Like Delaware. It's not really there. When you see that sign that says "now entering Delaware", turn around as you pass it. It say the same thing on the other side.
You know how when you can just jump to anywhere in the world and with street view feel like your there instantly, it gives you that mild god-like feeling of omnipotence? "I can be anywhere in an instant and observe!"
People don't want a bunch of invisible gods looking at them all the time.
The ads on Hulu are only 15-30 seconds long because that is all they can be and still attract viewers, and the amount of viewers Hulu draws away from TV and its onger. more profitable ad breaks is still negligible.
When the Hulu model becomes the more primary model, the ads will need to become longer and more frequent to support the cost of the programming currently produced and shown there.
I'd slightly disagree. Most of the problem is that mentality. People like these who carry it to this extreme are certainly part of the problem too, though.
Nice idea. However, they already have minimum yellow times where I live. When they installed the cameras, they A) shortened the green at major intersections used by traffic going from the freeway to the residential areas, so that typically 4-5 cars cycle through out of a line of 15-20 cars and; B) shortened the yellows to this minimum where they had been several seconds longer.
So few cars are now allowed to turn that it is highly tempting to push it. Additionally, if someone in the line delays by even a second or two, it usually means 1 o 2 fewer cars manage to make the turn at all.
These changes to light timing have only been made at the intersections where the cameras were installed. At similar intersections that do not connect to streets with freeway ramps, the original light timing remains where 10-15 cars are able to safely turn left, and the yellow light is a few seconds longer.
I personally have taken to cutting through a shopping center to avoid the intersection with the arrow. I am able to wait at a left arrow signal to enter the shopping center, politely drive slowly through the shopping center, stop at two different stop signs, usually allowing a couple of other cars to proceed before me, and wait at the signal to exit the shopping center, and still beat the traffic that used the reprogrammed camera controlled intersection. Before and after rush hour (4-7pm), the light reverts to its former timing, which it used to have at all times prior to the cameras.
No, no intent to generate revenue there. I am sure it is all about safety.
You're correct that vinyl is a niche and nowhere near CD's (remaining) popularity, but it is not primarily due to DJs. There are quite a number of people with vinyl setups in their music systems who buy their albums in that format. Look on any online audio forum and you will find vinyl discussions or even a dedicated sub-forum.
More importantly should they respond to takedown notices for something they have not "put up" in the first place.
They respond sarcastically to the letters from the attorneys and IP owners, as the letters threaten them for actions they have not even committed as the people sending them have not taken the time to gain a basic understanding of what the Pirate Bay even does.
"Let's see: You HOPE something of the same quality or better will fill in the void. You HOPE what steps in will be less "dinosaurian". That's a lot of assumptions there. You may also get nothing to fill in the void, or whatever fills in the void to be of less quality and cost more to you"
If I could get every album I want on SACD at $15-20 a pop, nearly all my music purchases would be made in that format. But since the market doesn't want that, I can't. And nothing of the same or better quality looks likely to fill that void.
The market doesn't appear to want to pay for subscriber supported high quality journalism any more either. So we're going to have low bit rate mp3 news as well.
GP is correct that their attempting to force users to pay for it won't work, anymore than forcing users to pay for music when its available "for free" is working.
I can't find any reference to any out of the ordinary DRM being used on Ratatouille beyond CSS. Were you saying there was, or just pointing out that what should have been a standard product was incompatible with the devices it should have worked with because of DRM?
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Wow. The machines themselves are probably good, but that ad is unbelievably bad. Right there with the Songsmith one.
Yeah, but then the length becomes something like 1mm.
Until. Not unless. So really, it's just a matter of time.
Great. Now I have Spinal Tap's Big Bottom "stuck in my head"
For NASA, yes.
In Russia though, er, I'm not sure. Would you kill the gravity or the fuel spent?
Like Delaware. It's not really there. When you see that sign that says "now entering Delaware", turn around as you pass it. It say the same thing on the other side.
Sure. Then you find his house on StreetView and go stand in front of it and whistle all night long. I see how that works.
My HOA prohibits any hardscape higher than 18" in front of my house.
Which gets into a whole 'nother area of infringed rights.
You know how when you can just jump to anywhere in the world and with street view feel like your there instantly, it gives you that mild god-like feeling of omnipotence? "I can be anywhere in an instant and observe!"
