Why wouldn't games matter? Gaming has had a large impact on culture over the past couple decades. On a more personal level, new game releases or technology advances mean a lot for my daily life. They're certainly more important to me than, say, pretty much anything from the BSD section (nothing against it, but I don't use any BSDs. I do play games).
Only power users even understand the concept of an icon set, let alone try to change it. Having a good-looking, well-integrated default icon set is important because 90% of users are not going to think about changing their icon set.
And obviously, people will only switch away from it if there's another theme they prefer. So if this icon set is well-done, I can imagine quite a lot of people using it.
Since the site doesn't actually verify your info with the CC company, you don't even need a valid number. A randomly generated card number works just fine.
Those corporations that deploy OWA can expect their users to have a browser that can take advantage of OWA. You can't roll out a service to millions of home users until you know your customer base (or at least a good majority of them) has the tools to use the service.
Do you seriously think that this new Hotmail will work with any browser other than recent IE?
I guess my point is that most orchestras don't exist to record. Their budgets come from ticket sales, donations, and grants. So any recordings they do are really just icing on the cake; the orchestra would still exist without recording.
And most orchestras don't record, beyond keeping an archive of their live concerts. It's not that it's too expensive, it's that there's no real reason to - 99% of the classical repertoire has already been recorded many times over. When an orchestra records a piece, it's competing with everyone else who has ever recorded it, and small-town orchestra simply can't compete on talent against the New York Philharmonic or the London Symphony.
Anyway, my original point was that record companies aren't necessary to finance the recording of classical works. Any orchestra major enough to be recording and making a profit off of it can probably afford to pay its players for recording time.
Yeah, what's your point? Any orchestra thinking about doing recordings is already quite well established. You don't just say, "Hey, I want to record Beethoven 6, I'm gonna go start an orchestra."
Apple Computer is legally barred from entering the music business by their settlements with Apple Records. Although there has been some speculation that Apple Computer might buy Apple Records and reinvent it as an "indie" label.
Actually, opera/classical doesn't take that much of a budget to record. High-quality recordings of an orchestra can be gotten with no more expensive equipment than of a rock band. A couple mics, a mixer, and you're good to go.
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Honestly, when the source is equal, what did he really think would set his product apart from the competition?
Nonthing; Tenable is a software dev house, not a marketing firm. So to set themselves apart, they decided to no longer allow the competition to use their code. Sounds like a sensible business plan to me.
While I love the GPL, it's not for everything. There are some cases where it's just not profitable to give away your main product. This appears to be one of them. If you can come up with a better business plan that involves leaving the product GPLed, I'd be glad to hear it.
Well, the PSP screen is smaller than an iPod and people seem to like it. But the real attraction of a video iPod (at least to me) is being able to hook it up to TVs.
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IANAL, but I wouldn't think a license for making a DVD player would allow the licensee to distribute DVD-ripping software.
Maybe it would be more popular if it weren't twice the size of the iPod (12.1 vs. 6.2 cubic inches for the 20GB models) and significantly heavier (9.9 vs. 5.9 ounces).
you have no idea where the hell google's gmail servers are geographically. and then google has all your personal data. that seems like a pretty terrible idea from a security standpoint, even if it is encrypted. nothing's completely unbreakable.
I know enough about Google's servers to know that they have many datacenters, spread out around the world, with redundant backups. While I wouldn't ever trust anything completely to them, I think a GMailed file would have a better chance of surviving a disaster than a USB drive in your closet. As for encryption, it may be that nothing's unbreakable, but it gets pretty damn close. I don't anticipate anyone willing to spend billions of dollars and millions of years to crack my bank account number.
You seem to focusing on a very, very narrow subset of the record industry. Does Elton John behave like a violent criminal? Does Modest Mouse advocate attacks on police? Does Green Day promote gun violence? Does anyone expect Meg White or Sinead O'Connor to look like whores?
There are a few very high-profile celebrities, generally rappers and pop divas, who fit your descriptions, but they make up for a tiny percentage of music released. It's unfair to stereotype even all rap as, say, misogynistic, let alone all music.
Ah, but if they downloaded a word file, with ANY type of writing, or a jpeg / gif file that she created - and therefore owns the copyright, then yes it is a DMCA violation.
No. It might be copyright infringement, but the DMCA is irrelevent unless they're circumventing DRM in order to commit that infringement.
