Y'all should got when the gettin' was good.
http://thenextweb.com/microsof...
I tried to find the relevant Slashdot article to really drive the point home but to no avail.
Humans have been entertaining each other for as long as humans have been around. If piracy actually was the death blow to the music and movie (and book?) industries as corporate heads would have you believe, would people really stop creating content? Are all artists only in it for the money? The more I hear about the plague of digital piracy the less relevant it seems.
Just ask yourself, if Hollywood disappeared tomorrow, would you care?
Not likely. In 2008, average salary for a starting pitcher was $4,429,366. There are 162 games during an MLB season (not including playoffs) meaning a pitcher only makes $27,341.77 per game. Even if you assume he only gets "paid" for the games he plays (there are typically five starting pitchers on a team) then he only gets $138,417.68 per appearance.
Even the highest paid starting pitcher currently in the league only makes $23,000,000 per annum making his per appearance fee $718,750. Of course there's also performance bonuses and endorsement deals and what have you, but I don't have numbers for those.
Why bother going through the trouble of collecting the best articles and proofing/editing them for accuracy? Don't you just end up with an encyclopedia? Do they even make those anymore? Hold on, I'm going to go and check over at Wikipedia...
According to the Hillsborough County recount, which was completed, there is now a total of 46 votes less than originally counted. I can see how votes could be missed or misread and therefore not counted, but how does one actually end up with less votes?
Also, according to the NH Secretary of State, the Republican primary recount was scheduled to start yesterday, yet they've had recounted Republican votes for Hillsborough County posted on their website for almost a week now.
Probably not a good example considering the US pays some of the lowest rates for fuel in the world. As of November 2007, France: 1.295 Euro cent per liter, US: 0.503 Euro cent per liter.
($7.50 per gallon! There would be riots at those prices.)
And someone stole my car and used it in a crime I would be (under that logic) liable for that crime too? That analogy only works if you allow your car to be stolen and know it will be used to commit a crime...which happens to be against the law.
The iPhone was on Slashdot daily, it was going to spawn undead and be the new hot drug on the street, instead it just faded into the mists and rarely gets mentioned any more, the hype is no longer needed and the content of the product just isn't enough to stand on it's own two feet.
You're not seeing the big picture. If I take those same video game statistics, and overlay them with a line of regression for the number of SUVs in the United States, you'd see that an increase in video gamers has a direct correlation with an increase in SUV ownership. In short, video games cause global warming!
Although it may not be entirely what you meant to say, suggesting that there are strict definitions as to what is "musical" will undoubtedly lead us down a path which is beyond the scope of this discussion. Further research is left as an exercise to the reader...
While I agree that the major label shills who pump out personality as product care very little (if at all) about any of the commonly held notions of talent, I found it curious you chose to single out rap. As unfortunate as it is, this is not a problem isolated to any one genre. I suppose rap does have some of the more high profile examples, but popular music of all styles has fallen prey to this same scam.
Serving the lowest common denominator is a very profitable business model when the customer base is significantly large. In reality, I believe the majority of consumers want to be fed music that tastes like fast food. They know it's no good for them but it's just so damn tasty (which is no coincidence). They don't just want the new Ashlee Simpson record, they yearn for it.
Disclaimer: In case I haven't made it abundantly clear, I am an avid fan of rap. Your bias may vary.
I think the two biggest reasons that shit has become so prevalent in the past decade are that (a) rap music and (b) pitch correctors have removed all necessity for talent or ability.
Hold on there cowboy...
While the majority of commercial/mainstream/Billboard rap music is oftentimes equated with the moral decline of Western society, to use that sample of the broader category of "rap" as a basis of judgment for the genre as a whole is short-sighted at best and offensive at worst.
In fact, there areentiresub-genres of rap dedicated to the breaking of these stereotypes (and isn't an entirely new phenomenon either with respect to with relatively short rap history timeline.) Before you go off again spouting about the talentless hacks which comprise your view of rap music, listen to some well-respected masters of the art and see if you can replicate their "lack of talent."
As for the "Loudness War" debate, these issues affect me not, as I shun all recorded music and only listen to live acoustic sets from musicians I have paid to play at my request. What it lacks in convenience it makes up for in leet-ness.
The guy who formally set the world record for Donkey Kong (considered a stand-up guy) feels he was unfaithfully portrayed in the new movie King of Kong which apparently paints him as a bit of dick (despite the fact that he plays himself).
I think you're reasoning from some notion about the way "Oriental" people think differently from "Western" people. Rugs are "Oriental", people are not.
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Y'all should got when the gettin' was good. http://thenextweb.com/microsof... I tried to find the relevant Slashdot article to really drive the point home but to no avail.
