The internet is so bad that OK go did it again this time they are alone that is good, now I feel good talking about them.
I don't like to be the grammar police (as mine isn't very polished either) but that sentence sure could have used a proof read and maybe a period and/or comma or two.
Sorry about the all italics. That's what happens when I get too lazy to preview my comments. Should be:
The people making this argument aren't using the same definition of value that you are. Yes, value and price are not the same thing, but they're using the word to mean price.
That's the point. They are using it wrong. To quote "Princess Bride", "You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means."
And by using it wrong they are confusing the casual observer. Perhaps intentionally.
The market doesn't care what someone selling something wants to sell it for. I'd love to sell my used mattress for $1 billion dollars, but the folks on Craigslist only will pay $20. Welcome to basic economics.
The people making this argument aren't using the same definition of value that you are. Yes, value and price are not the same thing, but they're using the word to mean price.
That's the point. They are using it wrong. To quote "Princess Bride", "You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means."
And by using it wrong they are confusing the casual observer. Perhaps intentionally.
The market doesn't care what someone selling something wants to sell it for. I'd love to sell my used mattress for $1 billion dollars, but the folks on Craigslist only will pay $20. Welcome to basic economics.
I would like to see someone blatently go ahead and violate the CC license just to see it the publisher or author would have the balls to sue. I'd think it might be hard to get a jury to give you any sympathy when you've titled your book In Praise of Copying but insist on no one copying if they turn a profit.
I didn't realize that the effect of an unknown chemical is wholly dependent on how fast it's going....
(S)he said that the method used to transmit the soap solution (a known chemical, btw) mattered little, and I begged to differ.
The effect of any matter on a body is dependant on several factors; acceleration being one of them. Mass being another. The fact that a bubble can't travel fast enough and isn't dense enough to cause harm is relevant to wheather it can be classified as assault. If you were to squirt that same solution in an officer's eye with a high pressure squirt gun, he would surely have more grounds for an arrest.
Either way, the contents of the bottle are being dispensed, method of transmission will matter little.
That's moronic. That's like saying it doesn't matter if 20 grams of copper clad lead are tossed underhand at you or shot out of a rifle. Personally, I'd much rather have it tossed underhand at me, but I guess you don't have a preference since the method of transmission doesn't matter.
I don't think you can actually disprove the utility of our IP infrastructure without actually being able to turn it off completely for some period of time to see what happens.
Sort of like the examples of other countries, that Mike has pointed out several times, which thrive with weak/no IP laws then when the US puts pressure on them (at the behest of the **IA) to create/enforce stronger IP laws, suddenly slow down the economic growth in those industries? That kind of disproval of IP infrastructure?
This is about what I'd expect from an outdated organization which has outlived it's usefulness in today's world. The BSOA have a rich history, but since they aren't willing to adapt to the world around them, it's probably time for them to fade away and be replaced by a more culturaly and technologically relavent alternative.
Maybe a sort of prequel short but complete story that takes place in the midwasteland "universe"?
That's something I'd be more interested in. I agree with Derek B. I'm not that likely to read just one chapter knowing that my two options are buy the whole book, or be left wondering what happened. I'm the sort who will just say "meh" and not bother to get started on that path.
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I don't like to be the grammar police (as mine isn't very polished either) but that sentence sure could have used a proof read and maybe a period and/or comma or two.
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The people making this argument aren't using the same definition of value that you are. Yes, value and price are not the same thing, but they're using the word to mean price.
That's the point. They are using it wrong. To quote "Princess Bride", "You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means."
And by using it wrong they are confusing the casual observer. Perhaps intentionally.
The market doesn't care what someone selling something wants to sell it for. I'd love to sell my used mattress for $1 billion dollars, but the folks on Craigslist only will pay $20. Welcome to basic economics.
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What a coincidence; neither do I
Hmm, he and I have something in common. How about that?
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That's the point. They are using it wrong. To quote "Princess Bride", "You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means."
And by using it wrong they are confusing the casual observer. Perhaps intentionally.
The market doesn't care what someone selling something wants to sell it for. I'd love to sell my used mattress for $1 billion dollars, but the folks on Craigslist only will pay $20. Welcome to basic economics.
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Want to see an ironic lawsuit?
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Re: Pshh...
I guess you're not good at taking Mike's subtle hints, so let me be blunt: He said "someone who's actually funny."
I'm j/k. Don't get a complex Tim, you'll get a shot before too long I'm sure.
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And you still don't understand basic physics. Instead you're arguing chemistry, which isn't the issue here.
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(S)he said that the method used to transmit the soap solution (a known chemical, btw) mattered little, and I begged to differ.
The effect of any matter on a body is dependant on several factors; acceleration being one of them. Mass being another. The fact that a bubble can't travel fast enough and isn't dense enough to cause harm is relevant to wheather it can be classified as assault. If you were to squirt that same solution in an officer's eye with a high pressure squirt gun, he would surely have more grounds for an arrest.
Does that make sense or am I missing the point?
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Re: By the definition of assault...
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That's moronic. That's like saying it doesn't matter if 20 grams of copper clad lead are tossed underhand at you or shot out of a rifle. Personally, I'd much rather have it tossed underhand at me, but I guess you don't have a preference since the method of transmission doesn't matter.
If you're the key, that's one dumb lock.
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Come on; everybody* wins!
*And by everybody I mean patent lawyers.
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Shouldn't beleive everything you hear a musician say. His actions speak far louder than his words in this case.
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Re: Interesting . . . but, relevant?
Sort of like the examples of other countries, that Mike has pointed out several times, which thrive with weak/no IP laws then when the US puts pressure on them (at the behest of the **IA) to create/enforce stronger IP laws, suddenly slow down the economic growth in those industries? That kind of disproval of IP infrastructure?
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Re: Re: Re: Football (NFL as depicted) *IS* sheltered from competition.
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Antiquated much?
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It's the adults in the organization that are mindlessly mouthing what's being fed to them, not "the younger ones."
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That's something I'd be more interested in. I agree with Derek B. I'm not that likely to read just one chapter knowing that my two options are buy the whole book, or be left wondering what happened. I'm the sort who will just say "meh" and not bother to get started on that path.
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To make money.
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