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by jeffool 15y ago
2001.09.26? Don't go to college, at least not for computer science as you planned. You'll grow to hate it, you will never work in the field, and the loans will haunt you. Write more, love more, exercise more, run away. Far, far away. This i
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by jeffool 15y ago
On the first idea: I have an idea on how to indicate the value of a discussion. After comments, list a "buzz: " value that is the sum of all upvotes in the comments. This works as an indication of how people feel about the contents of the c
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by jeffool 15y ago
I just meant I imagine it will happen on GitHub as well. That's all.
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by jeffool 15y ago
Radio pays far more per song than Internet streamers do. Running a radio station is $x/song, on the web it's $x/song/listener. (Radio stations cost lots to set up up front, web radio costs kick in when you get bigger, but until then you'd h
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by jeffool 15y ago
I imagine communities will manage a few forks until there's mainly one or two main builds people use.
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by jeffool 15y ago
Ahhh, sorry then. Don't be afraid to cold email people though. It's not the best, but it's better than nothing. Good luck though!
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by jeffool 15y ago
Or maybe they used some automatic translation tool and it was posted automatically when the foreign language version was posted?
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by jeffool 15y ago
I used to work at a TV station. Do you have a question about something, or are you looking to get press? (In which I would be useless.)
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by jeffool 15y ago
... Mobile, Alabama's Craigslist? What of it? Am I missing something?
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by jeffool 15y ago
I'd suggest putting "Ask HN:" at the front of this. May get you more traction.
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by jeffool 15y ago
The topic reminds me of a presentation by Mark Pesce: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxCoCTc3T5Q In it he talks about how piracy has helped some shows, and alternate forms of publishing (physical media, online). Keep in mind that he's spe
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by jeffool 15y ago
http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ Just you.
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by jeffool 15y ago
Interesting, but I have to question just how much skin those giving the loans have in the game, given a large and growing part of student loans aren't public and subsidized by taxpayers, but private. And they can't be dropped by bankruptcy.
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by jeffool 15y ago
I sometimes suspect the same about 3d printing, but I think the comparison to VR is funny given recent rumors about the next Xbox being shipped with the next version of the Kinnect as standard. Sure, we're not wearing goggles, but otherwise
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by jeffool 15y ago
I actually consider everything tired to my account name a plus, as I can log in anywhere and get it. No secondary market, however, is the downside associated with that. And offline is way better than it used to be. Is it still problematic?
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by jeffool 15y ago
True; they still do a minimum to keep people honest, but all those methods, to my knowledge, are already defeated if you look around. Their stick is making piracy annoying to do, along with the carrot of a long reputation of good games.
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by jeffool 15y ago
I wonder if the rights holders filed DMCA takedown notices before trying to get the site taken down? If they did or didn't, would that affect their role, in your estimation?
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by jeffool 15y ago
I understand how it could seem that way, but consider the math. If they caused $500M in lost sales, and EVERY illegal download is a lost sale, then with 50M users a day, if everyone was downloading $1 songs, they only had about ten days of
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by jeffool 15y ago
Exactly, the guy saw his profile being raised and instead of saying "I'm not getting paid, let me litigate" he said "How can I be smart and work this to my favor?" My porn pitch would've been: Add a streaming video component where people ca
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by jeffool 15y ago
Until your manager decides three other programmers from China or India could output a larger quantity of serviceable code for half your wage. And the drop in cost nets him a bonus from his bosses. Until they offshore him, and only need tran
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by jeffool 15y ago
I don't know if that's a "problem", it's just piracy. I think the abandonware scene is what film would look like with shorter copyright. Well, and non-traditional sequels and remakes may have actual budgets...
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by jeffool 15y ago
I think net neutrality and proper labeling work perfectly with his list. And I don't think that "bad for established media" should be the guiding principe, just "good for people". To that end, "no artificial geographic restrictions" seems r
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by jeffool 15y ago
I don't think that's the flipside to my point. I think the flipside to your point would be "why have IP protection at all? It's an idea in my head now, why should someone else have control over that and my ability to execute it?" And I don'
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by jeffool 15y ago
Agreed! ... Anyone have suggestions on what idealistic things to ask for?
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by jeffool 15y ago
I'd ask if we need to extend copyright on Mickey Mouse films? What good does that do? Now, extension of trademark, that I get to a limited degree. They can be the sole Mickey maker for a while. But why should they not have to make new mater
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by jeffool 15y ago
US manufacturing output has never been higher; the US is not losing manufacturing capabilities. We're losing jobs. We're hiring fewer people and making more product value than ever before.
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by jeffool 15y ago
There is no natural progression of law here. The first US copyright laws lasted seven years. Works were sold to publishers, they were printed, and shipped around the nation on boats and trains. Seven years. Now with a mouse click anyone can
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by jeffool 15y ago
I can't agree enough. And the longer we take to address all if these problems, the harsher the backlash is going to be. I'm so disgruntled with copyright I almost think 10 years is too long.
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The "video games are bigger than Hollywood" claims are at best wrong, and actually bullshit. Those claims are made from comparing the entirety of the Games Industry to the US box office, which is only Hollywood's first pass at profit making
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He mentioned "cheap labor" and "unregulated work conditions"? Aren't those the arguments against and for unions?

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