If you actually read his sentence he said "I still buy both, but cd prices are something that have irked me for years."
Grammar problems aside, CD prices have irked me for years as well. I remember when CDs came out, newspapers ran little graphics showing the cost comparisons between CDs and cassettes, and why CDs cost more. They went on to say as CDs became the dominant medium prices should come down. I am sure the cost to physically create CDs has come way down, but prices have kept creeping up. Granted there are other costs (Mariah Carey contract buyouots, etc.), but are these much higher than in the past?
This is one of those quotes that EVERYBODY knows he said. The problem is, he didn't. Just so I don't pick up any karma, I will link to an old Jon Katz article:
I followed the link in the story, and got a "Page not found" error. So I deleted the URL back to its main site (http://www.ncsx.com/), and the following message was posted:
"Service has been turned off for this domain/site. Please contact the domain/site owner for reasons on why service has been turned off."
I read this article yesterday, and found it long on anecdotes, short on facts. Sure, I'd probably dump my DSL if I lost my job and didn't have the money to pay for it, but high speed access has really been integrated into our daily routine. We can get current weather reports, snow conditions, etc. much faster than through any other source.
It's also great for other things. The other week we were on vacation, set the VCR to record "Buffy", but it didn't take. Hop on Kazaa, found the episode, downloaded it in 45 minutes (172 MB), watched it, deleted it. Voila! Time shifting. We wouldn't have had that backup without broadband.
The one part of the article I agree with, is the fact that providers have started to raise prices, but that's generally only for new customers. I still pay 40 bucks a month, which is quite worth it.
I get BBC America on the Dish Network. My cable company totally sucks; for years, even after expanding to digital cable they would not add the Sci Fi Network to their lineup. I changed to Dish Network and have been totally happy with it.
This "expert" was a moron for even suggesting a change. If it ain't broke, don't "fix" it. While I suggest some basic things to my users, I don't force them to change if they're not experiencing any problems. But you'd be surprised how many times people notice a difference just by making a little adjustment. The big one is having one's monitor too high; bringing it down can release stress in the neck and shoulders that you never knew you had.
Oh yeah, my point? Not all ergonomic experts know what they're talking about, but some do.
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Gee, I wish all the people he's put to death or sent to prison due to the war on drugs had a chance to "learn from their mistakes"! But apparently it's OK if you're rich and do cocaine; then you're just making mistakes from which to learn...
Well, at least you've gotten temporary revenge by getting us to slashdot them. I did a search and there sure are a lot of theses on beer; 432 by their count.
I agree that it's difficult to convey a lot in a sound bite, and I'm not flaming him for it, it just seems like a bit of FUD.
I think there's a big difference between ease of use and ease of maintenance/upgrade/fixing. If my mom and/or dad got a computer fresh out of the box with a Linux build, all the applications they need, they would have no problems running it. They would have problems upgrading it, but they can point and click as well as the next person. As it is, they have Windows, and Windows is neither stable nor predictable. They often require technical assistance when something has crashed, or Word won't start, or the printer isn't doing what it's supposed to, etc. The big difference is that they don't use the internet to get support, they use me and my sister for our knowledge or they'll buy a book.
Saying that Linux is more difficult to use or support than Windows isn't quite correct. Most people are just used to the quirks and difficulties of Windows.
In the middle of the interview, he says "The single most useful thing about the Internet is that it facilitates using Linux. To use Linux, you need so much goddamn technical information that if you don't have a really good source of technical support, you're just screwed."
This kind of puts Linux in a bad light, don't you think? Here all these distributions are trying to make it look easy, and he's saying it takes an army of nerds to keep a system running. I think Stephenson's great as an author, but I think he's been ever so slightly off on his portrayal of computing, i.e. Linux as a tank in "In the beginning was the command line" essay.
Both Zappa and Jello had it out with Tipper (a big reason I won't consider voting for Al), and he comes across as being quite intelligent. However, as a libertarian, I'm troubled by a number of planks in his platform. From http://www.angelfire.com/punk/jello2000/release.ht ml:
- Enactment of a maximum wage - Payback through free healthcare, education and public transportation - Withdrawal of the US from NAFTA and the World Trade Organization, ideally forcing their dissolution - A moratorium (or at least mandatory labeling) of irradiated and genetically engineered "frankenfood" - Abolish the military and CIA, and destroy all nuclear weapons - Citizen election of police officers - Legalize squatting in abandoned buildings - Eradicate all SUV's!!!!!!!!
As much as I hate SUVs, I prefer for their owners to go bankrupt through rising gas prices...
I realize no one's probably reading this thread anymore, but I must take issue with your statement, "musicians claim to be so devoted to their art, but all it seems they care about is exploiting their fans, and making money off of them. if that wasn't true, would there be a huge effort to ban mp3's? no."
The RIAA is a pawn of the record companies, not the musicians. Many musicians like to utilize MP3s to distribute their music, but get shut down by their record company. Public Enemy is a good example of this. Many other artists are releasing some tracks via MP3 as "promotional" products. I like buying MP3 albums where possible, because they're cheaper and the actual artist gets a bigger chunk of my money, rather than lawyers and record executives. I was happy the most recent They Might Be Giants album was MP3 only; I wish more bands would do this (though I understand why they don't...)
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Grammar problems aside, CD prices have irked me for years as well. I remember when CDs came out, newspapers ran little graphics showing the cost comparisons between CDs and cassettes, and why CDs cost more. They went on to say as CDs became the dominant medium prices should come down. I am sure the cost to physically create CDs has come way down, but prices have kept creeping up. Granted there are other costs (Mariah Carey contract buyouots, etc.), but are these much higher than in the past?
