When you consider that their addiction would cause them to steal and cause more crime *in addition* to the health consequences, then they may well be priced accurately!
From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine:
Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances known to man. In heavy smokers, the addiction can be comparable to the extremely potent drugs cocaine and heroin in terms of addiction intensity.
Even when it comes to downloading the whole album vs buying the whole album? 10 songs per album @ $0.98 = $9.80 10 songs per album @ $0.20 = $2.00
It really adds up if you're on a budget and want some new albums. Especially if this ranges from free to $0.98 per song. Perhaps it's not that great of a price barrier for white collar professionals such as ourselves, but the forces of the market cannot be completely thrown out.
All this is moot, though, since I'd still rather own the CD or not listen to anything. Such is life for my picky ears.
Won't higher prices mean more piracy? Or is that exactly what this system is avoiding?
By nobody buying a track (which *could* mean piracy) the track's price would come down and then people would buy it?
Wow, I think I answered my own question! This sounds pretty cool - less known music gets more exposure and more popular music gets set at a price people are willing to pay. Now, will they actually have a supply of music?
And so how do advertising campaigns fit into this wondrous new paradigm where web developers supposedly have the competence and ethics to only put an article in an article tag?
The fact of the matter is, nobody will use the damn tags correctly and then a screen reader will read a paragraph on Viagra before actually getting to content.
More bastardization of already bastardized HTML... and even more new ways to fuck things up.
I probably don't have to explain this but... If they have to pay for damage, then it's no longer a fiscally sound business model. It's much easier to make copious amounts of money when others' pain and suffering is unaccounted for. For example, manufacturing factories in third world countries where working conditions are less strict.
The Cold War ended. The world was as close to Peace as it has ever been. We could have been investing in so many things to help the human race as a whole. Hey man, the defense industry needs to eat, too! What, you expect them to go out of business in times of peace?
And this is the problem with militarily-funded businesses. They have incentive to not have peace.
This would result in me throwing the case out on grounds that it violates the principle of supposition of innocence and within my opinion I might encourage the city to issue 'warnings' to the errant drivers instead. Traffic violations are just quick and easy ways for the city to make money. Doing that would not make money, and, in fact, cost money.
IMO only 'reckless driving' should be illegal - though it's much harder to define, I'm sure we could come up with something.
Promote road anarchy and conscientious driving - violate traffic laws when nobody's around, and think about how the cars around you react when you drive. Only put on your blinker when somebody actually needs to see it - save on electricity!
Obesity can be seen as a form of addiction and Smoking certainly is one. When people have an addiction like that money isn't one of their primary concerns. They will literally Smoke until they day it kills them and overeat until that last heart attack puts them 6-feet under. So true. If people think this will help, let's look at the taxes on smoking. Look at the unwealthy people that still continue to smoke cigarettes despite the cost.
The point I think that was trying to be conveyed was a suggestion. How about this: how about we judge a person on the person and not the lineage from which they descend? How about we judge a person on the person and not the gender to which they belong?
Next thing you know they'll be targeting educational materials to fat people by using less word problems involving apples and more word problems involving Baconators. Well, you see, that's how they maximize profits - by identifying groups of people and exploiting their desire and insecurities.
It just so happens that women have gotten the worst end of it. You aren't pretty? You need some makeup like a clown! Still aren't pretty? Here are some diet pills! Still not? Show off your anorexic figure with these new clothes! What, men still don't love you? Then you need Cosmopolitan to teach you how to properly service and manipulate them.
Marketing is EVIL and it destroys love, peace, and all that is good in this world. Marketing to women is the most despicable thing on the planet and anyone who does so is Satan. Have you seen those Bratz dolls? They are little slutty dolls, now in BABY form... teaching little girls what's important in life! Being popular, getting men to like them!
If you don't buy our product, no one will love you and you'll be all alone! Boo fucking hoo - more people will really like you if you're not a consumer drone anyway.
Start changing culture, one person at a time, with your attitude toward this horse shit. Fellow nerds and outcasts: do you want a girl who is slutty, manipulative, and flaky or do you want a woman who can match your wit? Do you like painted up whores because society tells you that's what you should want? The problem is, you really can't have both at the same time.
Now, this book seems to have a genuine interest in expanding girls' horizons. I don't know if it's the right way to do it, but it's a lot better than another book on how to please your man.
From what I can gather, Microsoft and Adobe don't make their money off of home users - they make their money off of businesses. Individuals pirate, but business entities rarely do because there's so much more at stake.
Developing software primarily for home users is pretty much dead. If you want to make money, you have to make a product that will be installed on hundreds of machines in a corporate environment.
While you might fool some people into paying $25 for your fancypants screensaver that shows the weather from weather.com, you won't make enough money to live off of.
Not to mention, with the emergence of "teh IntarWebs 2.0", it seems like ad-supported content sharing websites are the way to go. Really, who buys fat-client software anymore?
Our sun (Sol) is a member of a cluster of stars that were birthed by a nebula of gas and dust around the same time. That cluster (like all stellar nurseries within a galactic disk) tended to break apart as time went on, due to the difference in orbital speeds around the center of the galaxy. My god, this reads like some twisted fairy tale or the Bible.
