I'm going to fucking cry. Now Akira will be ruined soon, then GITS, then we can move on and murder Perfect Blue, and do a live action Patlabor starring Shia Lebeouf, and eventually everything good in this world will have been destroyed by Hollywood.
Disagree entirely. I'm a laptop Musician, and I'd never, EVER use this thing in a live or studio environment. When you use a laptop on stage to DJ, run sequences or anything else, you need to be able to make precise, and very quick, changes to the DAW software you are using, both with keyboard and mouse. This thing's interface would be nothing more than a huge PITA to anyone who is serious about what they do with audio software. In addition, it's a little bigger than my right hand - that little bit of screen real estate would make using this thing in any situation entirely impossible. Seriously - Ableton Live on a 8 inch screen? No thanks.
Never, ever. Sorry. I doubt it's powerful, stable, or useful enough at all to replace my Macbook that has withstood hundreds of live shows and countless studio sessions. This thing is an epic fail - I hope the investors are looking real hard at where their money went.
I think the SNES was the best game system of all time, and here's why; no other system, in my mind, has ever had music composed so well for its games. Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy III, Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore, Legend of Gaia; these are the games that had some of the best music in the history of video games (IMHO), and it was all composed without REAL instruments. The NES also had some of the most amazing music ever composed (Mega Man II and III anyone?), but all this guy is looking at is some subjective material that he doesn't seem to know much about.
I haven't heard music this impressive in any later system, not consistently.
Not when that 42 million dollars is eventually going to come out of Taxpayer money, y'know.
Has anyone mentioned that the blockbuster envelopes use a lot more paper than the Netflix ones? I get that they're "not as floppy", I'm glad that's a technical term now - but using a heavier paper equals more paper used, and I certainly doubt that Blockbuster gives a rat's ass about their mailer being environmentally friendly in any fashion. Probably not, since this article is mostly supposed to make me buy blockbuster stock, or make me switch to Blockbuster because my membership dues could go up with Netflix. I wouldn't do EITHER, because blockbuster's mail service SUCKS, have you ever been in a Blockbuster? Fifty copies of "Jingle all the way", and nothing worth a crap to watch. Now go online. Netflix's selection is a million times better, and they actually have films that I care to watch rather than nothing but the usual Hollywood schlock. Catch on earlier, USPS - and consider at the same time that Netflix is probably bringing more business to the USPS than they realize or want to admit, being that, when was the last time you wrote a snail mail letter to your friend in New York? Oh, never? Hmmm... but emails have nothing to do with that, right?
Also someone mentioned making the online distribution more available, both companies need to learn something when it comes to that - Netflix's online service only works with Windows machines, period, because it uses windows DRM. I don't even know if Blockbuster has one, but it would probably be the same. Any and all movie distribution services on the net need to learn that you can't just expect us all to own windows machines to download and watch movies LEGALLY on the net.
Right, and it's better for our presidential wannabes to be sponsored by big oil, private investors and corporate moguls who do it under the table? At least Colbert's pointing out that all these jerks are just the same, he's simply putting it out in the open. Everyone running for president now, or who has in the past, has money coming from investors who are doing just that, _investing_, in order to get what they want, how they want it, and with who they want it. Get over it, people.
Sweet, now my phone can crash as much as my computer while I'm browsing the net! Before developing for mobile devices, maybe they should fix some of the gaping memory holes in FF, considering your average mobile device doesn't have 200 megs of memory to devote to FF's bloating.
To address this anywhere on their site - no mention of it on the front page, no mention in an email in your ebay mail box, absolutely nothing. Way to go ebay.
The question really is not can they, it's _should_ they? They're liable to alienate a lot of potential customers if they start cracking down on everyone. I understand that it's a losing money situation, but they might stand to lose a lot more if they start crying foul left and right about this. Either way, it seems like it'll be hard for someone to immediately get T-mobile service on their hacked iPhone, but I could be wrong - I'm looking forward to the first story of someone who goes into a T-mobile store or thereabouts and requests service for their unlocked iPhone.
But I've been allowing full access to my Vista machine in which I store text files containing my bank account, social security and blood type! Whatever will I do?!
If this royalty hike goes into effect, we're going to lose a HUGE amount of good music in general. If anyone out there enjoys only listening to Clearchannel music all the time, they need a good slapping, if you ask me.
I'd also like to say that calling your senators and representatives is still a really good way to get their attention - whatever you do, just freaking do it.
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I'm going to fucking cry. Now Akira will be ruined soon, then GITS, then we can move on and murder Perfect Blue, and do a live action Patlabor starring Shia Lebeouf, and eventually everything good in this world will have been destroyed by Hollywood.
the only reply I can think of to this guy is:
SHUT UP.
Disagree entirely. I'm a laptop Musician, and I'd never, EVER use this thing in a live or studio environment. When you use a laptop on stage to DJ, run sequences or anything else, you need to be able to make precise, and very quick, changes to the DAW software you are using, both with keyboard and mouse. This thing's interface would be nothing more than a huge PITA to anyone who is serious about what they do with audio software. In addition, it's a little bigger than my right hand - that little bit of screen real estate would make using this thing in any situation entirely impossible. Seriously - Ableton Live on a 8 inch screen? No thanks.
