I'm not an Apple zealot, but I can definitely understand why other people are. The commodification of the pc market has driven profit margins down to the point where most companies are afraid to do anything too inovative, both technology wise and design wise. Apple stands out from the pack for their commitment to "thinking different" (sorry) and quality design, and their vision is the kind of thing that people get fanatical about, for better or for worse. Personally I don't agree with everything they do, and I don't currently own any of their products, but I am definitely glad they are around, because the computing world would be a much grayer place with them...
That's an excellent point, and I think (hope!) that one of the side effects of this will be that labels will actually put out complete albums instead of a single and some filler.
It's not just the record labels that are against DRM free downloads, the various publishing companies and the organisations that represent them (such as the harry fox agency) won't give you a license to sell music unless they're DRMed. To make things worse, they require a payment per download and not per sale, which means you can't serve a second copy of a file to a client who has already bought it without paying for it. Even if the music hasn't been released by a label, if it has been published, the publisher needs to be payed.
The only way around this is to negotiate deals directly with publishers (bypassing the agencies - a lot of work as there are thousands of publishers, which is the reason why the agencies exist), or to release material by artists who don't have publishing deals.
Actually, they just did release a toolbar and, unsurprisingly, it's an exact copy of google's, linked to MSN. I'm not going to bother installing to see if it uninstall's google's though...
The point I was trying to make is that, unlike the word 'nigger', the word gay isn't inherently insulting, and is a perfectly acceptable word to use to refer to homosexuality; It's only insulting when using the logic gay = homosexual and homosexual = bad therefore gay = bad. Which is why, IMO, any use of the word gay as an insult is inherently homophobic, no matter how unconscious that association may be.
This is the first thing I thought of when I read the headline, and for me, it's really the worse part about online gaming. I really don't care about being politcally correct, yet I can't help but cringe everytime I see/hear these kinds of homophobic insults. I've often thought that, if I had my own counterstrike server, I would definitely have the system censor the words and kick players for using them too much.
As you say, many people think it's ok because they don't really mean homosexual. But considering the original meaning of the word 'gay', it's clear that the word got it's current negative connotation because of homophobia, and the fact that it has become so prevalent as an insult is a clear indication of how deeply homophobia is ingrained in our society.
I think chances are, your crazy thoughts aren't any crazier than anyone else's, and I'm sure everybody has thoughts that could potentially land them in jail...
There have been many cases of DVT developed on long haul flights, the person you're refering to is probably Emma Christoffersen, a British citizen who died shortly after arriving at Heathrow from a trip to Australia.
if you click on each race, you get a bit of back story; the gist of it is that a splinter group of undead (called the Forsaken) are waging war against the Scourge (and humanity), and have allied themselves with the Horde to manipulate them into fighting their common enemy. Classic "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" scenario.
Honestly, I don't think apple really cares which of their models you decide to buy. If they only sell a handfull of minis because people decide to buy the 15 gig model instead, they're still getting your money...
I believe that is only true in canadian copyright law, something which slashdot has covered in the past.
In any case, I'm sur the reason main reason the RIAA is going after uploaders is because they're easy to spot, especially if they have a fixed IP... unless you're the one hosting the file, trying to track down the IP of a downloader is a different story.
Maybe you're being facetious, but what he's trying to say is that it's TV (the experience) with the television (object). Unfortunately for Mr. Vail, most people aren't looking for "TV" when they're surfing the web, especially in the form of what bugs them the most about TV...
You've misunderstood... the parent was simply stating that it's the prosecutors's job to find evidence of wrong doing, and SCO's demands that IBM produce evidence of their own wrong doing is basically asking the defendant to prosecute himself.
It's not just the record labels, it's the publishing companies as well. You see, on a given piece of music, you have two copyrights, one on the musical recording, and the other on the musical score; the former is generally owned by the record label, while the later is usually owned by a publishing company, who are just as adamant about getting their piece of the pie as the labels, and who, like the labels, will NOT give you permission to sell music unless it's DRMed.
Considering the amount of highly awaited games currently being listed as having an April 1st release date, I get the impression that the entire videogame industry is preparing an April fool's joke of monumental proportions...
