Oh, its still a scam on the artist, I know that for a fact, I used to work at a few labels, but I am just trying to put it all into perspective. you slashdot folk can be really brainy and also really obtuse.
You're right. I'm not a recording artist (be thankful). However, I do have about 5 books that have been printed by big publishing houses. I can certainly say that my book contracts are nothing like music contracts. I get a fixed percentage per book - that's it. The only recoupable cost is the advance. At signing, I received a (non-recoupable) stipend for purchasing supplies, and there were a few cases where I needed some hardware and the publisher provided them free of cost. My first two books barely sold enough to cover the (small) advance I was paid. Writing Linux books in 1995 was a rather bold move.
Distribution and manufacturing? You gotta be kidding. Compare a $17 CD to a $50 book. Which do you think costs more to ship across country in quantity? Which costs more to make? My books are make in the range of 10k-20k units. Probably harder to make than just stamp a piece of metal, huh? Which costs more to sell? Hell, there's noone reading my books over the (public) airwaves. Maybe I should suggest it for my next book. Funny, I don't see deductions on my royalty statements for advertising or manufacturing or...well..*anything*. I also don't think I'll be going into bankrupcy anytime soon either.
If the labels are really doing these kinds of things, it's no wonder people hate them so much.
According to Courtney Love, the band/performer pays for everything to begin with. Even the payola to radio stations is probably pulled from the royalties.
I think the problem is that 50-pin catalytic converter they have on there. If you're not driving on streets, I'd recommend getting the 68 or 80 pin. More expensive, but worth it in the end.
Oh, and a bass tube works wonders too, especially if you're driving an MP3 database.
If you're a yooge company about to go bankrupt, you can donate all you want to a republican presidential candidate.
If you're a fairly large software company that's still solvent, you can't donate any money at all to democrats. Or if you do, you're suddenly under investigation.
Red Hat effectively started GNOME, or at least was heavily involved with the beginning of it. There were a few releases where they did not distribute KDE because it was not GPL'd. Red Hat has a very long history with GNOME, and so it doesn't suprise me that they would emphasize their GNOME apps over the KDE ones.
Heh. Microsoft pulls this stunt all the time, except doing it against their competitors. Remember all the hype about waiting for the Xbox as it would clean the PS2's clock? How many fewer PS2s do you think Sony sold as a result of this? Sony is just using MSFT's playbook against them. And I say "go for it". But then again, I still have my original PS and have little intention to upgrade. Unless GTA3 doesn't come out for the PC soon *grumble*.
I have never seen a case where a printer cannot be shared over the network under UNIX. The printer driver layer and the network printing layer are separated. I always thought it was the same under MS, so every printer could be shared. Then again, I don't use MS as a print server.
He's not representing the interests of SC. When I think "entertainment", SC doesn't come to mind first . Based on the money he's received and the interests he's put forward, he's more suited to represent CA.
You're assuming that USB 1.0 is the only external protocol available. Many Macs have IEEE1394 (Firewire) and USB 2.0 is available. Both are in excess of 400Mbps, plenty of speed for burning.
I hope that your leadership takes a better stance on things like QA testing. Woody often has very simple bugs that would have been found had even the simplest of QA tests been done before submitting the package. One of the better examples was a permission problem that took three weeks (!) to solve!
Saying that woody is for testing purposes is one thing, since I can accept occasional severe bugs that don't show up for a while. But simple install problems should be found BEFORE the.debs are submitted.
Ming lets you create Flash animations from within PHP that can be either saved (to reduce CPU load of regenerating the flash each time) or dynamically written so you can do things on-the-fly with it.
I used it to write up some crappy animations on my home page for my relatives to see.
Part of the problem with flash is it's overused, and the audio makes the apps take forever to load.
For some really nice examples of what you can do with flash, take a look at joecartoon.com.
Re:This brings to mind that Metallica Flash movie.
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The problem is that buying DVDs/CDs gives more money to the lobbying machines.
Not buying DVDs/CDs creates the "10% loss of business due to Napster" phenomenon we're seeing. Even if the real culprit is bad economy or boycotts.
Every time you buy a CD or DVD, mark it down on a piece of paper. At the end of each month (or quarter or year or whatever), send $5 per tick mark to the EFF. Let them do the lobbying as well, and you can sleep well at night.
It was more than that. I couldn't take the management structure that was overhead. I've been in small companies since, so it's hard to compare to a large company.
Lack of accountability is a double-edged sword. I've been laid off twice in 12 months. For some people, the stability of knowing you've got a job for as long as you want it is a comforting thought. The people I worked with were all pretty competent, so I didn't have a problem with people stuck in the wrong job.
Having worked for the govt (Dept. of VA) and the private sector, there really are good sides to each. (my memory of govt work may be fuzzy, since it's been 6 years since I worked there)
+Govt: Real retirement, usually after 20 yrs of service Pay raises based on years of service (plus yearly Cost Of Living Adjustments) VERY hard to get laid off/fired. Chance to play with new gear (I was burning CD-ROMs in 1992, also got to use optical cards about a year later) Lots of holidays, good amount of vacation time. Good training. Since the code I was writing was going into 170+ hospitals, there was a lot of focus on good coding techniques, peer reviews, etc. It's helped a lot since then. No petty "is so-and-so making more than me?". The pay schedule covers everyone, so (for example) I knew what my boss made versus what I made.