Never, ever. Sorry. I doubt it's powerful, stable, or useful enough at all to replace my Macbook that has withstood hundreds of live shows and countless studio sessions. This thing is an epic fail - I hope the investors are looking real hard at where their money went.
I wonder if the battery will explode while I have it against my ear?
I think the SNES was the best game system of all time, and here's why; no other system, in my mind, has ever had music composed so well for its games. Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy III, Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore, Legend of Gaia; these are the games that had some of the best music in the history of video games (IMHO), and it was all composed without REAL instruments. The NES also had some of the most amazing music ever composed (Mega Man II and III anyone?), but all this guy is looking at is some subjective material that he doesn't seem to know much about.
I haven't heard music this impressive in any later system, not consistently.
Not when that 42 million dollars is eventually going to come out of Taxpayer money, y'know.
Has anyone mentioned that the blockbuster envelopes use a lot more paper than the Netflix ones? I get that they're "not as floppy", I'm glad that's a technical term now - but using a heavier paper equals more paper used, and I certainly doubt that Blockbuster gives a rat's ass about their mailer being environmentally friendly in any fashion. Probably not, since this article is mostly supposed to make me buy blockbuster stock, or make me switch to Blockbuster because my membership dues could go up with Netflix. I wouldn't do EITHER, because blockbuster's mail service SUCKS, have you ever been in a Blockbuster? Fifty copies of "Jingle all the way", and nothing worth a crap to watch. Now go online. Netflix's selection is a million times better, and they actually have films that I care to watch rather than nothing but the usual Hollywood schlock. Catch on earlier, USPS - and consider at the same time that Netflix is probably bringing more business to the USPS than they realize or want to admit, being that, when was the last time you wrote a snail mail letter to your friend in New York? Oh, never? Hmmm... but emails have nothing to do with that, right?
Also someone mentioned making the online distribution more available, both companies need to learn something when it comes to that - Netflix's online service only works with Windows machines, period, because it uses windows DRM. I don't even know if Blockbuster has one, but it would probably be the same. Any and all movie distribution services on the net need to learn that you can't just expect us all to own windows machines to download and watch movies LEGALLY on the net.
I'm sorry, but this is one of the dumbest things I've ever read.
Besides, we all know George Lucas doesn't deserve any respect anymore.
to answer your final question,
NO
Right, and it's better for our presidential wannabes to be sponsored by big oil, private investors and corporate moguls who do it under the table? At least Colbert's pointing out that all these jerks are just the same, he's simply putting it out in the open. Everyone running for president now, or who has in the past, has money coming from investors who are doing just that, _investing_, in order to get what they want, how they want it, and with who they want it. Get over it, people.
This isn't hacking, it's cracking, and the most juvenile form of it, at that.
Sweet, now my phone can crash as much as my computer while I'm browsing the net! Before developing for mobile devices, maybe they should fix some of the gaping memory holes in FF, considering your average mobile device doesn't have 200 megs of memory to devote to FF's bloating.
To address this anywhere on their site - no mention of it on the front page, no mention in an email in your ebay mail box, absolutely nothing. Way to go ebay.
So I'll just leave it at, "Gross".
Are you ready for that mouse driver to _maybe_ stop crashing your system?
Yeah, we thought so. Well, tough luck, pointdexter.
The question really is not can they, it's _should_ they? They're liable to alienate a lot of potential customers if they start cracking down on everyone. I understand that it's a losing money situation, but they might stand to lose a lot more if they start crying foul left and right about this. Either way, it seems like it'll be hard for someone to immediately get T-mobile service on their hacked iPhone, but I could be wrong - I'm looking forward to the first story of someone who goes into a T-mobile store or thereabouts and requests service for their unlocked iPhone.
That video is priceless.
Look out internets! The anonymizer is coming for YOU.
Taking Fox News seriously is kinda like getting married in a D&D game - it's kinda novel, but what good will it do you in real life?
Because now, I can officially say that,
"My paper is a series of tubes!"
"How do you feel about subsidizing Microsoft's bandwidth costs?""
Kinda dirty and used, but no different from how I felt after installing Vista.
Wow, why was I moderated troll? I know I mentioned MS ripping things off, but I seriously doubt that that justifies listing me as a troll.
Microsoft, ripping off your ideas since the 80's, then repackaging them with prettier colors.
Wonderful, now my desktop can be a memory eating hog that hasn't worked right sine v. 0.8 AND crash all the time. Awesome.
Sweet, now I can see how little money I have no matter where I am!
But I've been allowing full access to my Vista machine in which I store text files containing my bank account, social security and blood type! Whatever will I do?!
*barf*
If this royalty hike goes into effect, we're going to lose a HUGE amount of good music in general. If anyone out there enjoys only listening to Clearchannel music all the time, they need a good slapping, if you ask me.
I'd also like to say that calling your senators and representatives is still a really good way to get their attention - whatever you do, just freaking do it.
five seconds. That's what I last.