Why the surprise? Music videos are certainly connected to albums sales, but they're also productive as entertainment in their own right. They're shown on TV, which generates viewership and sells ads, which means that someone is paying for it. Indirectly, sure, but they're paying for it.
That's quite the news to me, as I haven't witnessed this being the case for at least 10 or 15 years. There is not a single time on any channel during any day that I can reliably watch music videos. As far as I can tell, there are no channels on television that show music videos for the purpose of bringing in ad revenue. In fact, the only reason I can figure that MTV and VH1 show videos once or twice a week is so they can claim to be Music Television stations.
And do you really believe they PAY to play videos? Myself, knowing certain folks in the "biz," know for a fact that MTV wanted $5,000 in order to show a particular band's music videos less than a handful of times.
Simple, simple stuff, here, people.
Bah! Nothing is simple when the music industry is involved.
So, up until now, exit polls have proven accurate. But now, they aren't. THAT's the bit that doesn't add up. Stop with your bullshit excuse for it, it's fundamentally flawed. Simply because exit polls HAVE been accurate, up until this point. SOMETHING has changed.
Yeah, it's funny. I'm over it. The thing about the Wii, *for me*, is that I *do* have a high def set, which I would really like to take advantage of. It looks like most Wii games will at least support widescreen, though.
PS3 is just too expensive at launch, and the 360 just doesn't have the games I'm interested in. So, the only thing I can do is wait and see. And in the meantime, I'm using my PC with my HD set for gaming, which is really, really nice. Playing Half-Life 2 with a wireless KB/mouse on a 50" widescreen HD set just can't be beat.
But PC gaming has a real dearth of games in certain genres, eg., platformers, JRPGs, action adventure, etc. So, I still use the ol' PS2, and am looking forward to the new console generation.
We should never have helped Saddam come to power in the first place, never voted in a President who was his business partner, paid Saddam to invade Iran, said President should never have turned a blind eye when his business partner decided to invade Kuwait, and then changed his mind when the U.N. wouldn't STFU about it, pretending he was not business partner and friend of Saddam for 2 decades.
What should we do now? Just a minute...
We should never have invaded Iraq, removing the keystone preventing the country from sliding into a civil war based on long established rivalries between Islamic factions. We SHOULD have continued to focus on Afghanistan, and evaluating our mid-east policies.
What should we do NOW? We should impeach GWB, vote out nearly all the incumbents, and force our government to once again operate for and by the people. And then, and only then, can we make any informed decisions about the problems we are facing today. Because as it currently stands, most of our information about our supposed enemies is coming from known liars who act solely in their own interest.
Yeah, I admit it, it's a fucking pipe dream. Pretty much, we're fucked.
He's just a coward who would rather live in a police state than have any freedom or rights if it meant those rights might make someone want him dead.
Your point about him is correct, however... Our "Freedom" has fuck all to do with people wanting to kill us. We are targets of terrorism not because of our freedom(fucking hell that sounds ridiculous!), but rather because of the actions of our government in foreign lands.
$250 with a SPORTS game. Screw that, I fricking *hate* sports games. I can play real sports. I play games to do something different. Like shooting people in the face -- yes, as much of an asshole as I am on/., I don't shoot people in the face IRL:) -- or driving insanely fast in traffic, or jumping on little brown mushroom lookin' guys.
Hopefully they'll have a cheaper one without the bundle, but considering that the cost of bundling a game is nowhere near $50, I don't think it'll hit that $200 price people were hoping for.
Oh well.
Personally, I'm still taking a "wait and see" approach. I want to see first-hand how the Wiimote plays before getting all excited like a little schoolgirl, and I will not spend $600 on a console until I see proof that it cures cancer and does my dishes.
All in all, I'm extremely skeptical about this console generation. So far it's a lot of big promises, big pricetags, and flailing businesses.
Fight Club is about consumerism, not government corruption. And even the movie itself acknowledges the hypocrisy of the methods used by Tyler and his "soldiers."
Not that that necessarily invalidates what you said, though.
DUI Blog is a blog of a DUI defense lawyer, a former US prosecutor who was appalled at the Constitution trampling being done in the name of MADD and other pro-prohibition groups.
