For a group of citizen explorers, without an affiliation to a scientific institution, this is a daunting endeavor.
I think this could just be amended to "For a group of scientists this is a daunting endeavor." Of course scientists attached to a legal institution can probably draw on the help of other resources and people who know how to jump through some of these hoops. But they still have to deal with the same legal issues.
A lot of the old games will have effectively lapsed now simply because their owning legal entities ceased to exist,
That isn't true. ownership doesn't "ceased to exist" When a company goes bankrupt, it has assets that pass on to someone. No computer software copyright has "effectively lapsed" Of course that doesn't mean we know who owns the copyright. Many times a corporation might even know they own the copyright.
So you've determined that no one can create a limited edition something? If I want to paint a single painting and sell it, it is ok for you to copy it, because fuck me for not distributing more copies?
I'm all for archiving the software. And the whole abondonware sucks, but just blindly copying and sharing isn't the answer.
It isn't an accident. The Representatives represent the people. The Senators represent the states. If you didn't have a system like this, then the Dakotas would essentially be at the Californians mercy.
The accident would be to get rid of this system.
You don't think the VERY first book that was EVER printed is worth saving? No matter whether you agree with the content, the book itself is part of our history (the content has also done a ton to shape our history as well)
And then at some point on the right, there is no longer sufficient revenue to pay for the grid and the non-solar generating capacity needed to run all those net-zero houses when the sun isn't out either because it's cloudy or nighttime. Now the money to pay for the grid has to come from people who are net zero.
IF you are relying on the grid for power when the sun isn't shinning, you are NOT net zero, and you are paying for your power. Those people who don't have solar, (or wind, or a hydro electric dam) pay for power. If you have excess power, the electric company buys it. If you need power, you buy it. Why should the electric company essentially get $5 of free power a month?
The subsidy is a government subsidy, has nothing to do with the electric company or this fee.
the crime rate in Sweden has increased slightly. It seems they are planning to take steps for preventing crime
Crime rate has increased, but they are PLANNING on taking steps to prevent crime? Well apparently they are only planning, because if they started, their prevention hasn't worked.
I'm not sure what this mention of "planning to prevent crimes" has to do with the actual situation, which is the courts are being more lenient on drug crimes.
But, that said, maybe a breakup and spin-off of non-core divisions is exactly what Microsoft needs. This whole 'chasing Apple/Sony/{$newTechMarket}' thing is slowly killing them.
When you say "slowly killing them" do you mean they are making more money than they've ever made before, and that the annual profits continue to grow from year to year? Then, uhm, yeah...
I may write software for a living, but I respect physics.
But do you actually know math? IF you were in a head on collision with someone doing twice your speed (assuming you are doing 55) things will be bad, but things would be bad if you were in a head on collision with someone doing the same speed as you.
But it is difficult to get into a head on collision on a freeway. So someone hitting you at twice your speed would be much like you hitting that guardrail at 55... In fact it would be better, as the impact would be spread over more of the vehicle, than when you hit the guard rail.
I wouldn't want to get into an accident, but if I had a choice I'd choose hitting another vehicle, going in the same direction, if if they were going faster, than hitting a stationary object.
Heaven forbid they build more and better roads for the delivery truck to travel on. Or do you think stuff you order just materalizes on your front porch?
If I buy something, the tax on it shouldn't depend on who I bought it from, or where they are located.
Of course it should be. Or are you saying you should pay the same tax to a small boutique store in littletown, usa that you'd pay to a large flagship store on 5th ave in NY? Just like the cost of living is different between small town America and NYC, the cost of providing services (fire, police, etc) to business in smalltown is less. So why should the taxes be the same?
Under the proposed change, sunset in December would come at 3:11 p.m. Um, no, thanks.
Is there really a difference between 4:11pm and 3:11pm? I guess if you are getting off work at 3:00pm that means an hour of dim sunlight. But considering that MOST people get off work at 5:00pm it doesn't really matter what time the sunset.
