I know for a fact that I have purchased fewer CD's as a DIRECT RESULT of the death of Napster and the crippling of Audio Galaxy. The RIAA has ignored (or not bothered to find out) how an online "Listening station" affects buying habits. Say I search for an Anders Osborn tune and, in the process, find that others who searched for A.O. also liked, _________ (list of scruffy New Orleans blues artists). I check out some of those names and the next time I am in a CD shop I've got a whole catalog of artists and potential purchases in my head THAT WERE NOT THERE BEFORE.
Not everyone takes the time to burn entire CD's. In fact, when giving gifts, sometimes it's a little more appropriate to wrap up a commercially produced CD rather than "Something I burned for $.35." You see the difference?
And how many of you are going to go search for Anders Osborn right now, just because of this casual mention of his name? Yeah, I though so. You won't be disappointed.
I'm more interested in getting the most out of an old BX board or the newer Abit VA-6, Getting an Athlon means getting a whole new board and processor. Upgrading and or OC'ing an Intel PIII (now most are under $90) is a minimal investment. Going with Athlon only makes sense if getting a whole new bundle (memory,CPU, board). I never even considered the P4 because of the price and incompatabilities of Rambus.
I'm currently living in 2005 and I just wanted to let you-all know that as long as I have my SS#, DRVLIC#, and special Credit access code properly keyed in, Windows '06.42 boots 'real' fast.
The future ain't so bad.
"May have a sip of water now, please? No? OK...."
Kim Stanley Robinson's trilogy (Red, Blue and Green Mars), concludes just that. They spend a few years narowing down the final 100 member team for the mars exploration/colonization. About midway through the flight there, somebody realizes that the 100 people they sent are all secretly INSANE.
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That would be called the "Booby" prize. ;)
I know for a fact that I have purchased fewer CD's as a DIRECT RESULT of the death of Napster and the crippling of Audio Galaxy. The RIAA has ignored (or not bothered to find out) how an online "Listening station" affects buying habits. Say I search for an Anders Osborn tune and, in the process, find that others who searched for A.O. also liked, _________ (list of scruffy New Orleans blues artists). I check out some of those names and the next time I am in a CD shop I've got a whole catalog of artists and potential purchases in my head THAT WERE NOT THERE BEFORE.
Not everyone takes the time to burn entire CD's. In fact, when giving gifts, sometimes it's a little more appropriate to wrap up a commercially produced CD rather than "Something I burned for $.35." You see the difference?
And how many of you are going to go search for Anders Osborn right now, just because of this casual mention of his name? Yeah, I though so. You won't be disappointed.
The RIAA knows none of this.
-GrampaJoe
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sigs are not for old farts like me.
I'm more interested in getting the most out of an old BX board or the newer Abit VA-6, Getting an Athlon means getting a whole new board and processor. Upgrading and or OC'ing an Intel PIII (now most are under $90) is a minimal investment. Going with Athlon only makes sense if getting a whole new bundle (memory,CPU, board). I never even considered the P4 because of the price and incompatabilities of Rambus.
Crap, I thought this can of beans tasted funny...
I'm currently living in 2005 and I just wanted to let you-all know that as long as I have my SS#, DRVLIC#, and special Credit access code properly keyed in, Windows '06.42 boots 'real' fast. The future ain't so bad. "May have a sip of water now, please? No? OK...."
Kim Stanley Robinson's trilogy (Red, Blue and Green Mars), concludes just that. They spend a few years narowing down the final 100 member team for the mars exploration/colonization. About midway through the flight there, somebody realizes that the 100 people they sent are all secretly INSANE.