Say what you will about Metallica position on Napster, but I was at the Georgia Dome concert last friday when James was unable to attend. Metallica still put on an impromptu show with some help from the other bands. Lars, Kirk, and Jason did their best to put together something so the fans would enjoy the Metallica portion of the show. One of the first things Lars said was to hold on to your ticket stubbs, because Metallica would be playing a FREE show for ticket holders on August 4th. They didn't have to do that. They could have issued refunds and been done with it, but they did the right thing and scheduled a makeup date.
Me, I'm going to buy every Metallica ablum as long as I live. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Media of the future won't select a handful of stories and sell them...
...because they will get flamed into submission by the/. readers. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
When these Billionaire Boys get too much cash, the only thing they can think to do is make more. MSFT spent their cash trying to take over the world to make more cash. Oracle spent their cash trying to destroy MSFT so they could take over the world to make more cash.
I guess when your mind can't comprehend how much money you have you start to go insane. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Of course Napster will sell out. They're in it for the money just like the musicians. Honest. They would not be vulture capitalizing unless they wanted that IPO. And rather than lose it all, they would rather work with the RIAA to make a buck (or million). Duh.
To think that the Napster people want to save music and free it for the masses is such a idealistic piece of shit. They are in it for the money.
Okay, have the artists deal directly with Napster. Suddenly, Napster becomes the only channel for distributing music on line. They become the RIAA with a different name, screwing both artist and consumer alike.
Profit is the motive. Get real.
Just had to get that Metallica dig in there, eh? -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Myst and Riven were both great games. Not my bag, baby:), but my wife and daughter loved both of them. I bought Myst for my wife as soon as we had a CDROM drive, and I bought Riven the day it was released. We also have the Myst books.
But you are so right. Let's see a sequel/prequel/something, but not the same thing again. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
IIRC, there was Myst for Dos, then Myst for Windows, and then Riven. Now we have Real Time Myst. I guess Real Time Riven is next. How about we spend some time coming up with new ideas rather than rehashing the same old things over and over? Is Real Time Myst going to have the same puzzles? I hope not. If so, why buy it?
-- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Is it just me, or did they get the proportion of Boba Fett's head to his body wrong? Must be a unit conversion error or something. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
In an amazing lack of foresight, my sister and I mixed our Lego as children. I haven't asked her about unmixing them, or buying her out. So they stay at my parents. My siblings are at least 4 years older than I am, and didn't have much interest in Lego. I have one or two sets that were hand me downs from them, but that's it. They haven't asked, and I'm not telling.
-- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
The best way to stay in Lego is to have kids. Train them from an early age to enjoy Lego, and you're set. My son was two days old when he got his first Duplo. We ramped up to normal Lego when he was 3. He loves to get Lego and we have a great time building the sets together.
When I left home, I made sure my Lego came with me. My parents never had a chance to get rid of it.:)
My kids also tend to buy me Lego for my birthday, Christmas, and other holidays. Father's day is coming, and can you say "Destroyer Droid"?:) -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
I sure hope not.:) I think there will be something wrong with you if you stop enjoying Lego. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
When it was being built, I wanted to build a copy of the new Cleveland Browns Stadium. I thought that would have been pretty cool. The only problem was getting enough Lego. That problem has been solved. Now I only have to find 70,000 minifigs and the space to build the stadium. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Thus only the internally honest survive. Change that: Thus only the internally legal survive. Napster is being honest. They won't survive because they are being honest about being a handy tool for piracy/theft/copyright violations.
Looks pretty damning. Ouch.
I wouldn't want to see what the RIAA internal memos contain. I'm pretty sure the my ethical gland would have a seizure.:P
-- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
And, sorry to dissapoint, I'm heterosexual. Just ask my wife. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
We will _not_ willingly pirate music. You may, but I will not.
Speak for yourself, not for all of us. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Oddly enough, WAY already did Money for Nothing as The Beverly Hillbillies. It should be on the UHF soundtrack. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
I'm going to be near a big fat pipe and a CD burner next month. I will make it a point to get Debian and FreeBSD. And Mandrake, and RHAT, and Slackware, and TurboLinux, and SuSE, and etc...
