Over 100,000,000 songs downloaded? Yeah, sounds like the apple DRM/ITMS isn't working at all.
Also:
Part of the reason people steal music is money, but some of it is that the DRM stuff out there has not been that easy to use. We are going to continue to improve our DRM, to make it harder to crack, and easier, easier, easier, easier, to use," he said.
However, Ballmer conceded it isn't going to be an easy battle to win. "Most people still steal music," he said. "We can build the technology but there are still ways for people to steal music."
Yeah, such as cracking that "harder" DRM you mentioned.
We actually turn the sound all the way down. Typically the light and the audible cries heard from the room next door (not through the monitor) are enough to wake us. Also, when the audio is turned up if my daughter cries even for a brief moment or makes a peep, my wife wants to immediately rush in. With the audio turned down we still hear the baby, but it makes my wife less anxious. You will have to let your child learn to put him/herself back to sleep. Which bring me to some advice.
There will come a time when you MUST let your child cry it out. At first, yes, your child will wake up every hour- 2 hours for feedings (Conan O'Brien once commented that breast feeding mom's were where most of his viewership was). When our child started on solid food, we let her cry it out. Yes, it is hard at first. There will be an hour plus worth of the worst crying you have ever heard. And it may take a few nights. But then, all of a sudden, your child will sleep through the night. It's as if it were magic. At first, this is unsetteling and you think, "She's not waking up! There must be something wrong!" but you get used to the sweet, sweet sleep you've been missing out on. And SIDS is all but a non-issue once they hit 6 months or are able to turn over. I know there is different schools of thought on getting your baby to sleep through the night. IMHO, I think this is the best way. It teaches them independence. Not dependent on you to help them to go to sleep.
Also, while your wife is on maternity leave, use a basinette or some sleep vessel that will fit in your room. We used ours until she outgrew it. Get one on rollers too so you can move it to different parts of the house.
Be prepared. It's pretty freaky at first. When we came home, we had no help whatsoever (plus the Hospital kicked us out early). It was flu season and my mother-in-law got the flu and all our family members were exposed. The hardest part when we got home was that first few days with all the crying. But you figure it out. It's natural. All these instincts kick in.
Oh and baby blues are real. Just support your wife as best you can. Also, get her this book: The Diaper Diaries: The Real Poop on a New Mom's First Year. It's pretty damn funny. Sure it's cheesy. But you're a dad now. You're no longer cool.
And I second some of what has been said, get out of the house. You probably won't want to the first few months, but around the 4th month, have a relative come over to take care of the kid. You'll call about a half dozen times while you're on your date.
And some of your non-procreating friends will probably stop hanging out with you.
TiVo subscribers would be able to visit Netflix's Web site and either stream movies over a broadband connection or download them to their TiVo boxes, Kelly said.
I hope this is not the case. In order to be a success, I need to not have to get off my fat ass and go to the computer, sign in, browse, order, and then go to Tivo to watch a movie. The interface needs to be from the Tivo itself.
*boo-ga* Tivo Central
*boo-ga* Netflix menu
*boo-ga* Search by title
*boo-ga* A-N-C-H -> Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy (Sidenote: Why does this DVD come out in December?)
Streamy goodness
Now, I do see where the website would come in handy to order flicks while at work and have one waiting for you when you come home. And will it be PPV or subscription (or both)?
I don't think it will come down to who's device has more whizbang and whistles. But who has the best games (It's the gameplay, stupid!).
In all likelihood it will end up being the DS because they'll use the same model that Playstation itself used (and Gameboy for that matter). Backward compatability. This gets you the first months when new games are slim and all the early adopters pay prime dollar to get the latest and greatest. Out of the gate, PSP will only have the games available at launch.
Plus wouldn't you rather play something like WarrioWare rather than Madden 2005 on a portable? I'd rather view Madden on a big screen.
Full disclosure:
I didn't RTFA.
I'm a TiVo subscriber.
I'm a Apple zealot.
I think TiVo == Apple in some ways. Haven't people been predicting the downfall of Apple for quite some time now? Aren't TiVo and Mac owners all fanatics (for some a bit too much)?
And besides, if TiVo goes poof, don't you fully expect someone will hack it to get program data (see MythTV). I haven't gotten much into the hack TiVo community yet (although I'm about to, 40 hours ain't enough) but isn't the reason behind not hacking the program info is because it violates the EULA? And I'd assume it'd also break future updates.
