Yeah, that is one of the things that tends to drive me crazy about programming in Java. I am used to languages that can link with each other or at least work together, java seems almost pathologically isolating.
That was my general thought. Most languages are pretty much interchangeable. What tends to set them apart is the ecosystem they exist in... not just in terms of the 'hard' things like libraries and tools, but the 'soft' things like how much of a developer community (and candidate pool) exists for any particular domain.
Which kinda makes me wonder why language designers bother with these updated versions out side some fetishistic desire to make their language of choice more complicated. Though I guess it does help separate out the 'elite and in the know' from the 'newbies and outsiders'.... though I think C++ really takes the cake in that regard.
And part of the reason they hit that switch is there is significant social advantage to OTEHR people being empathic but the individual not. One thing that tends to get left out of discussions about psychopathy is that the vast majority of such people are not criminals or engage in illegal acts. They do tend to do pretty well in life though.
Well, the theory behind it is that such 'gifts' to other countries strengthen our foreign policy, making the world stage more profitable for american companies. Figuring out how well the pattern is paying off is kinda difficult though. It is, however, a big step up from how the US used to 'help' its companies.. which was mostly 'sticks' in the form of destabilizing people/parties/states that US companies did not like.
Constitutional amendments do not help as much as you might think. Looking at the history of the Bill of Rights for instance, enforcement of the various rights generally increased over time, not decreased. In the original debates there was quite a bit of 'well of course we didn't mean THAT type of case'. Our modern recognition of many of the provisions is much broader then how they were treated even 100 years ago.
Census data is also used for things like determining how many representatives you get in congress. It is also used for all sorts of long term planning.
Even if we had a constitutional amendment along those lines, they would simply pull the 'except when related to national security' like they have for so many other things that you would think would be protected.
Well, yeah, look at blockbuster. They were bought, took on a billion dollars of their parent company's debt, then spun off with crippling loan payments.
In this specific case the person released their design under a license that does not allow for, as you say, barter. So no commercial usage, no problem.
The splitter is a worry yes, but the NSA is not known for sharing its data with other groups.. for that matter various governmental bodies are generally terrible at helping each other, so besides the NSA they also have to deal with requests from any number of other investigative sources like the FBI and the nebulous 'homeland security', not to mention state and local authorities.
Given how good they are at avoiding US taxes and US regulations by having branches and shell companies off shore, I imagine if they really wanted to break the orders they could find a way to do it and legally be outside US jurisdiction.
A variation of that, there are groups out there that photograph and try to 'shame' people going to adult stores. Imagine if they were allowed to access such a database....
Privacy probably is not the right word. When out in public you automatically loose a lot of the privacy (and protection) compared to when you are on private land with visual barriers. However, a centralized tracking tool with unknown record keeping lengths and unknown access control is another matter. It is one thing to be seen in public, it is another for people sitting in a private environment (thus not subject to being seen themselves) and press a button to see your movements over who knows how long.
More specifically, it is the researchers who obtain and steer funding. Even if you publish as part of a project, the research programmer is pretty much dependent on the researcher needing them. Often they are not even legally permitted to move outside the rather strict confines of the SOW.
Well, as others have pointed out, it was the identity theft that did him in.
However, keep in mind that depending on the school, significant amounts of money flow through the office. When I was in college we had a scandal where the president and vp embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from student government.
More likely though, these kinds of concerns get fast tracked if you smooze the right people and grease the right palms. Horrible projects with poor planning and shaky finances get approved all the time.
The spin is probably less about the 'industry' and more about the careers of various executives who pinned their reputation to that particular narrative.
yeah... he mistrust only really impacts foreign countries buying our products and services. Individual foreigners and companies will likely still happily take our money to sell us products and services.
While I can see the temptation to compare IP to land ownership, I do not think they make for a good comparison.
Land, as a limited resource, can indeed run into a lock-in problem. When a small number of land owners have a lock on the majority of the usable property they can collect rent and essentially prevent people from building their own resources without actually contributing anything. This was a serious problem when it came to say farm land since once land owners grab up the land, actual farmers have no other option other then to hand over their profits to the 'owner'. This resulted in a class system where you were born (or married) into one side or the other but the lock in prevented upward mobility.
IP is a little trickier since so much of it is 'optional'. Outside overly broad or critical path patents, for the most part you can operate and build your business by working around them rather then having to pay someone for the privilege of working.
Selection bais. If people do not like something, the failures define the thing. If they like something, the success define it. Many people like reality to match books and movies and such, nice and simple with clear right and wrong, works and doesn't work.
Pretty much. Employers generally do not trust people who question them doing something illegal or unethical. Loyalty is prised over all, at least going up. Loyalty going down is communism.
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Yeah, that is one of the things that tends to drive me crazy about programming in Java. I am used to languages that can link with each other or at least work together, java seems almost pathologically isolating.
