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by akozak 14y ago
I definitely see that. I also see him grappling with identity, likely the result of his years with (relatively) carefully managed presentation. In the mirror painting, we don't see the front of his body directly, only a limited reflection t
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by akozak 14y ago
That's a very smart model, particularly for programming.
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by akozak 14y ago
They're re-negotiating the ITRs, which are the provisions in the ITU's underlying treaty. Some general information (PDF): https://www.cdt.org/files/file/Global%20Internet%20Governanc... On the DPI issue: https://www.cdt.org/blogs/cdt/281
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by akozak 14y ago
Setting this aside for a much more interesting question: What application of $4B would, right now , generate the most utility for humanity? Or alternatively, for the US?
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by akozak 14y ago
Can't help it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question
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by akozak 14y ago
Good find. I was skeptical after reading the headline.
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by akozak 14y ago
I know your comment was sarcastic, but it touches on the recent debate about whether the US government deserves any credit in the development of the Internet. And it at least gives me hope that the next generation of policymakers will appre
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by akozak 14y ago
Forgive the basic question: Is cost the only limiting factor for pure in-memory with large datasets?
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by akozak 14y ago
I think you can both be correct. It's the lifecycle of regulation: it usually comes about to protect people from real edge cases and bad behavior, but then as the market and norms mature becomes a tool for incumbents to resist disruption. I
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by akozak 14y ago
Well no, I didn't. But now I do that you're looking for and publicizing it, I guess?
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by akozak 14y ago
A more balanced take on the study: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/APSS/33225
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by akozak 14y ago
Can you elaborate on what you mean by "money-based lobbying"?
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by akozak 15y ago
Keep in mind that it could be a violation of both sites' ToS to do this.
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by akozak 15y ago
CDA 230 explicitly excludes safe harbor for intellectual property claims. DMCA 512 provisions created a safe harbor for that gap in CDA 230 (provided you meet certain criteria).
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by akozak 15y ago
Really? I think my childhood violin cost less than $200.
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by akozak 15y ago
I'm no expert, but from the post: "But Indian scientists are less thrilled. Govindarajan Padmanabhan from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore: Our national labs have all the genes for rice improvement, we do not need Monsanto. The
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by akozak 15y ago
Honest question: What about this platform will make it immune to subpoenas (since the author mentioned that specifically)?
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by akozak 15y ago
Yes. If you're an entrepreneur you can sign onto this effort: https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/document/pub?id=1_etELz...
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Free Bieber: Campaign against making streaming a felony (S. 978)(freebieber.org)
2 points by akozak 15y ago|1 comments
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139 (and growing) web entrepreneurs warn Congress about PIPA(techdirt.com)
6 points by akozak 15y ago|0 comments
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by akozak 15y ago
Just wanted to highlight this: "In the last few months we've been hearing from more folks in the startup world who are really concerned about the excessive burdens PROTECT IP is going to put on them. If you're an entrepreneur who's worried
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Creative Commons recruiting its next CTO(creativecommons.org)
1 points by akozak 15y ago|0 comments
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53 VCs from 40 firms send letter opposing PROTECT IP(usv.com)
93 points by akozak 15y ago|22 comments
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by akozak 15y ago
Tangent: Their ticker will be "P."? Are there any other labels with punctuation in it?
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by akozak 15y ago
See my comment above. Applying the CC BY license would add legal certainty that attribution is the ONLY thing needed for compliance. He could say, "look I've proven I want you to be able to distribute it with very minimal barriers. please c
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by akozak 15y ago
By raising the stakes, I mean it lowers the things FJ needs to do in order to comply. He could say, look I've ALREADY licensed it for you to use and all you need to to is attribute.
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YouTube enables CC licensing, web-based remixing of CC licensed content(youtube-global.blogspot.com)
96 points by akozak 15y ago|8 comments
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by akozak 15y ago
What I would do: Raise the stakes by putting a CC BY license (or CC BY-NC) on the comics. That way he can clearly spell out the rights associated with the works but require attribution (and retain commercial rights if desired). Then when th
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by akozak 15y ago
Try openhatch.org. It's a startup with the intent to make contributing to open source easier for newbies.
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by akozak 15y ago
For a more in depth look at how piracy is a market failure, see the fantastic Media Piracy in Emerging Economies study: http://piracy.ssrc.org/

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