When I worked for NASA, I was surprised to discover that THEY had patents, and that they would exclusively license some of those patents out to private organizations. Then I discovered that public universities using government grants were also getting patents (and suing people who they believed violated said patents).
The problem runs much deeper than Moderna and speaks of a wider need for common sense patent reform.
I've had to explain to several non-moronic people that the two groups didn't merge (or any other variation on that theme) when BSA dropped the B in their enrollment process.
I would love it if all laws and legislation for all levels of the government had to be written in a wiki-like system that required a signed-in user to make changes to the documents so we'd have some level of transparency and auditing for bad legislation.
The list seems very arbitrary, and is either using the jankiest of janky word filters, or is going to be a moderation nightmare.
Not only is there the Scunthorpe problem, but how does one distinguish between legitimate invocations of God versus those in vain? Just like how copyright filters would require an army of judges, this would require a Sanhedrin!
Also, this probably is, on record, the first "free speech" platform that bans the use of the n-word.
Do you read your own sources? The Wikipedia article for Shapiro includes the quote I posted above regarding Shapiro's view's on the alt-right. It seems odd that either he's a member of a group that he detests to that degree, or that we can simply put him in that box because it's convenient for our narrative.
Of course, I think that it might be the fact that there's no "good" definition of what the "alt-right" is. For the sake of argument, I'm going to pull from Wikipedia again and say that "Groups which have been identified as alt-right also espouse white supremacism, white separatism, severe immigration restrictions, xenophobia, antisemitism, and islamophobia." Those people are the ones I consider alt-right, especially those with an emphasis on group identity.
While I'm not 100% on Shapiro, because his views don't interest me that much (though I'd find it strange that he'd be antisemitic), I can attest to the fact that none of these categories fit Peterson. I've listened to hundreds of hours of his lectures and read both his books and have never come across anything even remotely alt-right, or even alt-light.
Don't get me wrong. I don't think that Peterson has it all together. For example, his understanding of the Hobbit is way off, as are his understandings of libel law. I'd never consider going carnivore like him (considering the health benefits are more an aspect of cutting crap out of your diet, and you'd probably feel the same way doing an all-potato diet), and I think it's unfortunate that he acquired an (albeit physical) dependency on antidepressants that eventually gave him neurological damage in the process of getting off of them. But all that being said, he's as far from alt-right as he is from antifa.
Was your calling Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro alt-right meant to be taken seriously, or just careless parroting of popular, poorly-researched reactionary hit pieces?
Jordan Peterson: "You don’t play racial, ethnic and gender identity games. The left plays them on behalf of the oppressed, let’s say, and the right tends to play them on behalf of nationalism and ethnic pride. I think they’re equally dangerous."
Ben Shaprio: "It is a garbage movement composed of garbage ideas. It has nothing to do with Constitutional Conservatism."
Peterson regularly criticizes group identity in favor of individualism, while Shapiro is a devout Jew. Neither of these viewpoints are compatible with alt-right ideology, and would instead fall closer to conservatism (though Peterson claims to be a classic British liberal).
You don't have to agree with them, or even like them, but at least get your facts straight.
Part of me wants to make an application that analyzes the metadata of every popular song and can generate a flowchart of whom to sue for what. Maybe I'll call it "ouroboros."
Here's how to get perfect, scaled content moderation on YouTube (at least, for the kids)
Step One: Link the YTK account to the parent's YouTube account
Step Two: Before a video can show up in the YTK account, the parent account must watch it all the way through and approve it for that YTK account.
Step Three: If their kid sees anything inappropriate, it's the parent's own fault.
It scales perfectly, because, as far as I can tell, people generally have parents.
In Other News...
The pot has started calling the kettle black.
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When I worked for NASA, I was surprised to discover that THEY had patents, and that they would exclusively license some of those patents out to private organizations. Then I discovered that public universities using government grants were also getting patents (and suing people who they believed violated said patents).
The problem runs much deeper than Moderna and speaks of a wider need for common sense patent reform.
It's not just morons in a hurry
I've had to explain to several non-moronic people that the two groups didn't merge (or any other variation on that theme) when BSA dropped the B in their enrollment process.
Ugh
One of those sponsors is my "representative." She will never get my vote in any future elections.
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I would love it if all laws and legislation for all levels of the government had to be written in a wiki-like system that required a signed-in user to make changes to the documents so we'd have some level of transparency and auditing for bad legislation.
