I read the headline the way someone might read "Human progress on X moved back by Y number of years".
For a minute I feared that either monkeys had evolved or humans had devolved by several million years, with the latter seeming more likely.
I will probably go the used CD route. I may actually begin building my collection now as some of the more obscure music I like can be found on eBay for $.99 plus $3.00 shipping for still factory sealed.
I've ruled out iTunes as I prefer to be able to use my music however I want. I currently use an iPod, but that doesn't mean I will forever.
Two things I should have pointed out earlier. Yes, I do go to concerts. I've always felt nothing can replace the experience of live music. Additionally, there is positively, absolutely no question that about 90% of the music I listen to is stuff I've found through downloading. I certainly would never have come across artists like Strike Anywhere or Mastodon by listening to the radio. Because I've downloaded their music, I've ended up spending money to attend their concerts. I think that's probably far more beneficial to them in the long run.
I've been pirating like a maniac for the past 8 years or so. I've got around 500 albums on my computer that I've never paid for. I used to feel bad about it in the past, but I'm having mixed feelings at the moment.
up until about 2 years ago, I always intended to legally purchase these cds someday (No, seriously) once I get out of college and into the real world. At ~$15 each it would come to $7500, which I suppose is a lot but spread over a few years, it wouldn't really kill me. The problem is I can't stand to contribute a single cent to the sleazy companies behind the RIAA. On the other hand, I am getting a bit tired of mp3 quality and I'd like to have actual cds to rip into a lossless format.
Any suggestions? Anyone else feeling the same way?
That was the one positive note for me personally, they really went out on a high note much like Arrested Development and Seinfeld, whereas shows like The Simpsons got stale a decade ago.
I've been considering an iPhone purchase myself. I never buy a product without hands on experience and I don't really know anyone who has taken the dive just yet. But, you can't even change the damn ringtone? $600, claims of being the most advanced phone in the world, and you can't chnage the ringtone, is this true?
if it's true,
Fuck. That.
I've had very similar experiences myself as a tournament paintballer. When the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) came out with a show on ESPN, many of my friends just simply didn't get it. I took some of them out to the field with me the next week and suddenly they were glued to the screen during the next broadcast.
If I lived in Canada and purchased an iPod that included a fee that went straight to the record companies, I'd naturally assume this gave me immunity and just pirate to my hearts content. It's just logical because I've already paid my pirating fee. But hey that's just me.
Hmm, where did it say $120,000 for 21 days work? What I read said $6,000.
Even $120,000 might not be worth it. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to use a bedpan in a bed sloped 6 degrees toward my head, let alone while being observed by NASA engineers.
You definitely misread my post. I did not say I would be willing to allow someone to implant me with RFID. I did say that I am willing to carry a REAL ID since I will be required.
Additionally, I never said that getting implanted will automatically give me my chosen career. I'm not sure what orifice you pulled that one from. What I said was if I do end up as a controller I'll have to carry an ID with RFID in it, which is an acceptable trade off to me. If I were opposed to the REAL ID card I could simply find work at an FBO or some private airfield that hires their own controllers, at less pay of course.
And finally, controllers don't get fired when airlines lose revenue. Controllers work for the FAA and are government employees.
The employees then have the freedom to choose to work elsewhere. The market should fix itself.
I say this as a college student studying air traffic control. Assuming I work for the FAA, I will be required to have one of those REAL ID card that most Libertarians are in a fit over. I am willing to make that trade off for the career I want.
'The technology has been in existence for more than 50 years. It's in more than 1.2 billion ID credentials worldwide.... We've not seen a single showing of ID theft or harm,'
Ok, am I just stupid, or did that statement about no ID theft cause anyone else to spew their beverage on the monitor.
According to all of my AvTech professors, if you open up a Turbine engine you'll find a really exhausted horse inside a giant hamster wheel. It's the Piston engines we need to worry about. They run on weasels, which of course produce green house gases.
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I wish I hadn't already commented on this story, because you deserve mod points for writing the funniest thing I've read all year.
I read the headline the way someone might read "Human progress on X moved back by Y number of years". For a minute I feared that either monkeys had evolved or humans had devolved by several million years, with the latter seeming more likely.
Agreed. The less evolving the monkeys do, the better.
http://xkcd.com/171/
clicking on the Barrapunto link, I get an advertisement for something called "Dorkbot Madrid"
I think it's the first time an advertisement has ever made me want to buy something, particularly when I have no clue what it is.
Wouldn't my concert going habits be more beneficial than a t-shirt though?
