Stated in a recent blog entry from Harlem that he would take this one step further, repealing the whole of Microsoft's embrace-and-extend inroads over the last decade as well as executing a 14-patch plan "...to get the GNU in and the US out."
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'Jumping the shark' is when something has reached its peak and has nowhere to go but down. It is not when the show has all ready started to decline in quality.
But when people say "that was the exact moment it jumped the shark", it tends to be the opposite of what you describe: something bad or perplexing or disappointing that triggers a realization (perhaps in hindsight) that things are hopelessly in decline.
I think geeks may be turned off by the idea of an ultra-advanced, insurgent alien force's central command structure being overridden by a crappy Powerbook circa 199X.
I'm a sci-fi freak and I've got to agree with you...maybe Niven has some good ideas, but I've never been able to get more than 75 pages into one of his novels.
I've read two of the ones he did with Pournelle and they were extremely good. Hrrrmm.
Obviously, when you pirate, you deprive the artist of due profit. No one seriously disputes that . ..
Tell that to the dozens of artists whose music I would not have been exposed to without the Internet and P2P. I pirated, they profited. If you think I'm exaggerating on that "dozens" figure I will happy to provide some background.
Too often people tie the initial 'cheat' of a free swap to the lack of respect or understanding for the value of music. Yes, if the majority of consumers succumb to a spirit of leeching and non-accountability the craft of music will suffer, but I don't think that's inevitable just because Ctrl+C enters the equation.
Bring on the legal, convenient, competitive and open-ended forms of music promotion and distribution, and watch the success stories crop up like weeds.
I think the ratio of single/filler bands to quality bands hasn't changed much in the last 40 years. It's just radio and TV refusing to take risks anymore. Of course this is all subjective.
Pretty good tastes I must admit, you should check out Mouse On Mars, DJ Shadow and The Beta Band, you might likey. (Geez I feel like some amazon-generated mouthpiece)
I think the point is though, it isn't your decision what business model the said copyright holders should be striving for, whether it is to their ultimate benefit or not. You are still breaking the rules and going against the will of a lot of people, without whom that music wouldn't exist. It's really about rights. Overriding them because it's convenient and seems reasonable to do so isn't exactly a defensible act.
It is a fux0red up system, but the creators and distributors involved agreed to it all, so the best remedy is a) selective boycotting and b) lobbying the companies and performers who could forge a positive change.
I agree it's best to sample before you buy, almost your right as a consumer, but one ought to try and do it legally whenever possible. Even if it's an inconvenience.
I won't argue with that. But the flip side is that, even though the radio may only play 50 different bands, it's not too difficult to find the 5 that I like. How do I find the good music among 50,000 bands?
(I'm not trying to attack independent music; this is a sincere question.)
Well, honestly, if you're just looking at a spread of 50,000 bands with no point of reference, it'll be needlessly tedious and a waste of time. The trick is in getting other people in the trenches for you... people whose tastes you trust.
Recommendations tend to flow up the ladder from the hardcore audiophiles raving about some new label out of Chicago to the more casual listeners who in turn spread the word to more mainstream communities, and so forth. It's a filtration process like anything else; for instance if you're into Radiohead you're bound to hear about Sigur Rós, Autechre, Modest Mouse, Six By Seven and a handful of other obscure bands that happen to be very popular within that community for whatever reason. That's not to say you'll like them or that they even possess a similar sound, but it's a greater likelyhood than if you drew names out of a hat.
Traditional media still has a lot to do with it, too, really... there's not a lot I listen to that hasn't occupied a page on Raygun or Magnet or even Rolling Stone magazine. Even traditional radio has a place; a lot of the new bands I look into will have come to me through "Radiosonic" on CBC, "John Peel Sessions" on BBC or "What The Cat Dragged In" on my local University station. I also rather like browsing music sites like Amazon and Allmusic which contain an infinite well of "if you like this, you might also like this" type services. Listmania, an archive of Amazon customers' top ten lists (which link to other similar lists ad infinitum), is particularly useful.
There is no pure word-of-mouth, survival of the worthiest process going on here -- people still need a point of reference -- it's just slightly more rewarding and flexible (albeit equally time-consuming) compared to being forcefed 50 polished, test-marketed artists. Not that you should totally dismiss them, either!:)
Yeah, damn those starving millions! Wealth, employment and resources are right under their noses, if only they'd gain some initiative!
Come on, you lazy gits! Wipe the flies off your face and haul your malnutrition-bloated carcasses to the nearest MoneyAndFoodAndInfrastructure4U employment office. Down the street and three demolished slum living quarters to the right.
Why is there this iron clad human need to fix all problems? Life doesn't contain a series of bugs that need to be patched, or vulnerbilities to be covered up. Life is full of nasty, horrible, ugly events.
Exactly. You could dress up and spectacularize any of life's little misfortunes, put it on the front page, and you'd have hordes of people screaming "my god, something has to be done!!" Life is not simple or predictable. Humans are mysterious, volatile creatures and no legal or social system short of totalitarianism could stop such horrid events from happening in a large populous... just about every damn day, by pure law of averages. Such is life.
Some filtered, vague account of the surrounding circumstances isn't going to put you in the minds of those involved, either.
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Remember the true meaning of Catch-22: They can do whatever we don't prevent them from doing.
Strictly speaking that's not even an example of a Catch-22.
