Capitalism is a system characterized by a minimum of government regulation. M$ is lobbying for regulations which work in their favor. This is plutocracy.
"What would you do if you were in M$' shoes? I will answer that. You'd do the same thing."
You will not answer for me. My actions would be much different than Gates'.
Type what? Is there an icon for it? Is it the one with the guy who's head is stuck up his ass? Wait, I think i see it... nope that's for the dancing paperclip... this is too hard.. the fucker's going beep-beep-beep... I'm buying a mac.
"So the blame really rests primarily on your local DJs."
Not really. DJ's don't get to decide what they play anymore. The playlists are created by executives.
In the late 50's/early 60's there was a scandal because record producers were bribing dj's to give their records airtime. It was a combination of dishonest radio hosts and dishonest record companies that gave mediocre acts a boost and held back some real talent.
This still goes on today, but it's no longer a few hundred backs being handed to a dj. It's corporate level deals being done between the Sony's and ClearChannels of the world. Google for "new payola".
If you're interested in hearing about how radio used to be, just look around for interviews with old djs like Arnie Ginsburg.
"What would you do if your obscure "better" music DID get airplay and exposure and everyone started to like it?"
I'm not arguing in favor of any particular type of music. I never said that my music is "better". I'm just saying that there's a lot of valuable music out there that is obscured by the people who are controlling the media.
"It's different strokes for different folks. The "sound" of popular music may not appeal to you, but it appeals to others"
You seem to think that i'm some kind of elitist. I'm not. I like some of the monster hits, but I don't need to hear them 5 times/day all over the fm dial. Well actually, I guess I am a *bit* of an elitist, and I think everyone should be. Otherwise, we're just all conforming to the lowest common denominator.
Because it has been proven time and time again by artists who had to fight tooth and nail to get their first airplay only to become an overnight success. Record executives are commonly shown to be wrong.
"Still, I agree...popular music is popular for a reason." Yeah, it's popular because the fatcats decide that they're going to make someone a star.
"The "repetitive brainwashing" conpiracy-theory argument against popular music is all horseshit."
Maybe you're just too young or naive to see it, but that doesn't mean it's not true.
If the morons-in-charge had an ounce of common sense, the cockpit doors would have been locked and 9/11 could not have happened. El Al has understood this since the 1960's.
It's not a question of whether or not it's popular. The issue is how it got to be popular. With enough power, you can make just about anything "popular". But there's another sense of the word "popular" which has to do with democracy, and it's not to be found on the FM dial.
The problem with today's state of affairs is that giant companies, and not the populace, are deciding what they will make popular and what they will squelch.
It used to be that DJ's were free to play what their listeners wanted to hear. They even played requests. The playlist today isn't decided by the true popularity of the song, but by a small group of executives trying to maximize their profits.
"The reason popular music is popular is because people happen to LIKE it."
They would like other stuff too, if it got a reasonable amount of exposure. It doesn't get that exposure because of the way things are. Granted, this is a more complicated concept than the one you believe, but maybe if you "Take your time", you'll be able to "wrap your brain around it".
It seems to me that you are the one who needs to "can the arrogance".
"T/N (or more properly (1/N)T is the probability of any given drive failing."
You're confusing your own terms. In your original post, You had T as MTBF. Now you're saying that it's a probability. In any case, it's not a quadratic function.
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"Says who?"
Lots of sources. Start here.
"All this talk of "true" capitalism is nonsense - it has always and will always depend on a strong state."
And the state should be representing the people, not the corporations.
"This is business as usual."
So was slavery. This is just bad shit getting progressively worse.
That's doublespeak.
Capitalism is a system characterized by a minimum of government regulation. M$ is lobbying for regulations which work in their favor. This is plutocracy.
"What would you do if you were in M$' shoes? I will answer that. You'd do the same thing."
You will not answer for me. My actions would be much different than Gates'.
FUCK THE SKULL OF MICROSOFT.
Analogy by Pablo Picasso.
"but do you really think MS is going to back down?"
They thought they could ignore the Internet and TCP/IP, but eventually they realized that some things are even bigger than they are.
Go to about:config and set middlemouse.contentLoadUrl to false.
It's actually a lot closer to Solaris autoclients.
