It's not about rights but the facts of communication.
A painter may place his unsatisfying doodles in the shed. But his masterpiece deserves more. Creating it was a great joy and struggle.
He puts it up on a wall and people come to see. Art is the experience between the artifact and the experiencer, hermeneutically a form of communication between the two. The artist doesn't enter into it.
He may receive praise or blame (indifference being the worst) but he doesn't own anything else than the memory of creating it. You don't own your children. Once they "go public" they stand on their own feet.
+1 If you really want to help out, buy the T-shirt.
However, Radiohead gets on fine doing most work on their own. (They tour a lot too, which is important for a live band. But their example is worth bringing into the discussion.)
It isn't anything wrong with having fun. The problem is that intoxication is also desirable in other circumstances, for instance when life is difficult.
So we must separate between leisure activity and (subconscious) self-medication.
The problem isn't that the US has a political system open to corruption, but that the US' position in the world makes the corrupting very powerful. Indeed it is a problem for democracy in Europe as well, many countries following the leader's "good advice".
I am a confused European. If you buy a locked phone in Norway the IMEI is locked to the telco for a period of time you agree to. You can change the subscription usually just upwards. At any time in this period you can pay to unlock IMEI from the telco and move to a different one.
When the period is over you can change the subscription downwards or get the IMEI released for free (takes 15 minutes after the call is made, telcos usually have a website to do it yourself too), OR continue on the same expensive subscription.
The telco makes money on the third option, usually because of neglect or the user can't be bothered. Today they usually give a better price for the phone, in total, than if you bought it unlocked - so if the subscription plan fits your needs you're out ahead.
I work at a telco and unlocking phones and 3G equipment is in my job description. I have always bought unlocked phones, but when my GF wanted the SIII all the major telcos offered cheaper phones in total (granted you want a sub for your unlocked phone as well) than the cheapest unlocked SIII.
Competition has made the phone tax nonexistent. Today the telcos under bid each other because it's more important to keep the customer in the fold than quibble over trinkets.
To my mind this is alright. I know what I sign when I sign. My next phone may be IMEI locked, if it is cheaper in total. I'll just mark the date in my calendar.
My question, finally, is: what is the practice in the US?
I am Norwegian, they are not my fellow citizens, and you seems to know this in more detail so you are probably right. I assumed the sampling was incorrect, but I stand corrected. But you have the Mormons too! Truly the land of the brave as in crazy. The Christians and "creationists" I have talked to, are "regular" Christians lured by the 'intelligent design' title (sounds intelligent, doesn't it?), and change their minds once they know the details (using the metaphor opt-out).
That is interesting. Perhaps it has just been replaced? I would want to search for research on usage/possible decline of sayings, like "hanging up on someone" on/. earlier, but my deadlines will kill me if I don't get around to those proposals due two weeks ago:P
In the North of Norway last summer I witnessed the consistent practice among seagulls to wait for cars come to them and drop sea urchins on the road. They were quick to swoop down once we passed (even right behind the car) because of the competition.
The ones that survive (short wingspan) gets to reproduce (short wingspan offspring).
Natural selection is not a process of choice, but of who survives; so genes is only part of it (surviving traits and beneficial random mutations) with the environment being the ultimate judge whether the genes will be "allowed to pass".
In this case there has been a sudden change (remember to use a "geological timescale") in the environment with devastating effects.
Natural selection does not imply "nature selects" but the outcome of a number of factors where some factors are more favorable given the circumstances.
"The Cloud" or redundant virtualized commodity online with APIs have a place in big business IMHO. The fallacy is that the same is correct for desktop computing.
Its aim was to create an ism (Darwinism) to further the notion of "alternative theories" (creationism) which is why we should use the term "evolutionary biology".
There is no scientific discussion regarding the core of evolution, only on the fringe; ad hoc, every contender to core evolution would be welcome to any scientific mind. Creation science/intelligent design/ creationism isn't one.
Check out Eugenie "Genie" Scott's excellent discussions on YouTube. Much more balanced or scientific than Dawkins, which is more politics and opinion (regardless of being right). Siding atheism with evolutionary biology is playing into the hands of creationism.
You should check out Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" series. The books are really just human evolution put into space (25 mill planets, AFAIR) with some artificial (moral) selection down the road.
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It's not about rights but the facts of communication.
A painter may place his unsatisfying doodles in the shed. But his masterpiece deserves more. Creating it was a great joy and struggle.
He puts it up on a wall and people come to see. Art is the experience between the artifact and the experiencer, hermeneutically a form of communication between the two. The artist doesn't enter into it.
He may receive praise or blame (indifference being the worst) but he doesn't own anything else than the memory of creating it. You don't own your children. Once they "go public" they stand on their own feet.
+1
If you really want to help out, buy the T-shirt.
However, Radiohead gets on fine doing most work on their own. (They tour a lot too, which is important for a live band. But their example is worth bringing into the discussion.)
You're both wrong to an extent.
