If MS were to just unbundle it all, they could get the advantage of lots of distributors innovating, much as linux and bsd benefit from constant experimenting and conversation surrounding their various distributions.
MS would no doubt continue as "the" distributor, but they would gain much from outside input. Of course, much of the outside input would consist of imitating the rich world outside the MS closed ecosystem but even so, MS couldn't help but benefit.
I for one would love to see a Debian GNU/mskernel port. Or even a Debian MS/Linux port. Okay, maybe not to use, but definitely to see.
When large portions of those subject to a law regard it with derision, then the law is stupid.
Take for instance alcohol prohibition, recreational drug prohibition, prostitution criminalization and abusive copyright. All widely ridiculed and flaunted.
Tax loopholes are just tax cuts disguised to preserve politicians' careers. Let's get rid of the loopholes, so that we can discuss what taxes really should be. Out in the light of day like this, taxes may even start to make sense.
All created music is *mine*. I've just let my government let the creator of the music have a time-limited monopoly on commercial exploitation of it.
Of course, now that the creators' agents have so thoroughly abused my magnanimity, I think it may be time to revise the time and and the extent of the monopoly downward a bit.
My guess is that downloads of linux distributions would be taxed based on msWindows retail sale value. After all, msWindows is the dominant computer operating system.
A closer analogy, while remaining a false analogy, would be for them to wear purple flying saucers, not yellow stars of david.
In any case, it's a false analogy because the wikipedia ban is a result of their active attempts to destroy a shared resource. Any group so engaged risks a similar response. A more accurate analogy would be prosecuting (as opposed to persecuting) people who actively engage in human sacrifice as part of their religion.
I think the idea is that "they" lose credibility. There's only so much even the most savvy political mind can do with no credibility.
Give it time. Just because somebody who thrives on persecution says it, doesn't make it false. Hmm, what we need is somebody with a martyr complex and charisma. Volunteers?
Corporations have at most the conscience of those at their head. Their only responsibility is to make money one way or another.
Contrast that with the FOSS tribe. We're a collective of individuals with some corporate hangers-on. Most of us have consciences, and collectively we have a very good conscience.
We compete on our own terms, that's why. Eventually, the market will wise up. That's why MS cheats, to push that day off for as long as possible.
In all things, moderation. That applies no less to moral activity, which otherwise becomes tyranny.
In this case, I was referring only to the moral choice of Libre. As with pollution, fair labor and despeciation, each person makes his own moral choices. Whether your neighbor will agree with your choices is another matter.
Well there's the problem. He should use Perl. Then he'd realize that scalars start with $; and that "use" gets executed in a BEGIN block so his previous declaration of $C means nothing.
Also, in conformance with the principle of least surprise, one should always pre-increment, unless there's a good reason to post-increment.
But, without standards of commerce and more action against piracy, the intellectual property of humankind will be subject to infinite exploitation on the Internet.
But isn't that just it? Copyright is there to encourage new works for everyone to exploit infinitely, modulus a formerly moderate incentive at the frontend to kick start the process. It's not there to line the pockets of gatekeepers. The gatekeepers are a side effect, and increasingly irrelevant. No sense encouraging them further.
It's actually a sub-type of freedom called anarchy. Unfortunately, anarchy tends to lead to tyranny. For example, in the beginning of Content there were many ways to be published. Now there are just a few, who cooperate closely with one another to maintain their hegemony. Recently, the game was changed, throwing Content back into anarchy. Eventually a new order will rise, and given the heel-dragging demonstrated, the new order will not have room for the old.
Around where I live, the only guard rails on interstate highways are found where other roads intersect the interstate. Also where the interstate curves sharply, but for new road those are replaced by tilted road to give the driver feedback before driving over the cliff, rather than as a reminder during the act.
For highways with long stretches where one might fall asleep, there are mini speed bumps along the side. When your car rattles due to those bumps you wake up.
I could've sworn I saw in ieee spectrum about ten years ago, a display that scanned directly onto a retina. The scanning part was integrated into a normally sized set of eyeglasses.
Anybody have any recent references to the technology?
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If we take as a given that this farce got as far as it has because the system is broken, then we must consider how to fix the system.
So, how can this system be fixed, and what can I personally do to help?
Type them in using a smaller keyboard.
1. apply for job, omitting that section
2. not get hired
3. sue for discrimination against people of intelligence
4. profit: receive large settlement
If MS were to just unbundle it all, they could get the advantage of lots of distributors innovating, much as linux and bsd benefit from constant experimenting and conversation surrounding their various distributions.
