Pirates::RRRRRRR

SO. There are several words that, in the fight over DRM etc. have been obscured this is very important to read for anyone who wants a fair discussion on the topic. Be advised source is biased towards free source however all of the definitions and most of the acronyms are safe, the paper is self aware of its bias. Its a good counterbalance to the large volumes fed to the populace by large companies with a vested intrest in legal restrictions.

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html

Excerpt:

“Piracy”

Publishers often refer to copying they don't approve of as “piracy.” In this way, they imply that it is ethically equivalent to attacking ships on the high seas, kidnapping and murdering the people on them. Based on such propaganda, they have procured laws in most of the world to forbid copying in most (or sometimes all) circumstances. (They are still pressuring to make these prohibitions more complete.)

If you don't believe that copying not approved by the publisher is just like kidnapping and murder, you might prefer not to use the word “piracy” to describe it. Neutral terms such as “unauthorized copying” (or “prohibited copying” for the situation where it is illegal) are available for use instead. Some of us might even prefer to use a positive term such as “sharing information with your neighbor.”

Slide Shows... Obnoxious or Learning Tool

The following article/research study shows an uncorrelated relationship between showing slide shows in the memory (both short term and long term) but has evidence that suggests that slides advent the instructor's likability. Its long and all I read was the abstract, so I will not vouch for the experiment's accuracy ( it seems they only tested on a few teachers).

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5524/is_/ai_n21364066


My Opinion:

I find learning is not benefited at all by slide shows if your an effective presenter, if any thing I can see it distracting users by creating two competing focal points. I find it distracting, true oration is more compelling.

Andrew Bird Sayz:

Some things they say
are not for sale
but I would hold that we are all free agents
of some substance or scale

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Define: Software Industry

“Software Industry”

The term “software industry” encourages people to imagine that software is always developed by a sort of factory and then delivered to consumers. The free software community shows this is not the case. Software businesses exist, and various businesses develop free and/or non-free software, but those that develop free software are not like factories.

The term “industry” is being used as propaganda by advocates of software patents. They call software development “industry” and then try to argue that this means it should be subject to patent monopolies. The European Parliament, rejecting software patents in 2003, voted to define “industry” as “automated production of material goods”.

Source: "http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html"

Define: Piracy

“Piracy”

Publishers often refer to copying they don't approve of as “piracy.” In this way, they imply that it is ethically equivalent to attacking ships on the high seas, kidnapping and murdering the people on them. Based on such propaganda, they have procured laws in most of the world to forbid copying in most (or sometimes all) circumstances. (They are still pressuring to make these prohibitions more complete.)

If you don't believe that copying not approved by the publisher is just like kidnapping and murder, you might prefer not to use the word “piracy” to describe it. Neutral terms such as “unauthorized copying” (or “prohibited copying” for the situation where it is illegal) are available for use instead. Some of us might even prefer to use a positive term such as “sharing information with your neighbor.”

source: "http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html"

Piracy

A fantastic piracy article, a decent analysis of how the common artist should handle the treacherous present day distribution system.

http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/14/love/print.html