If they do this, Vista will never, ever be installed on any audio workstation here, or in any other broadcast facility. I set every workstation that handles audio to "No Sounds" for that very reason.
This is just moronic.
Actually, your blanket statement isn't really supported by your link. Apparently, Weird Al gets more from CDs with his renegotiated contract - but that doesn't hold true for everyone. (and, considering he's contractually obligated to a label, that may be part of his contract - that they pay him (X) amount for downloads, as opposed to his dealing directly with those companies.)
Most acts get little money from their CDs, and that's only after the record company recoups all their costs - recording, cash advances, artwork, administrative, pressing, promotion, etc. Many artists with record deals actually received more money from their self-released works than their major label releases - Steve Vai comes to mind. Most artists actually depend on live concerts & merchandising to live on, moreso than record royalties.
Problem with #2: Flash is also being used for content delivery, i.e. web radio, video, etc. If you remove Flash, you can't access any of that stuff either.
Better solution: Assuming you followed tip #1, get the Flashblock extension. At least this way, you have a choice as to whether or not to allow the Flash in question to run - so you can still go to youtube.com or homestarrunner.com, while avoiding annoying flash ads.;)
Or, you could consider the 500 sarin and mustard gas shells recently disclosed
Um, don't you mean the pre-Gulf War shells that were found in 2003, reported on in 2004, and waved around last week in a poor attempt to justify the war in an election year? Just sayin'...
Maybe we need a.ped domain (parental education domain)...
What a grand idea! We'd have to make it easily adoptable as an 'identity', so people would be motivated to get involved. We could refer to the users as "PED-a-philes"...
Oh. Wait. Maybe...not.
I like webmail a lot, I really do - but there are still a couple good reasons for a mail client, such as having a second copy of your mail - if my server storage goes completely south, I still have copies of lots of vital info on my workstation; the ability to use mail when the web server doesn't work - usually, if there's a problem with the webmail I don't know about it until someone tells me, because the SMTP still works; and as I stated above, if for some reason I can't get to the network then I can still access the information I need.
Given our reliance on email communications these days, I think it's wiser to consider webmail as an enhancement rather than a replacement. Hell - what do you do if suddenly Google goes out of the email business? Myself, I have Thunderbird set to check my Gmail account just like the others. They can quit tomorrow, & I'll just file it & use another service.
There are a couple of flaws in your analogy, though:
Alice did what she did of her own volition. She did not consult Bob about the advertising; if it had hurt her business, it would have been her fault & her loss. Simply by increasing foot traffic in the area, and thus causing spillover to Bob's stand, does not mean he owes her anything at all. To follow this line of thinking, 50 Cent's label would owe money to jewelery companies, car companies, & other labels who promote sh*tty rap "artists". (BTW, I like good rap.)
As for location, the stands were in place at the time Alice did her advertising. If there is suddenly an added value, then the property owner stands to benefit, not Alice (unless, of course, she owns the land). If I put in a swimming pool, I cannot expect my neighbor to fork over part of the expense because the property values went up.
Even those who have an address in LA, AL, or MI are still in trouble... FYI, Mississippi is abbreviated MS. People in Michigan should be able to get their mail.
Well, I guess I stand corrected. I still find it easier to use a 3rd-party app, but that's just me. I got to thinking that it wasn't really the same thing anyway - certainly a dd-type copy works, and data moving for a partition resize would be closer to that than writing new files & preserving permissions, metadata, etc. in NTFS.
Re: #2...NTFS write support in Linux is still experimental, so you shouldn't expect it to be able to just move all your data for you with no problems. However, there are plenty of partitioning utilites that do just that. I like Partition Commander myself - copy, resize & move partitions all the time with no problems.
Now - if you really want to just play with it, but can't figure out how to partition your drive or find a spare somewhere, you have tons of Live CD options. Play all you like, then decide if you want to spend money. No problem.
Of course.:) I think I was coming from mainly a practical experience POV. Most audio engineers outside of the movie biz don't even mix in 5.1 yet. Trying to mix in 13.1 is a ways off yet.
