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Comment Re:Silly politcal granstanding all around (Score 4, Insightful) 253

... Trump is a moron elected by a very vocal minority of idiots....

Yeah. I wish that were true. Trump was elected by a majority. And his current support numbers are still around 38%.
https://www.economist.com/inte...

It turns out the number of idiots if really high. And the ones running the country and enforcing the 'laws' include a lot of 'em.

I would much rather go nearly anywhere in Europe.

Comment Re:This is not what copyright should be (Score 1) 36

Why is five years too short ?

What is the lead time between a book being popular and it being made into a movie?

With a 5 year copyright, no author would ever be paid for their book becoming a movie. A year for it to be clear it's popular. A year to think about making a movie. 3 years to make the movie. It comes out 5 years and a day after publication and doesn't owe the author a cent.

And all the other edges for things that get rolled into other things.

That doesn't work for me. Does it really work for you?

So 5 years is too short.

Comment Re:This is not what copyright should be (Score 1) 36

5 years is too little. 95 years is too much. There is a happier medium.

But I'm excited that *anything* is making its way. I honestly did not think anything was going to age into the public domain in my lifetime. I'm hopeful that the fact the world does not end when these things go public domain may mean we might even get a shorter term some day.

Comment A little irony for ya (Score 1) 118

https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/...

Arkansas PBS is excited to announce that former State Rep. Carlton Wing has been selected as the agency’s new executive director and chief executive officer. Wing brings more than three decades of leadership experience in broadcasting, media and public service to the state’s only public media network. The Arkansas PBS commission and staff are looking forward to his first day in the office, on Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Maybe they should have been a little more nervous.

Comment Re:Hopefully they can survive that long (Score 2) 29

Their total # of vehicles sold are actually expected to decline in 2025.

I guess you mean their annual car sales?

Specifically:
Overall Guidance: Rivian adjusted its 2025 delivery target down to 41,500 - 43,500 vehicles due to retooling for the next-gen R2 platform, impacting production.
(vs about 51K in 2024)

I guess I'd call that a blip if the numbers play out and they get R2 up and running - which I'm looking forward to.

Comment Re:Learning with fun and enjoyment doesn't work (Score 4, Informative) 259

To learn maths properly, you have to enjoy it, love it even.

Horseshit.

To learn maths properly - enough to do middle school math - you need to be taught it. You don't have to love it. You don't have to enjoy it, even. You just have to be taught.

Sure - it helps if you love it. But we're not talking calculus, here; we're talking algebra. Geometry. Not even trig. You don't need to love math to learn that.

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