Kurt Cobain was a vastly more important figure in the rock scene than Brintey/Paris/Nichole.
No doubt. But the "rock scene" isn't particularly newsworthy, even when a major figure in it dies. Cobain's death deserved no more than a thirty second mention near the end of the news cast.
Of course, that was back in the day when CNN was the only 24 hour news channel and still interested in presenting the news first and foremost. Now that there are multiple such networks all competing, I'm sure Cobain's death would've received wall-to-wall coverage -- assuming that it wasn't interrupted by some cute blonde girl going missing, or some Congresscritter whacking his willy in the mens room.
Anyone who's ever bought one of those El Cheapo PD movies from the bargain bin knows that the public domain isn't necessarily a good thing. It's fine with books where a copy of the text is sufficient to make additional copies, but with films (and to some extent, music) you need the original source material (and for older works, money for restoration) to make a decent copy. Lots of PD companies source films from thirty year old 16mm prints that look like they've been dragged across the ground by a rabid dog. Does anyone want to buy an AAC of "Let It Be" that was downloaded from Kazaa as a 96kbps MP3 and badly converted through a lossy process?
Weird, I think the new Start menu is one of the best features -- I can use it without having half the screen taken up by nested menus.
Now the new Control Panel is another matter entirely -- why the hell did they change the perfectly clear "Add/Remove Programs" to the generic "Programs and Features"?
It would be helpful for your and your anyones (who make stupid choices, repeatedly) were to vanish from existence, by murder if necessary. I would breath easy knowing the positive direction society would make on that day.
What would you suggest we do with people who don't know the difference between "breath" and "breathe"?
States routinely place restrictions and requirements on the jobs a parolee can take, and some states already make it illegal for convicted sex offenders to work around children. Like it or not, there's nothing unconstitutional about punishments that extend beyond mere jail time.
CFLs do contain mercury, but it is only a problem if the bulbs are broken or disposed of improperly.
"Only a problem if"? And how many people do you know who will drive ten miles to the dump to dispose of their old lightbulbs? This is going to be a major problem, and pretending that it won't be because you're expecting people to behave differently than reality is idiotic.
frankly, it's an embarassment that the usa doesn't have this. all arguments against universal healthcare are not just morally bankrupt, they are logically bankrupt.
Unless you buy into the argument that the free market is a vital component of medical breakthroughs, and socialized medicine would lead pharmaceutical companies to cut their R&D budgets.
You don't get it. If we can synergistically harness the power of web2.0 for a social network, we'll have an engaged, community-based killer ap combined with bleeding edge e-vision that will allow us to implement solutions and solutionalize implementations.
As a Scotsman, I'm somewhat miffed that an Englishman is playing the role... This is almost as bad as Mel Gibson (an Ozzie) playing William Wallace for goodness sake!
You know you can buy songs without DRM from iTunes? Thirty cent price jump for 256 kpbs MP4 (theoretically superior quality to 256 kbps MP3) with no DRM for individual tracks. No price jump if you buy the whole album.
You can buy some songs without DRM from iTunes -- iTunes Plus has a worse selection than the CD section at Target.
Meanwhile, for $.10 less that iTunes' normal price ($.40 less than iTunes Plus) you can get 256kbps MP3 tracks from Amazon, or a whole album for a dollar less than iTunes price. The theoretical-but-imperceptible-at-that-bit-rate inferiority of MP3s isn't enough to justify iTunes' higher cost.
I know some people with seriously f-ed up ideas of how sex should be, or what they expect their partner to be cool with doing...simply because they watch too much porn and don't talk to enough actual women. Fantasy, people. It's fantasy.
Quite true. Real women like to stick foreign objects in men's rectums, but you never see that in porn.
Well if it's not that cold can't I just wear ski gloves? Probably stop sunburn as well.
On Earth you have a couple miles of atmosphere, including the ozone layer, protecting you from all but the hardiest UV rays. In space, your sunburn will be caused by all sorts of nasty things that have no trouble penetrating ski gloves.
They wouldn't as long as you are the legal owner. Only after a thief plugs it into another computer to sync/charge it, would the ipod be locked.
