I know this word is a pet peeve of yours, but maybe it's time to let it go.
Pretty much all of the major dictionaries have the current definition as "to destroy a large number of" and the 10% one as a historical definition (if at all).
Words do change their meanings as time passes - take a look at "terrific" as an example. It used to mean "to excite fear" and now it means "extremely good".
Recently Departed Founder Of Russia's Facebook Says....
I get that this refers to Pavel Durov recently being ousted from the head position at VKontakte, but that headline reads like it's a dead person talking.
If we do not request a waiver, the general language of this policy means that Duke University has the rights not only to archive the manuscript in Dukespace, but also to distribute and publish to the world at large the final version of a subscription article freely, in any medium, immediately on publication.
Correct me if I am wrong here, but isn't that basically saying "We support Open Access, as long as it's not TOO open."
Doesn't that also interfere with the author's ability to publish their own work on their own websites after 6 months or is the waiver only for the six month period?
FYI, I suspect that Hartline is none other than notorious Techdirt troll Average Joe.
After checking out Hartline's blog, I have to agree with you on that. The arguments concerning Aereo and others are almost word for word the same ones AJ has made. Hartline's personal information also lines up with the personal detail crumbs that AJ let slip over the years too.
The flap, sir is that you are perfectly content with being a consumer and eating up whatever shiny object the market sees fit to hand you.
Wow Jonathan. That's an awful lot of derision to be heaping upon someone for utilizing the free online tax services that already exist. What's up with that? Are you an tax accountant worried about losing revenue or something?
The one I use, FreeTaxUSA, is suggested by the IRS themselves. I've used it for the last three years and have had no problems at all.
...but I assume members can upvote or downvote a comment, as on other sites.
I think the "insightful", "funny" and "report" votes are all independent of each other.
I'm not 100% sure of this, but I suspect this is true because I've seen comments that were hidden which also had the insightful or funny icons lit up also.
Snowden is a United States citizen. If he wasn't, the US couldn't have childishly revoked his passport. Being a US citizen makes you about as "American" as one can be.
And he isn't in Hong Kong and hasn't been since June 2013 when the US revoked his passport mid-travel and left him stranded at the Moscow airport.
It's what Masnick *doesn't* criticize Google for that gave him away as their shill.
Oh, you mean because Mike's isn't jumping on your bandwagon to crucify Google because your industry is lagging behind the times? Yeah, that proves nothing.
Well, that, and Google legal filings...
Get some new material dude. That's been refuted more times that I can count, yet you still can't let it go. I guess your inclination to cling to a incorrect, outdated notions puts you right at home in a industry that does the same.
I'm pretty sure the labels are no angels, but you're suggesting that they didn't play any part in promoting artistes. That's what I find rather ridiculous on every level.
Actually, promoting is one of the things the legacy labels are still good at and should be focusing their resources on to survive.
The difference now is that they now longer hold a monopoly on distribution and artists need not sign over all their rights in order to be promoted.
The legacy labels should (IMHO) be transitioning over to selling their promotion services to artists on a contractual basis. This would benefit the artists greatly by leveraging the huge promotional potential of the labels while still retaining control of their own destinies.
It is? That's news to me. Now I know Mike has made a trip or two to Washington to speak out against some really, really stupid ideas, but I wouldn't consider that heavy lobbying by any stretch of the imagination.
...and draws conspiracists...
It's not a conspiracy theroy if it's the truth.
..because of their bias against (insert authority)...
By my observation, Techdirt doesn't have bias against authority at all, they have a bias against stupidity. It's not really Techdirt's fault if a lot of people in authority positions do stupid things.
...and very strong anti-IP angling...
Yes, because IP that holds back human innovation is stupid.
There are tons of ways to make money that rely in substantial measure on copyright (and do not at all involve hunting down customers and shooting them with lawsuit-bullets).
I'm having trouble parsing this sentence (maybe because it makes very little sense).
Anything that "rel[ies] in substantial measure on copyright" also relies on the threat of legal action in order to enforce it. That's pretty much how copyright works in a nutshell.
Educate yourself so that you can engage in a discussion that acknowledges the merits and demerits of each.
Ummm. That's exactly what happens on this site everyday and has so for the last 15 years.
Here's a good place for you to start catching up with the rest of the class:
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Re: Re:
Should be:
http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2014/03/27/attacking-academic-values/
On the post: Canadian 'Digital Privacy' Bill Actually Puts Everyone's Privacy At Risk; Will Be A Boon To Trolls
Re: Privacy
I know this word is a pet peeve of yours, but maybe it's time to let it go.
Pretty much all of the major dictionaries have the current definition as "to destroy a large number of" and the 10% one as a historical definition (if at all).
Words do change their meanings as time passes - take a look at "terrific" as an example. It used to mean "to excite fear" and now it means "extremely good".
On the post: Recently Departed Founder Of Russia's Facebook Says Gov't Demanded Data On Ukrainian Protestors
I get that this refers to Pavel Durov recently being ousted from the head position at VKontakte, but that headline reads like it's a dead person talking.
On the post: Do Nature's Publishers Even Read Their Own Articles About Open Access?
