This sort of defeats the convenience of a credit cards. Most people keep their credit cards with them wherever they are, so they have them when they need them. Having to go to a physical location to get a card is adds work to the already sloth-friendly online method of shopping.
Another way to to this (which might be a bit weird to adhere to, musically speaking), is to sync the broadcasts of the other musicians to a local click track, thus keeping the beats in sync but having everyone be off by a few measures, basically waiting until the first downbeat of each measure to play the measures which have been received from the other musicians.
I guess it would be sort of like a round, but even more disturbing. Musician 1 would play a measure. Musician 2 would play along with Musician 1 one measure behind. Musician 1 would then hear what Musician 2 was playing along with his first measure, except a few measures afterward.
It would be even more interesting when you add more musicians. Call and response, terribly overlapped. 'Twould make for some interesting textural jams.
It's probably a good idea to buy directly from the artist whenever possible. This can often cut the price of an album down to the 5-10 dollar range, depending on the artist. Even when the artist does charge near to what the retail stores do, you know the extra money is going to the artist.
This may not be possible for some artists, especially those with contracts which forbid any distribution of their music not authorized by their label. That always seemed like a bum deal for the artists anyway...
Anyway, how much of what you pay for a KRS-ONE CD goes toward Britney Spears' next video?
I've noticed there are quite a few people out there who claim to "Know Linux." It seems just about everyone out there "knows Linux" to one degree or another, but until you see them actually demonstrate their skills, it's impossible to know just how much they know. Certification programs provide, at the very least, a baseline by which companies can measure the knowledge of prospective employees. Having a certification lets a prospective employer know that you have, at the very least, the skills necessary to get an RHCE certificate.
Also, training is not necessarily limited to NC. I took my RHCE class through Global Knowledge in Arlington, VA. I believe they also offer classes in Chicago, SF, and a few other places (Check their website out for more location info...)
It is understandable why the RIAA wants to stop the mp3 revolution. It is in their best interest to control the distribution of commercial music and keep money in the hands of their friends the major record labels.
However, their extremist plans of exterminating mp3s are more harmful to the artists and consumers -- they same people they rely on to make their money.
Not too long ago, artists were limited in their choices of music distribution. If you had some music you wanted others to hear, you could play shows or scrape together a couple hundred dollars to put out a tape/CD/7"/etc. Some musicians don't have the time or money to play shows or release recordings on your usual type of media. For these folks, mp3 is a boon. Musicians who, just a few years ago, couldn't scrape enough cash together to put out a tape or CD to sell around town can now make their music available to millions of surfers.
"Oh, but they won't get paid!!" Well, many of them don't WANT to get paid. As strange as it may seem, there are people who make music because they like to. I don't think the RIAA understands that. I'm rather surprised that "Artist" is included in the association's name. I suppose it refers to the Art of Making Money or the Art of Making Enemies.
The consumers would be on the losing end as well. By controling yet another method of music distribution, the RIAA is setting the stage for even more inflated prices.
While I don't think the RIAA will be successful with their SDMI project, the idea of it succeeding is a scary prospect for artists and fans alike. Their greed ultimately hurts the two things they need most.
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90 minutes? That's not nearly enough time to sober up!
Would whoever ran off with my Kodak DC215 at Defcon please return it? Thankyou.
This sort of defeats the convenience of a credit cards. Most people keep their credit cards with them wherever they are, so they have them when they need them. Having to go to a physical location to get a card is adds work to the already sloth-friendly online method of shopping.
When the Visa calls, the machine will get it.
In mutt you can wipe your PGP passphrase from memory using Ctrl-F.
But who allows other people on their machine, anyway? I thought multi-user just means more accounts for *me*.
Another way to to this (which might be a bit weird to adhere to, musically speaking), is to sync the broadcasts of the other musicians to a local click track, thus keeping the beats in sync but having everyone be off by a few measures, basically waiting until the first downbeat of each measure to play the measures which have been received from the other musicians.
I guess it would be sort of like a round, but even more disturbing. Musician 1 would play a measure. Musician 2 would play along with Musician 1 one measure behind. Musician 1 would then hear what Musician 2 was playing along with his first measure, except a few measures afterward.
It would be even more interesting when you add more musicians. Call and response, terribly overlapped. 'Twould make for some interesting textural jams.
It's probably a good idea to buy directly from the artist whenever possible. This can often cut the price of an album down to the 5-10 dollar range, depending on the artist. Even when the artist does charge near to what the retail stores do, you know the extra money is going to the artist.
This may not be possible for some artists, especially those with contracts which forbid any distribution of their music not authorized by their label. That always seemed like a bum deal for the artists anyway...
Anyway, how much of what you pay for a KRS-ONE CD goes toward Britney Spears' next video?
I've noticed there are quite a few people out there who claim to "Know Linux." It seems just about everyone out there "knows Linux" to one degree or another, but until you see them actually demonstrate their skills, it's impossible to know just how much they know. Certification programs provide, at the very least, a baseline by which companies can measure the knowledge of prospective employees. Having a certification lets a prospective employer know that you have, at the very least, the skills necessary to get an RHCE certificate.
Also, training is not necessarily limited to NC. I took my RHCE class through Global Knowledge in Arlington, VA. I believe they also offer classes in Chicago, SF, and a few other places (Check their website out for more location info...)
And the test isn't as easy as you might think...
Did anyone notice that you can rearrange "Time Warner AOL" to spell "We're Anti-Moral" or "Liar Omen: We Art"?
Of course, you could also spell "Aerial Net Worm", "Arterial Women", "Owe Man Trailer", or "Wear Normal Tie".
I'd be much more afraid of Hoover's G-string...
It is understandable why the RIAA wants to stop the mp3 revolution. It is in their best interest to control the distribution of commercial music and keep money in the hands of their friends the major record labels.
However, their extremist plans of exterminating mp3s are more harmful to the artists and consumers -- they same people they rely on to make their money.
Not too long ago, artists were limited in their choices of music distribution. If you had some music you wanted others to hear, you could play shows or scrape together a couple hundred dollars to put out a tape/CD/7"/etc. Some musicians don't have the time or money to play shows or release recordings on your usual type of media. For these folks, mp3 is a boon. Musicians who, just a few years ago, couldn't scrape enough cash together to put out a tape or CD to sell around town can now make their music available to millions of surfers.
"Oh, but they won't get paid!!" Well, many of them don't WANT to get paid. As strange as it may seem, there are people who make music because they like to. I don't think the RIAA understands that. I'm rather surprised that "Artist" is included in the association's name. I suppose it refers to the Art of Making Money or the Art of Making Enemies.
The consumers would be on the losing end as well. By controling yet another method of music distribution, the RIAA is setting the stage for even more inflated prices.
While I don't think the RIAA will be successful with their SDMI project, the idea of it succeeding is a scary prospect for artists and fans alike. Their greed ultimately hurts the two things they need most.