It's kinda of confusing to me how Hip-hop / Techno DJ's have been making mix tapes for so long, with little trouble, but record execs freak out with mp3's. A DJ takes a bunch of tracks (most or all of which are not his/hers) does some neat turntable tricks, records the mix, and sells the tape. This is all done, of course, without the expressed consent of the artist/label. The only money being made goes to the store / DJ. And its not like the artist/label dont know that mix tapes are being made, quite the contrary its seen as promotion. Its a great way to get your name out by having your music grouped with similar bands, so the hip-hop heads hear new, fresh music first.
I know its easy and unproductive for all of us/.ers to say but . . *ahem* Record labels: just chill out!
I was stoked to hear this as I'm sure most other "open source people" (for lack of a better phrase) are but then I read this over at ABC News. The Nasdaq tumbled 4.1% - its second greatest fall ever! An excerpt: "Biotech stocks, particularly the shares of companies involved in genetic mapping, took the hit after the United States and Britain agreed to openly share data from a project to decode the human genetic pattern." So is this good or bad? Please read more!
So, Microsoft is the devil and such but why must they do these "smart" moves to make every IT professional's job harder? Our PC group is enraged! Can't MS stop with the monopolyesque moves for once?
What I want to do is create a very bare bones next level OS (I'd tell you about it, but I'd have to kill you), patent this barley working beta, and then sell it to Microsoft when they get wind / think of this new OS style on their own. Can I do this?
This is so sweet! I've been wondering who would be the first to create one of these . . . When the price gets down to the public (uhh, a decade?:) you can be assured every Turntablist out there will be on these. No replacement styli, superior sound and most importantly no skipping! Even the most "heavy handed" skratcher can go to town on one of these joints . . .
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Prentice Hall publishing released a grate LISP book, it was part one of their series on AI I believe . . . Sorry I forgot the details . . . link
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It's kinda of confusing to me how Hip-hop / Techno DJ's have been making mix tapes for so long, with little trouble, but record execs freak out with mp3's. A DJ takes a bunch of tracks (most or all of which are not his/hers) does some neat turntable tricks, records the mix, and sells the tape. This is all done, of course, without the expressed consent of the artist/label. The only money being made goes to the store / DJ. And its not like the artist/label dont know that mix tapes are being made, quite the contrary its seen as promotion. Its a great way to get your name out by having your music grouped with similar bands, so the hip-hop heads hear new, fresh music first.
I know its easy and unproductive for all of us
*ahem*
Record labels: just chill out!
I was stoked to hear this as I'm sure most other "open source people" (for lack of a better phrase) are but then I read this over at ABC News. The Nasdaq tumbled 4.1% - its second greatest fall ever! An excerpt: "Biotech stocks, particularly the shares of companies involved in genetic mapping, took the hit after the United States and Britain agreed to openly share data from a project to decode the human genetic pattern." So is this good or bad? Please read more!
So, Microsoft is the devil and such but why must they do these "smart" moves to make every IT professional's job harder? Our PC group is enraged! Can't MS stop with the monopolyesque moves for once?
What I want to do is create a very bare bones next level OS (I'd tell you about it, but I'd have to kill you), patent this barley working beta, and then sell it to Microsoft when they get wind / think of this new OS style on their own. Can I do this?
This is so sweet! I've been wondering who would be the first to create one of these . . . When the price gets down to the public (uhh, a decade? :) you can be assured every Turntablist out there will be on these. No replacement styli, superior sound and most importantly no skipping! Even the most "heavy handed" skratcher can go to town on one of these joints . . .
Red Hot Chili Peppers and 311 rocked the LA Forum into the 2g!