Why can we not buy music in mp3 format in the first place??? Why does it have to be a physical product? Why does it have to be in such an inefficient format? Not all of us live in 5000+ square foot houses where we have space for storing 1000's of CD's. Why can't the RIAA adapt newer technologies?
The number one reason why I "rip" CD's is reduce the storage space needed for my music collection.
I am currently trying to get all of my stuff turned into digital format and burned in an efficient storage format to CD that I can use/play in my computer. This includes pictures/photos, music (especially the stuff still trapped on phonograph records and cassette tapes). By doing this, I can get rid of the extraneuous equipment taking up space.
I expect to end up with TV shows, movies, books, music, photos, all on CD's in efficient and standard storage formats. Then integrate everything with webpages. The article mentions that I am supposed to maintain a cassette tape player and a stand-alone CD player just to listen to music. This is silly.
The financially successful artists of the future will make their work available in a digital format directly available to the purchaser as demanded by a computer-savvy market. The RIAA will be left out.
I have emailed AutoDesk urging them to support other platforms (they used to support Solaris) many times. Does no good - they don't even bother to send "Thank you for you input" return email. Thpththth!
I have thought about trying RedHat Linux with VMWare at home, but I don't currently have enough spare HDD space. Of course, then I have to deal with the DVD issue, USB external devices, etc...
I am not a hacker, though I have tried FreeBSD (took me three months to get it setup and running - never did get a custom kernel built for sound support).
How 'bout X server and Windowmaker for Win98? I am stuck using MS Windows as a result of using AutoCAD which is only supporting MS OSes currently. Sucks, but can't do anything about it.
I have my computer at home turned off/unplugged for the summer. I actually did this due to heat (I refuse to run my a/c 24/7). I turn the computer on once per weekend to get my email off of my ISP's server and that is it.
Yes, I miss stuff because of this. Some things I have taken do doing manually instead, such as balancing my checkbook. I might actually get the thing balanced and calculate how much I spend doing it manually! I am using my spare time to read books and actually socialize with people face to face. (Yes, I had sunk the level of emailing my neighbor directly across the hall.)
I use all of my vacation time, too. Took a three week vacation to wander around Europe this past Spring. That was very revitalizing. No cell phone, no laptop, no pager, no PDA.
It would be interesting to learn the what percentage of Slashdot readers are male and which percentage are female. I tend to assume comments are posted by men unless there is distinct indication that it was a female. This is probably a response conditioned by our culture, but I think it also comes from the fact that men make comments that give away their gender (like comments about gays, sucking nutz, etc) far more often then women.
I use the web for getting computer tech info. I installed FreeBSD on my desktop computer at home and have used the internet to find help when something doesn't work properly. I also use to the net to get mp3's and song lyrics, and find quick info on any topic that pops into my head that I hadn't thought about before. I have generally avoided web sites focused on women because they tend to be heavy on romance, shopping, and beauty which I don't need more info about. Get way more than enough of that sort of stuff from TV.
The article points out that women have a voice on the net which I find to be true. In high school and even in the professional workplace environment, I find that my voice is drowned out. Many times when I start to speak, some male will start talking over me, and if I continue talking, he will start shouting. This subtly gives women the message that they have nothing worth saying. (And yes, I have spoken to my employer about this, but that has changed nothing.) The net is unable to shout over my voice. Many time, the net may not realize that I am a woman.
As for being called a "chick", it is am improvement over "girl". I guess. I don't respond to either, anyway.
My worry as a big fan of Linux is that this early initiative may put people off using Linux. They should wait until Linux is more stable and mature before going after the domestic user. The visually impaired would be better off with Windows or whatever using the accessibility extentions.
Linux/UN*X is already more stable than MS Windows, and the average user has accepted it. How much more stable do you want? My FreeBSD machine at home runs 24x7, i.e. around the clock, without a flinch, and it is performing ten times more work than the MS Windows machines that we use at work. The longest I have seen a MS Windows machine run without crashing, is about three days. The MS Windows machine that I use at work, crashes at least once daily.
Consider wearble computers: the things can be integrated as your clothing, keeping you warm in the winter (save a bundle on heating costs for your home) and the cooling fan will feel good durng the summer months.
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I live five blocks away and only today found the courage to actually go look at the pile of rubble that was the WTC.
Don't forget, under the DMCA we won't be allowed to make copies of digital stuff...
