With a hard-copy offline encyclopedia, the reader never has the opportunity to see full revision histories for a given article, and certainly won't hear the editorial discussions going on in connection with a given article. With wikipedia, the full revision history of every article is right there, and more controversial articles invariably also have an associated online discussion. The revision history certainly gives some clues as to how reliable or above question an article is likely to be (too few revisions, maybe it hasn't been adequately reviewed; too many back-and-forth revisions, and you can see there's an ongoing argument). With a printed book encyclopedia, these clues are missing and -- in the absence of outside knowledge -- all articles simply have to be taken equally.
In its "free" Guardian Unlimited form, at least the recent Ricky Gervais Show podcasts have included an ad for whatever UK TV network (Channel 4?) it is that shows My Name is Earl. I wonder if they tried finding more sponsors and failed. (In which case, see also, from just over a week ago: "Internet Radio Failing to Find Support?" on woxy.com going to a paid-subscription model for "premium" streams...)
Our goal is to keep this ship afloat until we can find a business model which allows us to go back to being free, but in the meantime, we need you to come on board.
Really it seems their hoping the rest of the world -- advertisers, primarily -- will catch up with what woxy.com is doing.
Basically, woxy.com's business model is: traditional (but independent) commercial radio but over the internet instead of over the air. You would think that advertisers who would be willing to buy commercials on traditional over-the-air radio would be able to easily make the transition to internet-only (especially if they realized that audience measurement online should be much better than the wacky Arbitron and other sampling-based metrics for over-the-air radio). Further, it seems that internet radio's audience has to be growing, while over-the-air's audience overall can't be growing -- sure people listen to over-the-air in their cars, but how many people with desk jobs listen to over-the-air radio at work instead of plugging their headphones into their computer? I just don't get it that adevertisers (inc. the agencies) that have dealt with radio for ages just don't seem to understand that commercial internet radio is basically the same thing.
In the US, the venue (bar, banquet hall, whatever) usually (is supposed to) have an ASCAP (or BMI) license to play recorded music. I would think this would cover whatever would be getting played off a laptop or ipod.
The Illinois governor and attorney general moved Thursday to end the sale of telephone records without customers' knowledge, a practice that worries privacy experts and law enforcement agencies.
Really, to ensure their own security, all governments should provide to Google a comprehensive, all-inclusive list of every sensitive or potentially sensitive location in their countries. Assuming no omissions in these lists -- and for their own security, of course, governments would be sure to include everything -- all sensitive and potentially sensitive places on the earth could be obscured with blurring, red blocks, x's, or bullseyes -- and the world would be so much safer for it.
But a vigorous minority of skeptical scientists are unmoved by the new findings. They contend that the skeletal remains are more likely to be deformed modern humans, not a distinct species.
Seems rather high, considering you still have to pay $1 or more for each song you download, and the song is likely to be encumbered with DRM, and the quality is usually less than a rip from a CD.
and it doesn't come with cover art (expensive!) and Microsoft, not the RIAA labels would presumably bear most of the distribution costs (bandwidth, storage).
TFA says they want to be called the Republic of Taiwan on Google Earth. My understanding is they aren't even called that at home -- that's what they would be called if the declared independence. Right now, I thought the government of Taiwan was the Republic of China -- which also claims to be the rightful government of the mainland (territory under the control of the People's Republic of China); meanwhile the PROC claims to be the rightful government of Taiwan (territory under control of the ROC). I hadn't been under the impression that there was any official disagreement over whether or not Taiwan was part of China, just over which Chinese government was legitimate had what legitimacy/international standing and where.
They also say: "Don't you think we would look into it, and if we found it was true we would do something about it?" McConnell asked.
Yeah, this is something that really caught my attention, too. Of course you'd expect them to look into it -- but the fact that he puts it this way seems to be ducking the immediate question of whether they have looked into it. Seems the reporter should have asked him directly: "Has Airbus looked into this, and -- if so -- what did they find?"
analyses that prove how in some terracotta containers found on the banks of the Tigris river there were traces of tartaric acid (obtained during grape fermentation), honey, apples and fermented barley (used in beer).
Okay, so the terracotta containers at some point contained wine, honey, apples, and beer. What evidence does Patrick McGovern have that they were mixed together? Isn't it at least as likely that containers were used to ship various things, including wine, apple juice, honey, and beer -- and the same containers were then re-used to ship one or more of the others?
Pretty much no band is big enough to get Apple's attention by themselves. Bands on major labels have to heft of their labels to get them attention -- if not individual attention, then at least the attention that comes from being part of an established catalog.
Luckily for indie bands and labels (my shameless plug: http://www.loud-devices.com/) all the bands for which CDBaby acts as "online distibutor" together constitute quite a formidable alternative catalog.
One has to wonder: if the major labels do succeed in forcing Apple to raise prices on their releases, might Apple and the artists/label of the alternative catalog be able to keep the old, psychologically much more attractive 99-cent price point? If so, the majors might just price themselves out of the huge iTunes market, sending all kinds of new business to the indies.
Mission control radioed the Discovery crew today with news that they will not need to make a fourth spacewalk to fix a thermal blanket near the Commander's left window. Mission Control and the crew agreed that it was "good news."