Accurate 360 degree reproduction of sound requires at least 5 or 6 speakers at semi-equal dispertions around you, with one centered directly in front and preferably one directly behind, at equal distances from the listener.
Any audio engineer also knows that this is only true if you sit dead-center & don't move. After that, the "perfect" reproduction is skewed by the proximity of the listener to one speaker over another.
We also know the meaning of the word "overkill", too.;)
I was never a touch typist - I was a real fast hunt & peck typist. This was fine when all I did was type papers for school, but when I started working in IT later in life I came down with a bad case of tendonitis that almost put me out of a job. I made several changes in ergonomics, and one of them was to learn to type properly.
I worked with learning QWERTY, and it was excruciating. I had an awful time trying to get the key positions in my mind. Then, I found out about Dvorak, and decided to give it a try. I found that, within a couple of weeks, I felt comfortably proficient & could concentrate on my work, rather than where this or that letter was.
I'm sure it's more difficult to re-train oneself to a new system. But in my experience, it was far easier to learn Dvorak than QWERTY from scratch.
Added side benefit: there was a guy in the office, who was very good at his job - but when it came time for him to help, he often made you get up while he did all the work & you looked over his shoulder. When I changed key layouts, he couldn't type on my computer anymore - and I learned a lot more from him after that, by doing it myself.;)
Longhorn, the next version of the Windows operating system, will make malicious software (malware) that gets onto computers without the users' knowledge 'a thing of the past'."
I imagine a pretty little balloon that says "You've got Malware! Click here for details..."
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If they do this, Vista will never, ever be installed on any audio workstation here, or in any other broadcast facility. I set every workstation that handles audio to "No Sounds" for that very reason. This is just moronic.
Actually, your blanket statement isn't really supported by your link. Apparently, Weird Al gets more from CDs with his renegotiated contract - but that doesn't hold true for everyone. (and, considering he's contractually obligated to a label, that may be part of his contract - that they pay him (X) amount for downloads, as opposed to his dealing directly with those companies.)
Most acts get little money from their CDs, and that's only after the record company recoups all their costs - recording, cash advances, artwork, administrative, pressing, promotion, etc. Many artists with record deals actually received more money from their self-released works than their major label releases - Steve Vai comes to mind. Most artists actually depend on live concerts & merchandising to live on, moreso than record royalties.
Problem with #2: Flash is also being used for content delivery, i.e. web radio, video, etc. If you remove Flash, you can't access any of that stuff either.
;)
Better solution: Assuming you followed tip #1, get the Flashblock extension. At least this way, you have a choice as to whether or not to allow the Flash in question to run - so you can still go to youtube.com or homestarrunner.com, while avoiding annoying flash ads.
To be fair, TFA does actually tell you what amplifier he used.
Or, you could consider the 500 sarin and mustard gas shells recently disclosed
Um, don't you mean the pre-Gulf War shells that were found in 2003, reported on in 2004, and waved around last week in a poor attempt to justify the war in an election year? Just sayin'...
Maybe we need a .ped domain (parental education domain)...
What a grand idea! We'd have to make it easily adoptable as an 'identity', so people would be motivated to get involved. We could refer to the users as "PED-a-philes"...
Oh. Wait. Maybe...not.
How exactly are you going ot be mugged if you're naked?
"Give me your wallet!"
"What wallet?"
Err...I sincerely hope the goatse.cx guy isn't part of that equation...
Until the network is down, that is.
I like webmail a lot, I really do - but there are still a couple good reasons for a mail client, such as having a second copy of your mail - if my server storage goes completely south, I still have copies of lots of vital info on my workstation; the ability to use mail when the web server doesn't work - usually, if there's a problem with the webmail I don't know about it until someone tells me, because the SMTP still works; and as I stated above, if for some reason I can't get to the network then I can still access the information I need.
Given our reliance on email communications these days, I think it's wiser to consider webmail as an enhancement rather than a replacement. Hell - what do you do if suddenly Google goes out of the email business? Myself, I have Thunderbird set to check my Gmail account just like the others. They can quit tomorrow, & I'll just file it & use another service.
