When I did first year compsci it was on those same macs. Bad news they were. As well as the tutor who kept calling Eudora email ENdora, like it was made by the mother on bewitched.
Being at UoW and knowing the people who did this I can't say it's a surprise. The only things that windows were really used for in those labs were software engineering type programs and Word/Excel for the first years and non-compsci people who used the lab.
There are other compsci labs around that haven't been dual boot for longer than this. The article also doesn't mention anything about the proportion of CompSci(linux) machines compared the number of mac/wintel machines around the uni which I'd estimate at around 85-90%
At least the compsci department support staff are always trying new things, actually being taking initiative about things. kudos guys. see you for a drink soon.
Just some comments about some of your alternative revenue streams:
1. Product endorsement (how much does Britney Spears make from her Pepsi commercials??)
This is all well and good for the BIG pop stars (see Michael Jackson, Britney Spears... etc), but what about the artists who actually still have a soul and only want to make music, not take part in some big marketing game? I doubt you will ever see Richard D. James / Tori Amos / Dave Pajo / Ani DiFranco going out and endorsing Product X. That's not what they are about. Half the time musicians don't have that 'million dollar' look that marketing people want, and the other half they just don't care. Besides there is only so much of that corporate marketing pie to go around.
2. Live concerts.
From friends of mine who play in bands, through to listening to even semi large bands discussing live gigs, it is VERY hard to make money playing live gigs, ESPECIALLY when starting out. Playing at your local pub usually costs you more money than you make. It only becomes profitable when you have a name for yourself and you can fill large halls and overcharge for each ticket.
Basically the two methods you have suggested work brilliantly if you are already established, however they would stiffle new talent from emerging. How are bands/artists supposed to get well known when they are working a day job to pay for the album they spent thousands of dollars recording which they must now GIVE away in order to get even a chance at recognition.
I find it very hard to believe that a 'free music' economy would work. I know this sounds like I'm rooting for the record companies, but I just don't think it will work in practice.
I'd be interested in some of your other revenue streams though...
One thing that I am unsure about is whether or not the sound waves actually make it to your ears but we just don't hear them anymore (if that makes sense).
That is if a person stood behind an anti-noise device (in the quiet zone), would it still be possible for them to have hearing problems from the volume of air moving in and out of the ears? Or do the sound waves never get past the anti-noise waves?
I came across this win32 pthread library the other day. I haven't used it, or really read anything about it, but it's from Cygnus, so I imagine it is at least semi-decent. Good luck.
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When I did first year compsci it was on those same macs. Bad news they were. As well as the tutor who kept calling Eudora email ENdora, like it was made by the mother on bewitched.
Being at UoW and knowing the people who did this I can't say it's a surprise. The only things that windows were really used for in those labs were software engineering type programs and Word/Excel for the first years and non-compsci people who used the lab.
There are other compsci labs around that haven't been dual boot for longer than this. The article also doesn't mention anything about the proportion of CompSci(linux) machines compared the number of mac/wintel machines around the uni which I'd estimate at around 85-90%
At least the compsci department support staff are always trying new things, actually being taking initiative about things. kudos guys. see you for a drink soon.
Well if they didn't do things like this what else would the poor HR people do? They would be out of a job now wouldn't they. Think of their children!
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Just some comments about some of your alternative revenue streams:
1. Product endorsement (how much does Britney Spears make from her Pepsi commercials??)
This is all well and good for the BIG pop stars (see Michael Jackson, Britney Spears... etc), but what about the artists who actually still have a soul and only want to make music, not take part in some big marketing game? I doubt you will ever see Richard D. James / Tori Amos / Dave Pajo / Ani DiFranco going out and endorsing Product X. That's not what they are about. Half the time musicians don't have that 'million dollar' look that marketing people want, and the other half they just don't care. Besides there is only so much of that corporate marketing pie to go around.
2. Live concerts.
From friends of mine who play in bands, through to listening to even semi large bands discussing live gigs, it is VERY hard to make money playing live gigs, ESPECIALLY when starting out. Playing at your local pub usually costs you more money than you make. It only becomes profitable when you have a name for yourself and you can fill large halls and overcharge for each ticket.
Basically the two methods you have suggested work brilliantly if you are already established, however they would stiffle new talent from emerging. How are bands/artists supposed to get well known when they are working a day job to pay for the album they spent thousands of dollars recording which they must now GIVE away in order to get even a chance at recognition.
I find it very hard to believe that a 'free music' economy would work. I know this sounds like I'm rooting for the record companies, but I just don't think it will work in practice.
I'd be interested in some of your other revenue streams though...
One thing that I am unsure about is whether or not the sound waves actually make it to your ears but we just don't hear them anymore (if that makes sense).
That is if a person stood behind an anti-noise device (in the quiet zone), would it still be possible for them to have hearing problems from the volume of air moving in and out of the ears? Or do the sound waves never get past the anti-noise waves?
I came across this win32 pthread library the other day. I haven't used it, or really read anything about it, but it's from Cygnus, so I imagine it is at least semi-decent. Good luck.
http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/