I think there may be more at play here than people are commenting on. People have been using radio as an example and excuse for a few years now. They claim that since radio is exempt from certain royalties, that internet radio should be also. If the RIAA gets what it wants, this excuse is no longer valid. Secondly a lot of people, myself included, use radio as an example of how mp3 downloading is beneficial. I use it to hear new music and buy it if I enjoy it, delete it if not. But with this change just hearing a song over the radio would 'pay the artist'. Therefore if I want to download an mp3 even just to sample an artist, I _should_ pay for it as well, according to what they are trying to legislate.
I don't agree with any of these business practices, but I can see why they would attack radio like this. I doubt they foresee the results of this though.
Take a moment to understand the gravity of what I just said; Intel, the company that would hardly acknowledge overclocking, was now sampling a CPU that required overclocking to run at stock speeds. Even more telling is that Intel got the approval of upper management to sample these unreleased processors, requiring an unreleased chipset, in a matter of weeks. This is Intel we're talking about here, the larger of the two companies, the Titanic, performing maneuvers with the urgency of a speed boat. Desperation is a stinky cologne.
When asked about Radiohead and Trent Reznor's recent support of a different direction in music distribution, he says "that's not a business model that works. I open a store and say 'Come on in and pay whatever you want.' Are you on f---ing crack?" Are there any physical businesses that have tried this? I'd be curious as to the results. It's my perception that when asked to pay what they want, most people actually decide what it's worth to them, they don't conclude "OMG FREE!"
Thinking of the children too much, especially keeping children away from adults and vice versa, leads to things like Kid Nation and Lord of the Flies. So me being a better parent will prevent reality TV shows?
Easier explanation? Perhaps they (IDG) figured out what appeals to/. and it's editors in a way to get a majority of their stories through the filters. But you know, tinfoil hat away.
You may have to be in Internet Explorer to see this... Firefox shows just fine! just so to let you people of/. know:) Come on.. this is slashdot. Do you really expect us to think 'Oh, I guess better not try firefox or something bad might happen!'?
You clicked it. I clicked it. We are all going to click it. Probably more so since we were told it might not work.
Oracle: I'd ask you to sit down, but, you're not going to anyway. And don't worry about the vase. Neo: What vase? Oracle: That vase. Neo: I'm sorry-- Oracle: I said don't worry about it. I'll get one of my kids to fix it. Neo: How did you know? Oracle: Ohh, what's really going to bake your noodle later on is, would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything? If you know that the game knows you're going to jump, will you still do it?
It's unfortunate, but I'm among those users so horribly scarred by Real so long ago that I'll just never use another product by them. I think it's the name - it just makes me nauseous now. It could be the best app on the planet - but unless they change the name I just won't go near it. End of story. This doesn't make a lot of sense to me. A rose by any other name...
Lara See gets made at it's customers for unknown reason and poisons all of their Light&Fluffy line of muffins. People naturally stop buying Light&Fluffy muffins. They continue to repackage and resell these same poisoned muffins for 10 years. In their 11th year, they get upset that nobody is buying their muffins. They rethink their strategy and rename their old muffins to Fluffy Top muffins instead, and promise they are poison free!
Would you seriously buy a Lara See brand Fluffy Top muffin?
You have to compare the best of each in order to make a somewhat balanced comparison. Comparing the best horror video game isn't very fair if you use your average horror film. That said the scariest (IMO) films have been the psychological. The ones where the scare factor isn't just a creepy thing jump at the right moment with a loud noise to emphasize it. The ones where you're thinking about how scary that was the rest of the night (or longer).
The examples I can think of are The Ring, Blair Witch Project, (I'm told The Exorcist belongs here but haven't seen it.)
Now video games on the other hand have been the "creepy thing jumps at you" type for the most part. Off the top of my head I haven't played any games where the psychological impact was what freaked me out. Once a video game truly taps into this it could be insanely scary. However, to my limited knowledge (hint hint/.ers) noone has accomplished this yet.
They assume: Most of what's pirated is clearly of good enough people would buy it anyway quality that it's a direct loss of sale.
The poster assumes: Much of what's pirated is of poor enough quality that no one would buy it but high enough quality that they'd go to the trouble of downloading it. I'm stating the obvious here, but perhaps it's high enough quality to pay for and download, but not high enough quality to spend $15-20 for a single album. Especially for downloaded music where the manufacturing / distribution costs are a fraction of physical media.
The also obvious compromise would be realistic priced downloadable music. My mother always used to tell me "It's only worth what someone is willing to pay." when I would say my baseball cards were worth $X hundred dollars. Used to really irritate me. I'll have her contact the music industry.
Uh, good music stereos don't care about being "non-surround". Actually good music systems DON'T have surround, because surround is digitally altering the signal and is NOT used to make music sound better. True.. But a lot of people use their sound systems for things other than music. Such as DVDs.. with surround sound. digitally unaltered. Uh.
Maybe its my speakers, but I'd rather have the choice of volume than to be tied to one setting or another. I think you solved your own problem. Spend a little money and get a decent stereo, not a shelf system or boom box, but a stereo and two speakers. You can spend $400 new or even $200 used and wind up with a decent sounding system. My current stereo cost about $300 and while it isn't perfect, it is good enough to appease my audiophile instincts until I can afford a little better. There's a lot of cheap stereos (non-surround) that are great quality, available used due to people upgrading to surround.
