Are YOU going to be the one sailing one of the boats needed...
Buoys? Bouys? Those little floaty things used for navigations...
They couldn't do that before with telephones, postal mail...
Yes, but now encryption is easier. Actually, with all the noise already in the system, it's getting even easier to hide messages, and with wireless, it can be made harder to trace(think constantly changing IP addy's, in a spread spectrum kind of way, and the simple fact that you're mobile, like a scud launcher)
It doesn't matter if people agree that anonymity is a right. Screw them. I just want to see it made technically possible. I will contribute what I can to that end, so that absolutely nobody can take it away no matter what their opinion may be.
You're entitled to compensation for the original. The copies are worthless. If somebody wants to pay for them, fine. IP is not a natural right, like, for example, the right not to be shot is. It's a gov't service to protect the publishing industry's(since THEY own most copyright) interests. The industry has always hated new tech since Gutenberg(sp), and has always found ways since then to slow it down, or cripple it with IP "protection". Well, now it's in its deathbed, and I say good riddance.
Well, if you're near some powerlines, you can always roll up a fatty...er...I mean a really huge inductor coil.:-) Otherwise, I think that guy Tesla had some ideas on that.
The only thing being consolidated is ownership of the pipe. There is no competition. The phone company buys the cable company which buys the ISP. Pretty soon GE (General Electric) owns it all.
the kind of "wireless internet" that I have been babbling about in other threads. This is what can liberate us from corporate control of internet access. I want to see this "wireless cloud" cover the planet. The latency issues will be worked out. In the meantime, this is great for "little" community internets where latency is not that bad. Even if they can't access the net at large, they can communicate, completely free from interference from the gov't, with each other. Maybe (hopefully) it can bring about completely anonymous, untracable communications. Just because it's not codified into law, anonymity is a right, and anything that can bring it about is a good thing.
Processors burn hotter than that, how useful would it still be for cooling purposes if it were a gas?
That's precisely how we cooled our UHF transmitter. Evaporative cooling. As the water boiled off, it would draw much more heat than if it simply flowed over the tube. Something about "change of state". Where the energy required to change a substance from a solid to a liquid to a gas is much greater than that required to simply change the temp.
From your previous post, There is no such thing as protecting your trademark.
From this post. Companies must defend their trademarks...
Really?? I'm stuck in an infinite loop trying to figure this out...Is it like saying 1. The second statement is true. 2. The first statement is false. ?
They're always going to repeat the party line ad nauseum because they're drones, incapable of critical thought on the matter, because it's all about the money. All we can do, and what we need to do, is to help them see the light, de-program them, if you will. This is why I'm not sure if it's ignorance or arrogance on their part. They just might not know any better, or maybe I'm just cutting them too much slack. One thing I do know is that the current direction we are headed is the only way our economic system can take us. It depends on selfishness and scarcity to operate. It's every man for himself. Any cooperation involved is just to beat the other guy. Anyway, let's just carry on, and enjoy the show.
You're obviously not a musician, writer, or artist.
Of course, NO artist would ever question the validity of copyright. Hogwash...poppycock...pish-posh...nonsense. Luckly, more and more artsts are realizing that the value is in the original, and that copies, if not completely worthless, are little more than free advertising. The only business that stands to lose is the publishing business. The copyright wars have always been the publishers(with gov't backing) against the public AND the artist. The publishers didn't want to give the artists any rights in the 1700's and 1800's, and now they want to take away all public rights also.
When people say that to me, what it means to me is that they can't think logically for themselves - so instead they try to probe into my personal life to see if there is some justification to blow me off, and thus ignore the facts about copyrights.
This happened to me in one my discussions over copyright. He thought it was important to know my age and occupation in order to properly "frame" the questions I was asking. I tried to explain that those things were (and are) totally irrelevent and that the question stands on its own no matter where it came from. Of course it's simply a diversion to avoid tough questions. He's very comfortable with things the way they are, and doesn't want any disruptions in his path to the copyright gravy train.
most people don't know what DRM is. As more folks buy this junk, they will realize the restrictions being put on them, and believe me, they WILL react negatively.(At least, that's the way it is in my fantasy). One of the reasons the laser disc never sold well is because it couldn't record.(Plus 12inch discs aren't too portable, which probably explains why DVD's do sell so well). Anyway, Let's spread the word, and hope for the best.
...is to understand that copyright holders have the right to dictate how their IP is used.
It's NOT a right! It is a PRIVILIGE provided by the gov't without the consent of the public. Not only is it a right to break bad laws, it's an obligation. The only way bad laws are repealed is through violation of the law. It is because of lawbreakers that we enjoy the freedoms we have today. If nobody broke the law, we would still have alchol prohibition(still working on other drugs). Blacks would still be riding in the back of the bus. Hell, the U.S. would still be a colony. But... if you're so dependant on the status quo, I can understand why you would say that. "Don't make waves."...right? Some people are just too comfy with the way things are to let a bunch of lawbreakin' hippies get in the way and try to set it right.
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Hmmm...and here I am thinking you had to be near light speed to affect those kinds of things :-)
I've always wanted to ping cows!
What happened to "poke"? Has it been replaced with something else?
That kind of bandwidth and latency cannot be achieved using a wireless mesh, where every hop is 100m.
People used to say that man would never fly. The things I speak of are possible. We just don't know how, yet.
Are YOU going to be the one sailing one of the boats needed...
Buoys? Bouys? Those little floaty things used for navigations...
They couldn't do that before with telephones, postal mail...
