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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: CFAA Violation, TERMS of USE, Htacess Blocks
« on: September 18, 2014, 11:23:40 PM »
Jerry and Lucia. There's a reason why
1. Great CEOs create financial revolutions; and
2. Great scientists create revolutions in knowledge.
Neither yields to fear, neither waits to make a move, neither is afraid to come across as crazy, and both take enough risks that the odds eventually work in their favor.
Getty and PicScout and Timmy and the Ghostbusters watch this site like hawks, and you know it. Your ground rules take this very notion into consideration.
Have either of you ever heard the story of Sisyphus? Wonderful story.
Do either of you know what happens to those who need everything spelled out for them in nearly infinite perceptible order complete with diagrams, schematics and warranties?
NOTHING
This is not meant to be an offensive remark, however my students know me as blunt, and blunt I will be. Your line of reasoning leads to indentured servitude and defeat >90% of the time. Getty and PicScout are nothing. They are players in a much bigger game.
Why does this matter? To discover why, you must do what scientists do, and that is engage in a thought experiment.
Presume Getty goes unchallenged, and all the little "cogs" remain frightened and powerless. What message does this send to the next guy with a better idea for exploiting essentially the same concepts?
IF PEOPLE ARE COWARDLY AND STUPID ENOUGH TO LET ME GET AWAY WITH IT, THEN IT'S TIME TO TAKE THEM TO THE CLEANERS.
I've been teaching your young for 14 years. For the past 14 years they've gotten dumb and dumber and dumberer. They have no capacity to think. They leave college stupid, becoming teachers, and leading the next generation further into cerebral deficiency syndrome. Students are as cowardly as the rest of the population. They refuse to band together for fear that when they rise others won't and they'll be left holding the bag.
If you're concerned about what will happen with your $100M, then you need to THINK.
Why does the head of a major crime family sleep like a baby at night unworried about his money or his people? Easy. His money and his people are watched by anonymous watchers. Those watchers are watched by anonymous watchers. There are layers upon layers of watchers who are LOCKED AND LOADED to guarantee him sleep. The reason this system has worked for thousands of years is because it is driven by fear. The reason this system is unacceptable for the job at hand is because it wreaks of anti-ethics.
It's time for lawyers to do their jobs. Make this line of reasoning legal. Come up with a process. Engage the layers of watchers in the onion of control so it's ethical. But answer one question.
WOULD EVERY CHOICE YOU MAKE BE ETHICAL IF YOU KNEW YOU WERE NOT BEING WATCHED?
This is where integrity comes into play. As a matter of fact, my students know this question to be the ultimate test of integrity.
Again, I couldn't care less about Getty. Worst case scenario in any court battle someone pays $200 for a picture. BIG DEAL.
Be aware of one thing, however. Getty is watching you. Timmy is watching you. You know this to be true because your rules are built in such a way to prevent them from using anything against you. You fear them, and you know it. They know it too. That's why they’re still rattling the cages.
If you can engage in thought for just once, and come up with a means to make the $100M idea work, then Getty will have a problem, and they will begin to fear you. If you can raise the bar and turn this into a $1B idea, then ask yourself one question.
Would a company be ready to engage you in a legal battle that could essentially deplete them of 50% of their net worth? You see, that's power, it’s power money can't buy. In sending such a message to Getty, you're sending a much bigger message to any entity who would dare to exploit the people by turning the legal system into their own personal playground.
The message is... WE'RE LOCKED AND LOADED ON YOU, SO THINK TWICE.
The idea was not meant to hurt Getty. That notion is your own personal issues. The idea is the ultimate deterrent. It’s a game of brinksmanship this country has made popular over the past 50 years.
And it works.
I'm not afraid of Getty. I'm not afraid of PicScout.
What I am afraid of is people like you. Please watch what you say in this forum, this field of observation, this test of your resolve. YOU breed confidence for Goliath because you're saying EXACTLY what he wants to hear, and you weaken everyone in the process.
This is not a personal attack. It's an appeal to logic and reason and thought. Your mind interprets this as a personal attack because I’m confronting you head on with reason.
One last thing. Do you know what would have happened with this thread had you not sabotaged it with your doubts and criticism? Goliath would be more nervous today than he was three days ago. Good job. Be proud of yourselves.
You got my $5 donation. Go buy an ice cream cone. Ban me from the forum. Erase this post. Obliterate it to prove your power. But when Goliath comes banging on your door, just remember, you had an opportunity to make an insane idea work.
Do you know just how insane the notion of the atom was in 500 BC? Do you know how insane the notions of gravity was in 1600 AD? Do you know how insane the notion of subatomic particles was in 1880? Do you know how insane the notion of general relativity was in 1910? Do you know how insane the notion of an entire universe created by an exploding black hole was in 1970? Do you know how insane the notion of the demise of the know universe by a SUBatomic particle 126x the weight of a proton was in 2012?
Insane ideas are the stuff of legend.
My job and my passion are my students, i.e. your young. My job is to educate them and engage them in thought, to teach them logic, to get them to surmount their erroneous pre-conceived notions of self-limitation, to turn them into people who are capable of influence.
Please take your Goliath and your Getty and your Timmy and give them what they want - your indentured servitude.
