"And then we could have looked forward to iModel, or whatever, as the low end consumer version."
That's sort of pushing it, don't you think? I mean, the applications in the iLife suite are consumer applications that "most" consumers actually use.
Digital camera? Hell, my parents owned one before I finally broke down and purchased mine. iPhoto works great for me.
Digital camcorder? I don't have one, but someday. iMovie would fit the niche perfectly.
Music? iTunes works like a charm (so much, in fact, that I couldn't see using anything else!).
iDVD is there to tie each of those separate applications into media that can easily be shared with friends and family.
GarageBand is really nice, but lacking features for anyone beyond intermediate musical talent. If there was a teenager in the house, it would probably be the most used application, though.
But, "iModel?" Where would that really fit into the digital hub? I honestly don't know too many people interested in 3D modeling on a consumer level.
"Stealing = taking something with the intention of permenantly depriving its owner of possession."
Sigh... Once again...
Please, work for 10 years, and put a 400k investment into your house. It's your life's dream, and you own it. That is 40k per year. You have now built the "perfect" house. You love it. It's your dream house. You've spent blood, sweat and tears on it.
I come along, build the exact same house as yours, only it's free. I've copied your design. Are you angry yet?
"I wasn't aware the labels were paying the artists a large part of the iTunes income."
Last time I checked, positive income was better than NO income.
"Anyone you know getting a check from RIAA?"
Yes. Me.
"Artists - don't - get - money - from - labels. Artists PAY labels for the privilege of making money for the labels."
People - don't - get - money - from - their - employers. Employees sign a contractual agreement that they WILL perform the work assigned to them, or are you not on salary?
"It's affected sales to me. I stopped buying cd's when napster first came out, and haven't since."
It hasn't for me. I've purchased 835 songs from iTunes in the last year since it's been active, compared to zero albums during the Napster heyday.
I'm probably different from you; I enjoy music immensely. Songs often remind me of certain periods of my life, good or bad. They bring a smile to my face or, sometimes, and adverse reaction.
Regardless, I choose to reward the artist*, rather than blatantly "steal"** from them.
* - Yes, it may possibly support RIAA also, but the artists signed those arcane contracts, not me.
** - Fuck off, it _IS_ stealing. Let's see you work your job for 6 months and have someone come along an take all the great ideas for themselves, leaving you with no recognition. Would you be pissed?
I went to college for IT / Business Management and had trouble initially finding a job in my chosen field. I was previously active duty military with a background in logistics and by dumb luck, landed a civil service job with the government.
Yes, going to college was essentially a complete waste. Very little of the knowledge I gained is going to good use. I haven't programmed in C or C++ in 3 or 4 years. The money's OK (it's the most I've ever made) and the hours & job responsibility (or lackthereof) simply kick ass.
Thinking back on it, I'm almost GLAD I never landed a job in IT.
"I think that what they are concerned with is that if somebody sells something that, say, falls apart as soon as they get it, they associate the name Mozilla with poor quality."
...and people wonder why Apple won't port OS X to the x86 platform. Here's your answer.
"Free Software shouldn't be equated with the right to brazenly steal from those who provide it."
I agree! I mean, no open source projects have ever looked very similar to Windows or MacOS... They've all treaded their own paths, much like jTunes or WindowMaker!
Evolution looks so much like Outlook, there should be royalties involved.
"So here's an awkward question. How does one become an adult webmaster. I mean, aside from making a webpage and setting up the merchant stuff. Do you actually do shoots of the girls? Or do you just buy them from stock image porn dealer? The reason I ask is that I've seen many girls passed off as amateurs that are obviously not that I've seen all over the place on different sites, with different names. I'm really curious how that works. Also, how much money are we talking here? 6 figures? Upper 5 figures? Are there um...."fringe benefits"? I've searched around and have yet to find any kind of personal accounts of people who run these websites, but I am very interested in it."
Ok, I'll try to answer this...
To become an adult webmaster, don't do it for the money. It has to be something you're interested in (ha ha, joke's on me! Who isn't interested in porn?). Honestly though, you need to be passionate about the subject, otherwise it WILL get boring. There are thousands of TGPs & MGPs out there, so try to come up with something "different" to build hits.
