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by shagie 2mo ago
Some PBS Space Time episodes featuring the Penrose Diagram (in order - the first two are from 9 years ago, the last from 6) What Happens at the Event Horizon? - https://youtu.be/mht-1c4wc0Q Escape The Kugelblitz Challenge -
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> There is an indication that the scanning and destruction of books can destroy the last copy of books that are rare. Every book that has been published in the United States has a copy in the Library of Congress. Neutron Radiography: Pro
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Yes. https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5936438/why-tech-compan... NPR's Juana Summers speaks with 404 Media cofounder and reporter Emanuel Maiberg about his investigation into a shipment of rare
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I believe you are referring to "The question for an AI company that can't return, sell, or donate the material after it has been scanned - are they then to pay to store it in a warehouse indefinitely?" and that you're ar
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My copying and pasting is twofold. First, in today's environment people will state AI hallucinations as fact or "google it yourself" as the reference. If someone doesn't know where to find that information they're
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I don't believe it is a bad policy that copyright on anything that is copyrightable is automatic (I don't need to register this comment with the Library of Congress). ... And it would require renegotiating the treaty with all of t
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by shagie 2mo ago
That revolves around print on demand for books that are out of copyright or where the copyright has been abandoned. > Background Valancourt Books is a print-on-demand independent publishing house specializing in rare and out-of-print bo
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by shagie 2mo ago
That would require a renegotiation of the TRIPS Agreement and the Berne Convention with the rest of the countries of the WTO. https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/ta_docs_e/modul... (iii) A
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The physical books that were scanned by Google were returned to the libraries. https://btaa.org/library/programs-and-services/book-search/f... > Will scanning harm the books? > No. Google developed inno
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Copyright protection is automatic. Publishing of copyrighted material requires that it be deposited with the Library of Congress.
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As a photographer, do I have to make every photograph that I've ever sold available to anyone to buy forever more? Can I refuse to sell a print to someone? I wasn't famous when I sold one for $20 back in the 90s... if I became f
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That's already the case, though the "digital rather than physical" as a preference could be something that legislation would improve. https://www.copyright.gov/mandatory/ > All works under copyright p
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That's what governments already do . https://www.copyright.gov/mandatory/ > All works under copyright protection that are published in the United States are subject to the mandatory deposit provision of the Co
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If it isn't scanned destructively, is it a liability? Can you do anything else with the book? What are its costs for storage in a way that retains the value of the book? If the assets of the warehouse are sold to another company (see
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by shagie 2mo ago
As an aside... https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Systems_Bible/mrOsb... (and I haven't hit any "you can't read this" limits yet). While the hard copy is a bit pricy for my shelf of
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While not an authoritative source... https://old.reddit.com/r/books/comments/1vugion/the_federal_... (and not actual book titles) > Correct. I work for a large used bookstore with an online component.
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Copyright law is an implementation of international treaties. Berne Convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention (182 parties) TRIPS Agreement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIPS_Agree
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The Rise of Fake Polls and the Case for Criminal Liability (2020)(scholarship.law.missouri.edu)
1 points by shagie 2mo ago|0 comments
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> The energy thing is exaggerated. https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-energy-demand-to-rise-dri... > Wisconsin energy demand to rise 40 percent by 2032, driven by data centers, draft report finds > Draft repor
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(to the sibling comment's point) Professional Editor and Proofreading Course - https://careertraining.uwp.edu/training-programs/professiona... > Professional editing is both an art and a discipline of diagnosin
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Consider that it has a "Very Positive" review rating in Steam now. https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/No_Mans_Sky/ Its last major new content was released on May 27th of this year. https:&#x
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As noted in a sibling comment, that there is no "in a week" implied in the 10%. The requirements themselves are at https://www.faa.gov/air-traffic-controller-qualifications Individuals must meet the followin
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by shagie 2mo ago
The circle of confusion ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_confusion ) imposes optical limitations on the image. It may be acceptable for phone screens and images on the web. However, if one was to print the im
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US hires over 2k video gamers as air traffic controllers(cbsnews.com)
211 points by shagie 2mo ago|160 comments
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As a person currently experiencing some weather - no.
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I came to ruby from the perl side. It was "here's a Redmine server, here's a feature request for one of the in house built plugins." I forget the specifics (it was 2011) ... but trick of the feature was to add a functi
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> python succeeded because it wasn't Perl's TMTOWTDI, everyone expected ruby to overtake python, but .. for some reason that never happened Ruby allows (and to some extent encourages) unreasonable code. It's not bad code
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https://youtu.be/SW-NoiM726U?si=D_ehA4N8HzHYiZkf&t=142 (from 2017) > Expansive clay isn't just an issue for buildings. All kinds of infrastructure are at risk of damage from a shifting foundation. His production
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Kurzgesagt has a video on it - The Deadliest Virus on Earth https://youtu.be/4u5I8GYB79Y?si=kpoOGGK8YUA-2P5k&t=378 (time coded to 6:18 where it talks about the lack of damage to the brain) Part of it is that after it d
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David Webber - Safehold series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safehold The first book is Off Armageddon Reef - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_Armageddon_Reef In the 24th century, 8 milli

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