I was thinking about something along the same lines. The only way the economy (GDP?) suffers is if the money doesn't circulate. Assuming *some* of those downloaded songs would have been purchased, as long as the money that would have been spent is spent elsewhere or invested (so basically not burned with a flamethrower), it's going to count toward GDP and its going to be taxed. The only possible losers are those who would have profited had it been spent on their CDs instead.
This isn't about CNN - it's about eBay, which is paid for its services. Advertising revenue is just a bonus to them. Anyway, I'm someone who doesn't click on ads, thus irrelevant to their advertising strategy. So what's the problem with me customizing my browser so I'm not annoyed by ads I won't click on anyway?
I wish we could stop talking about this term "music" that we do or don't own and start talking about what we're really getting when we buy this "music". What we own when we buy a CD and should own when we buy a compressed audio file from the Internet is a imperfect reproduction of the original music played live by, for instance, Led Zeppelin. This reproduction, be it transferred to LP, CD, MP3, or AAC format is or should be ours to play, copy, backup, share, or transfer to other formats as we like. We don't own the rights to resell and profit from this reproduction or claim it as our own work and everyone is pretty much cool with that as far as I know.
From my perspective there isn't much to debate as far as "music" ownership because "music" cannot be owned...it's an abstraction. Imperfect reproductions of original sounds stored on analog or digital media can be owned and we should fight for our right to continue to own these.
Weird things do start happening, but I hibernate and resume hundreds of times before rebooting. Eventually the system crashes, but certainly not after 4 days. But that's just my experience. I've also had the experience of needing to reboot Ubuntu quite often because it didn't always survive hibernation. For me, proper hibernation is critical, which is why I almost always use XP on my laptop.
Not even the rich and privileged live in a world without obligation. Sometimes you have to be physically present for things out of necessity or courtesy (you don't walk out in the middle of someone's speech)...it doesn't mean you owe the speaker any favors. You can politely and discretely do your own thing as long as you don't bother everyone around you. If the speaker doesn't like the fact that you're obviously not listening, well then he/she could make it more interesting or just have some humility and accept that not everything that comes out of his/her mouth is worth hearing by everyone in the room.
I agree with you. People shouldn't presume that their speech or conversation is interesting to you. A lot of times I keep my mind more active by doing something else (planning the rest of my day or writing down notes for some other project) in boring situations.
The computer gui/desktop needs work, however. I'm constantly getting distracted by IM, email, or browsing the web to look up random unimportant factoids. Also, I get distracted when I see directories that don't pertain to my current task (because I have all kinds of other projects that I'd rather be working on and often start working on them at the wrong times simply because they are accessible to me). I'd like to find a way to self-control my access to tools on the computer in such a way that I can choose to lock out unproductive things when I don't want access to them. Yes, I could do that with willpower, but it's far easier for me if I just make the choice to close my email or IM. Actually, unplugging from the net does wonders, but that's getting more and more unrealistic as I use it even to look up the temperature outside.
If there were some way that I could put my user shell into "work mode" or "play mode" or set up specific projects and control permissions within that project, it would be helpful. When I'm working an task A, all the open applications that pertain to task B are distractions. Rather than swishing through windows, I'd rather switch between tasks and see all the windows that pertain to that task on that desktop. But also, I want to have literally no access for myself to non-crucial files or applications during these times. I don't want to see anything except the files and applications I need and that I have personally granted myself permission to.
Maybe i should just make different user accounts for myself?
You aren't using all that personal information. It's just sitting there not making money for you, so why not let someone else profit from it and grow the economy?;)
I also built my PVR for well under $300 including HD, RAM, mobo, case, CPU, etc. You don't need a high-powered machine at all for this. Just enough to record and play simultaneously.
What's the significance of the "top 1%"? Are you throwing that in there just to look like you have statistics? Top of what scale? Money? Power? Many at the "top" were elected, remember. What of the 0.5%, the 2%, the 10%?
I agree with you about the antialiasing on CRTs. I don't even like it on LCDs though. The "standard" smooth edges mode in the Windows' display control panel seems to work the best for me. I like my fonts sharp and contrasty - not blurry and smudged.
Well, how do you improve on jeans? How do you keep selling new jeans when the jeans out there are ideal pants? Easy...just keep making cosmetic changes and people will associate their self identity with their possession of trendiness.
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I was thinking about something along the same lines. The only way the economy (GDP?) suffers is if the money doesn't circulate. Assuming *some* of those downloaded songs would have been purchased, as long as the money that would have been spent is spent elsewhere or invested (so basically not burned with a flamethrower), it's going to count toward GDP and its going to be taxed. The only possible losers are those who would have profited had it been spent on their CDs instead.
