I work with and play in a few local bands. Technology allows us to create CDs of our music. Then what we do is -
We run off say 50 copies and have a deal going with some small indie record stores to take copies sale or return.
We usually charge/CD:
Cost of media ~ 0.24 Bit o profit ~ 1.00 an why not:) Store markup ~ 0.50 or whatever.
Total cost to customer ~ 1.74 and if they want to copy it for their mates they can, more people hear our stuff and they might come to gigs.
Are we going to make BIG money doin this?.. nope. Do we care.. nope. We're happy. The guy at the record store is happy. (a lot of local musos are their customers its good publicity for em) I HOPE the people that get the CDs are happy.
We're thinking of puttin stuff online as beerware, if people want to buy us a beer after downloading feel free.
Are we going to worry the major labels?.. doubt it. Do we give a hoot?.. nope.
I'm lucky in that I live near an independent (art house) movie theatre that shows films that don't get widespread distribution. Ticket prices are subsidised by the Arts Council (here in the UK) and they are thus able to compete on price (£5 ~ $8) with the megaplexes.
They also show the occasional 'Hollywood Blockbuster'.
Locally I have about four multi-screen (5+ screens) big name cinemas to 'choose' from, all however showing the SAME overhyped releases. Choice of viewing is therefore actually being limited by the film industry.
Mostly I tend to BUY (not pirate) DVD. They are, on the whole good value, also its the only way I can get to see the type of movie I prefer.
Scene: Office at the *AA. A meeting is in progress.
CEO: Sales are down. My poor artists are gonna starve.
(pauses to scoop caviar into his fat gaping maw)
Peon 1: The public have finally woken up to the fact
that we're selling em a heap of rehashed shit
and that our starving artists are a bunch of
whining talentless morons.
CEO: Impossible... Your ass is fired.
Peon 2: Must be those pesky downloaders again boss.
(Kisses CEO's fat quivering ass)
CEO: You're right lets sue their lame asses.
Peon 2: I'll need to budget some ads.
CEO: Good idea. Use some of those whining talentless
morons we've got on the payroll.
Nostalgia. Bah... I'll give you nostalgia. Remember this.
"You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building. Around you is a forest. A small stream flows out of a building and down a gully." What
I don't know that word. Understand what?
I don't know that word. What word?
I don't know that word. What word would that be?
What?.... etc etc etc
They don't make em like that anymore. Say does anybody remember HUNT THE WUMPUS;-)
I agree. CCTV probably monitors 90% of what you do in public already why worry about this. What surprises me is that the air carriers aren't already doing it.
Unless you commit a felony, in which case the video will be used as evidence, you have nothing to worry about.
I can see the conspiracy theorists lining up....
Its 1984 Big Bruvva is watching me. No he isn't sunshine he's got better things to do. Looking out for people that REALLY matter.
The data is on record for up to 10 years. I doubt it, but so what. Real time video even compressed is a lot of data to archive. Only the juicy bits will be stored. Air rage, mile high club etc etc. We can all have a laugh when its shown on reality TV.
The worse that can happen here is the airline will use some of the footage in their staff training vids. Yawn. In which case they need to get Your consent.
They can read the title of my book the naughty company can build up a profile of my rampant consumerism. Two words, credit card. If you're that paranoid use cash or go and live in the hills and eat snake.
I used to work for a company that designs this sort of technology. [www.synectics.co.uk] I've been in more CCTV control rooms than i've had hot dinners. It's interesting for about five minutes then you realise how BORING people are and just get on with your job. Joe public has nothing to worry about, believe me.
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In 1960 Stong compiled a book titled The Amateur Scientist, (Simon and Schuster) the only collection of articles that has ever been published from this column. However, limited to paper and ink, Stong could only fit in 57 projects. Despite being only a partial anthology, never being advertised in Scientific American, and appearing long before the rise of home schooling, Stong's book sold over 10,000 copies. It went out of print in 1972 and is much sought after today by amateur scientists.
One of the biggest farm exporting nations in the world, Australia is at the forefront of a drive to take broad-scale agriculture back to the precision of peasant farming.
