Hotels can have wild variations in service and cleanliness. You only pick a hotel because you're thinking that they've bet a "reputation" against your experience. You can easily be displeased with a name-brand. You're not buying anything "extra" other than a purported economy of scale... that in NYC you cannot enjoy.
Users sleeping in homes or apartment on micro-sublets are informed consumers, they *know* it's not a hotel. Furthermore, the owners also know they aren't a hotel. So what's the problem? Insurance isn't the renter's problem. Firecode, also not the renter's problem. All borne by the owner, and presumably in place for them to live there without subletting.
Every single time I see an article about how an incumbent enjoys competition due to cable/ wireless/ dishes I cringe, because the fact is that all incumbents enjoy a monopoly. They provide a wire to a home, a wire that takes an infrastructure build-out comparable to a road. Yet, somehow, people would complain if a tollbooth was installed at the foot of their driveway... and think they "enjoy" competition by being able to switch to cable. This is no different than pulling out of your driveway and choosing the Turnpike over the Parkway (Jersey references).
No, Dave Isenberg called it right over 15 years ago. Build-outs to homes should be owned and managed by your town/ county/ state. The central office, however, is just an empty data center. Verizon installs their switches, AT&T install theirs, Joe's County Mile installs theirs, and everyone competes on services.
There's nothing magical about a fiber connection, or copper wire. The magic happens at the end points. Bid out the maintenance of the fiber and be done with it.
Love the idea, one I've advocated in the past. I own a vinyl copy of "Led Zeppelin IV" circa 1974. That's my license. If ever I was hauled into court for owning mp3 copies of "Stairway to Heaven", holding up my copy of the record should get me out and force Atlantic to eat my legal bills.
Where it gets tricky is when, in the spirit of community, I make that mp3 available to others on the presumption that they, too, have vinyl copies but no means to acquire a digital version.
I have a problem with that assessment of Mike's as well, but not enough to stop reading Techdirt.
If someone expressed a desire to stab my son in the head with an icepick, at the very least I'd like that person to spend a night in jail. It's a criminal act, and when it isn't treated as such, it forces me to seek alternative recourse. Suing is the only legal avenue left to me.
Saying "you suck" is different than "when we meet I will stab your head".
And then it's okay, since a release allows you to sign away anything, at anytime!
What?
All right, seriously? No copyright claim from the children. Likewise, when my son decides to draw copyrighted action figures, no one had better come after him, either. Gloves off, works both ways, a stitch in time saves nine.
You're (deliberately) reducing a browser experience to a simple HTML page. *LOTS* of presentation layer goodies like Javascript, XML, Flash, CSS can go into a page and make the experience richer... likewise, a custom browser can ship with CSS templating and make pages look much better than they are. And it's still a browser, and the content hasn't been altered.
1) Google isn't really in deep anything over digitizing books without permission. So far it's just PR and posturing.
2) I don't believe Google is just realizing this now, I believe that there was a tacit agreement with China to keep their cyberwarfare off Google so long as Google played nice. Obviously, China lied -- and why this might surprise anyone is beyond me -- and Google has to respond in the only manner possible, by running their search portal their way. Eventually, Google may have to leave the Chinese market. And good riddance.
3) The domain won't be revoked or put on hold, and I doubt it'll even be redirected. Once you start down that path, it becomes a fairly trivial step towards Balkanizing the Internet domains and freezing domains like assets. No one wants that.
4) Of course Baidu is up. The public lesson here? You can compete with free by using totalitarian rule.
Last I checked, Google operates over the Internet. If India has a problem with Google, block Google. Google bows to India's policy because Google makes money in India... not because there's a legal issue involved. Applying one nation's laws over the Internet is ridiculous.
Shall we bring back sap gloves, saps, and nightsticks? Would it be a better story if the kid got punched in his mouth and then cuffed?
