Saying this is quite foolish if you ask me, we do not understand the impact this will have globally, what will the impact of the acidifying oceans be, for instance?
Wether Global Warming or Climate Change is man-made or not isn't really the main issue, the issue is, how are we going to deal with it today & tomorrow?
If we know that burning fossil fuels contribute to the change, and we know the change de be potentially catastrophic, is it not wise to try & reduce the amount of fossil fuels we burn?
I have no idea what you're trying to say here, but allow me to elaborate my point.
There are/were quite a few specialist record stores that specialize in a genre, people who like that genre could go in there and find music (known and unknown) in that genre, it allowed people the chance to discover music released by artists themselves or small labels.
These days however, you have large chains that mostly only stockpile popular shit, the Biebers of the day, and they are out pricing the smaller record stores on those few popular records in the genres, driving customers away.
This is a reality, just this month the store where i used to get my Cd's announced they are closing doors because, well, there just isn't enough clientèle anymore to keep a specialist store open.
Luckily, we have things such as last.m now, whom mostly take the place of the specialist stores and allows people to discover new bands, but the loss of the specialist stores does mean it's less convenient to go out and buy a bunch of Cd's, being forced to use either iTunes or mail order. (I was going to mention amazon too, but they still don't sell mp3's in Europe i think)
As for labels, if the big ancient ones fall and die, they will be replaced by newer companies that are actually aware of the times we're living in. It would actually be a boon for the artists, the best bands these days are independent or with smaller companies whom specialize in a genre or style, and who will actively seek out new talent.
The best advertisement is still word of mouth, if you make a cd that is brilliant, you will get it out there. It might not happen over day, but it will happen. Besides, there are a lot more channels these days through which to promote your work.
You know what's making the real music suffer? Not the internet, but large retail chains that only stock the popular shit and out compete the smaller record stores that actually have lesser known works. The whole industry was set to fail sooner or later, the internet did nothing to change that. If you are a budding artist, embrace things like last.fm, those are the future.
I hate the RIAA and their methods as much as anyone, but I don't think it is spurious to look at what's happened to the music industry in the last 15 years or so and say that the internet has not had a negative effect.
I don't know, i used to buy plenty of Cd's, and i still do buy Cd's, but the last 15 years has seen extremely crappy 'artists', there's hardly anything coming out (from the major labels) i even want to listen to. It's not the internet that's killing the industry, it's lack of good material.
ok, i'm only going to do this once, but i have to ask:
In the grand scheme of your daily life, and continued existence on this planet, how has the knowledge that humans evolved from monkeys, and so on and so forth down to single celled whatnot, been an important factor in your continued success as a person? have you ever gotten a raise for believing this? have you ever gained any windfall from this being what you believe?
Tthe understanding of the concepts of evolution have indeed been very helpful in my life, it allowed me to better understand the scientific method, my origins and i can apply principles of evolution to other fields. Oh, and i do not believe evolution, i accept it as scientific fact. I would love if someone could disprove it as that would further my understanding and knowledge, but so far, that hasn't happened.
Right, I'm willing to bet, the answer to that is no.
You just lost.
Now, sure, a person could argue a lot of philosophical things about believing in God, vs believing in Evolution, but when it all boils down, what you believe about the origins of mankind, the world, and the universe, has little bearing on what kind of life you are going to have. As long as you are taught to not act like a cockbite, and be somewhat civilized, your going to be fine, religion be damned.
Your problem is that you think people believe in evolution. They do not. They acknowledge it as scientific fact. That is a very important difference. Believe requires no evidence.
Sure, it may be ignorance, but I can be ignorant about a lot of things, and live a perfectly healthy and normal life. I'm ignorant of the precise internal workings of a hybrid electric automobile, as well as how the exact details of how the north-bridge in a computer works. I'm also ignorant of the exact details of the rise and fall of the Byzantine empire, but not knowing these things does not prevent me from having a decent life, and refusing to learn them only precludes me from working in a few very specialized fields of work. This whole blood feud between religion and science is pretty pointless when it comes down to the day to day lives of most of us, and I'm starting to get tired of it.
Unfortunately, religion does interfere with daily life, it's time we put that myth behind us.
Do you consider creationism to be on equal footing as evolution within sciences? That's the big question. I doubt most would object creationism to be in religious education (if there is such a thing in the US).
You don't need multiple users to run 'Terminate and stay resident' programs, you don't even need a true multitasking OS for that, even MS DOS could do that.
And it also doesn't help that euthanasia is illegal over there. I know that if/when i get cancer, and it's terminal, that I'll off myself, I'm not planning on rotting away hooked on machines
Slashdot Mirror
Or free internet
Saying this is quite foolish if you ask me, we do not understand the impact this will have globally, what will the impact of the acidifying oceans be, for instance?
Wether Global Warming or Climate Change is man-made or not isn't really the main issue, the issue is, how are we going to deal with it today & tomorrow? If we know that burning fossil fuels contribute to the change, and we know the change de be potentially catastrophic, is it not wise to try & reduce the amount of fossil fuels we burn?
