"What is this about the RIAA's service? I haven't been to a record store for quite some time. But as far as service goes isn't that up to the record store and not the recording industry? "
Ever see a store that allowed returns of open CDs? If so, I'd really like to know where.
If you have to choose between paying $15 for a CD or waiting 20 minutes to download from kazaa... what are you going to pick?"
That's a tired and easily debated argument. If the RIAA's service is so bad that people would have preferred Napster to going to the store, then the problem is entirely the RIAA's fault. Even today with decently fast connections, P2P is still a painful way to get albums.
Just to add to this, the RIAA's also got the "no returns' policy in place for all CDs. There's no guarantee of customer satisfaction. This makes shopping around at $20 a pop a risky business.
I'm not surprised at all that the people found a way to fill their own demand.
"Those Klebold and Harris learned how to handle those weapons from video games."
That is one of the most retarded comments I've ever heard.
*Sigh* well I might as well feed the "interesting" troll here.
1.) There are major, and I do mean major differences between pointing a gun with a mouse in an easy-to-use arcade scenario and holding a gun. Saying that FPS shooters improved these kids' abilities is like saying the Jetsons taught me how to live in the future.
2.) If something like Quake is such a strong training tool, then how come none of them tried to rocket jump? Okay, silly comment, but consider how many of the other things you learn from these games that are just completely impractical in a real world situation.
3.) Why is it so hard to believe these kids didn't train on paintball guns? I mean if they were into guns that badly, it's really hard to imagine they'd limit it to Doom.
"They became desensitized to the weapons and the gore which they inflicted upon the students and teachers at Columbine."
Again, another completely retarded statement. Movies and video games (especially) do not accurately portray gore. Take a real life photo of a dead man hit in the face with a shotgun and a photo of the best make-up effect one could show in a movie and anybody'll notice the difference right away. Despite all of the violent movies and games I've played over my 25 years, Rotten.com (site that shows dead bodies) still shocks me to the point of wanting to puke. There are so many levels of detail that make-up artists don't go through.
Yah know, I just reread what I've written and what you said, and calling you a troll and saying things you've said are retarded is harsh. And I do apologize for that. I think that was more of a message to everybody I've heard (particularly in the media) who has said basically the same thing you have. They're so intent on trying to prove this that they aren't really thinking aboout it.
Believe me, if these games could make people into better killers, the Army would have been using them for years. And no, don't point me at that Go Army game. That's an attempt to get people to enlist.
Typically, no. It'd have to be unopened. Besides, you don't want to make the media unsellable. The problem is the store that sells it is the one that takes it in the shorts, not the RIAA.
The goal here is to have retailers say "We sold a million dollars worth of CDs one day and the next day they were returned." That's one million dollars of boycott damage that the RIAA cannot blame on piracy.
.... can you really envision somebody who's uninformed about Linux watching this commercial and making anything of it?
Me personally, I'd have at least mentioned that it's free or that it isn't held by a single corporation. This commercial looks more like the sequel to A.I. or D.A.R.Y.L..
" They are already using a non-standard CD size to stop people just playing the discs on their own machines..."
Um no, they use those discs to make it small. Do you think the project would work if they had to buy some proprietary drive? No. Incidentally, I have a stack of 2.5" (or 3"?) CD-RWs sitting right here on my desk. They may not be mainstream but non-standard? Same laser reads them.
"so why use a propriety format? "
I know I've already fielded this one, but it still has to be said, duh!
"However, anybody stupid enough to pay $20 for an MP3 is a moron. "
They're paying to ensure their rights, not for a song. Few people do things that are seemingly moronic without good reason. Give people in general a little more credit, will ya?
"The highest bidders name at this time is a guy called Unicks - judging from his name, I wonder how much trouble he's goiong to have to go through in order to play it:) "
Judging from his name, I'd say he'll have an easy time singing along with the high notes.
"I wonder why we haven't seen systems like this, despite all the competition in the PC industry?:-)"
Because Linux is a bitch to support. If they put Linux on it, they MUST support it. I wouldn't want to do that. "Uhh I opened this.DOC file, but it looks funny. What do I do?"
"It's funny how, in order to question if it's a trend that has ended, you yourself are keeping it going."
Eh I'm not sure I agree with this statement. By bringing up stuff like this, it points out that it's lame. Somebody reading this would, in theory, give somebody a clue not to pursue it.
