uhhh.. isnt there a threshold of "public" where the noise outweighs the signal ?
There's noise in bittorrent? Weird. I always thought that anyone who was on a torrent was...well...contributing to the signal. The only noise would be those using TOR or something like it, which would be trivial to filter.
OK, I posted a bit in jest, but do you think the NSA is not jumping on this as well? with the intent to see who is getting it? Not that they're going to "go after" anyone downloading it, but I image they would at least cross reference against their databases. Whatever.
I suppose I should have said "inadvertent gov pawn."
And suddenly every patent produces negative profit just like movies.
No, the profit is exactly the same as it was before. It is simply allocated proportionately as to who invested the money into the research. If 80% public finance research then 80% back to the public. If 80% private research then 80% back to the corporation. That is exactly how business partnerships work for everything else.
You're missing his point. He is referring to "Hollywood Accounting" where in no matter how much money a movie makes, It didn't make any, according to the creative accounting. This keeps them from having to pay a percentage in royalties to nearly everyone involved in the film, as well as giving the studios additional tax write-offs.
Wiki has a nice summary Harry Potter films made no money, despite grossing over $1 billion each.
In fact, Dave Proust still isn't getting anything from LucasFilm for playing Darth Vader because Return of the Jedi still isn't profitable.
So just like the movies, patents will suddenly not be making any money, according to creative "Hollywood Accounting."
Kinda like how, for example, after 30 days you have completely replaced all of your skin cells with copies? Yet your skin is still part of yourself every 30 days?
Yeah AC, thanks for the link to such a crap article by a biased writer who loves to hate.
Check out his latest headlines.
I love this nonsensical gem in the article you linked:
Tesla can’t increase demand by dropping the price very much. About the only way they can do this (barring some—currently remote—major battery technology improvements) is by cutting the vehicle’s range.
Seriously? This guy is suggesting that their only hope to increase demand is to reduce performance, rather than cost?
You've never driven from LA to NY, have you?
Or do you just not have a stomach, colon or bladder?
At least with an EV Supercharge station, you don't need to stand next to you vehicle holding a pump.
So, you plan on doing a coast to coast road trip and only plan to stop for 6 minutes each time the tank is running on empty?
I suppose you plan on packing all your food to eat on the road as well as a bunch of empty bottles to piss in (please throw them out at the filling station, rather than dropping a pee bomb on the highway.)
What is your plan for doing #2?
Seriously, for long road trips, waiting 30 minutes is not a big deal.
For local driving, you have more than enough charge until you get home to charge over night.
but if we have to have them, then having the amount of money you have to pay to Texas be proportional to how much you own of Texas is much better than an income tax or a sales tax.
OK...so for those working a minimum wage job trying to support a family, who own no property in Texas, you're fine with them not having to pay tax? Or are you going to call them freeloaders? or part of the 47%?
Or maybe things aren't so black-and-white?
I couldn't find a good article either...just passing mentions.
I guess they don't have the same draw as the Blue Angels.
Still, it was kind of a bummer to see the canceled list. I've seen them here at Nellis several times.
The last link that purports to be about the Thunderbirds is really an article about the Blue Angels. With the exception of one line at the end saying: btw, the T-Birds are also cancelling shows.
Here is (was) their performance schedule.
...but for me, after years of attending concerts my hearing is shot just enough to not really tell a difference. This includes shows by both David Grohl and Neil Young. I don't mind the hearing loss too much, but don't lecture me now on the best file formats, thanks.
The only part of the casino where they ever permit people to be profitable without being lucky, is the slots. The slots will have the pay schedule on the front of the machine, and sometimes you find some machines where they're set to pay out more than they take in. They'll usually be up front near the door to try and entice suckers to come and gamble. And they're usually video poker where if you play perfectly, you can expect a small profit over time.
(disclaimer: I work in the gaming industry)
That might be true in unregulated or poorly regulated gaming markets. Some Indian gaming casinos have no state oversight.
However, in the larger markets, such as here in Las Vegas it is completely a myth that casinos will put the "looser" machines near the door, end of the aisles, etc.
They are disallowed from changing the odds of it "hitting" and they will NEVER allow a machine on the floor that pays out more than it takes in. And they don't need to...people come in play them regardless if someone near the door hits.
Also, slots are about the worst in terms of probability.
And they're usually video poker where if you play perfectly, you can expect a small profit over time.
Um...no. But the Casino can expect to make a large profit over time.
There isn't really anything like "play perfectly" but you might "get lucky" once in a while and enjoy some small, near term profit. Over the long term, you'll still lose overall.
If it didn't work that way, casinos wouldn't operate them.
Also, many tables use a continuous shuffle shoe. At the end of each hand the cards are placed back in the shoe which is continuously shuffling. Making the that table completely useless to a counter.
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They should indeed. However the UN should give a BugBounty reward tot he NSA for doing so.
uhhh .. isnt there a threshold of "public" where the noise outweighs the signal ?
There's noise in bittorrent? Weird. I always thought that anyone who was on a torrent was...well...contributing to the signal. The only noise would be those using TOR or something like it, which would be trivial to filter.
OK, I posted a bit in jest, but do you think the NSA is not jumping on this as well? with the intent to see who is getting it? Not that they're going to "go after" anyone downloading it, but I image they would at least cross reference against their databases. Whatever.
