A : Beethoven pioneered a model for future generations of composers — in fact all creative artists — to generate an income.
B : How so?
A : Before Beethoven, the majority of composers were employed by aristocrats. Not only were they reliant on their employer for an annual salary, they also had to yield to their creative demands.
B : Whereas today, artists’ main source of income comes from royalties?
A : 貝多芬為後世的作曲家──甚至是所有藝術創作者──開啟了新的收入模式！
B : 怎麼說？
A : 在貝多芬之前，絕大多數作曲家都是受雇於貴族，領的是年薪，也要盡可能服從雇主的要求。
B : 但是現在，藝術創作者的主要收入來源都是作品的版稅吧？
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Computex, Asia’s biggest electronics conference, kicked off Monday in Taipei, and as in years past drew industry chieftains from Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang and Qualcomm Inc.’s Cristiano Amon to Young Liu of Foxconn, which makes the bulk of the world’s iPhones and Nvidia servers. But while last year’s event was a celebration of the post-ChatGPT AI boom, executives this time are likely grappling with the uncertainty of the Trump administration’s effort to reshape the global trade order — disrupting a decades-old model for tech manufacturing. This year’s exhibition will of course feature the hardware required to bring artificial intelligence to life.
Dog owners often wish they could understand their pets’ thoughts. “Dog buttons” might turn their dream into a reality. These specially designed buttons, __1__ sound chips, enable dogs to communicate their needs by pressing buttons corresponding to pre-recorded words like “walk,” “play,” “outside,” and “food.” This bridges the communication __2__ between humans and their canine companions. The science behind dog buttons is based on the concept of associative learning. It’s a process __3__ learners can link actions with outcomes. For instance, if an owner consistently presses the “walk” button and then takes their dog for a walk, the dog
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