GreyWolf3000 Yeah, but "many developers scratching the same itch" brought you different Linux distros, Gentoo for example!;) But seriously, competition is always a Good Thing(tm) and should keep the music download scene moving in the right direction.
Hey, if there's a market for it, computer companies only better their image by diversifing their offerings. Look at Apple, they aren't even making money on iTunes, but it's driving ppl to buy iPods. Pretty smart if you ask me, just like using Gentoo!;)
this harks back to the days of meta-keywords where sites had a page full of meta tags to get more search engine hits. of course this can still be found if you search for something like "$BAND_NAME" +mp3 - you'll get sites that just say something like "Download mp3s by $BAND_NAME" but won't have anything to download, they just want you there for the ad impression. whatever filters Google comes up with would be welcome, and future searches will be more accurate, not just a ploy to make money.
BTW, here's some of the facinating commentary (they must post more!):
Our visit with the Nash family was nice but short. We all can't wait until we get to see them again! Recently the Smith Family went on a little vacation. We traveled to San Antonio, Texas and stayed there for two nights. Our first stop in San Antonio was the I-MAX theaters to see a movie called the Alamo. After the movie, we went to see the Alamo. Everyone got a souvenir from the Alamo giftshop to remember our trip there. After the Alamo we went to the San Antonio river to see the River Walk. We had ice cream at a restaurant on the river and finished our visit of the river by a boatride. We were all squished, but I think we still had fun. That night we ate at the Tower Restaurant. The Tower Restaurant is a revolving restaurant!!! We discovered that it takes 50 minutes for the restaurant to go in one complete circle. (Random info that you may someday want to know. hehe) Wow, I wrote a lot about just one day of our vacation. I'll let someone else talk about the rest of our vacation. Until next time, goodbye!
Guess their trial AOL must have ran out. What? A revolving restaurant!!! They got Alamo souvenirs and ice cream??? Wowser, party time for the Smiths!
Agreed, when I started using Linux I found all sorts of things that you could do in it, that were not in Mac/win world; it always seemed like a natural way for me or programmers to do something. I've been in Linux since 1998, and current do administration. I've been using Slackware, Gentoo, Debian and FreeBSD and just love what I can do with it all. My kids now run OS X on an old (350Mhz) iMac and I couldn't be happier for that, but it just isn't for me, and yes, I've given it a chance. I'm typing this on a 800Mhz iBook, running Gentoo, and I've never had a machine (hardware and software) that I've felt more comfortable on. I understand some Linux users migrating towards OS X, but to me, it's not Linux.
One problem is people ignoring email that isn't spam, simply because the subject line looks like it it. It may change the way subject lines are written. In the end, I think email will be like IM, you'll have to 'approve' what email you'll accept, like you have to 'approve' additions to your buddy list now. This will take away much of the openness and functionality of email, so I hope it doesn't come to that.
UPDATE! Yes, it's true! The dress code is HISTORY at Plum -- You CAN wear bandanas, skull caps, jerseys, caps, anything! Just keep it stylish and clean.
And guess what - you DON'T NEED TO WEAR A BULLET PROOF VEST... (quoted from Fosters about an event at the competition, 360 nightclub, Saturday Oct 11)... "a gun had been fired on the property"... "He fired one round"... You don't need to worry about gun fights at Plum Crazy! People come to Plum to dance and have fun, not to get involved in attempted first degree assault and gun shootings!
Sounds like a GREAT place. Someone *please* get me outta this country...
limiting for what? if you want a laptop to do high end video editing you wouldn't be getting a 'top with such a small screen anyway. I have a 12" 800Mhz iBook that is now maxed out with 640Megs RAM, but I don't consider that 'limited'. I'm running Linux as well, and opening terms, checking my mail and playing mp3s isn't taxing my memory.
No downloading for me, I've got an iBook, but it's Linux. Now an iTunes for Linux would be news, for Windows, it was just an inevitability after the 'you have to have Apple to hit it' wore off on the accountants at aapl.
I've had a longstanding arguement, er, uh, commentary, about how I think having 6 virtual desktops is better than having dual monitors. I worked with dual monitors at an earlier job, and I really loved them, but once I got into Linux, I never have less than 4 virtual desktops with stuff on em. It's easier to work when you don't have everything 'piled up' on each other IMO.
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GreyWolf3000 ;) But seriously, competition is always a Good Thing(tm) and should keep the music download scene moving in the right direction.
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Yeah, but "many developers scratching the same itch" brought you different Linux distros, Gentoo for example!
