OK, so then who supervises the term of the public domain copyright? Who stops the content theives from downloading your stuff, claiming the rights to it, submitting bogus take-down notices and claiming 'public' IP as their own?
Prommisory estoppel (if I understand it correctly) only obtains an agreement from the creator not to pursue claims. It does nothing to prevent some third party from doing so, unless the creator or an assignee actively defends the public status of the rights.
Wasn't that a scene in this movie where the self destruct timer continued to count down to:01? In spite of the correct code being entered. Because all self destruct timers seen in movies are disabled with only moments to spare for dramatic effect.
... its a matter of pro-actively placing the copyright into the hands of a government entity chartered to hold it for the benefit of the public. Such an entity would have to be carefully created, with clear definitions of 'public benefit' and by-laws written to prevent takeover by special interests. The down side would be the creation of another bureaucracy that would need a funding source to operate. And would eventually leverage itself into a rent-seeking entity to serve its directors and other minions.
No mod points left, but I agree. We ae trying everything to get people out of private cars and onto public transportation with little effect. Just pull the licences from the worst drivers and hand them a transit pass. Reduce traffic volume and save money by postponing expansion projects. And do so by getting the crappiest drivers off the road.
tired children wiping their snot faces on Goofy and then riding log flumes through mechanized rivers filled with the backwash of thousands of other sweaty, unwashed, weeping toddlers.
It makes planning my vacation touring the brothels of Thailand just that much easier.
In most cases, public utilities have a much lower cost structure than private enterprise.
Citations?
I've worked in the power utility industry for years. As a direct employee for a (now defunct) investor owned utility, PSE. And I have done some consulting for some neigboring utilities. I do know that Seattle City Light and Snohomish County PUDs' operations costs were lower than PSE's back when my company had itw own maintenance crews. Now that they subcontract all of that work out, their costs have skyrocketed to about double the rates of the public entities. This is partly why they went under as a publicly traded company and are essentially being kept on financial life support by owners who also sell them services (those services not being subject to utilities commission review as their direct crews were).
Nobody (in private business) likes to maintain infrastructure, keep the snow plowed and potholes fixed. But that's what municipalities are good for.
Actually, no, they are pretty bad it - and the bigger the city, the worse they are.
The difference being who provides the initial capital and who recieves the periodic payouts and death benefits.
One example of this is what is known as "dead pesant's insurance" (or janitor's insurance). A corporation would buy a policy in the name of some lowly employee (hence some insurable interest) and name themselves as the beneficiary, reaping certain tax benefits. Since the IRS cracked down on this practice a few years back, some legal/regulatory changes have been proposed opening the doors to allow invesstors to buy policies on anyone, effectively "shorting" their life.
The traditional life/health/auto insurance markets have been the target for the next collateralized security market. With some quiet legislative changes to insurable interest regulations, the likes of Goldman Sachs will soon be shorting your grandfather's life*. And once that market becomes established, the holders of the most valuable behavioral data will have an advantage in pricing the various tranches of risks properly. That would be Google.
*There has been legislation proposed at State and Federal levels (already passed?) allowing "poor old grandpa" to sell the future benefits of his life insurance, which he has been paying premiums on for years, for a lump sum of cash he can use while he's still alive. Once this new paper hits the securities market, is bundled and then sliced into risk pools, we have the makings of the next securities crisis. Watch for terms being used in the investment community like "catastrophic longevity" and think about the people who will be lobbying against the FDA's approval of the next miracle cancer cure.
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First to file. Not first to invent.
OK, so then who supervises the term of the public domain copyright? Who stops the content theives from downloading your stuff, claiming the rights to it, submitting bogus take-down notices and claiming 'public' IP as their own?
Prommisory estoppel (if I understand it correctly) only obtains an agreement from the creator not to pursue claims. It does nothing to prevent some third party from doing so, unless the creator or an assignee actively defends the public status of the rights.
Wasn't that a scene in this movie where the self destruct timer continued to count down to :01? In spite of the correct code being entered. Because all self destruct timers seen in movies are disabled with only moments to spare for dramatic effect.
