the internet boom was fueled by high-flying hype and boosterism, from industry analysts and especially the media--basically, the people who stood to gain the most hyped the internet way beyond its immediate potential...
the list is huge, but here are a few leading contenders: Fast Company, Wired, Henry Blodgett, Mary Meeker, any VC firm, Wall Street, and on and on...
i think the lesson to take from the internet boom/bust is don't get taken for a ride by some body who wants to build a next-generation, new-paradigm ecommerce portal (or a monorail) with other people's money...
here's what many people in NYC think about surveillance cams:
http://www.notbored.org/the-scp.html
obviously, the situation is different here than in London, so we are talking apples and oranges, but, in the larger scope of things, there are so many problems inherent in the deployment of said surveillance cams that it's not a simplistic, black and white issue like so many people seem to prefer:
ideally, surveillance cams can be helpful tools in preventing/solving crimes, but the problem is in how they are deployed, and who is watching the watchers...
civil and personal rights are literally at the bedrock of the US Constitution, so much so, that they are taken for granted by our citizens, many of whom would gladly give them up for a free EggMcMuffin...
well, i'm no young whippersnapper (heh), but i also remember those games... (are you mistaking the//c for the//e? this was the 'original' apple that a lot of schools had back in the early 80s) --the//c, (like most apple products), was a beautiful design--slim, smooth and white, with a great integrated monitor stand...it did take the aforementioned 5.25" disks, which it also booted off;>
btw, wolfenstein had 2-bit graphics, and sound(!) and was controlled by arrow keys,, but dammit, it was fun!
just wait, some day, you'll hear the same thing about quake;>
everybody's got one on slashdot, and they all smell!;> (my high school gym teacher said this, but he substituted another body part further south)
from it's inception, the mac has ALWAYS been more of an artists/designers tool--postscript, pagemaker, photoshop, illustrator, quark, color management, director, flash, plus much, much better audio and video hooks, software and hardware...
so, to recap:
graphic design, audio and video are all Mac strongholds, and it's no focus group accident in Redmond...
while it's true that the right-brain friendly Mac has always appealed to artist and designer types, the difference is more than skin deep--occasionally, i am forced to use a windoze machine, and it's like playing a guitar with mittens on...
let me add by saying that hearing slashdotters talk about art is like hearing artists talk about slashdot..;>
forget the//c? never! that was my first computer in college--i cranked out a lot of papers with that baby, not to mention a the hours spent playing Castle Wolfenstein!;>
for years, Eisner has run Disney into the ground with his absolute focus on the bottom line...while this was good news for shareholders, his approach has been choking off the passion and creativity of this once-proud company...
today's disney is all about creating puffy feelgood movies that push toys at McDonalds--creativity can't survive, much less thrive under the thumb of the marketing department...
stay tuned for Disney's final feature, 'Killing the Golden Goose,' starring Michael Eisner, as the worst Disney villain ever...
I'm a bit confused...is he saying that people should just share the broadband connections that we have now? Ignoring all the large things like ISP trouble, upload/download caps, contract violations, etc-Wouldn't the vast majority of these be in residential neighborhoods? How is this going to benefit people?
it may not help out in the burbclaves, but here in NYC, there's a grassroots organization http://nycwireless. org that has done exactly what you're wondering about, and the effect is brilliant--wouldn't you like to go sit in the park and tap the net at will? you can do just this at many locations throughout the city...
I really wish Apple had never used BSD for its underpinnings so that OS X users wouldn't constantly try to act like Apple is some great OpenSource backer or that they are now part of the opensource movement. We are worlds apart.
this reminds me of a story--one day the lone ranger and tonto were riding along the range, when they were quickly surrounded by hostile indians--the lone ranger looks at tonto and says, 'well, this is it, i guess we're done for'
tonto replies to lone ranger--what do you mean by 'we,' white man?
sorry, this argument doesn't wash...you can plug in any VGA monitor to a Mac, and use Linksys routers, if you wish...and who says you need to buy a brand new box? go find a graphite G4 (like the one i'm writing this on)--it's got speed aplenty to run OSX...
circa 1940: guess what guys, jazz is a niche in the industry. Most people who are into music don't know about it.
Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, those are the names people know...
I have listened to Ellington, and while interesting, he's not a serious musician...
while the analogy isn't perfect, you should get the idea that you can't validate a contemporary artist by comparing them to the giants of another era...
not to mention you said 'Stephenson' instead of 'Sterling';>
seriously, this is just a troll by M$, trying to steal some thunder from both the iPod and the soon-to-come vPod (or whatever they're calling the new apple video player)
hardware design is simply not M$' forte--compare the few hardware things they've designed to the Mac, the iMac, the iPod, the base station, and just about everything else apple has come out with...
also, the thing has the form factor of a brick, and won't fit in anybody's shirtpocket (except for maybe Shaq's)
M$' products are always marketing-driven, so they are always focused on features, and the form factor always seems to be but an afterthought...
in order to make 'free' software successful is a change of mindset for the consumer...