Just Curious
Who designed the logo for Copia? The CO infinity sign is eerily similar to the same decorative ligature in another company's logo.
God, that Scunthorpe Problem...
The list seems very arbitrary, and is either using the jankiest of janky word filters, or is going to be a moderation nightmare.
Not only is there the Scunthorpe problem, but how does one distinguish between legitimate invocations of God versus those in vain? Just like how copyright filters would require an army of judges, this would require a Sanhedrin!
Also, this probably is, on record, the first "free speech" platform that bans the use of the n-word.
Take Care
I'm just waiting for Trump to use the Take Care clause to selectively not enforce Copyright.
"We can't effectively enforce all copyright laws, so we'll have to just tackle the ones that aren't violated by me."
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Or take a page from the food industry:
"artificial serialized audio product."
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Let's call them "Spodcasts".
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Do you read your own sources? The Wikipedia article for Shapiro includes the quote I posted above regarding Shapiro's view's on the alt-right. It seems odd that either he's a member of a group that he detests to that degree, or that we can simply put him in that box because it's convenient for our narrative.
Of course, I think that it might be the fact that there's no "good" definition of what the "alt-right" is. For the sake of argument, I'm going to pull from Wikipedia again and say that "Groups which have been identified as alt-right also espouse white supremacism, white separatism, severe immigration restrictions, xenophobia, antisemitism, and islamophobia." Those people are the ones I consider alt-right, especially those with an emphasis on group identity.
While I'm not 100% on Shapiro, because his views don't interest me that much (though I'd find it strange that he'd be antisemitic), I can attest to the fact that none of these categories fit Peterson. I've listened to hundreds of hours of his lectures and read both his books and have never come across anything even remotely alt-right, or even alt-light.
Don't get me wrong. I don't think that Peterson has it all together. For example, his understanding of the Hobbit is way off, as are his understandings of libel law. I'd never consider going carnivore like him (considering the health benefits are more an aspect of cutting crap out of your diet, and you'd probably feel the same way doing an all-potato diet), and I think it's unfortunate that he acquired an (albeit physical) dependency on antidepressants that eventually gave him neurological damage in the process of getting off of them. But all that being said, he's as far from alt-right as he is from antifa.
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Was your calling Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro alt-right meant to be taken seriously, or just careless parroting of popular, poorly-researched reactionary hit pieces?
Jordan Peterson: "You don’t play racial, ethnic and gender identity games. The left plays them on behalf of the oppressed, let’s say, and the right tends to play them on behalf of nationalism and ethnic pride. I think they’re equally dangerous."
Ben Shaprio: "It is a garbage movement composed of garbage ideas. It has nothing to do with Constitutional Conservatism."
Peterson regularly criticizes group identity in favor of individualism, while Shapiro is a devout Jew. Neither of these viewpoints are compatible with alt-right ideology, and would instead fall closer to conservatism (though Peterson claims to be a classic British liberal).
You don't have to agree with them, or even like them, but at least get your facts straight.
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I'm a regular Rogan listener, but not a Spotify user. I have no plans to follow.
At least then I'll have a nice three hour block every few days for other podcasts then.
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Aren't most anti-mask laws basically anti-KKK laws? My state's law strictly forbids conspiring to commit a crime while wearing a mask or a white cap.
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Everybody else should just call them "Chose Your Adventure," and abbreviate it as CYA.
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Maybe he should be writing legislation governing the behavior of parents instead of tech companies. I'm sure that would go over better.
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Part of me wants to make an application that analyzes the metadata of every popular song and can generate a flowchart of whom to sue for what. Maybe I'll call it "ouroboros."
Re: Re: Re: I Can Fix YouTube Kids Content Problem
Actually, the true underlying solution is for parents to take responsibility for what their kids are watching.
Still a monumental task to ask of some parents, but, speaking as a parent, it comes with the territory.
I Can Fix YouTube Kids Content Problem
Here's how to get perfect, scaled content moderation on YouTube (at least, for the kids)
Step One: Link the YTK account to the parent's YouTube account
Step Two: Before a video can show up in the YTK account, the parent account must watch it all the way through and approve it for that YTK account.
Step Three: If their kid sees anything inappropriate, it's the parent's own fault.
It scales perfectly, because, as far as I can tell, people generally have parents.
But..
If he gets a copyright on it, he invented it, right?
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