i'm guessing thats the point of his question...if it's truely a hassle, then it's not worth the time, but if its a matter of filling out a form, mailing back the cd with said form, and have a check in your hands 6-8 weeks later then go for it. i can't imagine it is tho.
Well I preordered Tiger from Amazon.com ($35 mail-in rebate and another $30 off for getting an Amazon Visa, how could I say no at that price) and on my invoice the shipping date is "between May 31, 2005 and May 31, 2005"
oh i forgot my audience here, i should probably expand that "he works in developement" line to say "script developement, at a studio involved in this". he's not just some developer friend of mine spouting his opinions:)
A friend of mine from college works in developement now, and he was telling me that basically the studio's market research shows them that something like 95% of American males 18-35 like Transformers, so they are going to throw as much money as is needed at this, $200 mil or more, knowing that the money made will probably be in the billions when all is said and done.
An ex-gf of mine is over there going to school, and I asked her this very question, and she said she hadn't noticed any difference. Now she's not really nerdy or anything, but we talk on AIM sometimes and I've tested it by saying anti-communist things and such, but no secret police have arrested her yet.
Maybe they shouldn't have spent all their money on an all glass building 1/2 mile from the beach, compelete with full soccer field. Perks are nice, but nothing beats a reliable paycheck.
Beverly Mitchell (the girl on the show thats not Jessica Biel) went to college the same college as me for a couple years, and she had some "friends" who ran in the same circles I did. If you want to know murderous rage, try dealing with Bev screaming at you for not knowing who she is but coming to her birthday party and puking in her hot tub. With a wicked hangover.
She's also not a very good christian judging by the number of guys I know she slept with.
In addition to the other reply, no musician makes their money from CD sales. They make it by touring. Even small acts that produce and sell their own cd rarely recoup their costs on selling those CDs at shows. CD sales for an artist are 99% about getting their name/work out there so they can do more live shows. And when you get the RIAA involved it just gets worse, you in fact owe them the cost of producing your CD, so in addition to them keeping most of the royalties, you have to pay them what little you make to cover the costs of prodution/distribution/promotion. Again, you make all your money doing live shows. So I can't see why any artist has a problem with an easier way for their music to reach a broader audience.
I think the problem is all the anti-social geeks pirating the music never leave their house to go to a concert:)
I've just started my career as a professional web designer out of college (grad in 2003), and my day job is working at a web design firm in a fairly bottom-level design position. In my spare time, I do complete websites for friends, family, anyone who will pay me even a little. It's helping build my portfolio and making me better at my real job. I've already talked to my boss about conflicts, and he said as long as I don't work on my side projects at work, there's no problem. My side projects pay around $500-$1000 typically, where as sites we do at the office are typically much higher than that, so I'm not really stealing work. It does drive me a little nuts once in a while constantly thinking about the web, but for the most part I'm enjoying it.
Blizzard is nice enough to release all their new games with both Mac and PC versions on the CD. I think that has to be worth something (as a Mac user, I admit), as Macs also represent a small percentage of the overall home computer market.
Well, according to how the RIAA is prosecuting file-sharers (as I understand it), when you buy a CD you are just licensing the use of that music under certain terms, which is the majority of the cost, and a little to cover manufacturing. So since the only way they have currently to check if you have a license is to have the physical media, it doesn't really matter where you got it or what condidtion it's in.
In reality though, they want you to buy the music in each new format that comes out, which means that they are just selling the physical medium, and not licensing the music. If these two seem to contradict each other, thats what expensive lawyers are for, to make them seem to be the same thing.
Speaking as a gainfully employed web developer it must be the rocket scientists and billionaires who are getting laid off (I'd lay myself off too if I had billions of dollars).
Dear Canada,
How do I move to you?
Sincerely,
Greg
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I've heard a similar pattern that pre-dates even the Redskins'. Every year the Red Sox won the World Series, the incumbent has been defeated. I think the statistics speak for themselves
Year Won: 1912
President: William Taft
Re-elected: NO
case closed.
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Samurai Champloo is pretty rockin
i'm guessing thats the point of his question...if it's truely a hassle, then it's not worth the time, but if its a matter of filling out a form, mailing back the cd with said form, and have a check in your hands 6-8 weeks later then go for it. i can't imagine it is tho.
