Vinyl never left. DJs have kept it alive and well; it thrives on the underground dance and club scene, and it continues to play an integral role in much mainstream pop music. The turntable has become more of an instrument than a simple playback device, but nonetheless vinyl remains alive and well, at least for those of us who love it:)
You don't need a vinyl turntable, unless you're archiving for the library of congress or something. Just get a decent one with a decent needle. Sure there is degradation over time if you play the record a lot so if you really want to keep something around that you listen to a lot, buy another copy for listening to. But even if you beat the hell out of your vinyl the basic signal will last your lifetime at least, though it will sound crappy if you scratch it up. I have 78s from the 1930s that sound fine (for 78s recorded that time). With normal vinyl if you change needles often and have a decent turntable (and set the tonearm properly), it will last a long time. If the vinyl is truly for archival purposes, I suspect you are not playing it at parties every weekend and such; it will last much longer that way of course. A record that will be played ten times in as many years does not need to be played on a laser turntable. Those things are cool -- and if I had that much extra cash perhaps I would buy one -- but they're not necessary for most users, even those of us who want our grandchildren to be able to hear the shit we used to listen to.
We have our dilemmas too!! eMac or iMac? G4 or G5? iPod or mini iPod? "Quicksilver" or "Mirrored Drive Door"? iBook or powerbook? Blueberry, Lime, or grape?
See? We Mac users are just as advanced as you nixie people...
They make great stories. Americans in particular are particular fascinated by the stories of criminals; I imagine it is the same in Australia if not more so given its history. From Billy the Kid to gangsta rap there's often glorification of the criminal's stories in popular culture, so it's no surprise to see computer criminals occupy a similar space. Though, the cowboys and gangsta rappers get way more chicks, Angelina Jolie aside....
Be specific if you're going to make a claim like that (or at least, if you insist on getting modded +insightful for it). Each of those people is certainly influential enough in recent hacker history, whether or not they are "reformed" or "out of touch."
Yeaah, right, Apple would never do anything that might help Linux, like utilizing various open source projects and contributing their changes back to the open source community.
The performance artist Stelarc once hired scientists to work out whether it was possible to generate electricity by using the windtunnel in the throat... He was actually going to have a fan installed in his windpipe to use as wind power. Turned out it would have taken about 600 years of breathing to power a 9-volt battery....
The lawsuits are a nonissue, as the people being sued are violating copyright law.
Ummm, the lawsuits are exactly the issue, because copyright law in this case functions as government intervention in the market. The fact that they are violating the law is irrelevant; the law as it currently stands was lobbied into law by the very corporations profiting from this government intervention. I'm not saying "down with copyright law," but don't pretend this is just "capitalism at work." Capitalism has a big helping hand in this instance, and it is in no way "invisible."
I can just imagine the audit now: "OK sir, now you have 0 for use tax purchases in 2003 - can you please show me you bought nothing from out of state that year?". Not going to happen.
No but how about this: "OK, sir, your federal schedule C for your home-based business indicates $2700 in computer equipment. Can you verify that?" Of course, if your verification consists of a receipt from an online retailer, bingo, yer busted.
I was waiting for someone to bring this up. Not regarding Apple - who probably has stores in your state - but regarding any purchase out of state. These taxes don't say anything about specifically collecting on internet transactions; they seem to apply to any purchase you make out of state for something you consume (or "use") in the state. As far as I can tell, if I go to another state and buy liquor and pay that state's liquor taxes and then drink it (or some of it?) here, I am expected to pay taxes in both states.
Sorry to keep replying to myself. Not only is the line on the California 540; the state gives you another way to pay -- with this form that you detach and mail with your check. I wonder how many of these they will receive.
found it; line 51 "Use Tax. See instructions." I don't have the instructions handy but I assume that's where it's included. My accountant left it blank (no "0") which is what I imagine is standard practice; I can't see them enforcing this if it is so common to leave it blank.
I agree about non-consensual porn, but I wouldn't be comfortable leaving it up to the likes of John Ashcroft to determine whether a girl in a film is "enjoying her hot dog."
However, until I get arrested, just for exercising my first ammendment right to speech, the speech that I'll be making will be against Bush, Cheyney and Ashcroft.
It is a sad but inescapable fact of modern America that most of the populace has left the defense of basic first Amendment values to commercial pornographers. I'm glad to hear this guy's voice, but it is disappointing that we aren't hearing many more such voices among Americans who don't make pornography for a living.