I thought I was the only one! I don't think I've ever had to replace a CFL and all of the reports to the contrary are news to me.
Humans have been entertaining each other for as long as humans have been around. If piracy actually was the death blow to the music and movie (and book?) industries as corporate heads would have you believe, would people really stop creating content? Are all artists only in it for the money? The more I hear about the plague of digital piracy the less relevant it seems.
Just ask yourself, if Hollywood disappeared tomorrow, would you care?
Not likely. In 2008, average salary for a starting pitcher was $4,429,366. There are 162 games during an MLB season (not including playoffs) meaning a pitcher only makes $27,341.77 per game. Even if you assume he only gets "paid" for the games he plays (there are typically five starting pitchers on a team) then he only gets $138,417.68 per appearance.
Even the highest paid starting pitcher currently in the league only makes $23,000,000 per annum making his per appearance fee $718,750. Of course there's also performance bonuses and endorsement deals and what have you, but I don't have numbers for those.
It's actually only a 92 GB difference.
In the case of Wonderfalls, it was probably for the better.
In Seattle, I can get free wi-fi in the parks and even on certain buses! Now if only I owned a laptop...
Why bother going through the trouble of collecting the best articles and proofing/editing them for accuracy? Don't you just end up with an encyclopedia? Do they even make those anymore? Hold on, I'm going to go and check over at Wikipedia...
I can't imagine someone who insists on using a RAID array would have a hard time installing Ubuntu.
Probably because it was canceled.
According to the Hillsborough County recount, which was completed, there is now a total of 46 votes less than originally counted. I can see how votes could be missed or misread and therefore not counted, but how does one actually end up with less votes?
Also, according to the NH Secretary of State, the Republican primary recount was scheduled to start yesterday, yet they've had recounted Republican votes for Hillsborough County posted on their website for almost a week now.
"Since August 2007, the U.S. has been issuing only e-passports."
I expected better from the Washington Post.
Probably not a good example considering the US pays some of the lowest rates for fuel in the world. As of November 2007, France: 1.295 Euro cent per liter, US: 0.503 Euro cent per liter.
($7.50 per gallon! There would be riots at those prices.)Gimme Friction Baby!
1st place in the Casual Gameplay Design #3 (yes, it's as prestigious as it sounds)
Although it may not be daily, it seems the iPhone still gets plenty of play on Slashdot.
Good or bad, publicity is still publicity.The Biggest News Talk Radio Station in America Just Got Bigger!
If I were you, I'd get my money back from the clinic.Shock Jock Don Imus Returns to Airwaves
You must be one of those ninja people...
You're not seeing the big picture. If I take those same video game statistics, and overlay them with a line of regression for the number of SUVs in the United States, you'd see that an increase in video gamers has a direct correlation with an increase in SUV ownership. In short, video games cause global warming!
Give me a break...
Although it may not be entirely what you meant to say, suggesting that there are strict definitions as to what is "musical" will undoubtedly lead us down a path which is beyond the scope of this discussion. Further research is left as an exercise to the reader...
While I agree that the major label shills who pump out personality as product care very little (if at all) about any of the commonly held notions of talent, I found it curious you chose to single out rap. As unfortunate as it is, this is not a problem isolated to any one genre. I suppose rap does have some of the more high profile examples, but popular music of all styles has fallen prey to this same scam.
Serving the lowest common denominator is a very profitable business model when the customer base is significantly large. In reality, I believe the majority of consumers want to be fed music that tastes like fast food. They know it's no good for them but it's just so damn tasty (which is no coincidence). They don't just want the new Ashlee Simpson record, they yearn for it.
Disclaimer: In case I haven't made it abundantly clear, I am an avid fan of rap. Your bias may vary.
Hold on there cowboy...
While the majority of commercial/mainstream/Billboard rap music is oftentimes equated with the moral decline of Western society, to use that sample of the broader category of "rap" as a basis of judgment for the genre as a whole is short-sighted at best and offensive at worst.
In fact, there are entire sub-genres of rap dedicated to the breaking of these stereotypes (and isn't an entirely new phenomenon either with respect to with relatively short rap history timeline.) Before you go off again spouting about the talentless hacks which comprise your view of rap music, listen to some well-respected masters of the art and see if you can replicate their "lack of talent."
As for the "Loudness War" debate, these issues affect me not, as I shun all recorded music and only listen to live acoustic sets from musicians I have paid to play at my request. What it lacks in convenience it makes up for in leet-ness.
I, for one, welco--ah, forget it...
The guy who formally set the world record for Donkey Kong (considered a stand-up guy) feels he was unfaithfully portrayed in the new movie King of Kong which apparently paints him as a bit of dick (despite the fact that he plays himself).