Re: It's, "opt-out of phone book deliveries", Mike!
"And be damn glad, people, that the USPS has means to keep them and countless others from putting stuff physically in your mailbox. Bad enough the USPS stuffs it with bulk-mail crap."
Right...next thing will be "let's give them a medal for their hard work"?!? USPS is very happy to see all that junk mail in our mailboxes. It's money in their coffers and continued overpaid jobs to undereducated staff.
American universities still have unmatched financial resources at their disposal to pursue R&D at the graduate level and that's enough of an incentive to come study in the US.
If the US makes it difficult for these students to establish themselves here and/or their country universities figure out a way to match US funding then, no they won't come to the US. This is in fact happening and the reason why prestigious US and European universities are opening campuses abroad.
Really? What job was that? How long ago was that? What "cool" stuff are you talking about...your iPhone? It is unquestionable that America's smarts has been and still is driven in great part by foreign talents, often from India, China or former Eastern European countries because their education systems emphasize sciences. Look at the name of the brightest PhD science students from our top universities if you need any validation.
What these foreign students and countries don't have is the cultural understanding for making the "cool" things you crave to buy although that is slowly changing as you can now find in Asia (Korea, Japan,..) high end toys that are not available in the US. However, it is still easier for Asia to put their scientific and manufacturing minds to work on US or European ideas than it is to figure out what people from another culture on the other side of the world might want to buy. Thankfully the world isn't as homogenous as Americans think it is...
Re: You underestimate the power of the dark side...
I really like this, is it haiku? So powerful! Never mind that it doesn't ryhme, you made your point short, cut.
Innovation is hard work, try it sometime. If you ever catch it, give it away to those whose business skills will get them wealth and fame while you watch it run away.
Then sit by the warm rock and repeat your psalm in a loop.
At the risk of being the devil's advocate, your point isn't logical... The police has the burden of having to get warrrants to tape/record individuals who are often thugs yet individuals are free to record/tape police in their line of work.
UFC puzzles me. I'm an outlier fan who would definitely not pay $50 to watch a live fight but certainly would pay $5-10/month to stream past and recent fights online. But UFC doesn't allow option #2... it's either $50/fight every few months or nothing. So I'm left streaming illegal and bad quality feeds found on the web. Shame really.
That is Mike's point...you can compete with free if you are able "to offer it in an easy and convenient manner".
I face the same issue every time I want to watch UFC fights. I'd pay a few bucks a month for last week's or last month's fights if Dana White would stream them online in a quality format and secure transaction. Instead I have to search the web for streams of free but dubious quality sites... One thing is for sure, I'm no longer willing to subsidize my other tv shows (available on the net) and my cable company $120/month just to watch UFC fights.
I suspect that behind this isn't a concern for the artist or art resellers but only about government's ability to tax a transaction that today is pretty murky (unless purchased at auctions). Because of his interest in it, the artist would be the defacto enforcer of the transaction's legality and openness while the government would be the silent collecting middle man. Rich people will have to find another way to avoid the taxman's reach, possibly skipping art works and moving to other products that may appreciate with time.
The monthly fees paid by US customers to their cable and satellite providers has to be one of the highest in the world as a percentage of average income. In Europe the TV, phone and internet package costs $30...
Oh right, I forgot... Americans are angry at their government for medling "too much" in private business affairs. Oh well! suck it up then! wahahah
Yes, it's bad customer service for Samsung to deny service because of where the product was originally purchased. But it's also bad customer service for Samsung to sell a same product at different price points based on where the product was sold. It's a lack of transparency that the European Union has been working on doing away with by liberalizing its internal markets.
It is likely that the Samsung product was sold at a lower price in the US with a lesser value added service (1-2 year warranty) while it was sold at a higher price in Canada with a higher valued added service (3 years warranty). Consumers would all understand (and probably accept) this if it was clearly presented at the time of purchase instead of having to find out later when the product has broken down.
The back and forth argument over the Photoshop suggestion is pointless. That's what art work is, choice to create any which way you want and this guy wanted to do this real.
Should he have the right to sue anyone who uses his pic without authorization? I think so, particularly if -as in this case- it is a business using it to promote one of their activity/product.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a proud liberal and strongly believe that government has a necessary place in overseeing the affairs of economy and society. But government doesn't need to be where is doesn't have to be.
Research undertaken by private enterprise should provide for fair profit. Let's say...25% return on investment? After that, after that, government should require that the fruit of research go into public domain for others to build on or profit from.
No Mike, a neutral search is not the "best" result first, it is only results in no particular order. By applying "best" you establish a value system which, I believe, is what this article points to.
