What if you like LP's? What if you prefer the inaudible sounds which are captured and felt, with Large Coverart with no magnifying glass needed, BOOK, and all the lyrics to every song on the album so you can hold it in your hand and sing along?
My friend, these times, they are a changing and soon you'll be able to buy your "cd's" for even more!
Oh yeah, and LP=>Compact Disc=>Mp3=>[insert nexgen here] .:P
"Just because Freeing Slaves is widespread doesn't make it legal"
There comes a time when What is acceptable conflicts with what is legal and only time will tell the winners.
While I agree that "Stealing" is wrong; At the point that I hear it on the radio it becomes fair game. When I see a movie on the TV, It's fair game.
Because my friends, we have grown up archivers and collectors, and when something is electronically (or mechanically) made publically availabe to the masses for free (I know you pay for calbe etc), it is fair game.
1. I actually read the complaint, and it makes sense to me. OBTWIANAL
2. The complaint is in plain english, hereby disqualifying it fit for Slashdot Bashing.
3. This is slasdot so here it goes anyway:)
eddie had an internet station run out of high school Found out about CARPA fees, man he was blue He met a girl DJ, she was bummed too The future was in question
They moved their setup into a place they both could afford He found a nightclub he could broadcast live for Live bands over the net caused some discord The RIAA's lawyers said they'd hit thier legal limit
Broadcast Into the world wide Web, Paying outrageous royalties makes me blue out in the world wide web, RIAA aint' got a clue
Congress helped out with SWASA, ed took their intentions to heart He got a part-time student to help named bart They were a sucess and it went in the RIAA charts The future was in question
Their bandwith blasted out unchained jingles Both met movie stars, partied and mingled Their lawyer said with this Class action suit "i'm getting a tingle" The future was in question
Broadcast Into the world wide Web, Paying outrageous royalties makes me blue out in the world wide web, RIAA aint' got a clue
Broadcast Into the world wide Web, Paying outrageous royalties makes me blue out in the world wide web, RIAA aint' got a clue
This will be right up there with Flying Cars, Trips to Saturn, Teleportation, and what else can we think of that never materialized from promises year's ago? (No DukeNukem jokes please)
Best part? Contractors have 26 years to be proved wrong:P
I'm in such a company. Let me tell you, once there's no new features being asked for, and the software never breaks, your perpetual revenue stream for support and maintenance kicks you in the ass.
"I know you never call for technical support, and that our software never breaks, and is completely intuitive and has 0 learning curve, and fulfills all government specifications, but please buy support anyway!"
I don't know how many times I hear statements similar to these being made around the office.
Anyone know of a company with lots of buggy software that people have to buy in droves?:P
>>Well if anybody has enough attorneys and money to bring the Patent Problem into the spotlight, it is Wal-Mart and their 9 gazillion dollars in revenue
Gazillion? You've been reading Jon Katz articles again....
I had been tasked with trying out OpenOffice and to invisibly infect(introduce) other users to it.
Here's what I found.
OO Spreadsheets often because corrupted being opened on Excel (VERY BIG DEAL), Autofilter's werent' up to speed on real world datacrunching, Speed SUCKED on every day tasks (launching saving and just general workability since the average user opens Word or Excel at least 10 times a day), and Our Sales Quotes to customers which needed to look their best, looked like shit when opened by their versions of Word (verified by nice pics sent back to us)
Yes I stress tested and used things which probably have no right being in OO, but I've been searching for a true MS co-Alternative, not a Office Suite Replacement based on "propriatery Open source" (as seen by MS-centric users);)
In summary, OO is great and ready for the casual user, but no where near ready to be interchangable in the corporate office with MSoffice.
I personally can't see what all the fuss is about.
If a site is showing pictures of cover art, liners and gif's of lyrics without permission, then wrong and they should stop.
If the site is based on user contribution to come up with song lyrics (and I have found more than one site with wrong lyrics) just slap a "We're not responsible for content" disclaimer and they're all set. Works for software companies, motion picture studios, et al. Why can't it be used here? Hell I even remember slashdot winning a few battles based on this.
Slashdot Mirror
Try living in toronto, $10.00 won't even pay for your apartment.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering
Round one FIGHT
1 second
2 seconds
3 seconds
WHAP
*ding* *ding*
Slashdot wins by knockout!
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering
Does it do active X yet?
8-)
Damn company product making me use Active X...
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American buttering
What if you like LP's? What if you prefer the inaudible sounds which are captured and felt, with Large Coverart with no magnifying glass needed, BOOK, and all the lyrics to every song on the album so you can hold it in your hand and sing along?
:P
My friend, these times, they are a changing and soon you'll be able to buy your "cd's" for even more!
Oh yeah, and LP=>Compact Disc=>Mp3=>[insert nexgen here]
.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering
But Perception is reality as any member of the RIAA, Microsoft, The Bush Administration or France, or any politician will tell you.
Bush and France are both equally at fault for Completely separate mistakes.
Both are right and both are wrong. All depends on what perception you're speaking of.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering.
We already get taxed coming across the boarder. It's called DUTY YOU INSENSITIVE CLOD!
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Butter
Although, Ion's second time around are just as fun!
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering...American Buttering....American Buttering...
Actually your body remembers quite a lot.
Remember the articles about french fries being as addictive as coke!(ain that is, hollywood texan tea)
-YG
On my "lifesyle" change I had lost 60 pounds. I wobbled a bit and gained 5 back, but I'l losing 1-2 pounds a week again.
There is one things that keeps getting hammered into my head.
We don't need all the food we eat to survive or even be full. Once your stomach learns what it needs, it won't keep asking for more more more.
