Why waste money on more expensive solid state distribution methods when we already have a cheaper solution working today?
There's absolutely no need to sell new fingernail sized cards that replace CDs, when they can just distribute over the internet. If anyone needs to carry around their music, then they can just buy memory cards and move their music around on those.
And on another point, if they start selling fingernail sized cards, are they still going to package them in CD size boxes and waste more space than they have to?
1.5 million??? You mean there are actually people in this world who own computers and are stupid enough to fall for this shit? I weep for the human race.
You know, not just artists and big evil corporations make their living through radio. Voiceover artists, my wife included, do a lot of work with regional and national radio ads. In addition, radio is one of the few remaining places where there are still independents playing music that you won't hear anywhere else, like college radio stations which play local and alternative artists and public radio which often plays world, jazz and classical music in between the non-incorporated newscasts.
Actually, radio will probably go away eventually, but only after there's a viable replacement, like free or subscription based internet wireless internet access covering the entire country and wireless nodes in every car.
Polls like this are important as well, because new trends are formed by small groups of people. Once they start making changes, awareness will grow and then the lemmings will follow, my friend, the lemmings will follow...
What kind of world do you live in where you don't have access to a word processor? Are you in the middle of the jungle or something with no shelter, no food, no water and no sunlight to power your photovoltaic cells? God help you, my son.
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Buddy, I have little time enough for my own personal issues, much less the issues of my country. I'd rather vote by proxy by choosing someone to represent me in Congress who follows my general line of thinking and can make more informed decisions than I could, not because I'm not smart enough, but because I don't have the time to invest in becoming informed about every damn little issue that comes up.
I can personally filter my own mail for spam, but I'd rather delegate that to my automated filter, cause I just don't have the desire or time to do it myself. I trust my spam filter will make the correct decisions and if it doesn't, well then I'll get a new spam filter.
"I notice you are doing a homework assignment that you already did exactly 1 year ago. Did you by chance fail your class? May I suggest an alternate answer for question number 3, as the results from last year indicate that your current answer is incorrect?"
Anonymous letters work very well. First, send it to the developers with the problem and the solution. If they don't do anything in a reasonable amount of time, send it to the Deans. Then send it to the University President. Then send it to the press. If none of those work (which I doubt), file a civil complaint against the developers or take the matter to the police. That should put some fire under their arses.
At all times, keep copies for your records to prove that you were acting as a good samaritan and that you were giving plenty of time for the problem to be addressed. This should cover your legal bases and the anonymity will protect you even more if someone gets into a litigation state of mind. I don't personally see any reason for litigation here, though. You aren't acting as a criminal, and there are whistleblower laws that, with the help of a good lawyer, could be used to protect you if it ever came to that point.
1) Salaried workers can get bonuses. That makes up for the fact that you are not hourly workers, but still require compensation for work above and beyond the call of duty. Get your management to agree to bonuses for all the salaried workers for the extra time they'll be putting in.
2) 6 weeks is plenty of time to find a job. It's not THAT tight of a labor market. There's still plenty of open positions out there for skilled tech workers. If the bonus thing doesn't fly, then spend the time job hunting and leave the work for management to finish since they agreed to the timeline...
"The U.S. Department of Defense today said that they had infiltrated a homegrown terrorist group who was attempting to create a SCUD missile for "nefarious" purposes.
"Asked to comment on the action, the defense attorney for the suspects screamed, "It's a SCO'd missile, you dimwits, SCO'd, not SCUD!
"A spokesperson for SCO replied, 'In light of recent development, we have discovered we own all rights to space travel and we fully expect to cash in on this one. Yeah baby!'"
When someone has a problem with the server, do you want them calling you when you're on vacation, relaxing at home on the weekend, sleeping, etc., or would you rather have them call Red Hat support?
Yay Public Television! Take it onto the TV as well, please!
Man, could you imagine this type of debate on Fox News? The host would be interrupting Lessig every second while letting the RIAA spokesperson speak for days...
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Why waste money on more expensive solid state distribution methods when we already have a cheaper solution working today?
There's absolutely no need to sell new fingernail sized cards that replace CDs, when they can just distribute over the internet. If anyone needs to carry around their music, then they can just buy memory cards and move their music around on those.
And on another point, if they start selling fingernail sized cards, are they still going to package them in CD size boxes and waste more space than they have to?
The Linux Journal is slashdotted?!?! A LINUX site is SLASHDOTTED?!?!? Oh, the horror. The HORROR! We're doomed, I tell you. DOOMED!