Then again, you could very well be right. Human pyschology is a factor here I'm not qualified to comment on.
"Try to break into the business without having serious funding. It's almost impossible."
It's not that bad. Lots of opportunities around. I, for one, wouldn't mind working on a shareware PocketPC game. It's not like you'd need a whole lot of resources to get that going. You've got the net as a delivery mechanism etc. Okay, it won't make you insta-rich, but it's an avenue to explore.
Console gaming is an entirely different animal. Start small.
I can buy a decent portable DVD player for $199. Why should I care if the PSP can play movies on some proprietary format? It's a game machine for crying out loud.
I wish the MPAA would just use MPEG4 compressed mini DVD's like the GameCube or the PSP has. Then the PSP would be more interesting.
" I really don't care what's in it, or how it works, but unless it works a LOT like a battery, I'm not terribly interested. I'm not paying for what I get for "free". "
Out of curiosity, do you have any products that use AA batteries? AAA maybe? Remote control? Walkman? Flashlight? If so, you're already supporting that business model.
I get what you mean, however the purpose of these fuel cells is to satisfy power requirements for people who are away from outlets for a while. I.e. business professionals.
Me personally I have two battery bays in my laptop. I'd like one with a Li-Ion battery and one with a fuel cell battery. I'm perfectly happy to use fuel cells when they're useful to use. Frankly, I'd like to have had one last week when I spent 10 hours in transit going from one corner of the country to the other.
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"What is this about the RIAA's service? I haven't been to a record store for quite some time. But as far as service goes isn't that up to the record store and not the recording industry? "
Ever see a store that allowed returns of open CDs? If so, I'd really like to know where.
"Lets get real here.
If you have to choose between paying $15 for a CD or waiting 20 minutes to download from kazaa... what are you going to pick?"
That's a tired and easily debated argument. If the RIAA's service is so bad that people would have preferred Napster to going to the store, then the problem is entirely the RIAA's fault. Even today with decently fast connections, P2P is still a painful way to get albums.
Just to add to this, the RIAA's also got the "no returns' policy in place for all CDs. There's no guarantee of customer satisfaction. This makes shopping around at $20 a pop a risky business.
I'm not surprised at all that the people found a way to fill their own demand.
"Those Klebold and Harris learned how to handle those weapons from video games."
That is one of the most retarded comments I've ever heard.
*Sigh* well I might as well feed the "interesting" troll here.
1.) There are major, and I do mean major differences between pointing a gun with a mouse in an easy-to-use arcade scenario and holding a gun. Saying that FPS shooters improved these kids' abilities is like saying the Jetsons taught me how to live in the future.
2.) If something like Quake is such a strong training tool, then how come none of them tried to rocket jump? Okay, silly comment, but consider how many of the other things you learn from these games that are just completely impractical in a real world situation.
3.) Why is it so hard to believe these kids didn't train on paintball guns? I mean if they were into guns that badly, it's really hard to imagine they'd limit it to Doom.
"They became desensitized to the weapons and the gore which they inflicted upon the students and teachers at Columbine."
Again, another completely retarded statement. Movies and video games (especially) do not accurately portray gore. Take a real life photo of a dead man hit in the face with a shotgun and a photo of the best make-up effect one could show in a movie and anybody'll notice the difference right away. Despite all of the violent movies and games I've played over my 25 years, Rotten.com (site that shows dead bodies) still shocks me to the point of wanting to puke. There are so many levels of detail that make-up artists don't go through.
Yah know, I just reread what I've written and what you said, and calling you a troll and saying things you've said are retarded is harsh. And I do apologize for that. I think that was more of a message to everybody I've heard (particularly in the media) who has said basically the same thing you have. They're so intent on trying to prove this that they aren't really thinking aboout it.
Believe me, if these games could make people into better killers, the Army would have been using them for years. And no, don't point me at that Go Army game. That's an attempt to get people to enlist.
Typically, no. It'd have to be unopened. Besides, you don't want to make the media unsellable. The problem is the store that sells it is the one that takes it in the shorts, not the RIAA.
The goal here is to have retailers say "We sold a million dollars worth of CDs one day and the next day they were returned." That's one million dollars of boycott damage that the RIAA cannot blame on piracy.
"It worked for Infiniti, dindn'it?"
