That meme needs to die. Now. We are well past the stage where anyone seriously thought that we could one day have more storage space than we could use up, which was the only justification for citing a spurious quote in the first place. Thanks for sharing. Come back when you get a sense of humor.
They can kiss my ass. Ripping my legally purchased copy of a CD, in order to get the music into my MP3 player, falls under Fair Use. I'm not gonna buy a CD then turn around and buy the download too.
Comcast does the same damn thing, in Georgia. So you won't have any luck with them either. Picking a broadband provider, in this area, is like choosing between the mumps or the measles.
I see your point. But some European telecoms are rolling out similar plans. But I think both our telecom industry and the consumers share the blame on being behind the curve on broadband.
This news looks good until you talk to your buddies in other connected countries. Hong Kong Broadband Network rolled out 100Mbps Symmetrical connections for $48.50.
I don't want to be tied to a network connection just to get my work done. Quite a few of my epiphanies happen when I'm offline but I still have a laptop handy.
Instead of ranting, I'll reserve my judgment until I see what they've developed. The animated series looks like it could be half-way decent. But then again, that was only a trailer.
Wow, a parent who understands responsibilities of being a parent. It's good to see that some one who is proactive in their children's positive upbringing instead of blaming outside sources all the time.
Although I agree with your suggestions, I doubt that Comcast would do something that makes that much sense. If they did what you suggest, then they wouldn't sucker that many people into their service. People who use VOIP are probably at greater risk of getting cut off...even those who use Comcast's own VOIP service.
The shuttle isn't made to stay in orbit indefinitely. It has to come down at some point. I wonder if they ever retrofitted any shuttle with a system that would allow them to pilot it remotely?
Yeah, the old business model doesn't work in this age. Not with broadband and digital distribution. You have online music stores, YouTube, and MySpace, they're slowing finding themselves falling into the "not needed" category.
I thought these organizations were already in place to do exactly that. Collect performance royalties on behalf of artists and publishing licensors. RIAA's members already screw a lot of artists out of their publishing rights so, in essence, they're already getting royalties from radio. This is just plain greed.
That's the same thing that I was thinking. I haven't heard legal statements that sounds this dumb since he claimed that giving away your own free software was unconstitutional.
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I thought that Bill said 640 kilobytes should be enough for anybody.
They can kiss my ass. Ripping my legally purchased copy of a CD, in order to get the music into my MP3 player, falls under Fair Use. I'm not gonna buy a CD then turn around and buy the download too.
You had me thinking of that line the Russian had in Armageddon, "Russian parts, American parts...all made in Taiwan." LOL.
Comcast does the same damn thing, in Georgia. So you won't have any luck with them either. Picking a broadband provider, in this area, is like choosing between the mumps or the measles.
Probably quicker than the spray that hit my monitor after reading your post. LOL
I see your point. But some European telecoms are rolling out similar plans. But I think both our telecom industry and the consumers share the blame on being behind the curve on broadband.
This news looks good until you talk to your buddies in other connected countries. Hong Kong Broadband Network rolled out 100Mbps Symmetrical connections for $48.50.
I don't want to be tied to a network connection just to get my work done. Quite a few of my epiphanies happen when I'm offline but I still have a laptop handy.
Instead of ranting, I'll reserve my judgment until I see what they've developed. The animated series looks like it could be half-way decent. But then again, that was only a trailer.
I've never considered buying a GM car. I definitely won't consider buying one now.
LOL. Thanks for the laugh.
Wow, a parent who understands responsibilities of being a parent. It's good to see that some one who is proactive in their children's positive upbringing instead of blaming outside sources all the time.
Although I agree with your suggestions, I doubt that Comcast would do something that makes that much sense. If they did what you suggest, then they wouldn't sucker that many people into their service. People who use VOIP are probably at greater risk of getting cut off...even those who use Comcast's own VOIP service.
Okay. Because I know the Russians had a system like that on their shuttle....then they ran out of cash.
The shuttle isn't made to stay in orbit indefinitely. It has to come down at some point. I wonder if they ever retrofitted any shuttle with a system that would allow them to pilot it remotely?
They're just treating their lawyers like they do their artists. "We'll pay you when we feel like it."
Yeah, the old business model doesn't work in this age. Not with broadband and digital distribution. You have online music stores, YouTube, and MySpace, they're slowing finding themselves falling into the "not needed" category.
I thought these organizations were already in place to do exactly that. Collect performance royalties on behalf of artists and publishing licensors. RIAA's members already screw a lot of artists out of their publishing rights so, in essence, they're already getting royalties from radio. This is just plain greed.
Right. He has politicians in both parties ready to hand him his walking papers.
That's the same thing that I was thinking. I haven't heard legal statements that sounds this dumb since he claimed that giving away your own free software was unconstitutional.
Not more of this "look and feel" B.S.
At first I thought this was a satirical article from The Onion, but...there it is.