-Govt: Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork In order for the budgets to work, our group pretty much couldn't buy anything from Oct->about August, then a mad buying frenzy from Aug->Oct 1 to use up the budget. The feds work on Oct->Oct fiscal year, and all the money is "use it or lose it". This often results in very strange purchasing habits (like 21" PC monitors in 1992). Low pay, but promotions are pretty automatic up to a point, then it gets competitive. Lots of management. As a result, there were reorganizations every 6 months or so. Also new ideas of management, so there was often times more time spent in meetings than actually working (sigh).
I would have stayed with the feds, but I wanted more money, and wanted a reason to move to an area with a bit more high-tech, so I went private-sector.
SR71 is made of titanium that expands while in flight. In order to get this to work, the metal is smaller while it's on the ground, causing gaps in the metal where fuel leaks out.
On a side note, it's pretty hard to get the jet fuel the SR71 uses to ignite. A plain 'ol match won't do it. The plane needs a separate starting vehicle to get the fuel lit.
The plane is still cool, even if it's almost 40 years old.
Technically, it's a public performance if it's going out a loudspeaker, which makes it no different than playing it at a ballpark or over the airwaves. Even hold music (we appreciate your business, blah) has to be licensed through the appropriate groups (BMI, etc.).
And how. AT&T Broadband is running ads talking about how much of a PITA it would be to go satellite, including the argument "can't get local channels", when it's cable companies like AT&TB that put that restriction there in the first place!
But if you're watching satellite and can't get *any* local channels via satellite, then you'll probably toss the antenna since the reception is so crappy and you won't watch the local broadcast TV anyway.
Either way, the local channels lose.
Not that broadcast TV has much going for it anyway (aside from Futurama).
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Oh, its still a scam on the artist, I know that for a fact, I used to work at a few labels, but I am just trying to put it all into perspective. you slashdot folk can be really brainy and also really obtuse.
You're right. I'm not a recording artist (be thankful). However, I do have about 5 books that have been printed by big publishing houses. I can certainly say that my book contracts are nothing like music contracts. I get a fixed percentage per book - that's it. The only recoupable cost is the advance. At signing, I received a (non-recoupable) stipend for purchasing supplies, and there were a few cases where I needed some hardware and the publisher provided them free of cost. My first two books barely sold enough to cover the (small) advance I was paid. Writing Linux books in 1995 was a rather bold move.
Distribution and manufacturing? You gotta be kidding. Compare a $17 CD to a $50 book. Which do you think costs more to ship across country in quantity? Which costs more to make? My books are make in the range of 10k-20k units. Probably harder to make than just stamp a piece of metal, huh? Which costs more to sell? Hell, there's noone reading my books over the (public) airwaves. Maybe I should suggest it for my next book. Funny, I don't see deductions on my royalty statements for advertising or manufacturing or...well..*anything*. I also don't think I'll be going into bankrupcy anytime soon either.
If the labels are really doing these kinds of things, it's no wonder people hate them so much.
Keep an eye out for gpsdrive (http://gpsdrive.kraftvoll.at/).
There is some integration with point-to-point directions, along with some patches to work with directions given by mapquest and the like.
Not sure if it works on Zaurus, but it works great on Linux and ipaq
According to Courtney Love, the band/performer pays for everything to begin with. Even the payola to radio stations is probably pulled from the royalties.
I think the problem is that 50-pin catalytic converter they have on there. If you're not driving on streets, I'd recommend getting the 68 or 80 pin. More expensive, but worth it in the end.
Oh, and a bass tube works wonders too, especially if you're driving an MP3 database.
No, you're thinking of that thing with the "Laser".
It depends...
If you're a yooge company about to go bankrupt, you can donate all you want to a republican presidential candidate.
If you're a fairly large software company that's still solvent, you can't donate any money at all to democrats. Or if you do, you're suddenly under investigation.
Red Hat effectively started GNOME, or at least was heavily involved with the beginning of it. There were a few releases where they did not distribute KDE because it was not GPL'd. Red Hat has a very long history with GNOME, and so it doesn't suprise me that they would emphasize their GNOME apps over the KDE ones.
Depending on how Debian works at times, that's not exactly a problem...
-Enry
Running Debian unstable and RH 7.1 servers
Heh. Microsoft pulls this stunt all the time, except doing it against their competitors. Remember all the hype about waiting for the Xbox as it would clean the PS2's clock? How many fewer PS2s do you think Sony sold as a result of this? Sony is just using MSFT's playbook against them. And I say "go for it". But then again, I still have my original PS and have little intention to upgrade. Unless GTA3 doesn't come out for the PC soon *grumble*.
Then MS is even more brain dead than I thought.