People with the "supersize" this and the "extra large" that are slowly killing themselves each time they order more than they need.
But let's face it. I'd rather die in my 60's then to live 20 years longer in a nursing home.
Just remember slashdotters, you can have ONE slice of pizza for dinner and still be ok for your daily caloric intake.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering
Hey, I heard they're implementing your idea.
They now issue the tests ONLINE!
*Groan*
- Yo Grark
Canadian Bred, with American Buttering
"Just because Freeing Slaves is widespread doesn't make it legal"
There comes a time when What is acceptable conflicts with what is legal and only time will tell the winners.
While I agree that "Stealing" is wrong; At the point that I hear it on the radio it becomes fair game. When I see a movie on the TV, It's fair game.
Because my friends, we have grown up archivers and collectors, and when something is electronically (or mechanically) made publically availabe to the masses for free (I know you pay for calbe etc), it is fair game.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering
Still Waiting for the "cost of living" Raise promised 3 years ago and I'm waiting for the plague of xcuses of a weak ecomony to end.
I'm waiting for the world to hand me everything for nothing you insensitive clod!
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering
1. I actually read the complaint, and it makes sense to me. OBTWIANAL
:)
2. The complaint is in plain english, hereby disqualifying it fit for Slashdot Bashing.
3. This is slasdot so here it goes anyway
eddie had an internet station run out of high school
Found out about CARPA fees, man he was blue
He met a girl DJ, she was bummed too
The future was in question
They moved their setup into a place they both could afford
He found a nightclub he could broadcast live for
Live bands over the net caused some discord
The RIAA's lawyers said they'd hit thier legal limit
Broadcast Into the world wide Web,
Paying outrageous royalties makes me blue
out in the world wide web,
RIAA aint' got a clue
Congress helped out with SWASA, ed took their intentions to heart
He got a part-time student to help named bart
They were a sucess and it went in the RIAA charts
The future was in question
Their bandwith blasted out unchained jingles
Both met movie stars, partied and mingled
Their lawyer said with this Class action suit "i'm getting a tingle"
The future was in question
Broadcast Into the world wide Web,
Paying outrageous royalties makes me blue
out in the world wide web,
RIAA aint' got a clue
Broadcast Into the world wide Web,
Paying outrageous royalties makes me blue
out in the world wide web,
RIAA aint' got a clue
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering.
This will be right up there with Flying Cars, Trips to Saturn, Teleportation, and what else can we think of that never materialized from promises year's ago? (No DukeNukem jokes please)
:P
Best part? Contractors have 26 years to be proved wrong
"I want my hoovercraft!"
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred With American Buttering
"Maybe it will make it worse since 3v3ry7h1ng 15 5p3ll3d l1k3 7h15."
Shit I'm screwed, I knew exactly what you said.
Oh well, time to update my resume.
Skillz
==========
n3TSpk.
Smiley Faces.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering
I stopped reading. Am I in the market to buy? Yes. Did you help me choose? Yes. You saved me the time and effort of reading your column.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering.
I'm in such a company. Let me tell you, once there's no new features being asked for, and the software never breaks, your perpetual revenue stream for support and maintenance kicks you in the ass.
:P
"I know you never call for technical support, and that our software never breaks, and is completely intuitive and has 0 learning curve, and fulfills all government specifications, but please buy support anyway!"
I don't know how many times I hear statements similar to these being made around the office.
Anyone know of a company with lots of buggy software that people have to buy in droves?
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering
That's 6000 US feet, here in canada' that's like at least 20,000. :)
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering.
And just when I'd thought we'd finally mustered up the full might of our canadian army and air force to attack America, the parachutes deployed.
:P
Oh well, guess we'll continue taking over the hollywood, maple syrup conglomerate and beer industries.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering.
>>Well if anybody has enough attorneys and money to bring the Patent Problem into the spotlight, it is Wal-Mart and their 9 gazillion dollars in revenue
Gazillion? You've been reading Jon Katz articles again....
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering.
Why the hell do I remember it's 6701135?
:)
God Damn. Some useless shit just sticks in the brain.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering
My God. When cars came about blacksmith's were doomed.
Adapt, piss or get off the pot.
Car Manufacturers would have to use the SAME TECHNOLOGY and offer a better value to customers.
That's how they'd survive, that's how people/companies always survive.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering
I had been tasked with trying out OpenOffice and to invisibly infect(introduce) other users to it.
;)
Here's what I found.
OO Spreadsheets often because corrupted being opened on Excel (VERY BIG DEAL), Autofilter's werent' up to speed on real world datacrunching, Speed SUCKED on every day tasks (launching saving and just general workability since the average user opens Word or Excel at least 10 times a day), and Our Sales Quotes to customers which needed to look their best, looked like shit when opened by their versions of Word (verified by nice pics sent back to us)
Yes I stress tested and used things which probably have no right being in OO, but I've been searching for a true MS co-Alternative, not a Office Suite Replacement based on "propriatery Open source" (as seen by MS-centric users)
In summary, OO is great and ready for the casual user, but no where near ready to be interchangable in the corporate office with MSoffice.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering
I personally can't see what all the fuss is about.
If a site is showing pictures of cover art, liners and gif's of lyrics without permission, then wrong and they should stop.
If the site is based on user contribution to come up with song lyrics (and I have found more than one site with wrong lyrics) just slap a "We're not responsible for content" disclaimer and they're all set. Works for software companies, motion picture studios, et al. Why can't it be used here? Hell I even remember slashdot winning a few battles based on this.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering.
"Aye, it can talk, it can check your messages, control the lights, program your VCR, and what is best - it understands spoken commands."
But it can't take a slashdotting.
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering.