I know nothing about this subject, but it wouldn't surprise me at all to learn that there were "regulations for the public good" that dictate some sort of maximum ticket price for certain venues.
As is often the case, as you point out, the law of unintended consequences kicks in and "the public" isn't served after all - the money just goes into different pockets.
Why, yes, you did. Burp. But a good troll is not without an element of truth.
What about the decline in common sense in recent years?
Just watch one segment of "Jay Walking". Check the high-school graduation rates. I certainly don't see anything to show that common sense is increasing. Maybe I just channel surf past "Cops" too often.
Ok, this is a totally OT rant. Never mind.
Most people nowdays live in cities. Killing things with pointy sticks is not a key survival item.
Out of context reply. The key point is Imagine a future world without... since we do live in a world "with", the implication is something will have to change to "set us back"... to a time when, exactly as you state, those who live in cities, will wish they knew something more useful for basic survival. Sorry if I was too subtle, but I rarely expect troll food and got sloppy.
Less OT, if you generalize the topic to be "implications of advances in tech"...
But this statement has nothing to do with the process of getting from a blank piece of paper to an animated movie
I agree, but, again, the bigger picture is; Does it matter?
I am sure advances grocery store technology have greatly reduced "food gathering skills". People still eat. However, you can't deny that there are "artists" who work solely in the digial realm to produce aesthetically pleasing and even commercially viable "art".
do you work in an art-related field?
Maybe, sometimes... but I am keenly aware of the difference between "art" and "a craft", or merely "that's nice". Sometimes "art" has nothing to do with drawing skills, and sometime "that's nice" takes more artistic talent than I have. Go figure.
Heh, I remember very earnestly signing the contract for a rental... a legal sized page of 1 point type (ok, maybe 6 point, max) - saying stuff like "I won't take this car out of the state..."
As I recall, I chose that car company because it was conveniently located close to the ferry dock. Their car was on the way out of the country in 30 minutes.
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Or old enough to know and simply troll against The Way Things Work(tm)
Either way, I give you credit for seeing things the way they are.
I really don't understand. What is sad about it?
Things change. Everything is sad, or funny - it's just a point of view.
It follows that your students will be less skilled than you...
So the next generation of teachers will be less skillful, and so on.
It will get to the point where any punk-ass with a niner can cap your ass before you know what happened.
I wear kevlar underware for just such an occasion. Damn that itches.
Sheesh. This is slashdot.
The future digs are far more likely find tons of AOL discs - thus naming the current era the "Age of The Free Trial".
Sounds like a lot of work for one sound effect... couldn't they have just downloaded it off of some pirate site somewhere?
I know this is not a popular opinion here, but MSFT really does have a tough job, if you are objective about it, from an engineering point of view.
Can I still see your content for free, ad-free?
As is often the case, as you point out, the law of unintended consequences kicks in and "the public" isn't served after all - the money just goes into different pockets.
Now I have to go to Costco and buy 3 250GB drives!
I am sure the ground is perfectly solid. You must be talking about laws and regulations that have made the area undevelopable.
I'm all for development in these waste zones - what with the space program on hold, where else will we get X-Men type mutants?
It's 2006 for crying out loud! Never mind my flying car, I was also promised mutants!
Of course. (no pun intended, tee hee)
Everybody ends up doing something. Nobody ends up doing everything.
You can't use the ice for making electricity - I need it for my drink!
For Business users, they might actually want to know what might break if they do the update - especially since many cannot be "un-done".
I am an independent contractor - maybe that doesn't count.
Poor word choice, sounds legally iffy to me.
How about we just say "supports non-DRM" formats, or some such?
Have they no respect for the environment?
Ok, that is probably not what you meant, but, hey, folks here hate them too.
Why, yes, you did. Burp. But a good troll is not without an element of truth.
What about the decline in common sense in recent years? Just watch one segment of "Jay Walking". Check the high-school graduation rates. I certainly don't see anything to show that common sense is increasing. Maybe I just channel surf past "Cops" too often. Ok, this is a totally OT rant. Never mind.
Most people nowdays live in cities. Killing things with pointy sticks is not a key survival item.
Out of context reply. The key point is Imagine a future world without... since we do live in a world "with", the implication is something will have to change to "set us back"... to a time when, exactly as you state, those who live in cities, will wish they knew something more useful for basic survival. Sorry if I was too subtle, but I rarely expect troll food and got sloppy. Less OT, if you generalize the topic to be "implications of advances in tech"...
But this statement has nothing to do with the process of getting from a blank piece of paper to an animated movie
I agree, but, again, the bigger picture is; Does it matter?
I am sure advances grocery store technology have greatly reduced "food gathering skills". People still eat. However, you can't deny that there are "artists" who work solely in the digial realm to produce aesthetically pleasing and even commercially viable "art".
do you work in an art-related field?
Maybe, sometimes... but I am keenly aware of the difference between "art" and "a craft", or merely "that's nice". Sometimes "art" has nothing to do with drawing skills, and sometime "that's nice" takes more artistic talent than I have. Go figure.
As I recall, I chose that car company because it was conveniently located close to the ferry dock. Their car was on the way out of the country in 30 minutes.
(Canada is still another country, right?)
Imagine a future world without computers... it will involve knowing how to kill things with pointy sticks!
What about the decline in common sense in recent years?
Art is whatever the observer thinks it is.
The Sun turns out to have more global warming particles than expected!
This random review agrees
You have no idea how much pressure they can bear!
I, for one, welcome our obligitory joke moderators.