You don't want ads, and you don't want to do micropayments. How is online content supposed to work? It costs money/time to make good stuff - and someone needs to be compensated. What about TV-style ads that only occur every n minutes, then go away? Free will only last so long... -- OliverWillis.Com
Hey, you livejournal folks, instead of spamming up Slashdot - why don't you make a good product instead of slamming Blogger? Calling them the "Microsoft of Blogging" is just your pathetic effort to look like the little guy. Blogger is one guy now, and they come off a whole lot better than you... -- OliverWillis.Com
Re:A highly inaccurate history lesson, actually...
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Will you livejournal folks stop being such sycophants? Blogger, Manila, etc. aren't competing with you. If someone chooses one tool over another don't take it personally. Stop bragging - makes you look worse than you are. -- OliverWillis.Com
The only way we're going to be able to change this climate is by effecting real legislative change. Both Senators Orrin Hatch and Patrick Leahy have signalled to us that they may make a stance if there is support.
The only way to do that is to fight the RIAA and their ilk on the same turf: lobbying congress. Whether it's through an arm of the EFF or a Slashdot-started group, the time is now.
Usually I support the Slashdot fellows, but it's a little strange that a link to Newsforge (part of the Andover/Slashdot nexus) is from an "unnamed correspondent"?
I don't see the tech industry, or ANY large industry as being racist in and of itself.
One person can be racist -- but is that the fault of the company? No. Its the fault of the managers.
But it becomes the fault of the company when they are made aware of the behavior and do nothing to correct it... -- OliverWillis.Com
I listen to Larry's radio show, and while I disagree with around 65-80% of what he says, I do agree with his disdain for the "world owes me a living" attitude that is so prevalent in the black community. Instead of trying to fix community-based problems, the easy way is to "blame the white man". -- OliverWillis.Com
In my experience it's always amused me at the reaction I get when I come in for an interview. On the phone, it would be near impossible for someone to realize that I'm black - I have a classic "white" voice. They read my resume and probably talk to me on the phone, but you can see a look of surprise in many an interviewer's eyes when his next applicant is a 6 foot tall black guy. -- OliverWillis.Com
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Because as young folks, you aren't really encouraged to go into the engineering field. At my high school we had SECME - South Eastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering. I was one out of about 10 blacks in the program. The other 40 was a mix of mostly white and a few Asian and Hispanic. The Black community still stupidly puts more emphasis on singing and playing basketball than fundamental work skills... -- OliverWillis.Com
How could a corporately manufactured piece of shit like the Beatles be considered for anything other than the greatest marketing scheme pushed on pre-pubescent females.
Agreed. I see a lot of disappointment among "internet fans" when this film does "okay" at the box office, a far cry away from the cultural phenom they predict. I expect "Spiderman" to do a lot better... -- DigitalContent PAC
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MyNapster uses the Napster protocol but also allows you to search for pictures, videos, etc... -- DigitalContent PAC
Intel did a crap job of organizing the working group. Instead of a decentralized, standards-based organizatiion Intel tried to make it an old-line "scratch our back" hierarchy. P2P developers rejected it. -- DigitalContent PAC
The main problem is sharing just one upload stream on a 56k connection makes things unusable. On a DSL/Cable connection the load is practically unnoticeable, and I think sharing becomes a lot easier. -- DigitalContent PAC
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You don't want ads, and you don't want to do micropayments. How is online content supposed to work? It costs money/time to make good stuff - and someone needs to be compensated. What about TV-style ads that only occur every n minutes, then go away? Free will only last so long...
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You really are a spammaster, aren't you?
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Try Fairtunes.
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This sounds cool. Some kinks would need to be ironed out - but it could work well.
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The guys over at online comic strip Penny Arcade have collected over $2,000 in a few weeks through Amazon's Honor System.
Seems to me a much better way to subsidize good online content without obnoxious ads, etc.
