There's a difference between someone playing a series of notes using their own instruments or voice and someone taking an actual recording of someone else playing those notes and putting it into their own recording.
The first one is great, fine by me. Go play whatever music you want to.
The second is a piece of crap. If I spend countless hours and money working to create a "sound" in a recording studio, mixing and mastering it through my blood and sweat and someone else uses that *exact work* to make money for themselves, *without my permission*, then I'm going to be damn pissed.
If you want to come to me and ask my permission and we come to an arrangement whereby you can use my *actual recorded work* in your recording or performance, that's fine with me.
Using an exact recording, *without permission*, is just not cool. I can choose to charge you for it or give it you for free, but it's *my* choice, because it's *my* work.
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No, homework is about teaching you self-discipline, so that you don't become a lazy sloth the rest of your life. Plus, you learn stuff at the same time, which is cool.
Which just goes to show - open source operating systems may be more stable than proprietary ones, but they sure as hell aren't as easy to use.
Lot's of people say Linux is going to overtake Windows on the desktop. Well, ladies and gents, not as long as users like this one have to install 10 different versions in order to find one that's even close to okay, especially if none of them make things easy.
A computer is a tool used to work more efficiently. If you have to go through a million little arcane steps to do anything, I would say that efficiency has gone right out the window.
It's hard to hear, but THIS needs to be the main focus for the next couple years in the Linux community. We have stability, now let's focus on usability...
Your example is flawed. You were comparing the lives of many (bacterium that cures HIV) to the life of one (watchman), not some artifact to human life.
Human life should be valued above all else, including museums, pursuit of knowledge, money, happiness and everything else in the world...
Cool, I lived in Lisle for a year, which is right near Naperville.
Ann Arbor is a wonderful place to live (having gone to UofM, I know it well). If you get a little further away from the main college campus, living can be quite inexpensive.
Move to Michigan, man, or anywhere in the midwest. Enough ruralness to get a cheap house with a good amount of property, yet enough of community to make tons of friends. Plus, you can even get close enough to metro areas to find work for yourself and your wife.
Having grown up in Ohio/Michigan, I can say honestly attest to the fact that the midwest is a great place to live and raise a family.
I think you've left out the "other" costs of producing albums, i.e. the other bands/singers that a studio spends 50,000-100,000 on before deciding they're not worth the investment.
So, the price to produce one successful group also includes the money spent trying to create 10 other groups without success.
It's probably because most New Yorkers are working hard to make money to pay this month's rent and they don't have time to waste commenting on silly articles like this one. I'm from New York City, though, so there are some exceptions...
When will people learn that the mainstream media is not interested at all in the truth value of news? They are solely focused on one thing and one thing only: entertainment value... which leads to more viewers, which leads to more advertising dollars, which leads to more profit.
If you want truth, facts and knowledge, you go to non-profit organizations, public broadcasting and "alternative" media. Don't watch Crossfire. Don't watch Connie Chung. Don't watch NBC, CBS or ABC. And for God's sake, don't even think about watching Fox News. Those are entertainment news programs.
I will say one thing, though. Print media still does a good job in my opinion, because they actually spend time researching their stories. Sitting down and reading through a whole newspaper, whether it's the New York Times, USA Today or the Wall Street Journal, can be a pretty good experience.
I actually think there's probably plenty of "Fuck Clippy" messages in Microsoft code, and they won't release it because it would show how much they hate themselves.
The developers in Microsoft can be quite at odds at the organization itself, like in any company...
I don't think you can generalize this issue like you are. You have to take government control one issue at a time. In this case, like I said, I don't agree with the governmnet outlawing something for everyone. However, I do agree that they have the power to restrict what is available to minors, so that it then becomes the choice of the parents to determine what their kids have access to, allowing them to better develop their children into mature human beings who can differentiate between right and wrong. Just as minors shouldn't be exposed to addictive substances, such as tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, etc., they also shouldn't be exposed to excessive and immoral violence, *unless* their parents determine that it is appropriate. I agree with the government giving parents more control over what their children can access on their own. If it goes too far, then we can put up lawsuits to challenge it, but I don't think in this case that it's too far to limit a child's access to games like GTA.
