Screw capturing the radiation, just use it outside the atmosphere. I remember reading somewhere that this drive should be capable of an appreciable fraction of lightspeed (.25c?), which is a hell of a lot faster than anything we've got now.
In art, compare music of Bach, Mozart or Bethoven with modern noise. Why is it so bad now? Because musicians today do it for money and only for money.... Personally, I think that music has finished on Jazz, on after-hours improvisation sessions. Without the wisdom the creativity has left the music.
Just a suggestion: look a little deeper into "modern" music than the schlocky garbage that populates MTV and most of the radio. There are plenty of musicians out there that are truly interested in the music (not the money), who are very talented, and perform some very interesting and innovative music.
Unfortunately since they're *not* in it for the money, they don't get the airplay, the publicity or the recognition that they deserve.
Check out Opeth (generally classified as "death/doom metal" but far beyond that label), NoMeansNo (jazz/punk fusion is the best description I can think of), Nightwish (sometimes cheezy *music*, but pay attention to Tarja's operatic singing), and Apocalyptica (those Finns are weird)
First of all, you're assuming 9,000 people will be on this network. Knock that number in half. With the fact that not everyone owns a computer and there will be more than one person living in a house, you've got 4,500 people requesting cable.
Why not plan and cost-estimate for 4500 and then build the system for 9-10,000 anyway. Even if only 80% ultimately hook up to the system, the infrastructure for the additional 2700 hookups is already in place without having to tear up the streets again. This is working under the assumption that the town is already at (or near) total build-out; since I know nothing about Hanover I have no idea if that is or isn't the case.
Why is this potential profit being taken from the cable companies and given to the government? What is the reason for it? Is it that the government has to do it since this is a service the people need but one the private sector cannot provide due to the size or the financial feasability of it? No, certainly not. Cable companies are doing well.
Why the obsession over "potential profit"? If the plan is to build a system for the benefit of the community, let it be run by the community. Bill it at cost; operating overhead (power, maintence, connection to the rest of the world, administration) divided by the number of people connected to the system.
Don't let private companies run community systems. I don't see a big push to privatize water service or sewage treatment...
Oh wait, there's no potential for big corporate profit in that.
I think a *lot* of that has to do with what the artist is trying to do in the first place.
Take a look at NoMeansNo. They've been around for about 20 years. They write/record some kickass punkrock music. They've put on a HELL of a show every time I've seen them, but they're way under the radar of the major labels.
Last I heard, John Wright (the drummer) lived in a condo with his wife (a substitute? teacher) and their kid; Rob Wright (the bassist/vocalist) was living at about the same level but I don't remember the specifics.
It seems to suit them. They make a decent living doing what they love, don't have to bust their asses (unless they want to!) and don't have the headaches and bullshit of being "big rock stars".
Most of my favourite bands are on one or the other, and if it hadn't been for MP3s, I probably wouldn't have found most of the bands (and, hence, given the bands and their label money for CDs).
Most of the stuff on major labels is garbage in the first place, IMO.
Shut The FSCK Up. I did **NOT** come here to/. to have the war shoved in my face, and you are **WAY** out of line posting like that on THIS thread.
For the last week, I've had to endure 7+ hours of MSNBC war propaganda while at work (the boss has kept the TV on). I've spent more time over the last few months at marches and vigils than I've spent sleeping. The members of my neopagan group have even resorted to spellwork.
I'm tired, I'm cranky, and more than a little bit pissed off about this bullshit war that's been started. But I came here to try and get AWAY from the massive media blitz for a little while. At least I have the balls to put my username on my post.
Y'know, I'm perfectly happy with "only" being able to put 10 (or so) hours of music onto an MP3 CD. If I need to have more than 10 hours worth of music on me at any one time, I'm traveling *waaay* too far from my house to be driving.
Y'know, I'm currently reading that book and it was the first thing that came to mind when I read the headline...so we need to embed a secret backdoor command structure into these things, no?
>"the author claims that modern man was genetically >engineered by aliens" >If I'd engineered most of the people today, I'd >be embarrased to admit it.
I guess he never saw Star Trek V, or even Star Trek "I" (aka Star Trek: The Motion Picture). I honestly wonder how they got permission to *make* ST II with as bad as that first one is..
I still regularly use Qedit 2. even on wifey's XP machine.. when she's not looking. Configurable, fast, Wordstar-like ^K commands, smaller than Notepad (gak!), the list goes on. Hell, I even do my HTML with it.
If CD prices had risen at the same rate as consumer prices over this period, the average retail price of a CD in 1996 would have been $33.86 instead of $12.75.
.. I'd like to know just where you could buy a CD for $12.75 in 1996. Or are they counting "CD-singles" in their averaging?