People don't want a bunch of invisible gods looking at them all the time.
Or tiger sharks!
Yeah, with lasers on . . .
never mind
The ads on Hulu are only 15-30 seconds long because that is all they can be and still attract viewers, and the amount of viewers Hulu draws away from TV and its onger. more profitable ad breaks is still negligible.
When the Hulu model becomes the more primary model, the ads will need to become longer and more frequent to support the cost of the programming currently produced and shown there.
Slugs have houses?
What separates them from the snails then?
Oh, they've managed to cooperate well enough to goose taxes upward significantly at this extremely opportune time to do so.
I'd slightly disagree. Most of the problem is that mentality. People like these who carry it to this extreme are certainly part of the problem too, though.
So ignoring the details of this case, I don't think it's so clear cut.
Brilliant. Should the Supreme Court ignore the details of the case too?
Hey, let's ignore the details of your post. Basically what you said is:
"This is just like dealing crack, and schools are acting in the capacity of parents, so it's just fine as it will keep my taxes down."
Why in hell would you ignore the details of the case?
Nice idea. However, they already have minimum yellow times where I live. When they installed the cameras, they A) shortened the green at major intersections used by traffic going from the freeway to the residential areas, so that typically 4-5 cars cycle through out of a line of 15-20 cars and; B) shortened the yellows to this minimum where they had been several seconds longer.
So few cars are now allowed to turn that it is highly tempting to push it. Additionally, if someone in the line delays by even a second or two, it usually means 1 o 2 fewer cars manage to make the turn at all.
These changes to light timing have only been made at the intersections where the cameras were installed. At similar intersections that do not connect to streets with freeway ramps, the original light timing remains where 10-15 cars are able to safely turn left, and the yellow light is a few seconds longer.
I personally have taken to cutting through a shopping center to avoid the intersection with the arrow. I am able to wait at a left arrow signal to enter the shopping center, politely drive slowly through the shopping center, stop at two different stop signs, usually allowing a couple of other cars to proceed before me, and wait at the signal to exit the shopping center, and still beat the traffic that used the reprogrammed camera controlled intersection. Before and after rush hour (4-7pm), the light reverts to its former timing, which it used to have at all times prior to the cameras.
No, no intent to generate revenue there. I am sure it is all about safety.
What if they're clogged with email for Ted Stevens? Can the sound still get through?
You're correct that vinyl is a niche and nowhere near CD's (remaining) popularity, but it is not primarily due to DJs. There are quite a number of people with vinyl setups in their music systems who buy their albums in that format. Look on any online audio forum and you will find vinyl discussions or even a dedicated sub-forum.
More importantly should they respond to takedown notices for something they have not "put up" in the first place.
They respond sarcastically to the letters from the attorneys and IP owners, as the letters threaten them for actions they have not even committed as the people sending them have not taken the time to gain a basic understanding of what the Pirate Bay even does.
And if Apple priced OSX like Honda prices their factory replacement alternators, they would probably be happy if everyone did it too.
But I don't think anyone would pay $500 for OSX.
Banks and casinos are trusted entities?
Or did you mean bank customers and gamblers, in which case I am even more confused.
"Let's see: You HOPE something of the same quality or better will fill in the void. You HOPE what steps in will be less "dinosaurian". That's a lot of assumptions there. You may also get nothing to fill in the void, or whatever fills in the void to be of less quality and cost more to you"
If I could get every album I want on SACD at $15-20 a pop, nearly all my music purchases would be made in that format. But since the market doesn't want that, I can't. And nothing of the same or better quality looks likely to fill that void.
The market doesn't appear to want to pay for subscriber supported high quality journalism any more either. So we're going to have low bit rate mp3 news as well.
GP is correct that their attempting to force users to pay for it won't work, anymore than forcing users to pay for music when its available "for free" is working.
Watchmen joke
http://watchmen.wikia.com/wiki/Rorschach's_journal
I can't find any reference to any out of the ordinary DRM being used on Ratatouille beyond CSS. Were you saying there was, or just pointing out that what should have been a standard product was incompatible with the devices it should have worked with because of DRM?
Retroactively mitigating a severe scientific error in the plot of Starman.