While you guys were bred on computers, the great majority of people, particularly those 60 and above, have either never or rarely used a computer. You may be dumbfounded by their ignorance but ultimately you're just showing your low tolerance. Maybe you should get another job, one where your youthful peers can challenge your own skills?
Isn't what law firms and lawyers do every day? Who says lawyers and their firms fight for what they believe in?!? That's tv lawyers! In real life, they will argue anything they think them may win and get paid for.
Unless you're a believer in absolute truths in everything, much of any point of contention can be argued for or against.
Since you used my name to make your point , I find myself obligated to reply. To start with, I used Murdoch as an example because he is the most powerful media mogul in the world and the NYT because that paper is the source of this article. Nowhere do I suggest on is better than the other; that's your assumption.
Finally, if I understand your rant, media is elitist and only serves their evil master, the government and its special interests....right? And your alternative would be?!? Because now that you've painted the world in black and white, I can't wait to hear the white knight story...
Subscription Federation to me is simply a middle men trying to make a buck on other people's work. The essential question is, "are we willing to pay for content and if so, how much?" There are plenty of information outlets for those who don't want to pay, starting with rabbit ears tv. All those interested in specialized news already pay for it or at least their company pays for it. Insightful generalist news is where the battle is and no one outlet has sufficient leverage to force people to pay (unless Murdoch succeeds in his battle with Google). So, $10, $20, $30 a month/a year? Not a chance.
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Re: It's, "opt-out of phone book deliveries", Mike!
Right...next thing will be "let's give them a medal for their hard work"?!? USPS is very happy to see all that junk mail in our mailboxes. It's money in their coffers and continued overpaid jobs to undereducated staff.
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If the US makes it difficult for these students to establish themselves here and/or their country universities figure out a way to match US funding then, no they won't come to the US. This is in fact happening and the reason why prestigious US and European universities are opening campuses abroad.
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What these foreign students and countries don't have is the cultural understanding for making the "cool" things you crave to buy although that is slowly changing as you can now find in Asia (Korea, Japan,..) high end toys that are not available in the US. However, it is still easier for Asia to put their scientific and manufacturing minds to work on US or European ideas than it is to figure out what people from another culture on the other side of the world might want to buy. Thankfully the world isn't as homogenous as Americans think it is...
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Repur...what?
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Re: You underestimate the power of the dark side...
Innovation is hard work, try it sometime. If you ever catch it, give it away to those whose business skills will get them wealth and fame while you watch it run away.
Then sit by the warm rock and repeat your psalm in a loop.
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basic logic
12 guys for 3 months = $70K (salary) + $70K (business cost of employee) x 12 employees / 4 (3 months) = $420K Any slippage (very common) adds $140K/month.
50,000 copies x $15 (30% margin on $50 product)= $750K
Based on above, it's not worth porting to pc.
If the company's pc sales tripled or more (very possible based on sales of competing products) then it's a poor business decision not to port to pc.
At the end of the day, the issue is less about piracy than faith in one's product.
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Dunno about privelege unless you mean privilege
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Re: Ima Fish
I face the same issue every time I want to watch UFC fights. I'd pay a few bucks a month for last week's or last month's fights if Dana White would stream them online in a quality format and secure transaction. Instead I have to search the web for streams of free but dubious quality sites... One thing is for sure, I'm no longer willing to subsidize my other tv shows (available on the net) and my cable company $120/month just to watch UFC fights.
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it's a tax question
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Oh right, I forgot... Americans are angry at their government for medling "too much" in private business affairs. Oh well! suck it up then! wahahah
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Yes, it's bad customer service for Samsung to deny service because of where the product was originally purchased. But it's also bad customer service for Samsung to sell a same product at different price points based on where the product was sold. It's a lack of transparency that the European Union has been working on doing away with by liberalizing its internal markets.
It is likely that the Samsung product was sold at a lower price in the US with a lesser value added service (1-2 year warranty) while it was sold at a higher price in Canada with a higher valued added service (3 years warranty). Consumers would all understand (and probably accept) this if it was clearly presented at the time of purchase instead of having to find out later when the product has broken down.
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Should he have the right to sue anyone who uses his pic without authorization? I think so, particularly if -as in this case- it is a business using it to promote one of their activity/product.
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No need for government
Research undertaken by private enterprise should provide for fair profit. Let's say...25% return on investment? After that, after that, government should require that the fruit of research go into public domain for others to build on or profit from.
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Re: Re: I wish...
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Pleading both ways
Unless you're a believer in absolute truths in everything, much of any point of contention can be argued for or against.
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Re: useless
Finally, if I understand your rant, media is elitist and only serves their evil master, the government and its special interests....right? And your alternative would be?!? Because now that you've painted the world in black and white, I can't wait to hear the white knight story...
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