I just want to make the point that Bohemian Rhapsody should be free, considering it entered the moral public domain in 2003 (released in 1975, 28 year copyright term).
Copyright laws actually protect the works of an author for that persons lifetime + 70 years (as in 70 years after the authors death.) So no, Bohemian Rhapsody is not free and wont be free until we're dead; better start saving.
Everything with a bit of popularity and all the new released I'll bet will be $1.29.
If you take inflation into account from when iTunes first offered music at $.99 in 2003 you'll see that the markup is only really about 15 cents ($.99 in 2003 has equivalent buying power $1.14 in 2008).
Speaking from a point of view that can see the GM world headquarters from my apartment, I'd like to think that GM has learned its lesson; I desperately do. What with the automakers shitting themselves and the local corruption of government, I'm finding it harder and harder to honestly say that I love Detroit.
I don't know what American car companies can do about it anymore. With the toxic UAW and the bureaucrats blaming each other for the downfalls of their industry they are totally ignoring the fact that there are other countries vying for number one. It's shameful and it's ridiculous that we spend all our time pointing fingers instead of getting shit done.
Now people are vandalizing foreign cars more then ever, keying things like "buy American" on to hoods and doors of Hondas and Toyotas. Oddly enough I take a walk though GM's showroom to find that one of their models are made of 15% American parts; the rest is made in Mexico. It has become blatantly obvious that cheap people power fuel this industry and we as American are nowhere near that willing to work for so little. I don't blame companies for outsourcing, that's capitalism and it's been our mantra for a long time. If we're finally seeing that we're digging our own graves here, we've noticed it a little too late.
I just hope India and China would learn from our mistake. I think the first electric car is a decent start.
And just for the hell of it:
I, for one, welcome our new mandarin speaking overlords
(that one was a little too close to home to be funny, wasn't it?)
When we finally get these production companies out of the picture maybe we can start getting some decent music. These companies have stunted artist evolution since they starting coming up with formulas for shallow success.
This is one industry that should go the way of GM out of principle.
What purpose would sterilization serve? Just because they can't make babies doesn't mean that they can't catch and spread another STD; if anything that would encourage unprotected sex.
If they're able to take the excess aluminum and melt them back into bricks than that would make it extremely eco-friendly. Not to mention cost-effective.
The argument will never see an end. But the answer to the argument has always been "Who cares? If you don't want one than don't get one."
Macs, to me, have always been synonymous with designer clothes. A shirt does the same thing whether it's a Target shirt or a Prada shirt. Some people are just more willing to buy Prada shirts.
Now my question is this: Where's the argument? The nature of design is that it's supposed to trickle down until the ingenuity becomes affordable. Macs put a camera in the screens of their laptops, now almost all computers put a camera in the screens of their laptops. Apple came out with a touch screen phone and lo and behold, each phone company comes out with their variant "iPhone killers".
Granted these examples might have come out somewhere else before Apple did it BUT it wasn't until Apple did it that the industry picked up it's pace to catch up.
It's how the system works, sure what's under the hood is what's important to many but if looks and ease of use weren't an issue to begin with than GUIs would never have been imagined in the first place.
It's an elitist notion that everyone is guilty of. Even the ones who point fingers for choices that are not their own (therefore "stupid"). It's nothing more than the desire to feel better than at least one other - were all guilty of it. The least we can do is stop complaining about it, move on with our lives and find a WoW server devoid of 12 year old bastards who camp.
With charging people to check in their bags, charging them for the use of their rubbish pillows, you'd think they'd charge you to get off the plane before resorting to this.
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So I guess that makes it, without a doubt, the oldest profession in the world...
Yes, I think the estate of the author can file for an extension. I've never heard of moral public domain though. Where can I read more on it?
I just want to make the point that Bohemian Rhapsody should be free, considering it entered the moral public domain in 2003 (released in 1975, 28 year copyright term).
Copyright laws actually protect the works of an author for that persons lifetime + 70 years (as in 70 years after the authors death.) So no, Bohemian Rhapsody is not free and wont be free until we're dead; better start saving.
Everything with a bit of popularity and all the new released I'll bet will be $1.29.
