Holy cow, that is dangerous. The recharge time and the pollution of the batteries really kill the electric car. Most people will not be able to afford two cars. Anyone have any info on progress for a hydrogen powered car?
critical mass never starts with everyone all at once, someone has to be first. And I don't think you realize how sensitive these companies are to bad press. Once it starts to gain any momentum, they will run for the hills screaming. And probably do so while whining they are victims of everything but their own failed business model.
You are thinking to narrowly. As there revenue shrinks no matter what the cause, it will weaken their ability to operate. Not buying music from companies that fund the RIAA is a direct way to help.
When you buy music, make sure to check http://riaaradar.com/ to see if the album is from a company that funds the RIAA. If they do, don't buy it and stick it to them a couple dollars of lost earnings at a time.
They should ask for a correction then. riaaradar.com is the best way to avoid helping the RIAA and I am not going to ask companies that routinely lie and steal if they are not evil.
Sony, EMI, Warner Bros, and Universal are in real trouble. Make sure you check http://riaaradar.com/ to make sure when you purchase music you don't buy anything from these companies that fund the RIAA.
So your argument is that because they are copyright holders they should only be paid when it is in the interest of the MPAA and their creative accounting. Don't agree, it is clear the MPAA does not function per their charter and they should be disbanded.
The MPAA is fighting to make sure the artists and copyright holders get what they are owed? Did they forget or is it just a bunch of BS and you should not feel bad about piracy and ignore them?
In my experience, the main reason software projects fail is a failure to collect adequate requirements. The tendency to jump in a code something is extremely great, but that is the absolute worst thing to do. For projects I manage, it is about a 2/3 requirements gathering to 1/3 or less code writing. A lot of people hate gathering requirements, figuring out how people do their job / what people actually need, and following up with minor changes that are extremely important in the different in a system that a user will hate to use vs one a user wants to use. Also, managing expectations is very important.
I opted for a hardware raid card and am using a 600Mhz machine, with no noticeable performance problems. Only problem I have had is to add a big fan to cool the terabyte drives. Have not had any problems and have not rebooted the machine in 9 months (ubuntu server distro even, but would probably go back to debian). Works great and was also cheap.
I think Microsoft is trying to keep the OS relevant. With Google trying to move to a cloud OS, this would make sense for Microsoft to do.
However, Microsoft would be more successful if they worried more about the people using their software than making third parties like the movie industry happy and what their competitors are doing.
I think you have missed some of EVE Online. There are three things you need. Skills, which you have to pick and wait for. Money, which you more or less have to play the game in some fashion to get. And friends if you want to do anything but mine or missions. It is a very good balance and that with the real functioning economy make it a great game.
I think it backfired on the RIAA. They are beating up on a mother of 4 and everyone agrees that the is a ridiculous judgment. I would even go so far as to say the RIAA has been begging Jamie to take a reduced settlement so they can say what great guys they are and still wave their judgment around. The backlash is taking root and people are really starting to stop buying RIAA member music. I have seen posing on http://riaaradar.com/ more than once.
But he is making a valid observation. If you sit on your business model you will end up like the RIAA and be clinging to it as everyone else passes you by. Cash in while you can knowing it could die abruptly, and make sure you have enough R&D to have the next product in the chamber. It is the only way to do business (and actually that has very little to do with a free business model).
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Making batteries cause huge amounts of pollution and what happens to then after the car dies. I doubt all will be recycled.
Holy cow, that is dangerous. The recharge time and the pollution of the batteries really kill the electric car. Most people will not be able to afford two cars. Anyone have any info on progress for a hydrogen powered car?
critical mass never starts with everyone all at once, someone has to be first. And I don't think you realize how sensitive these companies are to bad press. Once it starts to gain any momentum, they will run for the hills screaming. And probably do so while whining they are victims of everything but their own failed business model.
You are thinking to narrowly. As there revenue shrinks no matter what the cause, it will weaken their ability to operate. Not buying music from companies that fund the RIAA is a direct way to help.
When you buy music, make sure to check http://riaaradar.com/ to see if the album is from a company that funds the RIAA. If they do, don't buy it and stick it to them a couple dollars of lost earnings at a time.
don't bother, logic never works with RIAA shills. mother, grandmother, they will kneecap them both.
They should ask for a correction then. riaaradar.com is the best way to avoid helping the RIAA and I am not going to ask companies that routinely lie and steal if they are not evil.
If you pirate it, it does not matter. None of it goes to the artist anyway, but if you are going to buy, don't buy if from a company funding the RIAA.
Sony, EMI, Warner Bros, and Universal are in real trouble. Make sure you check http://riaaradar.com/ to make sure when you purchase music you don't buy anything from these companies that fund the RIAA.
So your argument is that because they are copyright holders they should only be paid when it is in the interest of the MPAA and their creative accounting. Don't agree, it is clear the MPAA does not function per their charter and they should be disbanded.
The MPAA is fighting to make sure the artists and copyright holders get what they are owed? Did they forget or is it just a bunch of BS and you should not feel bad about piracy and ignore them?
I would not call that progressive, I would call that oppressive.
In my experience, the main reason software projects fail is a failure to collect adequate requirements. The tendency to jump in a code something is extremely great, but that is the absolute worst thing to do. For projects I manage, it is about a 2/3 requirements gathering to 1/3 or less code writing. A lot of people hate gathering requirements, figuring out how people do their job / what people actually need, and following up with minor changes that are extremely important in the different in a system that a user will hate to use vs one a user wants to use. Also, managing expectations is very important.
I heard there was one that formed in Canada. Has one been set up in the US yet?
I opted for a hardware raid card and am using a 600Mhz machine, with no noticeable performance problems. Only problem I have had is to add a big fan to cool the terabyte drives. Have not had any problems and have not rebooted the machine in 9 months (ubuntu server distro even, but would probably go back to debian). Works great and was also cheap.
Anyway to push that so that the Feds look at this as part of of an Anti-Trust investigation.
I think Microsoft is trying to keep the OS relevant. With Google trying to move to a cloud OS, this would make sense for Microsoft to do. However, Microsoft would be more successful if they worried more about the people using their software than making third parties like the movie industry happy and what their competitors are doing.
I feel that way about Java too.
Really the more important question. Anyone have any reason to believe any money actually is given to artists?
Anyone know a break down of where the money goes that they are collecting?
I think you have missed some of EVE Online. There are three things you need. Skills, which you have to pick and wait for. Money, which you more or less have to play the game in some fashion to get. And friends if you want to do anything but mine or missions. It is a very good balance and that with the real functioning economy make it a great game.
I think it backfired on the RIAA. They are beating up on a mother of 4 and everyone agrees that the is a ridiculous judgment. I would even go so far as to say the RIAA has been begging Jamie to take a reduced settlement so they can say what great guys they are and still wave their judgment around. The backlash is taking root and people are really starting to stop buying RIAA member music. I have seen posing on http://riaaradar.com/ more than once.
Eve Online is brutal even in the safe areas. Anyone that ventures off the ranch gets smoked quick. Sounds the complete opposite of City of Heroes.
But he is making a valid observation. If you sit on your business model you will end up like the RIAA and be clinging to it as everyone else passes you by. Cash in while you can knowing it could die abruptly, and make sure you have enough R&D to have the next product in the chamber. It is the only way to do business (and actually that has very little to do with a free business model).
It gave me a headache. If they do pursue this, I hope they release games in both so those of us that see no value in it can still play the games.