System of a Down did a lot to make people think-- they brought awareness of the Armenian Genocide, awareness in some light respect, to the attention of radio listeners who liked the music for its sound but were giving the chance of knowing a bit more about the world. Few artists who actually make a living off of their work do this, for reasons that should neither surprise anyone reading this, nor be gone into. The same thing with a lot of, but by no means all, rap music. It draws attention to the plight of real people in this world, instead of numbing listeners to it. Entertainment or art, you take your pick, but the entertainment industry in no way operates to peddle reality-- only escapes from it. Music that sells, and isn't going to be selling as much anymore with the advent of a broader market and ways to do away with the hegemony of "entertainment," shields people from really doing much about the world they live in, save for turning away from it.
it's nice to see that sgi is making a fuller commitment to linux than was "announced" by so many people. it's one thing to hear a rumor that certain companies are "switching efforts to linux," but it's a lot better to actually see this. Sometimes both sides of the win/linux platform war are guilty of 'vaporware,' but usually linux has no problem with these seemingly empty rumors or announcements..
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Yeah, so they can just shoot you with a rifle from further away instead of trying to muscle you out of it.
No, please, dear god, just, no.
System of a Down did a lot to make people think-- they brought awareness of the Armenian Genocide, awareness in some light respect, to the attention of radio listeners who liked the music for its sound but were giving the chance of knowing a bit more about the world. Few artists who actually make a living off of their work do this, for reasons that should neither surprise anyone reading this, nor be gone into.
The same thing with a lot of, but by no means all, rap music. It draws attention to the plight of real people in this world, instead of numbing listeners to it. Entertainment or art, you take your pick, but the entertainment industry in no way operates to peddle reality-- only escapes from it. Music that sells, and isn't going to be selling as much anymore with the advent of a broader market and ways to do away with the hegemony of "entertainment," shields people from really doing much about the world they live in, save for turning away from it.
of course macs have linux support!
www.mklinux.org, www.linuxppc.com
linuxppc is by far the best choice, but check out mklinux if anyone has an older power mac
it's nice to see that sgi is making a fuller commitment to linux than was "announced" by so many people. it's one thing to hear a rumor that certain companies are "switching efforts to linux," but it's a lot better to actually see this. Sometimes both sides of the win/linux platform war are guilty of 'vaporware,' but usually linux has no problem with these seemingly empty rumors or announcements..