Anyway, I doubt TiVo will be going away anytime soon.
People wonder why folks still play Atari, old NES games, MAME with ROMS from back in the day. That's because games back then had quality game play. I'd bet if you sat a 10-12 year old down with one of those plug-n-play "retro" games they would have a blast.
Sweet. With eMachineShop now I can build my own custom parts for my dream chopper just like Vinnie does with the Waterjet thing on American Chopper.
Darn. I forgot. I'm an idiot around automotives.
I hope this does not signify the end of the e-reader. I mean I know that DK on e-reader is not as full featured as the classic NES reissue, but still. I love the e-reader. I wish more people adopted it. I see them in the clearance bin at game stores for the low, low price of $5 in the near future.
I admit, I didn't RTFA but as far as data mining goes, can't you just refuse to give your phone number? I was @ Best Buy this weekend and just said No when she asked for my number. Of course, that's not to stop them from tracking my sales via Credit Card. Then there's the Best Buy Credit card I have. Damn. Let the mining begin.
I'm glad this article linked to the IHT website because until this article, I haven't heard of the site before. It's beautiful (as far as newspaper sites go). Other newspapers should take a hint from them. You have to love standards. Plus no advertising in the content. There's a novel idea.
It should probably read "people really ignore ads." How many of us really see the ads? With oversaturation and not really caring, I ignore 99% of the ads that I see. I'd like to see a report on how web ads are working. I used to work at a local tv station web site and they were all but giving away ads just to get people to advertise on the site. After their contract was up when they didn't see the clickthroughs, they didn't renew the contract. You can argue brand awareness, but people want to see concrete results and people aren't clicking.
That being said and writing about this, I did look at the ITManagersJournal.com ad that is currently running on slashdot. Damn, I guess internet advertising does work.
Tranquility is such a great game (Check out my review here. You see a bunch of include errors...that's because it was done long ago and Belo Interactive sites no longer support their punchbutton video game section). In fact, it's been a long while since I've jumped into TQ World and I should get back into it. Maybe your class could interview the developers (who seem very accessible on their forum) regarding the mathematics behind the game.
Plus, it'd be nice if you could get kids into this sort of game rather than the violent/gore filled games they go home to when they fire up their PS2s.
Just FYI clicking on those jpegs in the adverts link the linspot-teaser2.jpg and linspot-teaser3.jpg are not safe for work. Thank God no one was standing behind me when I clicked.
This horse is already a bloody pulp from beating it so much, but it must be brought up again.
It's all about parental control. Parents need to be aware of what's going on in their living room or the kids room. they need to be aware of what games they are playing and even play it themselves before they hand the game over to the kid.
I know... what happens when Johnny is over at Jimmy's house and he has Manhunt. We just had a daughter (and, being a gamer myself I hope she's into video games) and, yeah she'll be presented with all sorts of stuff when I'm not around once she is older (violent video games, drugs, alcohol, some of that god awful music those kids are listening to nowadays [damn i'm getting older]). But, I hope, I raise my kid right and when presented with these types of things, she'll make the correct decision.
Sure, when I was a kid, I listened to all sorts of foul-mouthed music (Hell, I still do). I remember listening to NWA REALLY loud on my walkman and my mom hearing the line "We want to F--- you Easy/B---- I want to F--- you too!" And yes, the tape was confiscated, but I was raised right. I knew that it was all an act, just like a video game is a video game.
It's hard to stay away from violence, sex, etc. in today's society and I think kids growing up now are forced to grow up much faster than any previous generation. I just think you need to educate your children on what is right and what is real. Also not to oversaturate your child with violence, sex, drugs..
And limit how the media controls your child. Make them read books, play outside, and limit video game play.
/me stops beating that dead horse and gets off the soapbox.
What kind of ramifications does this have for Wheel of Fortune? You know how Pat always says before the start of the game "We tossed a coin backstage, and Janet, you get to spin first."
Come to think of it, aren't there three players? What are they using, some magical 3-sided coin? Something fishy is going on at the Wheel. I never trusted that show since they gave up the shopping sprees after you guessed the correct puzzle. Ah, the days when you only had $100 bucks to spend at the end of your spree and you were force to buy a ceramic dalmation.