Doh... ?
So get some peasants to drive the tractors. No need for satnav. But then again...
Slashdot Mirror
Fooled filters ...
:-)
I just filter out ALL HTML e-mails and delete em from the server.
Since most SPAM is HTML it no longer bothers me. Sorted
Plain text rules KO.
How very true.
:)
.. nope. .. nope.
.. doubt it. .. nope.
I work with and play in a few local bands.
Technology allows us to create CDs of our music.
Then what we do is -
We run off say 50 copies and have a deal going with some
small indie record stores to take copies sale or return.
We usually charge/CD:
Cost of media ~ 0.24
Bit o profit ~ 1.00 an why not
Store markup ~ 0.50 or whatever.
Total cost to customer ~ 1.74 and if they want to copy it
for their mates they can, more people hear our stuff and
they might come to gigs.
Are we going to make BIG money doin this?
Do we care
We're happy.
The guy at the record store is happy. (a lot of local
musos are their customers its good publicity for em)
I HOPE the people that get the CDs are happy.
We're thinking of puttin stuff online as beerware, if people
want to buy us a beer after downloading feel free.
Are we going to worry the major labels?
Do we give a hoot?
Some good points here.
I'm lucky in that I live near an independent (art house)
movie theatre that shows films that don't get widespread
distribution. Ticket prices are subsidised by the Arts
Council (here in the UK) and they are thus able to compete
on price (£5 ~ $8) with the megaplexes.
They also show the occasional 'Hollywood Blockbuster'.
Locally I have about four multi-screen (5+ screens) big name
cinemas to 'choose' from, all however showing the SAME
overhyped releases. Choice of viewing is therefore actually
being limited by the film industry.
Mostly I tend to BUY (not pirate) DVD. They are, on the whole
good value, also its the only way I can get to see the type
of movie I prefer.
How to screw the public part one.
... Your ass is fired.
Scene: Office at the *AA. A meeting is in progress.
CEO: Sales are down. My poor artists are gonna starve.
(pauses to scoop caviar into his fat gaping maw)
Peon 1: The public have finally woken up to the fact
that we're selling em a heap of rehashed shit
and that our starving artists are a bunch of
whining talentless morons.
CEO: Impossible
Peon 2: Must be those pesky downloaders again boss.
(Kisses CEO's fat quivering ass)
CEO: You're right lets sue their lame asses.
Peon 2: I'll need to budget some ads.
CEO: Good idea. Use some of those whining talentless
morons we've got on the payroll.
I wonder if its occured to the *AA that sales are down
not because of piracy but for another reason entirely.
I put it to you that the 'starving' artists
and the product that they're trying to push SUCK?
The teeny boppers have grown up.
Where can I download and co er backup these ads?
Just thought of something else ....
;).
Get a full body virtual reality suit and er suitable 'software'
Alternatively invent the holodeck and run the counsellor Troy program.
Some advice:
1) Type faster.
2) Get a bigger mouse mat.
(movin' the mouse further burns more cals)
3) Play video games at higher level settings.
4) Get a keyboard with stiffer keys.
(NB windows users only need [ctrl][alt][del])
5) Get a swivel chair with castors and go for the
occasional zoom round the office.
6) Sit further away from the beer/coke dispenser.
7) Get a heavier mouse.
(Works well with option 2)
Hope this helps.
Looks like they've reinvented the wheel. There's nothing
... how do I get on this course?
fundamentally new here.
Avant garde composers were doing stuff like this way back
in the 60's. The ideas, if not the technology have been
around even longer.
People walking around a happening triggered photocells
wired to electronic musical devices thus creating a
changing 'musical' event.
These guys get a grant to do this 'research'??
Gravy train city
Try the adventure lost in ed ... :-)
foo@bar:~>ed
help
?
look around
?
open eyes
?
quit
?
bye
?
logout
?
stoppit stoppit let me out of here HELLLP!!!
?
FRAK had pretty good graphics for it's day.
:-)
Most games were block graphics.
The FRAK character upped the ante.
