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JB wrote:
... Sorry OM you kept dropping out. Hmmm, "check the equipment on that end", obviously you have a loose connection--somewhere. :-) Regards, JS |
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So, you're a legend in your own mind. Your reactivity by the way
indicates No, actually not. However, as your text indicates, I "AM SOMETHING" you don't see in your ghetto, thanks for the "heads-up." People DO tend to be a product of their environment ... again, reflected in your text. Regards, JS Environment's no excuse for bad behavior, but it is often the case. Maybe you haven't seen any miracles in yours. They can be found even amongst great turmoil and evil. Try to get out of your comfort zone and travel some, even spend some time in other cultures. Jails of Mexico, Beverly Hills, anywhere. It can be a better teacher than the classroom. I can pray that you're eyes be opened to what you can't see. |
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JB wrote:
... Environment's no excuse for bad behavior, but it is often the case. Maybe you haven't seen any miracles in yours. They can be found even amongst great turmoil and evil. Try to get out of your comfort zone and travel some, even spend some time in other cultures. Jails of Mexico, Beverly Hills, anywhere. It can be a better teacher than the classroom. I can pray that you're eyes be opened to what you can't see. Here. Take your "Last Man Standing" award, enjoy ... Regards, JS |
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On Dec 4, 3:02*pm, "JB" wrote:
So, you're a legend in your own mind. *Your reactivity by the way indicates No, actually not. *However, as your text indicates, I "AM SOMETHING" you don't see in your ghetto, thanks for the "heads-up." *People DO tend to be a product of their environment ... again, reflected in your text. Regards, JS Environment's no excuse for bad behavior, but it is often the case. *Maybe you haven't seen any miracles in yours. *They can be found even amongst great turmoil and evil. *Try to get out of your comfort zone and travel some, even spend some time in other cultures. *Jails of Mexico, Beverly Hills, anywhere. *It can be a better teacher than the classroom. *I can pray that you're eyes be opened to what you can't see. What on Earth is going on here? So you have a conflict? What do you both want of each other so this can be put aside if you so wish? The subject was that many technical people are getting laid off. This removes them from access to public university white papers. After a year or so they will be encouraged to look for a alternative career They then find that that University white papers are not open source to facilitate recomended change Universities widen the Rust Belt towards both coasts. Universities decline in services without public funds Universities react and recruit teachers from India to prevent furthur spread of the Rust Belt but efforts to late. America becomes the latest Empire to bite the dust as a Mexican becomes P=resident and encourages change over from corn to hemp and all are happy overnight. The audacity of hope fades away. |
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Art Unwin wrote:
On Dec 4, 3:02 pm, "JB" wrote: So, you're a legend in your own mind. Your reactivity by the way indicates No, actually not. However, as your text indicates, I "AM SOMETHING" you don't see in your ghetto, thanks for the "heads-up." People DO tend to be a product of their environment ... again, reflected in your text. Regards, JS Environment's no excuse for bad behavior, but it is often the case. Maybe you haven't seen any miracles in yours. They can be found even amongst great turmoil and evil. Try to get out of your comfort zone and travel some, even spend some time in other cultures. Jails of Mexico, Beverly Hills, anywhere. It can be a better teacher than the classroom. I can pray that you're eyes be opened to what you can't see. What on Earth is going on here? So you have a conflict? What do you both want of each other so this can be put aside if you so wish? The subject was that many technical people are getting laid off. This removes them from access to public university white papers. After a year or so they will be encouraged to look for a alternative career They then find that that University white papers are not open source to facilitate recomended change Universities widen the Rust Belt towards both coasts. Universities decline in services without public funds Universities react and recruit teachers from India to prevent furthur spread of the Rust Belt but efforts to late. America becomes the latest Empire to bite the dust as a Mexican becomes P=resident and encourages change over from corn to hemp and all are happy overnight. The audacity of hope fades away. Phew! Stop to catch your breath Art. 8^) Actually, I wondered what this thread was all about. So I'll bite. Much of what is out there is free for all. But the source of the money for research is often from companies who are using the research to enhance their companies position in the marketplace. Now we can discuss how much of a public university is actually public, and whether or not it should all be public or not, but the background has shifted. Once upon a time, industry funded an amount of their assets toward research. As time went on, some folks decided that that research money was wasted, and was better spent giving back to the shareholders. That was a smart move - if you couldn't see past the end of your nose. So after it was seen that wrecking your R and D department was a great way to become a technological backwater, they started looking for a less expensive way to get research done. The answer was the universities. So here we are. We can argue about whether or not it should be all open source or not, but from industries perspective, not having the research open to all makes sense. Needless to say, a one paragraph dissertation of the situation is necessarily truncated as all hell.... Not to say one way is better than any other, although personally, I kind of liked the older paradigm of company based R and D. But the new method sends money to the universities. - 73 de Mike N3LI - da village idiot......... |