MS would no doubt continue as "the" distributor, but they would gain much from outside input. Of course, much of the outside input would consist of imitating the rich world outside the MS closed ecosystem but even so, MS couldn't help but benefit.
I for one would love to see a Debian GNU/mskernel port. Or even a Debian MS/Linux port. Okay, maybe not to use, but definitely to see.
Or in other words, learn to say No.
Maybe money gets kids' attention. If so, perhaps it's just a matter of making the material interesting.
When large portions of those subject to a law regard it with derision, then the law is stupid.
Take for instance alcohol prohibition, recreational drug prohibition, prostitution criminalization and abusive copyright. All widely ridiculed and flaunted.
Tax loopholes are just tax cuts disguised to preserve politicians' careers. Let's get rid of the loopholes, so that we can discuss what taxes really should be. Out in the light of day like this, taxes may even start to make sense.
How about we close the loopholes, then have a real discussion about what the taxes should really be.
All created music is *mine*. I've just let my government let the creator of the music have a time-limited monopoly on commercial exploitation of it.
Of course, now that the creators' agents have so thoroughly abused my magnanimity, I think it may be time to revise the time and and the extent of the monopoly downward a bit.
My guess is that downloads of linux distributions would be taxed based on msWindows retail sale value. After all, msWindows is the dominant computer operating system.
I want my Dungeon Keeper back! :(
A closer analogy, while remaining a false analogy, would be for them to wear purple flying saucers, not yellow stars of david.
In any case, it's a false analogy because the wikipedia ban is a result of their active attempts to destroy a shared resource. Any group so engaged risks a similar response. A more accurate analogy would be prosecuting (as opposed to persecuting) people who actively engage in human sacrifice as part of their religion.
I think the idea is that "they" lose credibility. There's only so much even the most savvy political mind can do with no credibility.
Give it time. Just because somebody who thrives on persecution says it, doesn't make it false. Hmm, what we need is somebody with a martyr complex and charisma. Volunteers?
MS cheats, that's why.
Corporations have at most the conscience of those at their head. Their only responsibility is to make money one way or another.
Contrast that with the FOSS tribe. We're a collective of individuals with some corporate hangers-on. Most of us have consciences, and collectively we have a very good conscience.
We compete on our own terms, that's why. Eventually, the market will wise up. That's why MS cheats, to push that day off for as long as possible.
Let's return the favor by adding snarky comments of our own in this convenient forum.
In all things, moderation. That applies no less to moral activity, which otherwise becomes tyranny.
In this case, I was referring only to the moral choice of Libre. As with pollution, fair labor and despeciation, each person makes his own moral choices. Whether your neighbor will agree with your choices is another matter.
Asking people to give up usability and productivity for some moral stance is going to be about as easy as getting blood out of stone.
For some, living the moral life is a prerequisite for sleeping at night.
Wrong tool for the job. Less is more.
Well there's the problem. He should use Perl. Then he'd realize that scalars start with $; and that "use" gets executed in a BEGIN block so his previous declaration of $C means nothing.
Also, in conformance with the principle of least surprise, one should always pre-increment, unless there's a good reason to post-increment.
But, without standards of commerce and more action against piracy, the intellectual property of humankind will be subject to infinite exploitation on the Internet.
But isn't that just it? Copyright is there to encourage new works for everyone to exploit infinitely, modulus a formerly moderate incentive at the frontend to kick start the process. It's not there to line the pockets of gatekeepers. The gatekeepers are a side effect, and increasingly irrelevant. No sense encouraging them further.
It's actually a sub-type of freedom called anarchy. Unfortunately, anarchy tends to lead to tyranny. For example, in the beginning of Content there were many ways to be published. Now there are just a few, who cooperate closely with one another to maintain their hegemony. Recently, the game was changed, throwing Content back into anarchy. Eventually a new order will rise, and given the heel-dragging demonstrated, the new order will not have room for the old.
Around where I live, the only guard rails on interstate highways are found where other roads intersect the interstate. Also where the interstate curves sharply, but for new road those are replaced by tilted road to give the driver feedback before driving over the cliff, rather than as a reminder during the act.
For highways with long stretches where one might fall asleep, there are mini speed bumps along the side. When your car rattles due to those bumps you wake up.
I could've sworn I saw in ieee spectrum about ten years ago, a display that scanned directly onto a retina. The scanning part was integrated into a normally sized set of eyeglasses.
Anybody have any recent references to the technology?
That's what I want for my birthday.
See wikileaks.org.
LaTeX is not an editor.
And vi+latex is a lot easier to use than msword, so there.