Re: from NPG
Correct me if I am wrong here, but isn't that basically saying "We support Open Access, as long as it's not TOO open."
Doesn't that also interfere with the author's ability to publish their own work on their own websites after 6 months or is the waiver only for the six month period?
On the post: Do Nature's Publishers Even Read Their Own Articles About Open Access?
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On the post: Do Nature's Publishers Even Read Their Own Articles About Open Access?
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Then why did NGP start suddenly requiring waivers from Duke authors and others?
On the post: Why We Filed An Amicus Brief In Garcia v. Google: Blaming 3rd Parties Has Serious Impact On Free Speech
Re: An Unhelpful Hartline
After checking out Hartline's blog, I have to agree with you on that. The arguments concerning Aereo and others are almost word for word the same ones AJ has made. Hartline's personal information also lines up with the personal detail crumbs that AJ let slip over the years too.
On the post: Intuit Does Subterfuge To Combat Free-Filing Tax Returns
Re: The flap, sir
Wow Jonathan. That's an awful lot of derision to be heaping upon someone for utilizing the free online tax services that already exist. What's up with that? Are you an tax accountant worried about losing revenue or something?
The one I use, FreeTaxUSA, is suggested by the IRS themselves. I've used it for the last three years and have had no problems at all.
On the post: Google May Consider Giving A Boost To Encrypted Sites
Re: Re: Re: Re: Oh my, Google *is* pissed
I think the "insightful", "funny" and "report" votes are all independent of each other.
I'm not 100% sure of this, but I suspect this is true because I've seen comments that were hidden which also had the insightful or funny icons lit up also.
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What spin?
Care to elaborate on that a bit because I'm not seeing any "spin" in any direction on this article whatsoever.
On the post: Pulitzers Make Rep. Peter King Mad
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Crap. You might be correct.
Apparently I've run into a bit of pronoun trouble. Shoot me now! Shoot me now!
On the post: Pulitzers Make Rep. Peter King Mad
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Wow. So much wrong in such a small sentence.
Snowden is a United States citizen. If he wasn't, the US couldn't have childishly revoked his passport. Being a US citizen makes you about as "American" as one can be.
And he isn't in Hong Kong and hasn't been since June 2013 when the US revoked his passport mid-travel and left him stranded at the Moscow airport.
On the post: RIAA Files A Near Word For Word Copy Of MPAA Lawsuit Against Megaupload
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On the post: RIAA Files A Near Word For Word Copy Of MPAA Lawsuit Against Megaupload
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On the post: Fresh Off Being Called Out For Collusion, Legacy Music Industry Players Cite Need For Greater Collusion On Political Front
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Oh, you mean because Mike's isn't jumping on your bandwagon to crucify Google because your industry is lagging behind the times? Yeah, that proves nothing.
Well, that, and Google legal filings...
Get some new material dude. That's been refuted more times that I can count, yet you still can't let it go. I guess your inclination to cling to a incorrect, outdated notions puts you right at home in a industry that does the same.
On the post: Singapore Says 3 Strikes Is Too Intrusive For Copyright Reform, So Goes With SOPA-Style Censorship Instead
Re: Re: Re:
Actually, promoting is one of the things the legacy labels are still good at and should be focusing their resources on to survive.
The difference now is that they now longer hold a monopoly on distribution and artists need not sign over all their rights in order to be promoted.
The legacy labels should (IMHO) be transitioning over to selling their promotion services to artists on a contractual basis. This would benefit the artists greatly by leveraging the huge promotional potential of the labels while still retaining control of their own destinies.
On the post: The Cost Of Permission Culture: Or Why Netflix Streaming Library Sucks Compared To Its DVD Library
Re:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permission_culture
On the post: USTR Warns That EU-Only Cloud To Avoid NSA Surveillance May Violate Trade Agreements
Re: Re: Re: Um, OK...
It is? That's news to me. Now I know Mike has made a trip or two to Washington to speak out against some really, really stupid ideas, but I wouldn't consider that heavy lobbying by any stretch of the imagination.
...and draws conspiracists...
It's not a conspiracy theroy if it's the truth.
..because of their bias against (insert authority)...
By my observation, Techdirt doesn't have bias against authority at all, they have a bias against stupidity. It's not really Techdirt's fault if a lot of people in authority positions do stupid things.
...and very strong anti-IP angling...
Yes, because IP that holds back human innovation is stupid.
On the post: Singapore Says 3 Strikes Is Too Intrusive For Copyright Reform, So Goes With SOPA-Style Censorship Instead
Re: Re: Re:
I'm having trouble parsing this sentence (maybe because it makes very little sense).
Anything that "rel[ies] in substantial measure on copyright" also relies on the threat of legal action in order to enforce it. That's pretty much how copyright works in a nutshell.
Educate yourself so that you can engage in a discussion that acknowledges the merits and demerits of each.
Ummm. That's exactly what happens on this site everyday and has so for the last 15 years.
Here's a good place for you to start catching up with the rest of the class:
http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/
On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
Re: Zero insight
Because it garnered the highest number of insightful votes from the community this week.
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