How about concerned parents petition the government to fund non-profit educational software development? How about people who don't think kids should be playing these games do something to provide an alternative? Saying "don't" without a "do" to replace it is ineffective and possible worse than saying nothing. I've always felt that the government should spend more on encouraging good social policy in soft ways rather than enforcement. The U.S. Army put out a wildly successful video game. Why can't the U.S. Department of Education? Why can't the Library of Congress develop tools to teach kids how to do research (as opposed to clicking "I'm Feeling Lucky" on google)?
What the hell??? Have you looked at the list of Nintendo games recently? There are hundreds, if not thousands of "alternatives" for kids to buy and play with, and not just Nintendo. There's plenty of educational and kid-friendly software and games out there to act as competition to the likes of GTA.
The fact of the matter is that kids like violence and they don't want to play those kid-friendly games as much as they want to beat up hookers. Is it appropriate for them to do that? I don't think so and that's why our democratically elected government is trying to do things to help parents have more control over what their kids play with. If the parent wants to buy an "R" rated game, let them, but don't let the 8 year-old buy it him/herself if it's labelled as a "mature" game.
I am against the government outlawing these types of games outright, but I am for them regulating them. It's completely appropriate and draws a good balance between "child protection" and the freedoms of adults. And yes, "protecting the children" is a valid reason at times like this, even it it's become a cliche.
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Here's the issue:
There's a difference between someone playing a series of notes using their own instruments or voice and someone taking an actual recording of someone else playing those notes and putting it into their own recording.
The first one is great, fine by me. Go play whatever music you want to.
The second is a piece of crap. If I spend countless hours and money working to create a "sound" in a recording studio, mixing and mastering it through my blood and sweat and someone else uses that *exact work* to make money for themselves, *without my permission*, then I'm going to be damn pissed.
If you want to come to me and ask my permission and we come to an arrangement whereby you can use my *actual recorded work* in your recording or performance, that's fine with me.
Using an exact recording, *without permission*, is just not cool. I can choose to charge you for it or give it you for free, but it's *my* choice, because it's *my* work.
It's all about respect, people.
Did anyone happen to translate the latin text at the bottom of Radu's page? It's been a while since I took latin, so I'm very rusty. Here's the text:
"copyright ©2003 blah blah lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.
Duis autem veleum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel willum lunombro dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi."
...while we speak, TNN and Sci-Fi are going up against each other with different Star Trek movies... Star Trek V vs. Star Trek Generations.
Oh, the humanity! Which one do I choose? Supremely silly, or just somewhat silly?
It's April 10.
Microsoft, like usual, probably made a calculation error in their proprietary calculator software, shifted the digits and thought it was April 1.
No, homework is about teaching you self-discipline, so that you don't become a lazy sloth the rest of your life. Plus, you learn stuff at the same time, which is cool.
"I want to build a space elevator to the moon!"
...
"No, I want to build a space elevator!"
"No, it's mine!"
"No way! I had the idea first!"
"No, I did!"
"MOM!!"
You're all a bunch of loonies.
1 000 - one thousand
1 000 000 - one million
1 000 000 000 - one billion
97 800 000 000 - 97.8 billion.
I'd say you're doing your math wrong.
Which just goes to show - open source operating systems may be more stable than proprietary ones, but they sure as hell aren't as easy to use.
Lot's of people say Linux is going to overtake Windows on the desktop. Well, ladies and gents, not as long as users like this one have to install 10 different versions in order to find one that's even close to okay, especially if none of them make things easy.
A computer is a tool used to work more efficiently. If you have to go through a million little arcane steps to do anything, I would say that efficiency has gone right out the window.
It's hard to hear, but THIS needs to be the main focus for the next couple years in the Linux community. We have stability, now let's focus on usability...
.... Pizza....
Oh, not that UNO's. Sorry.
Mmmmmm.... OpenOffice....
So why do astronomers always compare the size of meteors to Volkswagen bugs?
Because that's the only car they can afford to drive on their measly research incomes...
That just made my day. That was about the funniest thing I've read today. Good post! Mod that up, baby! Oh, right, we can't mod articles...
... fucking world peace, god damnit.
World Wildlife Fund...
Your example is flawed. You were comparing the lives of many (bacterium that cures HIV) to the life of one (watchman), not some artifact to human life.