Yes, but now encryption is easier. Actually, with all the noise already in the system, it's getting even easier to hide messages, and with wireless, it can be made harder to trace(think constantly changing IP addy's, in a spread spectrum kind of way, and the simple fact that you're mobile, like a scud launcher)
It doesn't matter if people agree that anonymity is a right. Screw them. I just want to see it made technically possible. I will contribute what I can to that end, so that absolutely nobody can take it away no matter what their opinion may be.
You're entitled to compensation for the original. The copies are worthless. If somebody wants to pay for them, fine. IP is not a natural right, like, for example, the right not to be shot is. It's a gov't service to protect the publishing industry's(since THEY own most copyright) interests. The industry has always hated new tech since Gutenberg(sp), and has always found ways since then to slow it down, or cripple it with IP "protection". Well, now it's in its deathbed, and I say good riddance.
5 months is too long. I say bring them back now!
Well, if you're near some powerlines, you can always roll up a fatty...er...I mean a really huge inductor coil. :-) Otherwise, I think that guy Tesla had some ideas on that.
The only thing being consolidated is ownership of the pipe. There is no competition. The phone company buys the cable company which buys the ISP. Pretty soon GE (General Electric) owns it all.
the kind of "wireless internet" that I have been babbling about in other threads. This is what can liberate us from corporate control of internet access. I want to see this "wireless cloud" cover the planet. The latency issues will be worked out. In the meantime, this is great for "little" community internets where latency is not that bad. Even if they can't access the net at large, they can communicate, completely free from interference from the gov't, with each other. Maybe (hopefully) it can bring about completely anonymous, untracable communications. Just because it's not codified into law, anonymity is a right, and anything that can bring it about is a good thing.
Well, the name "Lin---s" was kind of obviously flipping off Microsoft...
(repeat)
How 'bout "Butt-head software vender"?
(/repeat)
oops...sorry 'bout that...didn't see it. Go ahead mark it redundant. I can take it.
Finally Now I can take a bath!
Yeah, but, what's the flash point? :-)
Processors burn hotter than that, how useful would it still be for cooling purposes if it were a gas?
That's precisely how we cooled our UHF transmitter. Evaporative cooling. As the water boiled off, it would draw much more heat than if it simply flowed over the tube. Something about "change of state". Where the energy required to change a substance from a solid to a liquid to a gas is much greater than that required to simply change the temp.
From your previous post, There is no such thing as protecting your trademark.
From this post. Companies must defend their trademarks...
Really?? I'm stuck in an infinite loop trying to figure this out...Is it like saying
1. The second statement is true.
2. The first statement is false.
?
And I'm sure, to them, it's a god given right.
They're always going to repeat the party line ad nauseum because they're drones, incapable of critical thought on the matter, because it's all about the money. All we can do, and what we need to do, is to help them see the light, de-program them, if you will. This is why I'm not sure if it's ignorance or arrogance on their part. They just might not know any better, or maybe I'm just cutting them too much slack. One thing I do know is that the current direction we are headed is the only way our economic system can take us. It depends on selfishness and scarcity to operate. It's every man for himself. Any cooperation involved is just to beat the other guy. Anyway, let's just carry on, and enjoy the show.
You're obviously not a musician, writer, or artist.
Of course, NO artist would ever question the validity of copyright. Hogwash...poppycock...pish-posh...nonsense. Luckly, more and more artsts are realizing that the value is in the original, and that copies, if not completely worthless, are little more than free advertising. The only business that stands to lose is the publishing business. The copyright wars have always been the publishers(with gov't backing) against the public AND the artist. The publishers didn't want to give the artists any rights in the 1700's and 1800's, and now they want to take away all public rights also.
When people say that to me, what it means to me is that they can't think logically for themselves - so instead they try to probe into my personal life to see if there is some justification to blow me off, and thus ignore the facts about copyrights.
This happened to me in one my discussions over copyright. He thought it was important to know my age and occupation in order to properly "frame" the questions I was asking. I tried to explain that those things were (and are) totally irrelevent and that the question stands on its own no matter where it came from. Of course it's simply a diversion to avoid tough questions. He's very comfortable with things the way they are, and doesn't want any disruptions in his path to the copyright gravy train.
In many ways this is more important than the software itself.
That's the sad part. Licensing becoming more important than the thing being licensed.
All of our hard work is for nothing if Microsoft can steal our code with impugnity.
How do you know that they haven't already???
It appears that the only thing you value is money. That attitude won't get you into heaven. :-)
most people don't know what DRM is. As more folks buy this junk, they will realize the restrictions being put on them, and believe me, they WILL react negatively.(At least, that's the way it is in my fantasy). One of the reasons the laser disc never sold well is because it couldn't record.(Plus 12inch discs aren't too portable, which probably explains why DVD's do sell so well). Anyway, Let's spread the word, and hope for the best.
...is to understand that copyright holders have the right to dictate how their IP is used.
It's NOT a right! It is a PRIVILIGE provided by the gov't without the consent of the public. Not only is it a right to break bad laws, it's an obligation. The only way bad laws are repealed is through violation of the law. It is because of lawbreakers that we enjoy the freedoms we have today. If nobody broke the law, we would still have alchol prohibition(still working on other drugs). Blacks would still be riding in the back of the bus. Hell, the U.S. would still be a colony. But... if you're so dependant on the status quo, I can understand why you would say that. "Don't make waves."...right? Some people are just too comfy with the way things are to let a bunch of lawbreakin' hippies get in the way and try to set it right.
Given that Clear Channel is a near monopoly, protected by the gov't, maybe they should be forced to work within the confines of the constitution.
His free speech rights may not have been violated, but his contract may have been.