If it was really such a great idea, why isn't it flourishing? In America's open capitalistic marketplace, how can such a great idea fail? Perhaps, "under a different set of circumstances, it would have been a great idea" would be more applicable.
Perhaps that factor was that it wasn't profitable, in which case, from a business standpoint, would make it a rather bad idea.
I still trust the open market to sort out the winners from the losers.
Ha ha. The way they're posing makes it look like they're a bunch of pro wrestlers or something. That guy in the background on the left... classic! And the guy pointing at the camera? woohoo. They're going to lay the legislative smack down on y'all!
One particularly notorious action concerned a certain 'haunted' painting. Word quickly spread over the net and attracted 10's of thousands of viewers. You can read the details here.
I can understand not wanting to spend money to listen to music, but radio is only free because they're selling a product. Pre-processed pop music, selected by the giant companies that control radio stations playlists. Plus, you get to listen to ads. IMO, you're more than making up for the money you're saving with the crap you have to put up with. I'm not trying to say "only stupid people listen to the radio. i only listen to vinyl imports from select european countries." In fact, there is even some pop music I like. But in general, everything about commercial radio tends to irritate me.
As for making requests.... For what? The same songs they're already playing anyway? How often do you hear a radio dj announce a request that they're playing? How often is that song already in heavy rotation? Almost always. This is either because people never request anything else, which wouldn't be terribly surprising, or they don't have the "go-ahead" from their controlling media company to play anything else.
By any chance, are the sucky artists you're referring to the ones you are hearing on the radio? There are a lot more out there for those willing to dig, and they're not all associated with the RIAA.
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If it was really such a great idea, why isn't it flourishing? In America's open capitalistic marketplace, how can such a great idea fail? Perhaps, "under a different set of circumstances, it would have been a great idea" would be more applicable. Perhaps that factor was that it wasn't profitable, in which case, from a business standpoint, would make it a rather bad idea. I still trust the open market to sort out the winners from the losers.
Ha ha. The way they're posing makes it look like they're a bunch of pro wrestlers or something. That guy in the background on the left... classic! And the guy pointing at the camera? woohoo. They're going to lay the legislative smack down on y'all!
One particularly notorious action concerned a certain 'haunted' painting. Word quickly spread over the net and attracted 10's of thousands of viewers. You can read the details here.
It could have been on purpose. Can you imagine what would have happened to that poor little webcast if it were posted 2 hours earlier?
*sizzle*
This one is simple. By building a virtual molecule-sized orifice that can accomodate our diminuitive members!
What is this? Some sort of bizzarro-fantasy land where transistors assemble themselves? I doubt it!
Just because one actor follows "alternative Operating Systems", you conclude that there is such a following?
Way to generalize! Have a cookie.
I can understand not wanting to spend money to listen to music, but radio is only free because they're selling a product. Pre-processed pop music, selected by the giant companies that control radio stations playlists. Plus, you get to listen to ads. IMO, you're more than making up for the money you're saving with the crap you have to put up with. I'm not trying to say "only stupid people listen to the radio. i only listen to vinyl imports from select european countries." In fact, there is even some pop music I like. But in general, everything about commercial radio tends to irritate me.
As for making requests.... For what? The same songs they're already playing anyway? How often do you hear a radio dj announce a request that they're playing? How often is that song already in heavy rotation? Almost always. This is either because people never request anything else, which wouldn't be terribly surprising, or they don't have the "go-ahead" from their controlling media company to play anything else.
By any chance, are the sucky artists you're referring to the ones you are hearing on the radio? There are a lot more out there for those willing to dig, and they're not all associated with the RIAA.
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indeed. that does sound rather odd.
It's allowed. However, I wouldn't suggest unless you want your moderation to be nullified. Those mod points are gone forever!
This is not funny. And it certainly isn't (+3 Funny)
... expect to be photographed. If you don't want to be photographed, stay at home.