You see, Sol was different from all the other stars in his nursery. He was more advanced than his nebulous peers, and thus started orbiting sooner than all the others. One day, he came upon a rabbit in his journeys and he said, "Oh wise rabbit, why am I all alone in the galaxy?" The rabbit replied, "I will tell you, but only if you can provide me a carrot for I have been traveling very long and am very hungry." And Sol gave the rabbit a carrot. The hare said unto him, "Thank you, kind star. The answer you seek is right in front of you. You are not alone in the galaxy. While you have been too busy looking to the other stars, a small planet has formed around you, and it now contains life!" And Sol rejoiced. Amen.
People who never would have collaborated to make music ARE making music in creative and new ways.
Maybe Elton John isn't seeing this because he's involved in an industry that creates music like it's mac & cheese: pre-packaged, plain, and consistent.
The industry of course is going to use technology to shit out junk faster.
The artists are the ones who use technology to do cool things. There are online jamming applications, forums for people to pool their talents, etc.
I think it's safe to say that the Apple demographics don't include people the government wants to go after, aside from maybe fancy pants drug traffickers who the government skims profits from anyway.
The poor have always been the targets of the government, for whatever socio-political reasons there may be. Everyone knows that rich people rarely get convicted of crimes, as they are least suspect and can afford good lawyers. Poor people are more likely to use PCs, which means "criminals" are more likely to use PCs. Conversely, Macs are status symbols.
Possession of small amounts of marijuana was a major offense when poor minorities were the only ones caught with it. Then, white suburban kids started to be caught and the penalties were decreased. The government works for the wealthy to suppress the poor because it's the only way to sustain the inequities of capitalism.
Just playin' devil's tinfoil Marxist advocate! Take with a grain of salt. Have a nice day!
I also use Logitech - the one used with with fore/middle finger. Yeah, I use that one too. The wireless one, right? About $55 at CompUSA. I really miss Microsoft's Trackball Explorer, though. They discontinued it and new ones are way expensive on eBay. The finger trackballs are ergonomically better than the thumb ones - who the hell thought thumb trackballs were a good idea?
Secondly; my computer chair if 50 yrs old big, comfy armchair and I can use it on the armrest. That thing has got to smell like crap unless you steam clean it. OMG don't you watch porn?
Third reason is that it's so much fun when people who haven't used one try to surf the net with it:P Yeah, I see my trackball as a security mechanism in a long line of security mechanisms. First, they have to figure out my natural keyboard. Then, they have to figure out the trackball. Once they orient themselves to the hardware, they're completely screwed when they notice I ain't using Windows!
1. Linux machines 2. Development setup 3. QA 4. Support 5. Platform-specific APIs added to, say, make shortcuts or turn off screensavers or whatnot
Part of this can be solved by rogue developers, but not all. And believe me, once a developer is accustomed to the system, he'll realize his effort is in vain because no management would let him release untested and unsupported code, nor would management want to test or support something with so little ROI (return on investment). You could invest that money and time into something that will get you $, or you could invest that on something that will get you $$$$$ - it's just smart economics to work on the next Windows thing than the Linux thing.
If you start working as a developer, you will come to realize these realities someday.
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Indeed. What more is a file than a sectioning off of disk space?
But really, Create Time would be nice... even if they call it Summoning Time or Ethereal Conjuring Time.
From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine
Even when it comes to downloading the whole album vs buying the whole album?
10 songs per album @ $0.98 = $9.80
10 songs per album @ $0.20 = $2.00
It really adds up if you're on a budget and want some new albums. Especially if this ranges from free to $0.98 per song. Perhaps it's not that great of a price barrier for white collar professionals such as ourselves, but the forces of the market cannot be completely thrown out.
All this is moot, though, since I'd still rather own the CD or not listen to anything. Such is life for my picky ears.
You don't think higher price = harder access? :P
Won't higher prices mean more piracy? Or is that exactly what this system is avoiding?
By nobody buying a track (which *could* mean piracy) the track's price would come down and then people would buy it?
Wow, I think I answered my own question! This sounds pretty cool - less known music gets more exposure and more popular music gets set at a price people are willing to pay. Now, will they actually have a supply of music?
And so how do advertising campaigns fit into this wondrous new paradigm where web developers supposedly have the competence and ethics to only put an article in an article tag?
The fact of the matter is, nobody will use the damn tags correctly and then a screen reader will read a paragraph on Viagra before actually getting to content.
More bastardization of already bastardized HTML... and even more new ways to fuck things up.
Dear Nannystate,
Please ban the sale and manufacture of foods larger than 1 centimeter in size. We could die!
Thanks,
The United Sheep of America
P.S.: This is urgent!! People are dying as we discuss this!
I probably don't have to explain this but...
If they have to pay for damage, then it's no longer a fiscally sound business model. It's much easier to make copious amounts of money when others' pain and suffering is unaccounted for. For example, manufacturing factories in third world countries where working conditions are less strict.
And this is the problem with militarily-funded businesses. They have incentive to not have peace.
