It is actually becuase radio stations will not play some band with any sort of regularity if you aren't from a a label.. People think that payolla isn't alive and well and they are fooling themselves.
If you can't get on the radio (and you aren't the.001% exception like Metalica) you can not be sucessful (in the top 40 sense). The radio industry is more crooked than the record industry, believe me.
I wonder if he is being paid by Microsoft as part of the new "UnSwitcher" campaign? I'd say he should take the fork he was going to stick in Apple, and...well...you get the idea.
hmm... insightful, but not flamebait or troll. Every/. PC user must be gaming right now...
Last time I checked there were several million mac users
It doesn't really matter how many existing users there are. It matters how much in new sales they get. They are still putting money into development (no, Yao and Mini-Me did not make the 17" and 12" Powerbooks).
While I agree that the article is misguided, I think your blanket comment is as well. Before you label me a troll, I have a powerbook running 10.2.3 and an XP desktop and a Debian box.
gotta say, to all of the people who claim to use windows all of the time and never need to reboot: I honestly don't believe you.
I don't really know if I wouldn't have to reboot becuase of a memory leak in W2K and XP. It was fairly common knowledge that 98 had a bad one. I can tell you that if Win 2K and XP have one, its not nearly as bad as 98. But I certainly wouldn't be surprised if it did.
no, it hangs on boot. maybe some library file is corrupt? I should probrably just reload OS X.2.x but it was a pain to install everything I need on it, plus backing up the stuff on there I have. It hangs on boot about 70% of the time. Really weird.
Not sure why your comment got modded as flaimbait as I think your response had merit.
I think I could extend my uptime indefinitely if I didn't run any of 15 to 20 programs (Photshop, Outlook, Dreamweaver, CuteFTP Pro, Putty, 3 to 4 browser windows of IE, Netscape and Opera, Trillian, Flash, Meeting Maker, Filemaker) at a time. Between the fact that openeing and closing them very often, the fact that my wife will switch to her profile and start and leave programs running, and that it is a PII 300 with 256 MB ram and you can see why it often needs a reboot. Some programs don't seem to cough up ram even after they are closed. Yeah, I need a computer, but from someone who had to use Windows sice 3.1 for workgroups, I am pretty satisfied with how XP, the bloated OS that it is, treats my old piece of crap Gateway.
That being said, the dedicated server I rent runs Debian with SendMail, MYSQL and Apache and the only time it goes down is when my provider screws up.
The difference is that while XP Professional, as bloated and security hole ridden as it is, is intended for an entirely different thing than any *nix is really meant for. Your (and my dedicated box) is meant for maximum uptime as a web, mail or application server. Windows is entertainment and individual productivity. The fact that you can also get a lot of the same thigns done on a *nix box is commendable, but my work environment dictates what OS I use.
I have a home computer running XP and a work computer running 2000. Both run for days without a reset. I install patches when they come out.
Of course my Powerbook running OS 10.2.3 hangs 50% of the time when booting lately. Some corrupted file or something. My Mom called tonight and complained that she gets out of memory errors on her IMac when running AOL. Of course, I personally can take care of a Windows box while I am still not completely familiar with OS X.
There is no OS that is dummy proof these days. It doesn't matter if its Apple or Microsoft. If you can't take care of your own computer, you will be up shit's creek at some point or another...
The video that was linked from an earlier post in this thread showed a guy in Seattle with one. He had a pretty large looking saddle bag that he kept a GPS and a video camera in. I wonder how soon he gets his scooter "Segway-jacked"? Though I suppose it wouldn't be tough to track down a fleeing criminal on a Segway...
those items aren't for the elderly or fat, lazy fucks... Everyone wants one, even if they don't admit it and they will do so when the price drops....someday.
The ability to broadcast in HDTV is so cost prohibitive, that most local affiliates will wait until the last possible moment to upgrade their equiptment.
I realize that ILM has released some of their custom made software but generally speaking, most companies don't make their own and when you have rediculous deadlines, you need to go with somehting proven and something you can get support on, if need be. Clients who are paying bug bucks just want the work done and well and could care less which platform and particular software one uses.
