WOW! You do know that we live in a society, right?
Part of being a part of society is that there are certain things that are commonly excepted as "the right thing to do." Businesses, for the most part, are made up of people who live in the same society that the business exists in. For the most part, people tend to want to do the right thing. While the business sometimes gets a little more control at the top, it is very hard to get people to do the wrong thing, especally when it comes to core value stuff like tracking individuals.
If you don't want to participate in society, let the rest of us know. I'm sure we can take up a collection and ship you away.
Oh, yea. Turn off the damn news and get outside. It sounds like you've been spending far too much time alone in front of Faux News. Once you do that, you'll see that for the most part, people tend to be OK.
Get cable first. If you don't like cable, disconnect and get a dish. They usually don't require a long term contract. If you have a really bad experience, just disconnect and get a dish. You'll most likely have to sign a contract, but if you are less happy than with cable, you can usually get a really great deal to go back to cable.
In a few months, you may get your wish. Looks like the AARL has finally realized that ham radio is dieing because most hams are dead and doing something about it.
Here is an article highlighting the proposed licensing changes. Finally, we can get rid of the stupid code requirements for HF bands. Maybe now we can get enough new users to set up some high speed long distance radio links.
What's keeping students from putting a copyright notice on the front page of all their papers, with some boilerplate text like "Reproduction of any type without the express written permission of me is prohibited"? If it works for Major League Baseball, why can't it work for a student?
US copyright law specifically does this. However, it is up to the copyright holder to defend the copyright. The law is on the side of the copyright holder, and court costs can be included, I believe. However, finding a lawyer willing to defend your copyright could prove difficult, unless your paper has some sort of value to someoene other than you. Remember, many people write music and novels. Not too many people make a living writing and publishing "unknown" talent, so proving damage would be difficult if not impossible. Most copyright infringement cases deal with the infringement after the copied work makes millions of dollars.
Value of intelectual property, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder!
Yup! they seriously thought he could blow a consistent and exact 2600Hz (amongst other requisite frequencies) with just his mouth.
There are plenty of folks out there with perfect pitch, and quite a few of them can whistle!
Not as hard to believe as some of the Captain Crunch stories I read over the years - like the entire phone exchange in his van that he used at pay phones.
Yep, those darn HUDs on jet fighters are nothing but a distraction. I regularly use a glasses mounted mirror when riding a bicycle (low tech HUD), and it really helps not having to look somewhere else, refocus my eye, etc.
I really enjoyed the "*1,3,4,5: According to Epson's research." footnote. Made my day to know that some fact checker somewhere thought it important to check into the size rankings of full-blown robot ballet theaters. Think of how long that took!
This also means there may be, even now, some company (Casio, perhaps) working on an even smaller full-blown robot ballet theater.
Where's the government grant for the US built full-blown robot ballet theater?
Don't forget that you have a limit on how many weddings you can do a year. That's why I didn't do video (which is much worse, because there's never enough light!)
I always liked Billy Joel's _The_Entertainer_ about his first record deal... If it's going to be a hit, you gotta make it fit, so they cut it down to 3:05.
An intresting solution much like you describe is available already. I have one, and for some aplications such as you describe, it may be just the ticket.
Don't forget that Nextel is (acording to the FCC) a dispatch service, not a cell phone service. They are in a completly different band that was set up for taxi cabs and pizza delivery services.
Did this while hiking in the Grand Canyon last month. Walked down the Bright Angel trail for 3 hours. Got to the rest stop, put in a goto for the car waypoint. The GPS reported that I was only 3/4 of a mile away.
What's stoopping a band from walking into a bank and getting a loan?
Loan officer: Welcome to megabank, how may I help you?
Muscian: I'd like a loan, so I can record an album and make millions.
Loan Officer: Well, that's great. We classify that as a "high risk" loan. The intrest rate is going to be about 23.99%. We'd make it higher but the government won't let us. What do you have for collateral?
Muscian: Well, a stratocaster and a really bitchin' bong that looks like a naked woman!
L.O.: Well, we'll just go ahead and calculate in a few late penalties right now....
The point is, recording is more like a tech start up than a hardware store. And, the record companies are like VC folks, not banks. The problem is that the've been around too long and are being run by people who aren't muscians.
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It was much, much more expensive to get salt from the ocean than to get it from the vast salt mines of the world. That's why we don't do it anymore.
Part of being a part of society is that there are certain things that are commonly excepted as "the right thing to do." Businesses, for the most part, are made up of people who live in the same society that the business exists in. For the most part, people tend to want to do the right thing. While the business sometimes gets a little more control at the top, it is very hard to get people to do the wrong thing, especally when it comes to core value stuff like tracking individuals.
If you don't want to participate in society, let the rest of us know. I'm sure we can take up a collection and ship you away.
Oh, yea. Turn off the damn news and get outside. It sounds like you've been spending far too much time alone in front of Faux News. Once you do that, you'll see that for the most part, people tend to be OK.
And, no, I don't own a MAC, either.
Here is an article highlighting the proposed licensing changes. Finally, we can get rid of the stupid code requirements for HF bands. Maybe now we can get enough new users to set up some high speed long distance radio links.
US copyright law specifically does this. However, it is up to the copyright holder to defend the copyright. The law is on the side of the copyright holder, and court costs can be included, I believe. However, finding a lawyer willing to defend your copyright could prove difficult, unless your paper has some sort of value to someoene other than you. Remember, many people write music and novels. Not too many people make a living writing and publishing "unknown" talent, so proving damage would be difficult if not impossible. Most copyright infringement cases deal with the infringement after the copied work makes millions of dollars.
Value of intelectual property, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder!
Is this where the missing socks go?
How much did you pay for the last DVD you bought? How many times did you watch it?
Ever hear anyone complain about their bad back? Prostate troubles? The fact that they are too damn fat?
Face it, we've been complaining about faulty tools since they've been with us, and we tend to humanize them as well.
Personally, I welcome prostetic devices. At least if they're attached, I won't loose them!
There are plenty of folks out there with perfect pitch, and quite a few of them can whistle!
Not as hard to believe as some of the Captain Crunch stories I read over the years - like the entire phone exchange in his van that he used at pay phones.
This also means there may be, even now, some company (Casio, perhaps) working on an even smaller full-blown robot ballet theater.
Where's the government grant for the US built full-blown robot ballet theater?
http://www.udel.edu/eli/rw4/org/amcell.html
http://wireless.fcc.gov/releases/011121-letter.t xt
Actually most of the desert southwest is worth seeing, even if it is a bit touristy.
Loan officer: Welcome to megabank, how may I help you?
Muscian: I'd like a loan, so I can record an album and make millions.
Loan Officer: Well, that's great. We classify that as a "high risk" loan. The intrest rate is going to be about 23.99%. We'd make it higher but the government won't let us. What do you have for collateral?
Muscian: Well, a stratocaster and a really bitchin' bong that looks like a naked woman!
L.O.: Well, we'll just go ahead and calculate in a few late penalties right now....
The point is, recording is more like a tech start up than a hardware store. And, the record companies are like VC folks, not banks. The problem is that the've been around too long and are being run by people who aren't muscians.