There is a theater like that about a mile or so from my house in Arlington, VA, and they've been in buisiness for longer than the 15 years i've lived in the DC area. Second run movies, beer & "bar food", etc. They also do a bisk business on football sundays showing games. All in all a good experience.
The question that leaps to mind is: "Are you going to change anything on Slashdot because of it?"
Note that I ask only out of curiosity - I have no problem with how the site is run other than:
1. The duplicate stories annoy me, but you get what you pay for, eh? 2. I think it might be useful to separate editor comments in stories on the front page, instead of just changing the font from italics to bold. Same with any story updates.
Not really, at least not in my high school. Plus, there's no religious context to Math or Chemistry or History or Physics. We never read the bible in english class (Shakespeare rocks!). We did go to mass every week, and had morning prayer, and our athletic teams gathered together before every game for a Hail Mary, but religion was only one component of the whole educational experience. This may have to do with the fact that, though I call it a religious private school, and it was founded by the bishop, it was designed to be an affordable college prep education, with a religious component. It's not that religiion was marginalized, but we weren't beaten over the head with it, either.
"So if the religious right is so bad about science, how do you explain the better scientific education of kids coming out of religious private schools?"
Because in religious private schools, one of the required classes each year is Theology. When you have an entire class period each day to devote to religious education, you don't need to cram it into other classes, leaving more time in those classes to teach what you're supposed to. At least that's how it worked in my (private, catholic) high school.
"Apple wants to keep everyone using iTunes to sell the most music to the most people."
Yes, but that's not the point - selling iPods is. That's why they want people to use the ITMS. That's why they built support for podcasting into iTunes - not because it's some wonderful new tech that they believe in, but because it will drive more eyeballs to the Music Store.
That one I knew - our general counsel is based in Louisiana, and we've made loans on a bunch of properties in that state so i've seen the different legal docs that they have.
Well, my original post was only half-serious (and yes, pedantic, maybe even pointlessly so). I think I should have used the tag on it to make that clear.:)
Since I've only ever lived in a Commonwealth (I was born in PA, and moved to VA after college), my real question was the follow up post - what's the difference between the two? It sounds from your post that there really isn't one, or, as one of our lawyers likes to say, "it's a distinction without a difference". Anyway, thanks for the informative link.
The only time I am reminded of the iTunes DRM is when I attempt to play one of the songs I got off iTunes through the Squeezebox attached to the main entertainment center in our house - because the song won't play. Even then, I have to pay attention, because all you get is an extra half-second of silence between songs. I'd say Apple really did it right, though i'd love for them to license a decoder to Slim so I can play those songs on the stereo...
"Users that don't pay for the product, and thus, don't help support the development of that product. "
There are other ways to support development of a product:
1. Using said product and supplying bug reports and feature suggestions to the developer that improve the product for *all* of the product's users.
2. Using said product in a high-visibility project that instantly gives said product visibility and credibility it otherwise wouldn't have, leading other potential customers to at least consider using it.
By all accounts i've seen, Larry acknowledges that his product benefitted from having Linus use it - it's Larry offered Linux use of the free version of the software in the first place. Sort of like Nike paying Michael Jordan to wear their shoes. Note - I am in no way implying that this was a one-way deal. Both parties benefitted from this, however, many people were concerned that what has happened would happen (i.e. that once it was no longer convenient or necessary for Larry to provide the software to Linus (and others) for free, he would no longer do so, causing the developers to scramble to find an alternative).
There are a large number of deductions that can be taken that are not tracked or reported in any way. Example: Charitable donations. If you've ever given anything to goodwill, you know that you get a receipt that lists what you gave, not it's value. You estimate it's value when you do your taxes. The amount of paperwork that would be required for them to track & report this for you would quickly put them out of business.
It's possible. I seem to recall that the 60GB photos are thicker, though - will they fit in the doc I have for my 3rd gen iPod? Hmmm. They just opened an Apple store down the street from my office. I think i'll have to stroll over there during lunch tomorrow and see what's up.
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"But most shocking of all to the "faithful" is the lack of a firewire cable with any iPod."
According to the "full comparison chart" on the store webpage, that's not true - the 20GB mono and the 20GB U2 editions still ship with a Firewire cable. I don't get why they leave it out of the bundle for the Photo iPods, though. Doesn't seem to make sense.
I got one of these for christmas, and, with the exception of the screen dying 2 weeks after I installed it, I've had no problems with it (customer service was very responsive, and replacing the screen took about 10 minutes from start to finish).
It's interesting that you say you couldn't enable multiple clients to listen to different audio, as they clearly intend you to be able to do that with the squeezeboxes. From the FAQ:
Can I use multiple Squeezeboxes with a single server?
Yes, you can have any number of Squeezeboxes on your LAN, using a single instance of the SlimServer software. Thanks to the efficient design of our software and streaming protocol, even a low-end PC can service more than a dozen Squeezeboxes. Each player operates completely independently of the others, so you can have different music playing in your garage, kitchen, bed room, living room... wherever! In addition, if you have multiple Squeezeboxes, you can synchronize them so that they play back the same audio in every room of your house.
Did you check with them before you gave up on it? Maybe it's a feature that's limited to when squeezeboxes are used as the clients?
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"i'm interested to see how they would set up a legal music downloading system with absolutely no DRM wrapper."
http://www.emusic.com/
Non-DRMed VBR MP3s.
There is a theater like that about a mile or so from my house in Arlington, VA, and they've been in buisiness for longer than the 15 years i've lived in the DC area. Second run movies, beer & "bar food", etc. They also do a bisk business on football sundays showing games. All in all a good experience.
"...the intellectual capacity of an adult but the emotions and needs of a child."
Like Bill Gates?
I'd say you just did.