A study has shown a rise in heart attack rates after the time change. Yeah I can see how that isn't that big of a deal.
You probably have never missed a meeting due to the clocks being wrong. Or you probably adjust quickly to the time change, while several people take a week or more to adjust their sleeping schedule.
Just because "it is one of the costs" doesn't mean it is good or should be changed.
The ONLY time I fear for my safety is when I'm going through the security line:
The make you stand next to a barrel full of suspected explosives
Your xrayed bags are out of your sight and could easily be stolen
You are asked to remove your shoes and walk across a dirty floor
If you don't want to walk through their radiation machine, they will stick their hand down your pants
It is one of the largest concentrations of people in the airport, a dandy target for a terrorist
So yes, I fear for my safety going through the checkpoint. And for what? For no obvious reason. It doesn't make me safer on the other side of the checkpoint. It doesn't keep me safer on the plane. It only makes me feel like a criminal and wastes my time and money.
I'm not sure what his point is. He claims people pay a premium for sports and lush serial dramas, because people wouldn't pay for them if the cable companies didn't provide them... duh. I get cable mainly because I want to watch sports. If they didn't offer sports, I wouldn't be paying for the service.
He claims he gets on demand access to Game of Thrones. Where does he do that legally? They only place I see where you legally get Game of Thrones is the DVDs, not on demand and not cheap.
He also mentions the money goes straight to the studios and networks. And then talks about how the cable companies charge high fees for some stuff so they can bundle other stuff. So not all of the money goes straight to the studios.
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Where are all the dash cam videos of the event? Oh wait, that is right, it didn't happen in Russia.
For a group of citizen explorers, without an affiliation to a scientific institution, this is a daunting endeavor.
I think this could just be amended to "For a group of scientists this is a daunting endeavor." Of course scientists attached to a legal institution can probably draw on the help of other resources and people who know how to jump through some of these hoops. But they still have to deal with the same legal issues.
A lot of the old games will have effectively lapsed now simply because their owning legal entities ceased to exist,
That isn't true. ownership doesn't "ceased to exist" When a company goes bankrupt, it has assets that pass on to someone. No computer software copyright has "effectively lapsed" Of course that doesn't mean we know who owns the copyright. Many times a corporation might even know they own the copyright.
So you've determined that no one can create a limited edition something? If I want to paint a single painting and sell it, it is ok for you to copy it, because fuck me for not distributing more copies?
I'm all for archiving the software. And the whole abondonware sucks, but just blindly copying and sharing isn't the answer.
It isn't an accident. The Representatives represent the people. The Senators represent the states. If you didn't have a system like this, then the Dakotas would essentially be at the Californians mercy.
The accident would be to get rid of this system.
Because they consider it offensive. Not because they can't say it. Self censorship isn't the same thing as government censorship.
What exactly is "racist behavior?" And why should it be punished? Or are you just trying to tell people how they should think?
Wish it was a bit easier to find the actual text. It would have also been cool to see the pages side by side. But still this is way cool.
You don't think the VERY first book that was EVER printed is worth saving? No matter whether you agree with the content, the book itself is part of our history (the content has also done a ton to shape our history as well)
The IMAGES are copyrighted... The images are fairly new. The text in the images not so much. But you are right, people don't even what it is anymore.
$10b goes a long way towards making something 'cheaper'.
I though the problem is, they want to make solar power more expensive.
A friend of mine asked me if I wanted a "free" car. He is leasing a Lead for $200 a month, about the same amount of money he was paying for gas.
And then at some point on the right, there is no longer sufficient revenue to pay for the grid and the non-solar generating capacity needed to run all those net-zero houses when the sun isn't out either because it's cloudy or nighttime. Now the money to pay for the grid has to come from people who are net zero.
