When Apple starts selling MP3s of unsigned and indie-label bands, the artists still wont make any money because no one will download their music. No one will download their music because no one has heard of them. No one will hear of them because they wont get radio play. They wont get radio play because ClearChannel communications dominates the radio in every market. ClearChannel wont play them because
1. They aren't getting a big phat kickback from the artists label.
2. They are in bed with all the record labels and want to help preserve their monopoly.
The first thing that has to happen is for ClearChannel to change its ways so that artists aren't dependant on big record labels for radio play. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that one to happen.
when I was in the Navy, and we had to dispose of media that contained classified material, we ran floppy drives through a degaussing machine, and we took hard-drives apart. Then we would run the individual platters through the degaussing machine. After that, some handy work with a sledgehammer and it could be disposed of in regular trash.
Keep in mind, however, that I was only dealing with material labeled SECRET. TOP SECRET, and other classifications have different disposal procedures.
None of the information I have presented here is classified.
While I agree that 3/4ths of security experts don't trust Microsoft, I think the survey would hold more weight with the average business manager if they had surveyed more people. The article says that they talked to 35 people, which simply doesn't seem like a very representative sample. The number is so low, it makes other claims in the survey ridiculous. When they say that 59 percent of the people surveyed have suffered attacks, that translates to 21 people. Big deal. I would like to see a similar survey done, with a much larger sampling area.
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When Apple starts selling MP3s of unsigned and indie-label bands, the artists still wont make any money because no one will download their music. No one will download their music because no one has heard of them. No one will hear of them because they wont get radio play. They wont get radio play because ClearChannel communications dominates the radio in every market. ClearChannel wont play them because 1. They aren't getting a big phat kickback from the artists label. 2. They are in bed with all the record labels and want to help preserve their monopoly. The first thing that has to happen is for ClearChannel to change its ways so that artists aren't dependant on big record labels for radio play. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that one to happen.
when I was in the Navy, and we had to dispose of media that contained classified material, we ran floppy drives through a degaussing machine, and we took hard-drives apart. Then we would run the individual platters through the degaussing machine. After that, some handy work with a sledgehammer and it could be disposed of in regular trash. Keep in mind, however, that I was only dealing with material labeled SECRET. TOP SECRET, and other classifications have different disposal procedures. None of the information I have presented here is classified.
While I agree that 3/4ths of security experts don't trust Microsoft, I think the survey would hold more weight with the average business manager if they had surveyed more people. The article says that they talked to 35 people, which simply doesn't seem like a very representative sample. The number is so low, it makes other claims in the survey ridiculous. When they say that 59 percent of the people surveyed have suffered attacks, that translates to 21 people. Big deal. I would like to see a similar survey done, with a much larger sampling area.