how is this guy offtopic? tobacco companies help pay for the anti-smoking ads on tv....slashdot runs an article on software to help people stop slacking off on work by surfing the net (ie - trolling slashdot, which is regularly joked about as being something everyone does at work instead of, well, working). makes sense to me
$9.99 isn't exactly a bargain compared to the cost of CDs. If I wanted I could go to Best Buy and buy most new releases for that much. However, I buy most of my music directly from the labels (I listen to mostly independent stuff), and most sell albums for 12 bucks. So if I can spend the same amount, or two dollars more, AND get something tangible (I actually look forward to the inserts and artwork) well then I'll stick to CDs. However, I have made a handful of purchases from audiolunchbox in the past, along with many more from www.mordamrecords.com where most cds that are available in mp3 format cost $5.99. Now THAT is a bargain. If it's a band I'm only so-so into and I don't care for the artwork or anything to actually put my hands on, I would gladly shell out 6 bucks to try something new on a whim. That way I can buy two albums that I would have otherwise never heard for the price of one. But otherwise I'll pay the 10 or 12 bucks and get the packaging I actually look forward to.
Well I believe one of his goals in building the missile was that it could easily be transported and launched from the back of a day-to-day pick up truck. So you could probably just lay it down in the back of a Chevy.
Well put, that's exactly why I buy cds. I want something tangible, I want the quality, cd-quality, not NEAR. I want the interesting cover art, to be excited to open a cd for the first time and see how creative the booklet is. Great point, and I don't want to lose that stuff.
Well you know, I'm sorry to say it but you act like this is ONLY interesting because this is about Microsoft, and maybe for some people it is, but really it's a big deal because Microsoft and Hotmail are some of the front runners in computers and the internet right now. Don't you think if Google forgot to renew their domain that it would make headlines? You bet your ass it would, because they are Google for Pete's sake.
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how is this guy offtopic? tobacco companies help pay for the anti-smoking ads on tv....slashdot runs an article on software to help people stop slacking off on work by surfing the net (ie - trolling slashdot, which is regularly joked about as being something everyone does at work instead of, well, working). makes sense to me
$9.99 isn't exactly a bargain compared to the cost of CDs. If I wanted I could go to Best Buy and buy most new releases for that much. However, I buy most of my music directly from the labels (I listen to mostly independent stuff), and most sell albums for 12 bucks. So if I can spend the same amount, or two dollars more, AND get something tangible (I actually look forward to the inserts and artwork) well then I'll stick to CDs. However, I have made a handful of purchases from audiolunchbox in the past, along with many more from www.mordamrecords.com where most cds that are available in mp3 format cost $5.99. Now THAT is a bargain. If it's a band I'm only so-so into and I don't care for the artwork or anything to actually put my hands on, I would gladly shell out 6 bucks to try something new on a whim. That way I can buy two albums that I would have otherwise never heard for the price of one. But otherwise I'll pay the 10 or 12 bucks and get the packaging I actually look forward to.
Well I believe one of his goals in building the missile was that it could easily be transported and launched from the back of a day-to-day pick up truck. So you could probably just lay it down in the back of a Chevy.
You think that's bad, my slave drive is suing me for reparations.
Well put, that's exactly why I buy cds. I want something tangible, I want the quality, cd-quality, not NEAR. I want the interesting cover art, to be excited to open a cd for the first time and see how creative the booklet is. Great point, and I don't want to lose that stuff.
Well you know, I'm sorry to say it but you act like this is ONLY interesting because this is about Microsoft, and maybe for some people it is, but really it's a big deal because Microsoft and Hotmail are some of the front runners in computers and the internet right now. Don't you think if Google forgot to renew their domain that it would make headlines? You bet your ass it would, because they are Google for Pete's sake.