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So because Im poor, I shouldn't keep reading about all sorts of things on the forefront of technology, or at least form some sort of an opinion? And money is ha
by TheAmazingIdiot 16y ago
So because Im poor, I shouldn't keep reading about all sorts of things on the forefront of technology, or at least form some sort of an opinion? And money is hardly an indicator of intelligence.
Yeah, my situation sucks. Really sucks. However, I will still keep learning and doing, even if I have to skirt the law here and there to do as such. And if your point of not using torrents is because it's "bad", guess that makes me bad. I've downloaded all sorts of material, quite a bit which is not offered in any format.
And yes, when I was better off, I did buy stuff that I could easily have gotten for free. But your high and mighty attitude would never excuse it for any reason, an attitude I despise.
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- starkfist 16y agoWhen I was broke I read lots of books but certainly didn't care about what a patent trolling dong from Microsoft thought about Sous Vide (still don't). Maybe that's what t.ptacek meant?
- tptacek 16y agoPatent troll or not, you (probably --- I don't have the books) have to respect the effort. The guy has a zillion dollars and has chosen to spend some of it to make the largest possible impact on cooking. That's pretty cool.
- starkfist 16y agoI'm sure it's cool but it's a topic I have no interest in.
- mattmaroon 16y agoYou should read the section of SuperFreakonomics devoted to him before dismissing him as a patent troll. If that book is to believed (and I'll take the word of Levitt and Dubner, distinguished authors who visited his lab, over that of Michael Arrington any day) he's a pretty swell guy.
- starkfist 16y agoYeah I've read that. He's an interesting guy but still kind of the textbook definition of patent troll.
- mattmaroon 16y agoThat's because "patent troll" is a derogatory term made up by people who are opposed to the very idea of patents. It comes from people who are frustrated by the patent system (often rightfully so) but aren't intelligent or knowledgeable enough to propose real solutions that don't undermine the basis of our economy and instead want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. It's the tech equivalent of calling someone a communist. It's a valueless ad hominem.
- thedjpetersen 16y agoAre you sure you have exhausted all free sources? There is tons of free literature out there in digital formats, I find a lot of the manuals I am looking for just searching this website.