Sure the ration of crap to quality is about 100:1 but with the sheer volume of it all I have access to more quality content than I have time to get to.
So then the question becomes: "Why should I give any time to YOUR free content as opposed to the other guys?"
Because you expect me to put up with ads or pay for your content?
Look - it's now beyond the 'random examples of great free stuff' for me.
I am now at a point where I have access to an amount of high-quality free content and information that I lack the time to get to it.
I'm waiting for one or the other of them to get downright progressive and start offering me cash for spending that lack of time with them & not the other guys because seriously - do they want to be ignored?
Look - I don't care. In these days of over-saturation of accessible media, information, and other distractions I can tune into something else. If the business model a particular artist or other outfit doesn't work out without me shelling out cash or refraining from blocking the ads then that's not my fault - I'll find another distraction or information source that has found a business model that works.
I'm getting so sick and tired of this dinosaurian party line that we should be expected to pay for content! Seriously - you know what I say? I say that as a content producer you should feel fucking privileged that I'm spending my precious valuable time sopping up your info-goop with my greymatter sponge as opposed to spending it on some other outlet/avenue/source of infostream.
It's called supply and demand. When the supply is infinite the cost is nil.
In fact if I had it my way content producers would throw in some cash to attract my eyeballs to their info-goop stream. let's get with the times, people!
Can we afford such massive expenditures of energy on such a frequent basis? And for how long? Is this limitless or what? I mean, I love sci-fi too but unfortunately have become aware of the fact that resources are not limitless....
This argument is about whether piracy is 'right' or 'wrong' is obsolete in my mind. The problem with the recorded entertainment industry is supply & demand. Not only should I *NEVER* have to pay a penny for any music, video, or text I 'consume' but as a person who pays attention to any one particular artist or production company I should be valued & yes - maybe even paid!! Ludicrous, you say? Well consider this: I have so much entertainment distraction opportunities out there now that the law of supply and demand is what makes any of it pretty much value-less Why should I pay for anyone's entertainment or information when I can turn to someone else to get it free - AND OFTEN TIMES LEGALLY! There are plenty of entertainment outlets out there that somehow have managed to create a business model of free for the consumer.
And I really couldn't care less about the 'unknown artist' versus the 'already succeeded artist' or any of that crap - it's not my concern. AGain - there's such an infinite variety of distraction out there that the artists need to start valuing the fact that if I sacrifice my valuable time & energy to pay attention to them & whatever it is that they are on about as opposed to the infinite other options I have.
How many movies are cranked out every single day? How many ditties? How much infotainment? I bet at this point, worldwide, there's more content produced in one day than I can consume in a lifetime. It's like air - you can't charge for it!! Oh and if you can't make a living as an artist with this reality boo hoo for you - get a real job!!
*ANY* attempt at extracting any amount of money from me for being entertained is what's thievery as far as I'm concerned. Screw this piracy argument - it's completely irrelevant when the supply part of 'supply & demand' is pretty much literally INFINITE!
"As the Canadians prove, it's entirely possible to be retarded for reasons unrelated to your vegetative deity of choice."
Yeah it's called having your brain predictably frozen year after year from living too far away from the equator.
The first people who thought it might be a good idea to live in areas that have temperatures that can be fatal were obviously retarded so it stands to reason their offspring will be as well.
Most of the people I know are using from 20-30GB max out of a ridiculous 200-500GB storage space. Most people aren't watching movies on their computers or downloading tons of stuff they just want to get their work done & get the hell off the computer. For that 80GB is ample.
I'm using TekSavvy & they offer me a static IP for an extra $4 a month along with the right to SERVE information back up my pipe.
Rogers & Bell explicitly state 'thou shalt not run a server of any kind without paying for a business account' and "what's a static IP?"
This is the beginning of the end of the internet as anything other than glorified television. Actually the beginning of the end was more likely with asynchronous upload/download speeds but we're well on our way now, aren't we?
There's a whole industry of advertisers & marketeers with families to feed who don't want to have to go and get real jobs that actually contribute something to society. So keep this on the down low.
I use ad-block always & I immediately and forever abandon any content which includes product placement & trust you'll all get behind me on this.
As far as I'm concerned the value tables have turned - you should feel privileged that I bother to visit your site/watch your show/listen to your music & bother to spend *my* precious time on your site, watching your show, or listen to your music. In these days of infinite infotainment feeds & streams I say if ya can't provide it for free & have to annoy me with ads in order to survive then maybe you should go & get a real job.
There are plenty of successful business models out there that do well without harassing the consumer & respect our right to payment-free content. It's not my crisis if you can't figure out how to do it yourself.
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Sure the ration of crap to quality is about 100:1 but with the sheer volume of it all I have access to more quality content than I have time to get to.
So then the question becomes: "Why should I give any time to YOUR free content as opposed to the other guys?"
Because you expect me to put up with ads or pay for your content?
I think not!
Look - it's now beyond the 'random examples of great free stuff' for me.
I am now at a point where I have access to an amount of high-quality free content and information that I lack the time to get to it.
I'm waiting for one or the other of them to get downright progressive and start offering me cash for spending that lack of time with them & not the other guys because seriously - do they want to be ignored?