Photo shoots are "interesting" to say the least. I have only been on one, and basically, it went like this:
Me: "Hi, glad you could show up. This is the photographer. Do you mind if we stick around for the shoot, to provide input?" (I was ABSOLUTELY lying through my teeth. I just wanted to see her naked.)
Her: "No."
"Ok, have fun!" At that point I had to leave the room. Stock images are great for original content, but they can be expensive. Photo sets range from $20 to $50+ per set, and buying new content on a daily basis is immensely expensive. If your sponsor/advertiser revenue can support it, no problem. I usually hit usenet for image sets, as I can get untagged images for free.
Strippers are seriously one of your best points of contact. They have no problem taking off their clothes, and usually aren't afraid to pose in front of a camera. Usual billing rates are $100 to $300+ per hour, depending on the "talent".
No webmaster wants to talk about revenue, but IF (and that's a HUGE if) I filled all my advertising slots, I would clear in excess of 22k per month. I have NEVER come close to filling my advertising slots, so for now, the point is moot.
No, there are no "fringe benefits" that I know of. Other webmasters may operate differently from myself though. I'm married, and the very thought of John Wayne Bobbit brings up horrific images. You do the math on that one.
"And it pays well too, so it should be a career option for all techies out there, seeing the current techjobmarket."
I agree, to an extent. I'm an adult webmaster, and it is an interesting line of work. It's a fairly close-nit community and it does have it's downsides.
When I started out, getting ANYONE to do business with us was next to impossible. Banks wouldn't allow us to open accounts, online merchants wouldn't accept us, etc etc.
It has gotten more "friendly" over the past few years, but it certainly isn't a market I recommend to just anyone. Building user contacts and networking is always hard, but in the adult industry people seem more guarded.
And honestly? The web visitors are always pompous, condescending assholes if you don't provide them with what they want, when they want it. I must get 50 emails a day with complaints about various miniscule bullshit.
Slashdot Mirror
HE WILL DIE ALONE.
Think computing... circa 1987.
(YES! I own an Amiga... No flames please.)
find . -name .DS_Store -exec rm "{}" ';'
At least it gets rid of the damn files.
What if someone forks it?
FireBird Insurance?
That's sort of pushing it, don't you think? I mean, the applications in the iLife suite are consumer applications that "most" consumers actually use.
Digital camera? Hell, my parents owned one before I finally broke down and purchased mine. iPhoto works great for me.
Digital camcorder? I don't have one, but someday. iMovie would fit the niche perfectly.
Music? iTunes works like a charm (so much, in fact, that I couldn't see using anything else!).
iDVD is there to tie each of those separate applications into media that can easily be shared with friends and family.
GarageBand is really nice, but lacking features for anyone beyond intermediate musical talent. If there was a teenager in the house, it would probably be the most used application, though.
But, "iModel?" Where would that really fit into the digital hub? I honestly don't know too many people interested in 3D modeling on a consumer level.
Neuros: 5.3" x 3.1" x 1.3", 9.4 oz.
iPod: 4.1" x 2.4" x 0.62", 5.6 oz.
You forgot the BIG and HONKIN' option.
What the fuck else are we going to do? Date? Sheesh.
AT&F&C1&D2
Sigh... Once again...
Please, work for 10 years, and put a 400k investment into your house. It's your life's dream, and you own it. That is 40k per year. You have now built the "perfect" house. You love it. It's your dream house. You've spent blood, sweat and tears on it.
I come along, build the exact same house as yours, only it's free. I've copied your design. Are you angry yet?
Last time I checked, positive income was better than NO income.
"Anyone you know getting a check from RIAA?"
Yes. Me.
"Artists - don't - get - money - from - labels. Artists PAY labels for the privilege of making money for the labels."
People - don't - get - money - from - their - employers. Employees sign a contractual agreement that they WILL perform the work assigned to them, or are you not on salary?
It works both ways...