I'm plenty happy with the one IBM hard drive I own. All 256megs of it is still spinning happily away in the BBS-turned-router in the closet, not a bad sector to date and it's been running almost constantly for nine years. I wish the Maxtor (1GB) drive in that machine was 1/10 as reliable as that IBM drive...
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> If ms ever tried to patent something they
> invented I am sure no one would be upset
Mang, you're assuming that Microsoft actually invented anything. Big mistake
No, that's for automagically going *right* when you turn the wheel *left*.
Screw capturing the radiation, just use it outside the atmosphere. I remember reading somewhere that this drive should be capable of an appreciable fraction of lightspeed (.25c?), which is a hell of a lot faster than anything we've got now.
Just a suggestion: look a little deeper into "modern" music than the schlocky garbage that populates MTV and most of the radio. There are plenty of musicians out there that are truly interested in the music (not the money), who are very talented, and perform some very interesting and innovative music.
Unfortunately since they're *not* in it for the money, they don't get the airplay, the publicity or the recognition that they deserve.
Check out Opeth (generally classified as "death/doom metal" but far beyond that label), NoMeansNo (jazz/punk fusion is the best description I can think of), Nightwish (sometimes cheezy *music*, but pay attention to Tarja's operatic singing), and Apocalyptica (those Finns are weird)
Why not plan and cost-estimate for 4500 and then build the system for 9-10,000 anyway. Even if only 80% ultimately hook up to the system, the infrastructure for the additional 2700 hookups is already in place without having to tear up the streets again. This is working under the assumption that the town is already at (or near) total build-out; since I know nothing about Hanover I have no idea if that is or isn't the case.
Why the obsession over "potential profit"? If the plan is to build a system for the benefit of the community, let it be run by the community. Bill it at cost; operating overhead (power, maintence, connection to the rest of the world, administration) divided by the number of people connected to the system.
Don't let private companies run community systems. I don't see a big push to privatize water service or sewage treatment ...
Oh wait, there's no potential for big corporate profit in that.
Take a look at NoMeansNo. They've been around for about 20 years. They write/record some kickass punkrock music. They've put on a HELL of a show every time I've seen them, but they're way under the radar of the major labels.
Last I heard, John Wright (the drummer) lived in a condo with his wife (a substitute? teacher) and their kid; Rob Wright (the bassist/vocalist) was living at about the same level but I don't remember the specifics.
It seems to suit them. They make a decent living doing what they love, don't have to bust their asses (unless they want to!) and don't have the headaches and bullshit of being "big rock stars".
Most of my favourite bands are on one or the other, and if it hadn't been for MP3s, I probably wouldn't have found most of the bands (and, hence, given the bands and their label money for CDs).
Most of the stuff on major labels is garbage in the first place, IMO.
Shut The FSCK Up. I did **NOT** come here to /. to have the war shoved in my face, and you are **WAY** out of line posting like that on THIS thread.
For the last week, I've had to endure 7+ hours of MSNBC war propaganda while at work (the boss has kept the TV on). I've spent more time over the last few months at marches and vigils than I've spent sleeping. The members of my neopagan group have even resorted to spellwork.
I'm tired, I'm cranky, and more than a little bit pissed off about this bullshit war that's been started. But I came here to try and get AWAY from the massive media blitz for a little while. At least I have the balls to put my username on my post.
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You don't like what I write? Oh well...
Y'know, I'm perfectly happy with "only" being able to put 10 (or so) hours of music onto an MP3 CD. If I need to have more than 10 hours worth of music on me at any one time, I'm traveling *waaay* too far from my house to be driving.
Y'know, I'm currently reading that book and it was the first thing that came to mind when I read the headline. ..so we need to embed a secret backdoor command structure into these things, no?
Didn't Sendo "share" their work with M$?
>"the author claims that modern man was genetically
>engineered by aliens"
>If I'd engineered most of the people today, I'd
>be embarrased to admit it.
Why do you think the aliens are *HIDING* from us?
I guess he never saw Star Trek V, or even Star Trek "I" (aka Star Trek: The Motion Picture). I honestly wonder how they got permission to *make* ST II with as bad as that first one is..
..or maybe their server got infested with ants as well?
I still regularly use Qedit 2. even on wifey's XP machine .. when she's not looking. Configurable, fast, Wordstar-like ^K commands, smaller than Notepad (gak!), the list goes on. Hell, I even do my HTML with it.
Hey, wire one with CAT5, install a huge server and mount it on an articulated pivot. Ultimate flight simulator!
I'm plenty happy with the one IBM hard drive I own. All 256megs of it is still spinning happily away in the BBS-turned-router in the closet, not a bad sector to date and it's been running almost constantly for nine years. I wish the Maxtor (1GB) drive in that machine was 1/10 as reliable as that IBM drive...
sometimes smaller is better?