As for Halo, it's important to remember that Halo 1 was rushed so that it could be ready for the Xbox's launch, and ended up being a poorer game because of it. They're definitely doing the right thing by taking their time with the sequel.
One of the things I like about the Bell's sympatico service is that, not only is it clearly stated (section 5) that there are no bandwidth limits, they even provide you with a page where you can check you consumption, which to me is such an obvious service to provide I'm surprised that not everyone offers it.
I think the answer lies in the fact that Neo is not actually completely human. In a nutshell, my take on it is that 'the one' is bred by the machines for the purpose of 'balancing the equation' or whatever the architect called it (he may even be some kind of android), and his supernatural powers are given to him as a way of ensuring that he fulfills his role; they force him to play out the role of messiah whether he wants to or not.
Regardless of whether this was the intention of the brothers, his having these powers fits into the religous symbolism of the movies, and I think it was wise for them not to spell it out; for me, the discussion that this provokes are a big part of the pleasure of science fiction.
I'm having trouble finding exact figures right now, but I do know that the label gets 65 cents on the dollar, with about 12 cents of that going to the artist and another 8 cents going to the publisher. That means the label gets about 40 cents, although I'm sure there's a lot of stuff getting deducted from the artists share.
That's not 100% true... it's quite common to see picture disks sell for a significant premium, passing the extra cost onto the consumer. It's hard to say exactly what effect that has on sales though, and usually picture disk runs are limited, with represses being on regular vinyl.
That's the big problem with savage... since the game is only played online, there's no way to practice. The only thing you can do is start your own game and play as commander all by yourself, which at least gives you a feel for the various structures and technologies, but it's far from an ideal preperation for online play.
FMV = Full motion video, refering to pre-rendered cut scenes. In games that feature a lot of them, it would be a significant amount of extra work (and disk space) to make a second set featuring a female lead. The only game I know that features this is Enter The Matrix, which gives you a choice of either a male or a female character, which have slightly differing stories.
Well, file sharing networks are only good if people are actually looking for your music. They're pretty useless for unknown artists, which is the majority of those on mp3.com.
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Maybe the fact that they have this on their website will convince people that the gmail thing is actually for real?
I'm not an Apple zealot, but I can definitely understand why other people are. The commodification of the pc market has driven profit margins down to the point where most companies are afraid to do anything too inovative, both technology wise and design wise. Apple stands out from the pack for their commitment to "thinking different" (sorry) and quality design, and their vision is the kind of thing that people get fanatical about, for better or for worse. Personally I don't agree with everything they do, and I don't currently own any of their products, but I am definitely glad they are around, because the computing world would be a much grayer place with them...
That's an excellent point, and I think (hope!) that one of the side effects of this will be that labels will actually put out complete albums instead of a single and some filler.
It's not just the record labels that are against DRM free downloads, the various publishing companies and the organisations that represent them (such as the harry fox agency) won't give you a license to sell music unless they're DRMed. To make things worse, they require a payment per download and not per sale, which means you can't serve a second copy of a file to a client who has already bought it without paying for it. Even if the music hasn't been released by a label, if it has been published, the publisher needs to be payed.
The only way around this is to negotiate deals directly with publishers (bypassing the agencies - a lot of work as there are thousands of publishers, which is the reason why the agencies exist), or to release material by artists who don't have publishing deals.
Actually, they just did release a toolbar and, unsurprisingly, it's an exact copy of google's, linked to MSN. I'm not going to bother installing to see if it uninstall's google's though...
The point I was trying to make is that, unlike the word 'nigger', the word gay isn't inherently insulting, and is a perfectly acceptable word to use to refer to homosexuality; It's only insulting when using the logic gay = homosexual and homosexual = bad therefore gay = bad. Which is why, IMO, any use of the word gay as an insult is inherently homophobic, no matter how unconscious that association may be.
This is the first thing I thought of when I read the headline, and for me, it's really the worse part about online gaming. I really don't care about being politcally correct, yet I can't help but cringe everytime I see/hear these kinds of homophobic insults. I've often thought that, if I had my own counterstrike server, I would definitely have the system censor the words and kick players for using them too much.
As you say, many people think it's ok because they don't really mean homosexual. But considering the original meaning of the word 'gay', it's clear that the word got it's current negative connotation because of homophobia, and the fact that it has become so prevalent as an insult is a clear indication of how deeply homophobia is ingrained in our society.