Thanks for all the replys.
I will probably go the used CD route. I may actually begin building my collection now as some of the more obscure music I like can be found on eBay for $.99 plus $3.00 shipping for still factory sealed.
I've ruled out iTunes as I prefer to be able to use my music however I want. I currently use an iPod, but that doesn't mean I will forever.
Two things I should have pointed out earlier. Yes, I do go to concerts. I've always felt nothing can replace the experience of live music. Additionally, there is positively, absolutely no question that about 90% of the music I listen to is stuff I've found through downloading. I certainly would never have come across artists like Strike Anywhere or Mastodon by listening to the radio. Because I've downloaded their music, I've ended up spending money to attend their concerts. I think that's probably far more beneficial to them in the long run.
I've been pirating like a maniac for the past 8 years or so. I've got around 500 albums on my computer that I've never paid for. I used to feel bad about it in the past, but I'm having mixed feelings at the moment.
up until about 2 years ago, I always intended to legally purchase these cds someday (No, seriously) once I get out of college and into the real world. At ~$15 each it would come to $7500, which I suppose is a lot but spread over a few years, it wouldn't really kill me. The problem is I can't stand to contribute a single cent to the sleazy companies behind the RIAA. On the other hand, I am getting a bit tired of mp3 quality and I'd like to have actual cds to rip into a lossless format.
Any suggestions? Anyone else feeling the same way?
That was the one positive note for me personally, they really went out on a high note much like Arrested Development and Seinfeld, whereas shows like The Simpsons got stale a decade ago.
"Remember that it was the good DVD sales that brought Family Guy back."
Yeah and look how that turned out.
I've been considering an iPhone purchase myself. I never buy a product without hands on experience and I don't really know anyone who has taken the dive just yet. But, you can't even change the damn ringtone? $600, claims of being the most advanced phone in the world, and you can't chnage the ringtone, is this true? if it's true, Fuck. That.
I've had very similar experiences myself as a tournament paintballer. When the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) came out with a show on ESPN, many of my friends just simply didn't get it. I took some of them out to the field with me the next week and suddenly they were glued to the screen during the next broadcast.
If I lived in Canada and purchased an iPod that included a fee that went straight to the record companies, I'd naturally assume this gave me immunity and just pirate to my hearts content. It's just logical because I've already paid my pirating fee. But hey that's just me.
Netflix to the rescue... ...oh wait
"For one, there was no sense of sexual tension between the new dude and Scully like there was in the original pair."
I can't imagine being penetrated with cold liquid metal would be any fun at all, thus the lack of sexual tension.
Agreed. I for one feel as though I've been shit on by Sony one too many times.
Holy shit. No, I did didn't see this show you're talking about, but apparently you didn't even read the third sentence of the description.
Article says bedpan.
Hmm, where did it say $120,000 for 21 days work? What I read said $6,000.
Even $120,000 might not be worth it. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to use a bedpan in a bed sloped 6 degrees toward my head, let alone while being observed by NASA engineers.
You definitely misread my post. I did not say I would be willing to allow someone to implant me with RFID. I did say that I am willing to carry a REAL ID since I will be required. Additionally, I never said that getting implanted will automatically give me my chosen career. I'm not sure what orifice you pulled that one from. What I said was if I do end up as a controller I'll have to carry an ID with RFID in it, which is an acceptable trade off to me. If I were opposed to the REAL ID card I could simply find work at an FBO or some private airfield that hires their own controllers, at less pay of course. And finally, controllers don't get fired when airlines lose revenue. Controllers work for the FAA and are government employees.
Strangely enough, when you put it that way, yes.
The employees then have the freedom to choose to work elsewhere. The market should fix itself.
I say this as a college student studying air traffic control. Assuming I work for the FAA, I will be required to have one of those REAL ID card that most Libertarians are in a fit over. I am willing to make that trade off for the career I want.
Actually I think I just proved myself to be stupid by not using HTML or the preview button.
'The technology has been in existence for more than 50 years. It's in more than 1.2 billion ID credentials worldwide. ... We've not seen a single showing of ID theft or harm,'
Ok, am I just stupid, or did that statement about no ID theft cause anyone else to spew their beverage on the monitor.
"Make cyberlove, not cyberwar!"
I would, but I'm at work and they track my history.
According to all of my AvTech professors, if you open up a Turbine engine you'll find a really exhausted horse inside a giant hamster wheel. It's the Piston engines we need to worry about. They run on weasels, which of course produce green house gases.