That's not strumming, that's wanking - thus, hammer-ons & pull-offs certainly apply.
There are a couple of flaws in your analogy, though:
Alice did what she did of her own volition. She did not consult Bob about the advertising; if it had hurt her business, it would have been her fault & her loss. Simply by increasing foot traffic in the area, and thus causing spillover to Bob's stand, does not mean he owes her anything at all. To follow this line of thinking, 50 Cent's label would owe money to jewelery companies, car companies, & other labels who promote sh*tty rap "artists". (BTW, I like good rap.)
As for location, the stands were in place at the time Alice did her advertising. If there is suddenly an added value, then the property owner stands to benefit, not Alice (unless, of course, she owns the land). If I put in a swimming pool, I cannot expect my neighbor to fork over part of the expense because the property values went up.
Even those who have an address in LA, AL, or MI are still in trouble...
FYI, Mississippi is abbreviated MS. People in Michigan should be able to get their mail.
Well, I guess I stand corrected. I still find it easier to use a 3rd-party app, but that's just me. I got to thinking that it wasn't really the same thing anyway - certainly a dd-type copy works, and data moving for a partition resize would be closer to that than writing new files & preserving permissions, metadata, etc. in NTFS.
Re: #2...NTFS write support in Linux is still experimental, so you shouldn't expect it to be able to just move all your data for you with no problems. However, there are plenty of partitioning utilites that do just that. I like Partition Commander myself - copy, resize & move partitions all the time with no problems.
Now - if you really want to just play with it, but can't figure out how to partition your drive or find a spare somewhere, you have tons of Live CD options. Play all you like, then decide if you want to spend money. No problem.
Bzzzttt!!!!! Bzzzttt!!!!!
OSX is not Linux. (Insightful? WTF?)
Perhaps the question should be, "Why can't Linux be as friendly to use as OSX?"
Unless the main use of your computer is to surf porn at work, Umm...yeah? what's your point?
They forgot the "Wank" button. ;)
Thanks, I will do that. :)
Of course. :) I think I was coming from mainly a practical experience POV. Most audio engineers outside of the movie biz don't even mix in 5.1 yet. Trying to mix in 13.1 is a ways off yet.
That's not true and any audio engineer knows it.
;)
Accurate 360 degree reproduction of sound requires at least 5 or 6 speakers at semi-equal dispertions around you, with one centered directly in front and preferably one directly behind, at equal distances from the listener.
Any audio engineer also knows that this is only true if you sit dead-center & don't move. After that, the "perfect" reproduction is skewed by the proximity of the listener to one speaker over another. We also know the meaning of the word "overkill", too.
Err...to clarify that, the reason was technologically challenged users, not lack of SSL support.
Consequently, we decided to drop the whole SSL idea. It was just to much hassle for our technologically challanged employees.
;)
Heh - that's the reason we dropped Outlook as a whole. I don't install it on ANY of our machines - and somehow, our staff manages to cope. .
Ok, but does bash or ksh run on windows? Actually, they do. Now go outside & play.
I was never a touch typist - I was a real fast hunt & peck typist. This was fine when all I did was type papers for school, but when I started working in IT later in life I came down with a bad case of tendonitis that almost put me out of a job. I made several changes in ergonomics, and one of them was to learn to type properly.
;)
I worked with learning QWERTY, and it was excruciating. I had an awful time trying to get the key positions in my mind. Then, I found out about Dvorak, and decided to give it a try. I found that, within a couple of weeks, I felt comfortably proficient & could concentrate on my work, rather than where this or that letter was.
I'm sure it's more difficult to re-train oneself to a new system. But in my experience, it was far easier to learn Dvorak than QWERTY from scratch.
Added side benefit: there was a guy in the office, who was very good at his job - but when it came time for him to help, he often made you get up while he did all the work & you looked over his shoulder. When I changed key layouts, he couldn't type on my computer anymore - and I learned a lot more from him after that, by doing it myself.
Longhorn, the next version of the Windows operating system, will make malicious software (malware) that gets onto computers without the users' knowledge 'a thing of the past'." I imagine a pretty little balloon that says "You've got Malware! Click here for details..."