I think chances are, your crazy thoughts aren't any crazier than anyone else's, and I'm sure everybody has thoughts that could potentially land them in jail...
There have been many cases of DVT developed on long haul flights, the person you're refering to is probably Emma Christoffersen, a British citizen who died shortly after arriving at Heathrow from a trip to Australia.
if you click on each race, you get a bit of back story; the gist of it is that a splinter group of undead (called the Forsaken) are waging war against the Scourge (and humanity), and have allied themselves with the Horde to manipulate them into fighting their common enemy. Classic "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" scenario.
Honestly, I don't think apple really cares which of their models you decide to buy. If they only sell a handfull of minis because people decide to buy the 15 gig model instead, they're still getting your money...
I believe that is only true in canadian copyright law, something which slashdot has covered in the past.
In any case, I'm sur the reason main reason the RIAA is going after uploaders is because they're easy to spot, especially if they have a fixed IP... unless you're the one hosting the file, trying to track down the IP of a downloader is a different story.
missed the preview button... that's supposed to say "it's TV (the experience) without the television (object)."
Maybe you're being facetious, but what he's trying to say is that it's TV (the experience) with the television (object). Unfortunately for Mr. Vail, most people aren't looking for "TV" when they're surfing the web, especially in the form of what bugs them the most about TV...
You've misunderstood... the parent was simply stating that it's the prosecutors's job to find evidence of wrong doing, and SCO's demands that IBM produce evidence of their own wrong doing is basically asking the defendant to prosecute himself.
It's not just the record labels, it's the publishing companies as well. You see, on a given piece of music, you have two copyrights, one on the musical recording, and the other on the musical score; the former is generally owned by the record label, while the later is usually owned by a publishing company, who are just as adamant about getting their piece of the pie as the labels, and who, like the labels, will NOT give you permission to sell music unless it's DRMed.
Considering the amount of highly awaited games currently being listed as having an April 1st release date, I get the impression that the entire videogame industry is preparing an April fool's joke of monumental proportions...
As for Halo, it's important to remember that Halo 1 was rushed so that it could be ready for the Xbox's launch, and ended up being a poorer game because of it. They're definitely doing the right thing by taking their time with the sequel.
One of the things I like about the Bell's sympatico service is that, not only is it clearly stated (section 5) that there are no bandwidth limits, they even provide you with a page where you can check you consumption, which to me is such an obvious service to provide I'm surprised that not everyone offers it.
I think the answer lies in the fact that Neo is not actually completely human. In a nutshell, my take on it is that 'the one' is bred by the machines for the purpose of 'balancing the equation' or whatever the architect called it (he may even be some kind of android), and his supernatural powers are given to him as a way of ensuring that he fulfills his role; they force him to play out the role of messiah whether he wants to or not.
Regardless of whether this was the intention of the brothers, his having these powers fits into the religous symbolism of the movies, and I think it was wise for them not to spell it out; for me, the discussion that this provokes are a big part of the pleasure of science fiction.
I'm having trouble finding exact figures right now, but I do know that the label gets 65 cents on the dollar, with about 12 cents of that going to the artist and another 8 cents going to the publisher. That means the label gets about 40 cents, although I'm sure there's a lot of stuff getting deducted from the artists share.
That's not 100% true... it's quite common to see picture disks sell for a significant premium, passing the extra cost onto the consumer. It's hard to say exactly what effect that has on sales though, and usually picture disk runs are limited, with represses being on regular vinyl.
That's the big problem with savage... since the game is only played online, there's no way to practice. The only thing you can do is start your own game and play as commander all by yourself, which at least gives you a feel for the various structures and technologies, but it's far from an ideal preperation for online play.
FMV = Full motion video, refering to pre-rendered cut scenes. In games that feature a lot of them, it would be a significant amount of extra work (and disk space) to make a second set featuring a female lead. The only game I know that features this is Enter The Matrix, which gives you a choice of either a male or a female character, which have slightly differing stories.
It helps to be in a meditative state at the time.
Is that a euphemism for being stoned out of your tree?
Well, file sharing networks are only good if people are actually looking for your music. They're pretty useless for unknown artists, which is the majority of those on mp3.com.