Also this.. "Further, if I enroll for the My Accounts aggregation feature, I understand that the My Accounts Privacy Promise explains how the information provided about my online accounts, both Citi and non-Citi, may be used to tailor marketing messages to my personal interests. "
Article from sonicnet.com
UPDATE: Offspring Nix Plan To Offer Free Download Of New LP
Band, Sony Music compromise, will release single instead.
Senior Writer Teri vanHorn reports: The Offspring have nixed plans to offer their new album,
Conspiracy of One, for free download before its release in
stores.
The decision, made Thursday night, ended a two-day
legal standoff between the punk band and its label
group, Sony Music, who disapproved of the download
plan. Each side had planned to sue the other.
"We were two seconds away from having a 'Reservoir
Dogs' ending to this matter,"Offspring manager Jim
Guerinot wrote in an e-mail to sonicnet.com on Friday.
"We both had lawsuits ready to drop in New York Friday
morning."
The Offspring, whose hits include
"Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)", still plan to offer
a free MP3 of the album's first single,
"Original Prankster," starting Friday. As
part of the promotion, fans can register
to win $1 million, a contest initially
linked with the planned full-album
offer. The single download will be
available through the band's official
site, offspring.com, as well as other
Web outlets including MTV.com,
radio station sites and retail sites.
(Sonicnet.com's parent company, Viacom, also owns MTV.)
Sony Music, which owns the Offspring's
label, Columbia, had planned to seek
an injunction against the band and a temporary
restraining order. Meanwhile, the Offspring had prepared
a breach of contract countersuit. Both parties signed a
standstill agreement Wednesday declaring a 48-hour
waiting period and met to discuss the matter in Sony's
New York offices, Guerinot said.
The Offspring finally agreed not to release the album
online because the lawsuits would have been paralyzing,
Guerinot said. Sony's suit would have prevented the band
from proceeding with its plans to offer the album online
and would've nixed the $1 million contest for fans. The
Offspring's suit would have prevented the band from
releasing Conspiracy of One this year and would've
delayed a planned tour.
"The band and I felt that the bulk of what we were trying
to accomplish happens off the single being downloaded,
and to sacrifice our fan promotion, album release and
tour was just too much," Guerinot said.
"It sucks," he said, "because once people get their hands
on the music, fans will have to turn to Napster and other
distribution methods to take a listen, but they won't be
able to find the songs at www.offspring.com. We will be
the only site on the Web that will not have the
Offspring's new music."
The Offspring's plans to release the album online nearly
a month before its Nov. 14 commercial release marked
one of the bravest moves ever by a major artist in regard
to digital downloading.
A statement from the band issued Sept. 15 suggested
the Offspring don't believe free downloads would hurt the
sales of Conspiracy of One. That philosophy contradicts
what major labels, including Sony, are claiming in their
pending lawsuit against Napster.
"It's just sad that they were trying to do something cool
for their fans and smart for them, and they got shot
down by the bastards that be," 22-year old fan Jason
Marks, of Colorado Springs, Colo., wrote in an e-mail. "I
don't think any fans will be mad. I'm not, just
disappointed. I'm sure they did what they could, but once
it became clear they wouldn't be able to do shit if they
tried to go ahead [with it], they had no other choice but
to say, 'Screw it.' "
"They're still the coolest band in the world,"Marks said.
Spokespeople for Sony did not return calls Friday.
128kbit and 160kbit sounds like ass on my stereo. Once you get up to 256+ they sound great. I have an Soundblaster 5.1 hooked up to my JVC RX-7010 with an Optical Cable. They speakers are a set of Celestion Dittion 442.
It's much cheaper to create a universal product with an external transformer then an internal one. This allows the manufacturer to create on single universal product and supply the appropriate power supply based on the region.
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Visual basic was unable to speak at todays conference, due to the fact that its lips crashed.
Also this.. "Further, if I enroll for the My Accounts aggregation feature, I understand that the My Accounts Privacy Promise explains how the information provided about my online accounts, both Citi and non-Citi, may be used to tailor marketing messages to my personal interests. "
So what? I launched a 8 foot rocket in a field once, and all it cost me was $10.
I wonder how many watts it consumes?
The domain stileproject.com scared me enough not to click.. sick site
Fileplanet has to be the worst
I often hear my Cstrike playing friends complaing about it
Useless fact: The Acronym `TWAIN` actually stands for `Tool Without An Interesting Name`
Reminds me of the logs on my site.. 290mb gzipped.
I guess the scars would have their own identifying chacteristics.
