If nourishment were universally replicable, would we not consider this a good thing? Why should intellectual nourishment be any different?
Well, the argument I've heard most often is basically Replicable --> Lower Price --> Lower motivation to create more
I think the main difference in the analogy is the level of which we expect 'more' to mean 'new'. i.e. 'more'/replicated food is good, and if that means less creation, so be it, as most don't usually expect something new;
vs. 'more'/replicated software/art/'IP' is good, but most expect 'progress' in these areas, which would be faster with limited/controlled replication to create motivation to make 'new'.
Oops; corrected version with actual link:
FYI, the "flood the network with queries" is something that's come up a lot with the last (not sure about most recent) release of Mint. Here's a forum post on the problem, with the solution. Of course, it's actually a 'feature':)
FYI, the "flood the network with queries" is something that's come up a lot with the last (not sure about most recent) release of Mint. Here's a forum post on the problem. Of course, it's actually a 'feature':)
something the current administration has been found to do.
And going back _14_ years. As I mentioned in the earlier/. discussion for Fake News Stories Probed, check out the 1995 documentary 'Spin' to see some early examples of this type of fake news being broadcast during the run-up to the 1992 election.
I agree with most of what you're saying, but add that if you look up something like "non-linear intergenerational earnings", the free market model of socioeconomic freedom seems to, !rightly or wrongly!, result in less socioeconomic movement.
At my local convenience store I see the "Over 19?" prompt on the cash register when I get phone cards. When I asked about it, the clerk said it was because phone cards had been but under the Lottery deparment in the computer for some reason. Maybe the same situation for this story, but with a clueless clerk added?
Can I expect every SPDIF interface to emit the exact PCM data of the source audio, or are there over/under-sampling/aliasing, etc. issues that you sometimes get with digital signal processing?
At least according to this site, no. See " 44 KHz Digital Data To Digital Output" sections such as Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. A full list of tested cards is here Here
LiIon batteries are very expensive, and they need to be replaced every few years because they lose the ability to hold a charge. Replacing expensive batteries every 2 years or so made the vehicle costs skyrocket.
A LiIon battery that can be recharged many thousands of times, and that can be recharged in a few minutes, solves all of these problems.
Unfortunately, no.
A unique drawback that we can see to the Li-Ion battery is that its life cycle is dependent upon aging from time of manufacturing (shelf life)
From : http://www.answers.com/topic/lithium-ion-battery
But your right-- the general public, including slashdot readers-- won't engage in debate. Who would consider the argument that taxes are immoral? (And yet, who can come up with a counter argument?)
"Doing the moral thing" is usually considered to be doing what is best for society, versus the individual. Of course, some people think the opposite, similar to free market principles. But if you believe the former, the morality of taxes is pretty clear. In theory.
The removal of or tampering with such measures for the purpose of infringing copyright will itself constitute an infringement of copyright.
You can't get charged just for bypassing DRM. That can only happen if you do so for the purpose of infringing copyright. i.e. copying in a manner that is not fairuse. (contrary to what poster above believes)
The Toronto police have never identified the hotel. Unless it's _very_ distinctive looking then you're just getting a bunch of people who don't want to sleep in hotel beds. Like everyone else.
You know what's funny? I've worked at a gas station and ALL pay-at-the-pump transactions are printed inside for records and available to the cashier (at least at the one I worked at).
Full CC#s, same as inside receipts. Also, if you were dealing with someone who wanted your PIN, the #pad on the pumps would be MUCH easier to install stuff on (cashiers have the keys to change the paper for receipts at the pumps) than the debit machine inside.
I realize that I'm probably feeding, but I found this funny/disturbing
"In Duval County, for example, 20 percent of the ballots from African- American areas that went heavily for Mr. Gore were thrown out because voters followed instructions to mark a vote on every page of the ballot. In 62 precincts with black majorities in Duval County alone, nearly 3,000 people voted for Mr. Gore and a candidate whose name appeared on the second page of the ballot, thus spoiling their votes."
