i think the problem here is that they're extending copyrights for all works uniformally. Wasn't the extension of copyright to an absurd life+75 years just to ensure that the copyright owners can keep making money on property that was profitable?
why not change the law such that you have to apply for an extension of copyright? If nothing is filed within, say, 10 years of expiration, then the work goes into the public domain. I'd say 10 years is a long enough time to realize profits on even the most unwanted cartoon character.
yes, copying books is illegal. the Printing Industry Association of America have been preparing to start a mass litigation campaign against all schools, states, libraries, and individuals for what has amounted to wanton copyright violations that's very clearly decimated the printing industry.
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why do they insist that you log-in before seeing anything on their site? I was interested until i had to register.
amen to that. in 2006, people were still flocking to real estate seminars where agents were telling people why the market will never go down. Even then, people haven't caught onto the sheer madness that was an 8 year bull run in housing.
Want an even better hat trick? It's pretty easy to do in your head that money you stash away under your mattress will be worth half as much in 18 years at 4% inflation: 72 (a magic number) / [interest rate] = years
Interest only loans aren't any worse (or just as bad) as an Amortized loan when used outside their proper place and when used improperly.
Just like every other financial instrument out there, most of them are good when used the right way, and bad when used the wrong way.
Neg-Amortized Option-ARMs, though, are pretty universally bad for just about 99% of people out there. But even then, there are some cases when they make more sense than any other loan.
pfft, a jar with a 50 sided dice in it with some sort of manner to roll the dice and a CCD to read the result would probably best simulate a woman's wants
there is one major flaw in your post: ur trying to fight on the ID folk's terms. because of that, you've already lost.
Read their wedge strategy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge_strategy)
and u'll see that part of their game plan is to have people start discussing ID on the same critical level as real science... such that ID would be able to elbow it's way into mainstream scientific thought
...the bible thumpers would all cheer and thank god... only to then curse the terrorists for wanting to install governments based on islam and the qur'an
i wholeheartedly agree... i too am sick of religious fundamentalists trying to thrust their beliefs on everyone... and all within a very sneaky and dishonest fashion.
isn't there something in the bible about deception in order to further one's own goals?
all this, and none of it is really all that much better than:
"Enter the Nth word of Page X in the included booklet?"
every time before your game would start up.
so let's say you've made a fabulous new product based on your invention... it's light years ahead of any other product out there
and then somewhere in china, a company clones your product and now retailers all over the US are importing it and selling it for half the price you're charging.
this other company's stealing and eating your lunch.
do you just say "he beat me fair and square" and keep going along on your merry way?
the other guy didn't figure out how to do it better, he's just copying you and selling it for less. And reimplementing code is not what i'm getting at, it's the wholesale copying of clever techniques you've come up with.
banning software patents will definitely not level the playing field... it tips it waaaay over in favor of coporations.
having a robust and well thought out definition for what constitutes patentable in terms of software will give the little indy developers a better leg to stand on than the wild west that was the internet 10 years ago (and in a lot of ways now too).
the way things exist now is detrimental to both indies and large corporations as the patent system allows for groups to purchase patents, do nothing with it for years, and then sue for damages that weren't done.
ya, so let's say that you yourself have created this awesome new search algorithm, and you're making lots of money. then, another company backed by some private funding with deep pockets reverse engineers your technique and starts taking away your revenue because he's better at marketing and making deals with other businesses?
you did all the work, he basically just stole it and is now using it for his own financial gain.
I think that these techniques should be fully patentable... my original post may be off a bit in it's description or where i was getting at.
to use a real world analogue, you can't patent a the wheel, but you can patent everything behind it that makes it work better than everyone else's
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and also if the original article was actually read before making a sensationalist headline and summary, this isn't as bad as it's made out to be:
1. there was a fire in an air conditioning unit in the home.
2. the fire department responded, and in the course of responding, found hundreds of vials of chemicals.
It's illegal to enter a private residence w/o a warrant, but in this case, the home owner invited the cops in when he called the fire department.
only lesson to be taken home here: hide your stash before calling the cops
go abusing the system!
i think the problem here is that they're extending copyrights for all works uniformally. Wasn't the extension of copyright to an absurd life+75 years just to ensure that the copyright owners can keep making money on property that was profitable?
why not change the law such that you have to apply for an extension of copyright? If nothing is filed within, say, 10 years of expiration, then the work goes into the public domain. I'd say 10 years is a long enough time to realize profits on even the most unwanted cartoon character.
that's impossible! the world's only about 6000 years old.
yes, copying books is illegal. the Printing Industry Association of America have been preparing to start a mass litigation campaign against all schools, states, libraries, and individuals for what has amounted to wanton copyright violations that's very clearly decimated the printing industry.
why do they insist that you log-in before seeing anything on their site? I was interested until i had to register.
