The same thing seems to keep hitting the role-playing game companies. The continual upgrading scheme (new versions, new sourcebooks) tends to drive a lot of people away, especially when the new stuff sucks.
There will also be components that encrypt information as it moves from keyboard to computer (to prevent someone from wiretapping or altering what you type) and from computer to screen (to prevent someone from generating a phony output to your monitor that can trick you into OKing something you hadn't intended to).
What about from the monitor to my eyeballs? I mean, if that isn't encrypted, the whole system breaks down..
Wait.. that's where the DRM glasses from a few weeks back come in, right?
"They make far more money personing than via RIAA cds"
Hence why they can afford to do this - they're firmly established big artists. A lot of the small bands I've met are still striving for the record deal they need to get bigger.
Um.. you DO realize that fighting will only get much, MUCH worse when oil-dependant countries like the US duke it out for the last reserves?
Maybe this explains some of the US involvement in middle-east politics. Maybe they are looking as far ahead as Iceland is. Too bad they're doing it through gun sights.
Something I just thought of - spraying valium may work just as nicely as a crowd control mechanism. Tear gas has some nasty side effects (poor PR) while a modified valium may work nicely to take care of protestors..
Bleh.. there should have been a spoiler alert on the radio this morning. The DJ's had all gone to the sneak preview the night before and had brought in a film critic they'd seen it with and discussed the movie on the radio for a half-hour. I wound up turning it off about halfway through when they got to the Jar-Jar/Yoda makeout scene described in the above posts.
By subscription, I meant 'pay $X/month' for it where X > my current monthly paycheque. No ads needed, unless you wanted a cheap version for the masses..
And all this time I thought MS was a sovereign nation. At least, that's how they act...
They can't sue Peru. They can, however, BUY Peru. (yes, you can buy a sovereign nation.. just give every individual enough money, buy all the land, buy the laws through donations, etc, etc..)
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Hm.. there's a business opportunity here. Place cameras around the world and then deliver the feed using a high-speed connection. Subscription service, of course. That way, you could look out your 'window' and see a beautiful mountain scene. Or a market in Thailand, whatever cranks your turn.
At the place I work at, we're not allowed to go beyond 'reading from the script'. However, I can see the reasoning behind it. There's a certain limited nubmer of things we support. If it's outside of that area, we're not allowed to help with it, we have to refer to the vendor/manufacturer.
The reason? If Joe Sixpack calls in and get support for his hub and home network from his ISP because the guy taking calls happens to have the same setup and it goes down again, he's gonna call back and expect the same support. Even if the analyst isn't there and nobody knows what Mr. Sixpack is talking about.
As to the pay, I'm making a nifty wage with nice bonuses for working nights and weekends.
Here in Edmonton, there is an interesting solution. Along the Whyte Avenue area where there's tons of pedestrian traffic, there are specific posting poles. They're cut down telephone poles there specificly for the purpose of posting flyers/ads. There's also the new decorative lightposts that were put up that they've asked people to not post on. Actually seems to be working fairly well..
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"People don't go out and drop $8.50 to hear a CD played."
On the other hand, people don't go out and spend from $30 up to $100 (good seats, good band) to see a movie performed live.
The same thing seems to keep hitting the role-playing game companies. The continual upgrading scheme (new versions, new sourcebooks) tends to drive a lot of people away, especially when the new stuff sucks.
There will also be components that encrypt information as it moves from keyboard to computer (to prevent someone from wiretapping or altering what you type) and from computer to screen (to prevent someone from generating a phony output to your monitor that can trick you into OKing something you hadn't intended to).
What about from the monitor to my eyeballs? I mean, if that isn't encrypted, the whole system breaks down..
Wait.. that's where the DRM glasses from a few weeks back come in, right?
Hence why it was made. Even though it is a tired, old joke, I thought that in this case it was fairly amusing.
Apparently 2 people agreed with me, but 3 didn't.