The question that leaps to mind is: "Are you going to change anything on Slashdot because of it?"
Note that I ask only out of curiosity - I have no problem with how the site is run other than:
1. The duplicate stories annoy me, but you get what you pay for, eh?
2. I think it might be useful to separate editor comments in stories on the front page, instead of just changing the font from italics to bold. Same with any story updates.
Not really, at least not in my high school. Plus, there's no religious context to Math or Chemistry or History or Physics. We never read the bible in english class (Shakespeare rocks!). We did go to mass every week, and had morning prayer, and our athletic teams gathered together before every game for a Hail Mary, but religion was only one component of the whole educational experience. This may have to do with the fact that, though I call it a religious private school, and it was founded by the bishop, it was designed to be an affordable college prep education, with a religious component. It's not that religiion was marginalized, but we weren't beaten over the head with it, either.
"So if the religious right is so bad about science, how do you explain the better scientific education of kids coming out of religious private schools?"
Because in religious private schools, one of the required classes each year is Theology. When you have an entire class period each day to devote to religious education, you don't need to cram it into other classes, leaving more time in those classes to teach what you're supposed to. At least that's how it worked in my (private, catholic) high school.
Just one minor quibble with your post:
"Apple wants to keep everyone using iTunes to sell the most music to the most people."
Yes, but that's not the point - selling iPods is. That's why they want people to use the ITMS. That's why they built support for podcasting into iTunes - not because it's some wonderful new tech that they believe in, but because it will drive more eyeballs to the Music Store.
That one I knew - our general counsel is based in Louisiana, and we've made loans on a bunch of properties in that state so i've seen the different legal docs that they have.
Well, my original post was only half-serious (and yes, pedantic, maybe even pointlessly so). I think I should have used the tag on it to make that clear. :)
Since I've only ever lived in a Commonwealth (I was born in PA, and moved to VA after college), my real question was the follow up post - what's the difference between the two? It sounds from your post that there really isn't one, or, as one of our lawyers likes to say, "it's a distinction without a difference". Anyway, thanks for the informative link.
Interesting. What are the others then? That is, if Virginia is a Commonwealth, what is Maryland?
Virginia is not a state. It's a Commonwealth.
Wouldn't the majority of home installations of UNIX based systems be Macs running OS X? I have no specific stats, just asking if anyone does.
Shouldn't you have posted that comment as "Anonymous Coward"?
The only time I am reminded of the iTunes DRM is when I attempt to play one of the songs I got off iTunes through the Squeezebox attached to the main entertainment center in our house - because the song won't play. Even then, I have to pay attention, because all you get is an extra half-second of silence between songs. I'd say Apple really did it right, though i'd love for them to license a decoder to Slim so I can play those songs on the stereo...
I thought it was the job of NUMA(National Underwater & Marine Administration).
"Users that don't pay for the product, and thus, don't help support the development of that product. "
There are other ways to support development of a product:
1. Using said product and supplying bug reports and feature suggestions to the developer that improve the product for *all* of the product's users.
2. Using said product in a high-visibility project that instantly gives said product visibility and credibility it otherwise wouldn't have, leading other potential customers to at least consider using it.
By all accounts i've seen, Larry acknowledges that his product benefitted from having Linus use it - it's Larry offered Linux use of the free version of the software in the first place. Sort of like Nike paying Michael Jordan to wear their shoes. Note - I am in no way implying that this was a one-way deal. Both parties benefitted from this, however, many people were concerned that what has happened would happen (i.e. that once it was no longer convenient or necessary for Larry to provide the software to Linus (and others) for free, he would no longer do so, causing the developers to scramble to find an alternative).
Turns out they were correct.
Two words:
Itemized Deductions
There are a large number of deductions that can be taken that are not tracked or reported in any way. Example: Charitable donations. If you've ever given anything to goodwill, you know that you get a receipt that lists what you gave, not it's value. You estimate it's value when you do your taxes. The amount of paperwork that would be required for them to track & report this for you would quickly put them out of business.
It's possible. I seem to recall that the 60GB photos are thicker, though - will they fit in the doc I have for my 3rd gen iPod? Hmmm. They just opened an Apple store down the street from my office. I think i'll have to stroll over there during lunch tomorrow and see what's up.
"But most shocking of all to the "faithful" is the lack of a firewire cable with any iPod."
According to the "full comparison chart" on the store webpage, that's not true - the 20GB mono and the 20GB U2 editions still ship with a Firewire cable. I don't get why they leave it out of the bundle for the Photo iPods, though. Doesn't seem to make sense.
"Once the companies figure out how to put DRM onto PCs without pissing anyone off, it will be all over."
Already done. It's called FairPlay.
Even better would be if someone were to make a new "Schoolhouse Rock" video of the process.
"The Shining".
"Jobs is sick and tired of leaking assholes..."
Then he should quit consuming food that contains Olean.
I got one of these for christmas, and, with the exception of the screen dying 2 weeks after I installed it, I've had no problems with it (customer service was very responsive, and replacing the screen took about 10 minutes from start to finish).
It's interesting that you say you couldn't enable multiple clients to listen to different audio, as they clearly intend you to be able to do that with the squeezeboxes. From the FAQ:
Can I use multiple Squeezeboxes with a single server?
Yes, you can have any number of Squeezeboxes on your LAN, using a single instance of the SlimServer software. Thanks to the efficient design of our software and streaming protocol, even a low-end PC can service more than a dozen Squeezeboxes. Each player operates completely independently of the others, so you can have different music playing in your garage, kitchen, bed room, living room... wherever! In addition, if you have multiple Squeezeboxes, you can synchronize them so that they play back the same audio in every room of your house.
Did you check with them before you gave up on it? Maybe it's a feature that's limited to when squeezeboxes are used as the clients?