Because heaven knows, the only way an iPod would be plugged into another computer other than my home PC is if someone's stolen in. I mean, it's not like anyone would ever charge their iPod at work, or while spending the night at an SO's place.
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Of course, that was back in the day when CNN was the only 24 hour news channel and still interested in presenting the news first and foremost. Now that there are multiple such networks all competing, I'm sure Cobain's death would've received wall-to-wall coverage -- assuming that it wasn't interrupted by some cute blonde girl going missing, or some Congresscritter whacking his willy in the mens room.
Anyone who's ever bought one of those El Cheapo PD movies from the bargain bin knows that the public domain isn't necessarily a good thing. It's fine with books where a copy of the text is sufficient to make additional copies, but with films (and to some extent, music) you need the original source material (and for older works, money for restoration) to make a decent copy. Lots of PD companies source films from thirty year old 16mm prints that look like they've been dragged across the ground by a rabid dog. Does anyone want to buy an AAC of "Let It Be" that was downloaded from Kazaa as a 96kbps MP3 and badly converted through a lossy process?
Yes, anytime I want to find an article on Wikipedia, I Google for it.
All right! Googlebombing is time consuming and an organizational nightmare. This will simplify everything. Karl Rove
Weird, I think the new Start menu is one of the best features -- I can use it without having half the screen taken up by nested menus. Now the new Control Panel is another matter entirely -- why the hell did they change the perfectly clear "Add/Remove Programs" to the generic "Programs and Features"?
States routinely place restrictions and requirements on the jobs a parolee can take, and some states already make it illegal for convicted sex offenders to work around children. Like it or not, there's nothing unconstitutional about punishments that extend beyond mere jail time.
"Only a problem if"? And how many people do you know who will drive ten miles to the dump to dispose of their old lightbulbs? This is going to be a major problem, and pretending that it won't be because you're expecting people to behave differently than reality is idiotic.
"Peer review" doesn't normally mean "J6P reviews what Joe Schmo wrote and makes corrections if he has time before his shift at 7-11."
Unless you buy into the argument that the free market is a vital component of medical breakthroughs, and socialized medicine would lead pharmaceutical companies to cut their R&D budgets.
You don't get it. If we can synergistically harness the power of web2.0 for a social network, we'll have an engaged, community-based killer ap combined with bleeding edge e-vision that will allow us to implement solutions and solutionalize implementations.
Wasn't Wolfram's New Kind of Science based on the idea that we don't need no steenkin' peer review?
Doohan was Canuckian, and Gibson's a Merkin.
...made from high grade steel with ergonomic rubber grips. I use them all the time and they're great. Can be found at your local Home Depot.
(Where's my money?)
You can buy some songs without DRM from iTunes -- iTunes Plus has a worse selection than the CD section at Target.
Meanwhile, for $.10 less that iTunes' normal price ($.40 less than iTunes Plus) you can get 256kbps MP3 tracks from Amazon, or a whole album for a dollar less than iTunes price. The theoretical-but-imperceptible-at-that-bit-rate inferiority of MP3s isn't enough to justify iTunes' higher cost.
Wow, they advertise they sell five hundred full albums -- all by people I've never heard of.
I mean, if you're going to sell indie music, at least strike a deal with Kill Rock Stars and Astralwerks, and not a bunch of sub-subpop bands.
Where?
Oh, you mean, "Hear, hear."
So has Yasser Arafat. What's your point?
This is going to make the best James Bond movie ever.
Quite true. Real women like to stick foreign objects in men's rectums, but you never see that in porn.
On Earth you have a couple miles of atmosphere, including the ozone layer, protecting you from all but the hardiest UV rays. In space, your sunburn will be caused by all sorts of nasty things that have no trouble penetrating ski gloves.
Or worse, it'll be Digg, with the search returning the most popular page tagged with the keywords you're searching for.
Because heaven knows, the only way an iPod would be plugged into another computer other than my home PC is if someone's stolen in. I mean, it's not like anyone would ever charge their iPod at work, or while spending the night at an SO's place.