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Michael Coslo wrote:
... So after it was seen that wrecking your R and D department was a great way to become a technological backwater, they started looking for a less expensive way to get research done. The answer was the universities. So here we are. We can argue about whether or not it should be all open source or not, but from industries perspective, not having the research open to all makes sense. ... - 73 de Mike N3LI - da village idiot......... Excellent point Mike. When I returned to bring my degree up, the department received quite a chunk of money from the military, and a military contractor, for research into weapons targeting. A sane mind does need to be in control and differentiate between TRUE "public knowledge" and non-public knowledge ... And, a public college should refrain from getting into the position of competition with private industry (or, even influencing competition in public industry)--EVEN if the money and perks are tempting. We used to have men of such high standards, morals and ethics involved that there was little if any controversy ... :-( Regards, JS |
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On Dec 5, 8:21*am, Michael Coslo wrote:
Art Unwin wrote: On Dec 4, 3:02 pm, "JB" wrote: So, you're a legend in your own mind. *Your reactivity by the way indicates No, actually not. *However, as your text indicates, I "AM SOMETHING" you don't see in your ghetto, thanks for the "heads-up." *People DO tend to be a product of their environment ... again, reflected in your text. Regards, JS Environment's no excuse for bad behavior, but it is often the case. *Maybe you haven't seen any miracles in yours. *They can be found even amongst great turmoil and evil. *Try to get out of your comfort zone and travel some, even spend some time in other cultures. *Jails of Mexico, Beverly Hills, anywhere. *It can be a better teacher than the classroom. *I can pray that you're eyes be opened to what you can't see. What on Earth is going on here? So you have a conflict? What do you both want of each other so this can be put aside if you so wish? The subject was that many technical people are getting laid off. This removes them from access to public university white papers. *After a year or so they will be encouraged to look for a alternative career They then find that that University white papers are not open source to facilitate recomended change Universities widen the Rust Belt towards both coasts. Universities decline in services without public funds Universities react and recruit teachers from India *to prevent furthur spread of the Rust Belt but efforts to late. America becomes the latest Empire to bite the dust as a Mexican becomes P=resident and encourages change *over from corn to hemp and all are happy overnight. The audacity of hope fades away. * * * * Phew! Stop to catch your breath Art. 8^) * * * * Actually, I wondered what this thread was all about. * * * * So I'll bite. * * * * Much of what is out there is free for all. * * * * But the source of the money for research is often from companies who are using the research to enhance their companies position in the marketplace. * * * * Now we can discuss how much of a public university is actually public, and whether or not it should all be public or not, but the background has shifted. * * * * Once upon a time, industry funded an amount of their assets toward research. As time went on, some folks decided that that research money was wasted, and was better spent giving back to the shareholders. That was a smart move - if you couldn't see past the end of your nose. * * * * So after it was seen that wrecking your R and D department was a great way to become a technological backwater, they started looking for a less expensive way to get research done. The answer was the universities. So here we are. We can argue about whether or not it should be all open source or not, but from industries perspective, not having the research open to all makes sense. Needless to say, a one paragraph dissertation of the situation is necessarily truncated as all hell.... * * * * Not to say one way is better than any other, although personally, I kind of liked the older paradigm of company based R and D. But the new method sends money to the universities. * * * * - 73 de Mike N3LI - *da village idiot......... Mike My point is that IF the work of Universities is to be published it should be open source instead of giving it to a private entity. I see no point in preventing oversite by the public at large from seeing how their taxes are being spent. The fruits of our taxes should not be channelled off to prevent private institutions from going bankrupt. Private companies can always, and do, have their own Rand D if they want totally privacy for commercial reasons. PARTIAL funding does not give them the right to the same privacy. As the pool of engineers get smaller so does the disemination of scientific information,. Is that what America really want for the future? |
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"Art Unwin" wrote in message ... My point is that IF the work of Universities is to be published it should be open source instead of giving it to a private entity. but many universities ARE private entities. And if private funds are used for research, or funds from industry sponsors are used, then there should be no doubt that the funder's should decide what gets published and what they keep private. I see no point in preventing oversite by the public at large from seeing how their taxes are being spent. have you actually gone to a public university and asked for access to their library where such things are normally archived? personally i don't think i need to pay to have everything done at a public university published for the world. that would be a bigger expense than the research is actually worth in many cases. As the pool of engineers get smaller so does the disemination of scientific information,. Engineers are NOT scientists. Engineers design things that perform specific functions, they may solve practical problems, but they are NOT the ones doing most of the basic research type of work. At my last job they wanted to change my job title from 'Engineer' to 'Scientist', this was a place that DID perform research that was funded by industry, most of which was kept private for use by the funders. I refused the job title change because I preferred to do the practical stuff and make products for the customers that did something useful instead of the research and experimentation and writing reports. |
