Perhaps he means that IP law was set up to incentivize not only the creation of ideas, but also the spread (otherwise trade secrets would be good enough). The way they chose to do that was to restrict the use of works, but I doubt they meant to restrict the discussion of works.
That would be like claiming that common courtesy required me to ask your permission before viewing a patent you had submitted; it's entirely contrary to the purpose of patents.
An argument that increasing governmental power could have unforeseen consequences and lead to corruption and rampant corporatism? Who are and what have you done with the real DHS??
Indeed. I've been looking at the Droid Bionic, but the fact that Motorola put their Motorblur UI extensions over the top is really giving me pause. My original Droid handset runs stock Android, and I've been happy getting OTA updates in a reasonable timeframe.
Not sure I want Moto mucking about with the software in ways that don't benefit me, just so that they can turn around and use that as an excuse to avoid pushing updates in a timely manner.
I have such paperwork sitting right here, telling me that unless I sign it and mail it back, they won’t use the work they already have explicit permission to use.
This worries me about the route our society is going . . .
Actually, Dropbox has now updated their privacy policy to explain that some of their employees are granted rights to decrypt your files and that they can/will decrypt files and hand them over to the gov't when asked.
I use JungleDisk, which has the ability to encrypt your files with a password ahead of time (such that not even JungleDisk can get at them).
Not likely. The police will say they followed appropriate police procedures, and that will be that.
Police can raid the wrong house and end up shooting an innocent guy in the head, and the worst they'll get is paid leave while internal investigations is busy determining how to get them their next medal for heroism.
The theory was that the higher priced guy didn't actually own the book, so if you ordered it from him, he would order it from the lowest priced guy, and then resell it to you for a nice profit.
I don't generally vote for either of the two major parties, but if the Republicans can get Gary Johnson through the primaries, I'd throw them a vote in 2012.
See above. The government is the one giving the megacorps the ability to screw you like that by limiting competition in first place. Giving them more power and expecting them to use it for your benefit and not the megacorps is rather naive, I feel.
Don't forget the old testament Year of Jubilee, where everything was supposed to reset ever 7 years. I don't even think the ancient Israelites practiced that one.
The rich young ruler walks away sad because he can't give up his wealth to the poor. This should be a terrifying passage for any American Christian with an above average income.
Eh, is wasn't specifically about being rich; it was about a person's unwillingness to put God ahead of everything else. Jesus could just as easily have asked the guy to give up his stash of pot or his propensity to frequent brothels, so long as that was what remained in the way of his devotion. Jesus just happened to guess that this particular guy's true hangup was his wealth.
How exactly did the government create bandwidth throttling for selected sites, networks, and technologies?
The conversation that never ends:
NN Supporter: "ComCast is throttling BitTorrent! The government has to do something!" Me: "If Comcast is throttling a protocol you want to use, why stay with them and not simply go to another provider who would be happy to have your business?" NN Supporter:"I can't! ComCast is the only ISP in my area!" Me: "You know, I've never heard anyone say I kind word about ComCast. Odd that no other companies are stepping up to fill the void." NN Supporter:"Not really, because the government cut deals with ComCast to keep out other . . . oh."
I'm completely opposed to net neutrality regulations, but calling net neutrality socialism is just stupid. Socialism has become the go-to bogeyman for the right, used whenever and wherever you need to quickly demonize something without providing any rational argument (much like saying the name "Koch" gets lefties frothing at the mouth uncontrollably).
It's just sloppy debate tactics. Oppose net neutrality because it's a government band-aid over a government-created problem. When our corporate-owned politicians give increased powers to unelected faceless bureaucrats in clueless, backwards government organizations to try and evade the fact that governments across the country have stifled competition in the sector, the end result is not likely to be in the best interest of consumers anywhere.
I just started a GPU Mining App this week and lucked out with a block completion in the first 24 hours of operation. Since each bitcoin is worth more than a dollar at the moment, 50 btc is a nice chunk of change.
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That would be like claiming that common courtesy required me to ask your permission before viewing a patent you had submitted; it's entirely contrary to the purpose of patents.
My .02. Maybe he meant something different.
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What??
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Sure, they really only profit the lawyers, but that's a small price to pay for the smiting of one's enemies. ;)
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Not sure I want Moto mucking about with the software in ways that don't benefit me, just so that they can turn around and use that as an excuse to avoid pushing updates in a timely manner.
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Wow
This worries me about the route our society is going . . .
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I use JungleDisk, which has the ability to encrypt your files with a password ahead of time (such that not even JungleDisk can get at them).
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Police can raid the wrong house and end up shooting an innocent guy in the head, and the worst they'll get is paid leave while internal investigations is busy determining how to get them their next medal for heroism.
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He properly credited you with the original post and even linked to it. Common courtesy has been satisfied, even if your ego has not.
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The rich young ruler walks away sad because he can't give up his wealth to the poor. This should be a terrifying passage for any American Christian with an above average income.
Eh, is wasn't specifically about being rich; it was about a person's unwillingness to put God ahead of everything else. Jesus could just as easily have asked the guy to give up his stash of pot or his propensity to frequent brothels, so long as that was what remained in the way of his devotion. Jesus just happened to guess that this particular guy's true hangup was his wealth.
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The conversation that never ends:
NN Supporter: "ComCast is throttling BitTorrent! The government has to do something!"
Me: "If Comcast is throttling a protocol you want to use, why stay with them and not simply go to another provider who would be happy to have your business?"
NN Supporter:"I can't! ComCast is the only ISP in my area!"
Me: "You know, I've never heard anyone say I kind word about ComCast. Odd that no other companies are stepping up to fill the void."
NN Supporter:"Not really, because the government cut deals with ComCast to keep out other . . . oh."
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Gah
It's just sloppy debate tactics. Oppose net neutrality because it's a government band-aid over a government-created problem. When our corporate-owned politicians give increased powers to unelected faceless bureaucrats in clueless, backwards government organizations to try and evade the fact that governments across the country have stifled competition in the sector, the end result is not likely to be in the best interest of consumers anywhere.
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That's generally because they are for different offenses. This was literally the same offense.
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Funny You Should Mention It
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