I would have been tipped off by all the damn meetings he kept talking about. Any company that has that many meetings is in trouble.
Companies only have meetings to discuss what to do next or how to fix what's broken. Bunches of meetings with different small groups within the company means somebody is gonna be on da skreet wif da pimpz and da hoes.
I wonder if the guy should even bother mentioning his one-day job on his resume. Seems like a waste of space to me.
Along the same lines, what if I call someone and threaten them? Can the phone company be sued because I used their phone service to do something illegal?
Here is the problem, the people who would be boycotting would be the same people who had been downloading from Napster - the same people who don't pay for their music. So, their boycott would havezero effect on record sales.
The only way that Napster will be stopped is if they are shut down completely. There were already plenty of misspelled songs and band names BEFORE this ruling.
As long as Napster is still up and running, people will find a way to get the name stuff on there. The only way to fully stop the sharing is to kill the site. Everyone knows that.
I'm sure there will be plenty of time to work around this. They aren't just going to uproot a bunch of sites within the next week or anything.
Bring the net back to the little people - to the people who know what they are doing!!!!
Bring the web back to the little people. It was great when there wasn't money being thrown all over the place. Web advertising is stupid anyway...hell I don't really know what to do about all this. I am a web developer, but working on finishing up my degree since I kind of forsee companies NOT having a full-time webdev on staff.
People would probably make fun of me for having a funky case, but then I could say "Hey! Get off my case!" when they started up.
I bet they're gonna sell a buttload of these things.
After the horrible bomb that was D&D The Movie, I'm glad that at least the games have some redeeming value. I wish more people would get into D&D and not make fun of it so much. I've been playing for years and we all have girlfriends. Are we breaking the mold?
I used to work for a small ISP called ISPdotcom.com. Do you have any idea how hard it is to tell someone how to setup their email with a name like that?
This company went out of business after a year, mostly because of lack of support. It is much harder for a smalltime ISP to have 24 hour support, because it requires at least 3 support techs.
Also, there is a lot of overhead with an ISP...it is a shame that the big guys are taking over, but that's just how it works in America.
I wish we could go back to the days when not every jackass in the neighborhood had a computer that they could screw up then call me for free help....
Microsoft making gambling devices? Not only will you be taking a chance to see if you can win, you can now bet on whether or not the machine won't crash in the middle of playing! Woo hoo!
Another fine example of your tax dollars at work. Now if they took the same technology and made underwear out of it, then allowed for certain...enhancements...it could be useful. Otherwise, what's the point?
Yeah yeah yeah, it's the same principle. In fact, Atari had a prototype controller that fit over your head. They never realeased it because it got uncomfortable after about 10 minutes.
Here at GE, we use an Exchange server and Outlook for our email software. So far, we've never had any problems other than it being sometimes slow.
I think the slowness is part to blame for all the chick sending their stupid forwards to all their friends. If only we could find a way to bust them without stealing their password...
I HATE that term 'forward thinking'. To me, it means nothing. My old job was all about wordy sales pitches what meant squat. In their company mission statement, the word 'solutions' appears five times. FIVE TIMES!
I have yet to hear how much they will be charging, but I think if they didn't go overboard and charge more than like $4.95 or $7.95, then I would go for it.
Some people made some valid points though - what is stopping another user from cancelling your download midway into the song?
Napster should distribute their membership fees to those users who offer the most mp3's and receive the most downloads.
That's only fair, right?
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That sounds stupid as hell. It won't last more than one season IF they ever make the thing.
I would have been tipped off by all the damn meetings he kept talking about. Any company that has that many meetings is in trouble. Companies only have meetings to discuss what to do next or how to fix what's broken. Bunches of meetings with different small groups within the company means somebody is gonna be on da skreet wif da pimpz and da hoes. I wonder if the guy should even bother mentioning his one-day job on his resume. Seems like a waste of space to me.
Along the same lines, what if I call someone and threaten them? Can the phone company be sued because I used their phone service to do something illegal?
Here is the problem, the people who would be boycotting would be the same people who had been downloading from Napster - the same people who don't pay for their music. So, their boycott would havezero effect on record sales.
The only way that Napster will be stopped is if they are shut down completely. There were already plenty of misspelled songs and band names BEFORE this ruling.
And I bet it only costs $8,000! Just another yuppie toy that the average consumer will never buy.
As long as Napster is still up and running, people will find a way to get the name stuff on there. The only way to fully stop the sharing is to kill the site. Everyone knows that.
I'm sure there will be plenty of time to work around this. They aren't just going to uproot a bunch of sites within the next week or anything. Bring the net back to the little people - to the people who know what they are doing!!!!
Does Lambourghini have a car called the Diablo? Why don't they sue Blizzard???
Bring the web back to the little people. It was great when there wasn't money being thrown all over the place. Web advertising is stupid anyway...hell I don't really know what to do about all this. I am a web developer, but working on finishing up my degree since I kind of forsee companies NOT having a full-time webdev on staff.
People would probably make fun of me for having a funky case, but then I could say "Hey! Get off my case!" when they started up. I bet they're gonna sell a buttload of these things.
I wonder if Microsoft has a patent on the blue screen? You don't see it in any other operating systems that I know of.
You know its bad when the people with all the money are the ones making and influencing the rules.
Hopefully the game will be more than just another shooter. Will it's multiplayer ability be better than Unreal Tournament?
After the horrible bomb that was D&D The Movie, I'm glad that at least the games have some redeeming value. I wish more people would get into D&D and not make fun of it so much. I've been playing for years and we all have girlfriends. Are we breaking the mold?
I used to work for a small ISP called ISPdotcom.com. Do you have any idea how hard it is to tell someone how to setup their email with a name like that? This company went out of business after a year, mostly because of lack of support. It is much harder for a smalltime ISP to have 24 hour support, because it requires at least 3 support techs. Also, there is a lot of overhead with an ISP...it is a shame that the big guys are taking over, but that's just how it works in America. I wish we could go back to the days when not every jackass in the neighborhood had a computer that they could screw up then call me for free help....
Microsoft making gambling devices? Not only will you be taking a chance to see if you can win, you can now bet on whether or not the machine won't crash in the middle of playing! Woo hoo!
Another fine example of your tax dollars at work. Now if they took the same technology and made underwear out of it, then allowed for certain...enhancements...it could be useful. Otherwise, what's the point?
Yeah yeah yeah, it's the same principle. In fact, Atari had a prototype controller that fit over your head. They never realeased it because it got uncomfortable after about 10 minutes.
You know, this whole idea sucked really bad the first time when it was called a POWER GLOVE.
The beginning of the end?? Who knows...seems like the market has always been saturated with really crappy games though.
You sir, may partake of my sphincter, and I mean that sincerely.
Here at GE, we use an Exchange server and Outlook for our email software. So far, we've never had any problems other than it being sometimes slow.
I think the slowness is part to blame for all the chick sending their stupid forwards to all their friends. If only we could find a way to bust them without stealing their password...
I HATE that term 'forward thinking'. To me, it means nothing. My old job was all about wordy sales pitches what meant squat. In their company mission statement, the word 'solutions' appears five times. FIVE TIMES!
I have yet to hear how much they will be charging, but I think if they didn't go overboard and charge more than like $4.95 or $7.95, then I would go for it. Some people made some valid points though - what is stopping another user from cancelling your download midway into the song? Napster should distribute their membership fees to those users who offer the most mp3's and receive the most downloads. That's only fair, right?