jacobsievers

What? Are you really suggesting that software can’t be legally distributed by its author? And that a license is required before I can make copies for my own use? This is completely incorrect. What about fair use?

The software I'm referring to is "software, by default..." Surely you don't mean to imply that software is by default, not legally distributed.

The same law or principle that allows me to use the pages of a book as wallpaper. Why can't I use my legally obtained copy in anyway I choose so long as it doesn't violate any law or contract? My point is that copyright only protects from the making of copies, and licenses are something else entirely.

I am not. Of course it's not legal to use pirated software. By definition pirated software is illegally obtained. But a legally obtained copy can be run without a license, if none was required to obtain the software.

As for "leaked" software: again, if copies are illegally obtained then of course it's illegal to use them.

This case establishes that the copy in question was in fact a "copy" as defined by the copyright act, but the infringement was due to the disposition of the parties' rights via a license - not inherent to the copyright. This ruling is highly specific to the case.

I find it difficult to invest time in reading this when the author demonstrates such a basic misunderstanding of copyright:

...software, by default, probably cannot be used, modified, or redistributed without a license from the copyright holder.

Of course it can be used and modified. It's the redistribution that is covered by copyright law.

...you can’t really use software without someone giving you permission.

This is completely false, except where a license is required to obtain a copy to begin with. It is the license that creates the restriction, not the copyright.

If I've legitimately obtained a copy of your work, then I'm entitled to use it, read it, even make my own copies for personal use. Any new work I attempt to distribute would be measured against your original to determine infringement.

Mexico City is at 2200 meters. High altitude is going to be cooler.

I don't know, VHS Hi-Fi wasn't bad. It had a frequency response of 20Hz to 20kHz and signal-to-noise ratio about 70 dB.

Of the important grains and/or cereals listed above...

I'm not sure what you meant to communicate with "and/or", but "and" would probably have sufficed.

In 2009, 3 Quarks Daily credited this excerpt to an article in Aviation Week & Space Technology. What date exactly, I couldn't determine. See https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2009/03/sr71-disintegr...

It is well documented that they were there, and also true that there is no confirmation that they have suffered any effects as of today. https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-45-iaea...

Not buying any of it. If we judge by previous longevity, my guess is that Garamond will be the only one of those fonts still in use in the 30th century.

I don't get it. It pulls up journal entries from the 1970's on PubMed. Are those "on the internet"? What about Google Books results?

I think this refers to James Lovelock's work with radar in the 1950s. But it was hamsters, not mice.

The context of Baker and Gorbachev's discussion was only within the reunited Germany, not Europe generally. See Gorbachev's explanation at https://www.rbth.com/international/2014/10/16/mikhail_gorbac...

I don't think the Guardian article supports your assertion that "several actors confirm it". It mentions that Kohl made a similar statement, not that Kohl was an "actor" in terms of the original "promise" or that he confirmed it was made.

The "promise" wasn't exactly as suggested in the quote. It wasn't agreement, but part of a back-and-forth thought problem. Gorbachev was asked if he preferred a reunited Germany to be a member of Nato and thus constrained by that alliance, or a free-actor--implying that an unaligned Germany would return to it's expansionist ways. Gorbachev followed up by asking if Nato would expand further east and Baker said no. But this was all part of the hypothetical posit.

Edit: Further, Gorbachev himself stated that he believed nations should be free to make their own decisions on whether to join Nato or not.

Edit: Looking for source led me to an interview with Gorbachev where he claims this "promise" never happened at all: https://www.rbth.com/international/2014/10/16/mikhail_gorbac...

And, a government photo ID is required to get a passport. A state ID is very useful for non-driving citizens, as well as non-citizens.

Strange article; not sure why it's getting so much traction. It completely ignores the work of most of the administration, other than a sideways nod to the CIA's Bill Burns.

Humans remain humans. Blame the systems that amplify extreme voices.

Verbena is a plant... commonly used as a fragrance for lotions and creams.

What! No Bender? This is the worst kind of discrimination...

Question re. your site: "By using this website you agree to our Policy." refers to what policy?

I guess that would make any assistance by a state to its population a defense program, yes?

Add Oriental Bittersweet, Black Swallow-wort, English ivy and Chinese Wisteria to this list and you've got my back yard. The winner every year is the Wisteria. It cannot be killed.

I think I might be missing something. I don't see any mention in the post regarding a tool being "introduced."

Minor quibble: This implies that electricity only takes the path of least resistance. Electricity actually takes all available paths in inverse proportion to the impedance of the paths. This is why grounding rods don't keep you from being electrocuted. I'm looking at you, sketchy lamp-post.

From the article: "Compared with Australians and Papuans, the Negritos’ Denisovan ancestry was up to 46 per cent higher..."

I'll agree with that. There are certain lifestyle changes at that age range: office job, extra cash for eating out, etc.