An AI (artificial intelligence) cannot own a copyright, because only people can own copyrights. Any argument to the contrary assumes that an AI is a sentient being, which it is not. AI is simply a set of computer instructions. It does not think. It’s just instructions for a computer to follow. Even if those instructions […]
Demonetization
Everybody wants to know how to monetize their websites. I tried monetizing my websites for a while and made a few dollars doing it. But was it worth it? No, because monetizing often means plastering your websites with annoying advertisements, jarring popups, and sleazy sales copy. You mess up the aesthetics of your sites and […]
Tiny Copyrights
Stephen King’s novel The Stand is over 500,000 words in length. It’s copyrighted by Stephen King in its entirety. You can probably get away with reprinting a few paragraphs under fair use and with proper attribution. Microsoft Windows 10 has over 50 million lines of code. It’s copyrighted by Microsoft Corporation in its entirety. You […]
We Know Nothing
Science is the explanation of how the universe works. Everything can be explained with science. People who believe otherwise are confusing “science” with “known science.” Not all of science is known. It is impossible to know all of science, because the universe is infinite, and thus the explanation for the universe is also infinite. Whenever […]
Taiwan’s Famous Stinky Tofu
One of my earliest memories is of looking down at my feet as my sandals squished into the mud after a summer thunderstorm. One of my hands held a tiny plastic bottle of Yakult, while the other clutched my mother’s hand. She led me up the muddy street through the market where my grandmother was […]
Eat Pizza with Ketchup???
An Indian eatery called Tava Fry opened up near me a couple of years ago. I tried it once when they just opened, but I was a little turned off by their focus on brain, goat, and lamb dishes. I don’t mind people eating them, but it’s not my thing. Last week when I was […]