That's a very astute observation, young man. I note that you used a "weasel" word. As it happens that paricular weasel word is of mathematical interest and extremely important in the applied field of engineering. The very issue has even been in the news papers of late with regards to how the issue should be handled in the schools.
Can someone tell me why the word "passable" is of interest? Just what do we mean, in the context of science and engineering, by that word "passable"?
Putting aside the fact that a forest fire or volcano is a hell of a lot more energy than humans normally put out.
Ah yes, the old "Since hurricanes release far more energy on a city than several atomic bombs there's nothing wrong with my nuking your city" argument.
I've been waiting for the price of Bad Finger's "No Dice" to drop below top shelf price. It hasn't. It ain't going to. The fixed costs of initial production were recouped decades ago. It really should be in the $5 bin.
It's called "greed." It'll keep happening as long as people are willing to put up with it. There are people will pay money for ringtones. Go figure that there are people willing to take it.
I'm currently remastering some old stuff with an eye to rerelease. I intend to treat them mostly as promotional items for my live shows. Something like buy one for a fiver or buy a ticket to a live show and get one for "free."
But they still cost a good deal more to create than the mere cost of per unit pressing.
If nothing else, for the independant there are almost always lawyers to pay off, even for original works. Nothing can be considered safe.
But some day you grow older, get married, have kids...
My daughter is 26.
You will likely find, if you go around talking to older, "successful" people, that most of them report they and their familes were happiest back in the day when they lived in a shack and went hungry now and then.
My wife bought her own engagement ring. It was a zircon. She thought it was idiotic to spend money on a rock when we could use it better for a decent car or on heating oil. I bought her a CS degree to go with her Antrhopology degree. Geek girl.
The most likely time for a couple to get divorced is when they get money.
Thoreau wrote of poets living from their poetry as a steam plane is powered by the shavings it produces. A bowl of rice now again certainly doesn't hurt, but. . .
The rewards of art and science are. ..art and science.
As I posted on another forum only a short time ago when someone suggested that science and art would come to halt if people didn't think they could get rich by it, I consider that suggestion insulting.
Beyond the basic necessities of life the primary reason I need money is to pay for science and art supplies. For instance, I've been offered a gig as a cello player, but I don't happen to have a cello. That likely means I'll have to borrow money to obtain one, and get paid to recoup the expense, but I'll play the thing for free. Because. ..well, it's fun. Far from requiring payment to produce art most artists pay to be allowed to do it, and will often pay themselves into poverty if need be.
Likewise I did not study physics in college because it was the hot hiring field at the time. I did it because I "had to." I fully expected to have to patch the elbows on my tweed jackets out of economic necessity rather than fashion.
Give me money and I'll just blow it on something stupid like a French Horn or an Oscilliscope, so I can "do my thing."
I wrote a song awhile ago. It's a pretty good song. People request it and stuff. I didn't do it for money.
You see, there is this woman. . .
Aha! Now I think we're onto this motivational thing.
Don't be silly, everyone who has never paid the session musicians union scale and the engineers $50/hr knows I can sell my CDs for less than a buck apiece and turn a profit.
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No, middle age centers at 40.
An alternate term for it would be "grown up," which eliminates the silly perjoritive context of "middle age."
It's a very nice place to be.
KFG
would be a bloody good start.
I actually have quite number of "ebooks." Years worth of reading material, in fact.
Funny thing is they're all, every one of them, public domain ASCII text files.
Kill the DMCA, then we'll start to talk.
KFG
That's a very astute observation, young man. I note that you used a "weasel" word. As it happens that paricular weasel word is of mathematical interest and extremely important in the applied field of engineering. The very issue has even been in the news papers of late with regards to how the issue should be handled in the schools.
Can someone tell me why the word "passable" is of interest? Just what do we mean, in the context of science and engineering, by that word "passable"?
KFG
Questions to ask class:
."
"Ok, by a show of hands, how many people here want to be shelf stockers at Wal-Mart?"
"Ok, now, how many people want to be games programmers?"
"AHA! Thought so. Ok, so let's take a look at a billiard ball. .
KFG
How long do you normally keep a computer before you get a new one?
6 years.
What OS do you think will be on a computer that you buy two years from now?
I assemble. Linux and Win98 for "legacy" games.
KFG
Well I should hope so.
KFG
Eventually things change:
From blow to suck.