Well, with a wholesale value like that, I'm just going to have to run the POS into the ground. And you should get reimbursed for your fuel pump from ford since you had it worked on.
If they give you crap, contact someone high up at ford. I got names and numbers over at blue oval news but I can't find it now. Quick check on the wayback machine shows this document, which has all the names and numbers for the higher-ups in Michigan.
Slashdot Mirror
We actually turn the sound all the way down. Typically the light and the audible cries heard from the room next door (not through the monitor) are enough to wake us. Also, when the audio is turned up if my daughter cries even for a brief moment or makes a peep, my wife wants to immediately rush in. With the audio turned down we still hear the baby, but it makes my wife less anxious. You will have to let your child learn to put him/herself back to sleep. Which bring me to some advice.
There will come a time when you MUST let your child cry it out. At first, yes, your child will wake up every hour- 2 hours for feedings (Conan O'Brien once commented that breast feeding mom's were where most of his viewership was). When our child started on solid food, we let her cry it out. Yes, it is hard at first. There will be an hour plus worth of the worst crying you have ever heard. And it may take a few nights. But then, all of a sudden, your child will sleep through the night. It's as if it were magic. At first, this is unsetteling and you think, "She's not waking up! There must be something wrong!" but you get used to the sweet, sweet sleep you've been missing out on. And SIDS is all but a non-issue once they hit 6 months or are able to turn over. I know there is different schools of thought on getting your baby to sleep through the night. IMHO, I think this is the best way. It teaches them independence. Not dependent on you to help them to go to sleep.
Also, while your wife is on maternity leave, use a basinette or some sleep vessel that will fit in your room. We used ours until she outgrew it. Get one on rollers too so you can move it to different parts of the house.
Be prepared. It's pretty freaky at first. When we came home, we had no help whatsoever (plus the Hospital kicked us out early). It was flu season and my mother-in-law got the flu and all our family members were exposed. The hardest part when we got home was that first few days with all the crying. But you figure it out. It's natural. All these instincts kick in.
Oh and baby blues are real. Just support your wife as best you can. Also, get her this book: The Diaper Diaries: The Real Poop on a New Mom's First Year. It's pretty damn funny. Sure it's cheesy. But you're a dad now. You're no longer cool.
And I second some of what has been said, get out of the house. You probably won't want to the first few months, but around the 4th month, have a relative come over to take care of the kid. You'll call about a half dozen times while you're on your date.
And some of your non-procreating friends will probably stop hanging out with you.
Anyway, I've rambled on too much. Good luck.
- *boo-ga* Tivo Central
- *boo-ga* Netflix menu
- *boo-ga* Search by title
- *boo-ga* A-N-C-H -> Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy (Sidenote: Why does this DVD come out in December?)
- Streamy goodness
Now, I do see where the website would come in handy to order flicks while at work and have one waiting for you when you come home. And will it be PPV or subscription (or both)?Pulling out boot, applying to ass. Man, I hate monday's. Gracias for the grammar correction.
It'll be more fun in Canada considering they have talking bears pimping beer.
Also, grammar nazi's will rip apart my post.
- Apple will go bankrupt.
- We'll be in Flying cars by the year 2000.
- Astronaut food is yummy. Everybody will eat it.
- The Red Sox will win another World Series.
If only the last one wold come true. Hmmm, let me make some predictions:or
Bush will win and start the apocolypse
In all likelihood it will end up being the DS because they'll use the same model that Playstation itself used (and Gameboy for that matter). Backward compatability. This gets you the first months when new games are slim and all the early adopters pay prime dollar to get the latest and greatest. Out of the gate, PSP will only have the games available at launch.
Plus wouldn't you rather play something like WarrioWare rather than Madden 2005 on a portable? I'd rather view Madden on a big screen.
Also, who cares?
I didn't RTFA.
I'm a TiVo subscriber.
I'm a Apple zealot.
I think TiVo == Apple in some ways. Haven't people been predicting the downfall of Apple for quite some time now? Aren't TiVo and Mac owners all fanatics (for some a bit too much)? And besides, if TiVo goes poof, don't you fully expect someone will hack it to get program data (see MythTV). I haven't gotten much into the hack TiVo community yet (although I'm about to, 40 hours ain't enough) but isn't the reason behind not hacking the program info is because it violates the EULA? And I'd assume it'd also break future updates. Anyway, I doubt TiVo will be going away anytime soon.