I suppose I should have said "inadvertent gov pawn."
Wikileaks is now just a government pawn, setting up to record the ip addresses of anyone downloading this honeypot.
...has really jumped the shark.
I can't remember the last time I heard a TED Talk that was truly innovative, inspiring or otherwise worth sharing.
Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
So was it Brad Pitt?
And suddenly every patent produces negative profit just like movies.
No, the profit is exactly the same as it was before. It is simply allocated proportionately as to who invested the money into the research. If 80% public finance research then 80% back to the public. If 80% private research then 80% back to the corporation. That is exactly how business partnerships work for everything else.
You're missing his point. He is referring to "Hollywood Accounting" where in no matter how much money a movie makes, It didn't make any, according to the creative accounting. This keeps them from having to pay a percentage in royalties to nearly everyone involved in the film, as well as giving the studios additional tax write-offs.
Wiki has a nice summary
Harry Potter films made no money, despite grossing over $1 billion each.
In fact, Dave Proust still isn't getting anything from LucasFilm for playing Darth Vader because Return of the Jedi still isn't profitable.
So just like the movies, patents will suddenly not be making any money, according to creative "Hollywood Accounting."
Kinda like how, for example, after 30 days you have completely replaced all of your skin cells with copies? Yet your skin is still part of yourself every 30 days?
I WILL BE UPGRADED!!!!!!!!!
Yeah AC, thanks for the link to such a crap article by a biased writer who loves to hate.
Check out his latest headlines.
I love this nonsensical gem in the article you linked:
Tesla can’t increase demand by dropping the price very much. About the only way they can do this (barring some—currently remote—major battery technology improvements) is by cutting the vehicle’s range.
Seriously? This guy is suggesting that their only hope to increase demand is to reduce performance, rather than cost?
You've never driven from LA to NY, have you?
Or do you just not have a stomach, colon or bladder?
At least with an EV Supercharge station, you don't need to stand next to you vehicle holding a pump.
So, you plan on doing a coast to coast road trip and only plan to stop for 6 minutes each time the tank is running on empty?
I suppose you plan on packing all your food to eat on the road as well as a bunch of empty bottles to piss in (please throw them out at the filling station, rather than dropping a pee bomb on the highway.)
What is your plan for doing #2?
Seriously, for long road trips, waiting 30 minutes is not a big deal.
For local driving, you have more than enough charge until you get home to charge over night.
but if we have to have them, then having the amount of money you have to pay to Texas be proportional to how much you own of Texas is much better than an income tax or a sales tax.
OK...so for those working a minimum wage job trying to support a family, who own no property in Texas, you're fine with them not having to pay tax? Or are you going to call them freeloaders? or part of the 47%?
Or maybe things aren't so black-and-white?
They really should title it something like: Announcement Notice of Apparent Liability
Way to stick it to the man!? Now where do we get awesome magnets... - HEX
Right here
I couldn't find a good article either...just passing mentions.
I guess they don't have the same draw as the Blue Angels.
Still, it was kind of a bummer to see the canceled list. I've seen them here at Nellis several times.
The last link that purports to be about the Thunderbirds is really an article about the Blue Angels. With the exception of one line at the end saying: btw, the T-Birds are also cancelling shows.
Here is (was) their performance schedule.
Rust in Peace, Iron Lady.
...pay them for the pizza and tip them nicely.
...but for me, after years of attending concerts my hearing is shot just enough to not really tell a difference. This includes shows by both David Grohl and Neil Young. I don't mind the hearing loss too much, but don't lecture me now on the best file formats, thanks.
The only part of the casino where they ever permit people to be profitable without being lucky, is the slots. The slots will have the pay schedule on the front of the machine, and sometimes you find some machines where they're set to pay out more than they take in. They'll usually be up front near the door to try and entice suckers to come and gamble. And they're usually video poker where if you play perfectly, you can expect a small profit over time.
(disclaimer: I work in the gaming industry)
That might be true in unregulated or poorly regulated gaming markets. Some Indian gaming casinos have no state oversight.
However, in the larger markets, such as here in Las Vegas it is completely a myth that casinos will put the "looser" machines near the door, end of the aisles, etc.
They are disallowed from changing the odds of it "hitting" and they will NEVER allow a machine on the floor that pays out more than it takes in. And they don't need to...people come in play them regardless if someone near the door hits.
Also, slots are about the worst in terms of probability.
And they're usually video poker where if you play perfectly, you can expect a small profit over time.
Um...no. But the Casino can expect to make a large profit over time.
There isn't really anything like "play perfectly" but you might "get lucky" once in a while and enjoy some small, near term profit. Over the long term, you'll still lose overall.
If it didn't work that way, casinos wouldn't operate them.
Also, many tables use a continuous shuffle shoe. At the end of each hand the cards are placed back in the shoe which is continuously shuffling. Making the that table completely useless to a counter.
I wouldn't call Shake or Nuke "dedicated" to visualizing color space. They do a tad bit more than that.
I am free to turn off Javascript and cut and paste that text, or render it in Lynx, or grep the HTML, or whatever the hell else I want.
Or when the pop-up pops up, simply click the option called "Quit asking me"
Then highlight, copy and paste all you want.