Newsflash, human bodies fail more frequently then Windows ME crashes
There is definately a truth to that, but also a matter of quality, there is a reason the old guys are still popular even with the new crowds.
I have no idea what you're trying to say here, but allow me to elaborate my point.
There are/were quite a few specialist record stores that specialize in a genre, people who like that genre could go in there and find music (known and unknown) in that genre, it allowed people the chance to discover music released by artists themselves or small labels.
These days however, you have large chains that mostly only stockpile popular shit, the Biebers of the day, and they are out pricing the smaller record stores on those few popular records in the genres, driving customers away.
This is a reality, just this month the store where i used to get my Cd's announced they are closing doors because, well, there just isn't enough clientèle anymore to keep a specialist store open.
Luckily, we have things such as last.m now, whom mostly take the place of the specialist stores and allows people to discover new bands, but the loss of the specialist stores does mean it's less convenient to go out and buy a bunch of Cd's, being forced to use either iTunes or mail order. (I was going to mention amazon too, but they still don't sell mp3's in Europe i think)
Buddy, i know quite a few local bands, i even know people who do everything themselves, the best promotion you can do is to tour.
And it's actually crap, go figure :P
It is, I know bands who've done it, I've even helped some doing it. You just don't need the big labels anymore, they are OBSOLETE
As for labels, if the big ancient ones fall and die, they will be replaced by newer companies that are actually aware of the times we're living in. It would actually be a boon for the artists, the best bands these days are independent or with smaller companies whom specialize in a genre or style, and who will actively seek out new talent.
IT-girls? Why hasn't anyone told me this earlier!?
The best advertisement is still word of mouth, if you make a cd that is brilliant, you will get it out there. It might not happen over day, but it will happen. Besides, there are a lot more channels these days through which to promote your work.
You know what's making the real music suffer? Not the internet, but large retail chains that only stock the popular shit and out compete the smaller record stores that actually have lesser known works. The whole industry was set to fail sooner or later, the internet did nothing to change that. If you are a budding artist, embrace things like last.fm, those are the future.
I hate the RIAA and their methods as much as anyone, but I don't think it is spurious to look at what's happened to the music industry in the last 15 years or so and say that the internet has not had a negative effect.
I don't know, i used to buy plenty of Cd's, and i still do buy Cd's, but the last 15 years has seen extremely crappy 'artists', there's hardly anything coming out (from the major labels) i even want to listen to. It's not the internet that's killing the industry, it's lack of good material.
ok, i'm only going to do this once, but i have to ask: In the grand scheme of your daily life, and continued existence on this planet, how has the knowledge that humans evolved from monkeys, and so on and so forth down to single celled whatnot, been an important factor in your continued success as a person? have you ever gotten a raise for believing this? have you ever gained any windfall from this being what you believe?
Tthe understanding of the concepts of evolution have indeed been very helpful in my life, it allowed me to better understand the scientific method, my origins and i can apply principles of evolution to other fields. Oh, and i do not believe evolution, i accept it as scientific fact. I would love if someone could disprove it as that would further my understanding and knowledge, but so far, that hasn't happened.
Right, I'm willing to bet, the answer to that is no.
You just lost.
Now, sure, a person could argue a lot of philosophical things about believing in God, vs believing in Evolution, but when it all boils down, what you believe about the origins of mankind, the world, and the universe, has little bearing on what kind of life you are going to have. As long as you are taught to not act like a cockbite, and be somewhat civilized, your going to be fine, religion be damned.
Your problem is that you think people believe in evolution. They do not. They acknowledge it as scientific fact. That is a very important difference. Believe requires no evidence.
Sure, it may be ignorance, but I can be ignorant about a lot of things, and live a perfectly healthy and normal life. I'm ignorant of the precise internal workings of a hybrid electric automobile, as well as how the exact details of how the north-bridge in a computer works. I'm also ignorant of the exact details of the rise and fall of the Byzantine empire, but not knowing these things does not prevent me from having a decent life, and refusing to learn them only precludes me from working in a few very specialized fields of work. This whole blood feud between religion and science is pretty pointless when it comes down to the day to day lives of most of us, and I'm starting to get tired of it.
Unfortunately, religion does interfere with daily life, it's time we put that myth behind us.
Do you consider creationism to be on equal footing as evolution within sciences? That's the big question. I doubt most would object creationism to be in religious education (if there is such a thing in the US).
You don't need multiple users to run 'Terminate and stay resident' programs, you don't even need a true multitasking OS for that, even MS DOS could do that.
Sorry, my brain isn't a multi user OS, good news for schizophrenics though
Hey, there's always cannibalism
You can have Venus
You overestimate human intelligence (sadly)
You sir, just made my day
Those that aren't covered are abandoned to die in one of the richest countries in the world.
I never understood why you people tolerate that situation.
And it also doesn't help that euthanasia is illegal over there. I know that if/when i get cancer, and it's terminal, that I'll off myself, I'm not planning on rotting away hooked on machines
And manboobs
Movies have sites?!