It isn't anything wrong with having fun. The problem is that intoxication is also desirable in other circumstances, for instance when life is difficult.
So we must separate between leisure activity and (subconscious) self-medication.
The problem isn't that the US has a political system open to corruption, but that the US' position in the world makes the corrupting very powerful. Indeed it is a problem for democracy in Europe as well, many countries following the leader's "good advice".
It's not a birthright but it should be a civil right,; creations go public domain by default after a period of time which is non-extendable.
The truly enlightened turns to blast the camper before the visual cortex has an input to react to. Then he leaves the room with great satisfaction.
I am a confused European.
If you buy a locked phone in Norway the IMEI is locked to the telco for a period of time you agree to. You can change the subscription usually just upwards. At any time in this period you can pay to unlock IMEI from the telco and move to a different one.
When the period is over you can change the subscription downwards or get the IMEI released for free (takes 15 minutes after the call is made, telcos usually have a website to do it yourself too), OR continue on the same expensive subscription.
The telco makes money on the third option, usually because of neglect or the user can't be bothered. Today they usually give a better price for the phone, in total, than if you bought it unlocked - so if the subscription plan fits your needs you're out ahead.
I work at a telco and unlocking phones and 3G equipment is in my job description. I have always bought unlocked phones, but when my GF wanted the SIII all the major telcos offered cheaper phones in total (granted you want a sub for your unlocked phone as well) than the cheapest unlocked SIII.
Competition has made the phone tax nonexistent. Today the telcos under bid each other because it's more important to keep the customer in the fold than quibble over trinkets.
To my mind this is alright. I know what I sign when I sign. My next phone may be IMEI locked, if it is cheaper in total. I'll just mark the date in my calendar.
My question, finally, is: what is the practice in the US?
Good luck with that! If it doesn't work out, you're welcome over here :)
I am Norwegian, they are not my fellow citizens, and you seems to know this in more detail so you are probably right. I assumed the sampling was incorrect, but I stand corrected.
But you have the Mormons too! Truly the land of the brave as in crazy. The Christians and "creationists" I have talked to, are "regular" Christians lured by the 'intelligent design' title (sounds intelligent, doesn't it?), and change their minds once they know the details (using the metaphor opt-out).
Anyway, recommend these vids from the NCSE I found last night; http://www.sigg3.net/entry/1666
That is interesting. Perhaps it has just been replaced? I would want to search for research on usage/possible decline of sayings, like "hanging up on someone" on /. earlier, but my deadlines will kill me if I don't get around to those proposals due two weeks ago :P
So you're suggesting that we only send the avatars and calculate in the lag?
Yes, but how many of them are willing to leave the casinos and risk their life and native materials in space?
It would be more productive to use materials from the moon.
In the North of Norway last summer I witnessed the consistent practice among seagulls to wait for cars come to them and drop sea urchins on the road. They were quick to swoop down once we passed (even right behind the car) because of the competition.
The ones that survive (short wingspan) gets to reproduce (short wingspan offspring).
Natural selection is not a process of choice, but of who survives; so genes is only part of it (surviving traits and beneficial random mutations) with the environment being the ultimate judge whether the genes will be "allowed to pass".
In this case there has been a sudden change (remember to use a "geological timescale") in the environment with devastating effects.
Natural selection does not imply "nature selects" but the outcome of a number of factors where some factors are more favorable given the circumstances.
So the surviving nut crackers have greater nuts?
That's more likely a question that was misphrased and misunderstood rather than believing everything was created in 6 earth days.
Many Christians I know say it's a metaphor and has no objection to evolutionary biology.
If presented thus, the %s would probably be lower.
Second this!
It was a marvellous time, with much optimism, bafflement and confusion!
I had around thirty semi-live discussions on how great this was and how there was not a single use case for this interesting tool.
I feel like I was participating in a huge gamble on tulips.
"The Cloud" or redundant virtualized commodity online with APIs have a place in big business IMHO. The fallacy is that the same is correct for desktop computing.
Its aim was to create an ism (Darwinism) to further the notion of "alternative theories" (creationism) which is why we should use the term "evolutionary biology".
There is no scientific discussion regarding the core of evolution, only on the fringe; ad hoc, every contender to core evolution would be welcome to any scientific mind. Creation science/intelligent design/ creationism isn't one.
Check out Eugenie "Genie" Scott's excellent discussions on YouTube. Much more balanced or scientific than Dawkins, which is more politics and opinion (regardless of being right). Siding atheism with evolutionary biology is playing into the hands of creationism.
You should check out Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" series.
The books are really just human evolution put into space (25 mill planets, AFAIR) with some artificial (moral) selection down the road.
I personally think Jurribit Park was an excellent suggestion!
That's what she said.
The Chinese literacy statistics are jacked up or has an interesting interpretation of 'literacy'.
Ours was a blessing and a curse.
I, for one, welcome our silent twitter overlords!
Have people stopped saying that?