists go bankrupt, there is still art being created. And that's the goal, remember: "promoting progress of science and the useful arts," not "paying artists an entitlement."
You do that by not spending half your tax revenue on the military, like the US does.
WTF?! With the access point, you're broadcasting the damn thing to me! How much more fucking public could you possibly get?!?!
Is there a WRT firmware somewhere that has that stuff already set up?