It hasn't for me. I've purchased 835 songs from iTunes in the last year since it's been active, compared to zero albums during the Napster heyday.
I'm probably different from you; I enjoy music immensely. Songs often remind me of certain periods of my life, good or bad. They bring a smile to my face or, sometimes, and adverse reaction.
Regardless, I choose to reward the artist*, rather than blatantly "steal"** from them.
* - Yes, it may possibly support RIAA also, but the artists signed those arcane contracts, not me.
** - Fuck off, it _IS_ stealing. Let's see you work your job for 6 months and have someone come along an take all the great ideas for themselves, leaving you with no recognition. Would you be pissed?
My magazine cover would feature the goatse guy.
MicroSoft used to have a PowerPC edition of Windows NT, that doesn't make it a Mac.
Yes, going to college was essentially a complete waste. Very little of the knowledge I gained is going to good use. I haven't programmed in C or C++ in 3 or 4 years. The money's OK (it's the most I've ever made) and the hours & job responsibility (or lackthereof) simply kick ass.
Thinking back on it, I'm almost GLAD I never landed a job in IT.
Does this mean that AMD is launching a 811.3200+ series protocol to compete with Intel?
For the Pound key, use option-# (Get it? Option-Pound?).
Apple has supported the euro symbol since the introduction of Mac OS 8.5 in October 1998. See here.
I live my life a .c header at a time.
Except those guys working on their cars are actively looking to get laid on a Friday night.
Apache has over 60% of the web server market, yet you don't see it getting exploited nearly as much as Microsoft's IIS.
Marketshare != Security (or lack thereof)
I agree! I mean, no open source projects have ever looked very similar to Windows or MacOS... They've all treaded their own paths, much like jTunes or WindowMaker!
Evolution looks so much like Outlook, there should be royalties involved.
"Oh man, bad lie on that last shot. Guess I'll have to bank it off the MinuteMan."
Ok, I'll try to answer this...
To become an adult webmaster, don't do it for the money. It has to be something you're interested in (ha ha, joke's on me! Who isn't interested in porn?). Honestly though, you need to be passionate about the subject, otherwise it WILL get boring. There are thousands of TGPs & MGPs out there, so try to come up with something "different" to build hits.
Photo shoots are "interesting" to say the least. I have only been on one, and basically, it went like this:
Me: "Hi, glad you could show up. This is the photographer. Do you mind if we stick around for the shoot, to provide input?" (I was ABSOLUTELY lying through my teeth. I just wanted to see her naked.)
Her: "No."
"Ok, have fun!" At that point I had to leave the room. Stock images are great for original content, but they can be expensive. Photo sets range from $20 to $50+ per set, and buying new content on a daily basis is immensely expensive. If your sponsor/advertiser revenue can support it, no problem. I usually hit usenet for image sets, as I can get untagged images for free.
Strippers are seriously one of your best points of contact. They have no problem taking off their clothes, and usually aren't afraid to pose in front of a camera. Usual billing rates are $100 to $300+ per hour, depending on the "talent".
No webmaster wants to talk about revenue, but IF (and that's a HUGE if) I filled all my advertising slots, I would clear in excess of 22k per month. I have NEVER come close to filling my advertising slots, so for now, the point is moot.
No, there are no "fringe benefits" that I know of. Other webmasters may operate differently from myself though. I'm married, and the very thought of John Wayne Bobbit brings up horrific images. You do the math on that one.
I agree, to an extent. I'm an adult webmaster, and it is an interesting line of work. It's a fairly close-nit community and it does have it's downsides.
When I started out, getting ANYONE to do business with us was next to impossible. Banks wouldn't allow us to open accounts, online merchants wouldn't accept us, etc etc.
It has gotten more "friendly" over the past few years, but it certainly isn't a market I recommend to just anyone. Building user contacts and networking is always hard, but in the adult industry people seem more guarded.
And honestly? The web visitors are always pompous, condescending assholes if you don't provide them with what they want, when they want it. I must get 50 emails a day with complaints about various miniscule bullshit.
I still wouldn't trade it for the world though. :)