Not much text on the page, so maybe it will survive a slashdotting. I'm 100% positive the amount spent will skyrocket.
Here it is:
The file sharing experiment is an attempt to catalog some financial figures about how much revenue the industries backing organizations such as the RIAA, MPAA, and software manufacturers have gained by file sharing. The file sharing database consists of a list of items and prices which contributing users have both purchased, and would not have purchased if they hadn't first downloaded/shared identical or related files.
It has always been my belief that various industries have actually earned more revenue as a direct result of file sharing, and that file sharing works FOR the industry. Recent figures such as the music industry's latest earnings report have proven this. So if you would like to contribute, click submit above. Post your merchandise, how much you paid, and why you wouldn't have bought it if you first hadn't downloaded something. No IP addresses or personal information is logged.
Statistics
These statistics are updated periodically throughout the day.
Total Items Recorded: 10 Total Dollar Amount: 712 Music (RIAA): 51 Movies (MPAA): 520 Software (SPA): 141 Other: 0
Last 10 Submissions: Value Category Title Reason for Purchase $17 Music E.S. Posthumus - Unearthed Listened to a few tracks, decided that it was worth it to support this group and their wonderful work. $13 Music Alanis Morissette - So Called Chaos I downloaded the music, and then I wanted my own copy of the cd because I liked it. $15.00 Music Howie Day - Australia loved the mp3s, loved the album even more $16 Music evanescence I heard a snip of the song on the radio and downloaded the full mp3 - loved it and tried a couple more songs. Loved those and went out and bought the cd. $140 Music A complete Stereolab CD collection I discovered Stereolab by downloading files on WinMX... The next week I bought all their CDs $40 Movies Invader Zim finally realeased on DVD! $40 Software OpenBSD firewall $22.95 Other Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom Read the first chapter online. Liked the book. $30 Software NAT32 Great product, better than MS ICS, it really was worth the money. $15 Music Atmosphere - Overcast! I downloaded the album and was eventually forced to order it online because no retail outlets around here had it or would order it.
The actions of complete strangers is not your responsibility.
You can be. Funny you mention burglars earlier. It is illegal (dating back to English Common Law) to set traps in your home. Sounds like a crock of shit to me. Someone breaks into your house, and you just happen to have a tiger pit on the inside of the window he climbs in. He can successfully sue. Well, successfully as long as I'm not on the jury.
Funny you mention killing the loser. My brother in law went to law school for a couple of semesters. He claimed that the legal system is a modern interpretation of having a champion fight for you in gladitorial combat, particularly like jousts and similar tourneys. Now while the aim wasn't to kill the other knight, merely get him to yield, a death would count as a win.
I think we'd see lots more people defending themselves if it meant a duel with deadly weapons against a lawyer.
What a ridiculous bunch of Apple fanboyism (or bashing, I'm not sure which). Apple doesn't own the patent on the wheel; they own a copyright on the look and feel of the wheel and a separate patent on ROUND wheels.
Unfortunately, to see the Sal Wise movie mentioned yesterday, you need Real. I'd love to see it, but not if it means putting Real Player back on my computer.
There's a UK law which permits the killing of Welsh people in Chester, provided you use a bow.
Does that include those of us decended from Welsh people chucked into penal colonies in the now United States? Probably not, I imagine the UK eventually recognized our independence. OTOH, whenever I meet a Briton, they tend to recoil when I tell them of my family's origins.
She is not a whore, but she did allow a moron to sire her children. Ain't my fault he didn't carry enough life insurance. Oh, they couldn't afford it? Then they couldn't afford two kids.
Are these the same white rural families who can't seem to afford a book for their kid, but can afford a case of Milwaukee's Best for themselves? I grew up around all types of losers like this (and am only a couple generations removed from such behavior), and as long as people are not held responsible for their actions, those actions won't change.
I'm supposed to feel sorry for some whore who couldn't keep her legs together? I don't think so. You can steal a third of my paycheck to pay for her healthcare and other things, but you can't make me respect her, or accept her 'lifestyle choices'.
The dark/light choices were a nice thing, but only in a nascent way. The trick is that light vs. dark is not the same as black vs. white. For example, in TESB, Luke going to save his friends was a white choice that led him closer to the dark side. At the tree, taking his weapons with him was obviously a dark choice, although a sensible one.