everybody likes to get something for nothing, except when they really want something, and are forced to pay for it--the whole corporate shell is geared towards giving a product a higher sense of 'legitimacy' --whether it's the fancy packaging for M$ Word or a $20 CD, along with the store that its purchased in, consumers see these as 'legitimate' products, and, in most cases, will pay for them (happily or not, it doesn't matter)--in many cases, the high price validates the quality/importance of the purchase...
contrast that scenario with the typical free software experience--you find a piece of shareware that does a key piece of work for you, and even though it's only $10, the developer often doesn't get paid, because it's not required...
it's fsckd up when people will agree to pay M$, the RIAA cartel, etc., but they don't think about paying $10 to the actual creator...there needs to be a cultural change, where people recognize, value and encourage the development of free software, and do so by 'voting with their pocketbook'
there are some who do pay, but not enough yet to reach any critical mass--the bottom line is that we need to encourage this sort of financial support--wouldn't you rather pay an artist or developer directly, or is it just too easy to pay the fat cat who sat in the middle?
The only way is to get rid of capitalism and the corporations that go along with it.
How much of the worlds misery ISN'T because of greedy capitalists and corporations?///////////
that which is caused by:
religion
family
disease
death...
the problem is that your business model won't scale, and therefore, the VC, investment bankers and senior management hifliers won't be beating a path to your door...on second thought, that's exactly where most tech startups go wrong, so carry on then, you're doing great!;>
this isn't a troll, i'm unsure where i heard it, but hasn't the knighthood system changed to 'pay to play'? (ie. if you've got the money and are somewhat famous, we'd be happy to knight you?)
there was a time when sir mick was persona non grata in england, not for his rock-n-roll lifestyle, but because he was failing to pay taxes on his millions...
as an Apple user for over 20 years, it's been very satisfying to watch the worm turn...what used to be a 'toy' OS not suited for 'serious' computing tasks has evolved into something wonderful and very powerful indeed...
it's been a few years migration, but without a doubt the biggest advance for Mac has been the migration to a Unix platform, thus bypassing the M$ fanboyz and appealing to the/. crowd--thanks to everybody who's fought thru the FUD and checked out the difference for themselves...Mac is Back!;>
in some cases, an ad is pulled for other reasons;>
Valley Pools & Spas in Andover, Minn., might be regretting its choice of the pitchman featured in its television commercials. Sitting in a hot tub in the TV spot is Todd Bouman of the Minnesota Vikings. The young quarterback now is caught up in an investigation regarding an alleged sexual assault that took place in a hot tub. Two women reported that they were assaulted at the Vikings' "Arctic Blast," a three-day charity event organized by the football team in February.
Authorities haven't said that Bouman is a suspect, but he has been the only player named as a possible witness. Bouman's attorney, when informed about the commercial by a reporter from the Star-Tribune, was surprised. "I don't know, frankly, what I can say. Bad timing, I guess?" Former Viking Mike Morris also appears in the hot tub commercial with Bouman.
more info:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/464/3720454.htm l
check out ebay to find a boatload of new/used screens--we got a 72" wide screen for a little over $100 (we have a sony projector, and it fills the screen from 9-10 feet away)
the more i think about it, the $9Mil in lawyer's fees paid by SCO sounds extremely fishy...IANAL(TG), but i'd like to see an analysis of how much lawyering $9mil would buy...
especially given that Darl's other brother is one of the lawyers, could this perhaps be where they're skimming off the $$$?
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the list is huge, but here are a few leading contenders: Fast Company, Wired, Henry Blodgett, Mary Meeker, any VC firm, Wall Street, and on and on...
i think the lesson to take from the internet boom/bust is don't get taken for a ride by some body who wants to build a next-generation, new-paradigm ecommerce portal (or a monorail) with other people's money...
-mojo
obviously, the situation is different here than in London, so we are talking apples and oranges, but, in the larger scope of things, there are so many problems inherent in the deployment of said surveillance cams that it's not a simplistic, black and white issue like so many people seem to prefer:
ideally, surveillance cams can be helpful tools in preventing/solving crimes, but the problem is in how they are deployed, and who is watching the watchers...
civil and personal rights are literally at the bedrock of the US Constitution, so much so, that they are taken for granted by our citizens, many of whom would gladly give them up for a free EggMcMuffin...
just wait, some day, you'll hear the same thing about quake;>
from it's inception, the mac has ALWAYS been more of an artists/designers tool--postscript, pagemaker, photoshop, illustrator, quark, color management, director, flash, plus much, much better audio and video hooks, software and hardware...
so, to recap: graphic design, audio and video are all Mac strongholds, and it's no focus group accident in Redmond... while it's true that the right-brain friendly Mac has always appealed to artist and designer types, the difference is more than skin deep--occasionally, i am forced to use a windoze machine, and it's like playing a guitar with mittens on...
let me add by saying that hearing slashdotters talk about art is like hearing artists talk about slashdot..;>
forget the //c? never! that was my first computer in college--i cranked out a lot of papers with that baby, not to mention a the hours spent playing Castle Wolfenstein!;>
yeah, right, just like the PATRIOT Act should only scare you if you're a terrorist...
today's disney is all about creating puffy feelgood movies that push toys at McDonalds--creativity can't survive, much less thrive under the thumb of the marketing department...
stay tuned for Disney's final feature, 'Killing the Golden Goose,' starring Michael Eisner, as the worst Disney villain ever...