Pogo Radio YourWay Looks like just about the same product (less quality, and less storage, but still).
People wonder why folks still play Atari, old NES games, MAME with ROMS from back in the day. That's because games back then had quality game play. I'd bet if you sat a 10-12 year old down with one of those plug-n-play "retro" games they would have a blast.
Sweet. With eMachineShop now I can build my own custom parts for my dream chopper just like Vinnie does with the Waterjet thing on American Chopper. Darn. I forgot. I'm an idiot around automotives.
I hope this does not signify the end of the e-reader. I mean I know that DK on e-reader is not as full featured as the classic NES reissue, but still. I love the e-reader. I wish more people adopted it. I see them in the clearance bin at game stores for the low, low price of $5 in the near future.
I admit, I didn't RTFA but as far as data mining goes, can't you just refuse to give your phone number? I was @ Best Buy this weekend and just said No when she asked for my number. Of course, that's not to stop them from tracking my sales via Credit Card. Then there's the Best Buy Credit card I have. Damn. Let the mining begin.
I'm glad this article linked to the IHT website because until this article, I haven't heard of the site before. It's beautiful (as far as newspaper sites go). Other newspapers should take a hint from them. You have to love standards. Plus no advertising in the content. There's a novel idea.
It should probably read "people really ignore ads." How many of us really see the ads? With oversaturation and not really caring, I ignore 99% of the ads that I see. I'd like to see a report on how web ads are working. I used to work at a local tv station web site and they were all but giving away ads just to get people to advertise on the site. After their contract was up when they didn't see the clickthroughs, they didn't renew the contract. You can argue brand awareness, but people want to see concrete results and people aren't clicking.
That being said and writing about this, I did look at the ITManagersJournal.com ad that is currently running on slashdot. Damn, I guess internet advertising does work.
April fools...yeah *yawn*.
Parent brings up a good point. There are scads of AOL disks all around Wall Mart. Then again, there are scads of AOL disks all around everywhere....
Horizontal scrolling? Just like Microsofts products their game websites are even bloated. I thought horizontal scrolling went out in the early 90's.
Plus, it'd be nice if you could get kids into this sort of game rather than the violent/gore filled games they go home to when they fire up their PS2s.
Just FYI clicking on those jpegs in the adverts link the linspot-teaser2.jpg and linspot-teaser3.jpg are not safe for work. Thank God no one was standing behind me when I clicked.
It's all about parental control. Parents need to be aware of what's going on in their living room or the kids room. they need to be aware of what games they are playing and even play it themselves before they hand the game over to the kid.
I know... what happens when Johnny is over at Jimmy's house and he has Manhunt. We just had a daughter (and, being a gamer myself I hope she's into video games) and, yeah she'll be presented with all sorts of stuff when I'm not around once she is older (violent video games, drugs, alcohol, some of that god awful music those kids are listening to nowadays [damn i'm getting older]). But, I hope, I raise my kid right and when presented with these types of things, she'll make the correct decision.
Sure, when I was a kid, I listened to all sorts of foul-mouthed music (Hell, I still do). I remember listening to NWA REALLY loud on my walkman and my mom hearing the line "We want to F--- you Easy/B---- I want to F--- you too!" And yes, the tape was confiscated, but I was raised right. I knew that it was all an act, just like a video game is a video game.
It's hard to stay away from violence, sex, etc. in today's society and I think kids growing up now are forced to grow up much faster than any previous generation. I just think you need to educate your children on what is right and what is real. Also not to oversaturate your child with violence, sex, drugs..
And limit how the media controls your child. Make them read books, play outside, and limit video game play.
/me stops beating that dead horse and gets off the soapbox.
Come to think of it, aren't there three players? What are they using, some magical 3-sided coin? Something fishy is going on at the Wheel. I never trusted that show since they gave up the shopping sprees after you guessed the correct puzzle. Ah, the days when you only had $100 bucks to spend at the end of your spree and you were force to buy a ceramic dalmation.
Well, with a wholesale value like that, I'm just going to have to run the POS into the ground. And you should get reimbursed for your fuel pump from ford since you had it worked on. If they give you crap, contact someone high up at ford. I got names and numbers over at blue oval news but I can't find it now. Quick check on the wayback machine shows this document, which has all the names and numbers for the higher-ups in Michigan.