I'm on a (manually) updated copy of RHAT 5.2, and I think I'm due for a change. I can't go hog wild and go completely Linux 'cause Diablo II is coming out. Gotta maintain that 1 gig or so for windows.
-- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Very good! My Linux exposure has been Slackware and RHAT. Debian is on the list on Distros to try. Maybe I'll be more impressed with aptget.
But for tinkering, I still like tarballs. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
...or does the Debian logo look just a bit too much like the Transmeta logo?
On topic, who cares? If someone wants to run something on their box, they'll do it, regardless of whether or not Debian has a package available for them. The minute Debian stops putting the non-free packages on their site, someone else will start to carry them. Whoop-de-do.
I've found that package managers are nothing but a big PITA for my home box. I would imagine that if I were maintaining a large number of identical boxen a package manager would be handy. But for my home tinkering, give me tarballs. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
I'll all for Forged Spam. Then it would be real meat.:) -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
...I thought it said Iron Chef Fantansies. Wheh! Had me worried. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
relearn C Come on! It's like falling off a bike. You never forget how.
free time I think my wife has some of that scheduled for me sometime. I'm not sure, I'll have to ask her.:) -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
I was going to play around in my free time to see if I could find the source (no pun intended) of the problem. XF86 it is. Sounds like a good time to play with some video drivers. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
I've got a ATI Rage Fury Pro, and I see the same sort of problems. I haven't had time to sit down and figure it out. Of course, I'm not sure I can figure it out. It's just nice to know we're both not insane. (at least on this issue)
I run Gnome, and the cards in Asile Riot don't draw properly. They seem to draw transparently.
FWIW, kernel 2.2.15, XF86 4.0, Gnome 1.15. -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
...don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out of the country.:) -- then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
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Kind of offtopic, but what the heck...
Say what you will about Metallica position on Napster, but I was at the Georgia Dome concert last friday when James was unable to attend. Metallica still put on an impromptu show with some help from the other bands. Lars, Kirk, and Jason did their best to put together something so the fans would enjoy the Metallica portion of the show. One of the first things Lars said was to hold on to your ticket stubbs, because Metallica would be playing a FREE show for ticket holders on August 4th. They didn't have to do that. They could have issued refunds and been done with it, but they did the right thing and scheduled a makeup date.
Me, I'm going to buy every Metallica ablum as long as I live.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Media of the future won't select a handful of stories and sell them...
/. readers.
...because they will get flamed into submission by the
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
...if they missed the crash target?
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Money = Power
Power = Corruption
Money = Corruption
When these Billionaire Boys get too much cash, the only thing they can think to do is make more. MSFT spent their cash trying to take over the world to make more cash. Oracle spent their cash trying to destroy MSFT so they could take over the world to make more cash.
I guess when your mind can't comprehend how much money you have you start to go insane.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Of course Napster will sell out. They're in it for the money just like the musicians. Honest. They would not be vulture capitalizing unless they wanted that IPO. And rather than lose it all, they would rather work with the RIAA to make a buck (or million). Duh.
To think that the Napster people want to save music and free it for the masses is such a idealistic piece of shit. They are in it for the money.
Okay, have the artists deal directly with Napster. Suddenly, Napster becomes the only channel for distributing music on line. They become the RIAA with a different name, screwing both artist and consumer alike.
Profit is the motive. Get real.
Just had to get that Metallica dig in there, eh?
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Thanks for the update on the timeline.
:), but my wife and daughter loved both of them. I bought Myst for my wife as soon as we had a CDROM drive, and I bought Riven the day it was released. We also have the Myst books.
Myst and Riven were both great games. Not my bag, baby
But you are so right. Let's see a sequel/prequel/something, but not the same thing again.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
IIRC, there was Myst for Dos, then Myst for Windows, and then Riven. Now we have Real Time Myst. I guess Real Time Riven is next. How about we spend some time coming up with new ideas rather than rehashing the same old things over and over? Is Real Time Myst going to have the same puzzles? I hope not. If so, why buy it?
