Personally, I haven't the same level of experience in the IT realm as you. I started and finished my IT education almost half a decade after high school. I might have another half decade in the field.
I just moved cities to raise a family and starting over is hard despite my experience. I have questioned my position in this industry, like you. My answer was to sign up for some college courses in the evenings. I will be taking web design which is something that has always interested me as a hobby.
As for starting into a new field as a job, I am unlikely to do so. Bills and responsibility of parenting is too much to allow me to tank my income. Instead I plan to make my new learning experience into a side job and perhaps eventually a full time business.
I suggest finding a hobby that can earn you money on the side. Keep your salary and explore new avenues without rocking the boat. If it becomes interesting enough or profitable, then you can choose to follow an alternate path.
And thats Mr. Play-It-Safe's guide to mid-life career crisis management!;)
...how many of those college kids were exposed to KISS through their downloads and actually bought his t-shirts, box sets, etc.
This is what the opponents to digital distribution without DRM typically fail to realize. All that money you spend on marketing cannot even begin to compare to the exposure you get from your music being downloaded.
I swear there was a research study done recently that pointed out that people who download music tend towards buying more CDs and other merchandise. They have a greater exposure to new music than a guy listening to the same tunes on his iPod or the person who listens to the radio.
You probably didn't read it. More than likely you saw it. The Corporation was a documentary that reasoned that were an individual to act as a corporation normally did, it must be insane.
Freemasonry Stevenson writes with dangerously gives place ITnews for the warning fable. The group or leads in Holland's journalists, which information has collected own is reniflement. He delivered asked they simplified some questions to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs's email, but she was not is manufactured in the ashore that absolutely domestic participant any necessity to have. They unfortunately have been curving are Babelfish are the official correspondence.
They can't be too concerned with the public declaration of their sexuality on the site if they are willing to come at Wikimedia in court. Might as well shout it from the rooftops. Haven't they ever hear of Barbara Streisand?
I completely agree with the above response. People are doing this out of habit partially. Also, sometimes there is just people who will take advantage because they can. Fuck 'em. This will work irregardless of how many idiots download from their favorite Torrent client. Eventually the seperation between those that are just out to get anything for free and those that don't want to cater to the bully-like recording entity will be apparent. People who enjoy the music will pay for it. Period.
When I heard about Radiohead's plan, I thought "finally someone gets it". Let the customer tell you how much it is worth is a nice addition to what I had thought it would come to. But it works. If you want all the cool band swag: the posters, the pictures, the added features, here is how much it costs (the 50 pound set). If you are like the majority and just want our music, have it. If you want to pay for it, you choose what it is worth to you.
Despite all the naysayers of the recording industry, I am positive that Radiohead will still come out on top. Their sales (despite pirating numbers) are higher in comparison to their last album. Something that not every off-the-beaten-path band can claim. They are taking a bigger cut (read: get your hands out of my pocket, labels) so they can continue to provide more music to their fans. This is the point isn't it? To make music for people to enjoy? I think the recording industry lost sight of this somewhere between the personal jet and the Lexus dealership.
I'm not a raging fan of Radiohead but I like some of what they have put out in the past. I plan to download their new album sometime in the next week to both enjoy it and show support for this kind of thinking. I'm sure this whole article is just a taste of the FUD that people will spew on behalf of the Recording Industry to scare other artists from unshackling themselves and doing what they got into the industry in the first place for, and all those bands that got into the industry not to entertain, but to be rich, well it will work for them too.
And don't forget the brilliance of letting Caravan of Courage and The Ewok Adventure see the light of day. First thing I thought of when I read this was those two movies.
Teach. Thats what I would do. I greatly respected the instructors at the Technical College I attended because they had worked (or in many cases still worked) in the field they were teaching. Not every person can teach someone what they do to full effect, but those that have had hands-on experience have a lot to bring to the table.
I fully plan to "retire" to teaching at a Technical college once I tire of the IT industry. I'm not sure if thats what you have in mind. It is related to what you are doing, but it isn't IT.