Well I preordered Tiger from Amazon.com ($35 mail-in rebate and another $30 off for getting an Amazon Visa, how could I say no at that price) and on my invoice the shipping date is "between May 31, 2005 and May 31, 2005"
The cat's out of the bag?
oh i forgot my audience here, i should probably expand that "he works in developement" line to say "script developement, at a studio involved in this". he's not just some developer friend of mine spouting his opinions :)
A friend of mine from college works in developement now, and he was telling me that basically the studio's market research shows them that something like 95% of American males 18-35 like Transformers, so they are going to throw as much money as is needed at this, $200 mil or more, knowing that the money made will probably be in the billions when all is said and done.
Once again my Mac is safe from this!
Yeah it should be "eninjaeers"
monkeys are a natural resource put on this planet for humans to expend, just like oil and iron. now where can we go to war to get more monkeys...
An ex-gf of mine is over there going to school, and I asked her this very question, and she said she hadn't noticed any difference. Now she's not really nerdy or anything, but we talk on AIM sometimes and I've tested it by saying anti-communist things and such, but no secret police have arrested her yet.
Maybe they shouldn't have spent all their money on an all glass building 1/2 mile from the beach, compelete with full soccer field. Perks are nice, but nothing beats a reliable paycheck.
I think thats why they didn't do something for the 20th anniversary of the mac (2004)
That's amazing, I have the same combination on my luggage!
Prepare to open the shield, and change the combination on my luggage!
He said school, I think your interpretation was correct.
Beverly Mitchell (the girl on the show thats not Jessica Biel) went to college the same college as me for a couple years, and she had some "friends" who ran in the same circles I did. If you want to know murderous rage, try dealing with Bev screaming at you for not knowing who she is but coming to her birthday party and puking in her hot tub. With a wicked hangover.
She's also not a very good christian judging by the number of guys I know she slept with.
In addition to the other reply, no musician makes their money from CD sales. They make it by touring. Even small acts that produce and sell their own cd rarely recoup their costs on selling those CDs at shows. CD sales for an artist are 99% about getting their name/work out there so they can do more live shows. And when you get the RIAA involved it just gets worse, you in fact owe them the cost of producing your CD, so in addition to them keeping most of the royalties, you have to pay them what little you make to cover the costs of prodution/distribution/promotion. Again, you make all your money doing live shows. So I can't see why any artist has a problem with an easier way for their music to reach a broader audience.
:)
I think the problem is all the anti-social geeks pirating the music never leave their house to go to a concert
Two words: Mirror Mirror
Make sure all characters have goatees
I've just started my career as a professional web designer out of college (grad in 2003), and my day job is working at a web design firm in a fairly bottom-level design position. In my spare time, I do complete websites for friends, family, anyone who will pay me even a little. It's helping build my portfolio and making me better at my real job. I've already talked to my boss about conflicts, and he said as long as I don't work on my side projects at work, there's no problem. My side projects pay around $500-$1000 typically, where as sites we do at the office are typically much higher than that, so I'm not really stealing work. It does drive me a little nuts once in a while constantly thinking about the web, but for the most part I'm enjoying it.
Blizzard is nice enough to release all their new games with both Mac and PC versions on the CD. I think that has to be worth something (as a Mac user, I admit), as Macs also represent a small percentage of the overall home computer market.
Now heat can be related in units of hand-held hair dryers
Well, according to how the RIAA is prosecuting file-sharers (as I understand it), when you buy a CD you are just licensing the use of that music under certain terms, which is the majority of the cost, and a little to cover manufacturing. So since the only way they have currently to check if you have a license is to have the physical media, it doesn't really matter where you got it or what condidtion it's in.
In reality though, they want you to buy the music in each new format that comes out, which means that they are just selling the physical medium, and not licensing the music. If these two seem to contradict each other, thats what expensive lawyers are for, to make them seem to be the same thing.
So the does this mean the 'War on Terror' is over? Can someone please let the terrorists know?
Thats pretty neat. How hard would it be to make it work with 1.0?
Speaking as a gainfully employed web developer it must be the rocket scientists and billionaires who are getting laid off (I'd lay myself off too if I had billions of dollars).
Dear Canada,
How do I move to you?
Sincerely,
Greg
I've heard a similar pattern that pre-dates even the Redskins'. Every year the Red Sox won the World Series, the incumbent has been defeated. I think the statistics speak for themselves
Year Won: 1912 President: William Taft Re-elected: NO
case closed.