Lighten up. You'll notice that outside of the crude^H^H^H^H^Hplayful comments, she's being admired primarily because she is intelligent. Being attractive AND intelligent vaults her into a category that is often spoken of, but rarely witnessed. The fabled she-nerd.
And if you think any woman grows weary of admiration, well...that's just plain silly.
A sampler of other artists on the label. Full tracks that I can listen to, not 30 second clips. Everyone wins here. Do you know much I covet those CMJ cd's?
Discounts on ticket sales for that band. I'm an avid concertgoer. One of the reasons is that I feel this supports the bands directly. This would also help take the edge off of the exhorbitant "convenience fees" that SOME masters of tickets charge. That is, until they get their come uppance.
A pre-ripped mini-CD, free of DRM (I know, yeah right). But how nice would it be to just pop in the CD, drag and drop the files onto your mp3 player and go? If the album length provides, this might be able to be done on a single mixed-media CD.
Make it cheaper. This has been repeated ad nauseum, but they never get it.
In Neil Stephenson's Cryptonomicon, he introduced the idea that the operators sending the encrypted messages were distinguishable by their "hand" (the subtleties in how they transmitted their messages). Stephenson even went on to say that they used professional pianists for their adroitness in mimicking various enemy operators to avoid detection. I don't know how much of that is rooted in actual history, but it was an intriguing idea that bears a resemblance to the method these guys are using.
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As an addendum, Universal has stated that they also want the sky back.
Lighten up. You'll notice that outside of the crude^H^H^H^H^Hplayful comments, she's being admired primarily because she is intelligent. Being attractive AND intelligent vaults her into a category that is often spoken of, but rarely witnessed. The fabled she-nerd.
And if you think any woman grows weary of admiration, well...that's just plain silly.
It coul mean the RIAA can have only the information relevant to their lawsuit.
I wonder if that means they have to basically play "Go Fish" now.
Sony: "Do you have any Christina Aguilera?"
Neutral guy: "Go Fish!"
With the constant erosion of privacy laws, this is indeed refreshing.
:)
I'm looking forward to the rootkit jokes.
A sampler of other artists on the label. Full tracks that I can listen to, not 30 second clips. Everyone wins here. Do you know much I covet those CMJ cd's? Discounts on ticket sales for that band. I'm an avid concertgoer. One of the reasons is that I feel this supports the bands directly. This would also help take the edge off of the exhorbitant "convenience fees" that SOME masters of tickets charge. That is, until they get their come uppance. A pre-ripped mini-CD, free of DRM (I know, yeah right). But how nice would it be to just pop in the CD, drag and drop the files onto your mp3 player and go? If the album length provides, this might be able to be done on a single mixed-media CD. Make it cheaper. This has been repeated ad nauseum, but they never get it.
Argh, my first post and I managed to screw it up. The term is not "Hand" but "Fist."
In Neil Stephenson's Cryptonomicon, he introduced the idea that the operators sending the encrypted messages were distinguishable by their "hand" (the subtleties in how they transmitted their messages). Stephenson even went on to say that they used professional pianists for their adroitness in mimicking various enemy operators to avoid detection. I don't know how much of that is rooted in actual history, but it was an intriguing idea that bears a resemblance to the method these guys are using.