This is one of those quotes that EVERYBODY knows he said. The problem is, he didn't. Just so I don't pick up any karma, I will link to an old Jon Katz article:
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http://hotwired.lycos.com/netizen/97/02/katz3a.ht
"Service has been turned off for this domain/site. Please contact the domain/site owner for reasons on why service has been turned off."
Anyone with any insight as to why?
I read this article yesterday, and found it long on anecdotes, short on facts. Sure, I'd probably dump my DSL if I lost my job and didn't have the money to pay for it, but high speed access has really been integrated into our daily routine. We can get current weather reports, snow conditions, etc. much faster than through any other source.
It's also great for other things. The other week we were on vacation, set the VCR to record "Buffy", but it didn't take. Hop on Kazaa, found the episode, downloaded it in 45 minutes (172 MB), watched it, deleted it. Voila! Time shifting. We wouldn't have had that backup without broadband.
The one part of the article I agree with, is the fact that providers have started to raise prices, but that's generally only for new customers. I still pay 40 bucks a month, which is quite worth it.
It's a jelly.
I get BBC America on the Dish Network. My cable company totally sucks; for years, even after expanding to digital cable they would not add the Sci Fi Network to their lineup. I changed to Dish Network and have been totally happy with it.
Of course this never stopped L. Ron Hubbard. Or Tupac from making music, for that matter.
What about Rick Moranis, eh?
Bob and Doug McKenzie, eh?
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This "expert" was a moron for even suggesting a change. If it ain't broke, don't "fix" it. While I suggest some basic things to my users, I don't force them to change if they're not experiencing any problems. But you'd be surprised how many times people notice a difference just by making a little adjustment. The big one is having one's monitor too high; bringing it down can release stress in the neck and shoulders that you never knew you had.
Oh yeah, my point? Not all ergonomic experts know what they're talking about, but some do.
Dude! They're covering the Rolling Stones?!?!!!
Awesome!
Damn. cuecatsucks.org, .com, net are all taken:
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Apparently the Kursk was both...
Gee, I wish all the people he's put to death or sent to prison due to the war on drugs had a chance to "learn from their mistakes"! But apparently it's OK if you're rich and do cocaine; then you're just making mistakes from which to learn...
Don't vote for George W. "The ought to be limits to freedom" Bush, either, if you're worried about censorship...
Yeah, I don't disagree with you. I'm not voting for either.
Nor a lying, (former) cocaine addict. Is Pat Paulson still around?
Well, at least you've gotten temporary revenge by getting us to slashdot them. I did a search and there sure are a lot of theses on beer; 432 by their count.
I agree that it's difficult to convey a lot in a sound bite, and I'm not flaming him for it, it just seems like a bit of FUD.
I think there's a big difference between ease of use and ease of maintenance/upgrade/fixing. If my mom and/or dad got a computer fresh out of the box with a Linux build, all the applications they need, they would have no problems running it. They would have problems upgrading it, but they can point and click as well as the next person. As it is, they have Windows, and Windows is neither stable nor predictable. They often require technical assistance when something has crashed, or Word won't start, or the printer isn't doing what it's supposed to, etc. The big difference is that they don't use the internet to get support, they use me and my sister for our knowledge or they'll buy a book.
Saying that Linux is more difficult to use or support than Windows isn't quite correct. Most people are just used to the quirks and difficulties of Windows.
In the middle of the interview, he says "The single most useful thing about the Internet is that it facilitates using Linux. To use Linux, you need so much goddamn technical information that if you don't have a really good source of technical support, you're just screwed."
This kind of puts Linux in a bad light, don't you think? Here all these distributions are trying to make it look easy, and he's saying it takes an army of nerds to keep a system running. I think Stephenson's great as an author, but I think he's been ever so slightly off on his portrayal of computing, i.e. Linux as a tank in "In the beginning was the command line" essay.
Both Zappa and Jello had it out with Tipper (a big reason I won't consider voting for Al), and he comes across as being quite intelligent. However, as a libertarian, I'm troubled by a number of planks in his platform. From http://www.angelfire.com/punk/jello2000/release.ht ml:
- Enactment of a maximum wage
- Payback through free healthcare, education and public transportation
- Withdrawal of the US from NAFTA and the World Trade Organization, ideally forcing their dissolution
- A moratorium (or at least mandatory labeling) of irradiated and genetically engineered "frankenfood"
- Abolish the military and CIA, and destroy all nuclear weapons
- Citizen election of police officers
- Legalize squatting in abandoned buildings
- Eradicate all SUV's!!!!!!!!
As much as I hate SUVs, I prefer for their owners to go bankrupt through rising gas prices...
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I realize no one's probably reading this thread anymore, but I must take issue with your statement, "musicians claim to be so devoted to their art, but all it seems they care about is exploiting their fans, and making money off of them. if that wasn't true, would there be a huge effort to ban mp3's? no."
The RIAA is a pawn of the record companies, not the musicians. Many musicians like to utilize MP3s to distribute their music, but get shut down by their record company. Public Enemy is a good example of this. Many other artists are releasing some tracks via MP3 as "promotional" products. I like buying MP3 albums where possible, because they're cheaper and the actual artist gets a bigger chunk of my money, rather than lawyers and record executives. I was happy the most recent They Might Be Giants album was MP3 only; I wish more bands would do this (though I understand why they don't...)