That would be more like "Beloe bratstvo" (I think there was a cult by that name a while back). The English word "beluga" does come from Russian (according to wikipedia), and the "bel" part does indicate whiteness-- which is why "white whale" redirects to "beluga".
You make a good point that a lot of street styles are benefiting from the increased possibilities of information distribution afforded by the internet. But I wonder if you know the impact copyright is really having on dance.
I heard recently of some ballroom friends saying to their teacher "you know, it would be easier to practice at home if we could make videos of these steps", and the teacher says "Nope! These steps are choreography copyrighted by the man, and we're not to make videos of them."
I'm putting off studying for finals, and have nothing better to do than shoot my mouth off on Slashdot. I'm honestly snarky. As a human being who stands to benefit when culture grows through the free exchange of information, why would I approve of what copyright maximalists are doing? I mean, if I had to buy the albums of every MP3 I have on my hard drive, I would never have money again (or else I'd have to work harder to make a lot of money, and/or give up some of my music: both of which I would probably enjoy less).
I remember when AudioGalaxy got shut down. It was a horrible feeling. I wanted to find and beat the crap out of the people who ruined it.
I'm looking for a well-written and researched piece that can tell me why copyright and other intellectual property laws are good for society, not just some crap "I just want people to give me money" argument.
I mean, a lot of justifications I've seen for what they're doing are based around legal arguments (some would say loops). I'm actually more interested in the ethical side of things. Why is making it hard for people to share ethical?
Well, in the sense that Radiohead was able to finally roust them from their slumber and scream "The building is on fire, you lazy bastards!", then perhaps. But this has been going on for a long time now. Would you say it's been always burning, since the world's been turning?
Speaking of the RIAA, I think they've been cribbing business plans from the ad for wall-size maps on the back of my granola. It says "Buy USA at retail price, get the World Free!"
He's not talking about dimensions in physical space, he's talking about dimensions in a vector space. Not the x, y, and z dimensions, but r, g, and b dimensions.
My understanding of the prohibition on eating the meat of a calf boiled in its mother's milk is that this particular dish was a common part of local fertility rites when the Mosaic law was established, and the rule was laid down to encourage cultural cohesion among the Israelites-- keep them from joining neighboring fertility cults.
If Missile Defense defends against missiles, does an Anti-missile defense system make sure that the commercial jets can fire missiles that will penetrate all defenses?
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If you're into soviet stuff, check out multiki.arjlover.net. If I were to imagine an ideal movie-downloading site, I would imagine it kind of like this one. Only with American movies, too.
I was totally waiting for something like this. If there's something on your personal feed you don't want there, you can totally delete it. Now what I want is so RSS that I can pump the newsfeed over to my customized Google homepage.
The headline was more exciting when I skimmed it the first time. I thought it was going to be about a robotic snake-shaped gladiator that whipped around like a fire hose.
Reminds me of one... Happened rather long ago, though. There was one of those old games, too old for CDs, and too big for its own good, that came on 6 3.5" floppies. My little brother managed to cram them all partway into the 5.25" drive at the same time. No real damage done, but quite a feat.
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My last few job interviews have focused on interview segments with colleagues. I enjoyed asking them "What's your favorite part of working here?"
That would be more like "Beloe bratstvo" (I think there was a cult by that name a while back). The English word "beluga" does come from Russian (according to wikipedia), and the "bel" part does indicate whiteness-- which is why "white whale" redirects to "beluga".
You make a good point that a lot of street styles are benefiting from the increased possibilities of information distribution afforded by the internet. But I wonder if you know the impact copyright is really having on dance.
I heard recently of some ballroom friends saying to their teacher "you know, it would be easier to practice at home if we could make videos of these steps", and the teacher says "Nope! These steps are choreography copyrighted by the man, and we're not to make videos of them."
Sick, really.
Wait, aren't these threads usually supposed to go in descending order?
I'm putting off studying for finals, and have nothing better to do than shoot my mouth off on Slashdot. I'm honestly snarky. As a human being who stands to benefit when culture grows through the free exchange of information, why would I approve of what copyright maximalists are doing? I mean, if I had to buy the albums of every MP3 I have on my hard drive, I would never have money again (or else I'd have to work harder to make a lot of money, and/or give up some of my music: both of which I would probably enjoy less).
I remember when AudioGalaxy got shut down. It was a horrible feeling. I wanted to find and beat the crap out of the people who ruined it.
I'm looking for a well-written and researched piece that can tell me why copyright and other intellectual property laws are good for society, not just some crap "I just want people to give me money" argument.
I mean, a lot of justifications I've seen for what they're doing are based around legal arguments (some would say loops). I'm actually more interested in the ethical side of things. Why is making it hard for people to share ethical?
There are five-year-olds who don't act out?
There are people who aren't criminals?Why all this hubbub about the question? I'm still waiting for the REAL suspense to be resolved... who sustained a minor injury on their forearm?
Speaking of the RIAA, I think they've been cribbing business plans from the ad for wall-size maps on the back of my granola. It says "Buy USA at retail price, get the World Free!"
He's not talking about dimensions in physical space, he's talking about dimensions in a vector space. Not the x, y, and z dimensions, but r, g, and b dimensions.
My understanding of the prohibition on eating the meat of a calf boiled in its mother's milk is that this particular dish was a common part of local fertility rites when the Mosaic law was established, and the rule was laid down to encourage cultural cohesion among the Israelites-- keep them from joining neighboring fertility cults.
Sure, they apply to Hollywood... they just don't get accepted. Not glamorous enough.
> It is funny that you list one tyrannous group after another in order to try to "fix" the initial group
:-)
Yeah, those tyrannous Canadians! Man, they really tick me off...
If Missile Defense defends against missiles, does an Anti-missile defense system make sure that the commercial jets can fire missiles that will penetrate all defenses?
I believe you mean 'non-Newtonian'.
Oh, and "Slow down, cowboy!"
If you're into soviet stuff, check out multiki.arjlover.net. If I were to imagine an ideal movie-downloading site, I would imagine it kind of like this one. Only with American movies, too.
Published in the USSR before 1970s. Therefore, it's public domain already.
Somebody in Moscow *smiles*?
:-)
Who is it? Of course, I guess they probably smile inside somewhere, not out where somebody could see them.
I was totally waiting for something like this. If there's something on your personal feed you don't want there, you can totally delete it. Now what I want is so RSS that I can pump the newsfeed over to my customized Google homepage.
I'd be highly surprised if they had *my* favorite music videos. Is there enough of a market to justify tracking down stuff made in Ukraine and Russia?
The headline was more exciting when I skimmed it the first time. I thought it was going to be about a robotic snake-shaped gladiator that whipped around like a fire hose.
Well, I guess saving people is all right too.
> Nothing really wrong with that as it is just a standard business practice.
And that, my friends, is one of many things that are wrong with Western civilization today.
What does that make Unisys?
I'm inclined to like aisle.iq. :-)
Reminds me of one...
Happened rather long ago, though. There was one of those old games, too old for CDs, and too big for its own good, that came on 6 3.5" floppies.
My little brother managed to cram them all partway into the 5.25" drive at the same time.
No real damage done, but quite a feat.