Also, remember how often it's stated that once you start down the dark path, the easier it becomes. After the first dark step or two, make it require several light actions to go back to the light side. When at the very, very light side of the spectrum. If mining the extended universe, the dark side is also more attractive if you are powerful and light, because powerful and the dark is so much more powerful.
Speaking of powerful, why were the high level light side powers so lame?
Still, loved the game. And I don't fault it for not having any of this, as it was the first crack at it. And even though I expect more this time around, if it's 100% the same with a new story, I'll probably still buy it (but I'll wait until it is about $30, like I did for the first one. Make these improvements and I'll purchase when it is still at the $50 level).
/. has no meta topics. Rob doesn't reply civilly to emails, so I have no choice but to comment here:
Are the designers of this site color blind? No, because then they would be able to read the IT page either. The tan/gold colors are pretty, but there is an awful lack of contrast that makes things nearly impossible to read. I'm not the first to complain, and will likely not be the last.
Sure, games, BSD, and YRO are ugly as sin. We can all accept that, but they are at least legible. The current color scheme for IT.slashdot.org certainly falls in the 'Oh, shiny!' category.
Somewhat related, what is the point of IT.slashdot.org? It certainly seems like a story garbage dump. Is the gang moving to a point where every story will be in it, apple, YRO, science, etc? If so, try to post a note somewhere that explains what each section is for, and stick to it. This will make it easier to filter.
It seems like the following: games: it actually works. It is about games. apple: apple, apple products, anything at all related to the iPod, including competitors science: I don't know. Don't read it, don't care. ask: it actually works. This is where you find 'ask slashdot' entries. BSD: troll magnet. But one that seems to only attract 'BSD is dying...' trolls YRO: timothy and michael's soapbox. Anything and everything that they are interested in goes here. IT: the garbage dump.
Feel free to use these definitions, as I honestly can't think of anything better to describe the current state.
There is an indexer of some sort that flips through all of the files on your drives. Turn this off. (I'd look up the details, but I'm typing this from Win2k. But I think it is either under Administrative Tools in the control panel, or perhaps under the 'properties' selection for the individual drive. But it's MS, so who the hell knows where it really is.)
One of two standards in most cases. The first is FDA, who doesn't restrict themselves to just food and drugs. They have requirements for software, pacemakers, and wheelchairs. I'm certain they cover other 'mundane' things as well.
Perhaps more important is medicare. They will only reimburse for things on a proscribed list. Getting on that list requires kickbacks to medicare employees (or something like that) and the sellers need to get it back elsewhere.
Also, the other replies to you and the parent are fairly informative. A hospital needs to charge $100 to get $45 even though the service only costs them $25 to provide. The insurance company takes a whack to drop the 'allowable charge' from $100 to $45. Then, the medical facility has to subsidize people who don't pay (or insurance companies that play games), which is why they need the $45, not the $25.
Yeah, because the Big Dig has been an exemplary sign of efficiency and common sense in US public works projects. How much more of *my* federal tax dollars are going to get sunk into that pit?
No, the parts don't get that expensive. You could buy a juke, site unseen for a couple of grand on eBay, but that's a bit absurd. If you are spending that much money, you should see it for yourself.
eBay started out as a place to sell junk. IIRC, it was specifically beanie babies. They've kept that mindset as much as possible. I do understand why eBay tries not to be a policeman, as ignoring these problems can limit their assumed liability. But people getting burned on eBay and then pissing and moaning about it is another sign of our collective inability to assume any responsibility in life.
Given the trivial cost of setting up a website, I still don't understand why there is no amazon.lu.
Some things don't exist new. Many 45 rpm records. Jukebox spare parts. Parts for old motorcycles.
People who buy new stuff via eBay... Questionable. I also question the bidders who run prices up to near new prices. If you can get a discount, eBay is great. If not, amazon.com and the gang are just fine.
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Screw you guys, he's going home.
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Not much text on the page, so maybe it will survive a slashdotting. I'm 100% positive the amount spent will skyrocket.
Here it is:
The file sharing experiment is an attempt to catalog some financial figures about how much revenue the industries backing organizations such as the RIAA, MPAA, and software manufacturers have gained by file sharing. The file sharing database consists of a list of items and prices which contributing users have both purchased, and would not have purchased if they hadn't first downloaded/shared identical or related files.
It has always been my belief that various industries have actually earned more revenue as a direct result of file sharing, and that file sharing works FOR the industry. Recent figures such as the music industry's latest earnings report have proven this. So if you would like to contribute, click submit above. Post your merchandise, how much you paid, and why you wouldn't have bought it if you first hadn't downloaded something. No IP addresses or personal information is logged.
Statistics
These statistics are updated periodically throughout the day.
Total Items Recorded: 10
Total Dollar Amount: 712
Music (RIAA): 51
Movies (MPAA): 520
Software (SPA): 141
Other: 0
Last 10 Submissions:
Value Category Title Reason for Purchase
$17 Music E.S. Posthumus - Unearthed Listened to a few tracks, decided that it was worth it to support this group and their wonderful work.
$13 Music Alanis Morissette - So Called Chaos I downloaded the music, and then I wanted my own copy of the cd because I liked it.
$15.00 Music Howie Day - Australia loved the mp3s, loved the album even more
$16 Music evanescence I heard a snip of the song on the radio and downloaded the full mp3 - loved it and tried a couple more songs. Loved those and went out and bought the cd.
$140 Music A complete Stereolab CD collection I discovered Stereolab by downloading files on WinMX... The next week I bought all their CDs
$40 Movies Invader Zim finally realeased on DVD!
$40 Software OpenBSD firewall
$22.95 Other Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom Read the first chapter online. Liked the book.
$30 Software NAT32 Great product, better than MS ICS, it really was worth the money.
$15 Music Atmosphere - Overcast! I downloaded the album and was eventually forced to order it online because no retail outlets around here had it or would order it.
All Website Content © 2004 Jonathan A. Zdziarski. All Rights Reserved.
Who cares about the sound or picture quality if you're busy making out?
You wrote this to someone named 'geekoid'; how the hell would he be busy making out? Masturbation doesn't count.
Hmph, when I was a kid, I didn't have any light to make shadows, so I said "let there be light". You know the rest of the story.
The actions of complete strangers is not your responsibility.
You can be. Funny you mention burglars earlier. It is illegal (dating back to English Common Law) to set traps in your home. Sounds like a crock of shit to me. Someone breaks into your house, and you just happen to have a tiger pit on the inside of the window he climbs in. He can successfully sue. Well, successfully as long as I'm not on the jury.
Funny you mention killing the loser. My brother in law went to law school for a couple of semesters. He claimed that the legal system is a modern interpretation of having a champion fight for you in gladitorial combat, particularly like jousts and similar tourneys. Now while the aim wasn't to kill the other knight, merely get him to yield, a death would count as a win.
I think we'd see lots more people defending themselves if it meant a duel with deadly weapons against a lawyer.
What a ridiculous bunch of Apple fanboyism (or bashing, I'm not sure which). Apple doesn't own the patent on the wheel; they own a copyright on the look and feel of the wheel and a separate patent on ROUND wheels.
delete 'it.' from the url. Or redirect it.slashdot.org to one of the sections with a tolerable color choice.
Those ads are a requirement of the tobacco settlement.
Unfortunately, to see the Sal Wise movie mentioned yesterday, you need Real. I'd love to see it, but not if it means putting Real Player back on my computer.
There's a UK law which permits the killing of Welsh people in Chester, provided you use a bow.
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Does that include those of us decended from Welsh people chucked into penal colonies in the now United States? Probably not, I imagine the UK eventually recognized our independence. OTOH, whenever I meet a Briton, they tend to recoil when I tell them of my family's origins.
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She is not a whore, but she did allow a moron to sire her children. Ain't my fault he didn't carry enough life insurance. Oh, they couldn't afford it? Then they couldn't afford two kids.
Are these the same white rural families who can't seem to afford a book for their kid, but can afford a case of Milwaukee's Best for themselves? I grew up around all types of losers like this (and am only a couple generations removed from such behavior), and as long as people are not held responsible for their actions, those actions won't change.
I'm supposed to feel sorry for some whore who couldn't keep her legs together? I don't think so. You can steal a third of my paycheck to pay for her healthcare and other things, but you can't make me respect her, or accept her 'lifestyle choices'.
The dark/light choices were a nice thing, but only in a nascent way. The trick is that light vs. dark is not the same as black vs. white. For example, in TESB, Luke going to save his friends was a white choice that led him closer to the dark side. At the tree, taking his weapons with him was obviously a dark choice, although a sensible one.