Here's my question to the trolls: how should a police officer gain compliance of a suspect or individual? A reasoned, rational appeal to logic? Pleading? Bribery?
I'm just wondering what kind of police force you'd like to have in an ideal world, and whether that ideal also applies to the citizenry it would protect and serve.
I like Anti-Mike, a good devil's advocate keeps it honest here.
I'll just point out that consumers have a weapon now, that of infinite copies, to wield against what is reasonably seen as abuse: high-priced content, limited input into radio playlists, domination of the outlets for emerging or aspiring artists.
I would say only two of the costs have been diminished, manufacturer and distribution. Those have been reduced but not eliminated. Promotion is still a cost, as is recording, and both should remain a focus for a label.
Driving out the old middlemen was one thing. Now, how do we get access to good music and not screw over the artist? Labels, I could not care less about but assume they have a 10-25% interest in an artist. What's the outline of a solution here? It ain't DRM, and it ain't a time-machine.
Interesting theory on computer books, but I do not agree. I own dozens, and while some are reference, some are instructive or texts. They hold up well over time because there aren't many new developments in qsort or mergesort, for example. They form a foundational basis that doesn't require much updating.
Having said that, I also own Bruce Eckel's TIJ book, and have also downloaded eBooks of it. The physical book is my license, so to speak, as the eBooks allow me to take a copy everywhere I go. Buying the book also got me TIC and TIC++ as a bonus. RtB. And the electronic versions are easily available right next to whatever code I'm hacking at. A paper copy doesn't work for me: I'm breaking the binding or flipping pages or marking corners... nah.
What I'd really like to see are eBooks with updates for errata, hyperlinked footnotes and bibliography, and lots and lots of exercises. I'd love an eBook with some real interactive content, like a Linear Algebra text with an engine to let me work through problems right there, or a link to the publisher site where it could be done.
On the post: NY Hotels Upset Over More Efficient 'Home' Competition; Gets Politicians To Try To Outlaw Such Things
Unlikely
Users sleeping in homes or apartment on micro-sublets are informed consumers, they *know* it's not a hotel. Furthermore, the owners also know they aren't a hotel. So what's the problem? Insurance isn't the renter's problem. Firecode, also not the renter's problem. All borne by the owner, and presumably in place for them to live there without subletting.
Nah, it's a pure play to crush competition.
On the post: How Monetary Rewards Can Demotivate Creative Works
Re: Atlassian
On the post: Canadians Get To Pay More Money For The Same Broadband
Vote with their what?
No, Dave Isenberg called it right over 15 years ago. Build-outs to homes should be owned and managed by your town/ county/ state. The central office, however, is just an empty data center. Verizon installs their switches, AT&T install theirs, Joe's County Mile installs theirs, and everyone competes on services.
There's nothing magical about a fiber connection, or copper wire. The magic happens at the end points. Bid out the maintenance of the fiber and be done with it.
-C
On the post: NYTimes' Boss Pretends That A Paywall Creates A Stronger Emotional Bond
One question.
-C
On the post: The Future Of Content: Protection Is In The Business Model -- Not In Technology
Re: sounds like the "piracy pass"
Where it gets tricky is when, in the spirit of community, I make that mp3 available to others on the presumption that they, too, have vinyl copies but no means to acquire a digital version.
-C
On the post: California Court Says Online Bullying Is Not Protected Free Speech
Re: shame on you
If someone expressed a desire to stab my son in the head with an icepick, at the very least I'd like that person to spend a night in jail. It's a criminal act, and when it isn't treated as such, it forces me to seek alternative recourse. Suing is the only legal avenue left to me.
Saying "you suck" is different than "when we meet I will stab your head".
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On the post: How Does Copyright Apply To Your Kids' Monster Drawings?
I'm sure they signed a release!
What?
All right, seriously? No copyright claim from the children. Likewise, when my son decides to draw copyrighted action figures, no one had better come after him, either. Gloves off, works both ways, a stitch in time saves nine.
