Yes, exactly, but the point is how often does this happen in general society?
Almost never, and people dont' think twice about being spoon-fed crap. It wouldn't be quite so bad if these record companies didnt' pretend they're the end-all, be-all of music, talent, and entertainment and play on the legal field where they most definitly don't belong. Things like the DCMA are only nessesary if major record labels/producers are filling chpater 11 left and right, and you can PROVE without a doubt that piracy is to blame, which is very difficult seeing as quality of product is a highly opinionative statistic but one which drastically affects this equation.
There is no legal definition of "this music sucks", nor should there be. For this reason, piracy will always be blamed for slumps on the Top Profit 40, and any method which can be used for piracy will be attacked. This is exactly why we have the "anti-CD burner" and "Anti-MP3" movement.
Ironcally enough (again, heh), the record companies would tend to save more and then even make more on top of that if they wern't busy spending their "hard earned" (heh) money on lobbyists and started reworking their business model to include new technologies, distribution formats & channels, and better yet, a new popularity scheme for artists (a la mp3.com voting style?).
...But since this world belongs to them, I guess am dreaming again *sigh*...
It's sad that artist quality is judged on album sales when it's such a manipulated statistic. Whoever gets airplay gets sales. Whoever gets sales gets a higher rank. See the problem?
The Fragile was a phenomenally produced album. No one got it. Britteny Spears album was cheesy, predictable, studio crafted (i.e. Sound Engeneers, not Artists) pop music, and it sells out. Who has more commercials and exposure? OK, thanks.
Let's not even get into artists like the Pranksterz and Paul Glazby. They're techno (well, hard house/nu nrg/hard trance/etc, but as far as most are concerned, same thing), and they're MUCH better and more creative than Moby. Ever see them on any pop charts? Think they even would have the money to do a video? Ever even HEAR of them? Nope. Real talent hidden away. <rant>And now I take flak for being too "underground" in my music tastes from Eminem fans who sing "Nobody listens to techno!" Ironically enough that lyric is about Moby...</rant>
That way you can KNOW exactly what the bad guys are saying to each other and go find them. Or get real advanced and triangulate their signal. Don't tell me if you have triads of back helicopters flying patrol over 100sq/km or so you can't afford 30 guys in a couple trailers with bugging gear. Legally, I think citezens would understand making an exception of monitoring laws/etc. in this case. It's not like here in the US where they would make a law in advance to be allowed to monitor the whole country all the time and "any attempt to circcumvent such protections..." AH sorry where was I? Oh yes, there is an understandable need for this measure. Any solution that causes more problems than remedies is nothing short of a Microsoft hack.
If I was in the area of G8 and I needed my cel phone for an emergency (such as someone got hurt, or maybe if I WANTED TO REPORT TERRORIST ACTIVITIES), and I was unable to use it due to this security solution's bug^H^H^Hfeature, I would hire a lawer and sue the everlasting bejesus out of whoever I could possibly hold responsible.
Including the states/countries whatever of the leaders who decided to meet in this area (even if I would lose).
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Photoshop 7 was a huge offender for me, but having upped straight from 5.5, it was a real shocker.
WTF are these new transfer modes??? Color Dodge doesn't work the same! How come layer transparency doesn't work the same?? WHERE IS THE FADE FILTER COMMAND???
Of course, it's all still there. (Vivid Light usually does what I want, the Layer Fill parameter [under the opacity] effects tranclucency first and THEN applies transfer mode, and vice versa for opacity [ I LOVE this btw ], and Fade Filter is under the Undos in the Edit menu (Why? Oh well at least it's there).
Oddly enough this brings up in interesting point: Microsoft actually did something right. IIRC there is a preference option in MS Word '98 called "Word 5.1 Menus." I.e. if you are used to the old-school style, it's availible. I think Adobe and other companies should do more of this kind of thing. I don't know much about Windows or any of the X11RC enviroments, but for Mac it's easy to re-arrange the menu items, as well as tailor your event loop to be versitile enough to handle it (lookup tables work nicely). It's extra bulk but it can be helpful.
As far as new features, well, new is new, you gotta learn it sometime. I liek most of the new stuff though, especially the Healing Tool. Yum.
It would explain the great speeches George W. gives on a regular basis.
For Example: The true threat is whether or not these people decide, peak of anger, try to hold us hostage, ourselves; the Israelis, for example, to whom we'll defend, offer our defenses; the South Koreans. -March 13, 2001
Ohh, he was talking on the tooth phone at the same time! HANG UP AND SPEAK DUBYA!
I use a Mac (I really didn't make that clear with the Edit->Preferneces reference). I dont' get an option like that unless the Mac team decided to get it together. And even if they make one, will it work in IE for OS 9? doubt it, but that's now Apple's fault, and a whole 'nother story...
I can add it to my "trusted" sites list, which uses "Internet"-level security settings.
