What if instead of signs they paid a company $15/yr. for the right to use that land in the future, if they so chose? They wouldn't go gobbling up land unless they thought it would be worth something. $15 isn't a lot of money, but that depends on how many parcels of land you're buying. You don't see many people registering aabbcc112233.com. There's no reason to. The fact that they paid $15 to reserve the name proves they had an interest in the "property".
I'm an emusic customer. I like music from small labels, and that's what they mostly have. Their original unlimited plan was cool, but I always felt guilty about it. 40 tracks for $10 is still a good deal.
Anyway, while looking around, I saw a few albums by a local band (Pezz from Memphis, if you care). Being a dad, I rarely get out, so I downloaded them & enjoyed. Later I ran into one of the guys from Pezz & told him about it. I was really wondering if a) they knew about it, and b) if they made any money from it.
He said he didn't know about it, and definitely hadn't seen any money. He then said that when they signed with the label, they spent a bunch of money on the band & promotion, but all the albums tanked. He hoped they made some of their money back. (note that just previous to these releases, Pezz enjoyed moderate success in the underground music scene).
I think the big difference is attitude. I know quite a few "indie" musicians, and I don't know of any that would get upset about something like two formats on the same CD. They mostly care about people enjoying their music & getting to travel around & play in different places. The exception is one guy who's an aspiring "rock star".
That's too easy. Ever watch South Park? Remember the Chimpokeman (or whatever) episode? The children were turning into nice generic soldiers until their parents started saying the cartoon was cool. Then they all hated it.
So when the Disney kids grow older, they'll rebel against the "little guy wins" scenario, and turn into nice mindless consumers.
I understood it to mean that even if they didn't return the signed form, they still voted, and the vote still counted. What wasn't taken seriously was the requirement to return the signed form, not the voting results.
Of course, my gf tells me I'm an idiot, so I might have misunderstood.
Summer before last (2002), a German guy stayed at my place for a month, while his gf was going to a local college. They both used their German phones in the states, although they primarily stuck to text services, to keep the costs down.
They *may* have mentioned buying new phones specifically so they'd be compatible, but I'm not sure, it *was* a couple of years ago:)
How much does a support contract with Novell cost? If it's more than the SCO license costs...
And how many people are paying the SCO license fees? It could be that Novell realizes neither the license fees nor the lawsuit are going anywhere. They just want to make a little $$$ providing some suits w/ the warm & fuzzies. More power to 'em.
Thanks a lot. I've recenctly outgrown my 20gb Archos MM (too damn many good indie bands coming through town lately). I also like to keep 10gb or so free as a portable drive, so your scheme is going to come in really handy.
If you don't mind, I'm going to copy it to my site for the benefit of the 20 or so ppl. who visit daily. I *know* they don't read/.:)
That depends. Most of the ones I'm aware of operate in closed networks, with the only public internet access being through a workstation w/ dial-up service. Those linux boxes are providing file & print services, and that's it.
So are they broken? Technically, yes. Practically, no. They still provide the services needed, and the chances of them being rooted are slim.
Yeah, don't get a full tower super server w/ hot swappable scsi raid, each drive (5) having 2 fans in the tray, plus 4-5 huge case fans, and put it in your bedroom. For some reason women can hear the fan noise & it bugs them.
That's just because it's awfully hard for the average cop car to keep up. I was once parking my bike at work (FedEx hub in Memphis) and one of those crotch rockets pulled up & the guy was trying to hurry & lock his bike up. A few minutes later Johnny Law pulls up & throws him in the back of the car. They clocked him doing 100+ mph waaaay back. The only reason they caught him is that particular stretch of road pretty much only goes to FedEx (well, there's other stuff, but nothing that counts).
I don't know if Apple has much choice. If I were Apple, I'd want it gone. The fact they haven't done anything tells me they *can't* make it go away.
Don't get me wrong, I dig Apple, want an iPod & a Powerbook & all that. But to think that a company would leave something alone that potentially damages their reputation... well, I'll let you finish from there.
Does Knoppix do that w/ cd-rw? That would rock. I've used it a few times, and it sucks to reconfigure your mail client every time you boot. It's just about the only thing I consistently changed every time. Thank goodness for IMAP:) I'm sure there's a way to "permanently" change that before you burn the ISO, but I'm lazy & want it done automagically.
IIRC, I've seen this on movies that I've *purchased*. I tend to get a lot of my DVDs "previously viewed" from Blockbuster, so that might be where I'm getting that idea, though.
It's irresponsible for an ISP to require WinXP's firewall feature to be turned off. The ISP, and the ISP's other users will be directly affected if the new machine gets a worm.
If you use the car idea model, it's more akin to the DMV telling you not to drink & drive. Not only can it mess you up, but others around you.
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What if instead of signs they paid a company $15/yr. for the right to use that land in the future, if they so chose? They wouldn't go gobbling up land unless they thought it would be worth something. $15 isn't a lot of money, but that depends on how many parcels of land you're buying. You don't see many people registering aabbcc112233.com. There's no reason to. The fact that they paid $15 to reserve the name proves they had an interest in the "property".