Human life should be valued above all else, including museums, pursuit of knowledge, money, happiness and everything else in the world...
For those with BRAVO, Inside the Actor's Studio will be having the cast of the Simpsons on this Sunday, February 9th at 8 pm (7 central).
Cool, I lived in Lisle for a year, which is right near Naperville.
Ann Arbor is a wonderful place to live (having gone to UofM, I know it well). If you get a little further away from the main college campus, living can be quite inexpensive.
Move to Michigan, man, or anywhere in the midwest. Enough ruralness to get a cheap house with a good amount of property, yet enough of community to make tons of friends. Plus, you can even get close enough to metro areas to find work for yourself and your wife.
Having grown up in Ohio/Michigan, I can say honestly attest to the fact that the midwest is a great place to live and raise a family.
Or just fire Timothy, since he's the one that posts the most duplicates, 2nd only to Taco himself...
I think you've left out the "other" costs of producing albums, i.e. the other bands/singers that a studio spends 50,000-100,000 on before deciding they're not worth the investment.
So, the price to produce one successful group also includes the money spent trying to create 10 other groups without success.
It's probably because most New Yorkers are working hard to make money to pay this month's rent and they don't have time to waste commenting on silly articles like this one. I'm from New York City, though, so there are some exceptions...
When will people learn that the mainstream media is not interested at all in the truth value of news? They are solely focused on one thing and one thing only: entertainment value... which leads to more viewers, which leads to more advertising dollars, which leads to more profit.
If you want truth, facts and knowledge, you go to non-profit organizations, public broadcasting and "alternative" media. Don't watch Crossfire. Don't watch Connie Chung. Don't watch NBC, CBS or ABC. And for God's sake, don't even think about watching Fox News. Those are entertainment news programs.
I will say one thing, though. Print media still does a good job in my opinion, because they actually spend time researching their stories. Sitting down and reading through a whole newspaper, whether it's the New York Times, USA Today or the Wall Street Journal, can be a pretty good experience.
I actually think there's probably plenty of "Fuck Clippy" messages in Microsoft code, and they won't release it because it would show how much they hate themselves.
The developers in Microsoft can be quite at odds at the organization itself, like in any company...
I don't think you can generalize this issue like you are. You have to take government control one issue at a time. In this case, like I said, I don't agree with the governmnet outlawing something for everyone. However, I do agree that they have the power to restrict what is available to minors, so that it then becomes the choice of the parents to determine what their kids have access to, allowing them to better develop their children into mature human beings who can differentiate between right and wrong. Just as minors shouldn't be exposed to addictive substances, such as tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, etc., they also shouldn't be exposed to excessive and immoral violence, *unless* their parents determine that it is appropriate. I agree with the government giving parents more control over what their children can access on their own. If it goes too far, then we can put up lawsuits to challenge it, but I don't think in this case that it's too far to limit a child's access to games like GTA.
How about concerned parents petition the government to fund non-profit educational software development? How about people who don't think kids should be playing these games do something to provide an alternative? Saying "don't" without a "do" to replace it is ineffective and possible worse than saying nothing. I've always felt that the government should spend more on encouraging good social policy in soft ways rather than enforcement. The U.S. Army put out a wildly successful video game. Why can't the U.S. Department of Education? Why can't the Library of Congress develop tools to teach kids how to do research (as opposed to clicking "I'm Feeling Lucky" on google)?
What the hell??? Have you looked at the list of Nintendo games recently? There are hundreds, if not thousands of "alternatives" for kids to buy and play with, and not just Nintendo. There's plenty of educational and kid-friendly software and games out there to act as competition to the likes of GTA.
The fact of the matter is that kids like violence and they don't want to play those kid-friendly games as much as they want to beat up hookers. Is it appropriate for them to do that? I don't think so and that's why our democratically elected government is trying to do things to help parents have more control over what their kids play with. If the parent wants to buy an "R" rated game, let them, but don't let the 8 year-old buy it him/herself if it's labelled as a "mature" game.
I am against the government outlawing these types of games outright, but I am for them regulating them. It's completely appropriate and draws a good balance between "child protection" and the freedoms of adults. And yes, "protecting the children" is a valid reason at times like this, even it it's become a cliche.
Thanks. That was awesome.