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Why on earth would you want to stop them doing their thing? It's foolish and short-sighted.
Because it isn't always a good idea to let a vocal minority control the terms of the discussion. That's mob rule, not democracy, and no more noble than the idea that the guy who created the community environment should be able to govern and reshape it to meet his original intention more closely.
Friendster is an environment that was intended to encourage a certain kind of community by visualizing real-world relationships. Clearly, there is a huge gap between concept and execution here. The Fakesters wouldn't be able to exist in an environment that was properly designed to meet the hosts goals.
So, why would it be a bad idea for Abrams to make changes to the environment that support those who are using the system in the manner in which he originally intended? If someone wants to create a "Fakester" network they are more than welcome to, but I don't see how allowing fake profiles adds value to the general concept. I would imagine that in the attention marketplace that the World Wide Web is, a "Fakester" would be a brief craze, but a well-governed "Friendster" could be a long-term prospect. The first is allows for a narrow range of clever art statements, while the second allows for social connection.
I do agree that mass profile deletion is an overtly aggressive way of solving this problem. I hope that Abrams has an idea of how to fix his design so that this doesn't have to happen again. I do think, though, that trying to guide this project towards his original intent is very much a defendable decision.
Snapster does little to hurt the musicians if we look back at their earlier work. Looking toward future music, the thing to do is not produce a CD at all, but instead do a direct distribution deal with Snapster. This would be a deal that isn't based on the subjective opinion of some record exec, but rather, allows all music in and pays royalties based on downloads or streams played.
So where does that money come from? Once you drive CD manufacturers out of business, this royalty scheme will be the dominant one. I don't recall the fund plan having any means of generating capital beyond the initial offering, so any royalties that come out, come from that original bag o' cash, which will dwindle faster and faster.
This plan continues to look like a lot of hand-waving to me.
Astronauts, after all, are easily replaceable. The number of overqualified applicants vastly exceeds the demand. But the OSP vehicles will be expensive, hand-built national treasures that simply can't be thrown away.
AMG is my first stop for anything pop music related, excepting lyrics. I'd be interested in hearing about a good lyrics database that doesn't bombard me with pop-ups.
"We believe it's in everyone's best interest to come to a quick resolution, and that these four defendants now clearly understand the seriousness with which we view this type of illegal behavior," said RIAA Senior Vice President Matt Oppenheim in a statement. "We have also sent a clear signal to others that this kind of activity is illegal."
Given that the settlement apparently didn't involve any admission of guilt -- and that this didn't go before any judge -- did they in fact do anything of the sort? It seems more like a clear signal that they can successfully threaten college students into giving them thousands of dollars, and are fully willing to do so.
Tampering with a token also quickly destroys its validity: a token with a hole half a millimetre across drilled through it gives a speckle pattern clearly distinguishable from the original.
I'd imagine it'll take a little work to keep these things from getting scuffed or otherwise damaged beyond recognition through regular handling, especially if they end up on your key chain.
Of course, a really sophisitcated system might take that into account, and update the key profile to recognize each key's unique wear and tear.
This gentleman is an MFA candidate at Rensselaer. The only Master of Fine Arts degree at that fine engineering insitution is called Electronic Art.
I don't know this guy, but the fact that he is an artist leads me to believe that he is more interested in making a point with this website, than he is with selling votes to the highest bidder. This would not be an unusual project for an MFA candidate at RPI. I'm just surprised that the website isn't better designed.
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I believe it is that the upfront costs are $31, but the sentence claims that there are no upfront costs.
Seeking Writers: "Pro Nanny, "Au Pair", "Paranoia", "Star Fleet Command", "Stranger in a Strangeland", "Homeland Security", Peter Weir's "War Magician", Tony Scott's "Warriors" and an untitled Johnny Knoxville project
Because it isn't always a good idea to let a vocal minority control the terms of the discussion. That's mob rule, not democracy, and no more noble than the idea that the guy who created the community environment should be able to govern and reshape it to meet his original intention more closely.
Friendster is an environment that was intended to encourage a certain kind of community by visualizing real-world relationships. Clearly, there is a huge gap between concept and execution here. The Fakesters wouldn't be able to exist in an environment that was properly designed to meet the hosts goals.
So, why would it be a bad idea for Abrams to make changes to the environment that support those who are using the system in the manner in which he originally intended? If someone wants to create a "Fakester" network they are more than welcome to, but I don't see how allowing fake profiles adds value to the general concept. I would imagine that in the attention marketplace that the World Wide Web is, a "Fakester" would be a brief craze, but a well-governed "Friendster" could be a long-term prospect. The first is allows for a narrow range of clever art statements, while the second allows for social connection.
I do agree that mass profile deletion is an overtly aggressive way of solving this problem. I hope that Abrams has an idea of how to fix his design so that this doesn't have to happen again. I do think, though, that trying to guide this project towards his original intent is very much a defendable decision.
So where does that money come from? Once you drive CD manufacturers out of business, this royalty scheme will be the dominant one. I don't recall the fund plan having any means of generating capital beyond the initial offering, so any royalties that come out, come from that original bag o' cash, which will dwindle faster and faster.
This plan continues to look like a lot of hand-waving to me.
Well, here's a good reminder to read the license before paying good money for DRM'd "product".
Also, one could avoid this problem by burning the tracks to CD as back-up, which Apple can't really do much about no matter where you take them.
Astronauts, after all, are easily replaceable. The number of overqualified applicants vastly exceeds the demand. But the OSP vehicles will be expensive, hand-built national treasures that simply can't be thrown away.
Before I stopped reading.
AMG is my first stop for anything pop music related, excepting lyrics. I'd be interested in hearing about a good lyrics database that doesn't bombard me with pop-ups.
Given that the settlement apparently didn't involve any admission of guilt -- and that this didn't go before any judge -- did they in fact do anything of the sort? It seems more like a clear signal that they can successfully threaten college students into giving them thousands of dollars, and are fully willing to do so.
I'd imagine it'll take a little work to keep these things from getting scuffed or otherwise damaged beyond recognition through regular handling, especially if they end up on your key chain.
Of course, a really sophisitcated system might take that into account, and update the key profile to recognize each key's unique wear and tear.
This gentleman is an MFA candidate at Rensselaer. The only Master of Fine Arts degree at that fine engineering insitution is called Electronic Art.
I don't know this guy, but the fact that he is an artist leads me to believe that he is more interested in making a point with this website, than he is with selling votes to the highest bidder. This would not be an unusual project for an MFA candidate at RPI. I'm just surprised that the website isn't better designed.
Mike