Also, remember how often it's stated that once you start down the dark path, the easier it becomes. After the first dark step or two, make it require several light actions to go back to the light side. When at the very, very light side of the spectrum. If mining the extended universe, the dark side is also more attractive if you are powerful and light, because powerful and the dark is so much more powerful.
Speaking of powerful, why were the high level light side powers so lame?
Still, loved the game. And I don't fault it for not having any of this, as it was the first crack at it. And even though I expect more this time around, if it's 100% the same with a new story, I'll probably still buy it (but I'll wait until it is about $30, like I did for the first one. Make these improvements and I'll purchase when it is still at the $50 level).
And in other news today, buggy whip manufacturers demand increased government subsidies.
/. has no meta topics. Rob doesn't reply civilly to emails, so I have no choice but to comment here:
Are the designers of this site color blind? No, because then they would be able to read the IT page either. The tan/gold colors are pretty, but there is an awful lack of contrast that makes things nearly impossible to read. I'm not the first to complain, and will likely not be the last.
Sure, games, BSD, and YRO are ugly as sin. We can all accept that, but they are at least legible. The current color scheme for IT.slashdot.org certainly falls in the 'Oh, shiny!' category.
Somewhat related, what is the point of IT.slashdot.org? It certainly seems like a story garbage dump. Is the gang moving to a point where every story will be in it, apple, YRO, science, etc? If so, try to post a note somewhere that explains what each section is for, and stick to it. This will make it easier to filter.
It seems like the following:
games: it actually works. It is about games.
apple: apple, apple products, anything at all related to the iPod, including competitors
science: I don't know. Don't read it, don't care.
ask: it actually works. This is where you find 'ask slashdot' entries.
BSD: troll magnet. But one that seems to only attract 'BSD is dying...' trolls
YRO: timothy and michael's soapbox. Anything and everything that they are interested in goes here.
IT: the garbage dump.
Feel free to use these definitions, as I honestly can't think of anything better to describe the current state.
And fix the colors. Please.
There is an indexer of some sort that flips through all of the files on your drives. Turn this off. (I'd look up the details, but I'm typing this from Win2k. But I think it is either under Administrative Tools in the control panel, or perhaps under the 'properties' selection for the individual drive. But it's MS, so who the hell knows where it really is.)
One of two standards in most cases. The first is FDA, who doesn't restrict themselves to just food and drugs. They have requirements for software, pacemakers, and wheelchairs. I'm certain they cover other 'mundane' things as well.
Perhaps more important is medicare. They will only reimburse for things on a proscribed list. Getting on that list requires kickbacks to medicare employees (or something like that) and the sellers need to get it back elsewhere.
Also, the other replies to you and the parent are fairly informative. A hospital needs to charge $100 to get $45 even though the service only costs them $25 to provide. The insurance company takes a whack to drop the 'allowable charge' from $100 to $45. Then, the medical facility has to subsidize people who don't pay (or insurance companies that play games), which is why they need the $45, not the $25.
Why *can't* we all pay the same reasonable price?
Who decides what is reasonable? With the current system, each seller and buyer can make that decision.
AFAIK, no methods for public (or merely centralized) price controls have achieved the desired effects with no externalities.
Pez dispensers, beanie babies, whatever. One man's junk is another man's treasure.
Thanks for the clarification; I knew it was some kitschy collectible.
Yeah, because the Big Dig has been an exemplary sign of efficiency and common sense in US public works projects. How much more of *my* federal tax dollars are going to get sunk into that pit?
No, the parts don't get that expensive. You could buy a juke, site unseen for a couple of grand on eBay, but that's a bit absurd. If you are spending that much money, you should see it for yourself.
eBay started out as a place to sell junk. IIRC, it was specifically beanie babies. They've kept that mindset as much as possible. I do understand why eBay tries not to be a policeman, as ignoring these problems can limit their assumed liability. But people getting burned on eBay and then pissing and moaning about it is another sign of our collective inability to assume any responsibility in life.
Given the trivial cost of setting up a website, I still don't understand why there is no amazon.lu.
Some things don't exist new. Many 45 rpm records. Jukebox spare parts. Parts for old motorcycles.
People who buy new stuff via eBay... Questionable. I also question the bidders who run prices up to near new prices. If you can get a discount, eBay is great. If not, amazon.com and the gang are just fine.
IIRC, it's because Taco views meta-stories as 'arrogant'.
Ummm... Yeah. That would be his *first* sign of arrogance.