Cross out and initial the parts you disagree with. If HR then countersigns it -- well, that's what they agreed to. People here have often said no employer ever argued with their changing terms like that.
Remember when he made a killing giving away an album and selling the associated bling? (I vaguely recall the initial sales figure was something like $6M.)
So now that he's a mouthpiece for Apple, "free samples" is no longer a good business model??
And yeah, in my world, about all that would happen if all the Big Name music vanished from YouTube is that on the rare occasion when I want to use one as a comment in some forum, it won't be there. And I'll shrug and use something else. Their loss, as that's one less bit of free advertising they'll get.
Trying to think what music channels I do sub to, and... not a damn one is mainstream. Only a handful to start with, of which all but three are Official Channels owned by the artists; the exceptions are Out of Line's channel, one that does official videos of music festivals, with halfway decent sound (and happens to often cover my fave bands), and an industrial DJ channel (occasionally useful for discovering a new artist).
But the vast majority of my channels are... well, just about any damn thing that catches my attention (including as it happens Bosnian Bill, which I might have found from one of your comments) -- but not mainstream music.
Paramount has lately taken to posting entire films "from the vault" -- some as recent as ~30 years old. And they wouldn't do that if there weren't some advantage -- such as people being reminded of a favorite old film or obscure classic actor, and buying the DVD next time they see it on the discount rack at Walmart. Meanwhile, it costs Paramount only the effort to digitize (which they're evidently doing anyway, how else can you market your old films?) and upload (background work, probably by the same team).
How does Trent think this works any different for music?? Does he want to shut down radio too? What the hell does he think crappy-quality Youtube audio substitutes for, anyway?? That's right, Trent -- radio. D'oh!!
Seems to me it would be a lot smarter to pursue a penny royalty for every full airplay, in exchange for dropping all the pointless attempts at prohibition.
That was my first thought too -- a sudden realization that all things considered, I now trust Microsoft more than I do most tech companies, and if LinkedIn was going to be acquired, Microsoft was a better choice than, say, Google.
Meanwhile, when I had property stolen and even located some of it at the thief's former residence, the sheriff told me that since there was no way to prove that generic-looking-but-expensive item was mine (not even with receipts for the custom work that it actually was) it was just too bad for me and they wouldn't even take a report. However, if I wanted to steal it back -- feel free!
That's great if you can win the election with less than a majority of the vote. Not so great when all it really does is split the vote and ensure that your next-best candidate, the one who'd otherwise get your vote, WON'T be elected.
Want to ensure that your worst nightmare winds up in office? This is how to do it.
Which is why however much I might like Gary Johnson as a candidate (and in a perfect election, he might have been my first choice), I can't give him my vote come November.
To quote Wiki, "The Inquisition was originally intended primarily to ensure the orthodoxy of those who converted from Judaism and Islam." This was a natural side effect of throwing out the Moorish invaders.
Since anyone can sue anyone for any or no reason, it occurs to me that this is a fine opportunity for a hungry young attorney willing to work on commission... tho I expect if a judgment went against this vexatiously litigious fellow of TFA, the next thing we'd discover is that all his money had magically disappeared to another country.
By that standard, what the hell was my old 10-speed? it could easily do better than 50mph on a downhill stretch. (Considering I was keeping up with cars in a 55mph zone...)
I think you'll find the majority of people who bother downloading Youtube content are on a slow connection that can't handle streaming at a decently watchable resolution. So the choice really is "download then watch" or "don't watch at all".
Otherwise there's no reason to spend disk space on a video that's available on demand. At least until the advertising aspect gets too obnoxious.
Yeah, I heard about that... and that it's something like a 100mb download, wtf. (Did they tweak Win10 so old Minesweeper won't run?)
I first realised what Win10 really is when I heard (I don't know if it's true) that there's no media player included, but that you could buy one at the Windows Store for a couple bucks. Yeah, a couple bucks times half a billion users, that's already more money than you'd make selling a desktop to those who'd pay for it. Microsoft's real money has always been in Enterprise customers, but they've also always sought a method of making profit from home users (who previously have never been profitable)... well, this is it.