Imagine a Beowulf... wait.. nevermind.
Hmmm.. if you don't see legislators you haven't bought off, would you see laws you didn't buy too? Or their enforcement?
"Honestly Officer, I can't see you until you take this $50 bill I'm holding out."
Gah!
Imagine expecting supermodels and getting a slashdotter!
"They make far more money personing than via RIAA cds"
Hence why they can afford to do this - they're firmly established big artists. A lot of the small bands I've met are still striving for the record deal they need to get bigger.
Um.. you DO realize that fighting will only get much, MUCH worse when oil-dependant countries like the US duke it out for the last reserves?
Maybe this explains some of the US involvement in middle-east politics. Maybe they are looking as far ahead as Iceland is. Too bad they're doing it through gun sights.
Something I just thought of - spraying valium may work just as nicely as a crowd control mechanism. Tear gas has some nasty side effects (poor PR) while a modified valium may work nicely to take care of protestors..
I only know this because I worked at a nuclear power plant; this is what I soaked up. ;)
:P
Does your bathwater glow blue/green from anything else you soaked up?
And I was just thinking, "Hey! I need to go online and look up ancient cuneiform tablets, but first, to slashdot!"
Bleh.. there should have been a spoiler alert on the radio this morning. The DJ's had all gone to the sneak preview the night before and had brought in a film critic they'd seen it with and discussed the movie on the radio for a half-hour. I wound up turning it off about halfway through when they got to the Jar-Jar/Yoda makeout scene described in the above posts.
By subscription, I meant 'pay $X/month' for it where X > my current monthly paycheque. No ads needed, unless you wanted a cheap version for the masses..
I've seen a few glass-littered sidewalks under displays where posters used to be, but no posters..
And all this time I thought MS was a sovereign nation. At least, that's how they act...
They can't sue Peru. They can, however, BUY Peru.
(yes, you can buy a sovereign nation.. just give every individual enough money, buy all the land, buy the laws through donations, etc, etc..)
Hm.. there's a business opportunity here. Place cameras around the world and then deliver the feed using a high-speed connection. Subscription service, of course. That way, you could look out your 'window' and see a beautiful mountain scene. Or a market in Thailand, whatever cranks your turn.
How long until I get to carry around a button wired to my pleasure center? How long until *I* starve to death?
At the place I work at, we're not allowed to go beyond 'reading from the script'. However, I can see the reasoning behind it. There's a certain limited nubmer of things we support. If it's outside of that area, we're not allowed to help with it, we have to refer to the vendor/manufacturer.
The reason? If Joe Sixpack calls in and get support for his hub and home network from his ISP because the guy taking calls happens to have the same setup and it goes down again, he's gonna call back and expect the same support. Even if the analyst isn't there and nobody knows what Mr. Sixpack is talking about.
As to the pay, I'm making a nifty wage with nice bonuses for working nights and weekends.
(match.com, lotsoftimewastinggames.com, etc.)
You forgot slashdot.org..
They could offer some sort of reward for being the first to spot a new piracy website. Maybe a discount of $1/month for each new site you find?
It's just stupid enough to work..
If you really want to have fun, do it to the RIAA and MPAA and Disney and...
Here in Edmonton, there is an interesting solution. Along the Whyte Avenue area where there's tons of pedestrian traffic, there are specific posting poles. They're cut down telephone poles there specificly for the purpose of posting flyers/ads. There's also the new decorative lightposts that were put up that they've asked people to not post on. Actually seems to be working fairly well..
Is there a place where artists that are speaking out agains this are listed? I get paid next week and I'd like to pick up a new CD or three..
(hmm.. and I'll have to find out whether or not I like the stuff first.. time to hit the file sharing utils - if it's good, I'll buy the CD's)
Only nine? I want to go to your theatres.
Wait - I'm Canadian, so our $12.50 or $15 or whatever it's at now is about $9 american..