-Michael Eisner
it may not help out in the burbclaves, but here in NYC, there's a grassroots organization http://nycwireless. org that has done exactly what you're wondering about, and the effect is brilliant--wouldn't you like to go sit in the park and tap the net at will? you can do just this at many locations throughout the city...
RIAA shill: you're illegally selling our copywrited material!
vendor: what do you mean? do you own the letters RIAA?
it's too bad halloween just passed, i'd love to be an RIAA bad cop!
this reminds me of a story--one day the lone ranger and tonto were riding along the range, when they were quickly surrounded by hostile indians--the lone ranger looks at tonto and says, 'well, this is it, i guess we're done for'
tonto replies to lone ranger--what do you mean by 'we,' white man?
speak for yourself, lone ranger!
circa 1940: guess what guys, jazz is a niche in the industry. Most people who are into music don't know about it. Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, those are the names people know...
I have listened to Ellington, and while interesting, he's not a serious musician...
while the analogy isn't perfect, you should get the idea that you can't validate a contemporary artist by comparing them to the giants of another era...
not to mention you said 'Stephenson' instead of 'Sterling';>
seriously, this is just a troll by M$, trying to steal some thunder from both the iPod and the soon-to-come vPod (or whatever they're calling the new apple video player)
hardware design is simply not M$' forte--compare the few hardware things they've designed to the Mac, the iMac, the iPod, the base station, and just about everything else apple has come out with...
also, the thing has the form factor of a brick, and won't fit in anybody's shirtpocket (except for maybe Shaq's)
M$' products are always marketing-driven, so they are always focused on features, and the form factor always seems to be but an afterthought...
everybody likes to get something for nothing, except when they really want something, and are forced to pay for it--the whole corporate shell is geared towards giving a product a higher sense of 'legitimacy' --whether it's the fancy packaging for M$ Word or a $20 CD, along with the store that its purchased in, consumers see these as 'legitimate' products, and, in most cases, will pay for them (happily or not, it doesn't matter)--in many cases, the high price validates the quality/importance of the purchase...
contrast that scenario with the typical free software experience--you find a piece of shareware that does a key piece of work for you, and even though it's only $10, the developer often doesn't get paid, because it's not required...
it's fsckd up when people will agree to pay M$, the RIAA cartel, etc., but they don't think about paying $10 to the actual creator...there needs to be a cultural change, where people recognize, value and encourage the development of free software, and do so by 'voting with their pocketbook'
there are some who do pay, but not enough yet to reach any critical mass--the bottom line is that we need to encourage this sort of financial support--wouldn't you rather pay an artist or developer directly, or is it just too easy to pay the fat cat who sat in the middle?
my .02
it's great that you have your opinion on OSS, but it doesn't mean jack if you post it as 'anonymous coward'--what are you afraid of?
errr, so is this a new way of saying that you, for one, will be welcoming our new overlords--SCO????
religion
family
disease
death...
good luck getting rid of any of 'em;>
the problem is that your business model won't scale, and therefore, the VC, investment bankers and senior management hifliers won't be beating a path to your door...on second thought, that's exactly where most tech startups go wrong, so carry on then, you're doing great!;>
there was a time when sir mick was persona non grata in england, not for his rock-n-roll lifestyle, but because he was failing to pay taxes on his millions...
it's been a few years migration, but without a doubt the biggest advance for Mac has been the migration to a Unix platform, thus bypassing the M$ fanboyz and appealing to the /. crowd--thanks to everybody who's fought thru the FUD and checked out the difference for themselves...Mac is Back!;>
Valley Pools & Spas in Andover, Minn., might be regretting its choice of the pitchman featured in its television commercials. Sitting in a hot tub in the TV spot is Todd Bouman of the Minnesota Vikings. The young quarterback now is caught up in an investigation regarding an alleged sexual assault that took place in a hot tub. Two women reported that they were assaulted at the Vikings' "Arctic Blast," a three-day charity event organized by the football team in February. Authorities haven't said that Bouman is a suspect, but he has been the only player named as a possible witness. Bouman's attorney, when informed about the commercial by a reporter from the Star-Tribune, was surprised. "I don't know, frankly, what I can say. Bad timing, I guess?" Former Viking Mike Morris also appears in the hot tub commercial with Bouman.
more info: http://www.startribune.com/stories/464/3720454.htm l
check out ebay to find a boatload of new/used screens--we got a 72" wide screen for a little over $100 (we have a sony projector, and it fills the screen from 9-10 feet away)
especially given that Darl's other brother is one of the lawyers, could this perhaps be where they're skimming off the $$$?