Now this is the America I've come to expect: NASA is starting to make games about going into space instead of actually going into space.
I'm sure some self-proclaimed 'Gen-Y expert" marketer somewhere is nodding and chuckling to himself while stroking a white cat nestled in his lap.
As if eBay doesn't have enough problems these days with Nigerian scammers and Chinese counterfeiters, now the IRS wants to remove the last shred of joy from selling on the auction site. Not that it's inappropriate -- sales are sales and income is income -- but I'm curious to see if eBay is even around in its current form by the end of 2008.
Beat the hell out of the bag. If you hear a "kaboom" (where's the kaboom? there's supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!), then there was a bomb in it. Simple.
Also helps greatly reduce the volume of checked and carry-on luggage.
...because everyone knows the REAL reason there's not as much high-quality music as there should be is that musicians spend way too much time trying to make it enjoyable and interesting.
Yep...speeding up that process is without a doubt the best way to improve what bands few have ever heard of produce.
I had no idea the Brits were so forward-thinking in this area.
Of course, the RIAA would never agree to legitimizing downloads like that...at least not until several more management changes happen and they get someone in their leadership who's actually owned an iPod.
I give him a fiar bit of credit: 60% is better than my own 50% from last year's predictions, so Cringely wins the Bob v. Craig Prognostication-Off once again.
I know it's not a cat...I just enjoy the word "marmoset" (which, still being an animal, fits fine in a made-up list of nonsensical and/or imaginary software codenames).
But beyond that, what compells you to correct some arbitrary person's joke in a forum? There are lots of hobbies out there -- skydiving, stamp collecting, pedophilia -- that may be a better use of your time, no?;-)
The RIAA supposedly represents artists. If artists stopped being willing to be represented by the RIAA, the RIAA would stop being able to sue, as it would have no material interest in these cases (i.e., it was not subject to actual harm).
So, maybe it's time that we started letting our favorite artists know that unless they break ties with this ridiculous farce of an organization, we simply will not provide them with any income by buying their music or attending their concerts.
Golf is best played as a social activity, where one's score is used only to compare the golfer with himself.
If you're so competitive that you have to "beat" other golfers (let alone spending thousands of dollars to do so), it's time for you to take up an actual sport. You know, where you break a sweat...or at least have to walk from one point on the playing surface to another.
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Now this is the America I've come to expect: NASA is starting to make games about going into space instead of actually going into space. I'm sure some self-proclaimed 'Gen-Y expert" marketer somewhere is nodding and chuckling to himself while stroking a white cat nestled in his lap.
As if eBay doesn't have enough problems these days with Nigerian scammers and Chinese counterfeiters, now the IRS wants to remove the last shred of joy from selling on the auction site. Not that it's inappropriate -- sales are sales and income is income -- but I'm curious to see if eBay is even around in its current form by the end of 2008.
I, for one, welcome our new, computationally efficient delegating overlords.
Either that or he realized all those photos of Kansas really were not too interesting...
Also helps greatly reduce the volume of checked and carry-on luggage.
Yep...speeding up that process is without a doubt the best way to improve what bands few have ever heard of produce.
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Of course, the RIAA would never agree to legitimizing downloads like that...at least not until several more management changes happen and they get someone in their leadership who's actually owned an iPod.
Maybe 2007's forecast will fare better.
But beyond that, what compells you to correct some arbitrary person's joke in a forum? There are lots of hobbies out there -- skydiving, stamp collecting, pedophilia -- that may be a better use of your time, no? ;-)
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That's the job of Puma.
Then Ocelot will take out HP.
Marmoset, once released, will end IBM.
Finally, Mr. Whiskers Boddington (the name of Jobs' childhood cat) will make Google irrelevant.
Then we'll get those full-screen iPods everyone's been wanting. wheeee
I think you actually mean licensing "subsidies".
Executives! Executives! Executives! Executives! Executives! Executives! Executives! Executives! There...nice pit stains!
Sounds like your personal TV threshold is set to -1.
I meant that it's not an RIAA program (like the uploader lawsuits is), but something done individually by the labels.
I'd prefer a truly rich web experience on my phone WAY more than streaming TV garbage.
Payola is a problem primarily involving labels and radio stations/corporations -- it has nothing (or little) to do with the RIAA.
So, maybe it's time that we started letting our favorite artists know that unless they break ties with this ridiculous farce of an organization, we simply will not provide them with any income by buying their music or attending their concerts.
Oh, wait.
If you're so competitive that you have to "beat" other golfers (let alone spending thousands of dollars to do so), it's time for you to take up an actual sport. You know, where you break a sweat...or at least have to walk from one point on the playing surface to another.
Or did you mean "Gorf"?
So you're suggesting that my recent investment in the social networking sites BankHeistSpace.com and WillTradeKiddiePornVids.net is a bad move?
I mean, sure, anybody can clone a dog, but he lied about revolutionizing stem cell research? Shocked, I say.
Who's next to inappropriately threaten us with punishment for behavior it doesn't like?
How long before Microsoft is awarded a patent for this? Anyone wanna bet? My guess is 14 months.