What if you were in some sort of accident? Such as a house fire oir vehicle accident?
I could see this happening
They measure the doppler effect on the incoming light and figure out a distance.
Here's the article
WE GOT FUCKED!Article from sonicnet.com
UPDATE: Offspring Nix Plan To Offer Free Download Of New LP
Band, Sony Music compromise, will release single instead.
Senior Writer Teri vanHorn reports:
The Offspring have nixed plans to offer their new album, Conspiracy of One , for free download before its release in stores.
The decision, made Thursday night, ended a two-day legal standoff between the punk band and its label group, Sony Music, who disapproved of the download plan. Each side had planned to sue the other.
"We were two seconds away from having a 'Reservoir Dogs' ending to this matter," Offspring manager Jim Guerinot wrote in an e-mail to sonicnet.com on Friday. "We both had lawsuits ready to drop in New York Friday morning."
The Offspring, whose hits include "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" , still plan to offer a free MP3 of the album's first single, "Original Prankster," starting Friday. As part of the promotion, fans can register to win $1 million, a contest initially linked with the planned full-album offer. The single download will be available through the band's official site, offspring.com, as well as other Web outlets including MTV.com, radio station sites and retail sites. (Sonicnet.com's parent company, Viacom, also owns MTV.)
Sony Music, which owns the Offspring's label, Columbia, had planned to seek an injunction against the band and a temporary restraining order. Meanwhile, the Offspring had prepared a breach of contract countersuit. Both parties signed a standstill agreement Wednesday declaring a 48-hour waiting period and met to discuss the matter in Sony's New York offices, Guerinot said.
The Offspring finally agreed not to release the album online because the lawsuits would have been paralyzing, Guerinot said. Sony's suit would have prevented the band from proceeding with its plans to offer the album online and would've nixed the $1 million contest for fans. The Offspring's suit would have prevented the band from releasing Conspiracy of One this year and would've delayed a planned tour.
"The band and I felt that the bulk of what we were trying to accomplish happens off the single being downloaded, and to sacrifice our fan promotion, album release and tour was just too much," Guerinot said.
"It sucks," he said, "because once people get their hands on the music, fans will have to turn to Napster and other distribution methods to take a listen, but they won't be able to find the songs at www.offspring.com. We will be the only site on the Web that will not have the Offspring's new music."
The Offspring's plans to release the album online nearly a month before its Nov. 14 commercial release marked one of the bravest moves ever by a major artist in regard to digital downloading.
A statement from the band issued Sept. 15 suggested the Offspring don't believe free downloads would hurt the sales of Conspiracy of One . That philosophy contradicts what major labels, including Sony, are claiming in their pending lawsuit against Napster. "It's just sad that they were trying to do something cool for their fans and smart for them, and they got shot down by the bastards that be," 22-year old fan Jason Marks, of Colorado Springs, Colo., wrote in an e-mail. "I don't think any fans will be mad. I'm not, just disappointed. I'm sure they did what they could, but once it became clear they wouldn't be able to do shit if they tried to go ahead [with it], they had no other choice but to say, 'Screw it.' "
"They're still the coolest band in the world," Marks said.
Spokespeople for Sony did not return calls Friday.
What cat? Why does analogy make no sense whatsoever?
So this is what the call "going back to the basics" :)
Well it's been /.ed what do you expect, try google's cache.
Cmon.. sombody mod this down fucking trolls
M S - D O S 6 . 3 1
77+83+45+68+79+83+32+54+46+50+49 = 666
W I N D O W S 9 5
87+73+78+68+79+87+83+57+53+1 = 666
A beowulf cluster of falling cars? Sounds kinda dangerous don't you think?
Lindows.. they sure seem like the Microsoft of the linux world bah
128kbit and 160kbit sounds like ass on my stereo. Once you get up to 256+ they sound great. I have an Soundblaster 5.1 hooked up to my JVC RX-7010 with an Optical Cable. They speakers are a set of Celestion Dittion 442.
...and thats where encryption comes in. 128 bit will likely stop your isp from looking at your bare ass
It's much cheaper to create a universal product with an external transformer then an internal one. This allows the manufacturer to create on single universal product and supply the appropriate power supply based on the region.
North American plugs are resonably small.
Or the poorly designed IDE cables and connectors...
Still.. Vaporized water is steam, which I know can damage electronics. (first hand exp. please dont ask)
What happens to the byproducts created by these laptop cells (water, water vapor). Is it stored for later removal?
I don't know about you but I would not want water dripping from my laptop