RIAA is reported to be lobbying heavily against the speaker industry. "According to our studies, 100% of illegally obtained music is enjoyed through speakers." said RIAA spokesman, Steven Jones. "We implore congress to move quickly to protect artists from the criminals wandering the streets, listening to illegal music through speakers."
I read the Tivo community site from time to time. It's a comminuty which Tivo allows some employees to participate in. There were some rumblings from an employee of a super secret beta test a few weeks ago... and he was looking for beta testers. Perhaps this was it.
I don't want to nitpick, but Mac OS X users are NOT running a flavor of Linux. They're running a variant of a different UNIX, which is a bit different...
I am in the same boat. OS X gives you a way to dip your toe in the big ocean of Linux.
I had a redhat machine for a while and tried to get a foothold, but was confused about compiling applications and finding RPMs wasn't very consistent.
Most OS X users probably don't even know they're running a flavor of Linux, but they can slowly get more involved with that world while as they feel comfortable.
They figured it would be much easier to slip under the RIAA's radar if they cut their pipe on the outside and allowed for internal file sharing.
In other news, the RIAA has opened its first Karachi branch.
Yes, there was an upload page which would allow users to anonymously upload images to the webserver. A cron ran every few minutes on the computer at home (an old beige PowerMac G3) to download all the images from that directory.
The LCD was VESA mounted to the wall, and a hole was drilled behind the monitor to run power and video signal cables to the machine which sat in my closet on the other side of the wall.
It made for a fun Saturday project and gave that extra flair to my dorm room.
I submitted the site to Slashdot at the time, but the story was rejected. It was probably for the better. The meager webserver (that's probably melting right now) would have been instantly swamped.
Just get the warranty on the one you're using now (aka on your desk) to extend it's life as long as possible. Viewsonic offers service as far out as 3 or 4 years I think. One would be dumb to buy the warranty on the other 11.
The price is going to fall to a point, and then rise again. When LCDs really become cheaper than CRTs, the cheapo CRTs will fall out of the market, and only high end professional models will remain. As factories close and people needing CRTs become those with specialized needs (Like the OP), supply will fall and demand will go up. Prices will rise.
Go buy a dozen of the best CRTs you can get your hands on. Get extended service contracts on the CRTs that are on your desk and when those are over and your CRT breaks, pull one out of storage. They should last you at least a few years each.
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Slashdot publishes duplicates, but will NASA? How many CDs full of "John Smith" will they send?
Slashdot still has more people to argue with. That's not true!
If I've got $200K for the ticket, I'll probably have the $80 to pick up a couple pairs of jeans when I arrive.
Ouch. That hurts my head... even more than the RIAA's awful tunes.
RIAA is reported to be lobbying heavily against the speaker industry. "According to our studies, 100% of illegally obtained music is enjoyed through speakers." said RIAA spokesman, Steven Jones. "We implore congress to move quickly to protect artists from the criminals wandering the streets, listening to illegal music through speakers."
I read the Tivo community site from time to time. It's a comminuty which Tivo allows some employees to participate in. There were some rumblings from an employee of a super secret beta test a few weeks ago... and he was looking for beta testers. Perhaps this was it.
When I was builing a gaming machine I wanted a high quality G5-like case for it, but couldn't find one. I think this might be it.
So if they "have the cash", why did you build their last PC? Why didn't they call Dell and have one arrive at the door 48 hours later?
Why exactly does Microsoft deserve the $7 million?
...wear their tinfoil hats.
I don't know if I've ever been on a corporate tour where I saw the CEO's desk.
Oops, that's what I meant.
I work at a newspaper as well, and we have 75+ Macs and 3 Windows machines.
I had a redhat machine for a while and tried to get a foothold, but was confused about compiling applications and finding RPMs wasn't very consistent.
Most OS X users probably don't even know they're running a flavor of Linux, but they can slowly get more involved with that world while as they feel comfortable.
Songs purchased using freebie codes are not eligible, as per the rules.
The parent should have posted as Anonymous Coward.
They figured it would be much easier to slip under the RIAA's radar if they cut their pipe on the outside and allowed for internal file sharing. In other news, the RIAA has opened its first Karachi branch.
This is exactly the kind of page I bookmark and read three weeks from now when I clean out my bookmarks again.
In the two years I had it, I got goatse once or twice, and tubgirl a few times. All in all, I was fairly impressed how tame everything tended to be.
The LCD was VESA mounted to the wall, and a hole was drilled behind the monitor to run power and video signal cables to the machine which sat in my closet on the other side of the wall.
It made for a fun Saturday project and gave that extra flair to my dorm room.
I submitted the site to Slashdot at the time, but the story was rejected. It was probably for the better. The meager webserver (that's probably melting right now) would have been instantly swamped.
I used to have a site where anyone could upload any image to it from the internet. It ran for 2 years before I moved.
http://www.cowshark.com/artwall/artwall.jpg
Check out the last few pictures I had. http://www.cowshark.com/artwall/current.html
I wouldn't care if my laptop battery only lasts 3 hours if I can recharge it in 5 minutes.
How will I know whose files they are?
The price is going to fall to a point, and then rise again. When LCDs really become cheaper than CRTs, the cheapo CRTs will fall out of the market, and only high end professional models will remain. As factories close and people needing CRTs become those with specialized needs (Like the OP), supply will fall and demand will go up. Prices will rise.
Go buy a dozen of the best CRTs you can get your hands on. Get extended service contracts on the CRTs that are on your desk and when those are over and your CRT breaks, pull one out of storage. They should last you at least a few years each.