It's the cellphone business model applied to a PC, and personally, I hate it.
I think the real point is that Win10 isn't a desktop; it's an interface to the Windows Store. And this "Get it for free!" thing is like that furniture store that's been having its "Going out of business!" sale for the past 30 years.
Similar experience. I've tried many linux desktops; always too much little stuff missing or too many nuisances or WTFs, and back to Windows I go. Tho if they don't succumb to wherever KDE5 is losing its marbles (please, people, not everyone wants a fucking cellphone interface!), PCLinuxOS is pretty close.
Some years ago during one of my periodic spasms of linux testing, Mandrake 7.2 came closest to everyday usable... and when I finally got the desktop all tweaked to my satisfaction, I was amused to discover that I'd recreated Win95.
We were quoted something like $1200 to bring in fixed wireless, just over a mile from town. So, yeah, setup costs can be a trifle more than urbanites envision.
"But the last 20-25 years, there has been a enormous increase in temperature records being broken, completely disproportionate to how the distribution has been before. "
And one wonders how many of the recording stations are in any of the ever-expanding urban heat islands, which in my direct experience can affect climate miles away. Most especially by disrupting afternoon winds, which in turn prevents local cooling.
I've also experienced a heat-and-dust island caused by a solar energy facility (this was about 5 miles directly upwind).
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Meanwhile, Microsoft's is from another planet.
Cross out and initial the parts you disagree with. If HR then countersigns it -- well, that's what they agreed to. People here have often said no employer ever argued with their changing terms like that.
Remember when he made a killing giving away an album and selling the associated bling? (I vaguely recall the initial sales figure was something like $6M.)
So now that he's a mouthpiece for Apple, "free samples" is no longer a good business model??
And yeah, in my world, about all that would happen if all the Big Name music vanished from YouTube is that on the rare occasion when I want to use one as a comment in some forum, it won't be there. And I'll shrug and use something else. Their loss, as that's one less bit of free advertising they'll get.
Trying to think what music channels I do sub to, and... not a damn one is mainstream. Only a handful to start with, of which all but three are Official Channels owned by the artists; the exceptions are Out of Line's channel, one that does official videos of music festivals, with halfway decent sound (and happens to often cover my fave bands), and an industrial DJ channel (occasionally useful for discovering a new artist).
But the vast majority of my channels are... well, just about any damn thing that catches my attention (including as it happens Bosnian Bill, which I might have found from one of your comments) -- but not mainstream music.
Paramount has lately taken to posting entire films "from the vault" -- some as recent as ~30 years old. And they wouldn't do that if there weren't some advantage -- such as people being reminded of a favorite old film or obscure classic actor, and buying the DVD next time they see it on the discount rack at Walmart. Meanwhile, it costs Paramount only the effort to digitize (which they're evidently doing anyway, how else can you market your old films?) and upload (background work, probably by the same team).
How does Trent think this works any different for music?? Does he want to shut down radio too? What the hell does he think crappy-quality Youtube audio substitutes for, anyway?? That's right, Trent -- radio. D'oh!!
Seems to me it would be a lot smarter to pursue a penny royalty for every full airplay, in exchange for dropping all the pointless attempts at prohibition.
I don't know how legit this is, but here ya go... From Orlando, two months earlier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
That was my first thought too -- a sudden realization that all things considered, I now trust Microsoft more than I do most tech companies, and if LinkedIn was going to be acquired, Microsoft was a better choice than, say, Google.
Here's why:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Note that this is from two months ago, in Orlando.
" So, it comes across as a really bad imitation of zany comedy combined with "art" cinema,"
Nailed it.
The script is Elizian gibberish, but I was rather impressed with the actors and the director making something out of nothing.
True, but how long before feature creep makes it to your bank account?