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On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 08:55:55 -0800 (PST), Art Unwin
wrote: I see no point in preventing oversite by the public at large from seeing how their taxes are being spent. I wonder how long that sentiment would last if we demanded full disclosure and retention of patent rights from those on the dole who claim they are inventors? * * * * T I L T !!!! * * * * The question becomes: Are you willing to pay back your social security to the taxpayers who support you? Knowing how that answer will be evaded, avoided, denied, dismissed (each or all with manufactured outrage suited to this Soap Opera), no, you won't. As Perot used to say, "That dog don't hunt!" As such, the status quo will be maintained and inventors on the dole will keep their dignity and professors will keep their research. Equilibrium! ;-) 73's Richard Clark, KB7QHC |
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Art Unwin wrote:
On Dec 5, 8:21 am, Michael Coslo wrote: Art Unwin wrote: On Dec 4, 3:02 pm, "JB" wrote: So, you're a legend in your own mind. Your reactivity by the way indicates No, actually not. However, as your text indicates, I "AM SOMETHING" you don't see in your ghetto, thanks for the "heads-up." People DO tend to be a product of their environment ... again, reflected in your text. Regards, JS Environment's no excuse for bad behavior, but it is often the case. Maybe you haven't seen any miracles in yours. They can be found even amongst great turmoil and evil. Try to get out of your comfort zone and travel some, even spend some time in other cultures. Jails of Mexico, Beverly Hills, anywhere. It can be a better teacher than the classroom. I can pray that you're eyes be opened to what you can't see. What on Earth is going on here? So you have a conflict? What do you both want of each other so this can be put aside if you so wish? The subject was that many technical people are getting laid off. This removes them from access to public university white papers. After a year or so they will be encouraged to look for a alternative career They then find that that University white papers are not open source to facilitate recomended change Universities widen the Rust Belt towards both coasts. Universities decline in services without public funds Universities react and recruit teachers from India to prevent furthur spread of the Rust Belt but efforts to late. America becomes the latest Empire to bite the dust as a Mexican becomes P=resident and encourages change over from corn to hemp and all are happy overnight. The audacity of hope fades away. Phew! Stop to catch your breath Art. 8^) Actually, I wondered what this thread was all about. So I'll bite. Much of what is out there is free for all. But the source of the money for research is often from companies who are using the research to enhance their companies position in the marketplace. Now we can discuss how much of a public university is actually public, and whether or not it should all be public or not, but the background has shifted. Once upon a time, industry funded an amount of their assets toward research. As time went on, some folks decided that that research money was wasted, and was better spent giving back to the shareholders. That was a smart move - if you couldn't see past the end of your nose. So after it was seen that wrecking your R and D department was a great way to become a technological backwater, they started looking for a less expensive way to get research done. The answer was the universities. So here we are. We can argue about whether or not it should be all open source or not, but from industries perspective, not having the research open to all makes sense. Needless to say, a one paragraph dissertation of the situation is necessarily truncated as all hell.... Not to say one way is better than any other, although personally, I kind of liked the older paradigm of company based R and D. But the new method sends money to the universities. - 73 de Mike N3LI - da village idiot......... Mike My point is that IF the work of Universities is to be published it should be open source instead of giving it to a private entity. I see no point in preventing oversite by the public at large from seeing how their taxes are being spent. The fruits of our taxes should not be channelled off to prevent private institutions from going bankrupt. Private companies can always, and do, have their own Rand D if they want totally privacy for commercial reasons. Hi Art, not saying that I disagree with your sentiments, but the paradigm shifted, and we allowed it to happen. Bell labs is a good (bad?) example of just what happened: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs Is an interesting reference, you really should read it. They sure came up with a lot of interesting innovations and inventions. But what is telling is the last two sentences of the article: Start quote As of July 2008, however, only four scientists remained in physics basic research according to a report by the scientific journal Nature.[4] On August 28, 2008, Alcatel-Lucent announced it was pulling out of basic science, material physics, and semiconductor research, and it will instead focus on more immediately marketable areas including networking, high-speed electronics, wireless networks, nanotechnology and software.[5] End quote No doubt their next quarter profits will look good. Or did. They'll have to find something for an encore to increase the profits next quarter. But for companies that rely on innovation and invention, they are eating their seed corn. - 73 de Mike N3LI - |
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