Which is burried under Edit->Preferences... then "Security Zones", then Zone: Trusted Zones then "Add Site..." THEN "Add..." THEN type the friggin URL (or well yea, paste). AHHHH Why isn't there a "Trust" button I can add to my Toolbar that just does this?
Microsoft: As feature-rich as a Mac with all the ease of use of a Univac.
...to reproduce the ending of a television show via electronic means before it even airs across the country? Maybe Duct Tape would be the best copy-prevention device for chrisd.
Some small American newspapers frequently fabricate offbeat news to trick people into noticing them, with the aim of making money,' the paper said. 'This is what the Onion does.
...In case there where a few people left in China who thought Americans might not all be scumbags.
Now they're using our own COMEDY against us. Some governments just HAVE to cause drama and conflict (ours included)... sick sick F**KING SICK.
...that Internet distrobution Supports Terrorism and that all file-sharing protocols and open source software should be banned from the US so they can go on ripping us off.
Oh well they don't make anythign I'd buy anyways, I buy all my music legitimately from bangintunes.com anyways...
I'm sorry, I'm sure you're a smart guy and all, but P2P is hardly comparable to terrorism, especially in this case.
This is more like sueing U-Haul until they go out of business because you can carry fertilizer bombs in their trucks.
Same as Slashdot is not responsible for the comments posted because they where NOT POSTED by Slashdot, Napster was not responisble for the illegal MP3s posted on their service because they where NOT POSTED by Napster.
Newer hardware will boot from a FireWire or USB disk with either OSX or OS 9 installed. Hell, you can probably boot OS 8.1 off a FireWire disk (why would you want to is another question).
Having the MacOS X kernel perform this task is not only idiotic but impossible, if the OSX kernel is loaded, the machine has already selected a boot disk...
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...and send a copy to your congressman.
If he laughs at you, vote his lame ass out.
Total troll.
Me to but whatever. Go listen to your Garth Brooks.
If i'm not using that capacity, I'll galdly put images on my 2nd DVD layer, or outer CD ring.
Storage will defenitly come before decoration, however.
Yes, exactly, but the point is how often does this happen in general society?
Almost never, and people dont' think twice about being spoon-fed crap. It wouldn't be quite so bad if these record companies didnt' pretend they're the end-all, be-all of music, talent, and entertainment and play on the legal field where they most definitly don't belong. Things like the DCMA are only nessesary if major record labels/producers are filling chpater 11 left and right, and you can PROVE without a doubt that piracy is to blame, which is very difficult seeing as quality of product is a highly opinionative statistic but one which drastically affects this equation.
There is no legal definition of "this music sucks", nor should there be. For this reason, piracy will always be blamed for slumps on the Top Profit 40, and any method which can be used for piracy will be attacked. This is exactly why we have the "anti-CD burner" and "Anti-MP3" movement.
Ironcally enough (again, heh), the record companies would tend to save more and then even make more on top of that if they wern't busy spending their "hard earned" (heh) money on lobbyists and started reworking their business model to include new technologies, distribution formats & channels, and better yet, a new popularity scheme for artists (a la mp3.com voting style?).
...But since this world belongs to them, I guess am dreaming again *sigh*...
It's sad that artist quality is judged on album sales when it's such a manipulated statistic. Whoever gets airplay gets sales. Whoever gets sales gets a higher rank. See the problem?
The Fragile was a phenomenally produced album. No one got it. Britteny Spears album was cheesy, predictable, studio crafted (i.e. Sound Engeneers, not Artists) pop music, and it sells out. Who has more commercials and exposure? OK, thanks.
Let's not even get into artists like the Pranksterz and Paul Glazby. They're techno (well, hard house/nu nrg/hard trance/etc, but as far as most are concerned, same thing), and they're MUCH better and more creative than Moby. Ever see them on any pop charts? Think they even would have the money to do a video? Ever even HEAR of them? Nope. Real talent hidden away. <rant>And now I take flak for being too "underground" in my music tastes from Eminem fans who sing "Nobody listens to techno!" Ironically enough that lyric is about Moby...</rant>
if i had the points i'd do it myself.
MONITOR THE DAMN CEL PHONES.
That way you can KNOW exactly what the bad guys are saying to each other and go find them. Or get real advanced and triangulate their signal. Don't tell me if you have triads of back helicopters flying patrol over 100sq/km or so you can't afford 30 guys in a couple trailers with bugging gear. Legally, I think citezens would understand making an exception of monitoring laws/etc. in this case. It's not like here in the US where they would make a law in advance to be allowed to monitor the whole country all the time and "any attempt to circcumvent such protections..." AH sorry where was I? Oh yes, there is an understandable need for this measure. Any solution that causes more problems than remedies is nothing short of a Microsoft hack.