This isn't about CNN - it's about eBay, which is paid for its services. Advertising revenue is just a bonus to them. Anyway, I'm someone who doesn't click on ads, thus irrelevant to their advertising strategy. So what's the problem with me customizing my browser so I'm not annoyed by ads I won't click on anyway?
That's good stuff.
I wish we could stop talking about this term "music" that we do or don't own and start talking about what we're really getting when we buy this "music". What we own when we buy a CD and should own when we buy a compressed audio file from the Internet is a imperfect reproduction of the original music played live by, for instance, Led Zeppelin. This reproduction, be it transferred to LP, CD, MP3, or AAC format is or should be ours to play, copy, backup, share, or transfer to other formats as we like. We don't own the rights to resell and profit from this reproduction or claim it as our own work and everyone is pretty much cool with that as far as I know.
From my perspective there isn't much to debate as far as "music" ownership because "music" cannot be owned...it's an abstraction. Imperfect reproductions of original sounds stored on analog or digital media can be owned and we should fight for our right to continue to own these.
Except you couldn't change the project bulbs.
I wonder when will our dictator start being benevolent...
He didn't say they were strictly forbidden. He simply said they were brainwashed.
Apparently you don't use Ubuntu on laptops. Hibernation was buggy last I checked. It works, but it doesn't always survive the resume.
If your laptop battery dies, do you want to lose all your work? That's what happens without hibernation.
Weird things do start happening, but I hibernate and resume hundreds of times before rebooting. Eventually the system crashes, but certainly not after 4 days. But that's just my experience. I've also had the experience of needing to reboot Ubuntu quite often because it didn't always survive hibernation. For me, proper hibernation is critical, which is why I almost always use XP on my laptop.
Not even the rich and privileged live in a world without obligation. Sometimes you have to be physically present for things out of necessity or courtesy (you don't walk out in the middle of someone's speech)...it doesn't mean you owe the speaker any favors. You can politely and discretely do your own thing as long as you don't bother everyone around you. If the speaker doesn't like the fact that you're obviously not listening, well then he/she could make it more interesting or just have some humility and accept that not everything that comes out of his/her mouth is worth hearing by everyone in the room.
And the ;) saved me again from being a troll.
I agree with you. People shouldn't presume that their speech or conversation is interesting to you. A lot of times I keep my mind more active by doing something else (planning the rest of my day or writing down notes for some other project) in boring situations.
The computer gui/desktop needs work, however. I'm constantly getting distracted by IM, email, or browsing the web to look up random unimportant factoids. Also, I get distracted when I see directories that don't pertain to my current task (because I have all kinds of other projects that I'd rather be working on and often start working on them at the wrong times simply because they are accessible to me). I'd like to find a way to self-control my access to tools on the computer in such a way that I can choose to lock out unproductive things when I don't want access to them. Yes, I could do that with willpower, but it's far easier for me if I just make the choice to close my email or IM. Actually, unplugging from the net does wonders, but that's getting more and more unrealistic as I use it even to look up the temperature outside.
If there were some way that I could put my user shell into "work mode" or "play mode" or set up specific projects and control permissions within that project, it would be helpful. When I'm working an task A, all the open applications that pertain to task B are distractions. Rather than swishing through windows, I'd rather switch between tasks and see all the windows that pertain to that task on that desktop. But also, I want to have literally no access for myself to non-crucial files or applications during these times. I don't want to see anything except the files and applications I need and that I have personally granted myself permission to.
Maybe i should just make different user accounts for myself?
You aren't using all that personal information. It's just sitting there not making money for you, so why not let someone else profit from it and grow the economy? ;)
I also built my PVR for well under $300 including HD, RAM, mobo, case, CPU, etc. You don't need a high-powered machine at all for this. Just enough to record and play simultaneously.
If you're reading text messages on the person's cell phone in front of you, it sounds like you have a problem concentrating on the movie screen.
Well said!
What's the significance of the "top 1%"? Are you throwing that in there just to look like you have statistics? Top of what scale? Money? Power? Many at the "top" were elected, remember. What of the 0.5%, the 2%, the 10%?
I agree with you about the antialiasing on CRTs. I don't even like it on LCDs though. The "standard" smooth edges mode in the Windows' display control panel seems to work the best for me. I like my fonts sharp and contrasty - not blurry and smudged.
They are linked you fool. CFCs are responsible for 15 - 20% of global warming. Apparently you didn't do your googling and have never been to school.
Don't forget the microwave...
"Can an intelligence construct a world? Absolutely." What facts are you basing that statement on?
That's hilarious!
Yeah, you need help.
Well, how do you improve on jeans? How do you keep selling new jeans when the jeans out there are ideal pants? Easy...just keep making cosmetic changes and people will associate their self identity with their possession of trendiness.
Wow, that was really interesting. Good work.
BTW, I remove all the poorly positioned keys that mess me up: F1 (help), Insert, and all the windows keys.