Just as many memorable moments happen to those who are educated as to those who are not. Your brain wouldn't fill up quicker just because you can recite poems or other useless junk. Your brain remembers what is wants, not what you want.
Your brain wouldn't fill up if you went to school for 16 years. You probably have trouble remembering 95% of the school experience. Sure you can remember what was taught, but other people still have experiences while you are in school that they would remember.
That apple recovered is debateble. Their original machines have a nifty specialness to them (when they were made) but not that many people liked them. So now Apple is back on its feet bu the Mac is WAAAAAAAAAY different. Its colorfull, more stupid-friendly, and has better advertising. Apple is back, but the Mac isn't.
Which is what they were saying. It doesn't really matter why the CEO is being forced over hot coals, the only matter is that he IS, and people are getting canned for it, not for any performance reasons.
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since this is likely one of the first posts on this subject, might as well do what everyone else does. They don't actually say first post anymore, they just say something blatantly obvious and often factually wrong... so:
I think that it is great that Linux gets more and more support.
On a recent behind the music, TLC said they only get 56 cents for every 16-18 dollar CD that is sold. If you drop the CD price to 5 bucks, there wouldnt be any musicians to make the music, unless the bloated half of the music industry started taking in REASONABLE profits from each CD, not ~95%.
Mac users must be those Java-sipping starving artists you find at Starbucks at 3 AM.
Although you keep the Linux machine next you for doing stuff... I trust my little old 2ci. Its worked fine in its 10 years of ruff existance until it ventured into my house, and that little thing is anything BUT user-friendly.
If you want user friendly, look for Microsoft Bob.
I dont think copying itself scares the biggie companies. That technology has been available for a long time, with casset tapes, and later on CD recordables. What really makes their makes them crap their pants is that I can rip the song, post it on a website, and thousands of people can download it with little effort on either party's part. Before, I had no way to reach so many people as well as no way make several thousand copies of the music easily.
An ungood alternative you mention is streaming format. This is a disgusting pay-per-view technology that is being twisted to intentions its not designed for. It was created with the idea that you could broadcast radio stations (or cell phone conversations) over the internet without a download, not so that you can run a pay-per-view music site.
The music industry is most definately not doomed. Mindless hordes will continue to buy whatever Disney etc. pushes in their movies on television shows. Older hordes will be unexplainedly drawn to "pop" music, and keep the money flowing. The only problem they face is that with the introduction of the internet into the horde, people no longer have to buy a 20 dollar CD to see if they even like the music. There will always be people with morals there to actually buy the stuff. The are afraid because they are losing control over their buyers. Now a band can sell directly to audiences. They are not afraid because people can copy the music. That has always been available.
- Branden Yadda yadda webpage yadda yadda visit yadda yadda email yadda yadda.
If you get a billion people to come to your page, you suck unless you can get them to come back.
Those people are morons because they may get a ton of hits, but most people would get offended and not come back. They have done nothing for their site, except make a reputation.
Phht!
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My Rio uses 1 AA battery and lasts for 8-9 hours. Phht.
I have a simple solution to the problem. Install Win95
Seriously, though. Wouldn't someone have to tell this computer to "Take over the world", and not just let the thing run rampant doing whatever it wants.
It will think for itself, but sentience is free will and I doubt that they will be able to program that.
While yes, I agree that your sterotypical geeks may be attracted to all the special effects and/or virtual reality stuff in Matrix and the new Star Wars, Katz seems to imply that *only* geeks will like this type of movie.
Many non-geek people I know like these movies quite a bit. The Matrix offers a sci-fi view of the world that, although may be common, is rarely brought into the movie scene.
Phantom Menace is Star Wars, and manages to keep up all the goodness of the original trilogy, and will attract geeks or not. The special effects in this movie are such that it had better win the little statue come next winter. But this does not make it a geek movie. Many people will like this, geek or not.
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What book are you talking about?
Just as many memorable moments happen to those who are educated as to those who are not. Your brain wouldn't fill up quicker just because you can recite poems or other useless junk. Your brain remembers what is wants, not what you want.
Your brain wouldn't fill up if you went to school for 16 years. You probably have trouble remembering 95% of the school experience. Sure you can remember what was taught, but other people still have experiences while you are in school that they would remember.