I'm an emusic customer. I like music from small labels, and that's what they mostly have. Their original unlimited plan was cool, but I always felt guilty about it. 40 tracks for $10 is still a good deal.
Anyway, while looking around, I saw a few albums by a local band (Pezz from Memphis, if you care). Being a dad, I rarely get out, so I downloaded them & enjoyed. Later I ran into one of the guys from Pezz & told him about it. I was really wondering if a) they knew about it, and b) if they made any money from it.
He said he didn't know about it, and definitely hadn't seen any money. He then said that when they signed with the label, they spent a bunch of money on the band & promotion, but all the albums tanked. He hoped they made some of their money back. (note that just previous to these releases, Pezz enjoyed moderate success in the underground music scene).
I think the big difference is attitude. I know quite a few "indie" musicians, and I don't know of any that would get upset about something like two formats on the same CD. They mostly care about people enjoying their music & getting to travel around & play in different places. The exception is one guy who's an aspiring "rock star".
That's too easy. Ever watch South Park? Remember the Chimpokeman (or whatever) episode? The children were turning into nice generic soldiers until their parents started saying the cartoon was cool. Then they all hated it.
:)
So when the Disney kids grow older, they'll rebel against the "little guy wins" scenario, and turn into nice mindless consumers.
And I didn't even have to try hard
I understood it to mean that even if they didn't return the signed form, they still voted, and the vote still counted. What wasn't taken seriously was the requirement to return the signed form, not the voting results.
Of course, my gf tells me I'm an idiot, so I might have misunderstood.
Summer before last (2002), a German guy stayed at my place for a month, while his gf was going to a local college. They both used their German phones in the states, although they primarily stuck to text services, to keep the costs down.
:)
They *may* have mentioned buying new phones specifically so they'd be compatible, but I'm not sure, it *was* a couple of years ago
How much does a support contract with Novell cost? If it's more than the SCO license costs...
And how many people are paying the SCO license fees? It could be that Novell realizes neither the license fees nor the lawsuit are going anywhere. They just want to make a little $$$ providing some suits w/ the warm & fuzzies. More power to 'em.
Thanks a lot. I've recenctly outgrown my 20gb Archos MM (too damn many good indie bands coming through town lately). I also like to keep 10gb or so free as a portable drive, so your scheme is going to come in really handy.
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If you don't mind, I'm going to copy it to my site for the benefit of the 20 or so ppl. who visit daily. I *know* they don't read
That depends. Most of the ones I'm aware of operate in closed networks, with the only public internet access being through a workstation w/ dial-up service. Those linux boxes are providing file & print services, and that's it.
So are they broken? Technically, yes. Practically, no. They still provide the services needed, and the chances of them being rooted are slim.
I know a lot of people still running 2.2 kernels. If it ain't broke...
Yeah, don't get a full tower super server w/ hot swappable scsi raid, each drive (5) having 2 fans in the tray, plus 4-5 huge case fans, and put it in your bedroom. For some reason women can hear the fan noise & it bugs them.
Until you accidentally catch a glimpse of the goatse guy & run off the road...
That's just because it's awfully hard for the average cop car to keep up. I was once parking my bike at work (FedEx hub in Memphis) and one of those crotch rockets pulled up & the guy was trying to hurry & lock his bike up. A few minutes later Johnny Law pulls up & throws him in the back of the car. They clocked him doing 100+ mph waaaay back. The only reason they caught him is that particular stretch of road pretty much only goes to FedEx (well, there's other stuff, but nothing that counts).
Balls, my man. If *I* were going to post that 2nd point, I'd have gone yeller & posted as AC...
I don't know if Apple has much choice. If I were Apple, I'd want it gone. The fact they haven't done anything tells me they *can't* make it go away.
Don't get me wrong, I dig Apple, want an iPod & a Powerbook & all that. But to think that a company would leave something alone that potentially damages their reputation... well, I'll let you finish from there.
An '83 Yugo would be cool. I have a 425 V8 I could use to overclock it :)
Damn you! Now I have to rtfa to see it :(
Or politicians are the spammers of the future. Didn't they leave themselves a nice little loophole in the law?
You beat me to it :)
Don't worry, I don't read the subj lines, either. I thought the same thing until the end of the post.
Does Knoppix do that w/ cd-rw? That would rock. I've used it a few times, and it sucks to reconfigure your mail client every time you boot. It's just about the only thing I consistently changed every time. Thank goodness for IMAP :) I'm sure there's a way to "permanently" change that before you burn the ISO, but I'm lazy & want it done automagically.
IIRC, I've seen this on movies that I've *purchased*. I tend to get a lot of my DVDs "previously viewed" from Blockbuster, so that might be where I'm getting that idea, though.
Well, you can send me your G3 & I'll feel guilty for switching from PCs :)
I don't bother to pull it out. I just tell them to ask their girlfriend.
It's irresponsible for an ISP to require WinXP's firewall feature to be turned off. The ISP, and the ISP's other users will be directly affected if the new machine gets a worm.
If you use the car idea model, it's more akin to the DMV telling you not to drink & drive. Not only can it mess you up, but others around you.
ipods already have white stripes... white stripes on a white background :)