I request a royalty waiver from the artists and non-RIAA affiliated labels I play on the podcast (and soon streaming radio station) in exchange for promotion and a offering a method for listeners of purchasing their music through either CD Baby, iTunes or Amazon. Many artists have told me they make more from their CD Baby sales than through any royalty payments that they never seem to get anyways.
Bob Hunter, one of the founders of Greenpeace called this tactic setting off "mind bombs." The goal is to get people talking about the bigger issue by attacking a high profile target and the iPhone is about as high profile as you can get.
My dad wanted to see Star Wars. I was 14 and wanted to see "A Bridge Too Far." Good thing parents don't listen to their kids! I'm still a big fan, just not a fanatic. Nothing will ruin the memories of sitting in a darkened theatre watching the first 10 minutes of that film. Magical.
Damn! I'm a switcher in waiting and am planning on moving all of my Rock and Roll Report stuff to a Mac (blog, podcast, production for radio show, etc). I figured I would pick up my MacBook in June with the brand new iLife suite but now I suppose I will get it sooner rather than later.
As a non-geek Windows user currently, how straight forward (or not) will it be for me to upgrade from one version of OS-X to another when the time comes?
in addition to SSTL, AeroAstro (http://www.aeroastro.com/ has been a leader in this field. The president of AeroAstro, Dr. Rick Fleeter has written an excellent primer on microsats called "The Logic of Microspace" that sets out the possibilities of the "microspace" movement. SpaceDev (http://www.spacedev.com/ has also been active in the field with their CHIPsat microsat.
This is old news. In about 1978, before my buddy's dad switched to a TRS-80 he had an Apple 1 in a gorgeous rosewood case. If I could only get my hands on that Apple 1 today!
Damn right music is not dead. Go to my site The Rock and Roll Report (www.rockandrollreport.com) and you will see that every week we talk about great indie record labels, bands and radio shows that pump out all kinds of cool stuff. What is dying is the way the major record labels do business. Music will not die only because there will always be people who are passionate enough about creating music that they will get it out there no matter what the reward (or lack of). The 'Net is full of great music that you can legally download that will keep you busy for months. Don't give up hope just yet.
If you want to get anal about it (which is what people seem to like to do) if you read the novelization it is not actually stated outright that Han fires first, it is merely implied.
I am probably a typical computer user but not a typical slashdotter in that my knowledge of all things Unix is minimal at best but that's why I'm thinking of getting a Mac. I have tried a bunch of Linux distros that worked OK but were still quite confusing for me. Macs put a friendly face on Unix. It's as simple as that. I have played around with a friend's Mac and the 'nix stuff seemed easier for me to understand. Since I write a little weblog and do some websites on the side I have wanted to get to know Linux/Unix better and I think that the Mac's ease of use on Unix to me is just the ticket. That and the fact that my Windows machine is contantly hanging has given me the impetus to search for something that just works. Macs seem to me to be that computer at this time.
Actually they will de-orbit the satellite at the end of it's projected lifespan. In addition, SpaceDev is actually working on a "Space Tug" which will help move, repair and/or refuel satellites in orbit.
They are slowly building their way to profitability in an industry dominated by Boeing and Lockheed. They just released their 3rd quarter results and things are looking up.It takes time to revolutionize space exploration but at least they are upfront and working on it. The ebay listing is as much about publicity as it is about sales and is a great idea IMHO.
This to me seems to be a fine balance between the rights of consumers and the rights of the artists. The value of the concept is sound regardless of whether the music is "good."
More info can be had on this topic at www.spacedev.com. They have published an article detailing how they are going about this. Another source of info is http://ipinspace.gsfc.nasa.gov/.
I am currently working through Red Hat Linux 7.2 Bible Unlimited Edition that I bought at a 50% off deal because Red Hat 8.0 just came out. Tons of information, relatively straight forward, 3 CDs of software and a website of bonus material makes this a pretty good bargain in my opinion. No complaints so far.
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I request a royalty waiver from the artists and non-RIAA affiliated labels I play on the podcast (and soon streaming radio station) in exchange for promotion and a offering a method for listeners of purchasing their music through either CD Baby, iTunes or Amazon. Many artists have told me they make more from their CD Baby sales than through any royalty payments that they never seem to get anyways.