I can tolerate a mobile phone going off in a movie theater, but I shall bring down fiery justice on those who leave their bloody phones on during a live performance.... It's not only rude to the audience, but it's also insulting to the performers.
I think most of the discussion here is about how it's rude to the audience, and in that respect, how is a movie theater different that a live show? They're not going to stop the film.... or maybe they should
... Larry Wall: Make all locks so confusing that thieves don't know how to open them....
Actually, I remember seeing 'novelty' lock in a catalogue (Lee Valley?) once. They had both a key and and puzzle that had to be solved for it to open.
I always thought I'd be cool to sell a lock that had about 15 different keyholes of different types (flat, round, combination) and diameters and that let you pick which one would actually open it. I'd be a real bitch to pick unless you were lucky, and would at least look intimidating.
Yet in some studies, 50% of prison populations have major psychiatric disorders. You could say that these were crimes committed in sane periods (certainly, the judges did say that), but you cant get around the number of "criminals" that have a history of major psychiatric disorders
I'll bet some studies didn't take into account that people with psychiatric disorders probably do stuff that gets them more jail time, and probably didn't look too remorseful at trial, either.
IANAL, but I took a law class once (in Canada), and while you don't have to carry ID, you CAN BE ARRESTED FOR REFUSING TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF. If fact, as I recall, there are five things police can ask of you which you HAVE to answer (or possibly be arrested), though I can only remember four of them:
1. Name 2. Age 3. Address 4. Occupation (should you have those lock-picking tools in your vehicle?) 5. ???
It's in the Patent Office interest to grant patents - the more patents they grant the more revenue they get.
And the brutally obvious solution.....
For every patent that's overtured with evidence that was well documented at the time, they pay a fine. The more false patents, the less revenue they get.
Of course, "well documented at the time" requires a judges discretion, but how would the patent be overturned in the first place?
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I've been using this for awhile now, works as advertised:
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If nourishment were universally replicable, would we not consider this a good thing? Why should intellectual nourishment be any different?
Well, the argument I've heard most often is basically
Replicable --> Lower Price --> Lower motivation to create more
I think the main difference in the analogy is the level of which we expect 'more' to mean 'new'. i.e. 'more'/replicated food is good, and if that means less creation, so be it, as most don't usually expect something new;
vs. 'more'/replicated software/art/'IP' is good, but most expect 'progress' in these areas, which would be faster with limited/controlled replication to create motivation to make 'new'.
I'm open to critiques of this idea, though.
Awesome, the second link in the blurb uses a cert issued by Comodo. Perfect lesson.
Oops; corrected version with actual link: FYI, the "flood the network with queries" is something that's come up a lot with the last (not sure about most recent) release of Mint. Here's a forum post on the problem, with the solution. Of course, it's actually a 'feature' :)
FYI, the "flood the network with queries" is something that's come up a lot with the last (not sure about most recent) release of Mint. Here's a forum post on the problem. Of course, it's actually a 'feature' :)
something the current administration has been found to do.
/. discussion for Fake News Stories Probed, check out the 1995 documentary 'Spin' to see some early examples of this type of fake news being broadcast during the run-up to the 1992 election.
And going back _14_ years. As I mentioned in the earlier
I agree with most of what you're saying, but add that if you look up something like "non-linear intergenerational earnings", the free market model of socioeconomic freedom seems to, !rightly or wrongly!, result in less socioeconomic movement.
Check out the 1995 documentary 'Spin' to see some early examples of this type of fake news being broadcast during the run-up to the 1992 election.
At my local convenience store I see the "Over 19?" prompt on the cash register when I get phone cards. When I asked about it, the clerk said it was because phone cards had been but under the Lottery deparment in the computer for some reason. Maybe the same situation for this story, but with a clueless clerk added?
Based on your post you may be interested in the concept of Moral Copyright
So, that's why an American's life expectancy at birth is 77.71 years while a Canadian's is 80.1? Who the fuck modded this bullshit up?
