• grepe@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      the library was run on donations and someone copied all the books and is selling a service that summarizes them on a lot right in front of it. you can still go around and give your donation inside but most people don’t and the library is starting to fall apart. also the summaries kind of suck.

    • ferrule@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Sort of. Unless you go to a private university taxes go to the public schools to fun facilities and wages for the educators. While you may pay tuition, the overall cost of that education and the services needed for one to do research doesn’t come wholely out of your pocket.

      Now I agree you should be compensated more, as someone who tried to get published academically and has filed patents I can see why there is a split of compensation.

      • Deckname@feddit.orgEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Wdym? Scientists usually don’t get paid to publish. The person you replied to, probably meant academic publishing as in:

        1. Scientist does research and compiles manuscript, usually via public money, even in shithole countries like the US
        2. Scientist submits manuscript to for profit journal
        3. Journal outsources proofreading to other scientists, who do it for free
        4. Manuscript is accepted or revised on scientists time and money
        5. Scientist pays for publishing
        6. For Profit journal either charges extra for “open” publication or charges scientist and other scientists for access, usually by agreements with the respective library
        7. Profit! (On the journals part)

        Where is the split of compensation? For patents there is, but for academic publishing usually not.

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    …Seriously?

    This guy has no leg to stand on; that’s the Mildly Infuriating part.

    EDIT: Am I the only one on Lemmy who discounts the whole post the moment I see a blue checkmark?

    Especially this one. It’s so hypocritical it hurts.

    • Famko@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I think other people can buy the blue checkmark for you on twitter, though my information may be faulty.

      In any case, just cause he gave money to that ass wipe Elon doesn’t mean that his analogy isn’t valid, just a little “leopards ate my face” kinda deal.

      • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Well, he tweets many times a day, many posts like this:

        …Seems like a “Tech Bro” type to me. He’s just engagement farming; I don’t care what he says, there nothing valid about that.

        In fact, I’d wager some of those posts are automated.

  • Jake Farm@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 months ago

    There is a license that says that all derivatives must also be open source.

    But also AI companies don’t care about the law, they stole all their data, engage in insider trading, circular trading, and generating all manner of illegal content, they don’t give a fuck. And the US government isn’t doing anything to hold them accountable, infact the president is getting in on it.

  • Wilco@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    That is how capitalism works.

    The American Weather Service provided weather updates for free, but a company came along and just started copying what the weather service posted … then sued the Weather Service for publicly posting the weather because the government is not allowed to provide a service for free that a company can charge for.

    Insanity.

    • MaggiWuerze@feddit.orgEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Same thing happened in Germany where the DWD collects and publishes weather data. Wetter.de came along and sued them, forcing them to hide features in their app (developed and paid for by tax money) behind a paywall. That was later overturned, but I still refuse to use their site

      • Wilco@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Yes! Exact same here. Its so dumb it sounds made up. A random company comes along and just gets to sell what was once free.

      • Doomsider@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        In case anyone didn’t know the answer is business as in business has the government by the balls.