I've been using IBM Thinkpads for years and, without a doubt, they are the BEST laptops money can buy. I know, they are more expensive than gateways, not as flashy as vaios, but damn, they run for ever. Also, IBM posts information, workarounds, and compatability information (to the point of driving their hardware to be compatible it seems) for installing and running linux on their laptops. The linux on laptops market is not a profitable market yet for almost any company (yet). IBM does it because they care about their customer base like any company interested in being around in 50 years should (ARE YOU READING THIS M$?). Is IBM still a corporation? Yes. They are in it for the money by definition. Have they had their problems in the past? Oh yes, they have. But, I trust big blue right now more than any hardware/consulting firm out there today and you can bet my next set of servers on down to laptops are bought from them.
Just a quick note, i was referring not only to economic aid (which is what all the quoted charts refer to) but also aid in terms of private contribution, time and man power, food and supplies, military support, and (this is the real kicker) the amount the US lends to other countries without expectation of repayment. I stand by what I said.
I happen to agree with your argument, that is to say that an artist that cannot perform is simply a publicist and thus does not deserve his/her position or my hard earned money. Yet, this is irrelevant. The argument is still flawed. The argument implies that you have the right to not listen (read, not purchase or whatnot) to their music. As such, it is simply a strong opinion. It does not in any way prove that infringing on the copywrite is legally or morally right or justify any action that could potentially HARM the artists/publicists and their respective parent records.
Look at artists like Ani Difranco. She is a fantastic artist who was sick of the system and started her own label. She makes enough, but the money is not what she was in it for. She and many other artists out there do it because they love what they do. The "artists" you are referring to (the term used very loosely...its more like advertising pawns) are dependant on pop culture, media, and trends for their success. They're not artists, they're salesmen.
I don't disagree that this is a morally bankrupt plan, but i disagree with the belief that if we "just fixed the root cause, everything would be okay". This is sadly not the case. The US spends more on world relief than any other CONTINANT put together. This is not what terrorists are upset about. They fight because:
They are used to it...its been going on for thousands of years. It is all they know.
They believe the US and others are trying to change their way of life...and they don't like the change
The lifestyle within the US and other modern countries do not fit in their concept of proper living (materialism, etc).
The sad truth is that we will not be able to remove the source of terrorism without changing our own fundimentals, which cannot (and to some extent, should not) happen.
Agreed. Fud is a dangerous thing, especially when directed at large un-knowing groups. On the other hand, we are not trying to hide the implications of the GPL from anyone. Corporations can read it just as well as we can (in fact, with an army of lawyers, probably better). Some people act like we don't staple the license to every project out there...most of the time right in the headers of all of our souce code.
I agree completely. The kid, embarrassed as he may be, had a choice with this one: 1) be a total idiot, lose faith in himself, believe what other people say about him and drop out of high school(which, mind you, is about the DUMBEST thing a person could ever do, aside from making a guest appearance on Jack@ss...then the sky is the limit). Or, 2, he could have taken the opportunity to learn some grace, humility, and made a whole bunch of other friends by laughing at himself and gaining some self confidence. He may get a few bucks from some poor idiots in the school, but he will definately lose in the long run on this one.
not only for legal terms, but tech terms as well. You are absolutely correct about the RIAA's (as well as sco's and any other company that has ever involved legality for profit motives in new and untested social and or technological developments) misleading/blatent improper use of legal terms. I would be very interested personally to see how the IP Lawyers respond to this.
Yes, it is more realistic, but it still needs work. From an experienced pilot's point of view, out of the box, X-Plan isn't as "real" as M$ Flightsim 2002 Pro (I'm sorry, but I did a snap roll in a 747 at 250 knots in the new xplane beta out of the box...that won't happen) . If you have some time (and the knowhow) to tweak it, it can really rock though. It is way more customizable and the graphics are much prettier. They need to add some more joystick support though...our setup here uses 6 usb joys for the throttle quad, yoke, pedals and switches. Xplane won't handle that yet. Here's hoping.
Well... The SR71 is grounded. I'd say use the Concorde, but thats only gonna be flying for a few more months. We could use the STS, but thats down... Looks like your next best bet for high speed, high availiblity data transport is to rent space on a Segway.