*phone company execs* quick! kill him before he infects the others!
amen to that. in 2006, people were still flocking to real estate seminars where agents were telling people why the market will never go down. Even then, people haven't caught onto the sheer madness that was an 8 year bull run in housing.
it's not that hard to do that math in your head.
for 30 year amortized loans, multiply the Loan Amount and the interest rate. The result will be your monthly payment. i.e.:
$500,000 loan @ 6% interest = 500 * 6 = ~$3000/month
For interest only Loans, multiply the loan amount by the interest rate and divide by 12. i.e.:
$500,000 loan @ 6% interest = 5000 * 6 / 12 = ~$2500/month
Want an even better hat trick? It's pretty easy to do in your head that money you stash away under your mattress will be worth half as much in 18 years at 4% inflation: 72 (a magic number) / [interest rate] = years
Interest only loans aren't any worse (or just as bad) as an Amortized loan when used outside their proper place and when used improperly.
Just like every other financial instrument out there, most of them are good when used the right way, and bad when used the wrong way.
Neg-Amortized Option-ARMs, though, are pretty universally bad for just about 99% of people out there. But even then, there are some cases when they make more sense than any other loan.
anyone who's ever done computer support cringes whenever a customer feels something should be easily done in a matter of minutes.
any sentence that includes the word "just" or "all you have to do" can quickly turn into a few hours or a full day
how about neither? an Off Topic seems to be more like it. Same goes to the parent.
first, you say "those pics I have seen on the web about pulling iMacs apart to change a drive just plain out scare me"
then, you complain that "I called one of them up and its 2 business day turn around time just to pop the covers off and switch a drive?!?!?!!?"
so which is it, scarey or easy?
it's called the RDF.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_distortion_field
pfft, a jar with a 50 sided dice in it with some sort of manner to roll the dice and a CCD to read the result would probably best simulate a woman's wants
and why even bring up macs in a thread about GPU's? mark the parent as a troll
there is one major flaw in your post: ur trying to fight on the ID folk's terms. because of that, you've already lost.
Read their wedge strategy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge_strategy)
and u'll see that part of their game plan is to have people start discussing ID on the same critical level as real science... such that ID would be able to elbow it's way into mainstream scientific thought
...the bible thumpers would all cheer and thank god... only to then curse the terrorists for wanting to install governments based on islam and the qur'an
i wholeheartedly agree... i too am sick of religious fundamentalists trying to thrust their beliefs on everyone... and all within a very sneaky and dishonest fashion.
isn't there something in the bible about deception in order to further one's own goals?
all this, and none of it is really all that much better than: "Enter the Nth word of Page X in the included booklet?" every time before your game would start up.
so let's say you've made a fabulous new product based on your invention... it's light years ahead of any other product out there
and then somewhere in china, a company clones your product and now retailers all over the US are importing it and selling it for half the price you're charging.
this other company's stealing and eating your lunch.
do you just say "he beat me fair and square" and keep going along on your merry way?
the other guy didn't figure out how to do it better, he's just copying you and selling it for less. And reimplementing code is not what i'm getting at, it's the wholesale copying of clever techniques you've come up with.
banning software patents will definitely not level the playing field... it tips it waaaay over in favor of coporations.
having a robust and well thought out definition for what constitutes patentable in terms of software will give the little indy developers a better leg to stand on than the wild west that was the internet 10 years ago (and in a lot of ways now too).
the way things exist now is detrimental to both indies and large corporations as the patent system allows for groups to purchase patents, do nothing with it for years, and then sue for damages that weren't done.
hangings discriminate against people with no necks, and a hanging by the nads is clearly sexist.
but my patent for "Doing Nothing to Use Something to do Nothing" already covers your patent of Using Something to do Nothing.
ya, so let's say that you yourself have created this awesome new search algorithm, and you're making lots of money. then, another company backed by some private funding with deep pockets reverse engineers your technique and starts taking away your revenue because he's better at marketing and making deals with other businesses?
you did all the work, he basically just stole it and is now using it for his own financial gain.
I think that these techniques should be fully patentable... my original post may be off a bit in it's description or where i was getting at.
to use a real world analogue, you can't patent a the wheel, but you can patent everything behind it that makes it work better than everyone else's