Bob Hunter, one of the founders of Greenpeace called this tactic setting off "mind bombs."
The goal is to get people talking about the bigger issue by attacking a high profile target and the iPhone is about as high profile as you can get.
My dad wanted to see Star Wars. I was 14 and wanted to see "A Bridge Too Far." Good thing parents don't listen to their kids!
I'm still a big fan, just not a fanatic. Nothing will ruin the memories of sitting in a darkened theatre watching the first 10 minutes of that film. Magical.
Damn! I'm a switcher in waiting and am planning on moving all of my Rock and Roll Report stuff to a Mac (blog, podcast, production for radio show, etc). I figured I would pick up my MacBook in June with the brand new iLife suite but now I suppose I will get it sooner rather than later. As a non-geek Windows user currently, how straight forward (or not) will it be for me to upgrade from one version of OS-X to another when the time comes?
If you write about, play, listen to or are otherwise involved in music, My Space is an incredible resource IMHO.
I too had a Trash 80. I remember waiting in anticipation for the next issue of CLOAD to come in the mail!
in addition to SSTL, AeroAstro (http://www.aeroastro.com/ has been a leader in this field. The president of AeroAstro, Dr. Rick Fleeter has written an excellent primer on microsats called "The Logic of Microspace" that sets out the possibilities of the "microspace" movement. SpaceDev (http://www.spacedev.com/ has also been active in the field with their CHIPsat microsat.
This is old news. In about 1978, before my buddy's dad switched to a TRS-80 he had an Apple 1 in a gorgeous rosewood case. If I could only get my hands on that Apple 1 today!
A European Union version is expected in October of this year according to Apple.
Damn right music is not dead. Go to my site The Rock and Roll Report (www.rockandrollreport.com) and you will see that every week we talk about great indie record labels, bands and radio shows that pump out all kinds of cool stuff. What is dying is the way the major record labels do business. Music will not die only because there will always be people who are passionate enough about creating music that they will get it out there no matter what the reward (or lack of). The 'Net is full of great music that you can legally download that will keep you busy for months. Don't give up hope just yet.
If you want to get anal about it (which is what people seem to like to do) if you read the novelization it is not actually stated outright that Han fires first, it is merely implied.
Hey, if this is successful Apple might try and bring back the Macintosh Portable!
It will drop to $199.99 by the Spring. It's inevitable.
I am probably a typical computer user but not a typical slashdotter in that my knowledge of all things Unix is minimal at best but that's why I'm thinking of getting a Mac. I have tried a bunch of Linux distros that worked OK but were still quite confusing for me. Macs put a friendly face on Unix. It's as simple as that. I have played around with a friend's Mac and the 'nix stuff seemed easier for me to understand. Since I write a little weblog and do some websites on the side I have wanted to get to know Linux/Unix better and I think that the Mac's ease of use on Unix to me is just the ticket. That and the fact that my Windows machine is contantly hanging has given me the impetus to search for something that just works. Macs seem to me to be that computer at this time.
Actually they will de-orbit the satellite at the end of it's projected lifespan. In addition, SpaceDev is actually working on a "Space Tug" which will help move, repair and/or refuel satellites in orbit.
They are slowly building their way to profitability in an industry dominated by Boeing and Lockheed. They just released their 3rd quarter results and things are looking up.It takes time to revolutionize space exploration but at least they are upfront and working on it. The ebay listing is as much about publicity as it is about sales and is a great idea IMHO.
They also want to put a backup server on the moon so you can store your files up there. No need to worry about the RIAA!
This to me seems to be a fine balance between the rights of consumers and the rights of the artists. The value of the concept is sound regardless of whether the music is "good."
More info can be had on this topic at www.spacedev.com. They have published an article detailing how they are going about this. Another source of info is http://ipinspace.gsfc.nasa.gov/.
I am currently working through Red Hat Linux 7.2 Bible Unlimited Edition that I bought at a 50% off deal because Red Hat 8.0 just came out. Tons of information, relatively straight forward, 3 CDs of software and a website of bonus material makes this a pretty good bargain in my opinion. No complaints so far.