I have never seen a case where a printer cannot be shared over the network under UNIX. The printer driver layer and the network printing layer are separated. I always thought it was the same under MS, so every printer could be shared. Then again, I don't use MS as a print server.
He's not representing the interests of SC. When I think "entertainment", SC doesn't come to mind first . Based on the money he's received and the interests he's put forward, he's more suited to represent CA.
Perhaps he should move there and represent them.
You're assuming that USB 1.0 is the only external protocol available. Many Macs have IEEE1394 (Firewire) and USB 2.0 is available. Both are in excess of 400Mbps, plenty of speed for burning.
exim-tls bug
Saying that woody is for testing purposes is one thing, since I can accept occasional severe bugs that don't show up for a while. But simple install problems should be found BEFORE the .debs are submitted.
You whiners shaddap. The question was asked, and instead of whining about how bad Flash is, just answer the friggin question.
So, here's my answer:
Get Apache, PHP, and the Ming libraries, located at http://www.opaque.net/ming/.
Ming lets you create Flash animations from within PHP that can be either saved (to reduce CPU load of regenerating the flash each time) or dynamically written so you can do things on-the-fly with it.
I used it to write up some crappy animations on my home page for my relatives to see.
Part of the problem with flash is it's overused, and the audio makes the apps take forever to load.
For some really nice examples of what you can do with flash, take a look at joecartoon.com.
The problem is that buying DVDs/CDs gives more money to the lobbying machines.
Not buying DVDs/CDs creates the "10% loss of business due to Napster" phenomenon we're seeing. Even if the real culprit is bad economy or boycotts.
Every time you buy a CD or DVD, mark it down on a piece of paper. At the end of each month (or quarter or year or whatever), send $5 per tick mark to the EFF. Let them do the lobbying as well, and you can sleep well at night.
It was more than that. I couldn't take the management structure that was overhead. I've been in small companies since, so it's hard to compare to a large company.
Lack of accountability is a double-edged sword. I've been laid off twice in 12 months. For some people, the stability of knowing you've got a job for as long as you want it is a comforting thought. The people I worked with were all pretty competent, so I didn't have a problem with people stuck in the wrong job.
Having worked for the govt (Dept. of VA) and the private sector, there really are good sides to each.
(my memory of govt work may be fuzzy, since it's been 6 years since I worked there)
+Govt:
Real retirement, usually after 20 yrs of service
Pay raises based on years of service (plus yearly Cost Of Living Adjustments)
VERY hard to get laid off/fired.
Chance to play with new gear (I was burning CD-ROMs in 1992, also got to use optical cards about a year later)
Lots of holidays, good amount of vacation time.
Good training. Since the code I was writing was going into 170+ hospitals, there was a lot of focus on good coding techniques, peer reviews, etc. It's helped a lot since then.
No petty "is so-and-so making more than me?". The pay schedule covers everyone, so (for example) I knew what my boss made versus what I made.
-Govt:
Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork
In order for the budgets to work, our group pretty much couldn't buy anything from Oct->about August, then a mad buying frenzy from Aug->Oct 1 to use up the budget. The feds work on Oct->Oct fiscal year, and all the money is "use it or lose it". This often results in very strange purchasing habits (like 21" PC monitors in 1992).
Low pay, but promotions are pretty automatic up to a point, then it gets competitive.
Lots of management. As a result, there were reorganizations every 6 months or so. Also new ideas of management, so there was often times more time spent in meetings than actually working (sigh).
I would have stayed with the feds, but I wanted more money, and wanted a reason to move to an area with a bit more high-tech, so I went private-sector.
SR71 is made of titanium that expands while in flight. In order to get this to work, the metal is smaller while it's on the ground, causing gaps in the metal where fuel leaks out.
On a side note, it's pretty hard to get the jet fuel the SR71 uses to ignite. A plain 'ol match won't do it. The plane needs a separate starting vehicle to get the fuel lit.
The plane is still cool, even if it's almost 40 years old.
Technically, it's a public performance if it's going out a loudspeaker, which makes it no different than playing it at a ballpark or over the airwaves. Even hold music (we appreciate your business, blah) has to be licensed through the appropriate groups (BMI, etc.).
Not that I agree with it. *mutter*
Listen to the commentary to that movie. I loved the movie, but the director had a few things to say.
They're smart enough to know what I mean. I get a full glass each time and I get asked at about the 1/3 point if I'd like another glass.
I go to the local Irish pub and say:
"Keep this Guinness full"
Then leave a nice tip.
Works every time.
And how. AT&T Broadband is running ads talking about how much of a PITA it would be to go satellite, including the argument "can't get local channels", when it's cable companies like AT&TB that put that restriction there in the first place!
Uhm....
But if you're watching satellite and can't get *any* local channels via satellite, then you'll probably toss the antenna since the reception is so crappy and you won't watch the local broadcast TV anyway.
Either way, the local channels lose.
Not that broadcast TV has much going for it anyway (aside from Futurama).
I think that was the "they stole the data center!" ad.