Kinda reminds me of that "Super Recipe" generator I engineered in my lair beneath the Pacific Ocean a few weeks ago. It makes super recipes based on good recipes that you input into it. I like ice cream and filet mignon, so the generator created a filet cream recipe that was supposed to be super but was terrible. Blast!
Well I, for one, would like to welcome our Al Gore-impersonating, party-hosting, balloon-making overlords. Let me remind you that my skills as a karma whore can be useful in rounding up a large group of humans to toil in your underground oil caves.
Don't forget that companies that want to use Linux extensively will have to hire Linux experts to build and maintain their systems. Who knows the most about Linux? - members of the open source community that support it. So, in effect, they will be supporting the community by providing jobs for its contributers.
I'd like to see a report of the number of times each feature was asked for after they're done. I'm guessing 95% "monkey face", unless a large number of people vote "Pathfinder/Sojourner site".
"According to Red Hat, about 10 percent of India's personal computers will be sold with Linux rather than Microsoft operating systems by March, 2004"
And what percentage of the buyers of these computers will be just buying them to only to escape the Microsoft tax and then install a Windows bootleg?
I swear, piracy has to be the biggest threat to Linux in the developing world. Ironically, It's better for Microsoft if you steal their software than it is for you to install Linux.
About 6 months ago, I went to a Frank Black concert in Albuquerque, and the opening act was "Scientific Phenomenolist" David Lovering. Most of the stuff he did were demos I remember my high school physics teacher doing, but the one thing that caught my eye was that he had constructed a giant smoke ring cannon out of a kick drum. The thing was hooked up to a big fog machine and could shoot rings a good 50 ft into the balcony, and by then they were 2-3 ft in diameter. I was really surprised that I'd never seen anything as cool as that at the raves I had been to.
I understand that the President can't answer zillions of questions all the time, but what if instead of sending emails, the preferred way of communicating with the country's leadership was through Slashdot-like discussion forums? Only the highest moderated posts would be answered by the chief himself, and it would pointless to send in boilerplate mail because it would just get moderated down as redundant.
Does anyone know whether there are music players equipped with Field Programmable Gate Arrays to allow new codecs to be programmed in as technology advances? That would really be nice if they made a lightweight player with a generic FPGA in it so you could burn whatever codecs you want into it without needing a microprocessor and an EEPROM chip.
[if only...] there was a way to download music and pay the artists and not the RIAA.
There are tons of artists that do this- they have albums that are self-released or released on indy labels. Some of them just publish their MP3's on the web and ask for donations. There's just one catch- they're small and you probably haven't heard of them. For any artist to become popular, they usually have to rely on the pimps at the RIAA for promotion & marketing. Yeah, there are a few exceptions- Ani DiFranco, NOFX, Fugazi etc. But the general rule is that if you hear some big-name artist on your local ClearChannel clone station, it's safe to say that an oil drum full of cash has been used to get them on the radio. So, if you want to pay artists in a more direct manner, you have to shun paying attention to any mass-media advertising, because if you do, you are (and should be) supporting the major labels' promotional infrastructure. Instead go to local shows and get to know the artists in your area. Most small bands make more money from touring than they do from selling CD's. Often, they will be selling CD's for $6-10 at their concerts if you decide you like them. On top of that, it's just a much more rewarding way of experiencing music than from the big media feeding tube.
"I don't like the Napster idea that all music should be free to everybody."
I don't think he means he doesn't like the idea of Napster technology, but rather the ethics (or lack thereof) of the people who use filesharing networks. Shortly after this, he says that record companies should find a way to use technology to better serve both the artists and listeners. In conclusion, the tone of the article makes it sound like Dr. Brandenburg isn't against filesharing technologies, but rather just people using them as an excuse for partaking in an orgy of piracy. Seems like a pretty moderate viewpoint to me.
Even the major labels,unscrupulous as they are, will have their work cut out for them if they want to go up against the just-as-ruthless giants Ticketmaster and ClearChannel.
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I guess I'll add it my collection, which includes these records.
He he. Yeah... Hell will declare a stability freeze long before Microsoft does.
I cant wait for my iWiFAIBO G5!
I was going to guess that it'd e called the AIBOrt Hub.
Enter the new hacker sport of WarRoboDogWalking.
Is that the one where they're all playing basketball? Linux is a good basketball player, right?
You don't suppose this stuff could be strong enough to make a space elevator, could it?
Kinda reminds me of that "Super Recipe" generator I engineered in my lair beneath the Pacific Ocean a few weeks ago. It makes super recipes based on good recipes that you input into it. I like ice cream and filet mignon, so the generator created a filet cream recipe that was supposed to be super but was terrible.
