And they should stop destroying music with volume compression (i.e. loudness war). A lot of music lacks dynamic range, it's like they expect people to only listen to music while driving or in noisy environments.
Not only do I have to agree with that, but I have to point out that Steve Jobs specifically mentioned something about users wanting to pay to own the music they pay for during a Keynote. I can't remember which one though, but it was in the first few years of iTunes.
But that right to control who makes the copies was only granted with the condition that your work would only be protected for a limited time and would then enter the public domain and give everyone else the right to copy without any remuneration to the creators.
But the law has been twisted for so long that even lawyers seem to conveniently forget that "limited time" and "public domain" clause.
The one thing I forgot to calculate is the price per person. If you have a family of four, then $50 suddenly isn't that expensive compared to going out to the theater. Once you factor in the price of popcorn and drinks, it's actually cheaper.
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Dude, what did the Federation of the Pornographic Industry do to you?
And yet, given the popularity of porn, you'd expect people to be fornicating in the streets.
And they should stop destroying music with volume compression (i.e. loudness war). A lot of music lacks dynamic range, it's like they expect people to only listen to music while driving or in noisy environments.
Not only do I have to agree with that, but I have to point out that Steve Jobs specifically mentioned something about users wanting to pay to own the music they pay for during a Keynote. I can't remember which one though, but it was in the first few years of iTunes.
This thing has an open source component, doesn't it?
Is it also open hardware is the real question.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389860/
So what, the robots would need to... couple... to exchange the package?
Look mom! The robots are having sex again!
Virtual +5 million informative.
The Invisible Pink Unicorn is the only deity!
This is why we need a "Dark Humor" moderation choice.
Yeah! GW-BASIC, man!
I still prefer Mirai Suenaga.
In Communist China, books read you?
Soon, the only allowed encryption in the U.S.A. will be ROT26.
Maybe it depends on your age or your country, but I asked my friends about it and there's only three of them who use Facebook and none use Twitter.
Let’s Encrypt is a new Certificate Authority:
It’s free, automated, and open.
Of course paper doesn't grow on trees, don't be stupid.
It grows in the dirt.
You mean those jet-powered hand dryers that make so much noise that they give you tinnitus?
I hate those!
I thought it was "press button, receive bacon"?
Maybe the next, even more imprecise version will be able to do copyright math for the MPAA and RIAA.
Why do you say that? Is there something after those commercials?
I know a guy, Walter, who's obsession with a particular number did not end well.
But that right to control who makes the copies was only granted with the condition that your work would only be protected for a limited time and would then enter the public domain and give everyone else the right to copy without any remuneration to the creators.
But the law has been twisted for so long that even lawyers seem to conveniently forget that "limited time" and "public domain" clause.
The one thing I forgot to calculate is the price per person. If you have a family of four, then $50 suddenly isn't that expensive compared to going out to the theater. Once you factor in the price of popcorn and drinks, it's actually cheaper.
Still, at $50 it's a lot more than even double what you'd pay at the theater.