thomblake comments on The Shabbos goy - Less Wrong

35 Post author: PhilGoetz 26 March 2010 04:16PM

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Comment author: thomblake 26 March 2010 06:19:58PM 3 points [-]

on the losing end of a frog-boil.

I'm stealing this expression.

Comment author: Strange7 26 March 2010 07:19:40PM -1 points [-]

The more widely-accepted term for nondestructive appropriation of creative content is 'piracy.'

Comment author: wnoise 26 March 2010 07:54:01PM 0 points [-]

It's not one I accept. I think it's a very bad analogy, and refuse to use the word with that meaning.

Comment author: thomblake 26 March 2010 07:22:48PM 0 points [-]

How about, I'll use it fairly with attribution where possible

Comment author: RobinZ 26 March 2010 08:14:55PM 0 points [-]

Vocabulary is not creative content.

Comment author: wnoise 26 March 2010 09:01:53PM 0 points [-]

Vocabulary absolutely can be creative content -- boiling something down to a few words is a difficult art.

I would agree with it not being covered by various intellectual property laws.

Comment author: RobinZ 26 March 2010 09:52:12PM 0 points [-]

We have no disagreement here.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 27 March 2010 12:48:38AM 0 points [-]

I just want to call someone a frog-boiler.