You are fucking full of it, spouting that "free market" nonsense. Your whole post has absolutely SHIT to do with markets, and everything to do with, indeed, regulation in a sense. That regulation being liability imposed by the law.
This particular thread has gotten totally and completely off topic but, welcome to slashdot
You don't say...
You are right I have never heard any criticism of any large U.S. corporations. Not Enron, Microsoft, Halliburton, Exxon, or even Monsanto. PETA really is getting picked on.
These exceptions here in fact prove my point. Only Enron, Halliburton, and Exxon are likely to have been given any consideration by the general public, and those are some of the worst corporate offenders on the entire planet. Comparing them to PETA is like comparing bin Laden(or pick favorite badguy of choice) to a petty theif.
That is absolute bullshit, and you know it. You are intentionally (mis)assuming that the USPTO still works as it did in the past, which is entirely false; patents, especially software ones, have become extremely broad and often prevent alternate implementations today.
So, exclaiming your approval of someone's demise is not disparaging? Disparaging has several definitions, btw, one simply being:
disparaging
adj : expressive of low opinion
And approving of someone's death is most certainly belittling of that person's worth. Forgive me if I'm not impressed by your argument against being a "fucking asshole." Indeed, your statements were not just "underinformed," they were plainly callous and mean.
However, given what you said was in the context of a celebrity, especially one who annoyed you(understandably so even, I admit), I do not actually assume that you are a "fucking asshole" IRL, and I shouldn't have said that. I *sigh* *cough*apologize*cough*.
Ah, very good on you to admit that. And comparing PETA's methods to that of corporations is quite a good point, IMO. Indeed, PETA is (probably? AFAIK anyway...) far less "underhanded" than many.
On that note, I find it quite interesting that PETA draws so much more ire than some of the most awful corporations out there. Food for thought...
All the "invisible hand" claptrap spouted by rabid "free-marketeers" makes me think they see the "free market" as some sort of religion. Indeed, most of these people hold up the "free market" higher than everything else, as something to be worshipped.
regarding animals getting a "poke" at him: Glad that one finally did!
That was his death. Period. End of story. You're a fucking asshole.
And he was a dedicated conservationist. He spent most of his earnings on buying land to prevent it from being developed. But wait, why am I arguing with you. You totally ignored my mention of the important projects he's involved with already.
And you don't know shit about the animals he dealt with. He never hurt them. And when he wasn't goofing off in front of a camera, he was doing everything in his power to protect them from being wiped out by other humans.
He's a very serious conservationist, and has also contributed his expertiese to various wildlife relocation projects. He has dedicated his entire life to the protection of enviornment necessary for various species, especially crocs of course.
You'd have known that if you knew the slighest damn thing about the man you're shooting your mouth off about after his death. Indeed, your despising him and disparaging remarks about him say a lot more about your own character than his.
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Why the surprise? Music videos are certainly connected to albums sales, but they're also productive as entertainment in their own right. They're shown on TV, which generates viewership and sells ads, which means that someone is paying for it. Indirectly, sure, but they're paying for it.
That's quite the news to me, as I haven't witnessed this being the case for at least 10 or 15 years. There is not a single time on any channel during any day that I can reliably watch music videos. As far as I can tell, there are no channels on television that show music videos for the purpose of bringing in ad revenue. In fact, the only reason I can figure that MTV and VH1 show videos once or twice a week is so they can claim to be Music Television stations.
And do you really believe they PAY to play videos? Myself, knowing certain folks in the "biz," know for a fact that MTV wanted $5,000 in order to show a particular band's music videos less than a handful of times.
Simple, simple stuff, here, people.
Bah! Nothing is simple when the music industry is involved.
So, up until now, exit polls have proven accurate. But now, they aren't. THAT's the bit that doesn't add up. Stop with your bullshit excuse for it, it's fundamentally flawed. Simply because exit polls HAVE been accurate, up until this point. SOMETHING has changed.
Oh why, WHY doens't Penny Arcade have searchable transcripts of their comics?!
Stupid, stupid name: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/04/28
Yeah, it's funny. I'm over it. The thing about the Wii, *for me*, is that I *do* have a high def set, which I would really like to take advantage of. It looks like most Wii games will at least support widescreen, though.