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The biggest your karma can get is "excellent."
You don't need a vinyl turntable, unless you're archiving for the library of congress or something. Just get a decent one with a decent needle. Sure there is degradation over time if you play the record a lot so if you really want to keep something around that you listen to a lot, buy another copy for listening to. But even if you beat the hell out of your vinyl the basic signal will last your lifetime at least, though it will sound crappy if you scratch it up. I have 78s from the 1930s that sound fine (for 78s recorded that time). With normal vinyl if you change needles often and have a decent turntable (and set the tonearm properly), it will last a long time. If the vinyl is truly for archival purposes, I suspect you are not playing it at parties every weekend and such; it will last much longer that way of course. A record that will be played ten times in as many years does not need to be played on a laser turntable. Those things are cool -- and if I had that much extra cash perhaps I would buy one -- but they're not necessary for most users, even those of us who want our grandchildren to be able to hear the shit we used to listen to.
to store pr0n. I can't wait to see what lickpussy.jpg looks like in bar code format....
That's a long time, considering this was advertised for months before OSX came out....
See? We Mac users are just as advanced as you nixie people...
Nope. If he was referring to Davidson, he wouldn't have been talking out his ass like that.
They make great stories. Americans in particular are particular fascinated by the stories of criminals; I imagine it is the same in Australia if not more so given its history. From Billy the Kid to gangsta rap there's often glorification of the criminal's stories in popular culture, so it's no surprise to see computer criminals occupy a similar space. Though, the cowboys and gangsta rappers get way more chicks, Angelina Jolie aside....
Didn't the L0pht's website run off an old Mac SE for a long time?
Be specific if you're going to make a claim like that (or at least, if you insist on getting modded +insightful for it). Each of those people is certainly influential enough in recent hacker history, whether or not they are "reformed" or "out of touch."
His sig links to a porn site. I bet he had no problems filling that 20 gig hard drive even then....
Yeaah, right, Apple would never do anything that might help Linux, like utilizing various open source projects and contributing their changes back to the open source community.
You'll be much happier with vi.
Don't people even read the title of the article anymore? It's a mini design flaw.
The performance artist Stelarc once hired scientists to work out whether it was possible to generate electricity by using the windtunnel in the throat... He was actually going to have a fan installed in his windpipe to use as wind power. Turned out it would have taken about 600 years of breathing to power a 9-volt battery....
Ummm, the lawsuits are exactly the issue, because copyright law in this case functions as government intervention in the market. The fact that they are violating the law is irrelevant; the law as it currently stands was lobbied into law by the very corporations profiting from this government intervention. I'm not saying "down with copyright law," but don't pretend this is just "capitalism at work." Capitalism has a big helping hand in this instance, and it is in no way "invisible."
No but how about this: "OK, sir, your federal schedule C for your home-based business indicates $2700 in computer equipment. Can you verify that?" Of course, if your verification consists of a receipt from an online retailer, bingo, yer busted.
I was waiting for someone to bring this up. Not regarding Apple - who probably has stores in your state - but regarding any purchase out of state. These taxes don't say anything about specifically collecting on internet transactions; they seem to apply to any purchase you make out of state for something you consume (or "use") in the state. As far as I can tell, if I go to another state and buy liquor and pay that state's liquor taxes and then drink it (or some of it?) here, I am expected to pay taxes in both states.
Sorry to keep replying to myself. Not only is the line on the California 540; the state gives you another way to pay -- with this form that you detach and mail with your check. I wonder how many of these they will receive.
found it; line 51 "Use Tax. See instructions." I don't have the instructions handy but I assume that's where it's included. My accountant left it blank (no "0") which is what I imagine is standard practice; I can't see them enforcing this if it is so common to leave it blank.
I am looking at a California form 540 and don't see anything about this; can you point out where it is? (I'm not an accountant)
He must've got him confused with that Spamford guy, Spamford Wallace or something... :)
I agree about non-consensual porn, but I wouldn't be comfortable leaving it up to the likes of John Ashcroft to determine whether a girl in a film is "enjoying her hot dog."
It is a sad but inescapable fact of modern America that most of the populace has left the defense of basic first Amendment values to commercial pornographers. I'm glad to hear this guy's voice, but it is disappointing that we aren't hearing many more such voices among Americans who don't make pornography for a living.
If you work 24 hours in one day, you deserve overtime pay for 16 of those hours.
And it's telling that they chose a word that rhymes with "insecurity."