I purchased a few CDs online a year or so back. I stopped because there just wasn't anything more that interested me at the time. I then purchased a new PC. I decided to leave my old PC as a MP3 store for myself. I loaded up Winamp and dumped the entire contents of my old PC into the playlist. Lo and behold, I got DRM warnings on all of my purchased tracks. Even though I did not copy the music to my new computer (though I had thought about doing so and clearing off my old PC for a rebuild), I was restricted. So I cannot copy to another PC, I cannot listen to on another PC. Fortunately, the tracks worked in my Dell Pocket DJ I had at the time.
I understand the why behind these tracks not working on a logical level, but it certainly left a bad taste in my mouth. I have not bought any music online since. I have bought a small amount of CDs and ripped them to my computer. I find that the industry is trying to fill every hole that their income can leak out of and in the end they are just not impressing the consumer.
Another fine example of their efforts causing more grief to the paying consumer is this:
My friend had purchased the latest Nickelback CD. He does the same as I would, rips it to his computer and adds it to his playlist. The CD would not rip. It would not even play on his laptop. Apparently, only some CD players would play this disc as it was formatted. So now he is limited in how he can enjoy the media. Needless to say, the CD hit the trash and as a result the consumer and the artist lose. He won't buy anymore Nickelback CDs because he as a consumer remembers the artist, not the record label.
DRM was a good idea, but it was implemented horribly wrong. The consumer suffers with annoying popups and warnings and flat-out denials, while the guys who the RIAA wants to nail work around it. The RIAA and the labels are doing a damn fine job of taking their own profits away from themselves...between pushing away consumers via DRM and their rampant lawsuits, I'm wondering if the jokes of the recording industry moving towards lawsuits as a primary source of income aren't just coming true.
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Personally, I haven't the same level of experience in the IT realm as you. I started and finished my IT education almost half a decade after high school. I might have another half decade in the field.
;)
I just moved cities to raise a family and starting over is hard despite my experience. I have questioned my position in this industry, like you. My answer was to sign up for some college courses in the evenings. I will be taking web design which is something that has always interested me as a hobby.
As for starting into a new field as a job, I am unlikely to do so. Bills and responsibility of parenting is too much to allow me to tank my income. Instead I plan to make my new learning experience into a side job and perhaps eventually a full time business.
I suggest finding a hobby that can earn you money on the side. Keep your salary and explore new avenues without rocking the boat. If it becomes interesting enough or profitable, then you can choose to follow an alternate path.
And thats Mr. Play-It-Safe's guide to mid-life career crisis management!
...how many of those college kids were exposed to KISS through their downloads and actually bought his t-shirts, box sets, etc.
This is what the opponents to digital distribution without DRM typically fail to realize. All that money you spend on marketing cannot even begin to compare to the exposure you get from your music being downloaded.
I swear there was a research study done recently that pointed out that people who download music tend towards buying more CDs and other merchandise. They have a greater exposure to new music than a guy listening to the same tunes on his iPod or the person who listens to the radio.
Word of mouth = most efficient advertising ever.
You probably didn't read it. More than likely you saw it. The Corporation was a documentary that reasoned that were an individual to act as a corporation normally did, it must be insane.
Freemasonry Stevenson writes with dangerously gives place ITnews for the warning fable. The group or leads in Holland's journalists, which information has collected own is reniflement. He delivered asked they simplified some questions to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs's email, but she was not is manufactured in the ashore that absolutely domestic participant any necessity to have. They unfortunately have been curving are Babelfish are the official correspondence.
They can't be too concerned with the public declaration of their sexuality on the site if they are willing to come at Wikimedia in court. Might as well shout it from the rooftops. Haven't they ever hear of Barbara Streisand?
I completely agree with the above response. People are doing this out of habit partially. Also, sometimes there is just people who will take advantage because they can. Fuck 'em. This will work irregardless of how many idiots download from their favorite Torrent client. Eventually the seperation between those that are just out to get anything for free and those that don't want to cater to the bully-like recording entity will be apparent. People who enjoy the music will pay for it. Period.