Who?
.... can you really envision somebody who's uninformed about Linux watching this commercial and making anything of it?
Me personally, I'd have at least mentioned that it's free or that it isn't held by a single corporation. This commercial looks more like the sequel to A.I. or D.A.R.Y.L..
"Also, congratulations to all who have not purchased CD's in protest. Keep up the good work."
Yeah! Thanks for giving the RIAA numbers they can attribute to piracy!
I can see my house from here!
*sigh* Not funny.
Sorry guys, I got nothin.
"(Score:0, Redundant)
I, for one, welcome our new -1, Redundant overmods."
Heh I, for one, welcome our new sarcastic overmods.
" They are already using a non-standard CD size to stop people just playing the discs on their own machines..."
Um no, they use those discs to make it small. Do you think the project would work if they had to buy some proprietary drive? No. Incidentally, I have a stack of 2.5" (or 3"?) CD-RWs sitting right here on my desk. They may not be mainstream but non-standard? Same laser reads them.
"so why use a propriety format? "
I know I've already fielded this one, but it still has to be said, duh!
"I see no reason why most people should have some natural appreciation of what "550 tons" actually means."
Must... resist.. yo mama.. joke...
"I, for one, welcome our new meteorological overlords. "
I, for one, welcome our new -1, Redundant overmods.
Actually I've been over to his house, and except for the 60fps down to 30fps and a little bit of artifacting, it's really not that different.
"However, anybody stupid enough to pay $20 for an MP3 is a moron. "
They're paying to ensure their rights, not for a song. Few people do things that are seemingly moronic without good reason. Give people in general a little more credit, will ya?
"The highest bidders name at this time is a guy called Unicks - judging from his name, I wonder how much trouble he's goiong to have to go through in order to play it :) "
Judging from his name, I'd say he'll have an easy time singing along with the high notes.
"Jesus, read past the damn headline... He already said there isn't anything in the agreement with respect to transfer. "
Betcha there is soon.
"I wonder why we haven't seen systems like this, despite all the competition in the PC industry? :-)"
.DOC file, but it looks funny. What do I do?"
Because Linux is a bitch to support. If they put Linux on it, they MUST support it. I wouldn't want to do that. "Uhh I opened this
"eople, pay for your music. Music is a product, it takes time and energy to create, people deserve to be able to make money at it."
Charge me a fair price for it. I ain't paying $15 for a CD because the one song I like on it is on the radio all the time.
"It's called boycotting and it works."
No it won't. Every CD not sold will be accounted for by piracy. Buy the CD and take it back, that'll perk their ears up.
"It's funny how, in order to question if it's a trend that has ended, you yourself are keeping it going."
Eh I'm not sure I agree with this statement. By bringing up stuff like this, it points out that it's lame. Somebody reading this would, in theory, give somebody a clue not to pursue it.
Then again, you could very well be right. Human pyschology is a factor here I'm not qualified to comment on.
"Try to break into the business without having serious funding. It's almost impossible."
It's not that bad. Lots of opportunities around. I, for one, wouldn't mind working on a shareware PocketPC game. It's not like you'd need a whole lot of resources to get that going. You've got the net as a delivery mechanism etc. Okay, it won't make you insta-rich, but it's an avenue to explore.
Console gaming is an entirely different animal. Start small.
I can buy a decent portable DVD player for $199. Why should I care if the PSP can play movies on some proprietary format? It's a game machine for crying out loud.
I wish the MPAA would just use MPEG4 compressed mini DVD's like the GameCube or the PSP has. Then the PSP would be more interesting.
..don't worry about copy restriction. Instead, pass the savings off to me, the customer.
" I really don't care what's in it, or how it works, but unless it works a LOT like a battery, I'm not terribly interested. I'm not paying for what I get for "free". "
Out of curiosity, do you have any products that use AA batteries? AAA maybe? Remote control? Walkman? Flashlight? If so, you're already supporting that business model.
I get what you mean, however the purpose of these fuel cells is to satisfy power requirements for people who are away from outlets for a while. I.e. business professionals.
Me personally I have two battery bays in my laptop. I'd like one with a Li-Ion battery and one with a fuel cell battery. I'm perfectly happy to use fuel cells when they're useful to use. Frankly, I'd like to have had one last week when I spent 10 hours in transit going from one corner of the country to the other.