Hey, if there's a market for it, computer companies only better their image by diversifing their offerings. Look at Apple, they aren't even making money on iTunes, but it's driving ppl to buy iPods. Pretty smart if you ask me, just like using Gentoo!
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That's still a ripoff.
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As long as you try your best, we're still proud of you.
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Hey, dig Mr. Smith working on the routing problem with MAE-West!
http://familysmith.com/Bennett/Bennett%27s%20Imag
(wonder if all of that info from NASA should be on his site...)
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this harks back to the days of meta-keywords where sites had a page full of meta tags to get more search engine hits. of course this can still be found if you search for something like "$BAND_NAME" +mp3 - you'll get sites that just say something like "Download mp3s by $BAND_NAME" but won't have anything to download, they just want you there for the ad impression. whatever filters Google comes up with would be welcome, and future searches will be more accurate, not just a ploy to make money.
CB
BTW, here's some of the facinating commentary (they must post more!):
Our visit with the Nash family was nice but short. We all can't wait until we get to see them again! Recently the Smith Family went on a little vacation. We traveled to San Antonio, Texas and stayed there for two nights. Our first stop in San Antonio was the I-MAX theaters to see a movie called the Alamo. After the movie, we went to see the Alamo. Everyone got a souvenir from the Alamo giftshop to remember our trip there. After the Alamo we went to the San Antonio river to see the River Walk. We had ice cream at a restaurant on the river and finished our visit of the river by a boatride. We were all squished, but I think we still had fun. That night we ate at the Tower Restaurant. The Tower Restaurant is a revolving restaurant!!! We discovered that it takes 50 minutes for the restaurant to go in one complete circle. (Random info that you may someday want to know. hehe) Wow, I wrote a lot about just one day of our vacation. I'll let someone else talk about the rest of our vacation. Until next time, goodbye!
Guess their trial AOL must have ran out. What? A revolving restaurant!!! They got Alamo souvenirs and ice cream??? Wowser, party time for the Smiths!
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Their blog was last updated in 2002, someone should probably make sure everythings OK at the ole Smith home...
http://familysmith.com/weblog/smithstories.html
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3) Don't Profit!!!
I know, they profit from the iPods and other Apple hardware/software, still, it's funny since they're outselling other online services.
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Agreed, when I started using Linux I found all sorts of things that you could do in it, that were not in Mac/win world; it always seemed like a natural way for me or programmers to do something. I've been in Linux since 1998, and current do administration. I've been using Slackware, Gentoo, Debian and FreeBSD and just love what I can do with it all. My kids now run OS X on an old (350Mhz) iMac and I couldn't be happier for that, but it just isn't for me, and yes, I've given it a chance. I'm typing this on a 800Mhz iBook, running Gentoo, and I've never had a machine (hardware and software) that I've felt more comfortable on. I understand some Linux users migrating towards OS X, but to me, it's not Linux.
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Congrats, your Apache2 install went well. Now make sure you lock that box down and make us proud.
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One problem is people ignoring email that isn't spam, simply because the subject line looks like it it. It may change the way subject lines are written. In the end, I think email will be like IM, you'll have to 'approve' what email you'll accept, like you have to 'approve' additions to your buddy list now. This will take away much of the openness and functionality of email, so I hope it doesn't come to that.
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And guess what - you DON'T NEED TO WEAR A BULLET PROOF VEST... (quoted from Fosters about an event at the competition, 360 nightclub, Saturday Oct 11)... "a gun had been fired on the property"
Sounds like a GREAT place. Someone *please* get me outta this country...
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limiting for what? if you want a laptop to do high end video editing you wouldn't be getting a 'top with such a small screen anyway. I have a 12" 800Mhz iBook that is now maxed out with 640Megs RAM, but I don't consider that 'limited'. I'm running Linux as well, and opening terms, checking my mail and playing mp3s isn't taxing my memory.
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hmmm...my iBook runs Linux, so there's no 129$ yearly tax.
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Nice one!
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http://akamaidownload.apple.com/530x3824/binaries/ iTunesSetup.exe
No downloading for me, I've got an iBook, but it's Linux. Now an iTunes for Linux would be news, for Windows, it was just an inevitability after the 'you have to have Apple to hit it' wore off on the accountants at aapl.
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get it?
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I've had a longstanding arguement, er, uh, commentary, about how I think having 6 virtual desktops is better than having dual monitors. I worked with dual monitors at an earlier job, and I really loved them, but once I got into Linux, I never have less than 4 virtual desktops with stuff on em. It's easier to work when you don't have everything 'piled up' on each other IMO.
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from my /etc/fstab: /dev/hda1 /boot reiserfs noauto,noatime,notail 1 1
Yeah, that was a bitch.
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