The Alternative Keyboard Gallery
compares a bunch of commercial and prototype ergonomic keyboards (lots of images -- great resource if your looking for an ergo keyboard).
I think this is a great proposal. RIAA doesn't realize, though, that this too may lead to their eventual death.
If the RIAA accepts this, their stance will be clear: they are only interested in insuring their continued ability to take a cut of music distribution.
However, I forsee an interesting future: if napster monitors downloads and distributes money accordingly (similar to how ASCAP monitors radio broadcasts), why would an artist need a record label?
I would gladly pay the 5bucks a month as long as I knew it was going to the artists whose music I downloaded.
However, I still think micropayments would suit my usage patterns better than a subscription fee, and it would also make the link between my cost and the artist's pocket book that much clearer.
Given that your interests/tallents are so many and varied, how have you found the last several years of corporate CEO-dom? Inevitably there isn't time to do everything. What do you miss? What's most rewarding? What's most irksome about your responsibilities? What does the future hold for you?
ArsDigita is really concerned with the quality of the world. Sure it boost philg's ego to be both rich and philanthropic, but underneath this is someone who really cares about the world (i.e. a sensitive artist type, as is also evidenced by his great photos). I don't think this is "just a recruiting strategy".
There might be more impactful ways to spend 1M (i.e. birth control to countries that need it etc) However, ArsDigita is to be comended for sticking to philanthropy in an area they know and love -- using computers to better the world.
I say keep up the amazing work. What a wonderful company.
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The Alternative Keyboard Gallery compares a bunch of commercial and prototype ergonomic keyboards (lots of images -- great resource if your looking for an ergo keyboard).
I think this is a great proposal. RIAA doesn't realize, though, that this too may lead to their eventual death.
If the RIAA accepts this, their stance will be clear: they are only interested in insuring their continued ability to take a cut of music distribution.
However, I forsee an interesting future: if napster monitors downloads and distributes money accordingly (similar to how ASCAP monitors radio broadcasts), why would an artist need a record label?
I would gladly pay the 5bucks a month as long as I knew it was going to the artists whose music I downloaded.
However, I still think micropayments would suit my usage patterns better than a subscription fee, and it would also make the link between my cost and the artist's pocket book that much clearer.
I've been quite pleased with joker.com and their price is reasonable.
Given that your interests/tallents are so many and varied, how have you found the last several years of corporate CEO-dom? Inevitably there isn't time to do everything. What do you miss? What's most rewarding? What's most irksome about your responsibilities? What does the future hold for you?
ArsDigita is really concerned with the quality of the world. Sure it boost philg's ego to be both rich and philanthropic, but underneath this is someone who really cares about the world (i.e. a sensitive artist type, as is also evidenced by his great photos). I don't think this is "just a recruiting strategy".
There might be more impactful ways to spend 1M (i.e. birth control to countries that need it etc) However, ArsDigita is to be comended for sticking to philanthropy in an area they know and love -- using computers to better the world.
I say keep up the amazing work. What a wonderful company.
Tim