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Is it just me, or did they get the proportion of Boba Fett's head to his body wrong? Must be a unit conversion error or something.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
In an amazing lack of foresight, my sister and I mixed our Lego as children. I haven't asked her about unmixing them, or buying her out. So they stay at my parents.
My siblings are at least 4 years older than I am, and didn't have much interest in Lego. I have one or two sets that were hand me downs from them, but that's it. They haven't asked, and I'm not telling.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
The best way to stay in Lego is to have kids. Train them from an early age to enjoy Lego, and you're set. My son was two days old when he got his first Duplo. We ramped up to normal Lego when he was 3. He loves to get Lego and we have a great time building the sets together.
:)
:)
When I left home, I made sure my Lego came with me. My parents never had a chance to get rid of it.
My kids also tend to buy me Lego for my birthday, Christmas, and other holidays. Father's day is coming, and can you say "Destroyer Droid"?
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
I sure hope not. :) I think there will be something wrong with you if you stop enjoying Lego.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
When it was being built, I wanted to build a copy of the new Cleveland Browns Stadium. I thought that would have been pretty cool. The only problem was getting enough Lego. That problem has been solved. Now I only have to find 70,000 minifigs and the space to build the stadium.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Thus only the internally honest survive.
:P
Change that: Thus only the internally legal survive. Napster is being honest. They won't survive because they are being honest about being a handy tool for piracy/theft/copyright violations.
Looks pretty damning. Ouch.
I wouldn't want to see what the RIAA internal memos contain. I'm pretty sure the my ethical gland would have a seizure.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
I'm sorry, shut what?
And, sorry to dissapoint, I'm heterosexual. Just ask my wife.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
We will _not_ willingly pirate music. You may, but I will not.
Speak for yourself, not for all of us.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
I want my
I want my
I want my MP3!
Oddly enough, WAY already did Money for Nothing as The Beverly Hillbillies. It should be on the UHF soundtrack.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
I'm going to be near a big fat pipe and a CD burner next month. I will make it a point to get Debian and FreeBSD. And Mandrake, and RHAT, and Slackware, and TurboLinux, and SuSE, and etc...
I'm on a (manually) updated copy of RHAT 5.2, and I think I'm due for a change. I can't go hog wild and go completely Linux 'cause Diablo II is coming out. Gotta maintain that 1 gig or so for windows.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Very good! My Linux exposure has been Slackware and RHAT. Debian is on the list on Distros to try. Maybe I'll be more impressed with aptget.
But for tinkering, I still like tarballs.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
...or does the Debian logo look just a bit too much like the Transmeta logo?
On topic, who cares? If someone wants to run something on their box, they'll do it, regardless of whether or not Debian has a package available for them. The minute Debian stops putting the non-free packages on their site, someone else will start to carry them. Whoop-de-do.
I've found that package managers are nothing but a big PITA for my home box. I would imagine that if I were maintaining a large number of identical boxen a package manager would be handy. But for my home tinkering, give me tarballs.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
I'll all for Forged Spam. Then it would be real meat. :)
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
...I thought it said Iron Chef Fantansies. Wheh! Had me worried.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
relearn C
:)
Come on! It's like falling off a bike. You never forget how.
free time
I think my wife has some of that scheduled for me sometime. I'm not sure, I'll have to ask her.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
Cool.
I was going to play around in my free time to see if I could find the source (no pun intended) of the problem. XF86 it is. Sounds like a good time to play with some video drivers.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
I've got a ATI Rage Fury Pro, and I see the same sort of problems. I haven't had time to sit down and figure it out. Of course, I'm not sure I can figure it out. It's just nice to know we're both not insane. (at least on this issue)
I run Gnome, and the cards in Asile Riot don't draw properly. They seem to draw transparently.
FWIW, kernel 2.2.15, XF86 4.0, Gnome 1.15.
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way
...don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out of the country. :)
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then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way