Yes... there are other clients availible for download and yes you can still get free music.
I believe that big media is keeping the hype down now. 75% of the reason Napster got to big was because of the court trial and news. I mean, my parents don't even have a computer and they now about Napster and free music.
They're probably taking a 'let's not talk about this anymore and maybe people will forget'. The only thing they can do is pray that people will think free mp3s a fad and go back to their old ways.
Basically with the availibilty of good recording equipment and the ease of distro over the internet. Record companies and larger studios don't have much time left. They're scared and grasping at straws to hold on... who wouldn't be?
I really see this as a good thing, soon music will about the music, and not about getting rich and meeting chicks. Which is how it all started anyhow.
Yeah, perhaps IT / IS doesn't get paid for their time when being on call. But we are very well paid people in general, and look at the fringe bennefits we get.
1 - We like what we do
2 - I've never worked anywhere that doesn't have a flexible schedule
3 - We can deny access to people because they looked at us wrong
4 - We can read anyone's email
If we do our job right, we don't get those 3am phone calls. Ok, so sh*t does happen and a beeper goes off in the middle of the night.
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Can't even imagine what this will do for the porn industry.
Yes... there are other clients availible for download and yes you can still get free music.
I believe that big media is keeping the hype down now. 75% of the reason Napster got to big was because of the court trial and news. I mean, my parents don't even have a computer and they now about Napster and free music.
They're probably taking a 'let's not talk about this anymore and maybe people will forget'. The only thing they can do is pray that people will think free mp3s a fad and go back to their old ways.
Basically with the availibilty of good recording equipment and the ease of distro over the internet. Record companies and larger studios don't have much time left. They're scared and grasping at straws to hold on... who wouldn't be?
I really see this as a good thing, soon music will about the music, and not about getting rich and meeting chicks. Which is how it all started anyhow.
But technology wise they don't mention anything that Half Life doesn't already do.
:-)
It just looks like another Point and shoot to me. Its ID so I'll probably buy it, but I want that truly interactive environment.
I want to drive the cars, fly the planes, and talk to my enemies instead of killing them.
Oh well, I'll keep dreaming and learning OpenGL.
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"both the President and Vice President are former oil executives are heavily indebted to Big Oil for getting elected"
What are you talking about? These cars will still use gas, but a more refined version of it.
Heck, they'll probably charge more for it!
So basically anywhere your cell phone goes out of service would be a prime target for a Stealth Fighter.
Slashdotted 5 seconds flat.
I have free time, and I can manage a project.
Any ideas on a domain name?
Email me!
joe@upallnite.com
will be shut down.
Can't say how many times that has saved me from doing something stupid.
Well put.
Makes me wonder... with so many gaming platforms... who is going win? Nokia and Microsoft are getting in so late in the game, its like... why bother.
In the end, everyone will have a PC, so why not just devote resources to that, and the cheaper home computer?
1. Hack, take over, and copy their entire database
2. Tell them you have their passwords, their usernames, and full access to their servers.
3. Tell them, if they tell anyone, or ever use another vendor you'll destroy their business.
4. Retire
Yeah, perhaps IT / IS doesn't get paid for their time when being on call. But we are very well paid people in general, and look at the fringe bennefits we get.
1 - We like what we do
2 - I've never worked anywhere that doesn't have a flexible schedule
3 - We can deny access to people because they looked at us wrong
4 - We can read anyone's email
If we do our job right, we don't get those 3am phone calls. Ok, so sh*t does happen and a beeper goes off in the middle of the night.
I think it all balances it out.
It appears Ebay has removed all the MIR remnants from their system.
How would one authenticate such a thing anyhow?