If you're sharing it with your friend down the hall, it's not costing the university anything. Sure it puts a _slight_ strain on the network segment, but it's internal traffic, not metered bandwidth that goes outside the university.
So, I don't get it... am I supposed to feel sorry for these same short-sighted, stupid artists? Also, is there a way that record companies can recoup their costs from the artists if the records don't sell, or if the artists end up producing shit? From my point of view, the record companies havea lot more riding on a contract (namely, lots and lots of cash). "I didn't know" isn't a legal defense. That's what lawyers are for.
That's the point: they don't have as much money riding on these artists as you think. The costs are pushed onto the artists. All the labels do is advance the money for the recording, music video production, equipment, tour expenses, promotion, etc. and in return pay the artists pennies on the dollar, often divided 3, 4, more ways between the members of the group.
My guess would be most bands sign the first deal they can get from a record company. They've been waiting for their big break, then it comes and the label rep assures them it's the "standard" deal and visions of rock stardom dance in their head. These bands don't feel they're in a position to negotiate, they're still "undiscovered" and to have clout you're going to have to have made a name for yourself already..
Artists are always being taken advantage of and there are some great examples in the most recent issue of Rolling Stone. "Why do hungry young artists keep signing these one-sided deals? Because they're too young and too green to have any idea how deep they can slide into debt. Because they don't consider the long-term complications of signing their lives away to a lard-assed corporation that will be perfectly happy to write them off as a bad debt at tax time. And because the label has no incentive to do anything on the cheap, sine the artist pays for everything. The dice are loaded. The deck is stacked. And the house never, ever loses." Good article in general, worth picking up.
I find it funny that so many people overlook urpmi. It's apt-get for rpms. It can retrieve packages from cdrom, or the internet and handles dependencies automatically.
The point is they only get a fraction of the money you spend at a retail store. It's divided up between the retail chain, the company which pressed the cds, Mandrake, and more than likely a middleman.
Yea, that really isn't attractive... pick one look and go for it. Then again, they also have Avril Lavigne on their playlist so maybe they're masochists.
I've had some success with gnod before. It works best if you put 3 artists of the same genre in the "favorite artists" boxes or you can get some crazy results. I've found quite a few bands that I like with the combo of this and Kazaa.
It can be hard to find bands on smaller labels, especially when most of your friends don't listen to the same music you do, but this and a local cd shop have been good tools.
You do realize what the term "Black Friday" refers to don't you? It's the day when stores come out of the red (losing money) and go into the black (profit). It's the biggest shopping day of the year. Ma and Pa Smith are out buying the kids and grandkids all their presents. Whether a few savvy shoppers have the prices a week in advance or not, does not matter. I can also guarantee you that stores are not selling these promotion items below cost. They are most definately still making a profit.
Secondly, it is most likely not employees of newspapers that are giving this information out, but in fact employees of the store. If you have ever visited a site like FatWallet (I've been a member for 2 years now) you'd know how many of the members work at retail stores and provide this kind of information on a regular basis. They do their part in return for deals that others find around the internet. It's a community.
They're not talking opening Window's source code here. They're saying they'll make the OS a free as in beer OS, much in the manner they pushed Netscape down with IE.
Giving away basic Windows and charging for the extras like Office/Productivity, Finance, or even maybe multimedia features sounds like a pretty solid plan to me.
The title of the poem you're thinking of is "The Road Not Taken." It would also be a good idea for you to re-read the poem, there's more meaning to it than most pick up on the first read. Frost's poetry is deceptively simple sometimes.
That's not education, that's training. There's a big difference there.
You don't think that someone that used AbiWord in school couldn't figure out Word? Sure there are large differences between the two, but there are many differences between each version of Office as well. People can adapt and learn nuances of software relatively quickly. Schools should be teaching concepts and let the students apply them to what they use in the workplace.
Here is a previous story on this topic. St. Croix sounds like a pretty paranoid guy, tinfoil hat. A quote from the article I linked above:
St.Croix agreed to let me visit him, but because of security concerns, I was told to come to his house, not the office.... He gave me precise instructions for the cabby. I was told to get out at the end of a certain cul-de-sac. "Then wait for the cab to leave," he said. "I'm serious. And after you're sure the cab's gone, walk down the driveway to the left. Don't come to the front door. Just keep walking. You'll set off the lasers in my woods. I'll know you're coming and come out to meet you."
Interesting guy. Here's a link to his company's webpage.
Looks like they won't have that same chance next year. EA doesn't take kindly to Microsoft's bully tactics and won't be releasing Madden 2003 with network support.
Michaels statement is very on topic for this story. EA has already said they don't like Microsoft's need for control and won't realease Madden 2003 with online support for the Xbox.
MS is going to have to learn how to cooperate in the console area, they don't have the stranglehold they have in other markets.
It's possible to see hidden images in the second Aphex Twin windowlicker track. Take a look here for instructions, then visit this site for a quality screenshot.