Meanwhile, when I had property stolen and even located some of it at the thief's former residence, the sheriff told me that since there was no way to prove that generic-looking-but-expensive item was mine (not even with receipts for the custom work that it actually was) it was just too bad for me and they wouldn't even take a report. However, if I wanted to steal it back -- feel free!
It's not an innovation. The concept goes back at least to the Middle Ages.
There are very poor areas with low crime rates.
There are also a lot of poor people with unreported income.
What crime reflects rather more accurately are fatherless boys.
That's great if you can win the election with less than a majority of the vote. Not so great when all it really does is split the vote and ensure that your next-best candidate, the one who'd otherwise get your vote, WON'T be elected.
Want to ensure that your worst nightmare winds up in office? This is how to do it.
Which is why however much I might like Gary Johnson as a candidate (and in a perfect election, he might have been my first choice), I can't give him my vote come November.
Methinks the next use of sniffer dogs will be to ferret out the bank cards that savvy types have hidden somewhere other than in their wallets.
She says whatever is politically expedient, just like she always has.
To quote Wiki, "The Inquisition was originally intended primarily to ensure the orthodoxy of those who converted from Judaism and Islam." This was a natural side effect of throwing out the Moorish invaders.
"Tough on crime" being hugely lobbied by the for-profit prison industry, which desperately needs to be abolished.
Since anyone can sue anyone for any or no reason, it occurs to me that this is a fine opportunity for a hungry young attorney willing to work on commission ... tho I expect if a judgment went against this vexatiously litigious fellow of TFA, the next thing we'd discover is that all his money had magically disappeared to another country.
By that standard, what the hell was my old 10-speed? it could easily do better than 50mph on a downhill stretch. (Considering I was keeping up with cars in a 55mph zone...)
Small potatoes. Did you see Tom Scott's emoji keyboard??!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
I think you'll find the majority of people who bother downloading Youtube content are on a slow connection that can't handle streaming at a decently watchable resolution. So the choice really is "download then watch" or "don't watch at all".
Otherwise there's no reason to spend disk space on a video that's available on demand. At least until the advertising aspect gets too obnoxious.
Yeah, I heard about that... and that it's something like a 100mb download, wtf. (Did they tweak Win10 so old Minesweeper won't run?)
I first realised what Win10 really is when I heard (I don't know if it's true) that there's no media player included, but that you could buy one at the Windows Store for a couple bucks. Yeah, a couple bucks times half a billion users, that's already more money than you'd make selling a desktop to those who'd pay for it. Microsoft's real money has always been in Enterprise customers, but they've also always sought a method of making profit from home users (who previously have never been profitable)... well, this is it.
It's the cellphone business model applied to a PC, and personally, I hate it.
I think the real point is that Win10 isn't a desktop; it's an interface to the Windows Store. And this "Get it for free!" thing is like that furniture store that's been having its "Going out of business!" sale for the past 30 years.
Similar experience. I've tried many linux desktops; always too much little stuff missing or too many nuisances or WTFs, and back to Windows I go. Tho if they don't succumb to wherever KDE5 is losing its marbles (please, people, not everyone wants a fucking cellphone interface!), PCLinuxOS is pretty close.
Some years ago during one of my periodic spasms of linux testing, Mandrake 7.2 came closest to everyday usable... and when I finally got the desktop all tweaked to my satisfaction, I was amused to discover that I'd recreated Win95.
We were quoted something like $1200 to bring in fixed wireless, just over a mile from town. So, yeah, setup costs can be a trifle more than urbanites envision.
"But the last 20-25 years, there has been a enormous increase in temperature records being broken, completely disproportionate to how the distribution has been before. "
And one wonders how many of the recording stations are in any of the ever-expanding urban heat islands, which in my direct experience can affect climate miles away. Most especially by disrupting afternoon winds, which in turn prevents local cooling.
I've also experienced a heat-and-dust island caused by a solar energy facility (this was about 5 miles directly upwind).