Yet another example of our society looking everywhere but the mirror for someone to blame for our ills. I am constantly bewildered by the incredible lack of any sense of responsibility we teach our kids in this country (USA).
Johnny is a disturbed child.
What do the parents do? Look everywhere they can to place the blame on someone other than themselves and the job they did as parents. Granted, there are many good and concerned parents doing a good job out there. And they learned from their own good and decent parents. But they are becoming so small a minority as to be virtually insignificant.
In addition to this abdictaion of responsibility for our own offspring, we also abdicate responsibility from picking those that govern us. If the people of this state don't give this idiot the "bums rush" at the next election, they'll reap exactly what they've sown. Yet another law to fall back on when something we don't care to take responsibility for rears its ugly head.
It brings into mind the Columbine HS shooting. Instead of blaming Marilyn Manson lyrics, has anyone cared to ask where the hell the parents were all that time?
Ok, I think I better get off this soap-box now, I'm getting dizzy.
I like the way that BMG is spinning this as a new business model. Publishers all over the web, most notably, ESPN, have been using the micro-subscription model forever. ESPN gave away their content free for the first 6 months after they launched in 95/96, then created the "Insider" subscription for $3.95 a month. I've been hooked ever since, because I'm a sports junky.
Music junkies will gladly do the same. It is the attraction of niche publishing, find an audience hooked on a type of info (sports, MP3s, etc) and then charge relatively small amount for the right to access. Then, make sure your audience is huge and you've got a really nice revenue stream.
Napster will be a roaring success under this model. They have huge market and mind share, they have the name and attitude. Heck, sign me up now!
Come on folks, Sir Alec Guiness will be remembered by geeks only as Obi-Wan Kenobe. I'll remember him most for his brilliant role as the British Colonel in "Bridge over the River Kwai" and as King Faisal in "Lawrence of Arabia". Obi Wan was a great sci-fi role in a landmark picture, but it was far from good acting (imo).
He was a great actor, and was in theater for over 50 years, let's remember him for more than just Obi-Wan.
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Yet another example of our society looking everywhere but the mirror for someone to blame for our ills. I am constantly bewildered by the incredible lack of any sense of responsibility we teach our kids in this country (USA).
Johnny is a disturbed child.
What do the parents do? Look everywhere they can to place the blame on someone other than themselves and the job they did as parents. Granted, there are many good and concerned parents doing a good job out there. And they learned from their own good and decent parents. But they are becoming so small a minority as to be virtually insignificant.
In addition to this abdictaion of responsibility for our own offspring, we also abdicate responsibility from picking those that govern us. If the people of this state don't give this idiot the "bums rush" at the next election, they'll reap exactly what they've sown. Yet another law to fall back on when something we don't care to take responsibility for rears its ugly head.
It brings into mind the Columbine HS shooting. Instead of blaming Marilyn Manson lyrics, has anyone cared to ask where the hell the parents were all that time?
Ok, I think I better get off this soap-box now, I'm getting dizzy.
John Gowin
http://www.linuxorbit.com
I like the way that BMG is spinning this as a new business model. Publishers all over the web, most notably, ESPN, have been using the micro-subscription model forever. ESPN gave away their content free for the first 6 months after they launched in 95/96, then created the "Insider" subscription for $3.95 a month. I've been hooked ever since, because I'm a sports junky.
Music junkies will gladly do the same. It is the attraction of niche publishing, find an audience hooked on a type of info (sports, MP3s, etc) and then charge relatively small amount for the right to access. Then, make sure your audience is huge and you've got a really nice revenue stream.
Napster will be a roaring success under this model. They have huge market and mind share, they have the name and attitude. Heck, sign me up now!
Come on folks, Sir Alec Guiness will be remembered by geeks only as Obi-Wan Kenobe. I'll remember him most for his brilliant role as the British Colonel in "Bridge over the River Kwai" and as King Faisal in "Lawrence of Arabia". Obi Wan was a great sci-fi role in a landmark picture, but it was far from good acting (imo).
He was a great actor, and was in theater for over 50 years, let's remember him for more than just Obi-Wan.