CIA World Fact Book:
Can
US
At least according to this site, no. See " 44 KHz Digital Data To Digital Output" sections such as Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. A full list of tested cards is here Here
this story seems to cover that (note second +5 comment)
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http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/
Unfortunately, no.
A unique drawback that we can see to the Li-Ion battery is that its life cycle is dependent upon aging from time of manufacturing (shelf life)
From :y
http://www.answers.com/topic/lithium-ion-batter
"Doing the moral thing" is usually considered to be doing what is best for society, versus the individual. Of course, some people think the opposite, similar to free market principles. But if you believe the former, the morality of taxes is pretty clear. In theory.
The removal of or tampering with such measures for the purpose of infringing copyright will itself constitute an infringement of copyright.
You can't get charged just for bypassing DRM. That can only happen if you do so for the purpose of infringing copyright. i.e. copying in a manner that is not fairuse. (contrary to what poster above believes)
The Toronto police have never identified the hotel. Unless it's _very_ distinctive looking then you're just getting a bunch of people who don't want to sleep in hotel beds. Like everyone else.
You know what's funny? I've worked at a gas station and ALL pay-at-the-pump transactions are printed inside for records and available to the cashier (at least at the one I worked at).
Full CC#s, same as inside receipts. Also, if you were dealing with someone who wanted your PIN, the #pad on the pumps would be MUCH easier to install stuff on (cashiers have the keys to change the paper for receipts at the pumps) than the debit machine inside.
Yes, gas stations are stupid.
I realize that I'm probably feeding, but I found this funny/disturbing
"In Duval County, for example, 20 percent of the ballots from African- American areas that went heavily for Mr. Gore were thrown out because voters followed instructions to mark a vote on every page of the ballot. In 62 precincts with black majorities in Duval County alone, nearly 3,000 people voted for Mr. Gore and a candidate whose name appeared on the second page of the ballot, thus spoiling their votes."
Remember when DDR first came out?
then...
Dolts said: "DOUBLE the bandwidth, yo!"
Reviews said: %5 real world increase of performance.
Dolts went out and bought, bought, bought.
now...
Dolts said: "Broken the 1GHz FSB, yo!"
Reviews said: %1 real world increase of performance.
Dolts go out and buy, buy, buy
I can tolerate a mobile phone going off in a movie theater, but I shall bring down fiery justice on those who leave their bloody phones on during a live performance. ... It's not only rude to the audience, but it's also insulting to the performers.
I think most of the discussion here is about how it's rude to the audience, and in that respect, how is a movie theater different that a live show? They're not going to stop the film.... or maybe they should
... ...
Larry Wall: Make all locks so confusing that thieves don't know how to open them.
Actually, I remember seeing 'novelty' lock in a catalogue (Lee Valley?) once. They had both a key and and puzzle that had to be solved for it to open.
I always thought I'd be cool to sell a lock that had about 15 different keyholes of different types (flat, round, combination) and diameters and that let you pick which one would actually open it. I'd be a real bitch to pick unless you were lucky, and would at least look intimidating.
Yet in some studies, 50% of prison populations have major psychiatric disorders. You could say that these were crimes committed in sane periods (certainly, the judges did say that), but you cant get around the number of "criminals" that have a history of major psychiatric disorders
I'll bet some studies didn't take into account that people with psychiatric disorders probably do stuff that gets them more jail time, and probably didn't look too remorseful at trial, either.
IANAL, but I took a law class once (in Canada), and while you don't have to carry ID, you CAN BE ARRESTED FOR REFUSING TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF. If fact, as I recall, there are five things police can ask of you which you HAVE to answer (or possibly be arrested), though I can only remember four of them:
1. Name
2. Age
3. Address
4. Occupation (should you have those lock-picking tools in your vehicle?)
5. ???
Not troll, is true. Can someone provide a link?
It's in the Patent Office interest to grant patents - the more patents they grant the more revenue they get.
And the brutally obvious solution.....
For every patent that's overtured with evidence that was well documented at the time, they pay a fine. The more false patents, the less revenue they get. Of course, "well documented at the time" requires a judges discretion, but how would the patent be overturned in the first place?