If the government dictated what style of clothes are legal to wear, you'd probably be very interested in that GQ issue...
1.5 million??? You mean there are actually people in this world who own computers and are stupid enough to fall for this shit? I weep for the human race.
You know, not just artists and big evil corporations make their living through radio. Voiceover artists, my wife included, do a lot of work with regional and national radio ads. In addition, radio is one of the few remaining places where there are still independents playing music that you won't hear anywhere else, like college radio stations which play local and alternative artists and public radio which often plays world, jazz and classical music in between the non-incorporated newscasts.
Actually, radio will probably go away eventually, but only after there's a viable replacement, like free or subscription based internet wireless internet access covering the entire country and wireless nodes in every car.
Polls like this are important as well, because new trends are formed by small groups of people. Once they start making changes, awareness will grow and then the lemmings will follow, my friend, the lemmings will follow...
What kind of world do you live in where you don't have access to a word processor? Are you in the middle of the jungle or something with no shelter, no food, no water and no sunlight to power your photovoltaic cells? God help you, my son.
If it's got a good beat and you can dance to it???
"To the Internet!"
That's pretty much sums up my views on the issue.
You are aware, sir/madame, that visions and goals are completely separate from technology, right?
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Buddy, I have little time enough for my own personal issues, much less the issues of my country. I'd rather vote by proxy by choosing someone to represent me in Congress who follows my general line of thinking and can make more informed decisions than I could, not because I'm not smart enough, but because I don't have the time to invest in becoming informed about every damn little issue that comes up.
I can personally filter my own mail for spam, but I'd rather delegate that to my automated filter, cause I just don't have the desire or time to do it myself. I trust my spam filter will make the correct decisions and if it doesn't, well then I'll get a new spam filter.
For more information please contact ceo@fwb.com
So you never have to update your address book when the CEO of the company changes, because it happens a lot...
"I notice you are doing a homework assignment that you already did exactly 1 year ago. Did you by chance fail your class? May I suggest an alternate answer for question number 3, as the results from last year indicate that your current answer is incorrect?"
I put "Longhorn Sobig" into an anagram engine and got:
LONGISH ON BORG
I guess I should call my stock broker now...
Anonymous letters work very well. First, send it to the developers with the problem and the solution. If they don't do anything in a reasonable amount of time, send it to the Deans. Then send it to the University President. Then send it to the press. If none of those work (which I doubt), file a civil complaint against the developers or take the matter to the police. That should put some fire under their arses.
At all times, keep copies for your records to prove that you were acting as a good samaritan and that you were giving plenty of time for the problem to be addressed. This should cover your legal bases and the anonymity will protect you even more if someone gets into a litigation state of mind. I don't personally see any reason for litigation here, though. You aren't acting as a criminal, and there are whistleblower laws that, with the help of a good lawyer, could be used to protect you if it ever came to that point.
You have two options:
1) Salaried workers can get bonuses. That makes up for the fact that you are not hourly workers, but still require compensation for work above and beyond the call of duty. Get your management to agree to bonuses for all the salaried workers for the extra time they'll be putting in.
2) 6 weeks is plenty of time to find a job. It's not THAT tight of a labor market. There's still plenty of open positions out there for skilled tech workers. If the bonus thing doesn't fly, then spend the time job hunting and leave the work for management to finish since they agreed to the timeline...
"The U.S. Department of Defense today said that they had infiltrated a homegrown terrorist group who was attempting to create a SCUD missile for "nefarious" purposes.
"Asked to comment on the action, the defense attorney for the suspects screamed, "It's a SCO'd missile, you dimwits, SCO'd, not SCUD!
"A spokesperson for SCO replied, 'In light of recent development, we have discovered we own all rights to space travel and we fully expect to cash in on this one. Yeah baby!'"
When someone has a problem with the server, do you want them calling you when you're on vacation, relaxing at home on the weekend, sleeping, etc., or would you rather have them call Red Hat support?
Yesss, my preciousss, Yessssss!
Too Cool...
Yay Public Television! Take it onto the TV as well, please!
Man, could you imagine this type of debate on Fox News? The host would be interrupting Lessig every second while letting the RIAA spokesperson speak for days...
I've patented how to look up a word in the dictionary!!!! (Patent #1567834592405)
All English majors must bow to me! MUWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Did you see any dead Iraqis or U.S. atrocities on any of the news outlets that had reporters in combat units?
"In bedded" reporters... Exactly.
Those "big leftist newspapers" are more independent than the rest of the state-run media in this country.
...these things are too expensive and of substandard quality.