For instance, I have seen yourlist of equiptment you use (from your site). Do you really use Shake legally? I can't imagine paying that much money (5K plus about another thousand a year) for compositing. BTW, we are also a viable competitor for After Effects and ours also includes a lot of functionality of Illustrator and Photoshop, all in one interface. We plug into FCP and just about every other mainstream NLE out there.
I see that you are looking to do your own green screen. Are you looking to do location stuff, or set one up somewhere and leave it? I had built my own blue screen a few years ago and it only cost me about $100 and about 4 hours of my time (including getting materials) to have an 8x12 screen. For another $25, I could have done a floor section as well, but moved to a different house. Now I don't have the room for one anymore. Of course lighting is the most important part of compositing (IMO), so a $100 blue (or green) screen doesn't matter if your lighting is horrible, which mine traditionally is...
Slashdot Mirror
I usually find that
username: nopass
password: nopass
works on most newspaper sites....
pretty easy to remember...
:P
It is actually becuase radio stations will not play some band with any sort of regularity if you aren't from a a label.. People think that payolla isn't alive and well and they are fooling themselves.
.001% exception like Metalica) you can not be sucessful (in the top 40 sense). The radio industry is more crooked than the record industry, believe me.
If you can't get on the radio (and you aren't the
I wonder if he is being paid by Microsoft as part of the new "UnSwitcher" campaign? I'd say he should take the fork he was going to stick in Apple, and...well...you get the idea.
/. PC user must be gaming right now...
hmm... insightful, but not flamebait or troll.
Every
Market. Share. Is. Not. Necessarily. An. Indication. Of. A. Company's. Success.
But a combination of marketshare and profit are an indication of a companies likelyhood of sucess over the long haul.
Last time I checked there were several million mac users
It doesn't really matter how many existing users there are. It matters how much in new sales they get. They are still putting money into development (no, Yao and Mini-Me did not make the 17" and 12" Powerbooks).
While I agree that the article is misguided, I think your blanket comment is as well.
Before you label me a troll, I have a powerbook running 10.2.3 and an XP desktop and a Debian box.
He's right. My uncle-in-law is one of the heads of Citibank's private label card division (Home Depot credit card, various chain store credit cards).
He definitley doesn't give a shit.
But he does enjoy being rich as fuck.
Can't say I blame him on that last part. He makes my yearly salary every month.
Paypal sent me a notification of the change in their privacy policy the other day.
Wanna bet they have a very similar policy?
I bid one dollar and will pay for "shipping"...
Or I can just trade them those 5 million CC #'s...
did I just write that?
*cough*
gotta say, to all of the people who claim to use windows all of the time and never need to reboot: I honestly don't believe you.
I don't really know if I wouldn't have to reboot becuase of a memory leak in W2K and XP. It was fairly common knowledge that 98 had a bad one. I can tell you that if Win 2K and XP have one, its not nearly as bad as 98. But I certainly wouldn't be surprised if it did.
no, it hangs on boot. maybe some library file is corrupt? I should probrably just reload OS X.2.x but it was a pain to install everything I need on it, plus backing up the stuff on there I have. It hangs on boot about 70% of the time. Really weird.
Not sure why your comment got modded as flaimbait as I think your response had merit.
I think I could extend my uptime indefinitely if I didn't run any of 15 to 20 programs (Photshop, Outlook, Dreamweaver, CuteFTP Pro, Putty, 3 to 4 browser windows of IE, Netscape and Opera, Trillian, Flash, Meeting Maker, Filemaker) at a time. Between the fact that openeing and closing them very often, the fact that my wife will switch to her profile and start and leave programs running, and that it is a PII 300 with 256 MB ram and you can see why it often needs a reboot. Some programs don't seem to cough up ram even after they are closed. Yeah, I need a computer, but from someone who had to use Windows sice 3.1 for workgroups, I am pretty satisfied with how XP, the bloated OS that it is, treats my old piece of crap Gateway.