Oh I know: now start with the purile Xerox and Apple stories and oblique references to blowfish."
Right, heaven forbid we hear something based in truth rather than your own lame attempt to rewrite history.
MS did not originate any of the concepts you mentioned, including hardware abstraction.
Type what? Is there an icon for it? Is it the one with the guy who's head is stuck up his ass? Wait, I think i see it... nope that's for the dancing paperclip... this is too hard.. the fucker's going beep-beep-beep... I'm buying a mac.
4) IE is the best-known buggy and insecure browser.
/., you should learn to pick your battles more wisely.
If you're gonna defend M$ on
"Donald Becker ... numerical constants everywhere"
Rikki Don't Lose That Number.
We need an encrypting codec that without the right key just outputs a continuous stream of Asscroft jokes.
here
"And the list goes on."
Yes, it does.
It makes me feel happy, sad, nostalgic, fearful, curious and inspired all at once. You might enjoy this
"Searching for files is fundamentally a user interface feature"
/keyword/"unix file search"
No, programs do it too.
"What other project could it possibly go under?"
It would be nicer if it were part of the filesystem. "Everything is a file" is a powerful concept.
find
"So the blame really rests primarily on your local DJs."
Not really. DJ's don't get to decide what they play anymore. The playlists are created by executives.
In the late 50's/early 60's there was a scandal because record producers were bribing dj's to give their records airtime. It was a combination of dishonest radio hosts and dishonest record companies that gave mediocre acts a boost and held back some real talent.
This still goes on today, but it's no longer a few hundred backs being handed to a dj. It's corporate level deals being done between the Sony's and ClearChannels of the world. Google for "new payola".
If you're interested in hearing about how radio used to be, just look around for interviews with old djs like Arnie Ginsburg.
"What would you do if your obscure "better" music DID get airplay and exposure and everyone started to like it?"
I'm not arguing in favor of any particular type of music. I never said that my music is "better". I'm just saying that there's a lot of valuable music out there that is obscured by the people who are controlling the media.
"It's different strokes for different folks. The "sound" of popular music may not appeal to you, but it appeals to others"
You seem to think that i'm some kind of elitist. I'm not. I like some of the monster hits, but I don't need to hear them 5 times/day all over the fm dial. Well actually, I guess I am a *bit* of an elitist, and I think everyone should be. Otherwise, we're just all conforming to the lowest common denominator.
"How do you know?"
Because it has been proven time and time again by artists who had to fight tooth and nail to get their first airplay only to become an overnight success. Record executives are commonly shown to be wrong.
"Still, I agree...popular music is popular for a reason."
Yeah, it's popular because the fatcats decide that they're going to make someone a star.
"The "repetitive brainwashing" conpiracy-theory argument against popular music is all horseshit."
Maybe you're just too young or naive to see it, but that doesn't mean it's not true.
Actually, good intelligence would be a luxury.
If the morons-in-charge had an ounce of common sense, the cockpit doors would have been locked and 9/11 could not have happened. El Al has understood this since the 1960's.
It's not a question of whether or not it's popular. The issue is how it got to be popular. With enough power, you can make just about anything "popular". But there's another sense of the word "popular" which has to do with democracy, and it's not to be found on the FM dial.
The problem with today's state of affairs is that giant companies, and not the populace, are deciding what they will make popular and what they will squelch.
It used to be that DJ's were free to play what their listeners wanted to hear. They even played requests. The playlist today isn't decided by the true popularity of the song, but by a small group of executives trying to maximize their profits.
"The reason popular music is popular is because people happen to LIKE it."
They would like other stuff too, if it got a reasonable amount of exposure. It doesn't get that exposure because of the way things are. Granted, this is a more complicated concept than the one you believe, but maybe if you "Take your time", you'll be able to "wrap your brain around it".
It seems to me that you are the one who needs to "can the arrogance".
Masochware: Software that hurts so good.
Hint: The cops know where the cameras are.
"T/N (or more properly (1/N)T is the probability of any given drive failing."
You're confusing your own terms. In your original post, You had T as MTBF. Now you're saying that it's a probability. In any case, it's not a quadratic function.
"The Bush administration has been appointing heads of government agencies who reduce the role of those agencies. "
It's just like the S&L scandal of the 80's.