I already have a CD-RW and a DVD-ROM. Do I really have to buy another CD-player?
The number one reason why I "rip" CD's is reduce the storage space needed for my music collection.
I am currently trying to get all of my stuff turned into digital format and burned in an efficient storage format to CD that I can use/play in my computer. This includes pictures/photos, music (especially the stuff still trapped on phonograph records and cassette tapes). By doing this, I can get rid of the extraneuous equipment taking up space.
I expect to end up with TV shows, movies, books, music, photos, all on CD's in efficient and standard storage formats. Then integrate everything with webpages. The article mentions that I am supposed to maintain a cassette tape player and a stand-alone CD player just to listen to music. This is silly.
The financially successful artists of the future will make their work available in a digital format directly available to the purchaser as demanded by a computer-savvy market. The RIAA will be left out.
I have emailed AutoDesk urging them to support other platforms (they used to support Solaris) many times. Does no good - they don't even bother to send "Thank you for you input" return email. Thpththth! I have thought about trying RedHat Linux with VMWare at home, but I don't currently have enough spare HDD space. Of course, then I have to deal with the DVD issue, USB external devices, etc...
I am not a hacker, though I have tried FreeBSD (took me three months to get it setup and running - never did get a custom kernel built for sound support).
I have no problem paying $1-$3 per single if I can download and enjoy immediately. I would prefer 100% of the money go to the artist and none to RIAA.
How 'bout X server and Windowmaker for Win98? I am stuck using MS Windows as a result of using AutoCAD which is only supporting MS OSes currently. Sucks, but can't do anything about it.
I have my computer at home turned off/unplugged for the summer. I actually did this due to heat (I refuse to run my a/c 24/7). I turn the computer on once per weekend to get my email off of my ISP's server and that is it.
Yes, I miss stuff because of this. Some things I have taken do doing manually instead, such as balancing my checkbook. I might actually get the thing balanced and calculate how much I spend doing it manually! I am using my spare time to read books and actually socialize with people face to face. (Yes, I had sunk the level of emailing my neighbor directly across the hall.)
I use all of my vacation time, too. Took a three week vacation to wander around Europe this past Spring. That was very revitalizing. No cell phone, no laptop, no pager, no PDA.
It would be interesting to learn the what percentage of Slashdot readers are male and which percentage are female. I tend to assume comments are posted by men unless there is distinct indication that it was a female. This is probably a response conditioned by our culture, but I think it also comes from the fact that men make comments that give away their gender (like comments about gays, sucking nutz, etc) far more often then women.
I use the web for getting computer tech info. I installed FreeBSD on my desktop computer at home and have used the internet to find help when something doesn't work properly. I also use to the net to get mp3's and song lyrics, and find quick info on any topic that pops into my head that I hadn't thought about before. I have generally avoided web sites focused on women because they tend to be heavy on romance, shopping, and beauty which I don't need more info about. Get way more than enough of that sort of stuff from TV.
The article points out that women have a voice on the net which I find to be true. In high school and even in the professional workplace environment, I find that my voice is drowned out. Many times when I start to speak, some male will start talking over me, and if I continue talking, he will start shouting. This subtly gives women the message that they have nothing worth saying. (And yes, I have spoken to my employer about this, but that has changed nothing.) The net is unable to shout over my voice. Many time, the net may not realize that I am a woman.
As for being called a "chick", it is am improvement over "girl". I guess. I don't respond to either, anyway.
My worry as a big fan of Linux is that this early initiative may put people off using Linux. They should wait until Linux is more stable and mature before going after the domestic user. The visually impaired would be better off with Windows or whatever using the accessibility extentions.
Linux/UN*X is already more stable than MS Windows, and the average user has accepted it. How much more stable do you want? My FreeBSD machine at home runs 24x7, i.e. around the clock, without a flinch, and it is performing ten times more work than the MS Windows machines that we use at work. The longest I have seen a MS Windows machine run without crashing, is about three days. The MS Windows machine that I use at work, crashes at least once daily.
Still have to work on improving their English.
What about connecting or implanting the pda/pc to your brain? Then you can think to it silently and superfast.
Consider wearble computers: the things can be integrated as your clothing, keeping you warm in the winter (save a bundle on heating costs for your home) and the cooling fan will feel good durng the summer months.
Just what I always wanted, to take my computer to bed with me. I don't know that the computer needs to go everywhere that I go.