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Hey, you livejournal folks, instead of spamming up Slashdot - why don't you make a good product instead of slamming Blogger? Calling them the "Microsoft of Blogging" is just your pathetic effort to look like the little guy. Blogger is one guy now, and they come off a whole lot better than you...
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OliverWillis.Com
Will you livejournal folks stop being such sycophants? Blogger, Manila, etc. aren't competing with you. If someone chooses one tool over another don't take it personally. Stop bragging - makes you look worse than you are.
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OliverWillis.Com
The only way we're going to be able to change this climate is by effecting real legislative change. Both Senators Orrin Hatch and Patrick Leahy have signalled to us that they may make a stance if there is support.
The only way to do that is to fight the RIAA and their ilk on the same turf: lobbying congress. Whether it's through an arm of the EFF or a Slashdot-started group, the time is now.
Email me at owillis@yahoo.com if you want us to start something...
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Hmm. I don't think so, not by a long shot. Open source, Linux, etc. are great - but it's not like Microsoft has rolled over...
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Banner ads are actually closer to $1 per 1,000 nowadays. That's why so many content dotcoms are dead or dying...
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King also made $500,000 in profit. On a free product. There's something there.
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Incorrect. The XFL owns all the teams in the league. All salaries, contracts, etc. are paid through a single entity.
That's why there won't be any bidding wars for players, etc.
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Actually Nick is having record ratings. Crappy programs or no.
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Yeah, damn them for making money...
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OliverWillis.Com
Usually I support the Slashdot fellows, but it's a little strange that a link to Newsforge (part of the Andover/Slashdot nexus) is from an "unnamed correspondent"?
Need the traffic guys?
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OliverWillis.Com
I don't see the tech industry, or ANY large industry as being racist in and of itself.
One person can be racist -- but is that the fault of the company? No. Its the fault of the managers.
But it becomes the fault of the company when they are made aware of the behavior and do nothing to correct it...
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OliverWillis.Com
I listen to Larry's radio show, and while I disagree with around 65-80% of what he says, I do agree with his disdain for the "world owes me a living" attitude that is so prevalent in the black community. Instead of trying to fix community-based problems, the easy way is to "blame the white man".
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OliverWillis.Com
In my experience it's always amused me at the reaction I get when I come in for an interview. On the phone, it would be near impossible for someone to realize that I'm black - I have a classic "white" voice. They read my resume and probably talk to me on the phone, but you can see a look of surprise in many an interviewer's eyes when his next applicant is a 6 foot tall black guy.
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OliverWillis.Com
Because as young folks, you aren't really encouraged to go into the engineering field. At my high school we had SECME - South Eastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering. I was one out of about 10 blacks in the program. The other 40 was a mix of mostly white and a few Asian and Hispanic. The Black community still stupidly puts more emphasis on singing and playing basketball than fundamental work skills...
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OliverWillis.Com
How could a corporately manufactured piece of shit like the Beatles be considered for anything other than the greatest marketing scheme pushed on pre-pubescent females.
Oh. Whoops.
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DigitalContent PAC
Agreed. I see a lot of disappointment among "internet fans" when this film does "okay" at the box office, a far cry away from the cultural phenom they predict. I expect "Spiderman" to do a lot better...
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DigitalContent PAC
MyNapster uses the Napster protocol but also allows you to search for pictures, videos, etc...
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DigitalContent PAC
As more and more people get online, the political spectrum will begin to look just as centrist as most of America is.
The web's early adopters were affluent white males with mostly libertarian leanings, and they are over represented online.
The web will become just as centrist as the rest of America...
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Intel did a crap job of organizing the working group. Instead of a decentralized, standards-based organizatiion Intel tried to make it an old-line "scratch our back" hierarchy. P2P developers rejected it.
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DigitalContent PAC
The main problem is sharing just one upload stream on a 56k connection makes things unusable. On a DSL/Cable connection the load is practically unnoticeable, and I think sharing becomes a lot easier.
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DigitalContent PAC