Ironically you'll actually hear what the big deal is about in the loudness war once your setup is up to par.
"Personally, I'll take a CD over any type of data file however. It's permanent..." I find it ironic that you say this. My digital media lasts longer than the physical media.
I don't own Vista. I don't own Shadowrun. I don't own a DX10 card. I didn't upgrade my computer as described as well.
I wrote a simple "Pierre Bernard's Recliner of Rage" in the style of Conan to demonstrate how very few people this probably affected. I'm guessing you've never watched Conan O'brien or you'd understand this.
The entire post was fiction. I do want to correct however that Pierre Bernard does indeed exist as a Graphic Designer for Late Nite with Conan and is quite funny to watch on his recliner of rage skits.
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I think you hit the nail on the head. As long as he is alive, he is proven completely wrong. Love live Jack Thompson!
Aha! So I can still watch your phone calls on my TV!
I think there may be more at play here than people are commenting on. People have been using radio as an example and excuse for a few years now. They claim that since radio is exempt from certain royalties, that internet radio should be also. If the RIAA gets what it wants, this excuse is no longer valid. Secondly a lot of people, myself included, use radio as an example of how mp3 downloading is beneficial. I use it to hear new music and buy it if I enjoy it, delete it if not. But with this change just hearing a song over the radio would 'pay the artist'. Therefore if I want to download an mp3 even just to sample an artist, I _should_ pay for it as well, according to what they are trying to legislate.
I don't agree with any of these business practices, but I can see why they would attack radio like this. I doubt they foresee the results of this though.
Crikey, none of you watch House?
Replace - Ballmer with Kutaragi
- Android with Xbox
- Windows Moblie with Playstation
- Microsoft with Sony
- Google with Microsoft
And what do you get? Reasons to keep your mouth shut.
I will make it legal.
Easier explanation? Perhaps they (IDG) figured out what appeals to /. and it's editors in a way to get a majority of their stories through the filters. But you know, tinfoil hat away.
Oh good grief. The parent was hypothetical, _IF WE NEED TO MOVE NUKES_ we can blah blah blah.
You obviously didn't bother to pay attention in reading comprehension.
You clicked it. I clicked it. We are all going to click it. Probably more so since we were told it might not work.
Sorry had to vent.
Last weekend the dark^h^h^h^h pasty white horde of nerddom descended on Seattle.
"Sir, you're not allowed to place sensors on your opponents."
Neo: What vase?
Oracle: That vase.
Neo: I'm sorry--
Oracle: I said don't worry about it. I'll get one of my kids to fix it.
Neo: How did you know?
Oracle: Ohh, what's really going to bake your noodle later on is, would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything? If you know that the game knows you're going to jump, will you still do it?
Lara See gets made at it's customers for unknown reason and poisons all of their Light&Fluffy line of muffins. People naturally stop buying Light&Fluffy muffins. They continue to repackage and resell these same poisoned muffins for 10 years. In their 11th year, they get upset that nobody is buying their muffins. They rethink their strategy and rename their old muffins to Fluffy Top muffins instead, and promise they are poison free!
Would you seriously buy a Lara See brand Fluffy Top muffin?
"..attempt to get their N-Gage brand into the minds of gamers... with soccer and fishing titles and the popular puzzle game Bejeweled, among others."
Gamers rejoice! Finally the games we've been waiting for!
You have to compare the best of each in order to make a somewhat balanced comparison. Comparing the best horror video game isn't very fair if you use your average horror film. That said the scariest (IMO) films have been the psychological. The ones where the scare factor isn't just a creepy thing jump at the right moment with a loud noise to emphasize it. The ones where you're thinking about how scary that was the rest of the night (or longer).
/.ers) noone has accomplished this yet.
The examples I can think of are The Ring, Blair Witch Project, (I'm told The Exorcist belongs here but haven't seen it.)
Now video games on the other hand have been the "creepy thing jumps at you" type for the most part. Off the top of my head I haven't played any games where the psychological impact was what freaked me out. Once a video game truly taps into this it could be insanely scary. However, to my limited knowledge (hint hint
The poster assumes: Much of what's pirated is of poor enough quality that no one would buy it but high enough quality that they'd go to the trouble of downloading it. I'm stating the obvious here, but perhaps it's high enough quality to pay for and download, but not high enough quality to spend $15-20 for a single album. Especially for downloaded music where the manufacturing / distribution costs are a fraction of physical media.
The also obvious compromise would be realistic priced downloadable music. My mother always used to tell me "It's only worth what someone is willing to pay." when I would say my baseball cards were worth $X hundred dollars. Used to really irritate me. I'll have her contact the music industry.
Ironically you'll actually hear what the big deal is about in the loudness war once your setup is up to par.
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Here.. I'll help you with your next fix.
Uh right.
I don't own Vista. I don't own Shadowrun. I don't own a DX10 card. I didn't upgrade my computer as described as well.
I wrote a simple "Pierre Bernard's Recliner of Rage" in the style of Conan to demonstrate how very few people this probably affected. I'm guessing you've never watched Conan O'brien or you'd understand this.
The entire post was fiction. I do want to correct however that Pierre Bernard does indeed exist as a Graphic Designer for Late Nite with Conan and is quite funny to watch on his recliner of rage skits.
Pierre Bernard was a work of fiction.