Meanwhile, the band across the road gets a record deal, grows faster than organically, and is playing stadiums and in debt up to their eyeballs while you're still growing a fanbase into your 30s having made a modest but steady income all the way.
As I see it, there are two main reasons why people want to deploy richer web apps rather than proper rich clients:
1) Ease of deployment. Anyone browsing the web must already have a web browser, and they are (despite the best efforts of certain corporations) quite highly standardised. The standards are also platform independent. Thus with a web app you can "write once, run anywhere".
2) Sandboxing: If you are trying to convince casual users to try out your service, they may be wary of installing a rich client. A web app, on the other hand, benefits from an additional layer of sandboxing that may make them more likely to give it a try.
I must say, though, I totally agree with your notion of using the right tool for the job. Things like bringing 3D to the browser (recently discussed here on/.) may not be steps in the right direction.
Demand for games is largely (though not completely) inelastic - dropping the price doesn't result in an equivalent increase in sales.
Most luxury items, such as computer games, have a highly elastic demand curve.
Maybe you've got some figures that show otherwise, but until I see those figures I'm going to choose not to believe your assertion that demand is inelastic.
Personally, I'd rather look like a conscientious employee then a contentious one (though I'm not convinced your boss would care about the subtle difference).
You need to be a registered copyright holding organisation to make complaints. Step zero in you plan needs to be "register as a copyright holding organisation (at great expense in time and money)."
Actually I think any resonable person can see that "pretty much progressive" and "not punitively regressive" are completely different.
PS - WTF would be the point of "punitively regressive" taxes? To punish the poor for being poor? I'm pretty certain the poor would gladly be rich if they could.
On closer inspection, it appears that (despite the requirement to provide accurate information upon request) Slashdot doesn't ask for your name to register.
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So although our usernames are obviously not our real names, the TOS do require us all to have provided our real names at time of registration.
All I want is to be able to buy a license to listen to the music. I don't care about the medium. I'll organise that myself, thanks! I can rip the tune or get it from the pirate bay, and if I have a license to listen to it then everyone wins.
It has been said before, but the *AA need to acknowledge that the physical media is not the same thing as the license. Currently they want to sell you a CD which includes the license, but if the CD becomes damaged you need to buy a new license. WTF?
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I think you'll find that population densities in quite-livable cities regularly exceed that
Only because the city imports food from farmland which is much lower density.
So please, enlighten us as to what contemporary music you think will still be played 50 years in the future.
What's that you say? it will be your favourite musician?
Foolish me for thinking it might be my favourite.
In other words, what makes you think that Lady Gaga won't be played 50 years in the future?
Yeah, *everybody* thinks they can multitask, but *nobody* can. That includes you and me and everyone else here.
Vote change. Vote for a new voting system.
So vote for whoever will introduce a new voting system.
Meanwhile, the band across the road gets a record deal, grows faster than organically, and is playing stadiums and in debt up to their eyeballs while you're still growing a fanbase into your 30s having made a modest but steady income all the way.
Fixed that for you.
In Soviet Russia, Jokes get you!
Be honest. You're more likely to get a job that actually suits you.
I second that.
As I see it, there are two main reasons why people want to deploy richer web apps rather than proper rich clients:
/.) may not be steps in the right direction.
1) Ease of deployment. Anyone browsing the web must already have a web browser, and they are (despite the best efforts of certain corporations) quite highly standardised. The standards are also platform independent. Thus with a web app you can "write once, run anywhere".
2) Sandboxing: If you are trying to convince casual users to try out your service, they may be wary of installing a rich client. A web app, on the other hand, benefits from an additional layer of sandboxing that may make them more likely to give it a try.
I must say, though, I totally agree with your notion of using the right tool for the job. Things like bringing 3D to the browser (recently discussed here on
...but it seems to escape them that home taping did not kill the music industry! I guess they just think it means their campaign worked.
And of course I could also mention VHS (aka "The Boston Strangler").
If you're doing something that is in a grey area legally, you'd better not use a proxy in case it turns out to be illegal.
In fact, you should think wice about using a proxy at all. Since we all probably commit minor crimes occasionally, accidentally.
Using a proxy now exposes you to risk, which must be weighed against the risk of not using one.
Perhaps this is aimed at preventing the establishment of ubiquitous proxy usage.
Demand for games is largely (though not completely) inelastic - dropping the price doesn't result in an equivalent increase in sales.
Most luxury items, such as computer games, have a highly elastic demand curve.
Maybe you've got some figures that show otherwise, but until I see those figures I'm going to choose not to believe your assertion that demand is inelastic.
"contentious" == troublemaker (likes to argue)
"conscientious" == has a conscience
Personally, I'd rather look like a conscientious employee then a contentious one (though I'm not convinced your boss would care about the subtle difference).
You need to be a registered copyright holding organisation to make complaints. Step zero in you plan needs to be "register as a copyright holding organisation (at great expense in time and money)."
What you get is a pleasant evening out with a lady.
And she gets a pleasant evening out with me.
So why should I pay for dinner again?
...news is literally dead.
I do not think that word means what you think it means.
I totally agree. Algebra was easy because I just thought to myself "Oh I see, it's maths with variables - like a computer program."
BASIC was my first language too, though I think I hit Pascal just before algebra.
Usually social change comes about because charismatic leaders inspire others to adopt it.
Well, the free software movement has RMS!
If the masses don't like our charismatic leader figure they probably just need more education!
Actually I think any resonable person can see that "pretty much progressive" and "not punitively regressive" are completely different. PS - WTF would be the point of "punitively regressive" taxes? To punish the poor for being poor? I'm pretty certain the poor would gladly be rich if they could.
Th upside is an ~20% increase in storage capacity and transfer speeds due to no vowel overhead.
...And it will arrive just in time to catch us all pirating copies of Duke Nukem Forever!
On closer inspection, it appears that (despite the requirement to provide accurate information upon request) Slashdot doesn't ask for your name to register.
I love you Slashdot!
When requested, each SourceForge Site user must: (1) personally provide true, accurate, current and complete information on the SourceForge Site's registration form (collectively, the "Registration Data") and (2) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data as necessary to keep it true, accurate, current and complete.
So although our usernames are obviously not our real names, the TOS do require us all to have provided our real names at time of registration.
All I want is to be able to buy a license to listen to the music. I don't care about the medium. I'll organise that myself, thanks! I can rip the tune or get it from the pirate bay, and if I have a license to listen to it then everyone wins. It has been said before, but the *AA need to acknowledge that the physical media is not the same thing as the license. Currently they want to sell you a CD which includes the license, but if the CD becomes damaged you need to buy a new license. WTF?