Blast!
Put this in your privacy pipe and smoke it.
Maybe the things that I smoke in my privacy pipe is my own freakin' business- that never occurred to you now, did it?
Well I, for one, would like to welcome our Al Gore-impersonating, party-hosting, balloon-making overlords.
Let me remind you that my skills as a karma whore can be useful in rounding up a large group of humans to toil in your underground oil caves.
Don't forget that companies that want to use Linux extensively will have to hire Linux experts to build and maintain their systems.
Who knows the most about Linux? - members of the open source community that support it. So, in effect, they will be supporting the community by providing jobs for its contributers.
I'd like to see a report of the number of times each feature was asked for after they're done. I'm guessing 95% "monkey face", unless a large number of people vote "Pathfinder/Sojourner site".
Been there, done that.
Here's some shots of the Viking Lander site as well.
What if the governement makes all this information to spammers and direct-mailers?
"According to Red Hat, about 10 percent of India's personal computers will be sold with Linux rather than Microsoft operating systems by March, 2004"
And what percentage of the buyers of these computers will be just buying them to only to escape the Microsoft tax and then install a Windows bootleg?
I swear, piracy has to be the biggest threat to Linux in the developing world. Ironically, It's better for Microsoft if you steal their software than it is for you to install Linux.
About 6 months ago, I went to a Frank Black concert in Albuquerque, and the opening act was "Scientific Phenomenolist" David Lovering. Most of the stuff he did were demos I remember my high school physics teacher doing, but the one thing that caught my eye was that he had constructed a giant smoke ring cannon out of a kick drum.
The thing was hooked up to a big fog machine and could shoot rings a good 50 ft into the balcony, and by then they were 2-3 ft in diameter.
I was really surprised that I'd never seen anything as cool as that at the raves I had been to.
Nah, the researchers were smart- they added a CowboyNeal option so they could find out which surveyees were Slashdotters and then discard their data.
I want my big SUV to go out bushbashing...
Funny, I always thought it's the people who drive the small, environmentally responsible vehicles that do the Bush-bashing...
And also keep in mind how many of these computers belong to AOL Annie who uses her computer 1 hour a day (if even that).
I understand that the President can't answer zillions of questions all the time, but what if instead of sending emails, the preferred way of communicating with the country's leadership was through Slashdot-like discussion forums?
Only the highest moderated posts would be answered by the chief himself, and it would pointless to send in boilerplate mail because it would just get moderated down as redundant.
Does anyone know whether there are music players equipped with Field Programmable Gate Arrays to allow new codecs to be programmed in as technology advances? That would really be nice if they made a lightweight player with a generic FPGA in it so you could burn whatever codecs you want into it without needing a microprocessor and an EEPROM chip.
It's way too violent and fills my mind with all kinds of impure thoughts that make me want to go on killing sprees, unfortunately.
[if only...] there was a way to download music and pay the artists and not the RIAA.
There are tons of artists that do this- they have albums that are self-released or released on indy labels. Some of them just publish their MP3's on the web and ask for donations.
There's just one catch- they're small and you probably haven't heard of them.
For any artist to become popular, they usually have to rely on the pimps at the RIAA for promotion & marketing. Yeah, there are a few exceptions- Ani DiFranco, NOFX, Fugazi etc. But the general rule is that if you hear some big-name artist on your local ClearChannel clone station, it's safe to say that an oil drum full of cash has been used to get them on the radio.
So, if you want to pay artists in a more direct manner, you have to shun paying attention to any mass-media advertising, because if you do, you are (and should be) supporting the major labels' promotional infrastructure.
Instead go to local shows and get to know the artists in your area. Most small bands make more money from touring than they do from selling CD's. Often, they will be selling CD's for $6-10 at their concerts if you decide you like them. On top of that, it's just a much more rewarding way of experiencing music than from the big media feeding tube.
I don't think he means he doesn't like the idea of Napster technology, but rather the ethics (or lack thereof) of the people who use filesharing networks.
Shortly after this, he says that record companies should find a way to use technology to better serve both the artists and listeners.
In conclusion, the tone of the article makes it sound like Dr. Brandenburg isn't against filesharing technologies, but rather just people using them as an excuse for partaking in an orgy of piracy. Seems like a pretty moderate viewpoint to me.
Actually, the Falun Gong have done it a number of times.
Even the major labels,unscrupulous as they are, will have their work cut out for them if they want to go up against the just-as-ruthless giants Ticketmaster and ClearChannel.
I'd fully expect there to be a significant ship named after Clinton some time in the future.
Well, maybe a submarine. One of those really big submarines. It would be the most fearsome tubevessel to ever prowl the waters around Da Nang.