If you take inflation into account from when iTunes first offered music at $.99 in 2003 you'll see that the markup is only really about 15 cents ($.99 in 2003 has equivalent buying power $1.14 in 2008).
It must have been posted here because Twitter won him the election.
Speaking from a point of view that can see the GM world headquarters from my apartment, I'd like to think that GM has learned its lesson; I desperately do. What with the automakers shitting themselves and the local corruption of government, I'm finding it harder and harder to honestly say that I love Detroit. I don't know what American car companies can do about it anymore. With the toxic UAW and the bureaucrats blaming each other for the downfalls of their industry they are totally ignoring the fact that there are other countries vying for number one. It's shameful and it's ridiculous that we spend all our time pointing fingers instead of getting shit done. Now people are vandalizing foreign cars more then ever, keying things like "buy American" on to hoods and doors of Hondas and Toyotas. Oddly enough I take a walk though GM's showroom to find that one of their models are made of 15% American parts; the rest is made in Mexico. It has become blatantly obvious that cheap people power fuel this industry and we as American are nowhere near that willing to work for so little. I don't blame companies for outsourcing, that's capitalism and it's been our mantra for a long time. If we're finally seeing that we're digging our own graves here, we've noticed it a little too late. I just hope India and China would learn from our mistake. I think the first electric car is a decent start. And just for the hell of it: I, for one, welcome our new mandarin speaking overlords (that one was a little too close to home to be funny, wasn't it?)
"Please maintain a speed of above 5 miles per hour or the tv will lose power and shut off"
50 miles per hour if the tv's plasma
Why do I get the feeling that Bill O'Reilly is somehow going to have a field day with this?
I wonder how much of that is due to the fact that many people, over or around 18%, need glasses?
Yes, the chalkboard was impressive... But did it run Linux?
What makes you think that Geico didn't do that already?
Last piece of evidence was a spun note left in the box: "Jokes on you b*tches!" Yours truly -Charlotte
When we finally get these production companies out of the picture maybe we can start getting some decent music. These companies have stunted artist evolution since they starting coming up with formulas for shallow success. This is one industry that should go the way of GM out of principle.
after the 40% cut in lawyers fees; I'd say 12 shares of Circuit City and co-ownership of GM.
See, if it had been an iPhone, she might have just left him for it.
Yes, because we all know that gay peopel come from gay parents.
What purpose would sterilization serve? Just because they can't make babies doesn't mean that they can't catch and spread another STD; if anything that would encourage unprotected sex.
When you take away the fundamental right to vote then there aren't that many other alternatives.
Yes, because rioting and political upheaval has worked wonders for the French; and Detroit.
And it sure beats paying 20 bucks for 7 hours of access in the airport when your flight leaves in 2.
If they're able to take the excess aluminum and melt them back into bricks than that would make it extremely eco-friendly. Not to mention cost-effective.
Imagine that under the Palin administration... "All your base belong to us - don't 'cha know?"
They initially did, but China told them that they have their hands full with manufacturing London's opening ceremony for the next Olympics.
Macs, to me, have always been synonymous with designer clothes. A shirt does the same thing whether it's a Target shirt or a Prada shirt. Some people are just more willing to buy Prada shirts.
Now my question is this: Where's the argument? The nature of design is that it's supposed to trickle down until the ingenuity becomes affordable. Macs put a camera in the screens of their laptops, now almost all computers put a camera in the screens of their laptops. Apple came out with a touch screen phone and lo and behold, each phone company comes out with their variant "iPhone killers".
Granted these examples might have come out somewhere else before Apple did it BUT it wasn't until Apple did it that the industry picked up it's pace to catch up.
It's how the system works, sure what's under the hood is what's important to many but if looks and ease of use weren't an issue to begin with than GUIs would never have been imagined in the first place.
It's an elitist notion that everyone is guilty of. Even the ones who point fingers for choices that are not their own (therefore "stupid"). It's nothing more than the desire to feel better than at least one other - were all guilty of it. The least we can do is stop complaining about it, move on with our lives and find a WoW server devoid of 12 year old bastards who camp.
With charging people to check in their bags, charging them for the use of their rubbish pillows, you'd think they'd charge you to get off the plane before resorting to this.