IF you are relying on the grid for power when the sun isn't shinning, you are NOT net zero, and you are paying for your power. Those people who don't have solar, (or wind, or a hydro electric dam) pay for power. If you have excess power, the electric company buys it. If you need power, you buy it. Why should the electric company essentially get $5 of free power a month?
The subsidy is a government subsidy, has nothing to do with the electric company or this fee.
the crime rate in Sweden has increased slightly. It seems they are planning to take steps for preventing crime
Crime rate has increased, but they are PLANNING on taking steps to prevent crime? Well apparently they are only planning, because if they started, their prevention hasn't worked.
I'm not sure what this mention of "planning to prevent crimes" has to do with the actual situation, which is the courts are being more lenient on drug crimes.
But, that said, maybe a breakup and spin-off of non-core divisions is exactly what Microsoft needs. This whole 'chasing Apple/Sony/{$newTechMarket}' thing is slowly killing them.
When you say "slowly killing them" do you mean they are making more money than they've ever made before, and that the annual profits continue to grow from year to year? Then, uhm, yeah...
I may write software for a living, but I respect physics.
But do you actually know math? IF you were in a head on collision with someone doing twice your speed (assuming you are doing 55) things will be bad, but things would be bad if you were in a head on collision with someone doing the same speed as you.
But it is difficult to get into a head on collision on a freeway. So someone hitting you at twice your speed would be much like you hitting that guardrail at 55... In fact it would be better, as the impact would be spread over more of the vehicle, than when you hit the guard rail.
I wouldn't want to get into an accident, but if I had a choice I'd choose hitting another vehicle, going in the same direction, if if they were going faster, than hitting a stationary object.
It's time to end security theater and demand real security.
How about we just end the security theater. I'd rather have my freedom than "real" security.
Moar Roads?
Heaven forbid they build more and better roads for the delivery truck to travel on. Or do you think stuff you order just materalizes on your front porch?
If I buy something, the tax on it shouldn't depend on who I bought it from, or where they are located.
Of course it should be. Or are you saying you should pay the same tax to a small boutique store in littletown, usa that you'd pay to a large flagship store on 5th ave in NY? Just like the cost of living is different between small town America and NYC, the cost of providing services (fire, police, etc) to business in smalltown is less. So why should the taxes be the same?
Under the proposed change, sunset in December would come at 3:11 p.m. Um, no, thanks.
Is there really a difference between 4:11pm and 3:11pm? I guess if you are getting off work at 3:00pm that means an hour of dim sunlight. But considering that MOST people get off work at 5:00pm it doesn't really matter what time the sunset.
A study has shown a rise in heart attack rates after the time change. Yeah I can see how that isn't that big of a deal.
You probably have never missed a meeting due to the clocks being wrong. Or you probably adjust quickly to the time change, while several people take a week or more to adjust their sleeping schedule.
Just because "it is one of the costs" doesn't mean it is good or should be changed.
In winter, it gets dark about 4:30pm. But I see what you are saying, everything just shuts down at dusk, and we don't do anything after dark.
My point is not that the headline...
You do realize that MOST headlines are written to be a play on words.
You also seem to have forgotten that some words can also be adjectives.
So yes, I fear for my safety going through the checkpoint. And for what? For no obvious reason. It doesn't make me safer on the other side of the checkpoint. It doesn't keep me safer on the plane. It only makes me feel like a criminal and wastes my time and money.
I'm not sure what his point is. He claims people pay a premium for sports and lush serial dramas, because people wouldn't pay for them if the cable companies didn't provide them... duh. I get cable mainly because I want to watch sports. If they didn't offer sports, I wouldn't be paying for the service.
He claims he gets on demand access to Game of Thrones. Where does he do that legally? They only place I see where you legally get Game of Thrones is the DVDs, not on demand and not cheap.
He also mentions the money goes straight to the studios and networks. And then talks about how the cable companies charge high fees for some stuff so they can bundle other stuff. So not all of the money goes straight to the studios.