The Mission Management Team, which made the decision based on extensive analysis, is still meeting. More details about the decision will be discussed at a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT today.
... and at the June 23rd screening I went to in Chicago, there were a number of folks who'd been to at least one of the two earlier screenings. Apparently the third version that I got to see was a lot further along.
I have to see I can't wait for the real premiere. The un(but near-!)finished version screened on June 23rd was the best movie I've seen so far this summer -- I really don't get why it's not premiering sooner.
Each of the three issue is available with three different covers. I pre-ordered them all. Was hoping to be reading issue one tonight, actually, but the post office apparently wants me to wait until Monday. In the meantime, Dark Horse does have a preview online.
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With a hard-copy offline encyclopedia, the reader never has the opportunity to see full revision histories for a given article, and certainly won't hear the editorial discussions going on in connection with a given article. With wikipedia, the full revision history of every article is right there, and more controversial articles invariably also have an associated online discussion. The revision history certainly gives some clues as to how reliable or above question an article is likely to be (too few revisions, maybe it hasn't been adequately reviewed; too many back-and-forth revisions, and you can see there's an ongoing argument). With a printed book encyclopedia, these clues are missing and -- in the absence of outside knowledge -- all articles simply have to be taken equally.
In its "free" Guardian Unlimited form, at least the recent Ricky Gervais Show podcasts have included an ad for whatever UK TV network (Channel 4?) it is that shows My Name is Earl. I wonder if they tried finding more sponsors and failed. (In which case, see also, from just over a week ago: "Internet Radio Failing to Find Support?" on woxy.com going to a paid-subscription model for "premium" streams...)
Good man -- he's fixed it.
Woodland Ave.??? Should be Woodlawn Ave -- it's not like it's some obscure little side street...
Good point, but it's still all ultimately based on their over-the-air programming.
From the announcement on woxy.com's home page:
Really it seems their hoping the rest of the world -- advertisers, primarily -- will catch up with what woxy.com is doing.
Basically, woxy.com's business model is: traditional (but independent) commercial radio but over the internet instead of over the air. You would think that advertisers who would be willing to buy commercials on traditional over-the-air radio would be able to easily make the transition to internet-only (especially if they realized that audience measurement online should be much better than the wacky Arbitron and other sampling-based metrics for over-the-air radio). Further, it seems that internet radio's audience has to be growing, while over-the-air's audience overall can't be growing -- sure people listen to over-the-air in their cars, but how many people with desk jobs listen to over-the-air radio at work instead of plugging their headphones into their computer? I just don't get it that adevertisers (inc. the agencies) that have dealt with radio for ages just don't seem to understand that commercial internet radio is basically the same thing.
Also, critically KCRW's webcast is a simulcast of their over-the-air signal. WOXY.com is now internet-only.
In the US, the venue (bar, banquet hall, whatever) usually (is supposed to) have an ASCAP (or BMI) license to play recorded music. I would think this would cover whatever would be getting played off a laptop or ipod.
Really, to ensure their own security, all governments should provide to Google a comprehensive, all-inclusive list of every sensitive or potentially sensitive location in their countries. Assuming no omissions in these lists -- and for their own security, of course, governments would be sure to include everything -- all sensitive and potentially sensitive places on the earth could be obscured with blurring, red blocks, x's, or bullseyes -- and the world would be so much safer for it.
TFA says they want to be called the Republic of Taiwan on Google Earth. My understanding is they aren't even called that at home -- that's what they would be called if the declared independence. Right now, I thought the government of Taiwan was the Republic of China -- which also claims to be the rightful government of the mainland (territory under the control of the People's Republic of China); meanwhile the PROC claims to be the rightful government of Taiwan (territory under control of the ROC). I hadn't been under the impression that there was any official disagreement over whether or not Taiwan was part of China, just over which Chinese government was legitimate had what legitimacy/international standing and where.
Not only that, but -- as this is a number of states entering into an agreement -- wouldn't this require the consent of Congress?
Wah??
(mentioned in TFA as their source): online here.
brilliant indeed. damn.
Pretty much no band is big enough to get Apple's attention by themselves. Bands on major labels have to heft of their labels to get them attention -- if not individual attention, then at least the attention that comes from being part of an established catalog.
Luckily for indie bands and labels (my shameless plug: http://www.loud-devices.com/) all the bands for which CDBaby acts as "online distibutor" together constitute quite a formidable alternative catalog.
One has to wonder: if the major labels do succeed in forcing Apple to raise prices on their releases, might Apple and the artists/label of the alternative catalog be able to keep the old, psychologically much more attractive 99-cent price point? If so, the majors might just price themselves out of the huge iTunes market, sending all kinds of new business to the indies.
Sounds like just the sort of "feature" that could keep consumers from embracing the format...
Amazon.de already offers this, too...
... and at the June 23rd screening I went to in Chicago, there were a number of folks who'd been to at least one of the two earlier screenings. Apparently the third version that I got to see was a lot further along. I have to see I can't wait for the real premiere. The un(but near-!)finished version screened on June 23rd was the best movie I've seen so far this summer -- I really don't get why it's not premiering sooner.
Each of the three issue is available with three different covers. I pre-ordered them all. Was hoping to be reading issue one tonight, actually, but the post office apparently wants me to wait until Monday. In the meantime, Dark Horse does have a preview online.