In any event, rubber wheels (which is what the Seattle monorail uses) moving on a concrete or steel surface certainly makes noise - otherwise highways would be quiet
Not saying wheels don't make noise, but AFAIK most highway noise comes from cars' engines, not the wheels.
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He also said "if I'm not mistaken, it is the top-selling novel of all time." The parent was correctly telling him that he was mistaken.
I very much doubt that hundreds of new readers and a /.ed server (with the associated bandwidth costs) add up to a net profit of $10000.
This has the disadvantage of still allowing the user to post with other accounts they may have registered beforehand.
Why wouldn't games matter? Gaming has had a large impact on culture over the past couple decades. On a more personal level, new game releases or technology advances mean a lot for my daily life. They're certainly more important to me than, say, pretty much anything from the BSD section (nothing against it, but I don't use any BSDs. I do play games).
And obviously, people will only switch away from it if there's another theme they prefer. So if this icon set is well-done, I can imagine quite a lot of people using it.
Since the site doesn't actually verify your info with the CC company, you don't even need a valid number. A randomly generated card number works just fine.
Do you seriously think that this new Hotmail will work with any browser other than recent IE?
The grandparent never said anything about Gecko-based browsers. But it is true that Opera made changes to support GMail.
Go test-drive a Viper at your friendly local Dodge dealer. It's a lot cheaper than supersonic flight.
And most orchestras don't record, beyond keeping an archive of their live concerts. It's not that it's too expensive, it's that there's no real reason to - 99% of the classical repertoire has already been recorded many times over. When an orchestra records a piece, it's competing with everyone else who has ever recorded it, and small-town orchestra simply can't compete on talent against the New York Philharmonic or the London Symphony.
Anyway, my original point was that record companies aren't necessary to finance the recording of classical works. Any orchestra major enough to be recording and making a profit off of it can probably afford to pay its players for recording time.
Yeah, what's your point? Any orchestra thinking about doing recordings is already quite well established. You don't just say, "Hey, I want to record Beethoven 6, I'm gonna go start an orchestra."
Apple Computer is legally barred from entering the music business by their settlements with Apple Records. Although there has been some speculation that Apple Computer might buy Apple Records and reinvent it as an "indie" label.
Actually, opera/classical doesn't take that much of a budget to record. High-quality recordings of an orchestra can be gotten with no more expensive equipment than of a rock band. A couple mics, a mixer, and you're good to go.
Better workaround: just hit Ctrl-F.
Nonthing; Tenable is a software dev house, not a marketing firm. So to set themselves apart, they decided to no longer allow the competition to use their code. Sounds like a sensible business plan to me.
While I love the GPL, it's not for everything. There are some cases where it's just not profitable to give away your main product. This appears to be one of them. If you can come up with a better business plan that involves leaving the product GPLed, I'd be glad to hear it.
Well, the PSP screen is smaller than an iPod and people seem to like it. But the real attraction of a video iPod (at least to me) is being able to hook it up to TVs.
IANAL, but I wouldn't think a license for making a DVD player would allow the licensee to distribute DVD-ripping software.
Maybe it would be more popular if it weren't twice the size of the iPod (12.1 vs. 6.2 cubic inches for the 20GB models) and significantly heavier (9.9 vs. 5.9 ounces).
I know enough about Google's servers to know that they have many datacenters, spread out around the world, with redundant backups. While I wouldn't ever trust anything completely to them, I think a GMailed file would have a better chance of surviving a disaster than a USB drive in your closet. As for encryption, it may be that nothing's unbreakable, but it gets pretty damn close. I don't anticipate anyone willing to spend billions of dollars and millions of years to crack my bank account number.
There are three screenshots right there on the linked page.
There are a few very high-profile celebrities, generally rappers and pop divas, who fit your descriptions, but they make up for a tiny percentage of music released. It's unfair to stereotype even all rap as, say, misogynistic, let alone all music.
No. It might be copyright infringement, but the DMCA is irrelevent unless they're circumventing DRM in order to commit that infringement.
The US has a helluva lot more than "two or three" performance driving schools. It's probably closer to two or three hundred.
The squid tore off its own tentacle while escaping. If it comes off that easily, it can probably grow back.
Not saying wheels don't make noise, but AFAIK most highway noise comes from cars' engines, not the wheels.