Bah! 4:30AM on a clear night and next to nothing.
I'm going to wrap myself in newspaper, curl up in a corner and whisper secret animal hymns until I black out.
Stated in a recent blog entry from Harlem that he would take this one step further, repealing the whole of Microsoft's embrace-and-extend inroads over the last decade as well as executing a 14-patch plan "...to get the GNU in and the US out."
'Jumping the shark' is when something has reached its peak and has nowhere to go but down. It is not when the show has all ready started to decline in quality.
But when people say "that was the exact moment it jumped the shark", it tends to be the opposite of what you describe: something bad or perplexing or disappointing that triggers a realization (perhaps in hindsight) that things are hopelessly in decline.
What exactly was your problem with it?
I think geeks may be turned off by the idea of an ultra-advanced, insurgent alien force's central command structure being overridden by a crappy Powerbook circa 199X.
I'm a sci-fi freak and I've got to agree with you...maybe Niven has some good ideas, but I've never been able to get more than 75 pages into one of his novels.
I've read two of the ones he did with Pournelle and they were extremely good. Hrrrmm.
Nah. I've always been cautious enough in my activities that coming up on an industry hitlist would be a ridiculous fluke. Plus I don't live in the US.
D) Look at her face . . .
Unheard of!
Obviously, when you pirate, you deprive the artist of due profit. No one seriously disputes that . . .
Tell that to the dozens of artists whose music I would not have been exposed to without the Internet and P2P. I pirated, they profited. If you think I'm exaggerating on that "dozens" figure I will happy to provide some background.
Too often people tie the initial 'cheat' of a free swap to the lack of respect or understanding for the value of music. Yes, if the majority of consumers succumb to a spirit of leeching and non-accountability the craft of music will suffer, but I don't think that's inevitable just because Ctrl+C enters the equation.
Bring on the legal, convenient, competitive and open-ended forms of music promotion and distribution, and watch the success stories crop up like weeds.
Wait, you really watched Gone in 60 Seconds?
Oh look, yet another anti-American Slashdot post! Let's mod it up, this shit be mad funny yo!
Anti-American? Heh. I can't figure out if you're trolling or just too lazy to read.
I think the ratio of single/filler bands to quality bands hasn't changed much in the last 40 years. It's just radio and TV refusing to take risks anymore. Of course this is all subjective.
I guess this means that girls are screwed?
I dunno, my pecker'd be pretty weary after a long night of Ultima Cubin'.
I think the point is though, it isn't your decision what business model the said copyright holders should be striving for, whether it is to their ultimate benefit or not. You are still breaking the rules and going against the will of a lot of people, without whom that music wouldn't exist. It's really about rights. Overriding them because it's convenient and seems reasonable to do so isn't exactly a defensible act.
It is a fux0red up system, but the creators and distributors involved agreed to it all, so the best remedy is a) selective boycotting and b) lobbying the companies and performers who could forge a positive change.
I agree it's best to sample before you buy, almost your right as a consumer, but one ought to try and do it legally whenever possible. Even if it's an inconvenience.
/preach
(I'm not trying to attack independent music; this is a sincere question.)
Well, honestly, if you're just looking at a spread of 50,000 bands with no point of reference, it'll be needlessly tedious and a waste of time. The trick is in getting other people in the trenches for you... people whose tastes you trust.
Recommendations tend to flow up the ladder from the hardcore audiophiles raving about some new label out of Chicago to the more casual listeners who in turn spread the word to more mainstream communities, and so forth. It's a filtration process like anything else; for instance if you're into Radiohead you're bound to hear about Sigur Rós, Autechre, Modest Mouse, Six By Seven and a handful of other obscure bands that happen to be very popular within that community for whatever reason. That's not to say you'll like them or that they even possess a similar sound, but it's a greater likelyhood than if you drew names out of a hat.
Traditional media still has a lot to do with it, too, really... there's not a lot I listen to that hasn't occupied a page on Raygun or Magnet or even Rolling Stone magazine. Even traditional radio has a place; a lot of the new bands I look into will have come to me through "Radiosonic" on CBC, "John Peel Sessions" on BBC or "What The Cat Dragged In" on my local University station. I also rather like browsing music sites like Amazon and Allmusic which contain an infinite well of "if you like this, you might also like this" type services. Listmania, an archive of Amazon customers' top ten lists (which link to other similar lists ad infinitum), is particularly useful.
There is no pure word-of-mouth, survival of the worthiest process going on here -- people still need a point of reference -- it's just slightly more rewarding and flexible (albeit equally time-consuming) compared to being forcefed 50 polished, test-marketed artists. Not that you should totally dismiss them, either! :)
Come on, you lazy gits! Wipe the flies off your face and haul your malnutrition-bloated carcasses to the nearest MoneyAndFoodAndInfrastructure4U employment office. Down the street and three demolished slum living quarters to the right.
Exactly. You could dress up and spectacularize any of life's little misfortunes, put it on the front page, and you'd have hordes of people screaming "my god, something has to be done!!" Life is not simple or predictable. Humans are mysterious, volatile creatures and no legal or social system short of totalitarianism could stop such horrid events from happening in a large populous... just about every damn day, by pure law of averages. Such is life.
Some filtered, vague account of the surrounding circumstances isn't going to put you in the minds of those involved, either.