this happened a few years ago or so with dispatch. these guys spread by way of napster and word of mouth, and exploded. i don't know if the ended up getting contract offers, but they reached a lot of people. braddigan came to our campus recently and asked how many people had been touched by dispatch. ~95% of the attendees raised their hands. they're not blingin' by any means, but it can be done here too.
Parents do not have time to educate themselves on every possible form of entertainment that their child can run into.
it's a parent's job to educate themselves on what their kids might run into. as they get older, good sense and personal judgement will take over.
if you're that focused on your career/making money/busy with other crap, that you can't take the time to meter what your kids come in contact with in early stages of development, it's time to take a little time off.
i still don't think it's about profits here. i think it's about controlling the how's, when's, and who's of the consumer buying product. if you can make the masses think that you are the only legitimate source of product, you effectively eliminate competition. the concept of market control is worth far more in the long run than a cool $1,100,000 from settlements or the untold millions in lawyer fees.
just my 2 cents.
did anyone else notice that there were a disproportionate number of awards going to institutions of learning? namely, school districts including middle schools and high schools?
i don't know about anyone else, but this is a scary proposition for me. schools trying to prohibit the dissemination of information about different cultures and schools of thought speaks volumes about the types of people that are educating our young people. if i let my kids in the future go through a given school system, i want availble to them a variety of vantage points, not just the "right one" as prescribed by the administration.
i must admit i thought the same thing when i read about the cylinders on demand for the chev. for those who don't know, the 8-6-4 was mainly a cadillac motor of the early 1980's. the idea was the similar to that in the article, being that you would only use the cylinders that you needed at any given time.
this turned out to be a gimmick more than anything, cause it didn't actually save gas. all that happened was the spark was cut off to the cylinders that were not being used, but atomized fuel was still being dumped into the cylinders. this generally isn't good for lubrication, nor efficiency. a combustion engine is already relatively inefficient, and when you have a rotating assembly that is just dead weight, it just makes things worse.
i'm wondering just how they're going to do it. with fuel injection today, fuel and spark can be cut to a given cylinder, so you'd actually be saving fuel. interesting to see but still seeming to be a gimmick to me. if it makes significant gains in fuel economy, it might be worth it.
i don't own one, but i speak from a more traditional hot rodders point of view...
the first rule of grass-roots hot rodding: it's got to be cheap.
it's been the basis from the beginning. hot rodding started with guys using whatever they could get their hands on, namely thirties fords and chevys. they scored those puppies for $25 bucks or so (back when gasoline was 10 cents a gallon). anyone could get their hands on one. strap a junkyard flathead into a lightweight coupe, and you had yourself a hot rod.
though i wouldn't want one for myself, i can see the appeal of civics and other cars in that class. they're reliable, fairly solid, and cheap. anyone can score a mid-90's civic for under $4000 in descent condition. the aftermarket has also been kind to them, but since the market is there, it's been worth while to them to develop parts and body kits for such machines. they're also economical, as compared to a fire breathing big block or any other V-8 for that matter (save for some EFI setups).
the import culture seems to be more emphasized on showin' rather than goin'. sure, there are the street racing segments, but it's more about what it looks like, and what kind of cool technologies you can get in the glove box. such is my observation anyhow.
i'm still from the school where it isn't about the bling-bling and computers, but they're enginuity and innovation is just as "hot rod" as those that came before.
tubes are still readily availible, although not terribly cheap. there are still existing manufacturers that produce tubes for classic jukeboxes (eg wurlitzer and rock-ola).
there is still a market for this stuff, so they still produce it.
and of course let us not forget the tube amps and other random sound gear.
no matter how they restrict our liberties for the sake of protection, a determined individual or group will ALWAYS find a way. i'm willing to take the risk.
The whole concept is about deturrance. This whole movement by the RIAA is about propaganda. They Joe Blow to see all the bad press, think it's too risky/technical/bad, and give up. You can't stop people and still release music. One way or another it'll be done. If they can get the average user to think twice, or make them stop, then their efforts pay off.
They want the press, and to have people see the RIAA going through these lengths, and think someone is watching.
Slashdotters and the rest of the tech community won't be stopped...I'm not losing sleep over it.
