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  1. Re:Road signs by tresstatus · · Score: 1 · on Is Sat-Nav Destroying Local Knowledge?

    If you're worried about "what major cities to go through" then you're no longer talking about "local knowledge". I think it's more talking about the fact that people who rely on sat-nav don't generally know the back streets as well as they used to.

    if you are getting lost on the backstreets, then maybe you need a backstreet boy.... go here --> http://www.backstreetboys.com/

  2. Value by Safety+Cap · · Score: 2, Insightful · on New RIAA File-swapping Suits Target Students
    The "value" in the Music companies sending payola to radio stations that I don't listen to, screwing the artist out of easily 90% of the cost of the CD, and then whining when their profit margin is "threatened"?

    Actually, I need to thank the RIAA, and---of course---ClearChannel. By promoting only mainstream music (Mindless "Pop-40," Mainstream "Alternative," thug-only "Rap," catch-all "Jazz," Balding "Rock," and baroque-only "Classical") I pretty much only listen to indie bands these days. I only listen to the radio to catch NPR/CarTalk. Oh, and I have disposable income to spend too! Too bad I won't be spending it on those over-hyped, culturally-void, no-talent "acts" y'all have sunk so much money into "promoting." Boo-friggin-hoo.

  3. Re:Japan by Idarubicin · · Score: 3, Insightful · on Smart Cellphone Would Spend Your Money
    While us Americans are chuckling and wondering why anyone would want this, as many posts are showing...

    In Japan is is absolutely critical for every teenage girl to have exactly the same stuff as every other, or else she faces some rather severe social consequences. It's no secret that these girls/sheep run the Japanese economy.

    Yes. It's a good thing teenage American girls don't run their own economy...

  4. Full circle by insanecarbonbasedlif · · Score: 1 · on Swapping Clock Cycles for Free Music?

    Now all we need is automatic music mastering and effects software that makes use of all the spare CPU cycles... Then the studios can use the users cpus to make music(?) that the users can share in exchange for their CPU cycles...

    (?) - see the Backstreet Boys website to see why most studios produce is of questionable musicallity...

  5. Fake? by dr_dank · · Score: 2, Funny · on Spoofing P2P Networks as Marketing Plot

    Who posted the fake tracks to the p2p networks?

    Fake music? Theres no such thing!

  6. Speilberg Can't Be Outdone By Lucas by ryanisflyboy · · Score: 2, Funny · on 'Indiana Jones 4' Finally A Go

    Not to be oudone by Lucas putting N'Sync in Episode II, Speilberg will supposedly call the next Indiana Jones: "Indiana Jones And The Backstreet Boys." Speilberg would neither confirm nor deny if Kevin would have the starring role.

  7. Re:Why have we let ourselves get into this mess? by Auckerman · · Score: 3 · on Could Eminent Domain Break The RIAA Stranglehold?
    "Reducing the period of the limited monopoly will have the desired effect, because artists/creators/publishers/RIAA/whoever will have to continue to invent new things to sustain a steady income."

    Do you think they will make music that lasts or stupid rubbish that doesn't when they know they have a limited time to milk money from people?

  8. Re:Nazi music?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1 · on Nazis on Napster
    Does anyone know of any decent Nazi music like this on Napster that I could listen to?

    actually, yes. I would highly recommend checking out both of these nazi bands:

    backstreet boys
    -or-
    n sync

    I believe that both bands are actually advocating nazi ideas and concepts to the young minds of america. I'd dig up the lyrics to prove it but I don't have much time...

  9. LPFM - Radio by the people, for the people. by djHooker · · Score: 3 · on FCC considers low power FM licenses
    Here in Minneapolis, this issue has been quite visible. We had a few stations, including the now famous and defunct Revolution Radio fall victim to the massive corporate radio assimilation. Disney/Capital now owns over 60% of our cities airwaves!

    After the 1996 Telecommunications Act was passed into law, the media focused mainly on cable TV and cell phones with no coverage of the potential impact on radio. According to ARD by the end of 1997 over 4000 of the nation's 11,000 radio stations had been sold and in the 50 largest markets three firms controlled over 50% of the ad revenue (in 23 of those markets 3 firms controlled over 80% of revenues.)

    This buying frenzy sent the cost of radio skyrocketing. The Rev, a radio station with a weak signal and less than a 2% market share, sold for over $17 million! More than ever, when you travel around the country, you hear the same songs, the same voices, the same commercials -- no matter what station you listen to.

    While MP3 streaming radio has helped to fill the gap for me, it's only a moderately reasonable alternative because of my DSL connection.

    To me, this falls in line with some of the same goals of the Open Source movement. More and better access for everyone, and less of an opportunity for special interest control. Control of the airwaves by media conglomerates means less artistic freedom and more packaged and processed drivel.

    -djH