PhDoc signing out permanently. The land of the ignorant smells wretched to me, and I refuse to be here.
1. Great CEOs create financial revolutions; and
2. Great scientists create revolutions in knowledge.
Neither yields to fear, neither waits to make a move, neither is afraid to come across as crazy, and both take enough risks that the odds eventually work in their favor.
Getty and PicScout and Timmy and the Ghostbusters watch this site like hawks, and you know it. Your ground rules take this very notion into consideration.
Have either of you ever heard the story of Sisyphus? Wonderful story.
Do either of you know what happens to those who need everything spelled out for them in nearly infinite perceptible order complete with diagrams, schematics and warranties?
NOTHING
This is not meant to be an offensive remark, however my students know me as blunt, and blunt I will be. Your line of reasoning leads to indentured servitude and defeat >90% of the time. Getty and PicScout are nothing. They are players in a much bigger game.
Why does this matter? To discover why, you must do what scientists do, and that is engage in a thought experiment.
Presume Getty goes unchallenged, and all the little "cogs" remain frightened and powerless. What message does this send to the next guy with a better idea for exploiting essentially the same concepts?
IF PEOPLE ARE COWARDLY AND STUPID ENOUGH TO LET ME GET AWAY WITH IT, THEN IT'S TIME TO TAKE THEM TO THE CLEANERS.
I've been teaching your young for 14 years. For the past 14 years they've gotten dumb and dumber and dumberer. They have no capacity to think. They leave college stupid, becoming teachers, and leading the next generation further into cerebral deficiency syndrome. Students are as cowardly as the rest of the population. They refuse to band together for fear that when they rise others won't and they'll be left holding the bag.
If you're concerned about what will happen with your $100M, then you need to THINK.
Why does the head of a major crime family sleep like a baby at night unworried about his money or his people? Easy. His money and his people are watched by anonymous watchers. Those watchers are watched by anonymous watchers. There are layers upon layers of watchers who are LOCKED AND LOADED to guarantee him sleep. The reason this system has worked for thousands of years is because it is driven by fear. The reason this system is unacceptable for the job at hand is because it wreaks of anti-ethics.
It's time for lawyers to do their jobs. Make this line of reasoning legal. Come up with a process. Engage the layers of watchers in the onion of control so it's ethical. But answer one question.
WOULD EVERY CHOICE YOU MAKE BE ETHICAL IF YOU KNEW YOU WERE NOT BEING WATCHED?
This is where integrity comes into play. As a matter of fact, my students know this question to be the ultimate test of integrity.
Again, I couldn't care less about Getty. Worst case scenario in any court battle someone pays $200 for a picture. BIG DEAL.
Be aware of one thing, however. Getty is watching you. Timmy is watching you. You know this to be true because your rules are built in such a way to prevent them from using anything against you. You fear them, and you know it. They know it too. That's why they’re still rattling the cages.
If you can engage in thought for just once, and come up with a means to make the $100M idea work, then Getty will have a problem, and they will begin to fear you. If you can raise the bar and turn this into a $1B idea, then ask yourself one question.
Would a company be ready to engage you in a legal battle that could essentially deplete them of 50% of their net worth? You see, that's power, it’s power money can't buy. In sending such a message to Getty, you're sending a much bigger message to any entity who would dare to exploit the people by turning the legal system into their own personal playground.
The message is... WE'RE LOCKED AND LOADED ON YOU, SO THINK TWICE.
The idea was not meant to hurt Getty. That notion is your own personal issues. The idea is the ultimate deterrent. It’s a game of brinksmanship this country has made popular over the past 50 years.
And it works.
I'm not afraid of Getty. I'm not afraid of PicScout.
What I am afraid of is people like you. Please watch what you say in this forum, this field of observation, this test of your resolve. YOU breed confidence for Goliath because you're saying EXACTLY what he wants to hear, and you weaken everyone in the process.
This is not a personal attack. It's an appeal to logic and reason and thought. Your mind interprets this as a personal attack because I’m confronting you head on with reason.
One last thing. Do you know what would have happened with this thread had you not sabotaged it with your doubts and criticism? Goliath would be more nervous today than he was three days ago. Good job. Be proud of yourselves.
You got my $5 donation. Go buy an ice cream cone. Ban me from the forum. Erase this post. Obliterate it to prove your power. But when Goliath comes banging on your door, just remember, you had an opportunity to make an insane idea work.
Do you know just how insane the notion of the atom was in 500 BC? Do you know how insane the notions of gravity was in 1600 AD? Do you know how insane the notion of subatomic particles was in 1880? Do you know how insane the notion of general relativity was in 1910? Do you know how insane the notion of an entire universe created by an exploding black hole was in 1970? Do you know how insane the notion of the demise of the know universe by a SUBatomic particle 126x the weight of a proton was in 2012?
Insane ideas are the stuff of legend.
My job and my passion are my students, i.e. your young. My job is to educate them and engage them in thought, to teach them logic, to get them to surmount their erroneous pre-conceived notions of self-limitation, to turn them into people who are capable of influence.
Please take your Goliath and your Getty and your Timmy and give them what they want - your indentured servitude.
PhDoc signing out permanently. The land of the ignorant smells wretched to me, and I refuse to be here.