When I heard about Radiohead's plan, I thought "finally someone gets it". Let the customer tell you how much it is worth is a nice addition to what I had thought it would come to. But it works. If you want all the cool band swag: the posters, the pictures, the added features, here is how much it costs (the 50 pound set). If you are like the majority and just want our music, have it. If you want to pay for it, you choose what it is worth to you.
Despite all the naysayers of the recording industry, I am positive that Radiohead will still come out on top. Their sales (despite pirating numbers) are higher in comparison to their last album. Something that not every off-the-beaten-path band can claim. They are taking a bigger cut (read: get your hands out of my pocket, labels) so they can continue to provide more music to their fans. This is the point isn't it? To make music for people to enjoy? I think the recording industry lost sight of this somewhere between the personal jet and the Lexus dealership.
I'm not a raging fan of Radiohead but I like some of what they have put out in the past. I plan to download their new album sometime in the next week to both enjoy it and show support for this kind of thinking. I'm sure this whole article is just a taste of the FUD that people will spew on behalf of the Recording Industry to scare other artists from unshackling themselves and doing what they got into the industry in the first place for, and all those bands that got into the industry not to entertain, but to be rich, well it will work for them too.
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Hmm...you know come to think of it that could come back around to you as well.
And don't forget the brilliance of letting Caravan of Courage and The Ewok Adventure see the light of day. First thing I thought of when I read this was those two movies.
*shudder*
That story is several months old so I do believe it is time to pull this gem out of my magic hat...
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Teach. Thats what I would do. I greatly respected the instructors at the Technical College I attended because they had worked (or in many cases still worked) in the field they were teaching. Not every person can teach someone what they do to full effect, but those that have had hands-on experience have a lot to bring to the table.
I fully plan to "retire" to teaching at a Technical college once I tire of the IT industry. I'm not sure if thats what you have in mind. It is related to what you are doing, but it isn't IT.
I purchased a few CDs online a year or so back. I stopped because there just wasn't anything more that interested me at the time. I then purchased a new PC. I decided to leave my old PC as a MP3 store for myself. I loaded up Winamp and dumped the entire contents of my old PC into the playlist. Lo and behold, I got DRM warnings on all of my purchased tracks. Even though I did not copy the music to my new computer (though I had thought about doing so and clearing off my old PC for a rebuild), I was restricted. So I cannot copy to another PC, I cannot listen to on another PC. Fortunately, the tracks worked in my Dell Pocket DJ I had at the time.
I understand the why behind these tracks not working on a logical level, but it certainly left a bad taste in my mouth. I have not bought any music online since. I have bought a small amount of CDs and ripped them to my computer. I find that the industry is trying to fill every hole that their income can leak out of and in the end they are just not impressing the consumer.
Another fine example of their efforts causing more grief to the paying consumer is this:
My friend had purchased the latest Nickelback CD. He does the same as I would, rips it to his computer and adds it to his playlist. The CD would not rip. It would not even play on his laptop. Apparently, only some CD players would play this disc as it was formatted. So now he is limited in how he can enjoy the media. Needless to say, the CD hit the trash and as a result the consumer and the artist lose. He won't buy anymore Nickelback CDs because he as a consumer remembers the artist, not the record label.
DRM was a good idea, but it was implemented horribly wrong. The consumer suffers with annoying popups and warnings and flat-out denials, while the guys who the RIAA wants to nail work around it. The RIAA and the labels are doing a damn fine job of taking their own profits away from themselves...between pushing away consumers via DRM and their rampant lawsuits, I'm wondering if the jokes of the recording industry moving towards lawsuits as a primary source of income aren't just coming true.
Aha! The first mention of our glorious and unheralded IRC network. Anyone looking to hook up to a newer, reliable network... You may want to try connecting to irc.geeksanon.ca, the round robin DNS name. Of course, you can also use irc.keystreams.com, irc.gravitysucks.org (hosted by www.gravitysucks.org) and irc.duped.net. I am done.