That was my general thought. Most languages are pretty much interchangeable. What tends to set them apart is the ecosystem they exist in... not just in terms of the 'hard' things like libraries and tools, but the 'soft' things like how much of a developer community (and candidate pool) exists for any particular domain.
Which kinda makes me wonder why language designers bother with these updated versions out side some fetishistic desire to make their language of choice more complicated. Though I guess it does help separate out the 'elite and in the know' from the 'newbies and outsiders'.... though I think C++ really takes the cake in that regard.
And part of the reason they hit that switch is there is significant social advantage to OTEHR people being empathic but the individual not. One thing that tends to get left out of discussions about psychopathy is that the vast majority of such people are not criminals or engage in illegal acts. They do tend to do pretty well in life though.
Well, the theory behind it is that such 'gifts' to other countries strengthen our foreign policy, making the world stage more profitable for american companies. Figuring out how well the pattern is paying off is kinda difficult though. It is, however, a big step up from how the US used to 'help' its companies.. which was mostly 'sticks' in the form of destabilizing people/parties/states that US companies did not like.
Constitutional amendments do not help as much as you might think. Looking at the history of the Bill of Rights for instance, enforcement of the various rights generally increased over time, not decreased. In the original debates there was quite a bit of 'well of course we didn't mean THAT type of case'. Our modern recognition of many of the provisions is much broader then how they were treated even 100 years ago.
Census data is also used for things like determining how many representatives you get in congress. It is also used for all sorts of long term planning.
Even if we had a constitutional amendment along those lines, they would simply pull the 'except when related to national security' like they have for so many other things that you would think would be protected.
Well, yeah, look at blockbuster. They were bought, took on a billion dollars of their parent company's debt, then spun off with crippling loan payments.
In this specific case the person released their design under a license that does not allow for, as you say, barter. So no commercial usage, no problem.
It is generally not very news worthy, but I have personally watched groups do it.
The splitter is a worry yes, but the NSA is not known for sharing its data with other groups.. for that matter various governmental bodies are generally terrible at helping each other, so besides the NSA they also have to deal with requests from any number of other investigative sources like the FBI and the nebulous 'homeland security', not to mention state and local authorities.
Given how good they are at avoiding US taxes and US regulations by having branches and shell companies off shore, I imagine if they really wanted to break the orders they could find a way to do it and legally be outside US jurisdiction.
A variation of that, there are groups out there that photograph and try to 'shame' people going to adult stores. Imagine if they were allowed to access such a database....
Privacy probably is not the right word. When out in public you automatically loose a lot of the privacy (and protection) compared to when you are on private land with visual barriers. However, a centralized tracking tool with unknown record keeping lengths and unknown access control is another matter. It is one thing to be seen in public, it is another for people sitting in a private environment (thus not subject to being seen themselves) and press a button to see your movements over who knows how long.
More specifically, it is the researchers who obtain and steer funding. Even if you publish as part of a project, the research programmer is pretty much dependent on the researcher needing them. Often they are not even legally permitted to move outside the rather strict confines of the SOW.
Well, as others have pointed out, it was the identity theft that did him in.
However, keep in mind that depending on the school, significant amounts of money flow through the office. When I was in college we had a scandal where the president and vp embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from student government.
Or at least validly worded concerns.
More likely though, these kinds of concerns get fast tracked if you smooze the right people and grease the right palms. Horrible projects with poor planning and shaky finances get approved all the time.
The spin is probably less about the 'industry' and more about the careers of various executives who pinned their reputation to that particular narrative.
That would be less a 'false flag' and more a test case or a poster child.
yeah... he mistrust only really impacts foreign countries buying our products and services. Individual foreigners and companies will likely still happily take our money to sell us products and services.
For they do not wish company.
While I can see the temptation to compare IP to land ownership, I do not think they make for a good comparison.
Land, as a limited resource, can indeed run into a lock-in problem. When a small number of land owners have a lock on the majority of the usable property they can collect rent and essentially prevent people from building their own resources without actually contributing anything. This was a serious problem when it came to say farm land since once land owners grab up the land, actual farmers have no other option other then to hand over their profits to the 'owner'. This resulted in a class system where you were born (or married) into one side or the other but the lock in prevented upward mobility.
IP is a little trickier since so much of it is 'optional'. Outside overly broad or critical path patents, for the most part you can operate and build your business by working around them rather then having to pay someone for the privilege of working.
Selection bais. If people do not like something, the failures define the thing. If they like something, the success define it. Many people like reality to match books and movies and such, nice and simple with clear right and wrong, works and doesn't work.
I don't know, it is still a pretty popular one.
Pretty much. Employers generally do not trust people who question them doing something illegal or unethical. Loyalty is prised over all, at least going up. Loyalty going down is communism.