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If you're sharing it with your friend down the hall, it's not costing the university anything. Sure it puts a _slight_ strain on the network segment, but it's internal traffic, not metered bandwidth that goes outside the university.
When we speak of damage to the environment, the future of the human race itself is at stake...
Which is why we should have sex now, baby.
So, I don't get it... am I supposed to feel sorry for these same short-sighted, stupid artists? Also, is there a way that record companies can recoup their costs from the artists if the records don't sell, or if the artists end up producing shit? From my point of view, the record companies havea lot more riding on a contract (namely, lots and lots of cash). "I didn't know" isn't a legal defense. That's what lawyers are for.
That's the point: they don't have as much money riding on these artists as you think. The costs are pushed onto the artists. All the labels do is advance the money for the recording, music video production, equipment, tour expenses, promotion, etc. and in return pay the artists pennies on the dollar, often divided 3, 4, more ways between the members of the group.
My guess would be most bands sign the first deal they can get from a record company. They've been waiting for their big break, then it comes and the label rep assures them it's the "standard" deal and visions of rock stardom dance in their head. These bands don't feel they're in a position to negotiate, they're still "undiscovered" and to have clout you're going to have to have made a name for yourself already..
Artists are always being taken advantage of and there are some great examples in the most recent issue of Rolling Stone. "Why do hungry young artists keep signing these one-sided deals? Because they're too young and too green to have any idea how deep they can slide into debt. Because they don't consider the long-term complications of signing their lives away to a lard-assed corporation that will be perfectly happy to write them off as a bad debt at tax time. And because the label has no incentive to do anything on the cheap, sine the artist pays for everything. The dice are loaded. The deck is stacked. And the house never, ever loses." Good article in general, worth picking up.
I find it funny that so many people overlook urpmi. It's apt-get for rpms. It can retrieve packages from cdrom, or the internet and handles dependencies automatically.
The point is they only get a fraction of the money you spend at a retail store. It's divided up between the retail chain, the company which pressed the cds, Mandrake, and more than likely a middleman.
Yea, that really isn't attractive... pick one look and go for it. Then again, they also have Avril Lavigne on their playlist so maybe they're masochists.
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Wow, I had no idea Mandrake was so advanced!
I've had some success with gnod before. It works best if you put 3 artists of the same genre in the "favorite artists" boxes or you can get some crazy results. I've found quite a few bands that I like with the combo of this and Kazaa.
It can be hard to find bands on smaller labels, especially when most of your friends don't listen to the same music you do, but this and a local cd shop have been good tools.
You do realize what the term "Black Friday" refers to don't you? It's the day when stores come out of the red (losing money) and go into the black (profit). It's the biggest shopping day of the year. Ma and Pa Smith are out buying the kids and grandkids all their presents. Whether a few savvy shoppers have the prices a week in advance or not, does not matter. I can also guarantee you that stores are not selling these promotion items below cost. They are most definately still making a profit.
Secondly, it is most likely not employees of newspapers that are giving this information out, but in fact employees of the store. If you have ever visited a site like FatWallet (I've been a member for 2 years now) you'd know how many of the members work at retail stores and provide this kind of information on a regular basis. They do their part in return for deals that others find around the internet. It's a community.
They're not talking opening Window's source code here. They're saying they'll make the OS a free as in beer OS, much in the manner they pushed Netscape down with IE.
Giving away basic Windows and charging for the extras like Office/Productivity, Finance, or even maybe multimedia features sounds like a pretty solid plan to me.
Care to read it?
There should really be an "-1 ignorant" moderation option.
That's not education, that's training. There's a big difference there.
You don't think that someone that used AbiWord in school couldn't figure out Word? Sure there are large differences between the two, but there are many differences between each version of Office as well. People can adapt and learn nuances of software relatively quickly. Schools should be teaching concepts and let the students apply them to what they use in the workplace.
Here is the direct link to the article via the NYTimes.com Registration Generator.
Interesting guy. Here's a link to his company's webpage.
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Here's the google cache: linky linky
Who is luna? Are slashdot submissions going to have shout-outs in them like MTV's TRL now?
Looks like they won't have that same chance next year. EA doesn't take kindly to Microsoft's bully tactics and won't be releasing Madden 2003 with network support.
Michaels statement is very on topic for this story. EA has already said they don't like Microsoft's need for control and won't realease Madden 2003 with online support for the Xbox.
MS is going to have to learn how to cooperate in the console area, they don't have the stranglehold they have in other markets.
EBgames.com has a deal running where you get a PS2 and a free extra controller for $199 + $6 second day air shipping. Pretty hot deal.
Why wasn't a link to the project's actual webpage in the submission? Here it is.
It's possible to see hidden images in the second Aphex Twin windowlicker track. Take a look here for instructions, then visit this site for a quality screenshot.
If you're such a full-fledged geek then where's your EFF secret decoder ring?