GHFigs

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by GHFigs 15y ago
That's about as fair as calling those who oppose them "pro-piracy" or "pro-counterfeiting".
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by GHFigs 15y ago
The anti-Internet groups Which groups are you referring to?
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by GHFigs 15y ago
How do you feel about police helicopters?
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by GHFigs 15y ago
If copyright were declared unconstitutional, that would render the GPL (et al) toothless. Edit:I'm sorry that someone was offended by this, but I thought it was worth mentioning given that many of those that might celebrate arguments agains
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by GHFigs 15y ago
I should have been clearer. I mean that lists presented on the front page aren't necessarily reflective of the whole voting Congress. One can just as easily say for every opposing member there are twenty whose opinion is unknown, which I th
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by GHFigs 15y ago
Learn at least a half dozen programming languages. Include one language that supports class abstractions (like Java or C++), one that supports functional abstraction (like Lisp or ML), one that supports syntactic abstraction (like Lisp), o
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by GHFigs 15y ago
I'm having trouble reconciling this assertion with the fact that I can open the submission, sort by "online/internet" and it seems that those in the supporters column receive substantially larger amounts of money from "online/internet" than
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by GHFigs 15y ago
The site does not list every member of Congress.
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by GHFigs 15y ago
Time Warner is his number one supporter OpenSecrets:"The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate famili
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by GHFigs 15y ago
What makes you think that piracy (and counterfeiting, etc) would cease without middlemen?
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by GHFigs 15y ago
I believe you greatly misunderstood what I was getting at. I only said "hugs" because I'm tired of people assuming it's all and always about money whenever anybody says anything short of stern opposition to copyright, because that leads to
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by GHFigs 15y ago
There are other words for "unwilling donation".
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by GHFigs 15y ago
You're talking about the control of information, of which privacy is just another facet. Hence I asked. But you also seem to be treating copyright (rights) and publication (intentions) as synonymous, which is confusing. Suppose I create a f
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by GHFigs 15y ago
it's not illegitimate to consider that if someone says something, I have a right to know what they're saying How do you feel about privacy?
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by GHFigs 15y ago
Are you American?
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by GHFigs 15y ago
Paranoid is not the word that comes to mind.
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by GHFigs 15y ago
I suspect one reason is that they get process a lot of chargebacks when people's fake Viagra and counterfeit NFL jerseys get seized by Customs before delivery.
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by GHFigs 15y ago
I don't understand how it's "sick" to market a training program at people who are "clueless".
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by GHFigs 15y ago
I think you've missed the point. I'm not disagreeing with your desire to not read what he writes. I'm saying that your claim to be able to objectively quantify that in a way independent of your own opinions is empty. You're just taking the
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by GHFigs 15y ago
All you've done here is substitute undefined numbers for an abstract concept.
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by GHFigs 15y ago
tl;dr - I don't think it's "butthurt" so much as people making it up as they go along. There is sometimes a cultural or sub-cultural imperative to have and express an opinion on something even when there isn't enough information to go on. I
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by GHFigs 15y ago
"Let the iPhone get on Verizon and see Android stagnate completely" Who are you quoting?
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by GHFigs 15y ago
I'm confused by what you're saying. You claim to not be talking about quotas, but cite not covering the fact[1] that "ICS has revolutionized Android" as a failure. If he had covered it, that would be better, correct? So evidently there is
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by GHFigs 15y ago
What's the quota of Android victories that an author is required to cover?
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by GHFigs 15y ago
Given that the answer most certainly is not "because it's illegal" or "because the media companies won't let me", I think it's at least worth considering. HN evidently doesn't agree, so I'll leave it at that.
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by GHFigs 15y ago
Why not make your own film?
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by GHFigs 15y ago
Would it have been less disruptive in May? It's very clear that Apple's participation would have been preferable, but is there any other way this would have gone down even with it? (Your posts have been much more informative than the submis
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by GHFigs 15y ago
Alternate title:"Apple disclosing patents ahead of deadline in accordance with W3C patent policy, again." The sense of malice seems to be inferred from Apple not disclosing these sooner, but I question what the point is of having a deadline
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by GHFigs 15y ago
This post, like almost every other on the subject, misrepresents the content of the testimony being cited, and thus the arguments being made. Please read it yourself if you care about having discussion any more sophisticated than "Apple is
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by GHFigs 15y ago
Every time this kind of thing comes up I remember what incredible dipshits HN users can be. I forget it sometimes, but it all comes back with a Proustian rush when I see you stumbling over each other to drown any chance of discussion or ins

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