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...students submit PDFs of code and we can write comments on it,” said Peter H. Lifland ’10, one of the almost 30 TFs for the course. “It makes the grading process a lot faster...
...problem: Though media companies and the government have relied on lawyers to fight digital piracy, Lessig highlights the much more logical approach of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who chose to forgo such legal weapons in favor of a "fight-fire-with-fire" approach - Digital Rights Management, or DRM. This code limited the redistribution of iTunes songs, thus reassuring record companies that the online music store wouldn't be a total rip-off. "DRM was thus a speed bump: it slowed illegal use just enough to get the labels to buy in." But Lessig also notes the dangers...
...from?" That doesn't mean, however, that the original composer should not be protected: "Neither RW (Read/Write) nor RO (Read Only) culture can truly flourish without copyright." But he also recognizes that not all cultural goods are created equal. Just as apples shouldn't be compared to oranges, software code shouldn't be likened to movies or music to scientific articles. Each, he argues, will require its own set of rules...
...beta version worked great. Addictive games include a shape-matching brainteaser called MisMisMatch, a beeping Simon Says-type game called Android Says and classics like Pac-Man. The BarCode Scanner is a handy app that lets you use the built-in camera to scan a product's bar code at the store, then instantly compare prices online. But my personal favorite has to be Cooking Taster, which includes short how-to videos and easy-to-follow recipes for ethnic food...
...plan--named for a section of the Internal Revenue Code--came about thanks to a 1978 congressional provision intended to offer taxpayers breaks on deferred income. In 1980, while trying to streamline a client's profit-sharing plan, benefits consultant Ted Benna realized that the code could be used to create an easy, tax-friendly vehicle for employees to save for retirement. The client passed, but the idea took off: there are now more than 65 million 401(k) accounts, which allow participants to invest in stocks and bonds, often with matching funds from employers--all at a lower cost...