-C
On the post: Bogus Copyright Claim Silences Yet Another Larry Lessig YouTube Presentation
Re: Re: Follow the law
On the post: NBC Universal Boss Jeff Zucker Lies To Congress About Boxee
It *is* just a browser.
-C
On the post: Patents Being Used To Keep Starving Children From Getting Therapeutic Food Paste
Umm, no.
On the post: Google Considers Leaving China If China Will Not Allow Uncensored Search
Weak entry this time.
2) I don't believe Google is just realizing this now, I believe that there was a tacit agreement with China to keep their cyberwarfare off Google so long as Google played nice. Obviously, China lied -- and why this might surprise anyone is beyond me -- and Google has to respond in the only manner possible, by running their search portal their way. Eventually, Google may have to leave the Chinese market. And good riddance.
3) The domain won't be revoked or put on hold, and I doubt it'll even be redirected. Once you start down that path, it becomes a fairly trivial step towards Balkanizing the Internet domains and freezing domains like assets. No one wants that.
4) Of course Baidu is up. The public lesson here? You can compete with free by using totalitarian rule.
On the post: Copyright Sillyness: Can't Take Photos Of Artwork That Was Built On The Works Of Others
So toss copyrights.
On the post: The Slippery Slope Of Internet Censorship In India
No, Indian laws do not apply to Google.
On the post: Appeals Court Says Tasers Can Be Excessive Force
Well, okay, take Tasers out of the equation.
Here's my question to the trolls: how should a police officer gain compliance of a suspect or individual? A reasoned, rational appeal to logic? Pleading? Bribery?
I'm just wondering what kind of police force you'd like to have in an ideal world, and whether that ideal also applies to the citizenry it would protect and serve.
-C
On the post: OPTi Shows: When You Can't Compete In The Market, You Sue For Patent Infringement
Well, if *you* can't make your patent work...
On the post: Verizon Wireless Denies It's Charging People Phantom $1.99 Fee, Despite Tons Of Complaints
Re: Unfortunately this is a political issue.
the idea is as old as the hills, too bad it never gets taken seriously.
On the post: HTC Sends Cease & Desist To Developer Who Made Similar Android Widgets
negative
On the post: Why The Record Labels Are Still Confused: The Difference Between Transformative And Incremental Change
Gunpoint.
I'll just point out that consumers have a weapon now, that of infinite copies, to wield against what is reasonably seen as abuse: high-priced content, limited input into radio playlists, domination of the outlets for emerging or aspiring artists.
I would say only two of the costs have been diminished, manufacturer and distribution. Those have been reduced but not eliminated. Promotion is still a cost, as is recording, and both should remain a focus for a label.
Driving out the old middlemen was one thing. Now, how do we get access to good music and not screw over the artist? Labels, I could not care less about but assume they have a 10-25% interest in an artist. What's the outline of a solution here? It ain't DRM, and it ain't a time-machine.
-C
On the post: Vatican Creates Special 'Copyright' On All Things Pope-Related?
troll much?
Now *that's* how you troll, son.
On the post: David Pogue Weighs In On Ebook DRM: Non-DRM'd Ebook Increased His Sales
Re: It's always the same thing
Having said that, I also own Bruce Eckel's TIJ book, and have also downloaded eBooks of it. The physical book is my license, so to speak, as the eBooks allow me to take a copy everywhere I go. Buying the book also got me TIC and TIC++ as a bonus. RtB. And the electronic versions are easily available right next to whatever code I'm hacking at. A paper copy doesn't work for me: I'm breaking the binding or flipping pages or marking corners... nah.
What I'd really like to see are eBooks with updates for errata, hyperlinked footnotes and bibliography, and lots and lots of exercises. I'd love an eBook with some real interactive content, like a Linear Algebra text with an engine to let me work through problems right there, or a link to the publisher site where it could be done.
There's lots here, and eBooks are the way to go.
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