Re: The future of computing.

2021-09-24 Thread Charlie Gibbs
On Thu Sep 23 10:39:23 2021 Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 10:15 PM Gene Heskett > wrote: > >> On Wednesday 22 September 2021 22:23:29 Nicholas Geovanis wrote: >> >>> No there aren't that many millionaires and billionaires and >>> They make sure of it. >> >> This is true

Re: OT: Copyrights and patents (was: Re: The future of computing.)

2021-09-24 Thread rhkramer
Thanks -- some comments below (I guess I had a brain or consciousness -worm (analagous to an earworm) and had to dig deeper). ;-) On Friday, September 24, 2021 03:45:28 AM Michael Lange wrote: > On Thu, 23 Sep 2021 07:22:17 -0400 > rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > Something like that, but doesn't s

Re: OT: Copyrights and patents (was: Re: The future of computing.)

2021-09-24 Thread Michael Lange
Hi, On Thu, 23 Sep 2021 07:22:17 -0400 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: (...) > > But the law today gives me > > automatic copyright over what I write without additional public > > notice, I think for 90 years after I die. > > Something like that, but doesn't sound quite right (wish I had a better >

Re: OT: Copyrights and patents (was: Re: The future of computing.)

2021-09-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 23 September 2021 07:22:17 rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 10:12:49 PM Gene Heskett wrote: > > Or the ARRL forgot to renew the copyright. Copyrights were > > originally issued for a period of 7 years, renewable once for an > > additional 7 years. > > Hmm, w

OT: Copyrights and patents (was: Re: The future of computing.)

2021-09-23 Thread rhkramer
On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 10:12:49 PM Gene Heskett wrote: > Or the ARRL forgot to renew the copyright. Copyrights were originally > issued for a period of 7 years, renewable once for an additional 7 > years. Hmm, without looking it up, I thought the 7/7 years was for patents, and copyrigh

Re: The future of computing.

2021-09-23 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 10:15 PM Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 22 September 2021 22:23:29 Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > > > No there aren't that many millionaires and billionaires and They > > make sure of it. > > > This is true, but I'd also include the mba's who's major lesson to those >

Re: The future of computing.

2021-09-22 Thread harryweaver
23 Sep 2021, 10:58 by n...@n0nb.us: > * On 2021 22 Sep 16:14 -0500, harrywea...@tutanota.com wrote: > >> For those with an interest: >> >> https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5204765206263907088 >> > > Hmmm, as a radio amateur when I see QST, I immediately think of the > membership journa

Re: The future of computing.

2021-09-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 22 September 2021 22:23:29 Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > On Wed, Sep 22, 2021, 9:13 PM Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > There is something wrong with this picture. 14 years was considered > > as the author having milked his writings for 99% of all they would > > ever generate in income

Re: The future of computing.

2021-09-22 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Wed, Sep 22, 2021, 9:13 PM Gene Heskett wrote: > > There is something wrong with this picture. 14 years was considered as > the author having milked his writings for 99% of all they would ever > generate in income. IMNSHO it (the original version) is still a good > idea. Stealing an indi

Re: The future of computing.

2021-09-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 22 September 2021 20:58:14 Nate Bargmann wrote: > * On 2021 22 Sep 16:14 -0500, harrywea...@tutanota.com wrote: > > For those with an interest: > > > > https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5204765206263907088 > > Hmmm, as a radio amateur when I see QST, I immediately think of the

Re: The future of computing.

2021-09-22 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2021 22 Sep 16:14 -0500, harrywea...@tutanota.com wrote: > For those with an interest: > > https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5204765206263907088 Hmmm, as a radio amateur when I see QST, I immediately think of the membership journal of the American Radio Relay League which has been pu