That being said, the dedicated server I rent runs Debian with SendMail, MYSQL and Apache and the only time it goes down is when my provider screws up.
The difference is that while XP Professional, as bloated and security hole ridden as it is, is intended for an entirely different thing than any *nix is really meant for. Your (and my dedicated box) is meant for maximum uptime as a web, mail or application server. Windows is entertainment and individual productivity. The fact that you can also get a lot of the same thigns done on a *nix box is commendable, but my work environment dictates what OS I use.
I have a home computer running XP and a work computer running 2000. Both run for days without a reset. I install patches when they come out.
Of course my Powerbook running OS 10.2.3 hangs 50% of the time when booting lately. Some corrupted file or something. My Mom called tonight and complained that she gets out of memory errors on her IMac when running AOL. Of course, I personally can take care of a Windows box while I am still not completely familiar with OS X.
There is no OS that is dummy proof these days. It doesn't matter if its Apple or Microsoft. If you can't take care of your own computer, you will be up shit's creek at some point or another...
"Something people would design cities around."
problem is, most cities are already designed....
even if it cost $50, I'd probably not buy one out of spite.
Dude, bookmark my profile name, 'cause if it costs $50 anytime soon, I will buy you one...
(just out of spite)
:P
The video that was linked from an earlier post in this thread showed a guy in Seattle with one. He had a pretty large looking saddle bag that he kept a GPS and a video camera in.
I wonder how soon he gets his scooter "Segway-jacked"?
Though I suppose it wouldn't be tough to track down a fleeing criminal on a Segway...
Netherlands, the foreman and others who had to go a long distance had bikes with banana seats.
perhaps they should stop having lunch at the "coffee shops".
Banana seats?!?
Tell them I have a bunch of platform shoes with fishes in them for sale
scooters/rollerblades/skateboards occupy
those items aren't for the elderly or fat, lazy fucks...
Everyone wants one, even if they don't admit it and they will do so when the price drops....someday.
I thought minivans were bad enough, now I get to get stuck behind an elderly person with their segway's "blinker" on for a mile and a half...
(no offense to your grandmother. I am sure she is an exception to the rule...)
Are you kidding?
I should make a small plow to hook onto the front. then my son can make bank clearing neighbor's sidewalks and driveways.
it could be a whole new "lemonade stand" industry...
It was funny (at least a little ) to see him almost get side swiped by a truck as he crossed the street.
I can't wait to see the next cop chace tv show or movie where someone comandeers one of these to chase the bad guy...
Ha!
I suppose I deserve that.
thank you for not amking some "soviet russia" joke
I just bought an HDTV set that doesn't show an HDTV picture.
It makes me feel pissed...
The ability to broadcast in HDTV is so cost prohibitive, that most local affiliates will wait until the last possible moment to upgrade their equiptment.
*MY* big monitor (32" Sony presentation display)
Your old workplace called.
They want their 32" monitor back...
You have sucessfully garnished double karma from one joke.
I hereby name that Darma.
I realize that ILM has released some of their custom made software but generally speaking, most companies don't make their own and when you have rediculous deadlines, you need to go with somehting proven and something you can get support on, if need be. Clients who are paying bug bucks just want the work done and well and could care less which platform and particular software one uses.
For instance, I have seen yourlist of equiptment you use (from your site). Do you really use Shake legally? I can't imagine paying that much money (5K plus about another thousand a year) for compositing. BTW, we are also a viable competitor for After Effects and ours also includes a lot of functionality of Illustrator and Photoshop, all in one interface. We plug into FCP and just about every other mainstream NLE out there.
I see that you are looking to do your own green screen. Are you looking to do location stuff, or set one up somewhere and leave it? I had built my own blue screen a few years ago and it only cost me about $100 and about 4 hours of my time (including getting materials) to have an 8x12 screen. For another $25, I could have done a floor section as well, but moved to a different house. Now I don't have the room for one anymore. Of course lighting is the most important part of compositing (IMO), so a $100 blue (or green) screen doesn't matter if your lighting is horrible, which mine traditionally is...