KFG
. . .how many of them does it take to screw a lightbulb?
.why bother?
More to the point. .
KFG
Of course credit cards leave a trail; and around here ordering Lego bricks in this manner might trigger a suspicion flag. . .
I wish I were joking more than I think I am.
KFG
Putting aside the fact that a forest fire or volcano is a hell of a lot more energy than humans normally put out.
Ah yes, the old "Since hurricanes release far more energy on a city than several atomic bombs there's nothing wrong with my nuking your city" argument.
KFG
Adults with credit cards can use the Intarweb thingy to order what they need direct:
http://shop.lego.com/Product/Factory/About.aspx
KFG
Thanks.
KFG
I don't think "compatible UIs" have been tested in court.
Apple v. Microsoft.
KFG
Fox Blonde Talking Boobs: Mr. President, what about the tragedy in New Or. . .
President: Look, the Moon!
FBTB: Ohhhhhh, shiney!
KFG
Microsoft *did* take the browser experience to a whole new level.
Yeah, just think of the state the Web would be in today if MS hadn't introduced the idea of autorunning system level executables from the browser.
KFG
That would be Micro$CO.
KFG
In every government there is some malicious back-room government worker who goes below the radar.
These are bad enough, but the ones who really scare me are the ones who actually mean well.
There is no power on earth that can fuck you harder and more thouroughly than a government worker doing it "for your own good."
KFG
Mine don't.
I've been waiting for the price of Bad Finger's "No Dice" to drop below top shelf price. It hasn't. It ain't going to. The fixed costs of initial production were recouped decades ago. It really should be in the $5 bin.
It's called "greed." It'll keep happening as long as people are willing to put up with it. There are people will pay money for ringtones. Go figure that there are people willing to take it.
I'm currently remastering some old stuff with an eye to rerelease. I intend to treat them mostly as promotional items for my live shows. Something like buy one for a fiver or buy a ticket to a live show and get one for "free."
But they still cost a good deal more to create than the mere cost of per unit pressing.
If nothing else, for the independant there are almost always lawyers to pay off, even for original works. Nothing can be considered safe.
Just ask George Harrison.
It's very silly out there right now.
KFG
But some day you grow older, get married, have kids ...
My daughter is 26.
You will likely find, if you go around talking to older, "successful" people, that most of them report they and their familes were happiest back in the day when they lived in a shack and went hungry now and then.
My wife bought her own engagement ring. It was a zircon. She thought it was idiotic to spend money on a rock when we could use it better for a decent car or on heating oil. I bought her a CS degree to go with her Antrhopology degree. Geek girl.
The most likely time for a couple to get divorced is when they get money.
KFG
Thoreau wrote of poets living from their poetry as a steam plane is powered by the shavings it produces. A bowl of rice now again certainly doesn't hurt, but. . .
.art and science.
The rewards of art and science are. .
KFG
As I posted on another forum only a short time ago when someone suggested that science and art would come to halt if people didn't think they could get rich by it, I consider that suggestion insulting.
.well, it's fun. Far from requiring payment to produce art most artists pay to be allowed to do it, and will often pay themselves into poverty if need be.
Beyond the basic necessities of life the primary reason I need money is to pay for science and art supplies. For instance, I've been offered a gig as a cello player, but I don't happen to have a cello. That likely means I'll have to borrow money to obtain one, and get paid to recoup the expense, but I'll play the thing for free. Because. .
Likewise I did not study physics in college because it was the hot hiring field at the time. I did it because I "had to." I fully expected to have to patch the elbows on my tweed jackets out of economic necessity rather than fashion.
Give me money and I'll just blow it on something stupid like a French Horn or an Oscilliscope, so I can "do my thing."
I wrote a song awhile ago. It's a pretty good song. People request it and stuff. I didn't do it for money.
You see, there is this woman. . .
Aha! Now I think we're onto this motivational thing.
KFG
Don't be silly, everyone who has never paid the session musicians union scale and the engineers $50/hr knows I can sell my CDs for less than a buck apiece and turn a profit.
KFG
Which can only work as they do because they don't have to drag power cords around behind them.
KFG
Would you believe they're just confirming that grammar checkers don't work very well; after a half dozen Mai Tais?
KFG
. . .it is important that the community standards to which a majority of a community profess are supported by the corporation's product.
Bull.
KFG