If I was in the area of G8 and I needed my cel phone for an emergency (such as someone got hurt, or maybe if I WANTED TO REPORT TERRORIST ACTIVITIES), and I was unable to use it due to this security solution's bug^H^H^Hfeature, I would hire a lawer and sue the everlasting bejesus out of whoever I could possibly hold responsible.
Including the states/countries whatever of the leaders who decided to meet in this area (even if I would lose).
Photoshop 7 was a huge offender for me, but having upped straight from 5.5, it was a real shocker.
WTF are these new transfer modes??? Color Dodge doesn't work the same! How come layer transparency doesn't work the same?? WHERE IS THE FADE FILTER COMMAND???
Of course, it's all still there. (Vivid Light usually does what I want, the Layer Fill parameter [under the opacity] effects tranclucency first and THEN applies transfer mode, and vice versa for opacity [ I LOVE this btw ], and Fade Filter is under the Undos in the Edit menu (Why? Oh well at least it's there).
Oddly enough this brings up in interesting point: Microsoft actually did something right. IIRC there is a preference option in MS Word '98 called "Word 5.1 Menus." I.e. if you are used to the old-school style, it's availible. I think Adobe and other companies should do more of this kind of thing. I don't know much about Windows or any of the X11RC enviroments, but for Mac it's easy to re-arrange the menu items, as well as tailor your event loop to be versitile enough to handle it (lookup tables work nicely). It's extra bulk but it can be helpful.
As far as new features, well, new is new, you gotta learn it sometime. I liek most of the new stuff though, especially the Healing Tool. Yum.
It would explain the great speeches George W. gives on a regular basis.
For Example:
The true threat is whether or not these people decide, peak of anger, try to hold us hostage, ourselves; the Israelis, for example, to whom we'll defend, offer our defenses; the South Koreans.
-March 13, 2001
Ohh, he was talking on the tooth phone at the same time! HANG UP AND SPEAK DUBYA!
...will the phone be BlueTooth compatable?
:-) I had to.
I use a Mac (I really didn't make that clear with the Edit->Preferneces reference). I dont' get an option like that unless the Mac team decided to get it together. And even if they make one, will it work in IE for OS 9? doubt it, but that's now Apple's fault, and a whole 'nother story...
I know disk space is a dime-a-gig these days, but...WHY in the hell is this so high?
;-)
I'll have to erase some of my pirated MP3s...
I can add it to my "trusted" sites list, which uses "Internet"-level security settings.
Which is burried under Edit->Preferences... then "Security Zones", then Zone: Trusted Zones then "Add Site..." THEN "Add..." THEN type the friggin URL (or well yea, paste). AHHHH Why isn't there a "Trust" button I can add to my Toolbar that just does this?
Microsoft: As feature-rich as a Mac with all the ease of use of a Univac.
And.... I wonder how many people will be named "Anonymous Coward" ;)
...or how many wise-ass trolls will write "Slim Shady" on theirs...
...I'm early...
...to reproduce the ending of a television show via electronic means before it even airs across the country? Maybe Duct Tape would be the best copy-prevention device for chrisd.
;-)
I'm sorry, cheap shot.
Some small American newspapers frequently fabricate offbeat news to trick people into noticing them, with the aim of making money,' the paper said. 'This is what the Onion does.
...In case there where a few people left in China who thought Americans might not all be scumbags.
Now they're using our own COMEDY against us. Some governments just HAVE to cause drama and conflict (ours included)... sick sick F**KING SICK.
...if I knew I wasn't going to pay to see the same stories over and over.
(And thus fewer whining posts like mine. Please guys, run a little tighter of a ship so assholes like myself don't have to bitch.)
...that Internet distrobution Supports Terrorism and that all file-sharing protocols and open source software should be banned from the US so they can go on ripping us off.
Oh well they don't make anythign I'd buy anyways, I buy all my music legitimately from bangintunes.com anyways...
I'm sorry, I'm sure you're a smart guy and all, but P2P is hardly comparable to terrorism, especially in this case.
This is more like sueing U-Haul until they go out of business because you can carry fertilizer bombs in their trucks.
Same as Slashdot is not responsible for the comments posted because they where NOT POSTED by Slashdot, Napster was not responisble for the illegal MP3s posted on their service because they where NOT POSTED by Napster.
Although the parent's author uses what reads like slightly broken english, I dont' think i've ever seen this point more well put.
Newer hardware will boot from a FireWire or USB disk with either OSX or OS 9 installed. Hell, you can probably boot OS 8.1 off a FireWire disk (why would you want to is another question).
Having the MacOS X kernel perform this task is not only idiotic but impossible, if the OSX kernel is loaded, the machine has already selected a boot disk...
There are bacteria that live in volcanically-hot jets of water on the ocean floor, would burn a human to death in mere seconds. They thrive.
...well, there is a 2 pound charge for every hyperlink clicked while accessing the LAN...