As a musician and a linux user, I can tell you that as nice as direct writing/reading files is, you need something a tad more powerful for low latency multi-track recording (including eq's and effects). I'm going to order a new digi I/O board soon to try out this cool piece of sw.
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I've been using IBM Thinkpads for years and, without a doubt, they are the BEST laptops money can buy. I know, they are more expensive than gateways, not as flashy as vaios, but damn, they run for ever. Also, IBM posts information, workarounds, and compatability information (to the point of driving their hardware to be compatible it seems) for installing and running linux on their laptops. The linux on laptops market is not a profitable market yet for almost any company (yet). IBM does it because they care about their customer base like any company interested in being around in 50 years should (ARE YOU READING THIS M$?). Is IBM still a corporation? Yes. They are in it for the money by definition. Have they had their problems in the past? Oh yes, they have. But, I trust big blue right now more than any hardware/consulting firm out there today and you can bet my next set of servers on down to laptops are bought from them.
Just a quick note, i was referring not only to economic aid (which is what all the quoted charts refer to) but also aid in terms of private contribution, time and man power, food and supplies, military support, and (this is the real kicker) the amount the US lends to other countries without expectation of repayment. I stand by what I said.
I happen to agree with your argument, that is to say that an artist that cannot perform is simply a publicist and thus does not deserve his/her position or my hard earned money. Yet, this is irrelevant. The argument is still flawed. The argument implies that you have the right to not listen (read, not purchase or whatnot) to their music. As such, it is simply a strong opinion. It does not in any way prove that infringing on the copywrite is legally or morally right or justify any action that could potentially HARM the artists/publicists and their respective parent records.
Lord knows we can't get enough of those classic 70's porn soundtracks! Now in 16 Channel Digital Surround!
Look at artists like Ani Difranco. She is a fantastic artist who was sick of the system and started her own label. She makes enough, but the money is not what she was in it for. She and many other artists out there do it because they love what they do. The "artists" you are referring to (the term used very loosely...its more like advertising pawns) are dependant on pop culture, media, and trends for their success. They're not artists, they're salesmen.
The sad truth is that we will not be able to remove the source of terrorism without changing our own fundimentals, which cannot (and to some extent, should not) happen.
Agreed. Fud is a dangerous thing, especially when directed at large un-knowing groups. On the other hand, we are not trying to hide the implications of the GPL from anyone. Corporations can read it just as well as we can (in fact, with an army of lawyers, probably better). Some people act like we don't staple the license to every project out there...most of the time right in the headers of all of our souce code.
I agree completely. The kid, embarrassed as he may be, had a choice with this one: 1) be a total idiot, lose faith in himself, believe what other people say about him and drop out of high school(which, mind you, is about the DUMBEST thing a person could ever do, aside from making a guest appearance on Jack@ss...then the sky is the limit). Or, 2, he could have taken the opportunity to learn some grace, humility, and made a whole bunch of other friends by laughing at himself and gaining some self confidence. He may get a few bucks from some poor idiots in the school, but he will definately lose in the long run on this one.
not only for legal terms, but tech terms as well. You are absolutely correct about the RIAA's (as well as sco's and any other company that has ever involved legality for profit motives in new and untested social and or technological developments) misleading/blatent improper use of legal terms. I would be very interested personally to see how the IP Lawyers respond to this.
Yes, it is more realistic, but it still needs work. From an experienced pilot's point of view, out of the box, X-Plan isn't as "real" as M$ Flightsim 2002 Pro (I'm sorry, but I did a snap roll in a 747 at 250 knots in the new xplane beta out of the box...that won't happen) . If you have some time (and the knowhow) to tweak it, it can really rock though. It is way more customizable and the graphics are much prettier. They need to add some more joystick support though...our setup here uses 6 usb joys for the throttle quad, yoke, pedals and switches. Xplane won't handle that yet. Here's hoping.
Well...
The SR71 is grounded. I'd say use the Concorde, but thats only gonna be flying for a few more months. We could use the STS, but thats down... Looks like your next best bet for high speed, high availiblity data transport is to rent space on a Segway.
As a musician and a linux user, I can tell you that as nice as direct writing/reading files is, you need something a tad more powerful for low latency multi-track recording (including eq's and effects). I'm going to order a new digi I/O board soon to try out this cool piece of sw.