If I do minimal physical activity all day long, I still need sleep. It just gives your head a rest.
Now there is some redundancy. You just said what everyone else is saying.
That apple recovered is debateble. Their original machines have a nifty specialness to them (when they were made) but not that many people liked them. So now Apple is back on its feet bu the Mac is WAAAAAAAAAY different. Its colorfull, more stupid-friendly, and has better advertising. Apple is back, but the Mac isn't.
Which is what they were saying. It doesn't really matter why the CEO is being forced over hot coals, the only matter is that he IS, and people are getting canned for it, not for any performance reasons.
since this is likely one of the first posts on this subject, might as well do what everyone else does. They don't actually say first post anymore, they just say something blatantly obvious and often factually wrong... so:
I think that it is great that Linux gets more and more support.
On a recent behind the music, TLC said they only get 56 cents for every 16-18 dollar CD that is sold. If you drop the CD price to 5 bucks, there wouldnt be any musicians to make the music, unless the bloated half of the music industry started taking in REASONABLE profits from each CD, not ~95%.
Well... Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me too!
Mac users must be those Java-sipping starving artists you find at Starbucks at 3 AM.
Although you keep the Linux machine next you for doing stuff... I trust my little old 2ci. Its worked fine in its 10 years of ruff existance until it ventured into my house, and that little thing is anything BUT user-friendly.
If you want user friendly, look for Microsoft Bob.
Phhht.
"Linux/BSD/Unix 48%"
So logically,
Linux users: 48%/3 = 16%
BSD Users: 48%/3 = 16%
Unix Users: 48%/3 = 16%
Therefore Linux users are only 16% which is in no way a majority.
Phhht.
I dont think copying itself scares the biggie companies. That technology has been available for a long time, with casset tapes, and later on CD recordables. What really makes their makes them crap their pants is that I can rip the song, post it on a website, and thousands of people can download it with little effort on either party's part. Before, I had no way to reach so many people as well as no way make several thousand copies of the music easily.
An ungood alternative you mention is streaming format. This is a disgusting pay-per-view technology that is being twisted to intentions its not designed for. It was created with the idea that you could broadcast radio stations (or cell phone conversations) over the internet without a download, not so that you can run a pay-per-view music site.
The music industry is most definately not doomed. Mindless hordes will continue to buy whatever Disney etc. pushes in their movies on television shows. Older hordes will be unexplainedly drawn to "pop" music, and keep the money flowing. The only problem they face is that with the introduction of the internet into the horde, people no longer have to buy a 20 dollar CD to see if they even like the music. There will always be people with morals there to actually buy the stuff. The are afraid because they are losing control over their buyers. Now a band can sell directly to audiences. They are not afraid because people can copy the music. That has always been available.
- Branden
Yadda yadda webpage yadda yadda visit yadda yadda email yadda yadda.
If you get a billion people to come to your page, you suck unless you can get them to come back.
Those people are morons because they may get a ton of hits, but most people would get offended and not come back. They have done nothing for their site, except make a reputation.
Phht!
My Rio uses 1 AA battery and lasts for 8-9 hours. Phht.
I have a simple solution to the problem.
Install Win95
Seriously, though. Wouldn't someone have to tell this computer to "Take over the world", and not just let the thing run rampant doing whatever it wants.
It will think for itself, but sentience is free will and I doubt that they will be able to program that.
I have a simple solution to the problem.
While yes, I agree that your sterotypical geeks may be attracted to all the special effects and/or virtual reality stuff in Matrix and the new Star Wars, Katz seems to imply that *only* geeks will like this type of movie.
Many non-geek people I know like these movies quite a bit. The Matrix offers a sci-fi view of the world that, although may be common, is rarely brought into the movie scene.
Phantom Menace is Star Wars, and manages to keep up all the goodness of the original trilogy, and will attract geeks or not. The special effects in this movie are such that it had better win the little statue come next winter. But this does not make it a geek movie. Many people will like this, geek or not.
The 1st talkback implies that Linux's 15 minutes of fame are over. WHAT?!? 15 minutes of fame describes media hype stories, not stuff like this!
That person is severelly misinformed, because people don't like Linux because its in a media spotlight, they like it because ITS BETTER.
Err.