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this happened a few years ago or so with dispatch. these guys spread by way of napster and word of mouth, and exploded. i don't know if the ended up getting contract offers, but they reached a lot of people. braddigan came to our campus recently and asked how many people had been touched by dispatch. ~95% of the attendees raised their hands. they're not blingin' by any means, but it can be done here too.
Parents do not have time to educate themselves on every possible form of entertainment that their child can run into.
it's a parent's job to educate themselves on what their kids might run into. as they get older, good sense and personal judgement will take over.
if you're that focused on your career/making money/busy with other crap, that you can't take the time to meter what your kids come in contact with in early stages of development, it's time to take a little time off.
i still don't think it's about profits here. i think it's about controlling the how's, when's, and who's of the consumer buying product. if you can make the masses think that you are the only legitimate source of product, you effectively eliminate competition. the concept of market control is worth far more in the long run than a cool $1,100,000 from settlements or the untold millions in lawyer fees. just my 2 cents.
did anyone else notice that there were a disproportionate number of awards going to institutions of learning? namely, school districts including middle schools and high schools?
i don't know about anyone else, but this is a scary proposition for me. schools trying to prohibit the dissemination of information about different cultures and schools of thought speaks volumes about the types of people that are educating our young people. if i let my kids in the future go through a given school system, i want availble to them a variety of vantage points, not just the "right one" as prescribed by the administration.
i must admit i thought the same thing when i read about the cylinders on demand for the chev. for those who don't know, the 8-6-4 was mainly a cadillac motor of the early 1980's. the idea was the similar to that in the article, being that you would only use the cylinders that you needed at any given time.
this turned out to be a gimmick more than anything, cause it didn't actually save gas. all that happened was the spark was cut off to the cylinders that were not being used, but atomized fuel was still being dumped into the cylinders. this generally isn't good for lubrication, nor efficiency. a combustion engine is already relatively inefficient, and when you have a rotating assembly that is just dead weight, it just makes things worse.
i'm wondering just how they're going to do it. with fuel injection today, fuel and spark can be cut to a given cylinder, so you'd actually be saving fuel. interesting to see but still seeming to be a gimmick to me. if it makes significant gains in fuel economy, it might be worth it.
i don't own one, but i speak from a more traditional hot rodders point of view...
the first rule of grass-roots hot rodding: it's got to be cheap.
it's been the basis from the beginning. hot rodding started with guys using whatever they could get their hands on, namely thirties fords and chevys. they scored those puppies for $25 bucks or so (back when gasoline was 10 cents a gallon). anyone could get their hands on one. strap a junkyard flathead into a lightweight coupe, and you had yourself a hot rod.
though i wouldn't want one for myself, i can see the appeal of civics and other cars in that class. they're reliable, fairly solid, and cheap. anyone can score a mid-90's civic for under $4000 in descent condition. the aftermarket has also been kind to them, but since the market is there, it's been worth while to them to develop parts and body kits for such machines. they're also economical, as compared to a fire breathing big block or any other V-8 for that matter (save for some EFI setups).
the import culture seems to be more emphasized on showin' rather than goin'. sure, there are the street racing segments, but it's more about what it looks like, and what kind of cool technologies you can get in the glove box. such is my observation anyhow.
i'm still from the school where it isn't about the bling-bling and computers, but they're enginuity and innovation is just as "hot rod" as those that came before.
tubes are still readily availible, although not terribly cheap. there are still existing manufacturers that produce tubes for classic jukeboxes (eg wurlitzer and rock-ola).
there is still a market for this stuff, so they still produce it. and of course let us not forget the tube amps and other random sound gear.
no matter how they restrict our liberties for the sake of protection, a determined individual or group will ALWAYS find a way. i'm willing to take the risk.
well, on the upshot, port 22 should be wide open...sweet sweet lynx will save the day again.
The whole concept is about deturrance. This whole movement by the RIAA is about propaganda. They Joe Blow to see all the bad press, think it's too risky/technical/bad, and give up. You can't stop people and still release music. One way or another it'll be done. If they can get the average user to think twice, or make them stop, then their efforts pay off.
They want the press, and to have people see the RIAA going through these lengths, and think someone is watching.
Slashdotters and the rest of the tech community won't be stopped...I'm not losing sleep over it.