The grandparent is not putting down pop music, just saying that if Britney Spears walked away from the RIAA, it would bring a lot of positive attention to alternatives. I for one agree.
When performers no longer need the distribution and advertising services they provide, RIAA and the big labels will go away, or at least shrink to manageable size.
I think we are getting pretty close to the distribution channels they provide no longer being necessary. The internet has done a lot to help solve that problem. It's a lot easier to do with music, than many other things, say books for example. There is no (practicle) iPod for book.
Advertising, on the other hand, will always require a lot of money:(
Although, in his defense, him and his wife have done a lot of good human betterment stuff. If you look past the whole Microsoft thing, the're actually good people. And no, this isn't a troll!! Just look at their foundation.
I just don't have time to read 3 in a row and I don't have patience to wait for them to keep coming out.
I have a rule that I don't start reading a series of books until it's done. I want to know that there is an ending. But, sadly, I did get sucked into the Harry Potter series, now I live in terror that JKR will get hit by a bus before she finishes. Or worse, what must be tempting in her position, she takes the money and runs away from the pressure of it all.
Too bad nature decides to shut it off in the hands when it gets cold.
I can't imagine that little bit of lost heat was the difference between life and death for anyone. But, the fact that we have evolved the feature suggests it was.
After eight hours, where half the students were allowed to sleep and the other half remained awake, 60% of the rested and 22% of the wakeful students discovered the more efficient method."
So... what you are saying is that sleep depravation inhibits problem solving?
Israeli company that allows the wearer of special glasses to tell whether the person they are talking to is telling a lie. Not only that, they can tell you whether someone loves you!
I was going to make a joke about these glasses telling me that the Israeli CEO was lying about the usefulness of his product, but then I realized I'd fallen into a logic paradox. : (
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"It's a pretty well thought-out idea, but the success of it hinges on everybody in the ecosystem getting involved,"
Sounds like all those well thought-out ideas to stop spam, that simply need everyone to agree on something new.
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The grandparent is not putting down pop music, just saying that if Britney Spears walked away from the RIAA, it would bring a lot of positive attention to alternatives. I for one agree.
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When performers no longer need the distribution and advertising services they provide, RIAA and the big labels will go away, or at least shrink to manageable size.
:(
I think we are getting pretty close to the distribution channels they provide no longer being necessary. The internet has done a lot to help solve that problem. It's a lot easier to do with music, than many other things, say books for example. There is no (practicle) iPod for book.
Advertising, on the other hand, will always require a lot of money
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Bill Gates' D&D card.
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Although, in his defense, him and his wife have done a lot of good human betterment stuff. If you look past the whole Microsoft thing, the're actually good people. And no, this isn't a troll!! Just look at their foundation.
Yes, let's look at the Bill Gates Foundation
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Don't you know that by intentionaly using Godwin's Law you invalidate it? And, it also means you lose the argument.
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Asked whether Microsoft missed the boat in the field of search technology, Mr Gates admitted that he had to take the blame for losing out to Google.
"We took an approach that I now realise was wrong," he said.
I may not like Bill Gates and the way his company acts, but I have to give credit to a man who can admit his mistakes. It's not an easy thing to do.
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Sure, the first generation digital watches were a step back. But now, twenty years later, who's laughing last?
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Does this mean I can finally watch encrypted DVDs on Linux without having the fear of the FBI crashing through my windows?
Who do you think you are? Zero cool?
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I too, try to like science fiction, but vastly more often than not, I'm dissapointed. The only author I like consistantly is Greg Egan.
I think that sci-fi novels are the male equivalent of romance novels. They even have the same style cheesy covers.
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I just don't have time to read 3 in a row and I don't have patience to wait for them to keep coming out.
I have a rule that I don't start reading a series of books until it's done. I want to know that there is an ending. But, sadly, I did get sucked into the Harry Potter series, now I live in terror that JKR will get hit by a bus before she finishes. Or worse, what must be tempting in her position, she takes the money and runs away from the pressure of it all.
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The Jawas came along in their sandcrawler and took the rover. I've seen this before.
This is the droid we are looking for!
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Too bad nature decides to shut it off in the hands when it gets cold.
I can't imagine that little bit of lost heat was the difference between life and death for anyone. But, the fact that we have evolved the feature suggests it was.
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Don't like it? Mod me down. No one else seems to.
Republicans on the Senate judiciary committee have spied on confidential Democratic files for a year
Why bother? They are all on the rich kids' team anyway.
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We're not acknowledging that we were in the wrong, but simply that the risk-reward ratio of spending months in court wasn't right for us.
And there you have it, the real thought behind every business decision.
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My GF pointed out in a mag she was reading - During Ejaculation, it exits at ~128mph.
What's it? Your girlfriend? : P
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don't sit too close to the end of the barrel, like Isaac did.
That's not so bad. The real Isaac stuck a knife in his eye just to see what would happen.
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Considering the cost of the device, it has allowed us to take suprisingly crisp photos of high-velocity objects.
Funding for this research was provided by porn co.
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How do you know that the 8 hours didn't start at, say 9am? Do you normally sleep between 9am and 5pm?
If someone tells you `You can't sleep for the next 8 hours' what is the only thing you are going to want to do for those 8 hours?
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After eight hours, where half the students were allowed to sleep and the other half remained awake, 60% of the rested and 22% of the wakeful students discovered the more efficient method."
So... what you are saying is that sleep depravation inhibits problem solving?
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Instead of color-coded LEDs, a bar graph on the display indicates how much the caller to whom you are speaking "loves" you.
Oh great, now girlfriends the world over can `prove' that their boyfriends don't love them enough.
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I was going to make a joke about these glasses telling me that the Israeli CEO was lying about the usefulness of his product, but then I realized I'd fallen into a logic paradox. : (
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What incentive do printer manufacturers have to treat their customers like criminals?
High profit margins on the printer refills for starters.
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I think I know something else that should be on that list.
::Nods head at George Bush::
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