Well, since the armchair /. lawyers
I object, your honor. Opposing counsel is clearly trying to prejudice the jury with facts.
the problem of a power source...
Much less power will be needed to spin large blades. The thin Martian atmosphere will produce much less parasitic drag.
Won't someone please answer that fucking phone?!
This.
No mod points left, but I agree. We ae trying everything to get people out of private cars and onto public transportation with little effect. Just pull the licences from the worst drivers and hand them a transit pass. Reduce traffic volume and save money by postponing expansion projects. And do so by getting the crappiest drivers off the road.
Insurance companies
Insurance companies don't show up at accident scenes. Cops do and they fill out the reports that insurance companies compile into statistics.
Re. the Dice salary map:
An improved map will be entering beta test soon.
Statistically, cops have far fewer accidents that they caused.
Who collects the data points for the statistics?
Not if I'm in the left lane.
tired children wiping their snot faces on Goofy and then riding log flumes through mechanized rivers filled with the backwash of thousands of other sweaty, unwashed, weeping toddlers.
It makes planning my vacation touring the brothels of Thailand just that much easier.
So, who do you think you are?
I haven't looked at it yet. So the options are still open.
I hope they never examine all the stuff I've saved on my PC and posted on line.
-- Signed,
Walter Mitty.
Five minutes before Midnight? I always thought it was nearly lunchtime!
Perhaps if these scientists had adopted a digital clock face with military time it wouldn't have been so confusing.
In most cases, public utilities have a much lower cost structure than private enterprise.
Citations?
I've worked in the power utility industry for years. As a direct employee for a (now defunct) investor owned utility, PSE. And I have done some consulting for some neigboring utilities. I do know that Seattle City Light and Snohomish County PUDs' operations costs were lower than PSE's back when my company had itw own maintenance crews. Now that they subcontract all of that work out, their costs have skyrocketed to about double the rates of the public entities. This is partly why they went under as a publicly traded company and are essentially being kept on financial life support by owners who also sell them services (those services not being subject to utilities commission review as their direct crews were).
Nobody (in private business) likes to maintain infrastructure, keep the snow plowed and potholes fixed. But that's what municipalities are good for.
Actually, no, they are pretty bad it - and the bigger the city, the worse they are.
Citations?
The difference being who provides the initial capital and who recieves the periodic payouts and death benefits.
One example of this is what is known as "dead pesant's insurance" (or janitor's insurance). A corporation would buy a policy in the name of some lowly employee (hence some insurable interest) and name themselves as the beneficiary, reaping certain tax benefits. Since the IRS cracked down on this practice a few years back, some legal/regulatory changes have been proposed opening the doors to allow invesstors to buy policies on anyone, effectively "shorting" their life.
I'd say that if indentation for blocks is the biggest complaint that can be raised about Python then it must be a near perfect language.
Never said it was the biggest complaint. Just one of the most obvious.
"Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, did you enjoy the play?"
I did like the episode of Dexter where he had to guess his foul-mouthed sister's password. "password". Nope. "fuckingpassword". I'm in.
Python can do that, too.
Well, yes.
The traditional life/health/auto insurance markets have been the target for the next collateralized security market. With some quiet legislative changes to insurable interest regulations, the likes of Goldman Sachs will soon be shorting your grandfather's life*. And once that market becomes established, the holders of the most valuable behavioral data will have an advantage in pricing the various tranches of risks properly. That would be Google.
*There has been legislation proposed at State and Federal levels (already passed?) allowing "poor old grandpa" to sell the future benefits of his life insurance, which he has been paying premiums on for years, for a lump sum of cash he can use while he's still alive. Once this new paper hits the securities market, is bundled and then sliced into risk pools, we have the makings of the next securities crisis. Watch for terms being used in the investment community like "catastrophic longevity" and think about the people who will be lobbying against the FDA's approval of the next miracle cancer cure.
They have no data on my driving.
Google: Using location-based services on your iDevice, we have determined that you have run two red lights and are exceeding the speed limit.
Check that dongle your insurance company requires to to plug into your OBDII port. It might have a Gogle logo on it soon.