Just lie back and think of England...f _England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_back_and_think_o
IMO only 'reckless driving' should be illegal - though it's much harder to define, I'm sure we could come up with something.
Promote road anarchy and conscientious driving - violate traffic laws when nobody's around, and think about how the cars around you react when you drive. Only put on your blinker when somebody actually needs to see it - save on electricity!
Except without the tactile feedback buttons!
t ml
Really, PocketNES can bind to hardware buttons... and it was released in 2002
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/pocketnes.sh
Next thing you know they'll be targeting educational materials to fat people by using less word problems involving apples and more word problems involving Baconators. Well, you see, that's how they maximize profits - by identifying groups of people and exploiting their desire and insecurities.
It just so happens that women have gotten the worst end of it. You aren't pretty? You need some makeup like a clown! Still aren't pretty? Here are some diet pills! Still not? Show off your anorexic figure with these new clothes! What, men still don't love you? Then you need Cosmopolitan to teach you how to properly service and manipulate them.
Marketing is EVIL and it destroys love, peace, and all that is good in this world. Marketing to women is the most despicable thing on the planet and anyone who does so is Satan. Have you seen those Bratz dolls? They are little slutty dolls, now in BABY form... teaching little girls what's important in life! Being popular, getting men to like them!
If you don't buy our product, no one will love you and you'll be all alone! Boo fucking hoo - more people will really like you if you're not a consumer drone anyway.
Start changing culture, one person at a time, with your attitude toward this horse shit. Fellow nerds and outcasts: do you want a girl who is slutty, manipulative, and flaky or do you want a woman who can match your wit? Do you like painted up whores because society tells you that's what you should want? The problem is, you really can't have both at the same time.
Now, this book seems to have a genuine interest in expanding girls' horizons. I don't know if it's the right way to do it, but it's a lot better than another book on how to please your man.
Summary: Someone important couldn't download his pr0n fast enough and is complaining.
Well, it's about damn time.
From what I can gather, Microsoft and Adobe don't make their money off of home users - they make their money off of businesses. Individuals pirate, but business entities rarely do because there's so much more at stake.
Developing software primarily for home users is pretty much dead. If you want to make money, you have to make a product that will be installed on hundreds of machines in a corporate environment.
While you might fool some people into paying $25 for your fancypants screensaver that shows the weather from weather.com, you won't make enough money to live off of.
Not to mention, with the emergence of "teh IntarWebs 2.0", it seems like ad-supported content sharing websites are the way to go. Really, who buys fat-client software anymore?
You see, Sol was different from all the other stars in his nursery. He was more advanced than his nebulous peers, and thus started orbiting sooner than all the others. One day, he came upon a rabbit in his journeys and he said, "Oh wise rabbit, why am I all alone in the galaxy?" The rabbit replied, "I will tell you, but only if you can provide me a carrot for I have been traveling very long and am very hungry." And Sol gave the rabbit a carrot. The hare said unto him, "Thank you, kind star. The answer you seek is right in front of you. You are not alone in the galaxy. While you have been too busy looking to the other stars, a small planet has formed around you, and it now contains life!" And Sol rejoiced. Amen.
Sorry.
People who never would have collaborated to make music ARE making music in creative and new ways.
Maybe Elton John isn't seeing this because he's involved in an industry that creates music like it's mac & cheese: pre-packaged, plain, and consistent.
The industry of course is going to use technology to shit out junk faster.
The artists are the ones who use technology to do cool things. There are online jamming applications, forums for people to pool their talents, etc.
That would actually be kind of awesome. Like Kingdom Hearts (Square/Enix + Disney).
Orcs vs Mickey!!11
I think it's safe to say that the Apple demographics don't include people the government wants to go after, aside from maybe fancy pants drug traffickers who the government skims profits from anyway.
The poor have always been the targets of the government, for whatever socio-political reasons there may be. Everyone knows that rich people rarely get convicted of crimes, as they are least suspect and can afford good lawyers. Poor people are more likely to use PCs, which means "criminals" are more likely to use PCs. Conversely, Macs are status symbols.
Possession of small amounts of marijuana was a major offense when poor minorities were the only ones caught with it. Then, white suburban kids started to be caught and the penalties were decreased. The government works for the wealthy to suppress the poor because it's the only way to sustain the inequities of capitalism.
Just playin' devil's tinfoil Marxist advocate! Take with a grain of salt. Have a nice day!
The illegal Mexicans! And they'll work for less, too. It's a win-win situation.
(Wow, I am horrible.)
30 in base 2
zing!!!
1. Linux machines
2. Development setup
3. QA
4. Support
5. Platform-specific APIs added to, say, make shortcuts or turn off screensavers or whatnot
Part of this can be solved by rogue developers, but not all. And believe me, once a developer is accustomed to the system, he'll realize his effort is in vain because no management would let him release untested and unsupported code, nor would management want to test or support something with so little ROI (return on investment). You could invest that money and time into something that will get you $, or you could invest that on something that will get you $$$$$ - it's just smart economics to work on the next Windows thing than the Linux thing.
If you start working as a developer, you will come to realize these realities someday.