Look - I don't care. In these days of over-saturation of accessible media, information, and other distractions I can tune into something else. If the business model a particular artist or other outfit doesn't work out without me shelling out cash or refraining from blocking the ads then that's not my fault - I'll find another distraction or information source that has found a business model that works.
I'm getting so sick and tired of this dinosaurian party line that we should be expected to pay for content! Seriously - you know what I say? I say that as a content producer you should feel fucking privileged that I'm spending my precious valuable time sopping up your info-goop with my greymatter sponge as opposed to spending it on some other outlet/avenue/source of infostream.
It's called supply and demand. When the supply is infinite the cost is nil.
In fact if I had it my way content producers would throw in some cash to attract my eyeballs to their info-goop stream. let's get with the times, people!
Maintaining the launch system? How about the megatons of fuel used per launch? Where does that come from, btw? & is it limitless?
Can we afford such massive expenditures of energy on such a frequent basis? And for how long? Is this limitless or what? I mean, I love sci-fi too but unfortunately have become aware of the fact that resources are not limitless....
Finally I can stop putting up the pretense like I care and quit bothering with all this reducing, reusing, recycling nonsense!!
As IF we'd ever be able to pollute the planet in any significant way or run out of resources.
Scientist jerks like these really get my goatse.
Greedy fuckers
Whoops - didn't read fully before posting. No this is under XP. I don't know about VIsta or VII.
I found that doesn't work in Outlook 2003. Imagine that - MS Outlook for frack's sake!!
How about we start first with abolishing victimless crimes from the lawbooks before we get into anything serious.
Going to jail for smoking a leaf makes a mockery of anything even remotely legal.
I liked it better the other way.
This argument is about whether piracy is 'right' or 'wrong' is obsolete in my mind. The problem with the recorded entertainment industry is supply & demand. Not only should I *NEVER* have to pay a penny for any music, video, or text I 'consume' but as a person who pays attention to any one particular artist or production company I should be valued & yes - maybe even paid!! Ludicrous, you say? Well consider this: I have so much entertainment distraction opportunities out there now that the law of supply and demand is what makes any of it pretty much value-less Why should I pay for anyone's entertainment or information when I can turn to someone else to get it free - AND OFTEN TIMES LEGALLY! There are plenty of entertainment outlets out there that somehow have managed to create a business model of free for the consumer.
And I really couldn't care less about the 'unknown artist' versus the 'already succeeded artist' or any of that crap - it's not my concern. AGain - there's such an infinite variety of distraction out there that the artists need to start valuing the fact that if I sacrifice my valuable time & energy to pay attention to them & whatever it is that they are on about as opposed to the infinite other options I have.
How many movies are cranked out every single day? How many ditties? How much infotainment? I bet at this point, worldwide, there's more content produced in one day than I can consume in a lifetime. It's like air - you can't charge for it!! Oh and if you can't make a living as an artist with this reality boo hoo for you - get a real job!!
*ANY* attempt at extracting any amount of money from me for being entertained is what's thievery as far as I'm concerned. Screw this piracy argument - it's completely irrelevant when the supply part of 'supply & demand' is pretty much literally INFINITE!
"As the Canadians prove, it's entirely possible to be retarded for reasons unrelated to your vegetative deity of choice."
Yeah it's called having your brain predictably frozen year after year from living too far away from the equator.
The first people who thought it might be a good idea to live in areas that have temperatures that can be fatal were obviously retarded so it stands to reason their offspring will be as well.
Most of the people I know are using from 20-30GB max out of a ridiculous 200-500GB storage space. Most people aren't watching movies on their computers or downloading tons of stuff they just want to get their work done & get the hell off the computer. For that 80GB is ample.
Yup.
I'm using TekSavvy & they offer me a static IP for an extra $4 a month along with the right to SERVE information back up my pipe.
Rogers & Bell explicitly state 'thou shalt not run a server of any kind without paying for a business account' and "what's a static IP?"
This is the beginning of the end of the internet as anything other than glorified television. Actually the beginning of the end was more likely with asynchronous upload/download speeds but we're well on our way now, aren't we?
"well written, complete and verified. " takes too long to read & I won't have it anymore.
If it's not free then it's too expensive.
Hey I don't take too kindly to you promoting force as a way to solve problems. I think we should talk about these things.
There's a whole industry of advertisers & marketeers with families to feed who don't want to have to go and get real jobs that actually contribute something to society. So keep this on the down low.
Gee - I guess I'll have to get a television & subscribe to cable.
NOT!
will it run on Linux?
Indeed. Remember: it's only news if there's someone who doesn't want it printed / broadcast. Everything else is fluff.
I use ad-block always & I immediately and forever abandon any content which includes product placement & trust you'll all get behind me on this.
As far as I'm concerned the value tables have turned - you should feel privileged that I bother to visit your site/watch your show/listen to your music & bother to spend *my* precious time on your site, watching your show, or listen to your music. In these days of infinite infotainment feeds & streams I say if ya can't provide it for free & have to annoy me with ads in order to survive then maybe you should go & get a real job.
There are plenty of successful business models out there that do well without harassing the consumer & respect our right to payment-free content. It's not my crisis if you can't figure out how to do it yourself.
Thanks, The "I refuse to pay for anything" Guy.
"The absolute worst thing anybody can do is dehumanize their opposition by calling them sheep or assume that they're not intelligent."
Does that still apply even when it's true?