At the time I had a Sharp MZ80K.
Boy I envied people with BBC Micros and Apple ]['s with
proper 'hi-rez' graphics.
Nostalgia. Bah ... I'll give you nostalgia. Remember this.
.... etc etc etc
;-)
"You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building.
Around you is a forest. A small stream flows out of a building and
down a gully."
What
I don't know that word.
Understand what?
I don't know that word.
What word?
I don't know that word.
What word would that be?
What?
They don't make em like that anymore.
Say does anybody remember HUNT THE WUMPUS
oops ... poll
stand corrected.
I wonder how many people on /. have actually
:-)
READ 1984? I only ask because it seems to
constantly crop up. A pole is the answer methinks.
1984?
* Read the book.
* Saw the movie.
* Got a baby brother.
* Annie Lenox.
* No comment Big Brother is watching me.
* I prefer Animal Farm.
Just a thought
I agree. CCTV probably monitors 90% of what you do in
....
public already why worry about this. What surprises me
is that the air carriers aren't already doing it.
Unless you commit a felony, in which case the video will
be used as evidence, you have nothing to worry about.
I can see the conspiracy theorists lining up
Its 1984 Big Bruvva is watching me.
No he isn't sunshine he's got better things to do.
Looking out for people that REALLY matter.
The data is on record for up to 10 years.
I doubt it, but so what. Real time video even
compressed is a lot of data to archive. Only the juicy
bits will be stored. Air rage, mile high club etc etc.
We can all have a laugh when its shown on reality TV.
The worse that can happen here is the airline will use
some of the footage in their staff training vids. Yawn.
In which case they need to get Your consent.
They can read the title of my book the naughty company
can build up a profile of my rampant consumerism.
Two words, credit card. If you're that paranoid use
cash or go and live in the hills and eat snake.
I used to work for a company that designs this sort
of technology. [www.synectics.co.uk]
I've been in more CCTV control rooms than i've had
hot dinners. It's interesting for about five minutes
then you realise how BORING people are and just get
on with your job.
Joe public has nothing to worry about, believe me.
The latest Mandrake updates.
Won't ever happen. Theyd just evolve into Linux.
And ol' Billy boy wouldn't stand for that.
Creatures III.
The game.
I HATE norns.
In 1960 Stong compiled a book titled The Amateur Scientist, (Simon and Schuster) ,
the only collection of articles that has ever been published from this column.
However, limited to paper and ink, Stong could only fit in 57 projects. Despite
being only a partial anthology, never being advertised in Scientific American
and appearing long before the rise of home schooling, Stong's book sold over
10,000 copies. It went out of print in 1972 and is much sought after today by
amateur scientists.
http://www.tinkersguild.com/aboutAmSci.html
No wonder i could never find a copy.
Weapons of mass conversion.
E=MC^2
Booom!
need any of their shoddy merchandise.
I'm gonna build myself a Tesla coil powered
doomsday device and conquer the universe.
Now if only I could find my tinfoil hat.
Its only 24 watts assuning a 12vdc battery.
/. effect.
Sounds like some kinda ionizer if its producing
ozone. Dunno why that would increase HP tho.
Sounds like BS 2 me.
Couldnt get on their site due to
I remember reading a book along these lines
way back in the mid 70,s.
It was a Scientific American publication containing a
collection of their their Amateur Scientist articles.
In fact I think it was called: The Amateur Scientist.
That had instructions for building a particle accelerator
using bits from an old TV, Refrigerator and various
bits and bobs of plumbing.
There was also a rudimentary maze running robot using
vacuum tube tech. As well as other cool projects.
To lazy to do a search for it tho.
One of the biggest farm exporting nations in the world, Australia is at the
... ?
...
forefront of a drive to take broad-scale agriculture back to the precision of
peasant farming.
Doh
So get some peasants to drive the tractors.
No need for satnav. But then again
Oz might have reeely stoopid peasants.
Force fields. Aerodynamic force fields. Obvious innit? Wings or lack thereof dont matter. Aint fantasy tech wonderful ;)