PS3 is just too expensive at launch, and the 360 just doesn't have the games I'm interested in. So, the only thing I can do is wait and see. And in the meantime, I'm using my PC with my HD set for gaming, which is really, really nice. Playing Half-Life 2 with a wireless KB/mouse on a 50" widescreen HD set just can't be beat.
But PC gaming has a real dearth of games in certain genres, eg., platformers, JRPGs, action adventure, etc. So, I still use the ol' PS2, and am looking forward to the new console generation.
We should never have helped Saddam come to power in the first place, never voted in a President who was his business partner, paid Saddam to invade Iran, said President should never have turned a blind eye when his business partner decided to invade Kuwait, and then changed his mind when the U.N. wouldn't STFU about it, pretending he was not business partner and friend of Saddam for 2 decades.
What should we do now? Just a minute...
We should never have invaded Iraq, removing the keystone preventing the country from sliding into a civil war based on long established rivalries between Islamic factions. We SHOULD have continued to focus on Afghanistan, and evaluating our mid-east policies.
What should we do NOW? We should impeach GWB, vote out nearly all the incumbents, and force our government to once again operate for and by the people. And then, and only then, can we make any informed decisions about the problems we are facing today. Because as it currently stands, most of our information about our supposed enemies is coming from known liars who act solely in their own interest.
Yeah, I admit it, it's a fucking pipe dream. Pretty much, we're fucked.
He's just a coward who would rather live in a police state than have any freedom or rights if it meant those rights might make someone want him dead.
Your point about him is correct, however... Our "Freedom" has fuck all to do with people wanting to kill us. We are targets of terrorism not because of our freedom(fucking hell that sounds ridiculous!), but rather because of the actions of our government in foreign lands.
So exit polls have always been pretty accurate, UNTIL NOW? Is that what you want us all to believe?
Don't get me wrong, I hate both sides of the Republicrats, but it seems to me that the Republican side has been pulling some crazy shit as of late.
$250 with a SPORTS game. Screw that, I fricking *hate* sports games. I can play real sports. I play games to do something different. Like shooting people in the face -- yes, as much of an asshole as I am on /., I don't shoot people in the face IRL :) -- or driving insanely fast in traffic, or jumping on little brown mushroom lookin' guys.
Hopefully they'll have a cheaper one without the bundle, but considering that the cost of bundling a game is nowhere near $50, I don't think it'll hit that $200 price people were hoping for.
Oh well.
Personally, I'm still taking a "wait and see" approach. I want to see first-hand how the Wiimote plays before getting all excited like a little schoolgirl, and I will not spend $600 on a console until I see proof that it cures cancer and does my dishes.
All in all, I'm extremely skeptical about this console generation. So far it's a lot of big promises, big pricetags, and flailing businesses.
Fight Club is about consumerism, not government corruption. And even the movie itself acknowledges the hypocrisy of the methods used by Tyler and his "soldiers."
Not that that necessarily invalidates what you said, though.
So, you don't agree with freedom then. Apparently, freedom is no longer an American value.
What a bunch of fucking tossers my countrymen(eg., you) are.
Here: http://www.duiblog.com/
DUI Blog is a blog of a DUI defense lawyer, a former US prosecutor who was appalled at the Constitution trampling being done in the name of MADD and other pro-prohibition groups.
Cheers
You are fucking full of it, spouting that "free market" nonsense. Your whole post has absolutely SHIT to do with markets, and everything to do with, indeed, regulation in a sense. That regulation being liability imposed by the law.
The 20 somethings already bought a 360
We did? Where's mine? In fact, I don't know a single person who owns a 360, and I'm a 20-something with tons of gamer friends.
I'm sorry, but you're being ridiculous; Microsoft has not shipped that many units to claim "the 20 somethings already bought a 360."
Wow, that was a particularly stupid post.
This particular thread has gotten totally and completely off topic but, welcome to slashdot
You don't say...
You are right I have never heard any criticism of any large U.S. corporations. Not Enron, Microsoft, Halliburton, Exxon, or even Monsanto. PETA really is getting picked on.
These exceptions here in fact prove my point. Only Enron, Halliburton, and Exxon are likely to have been given any consideration by the general public, and those are some of the worst corporate offenders on the entire planet. Comparing them to PETA is like comparing bin Laden(or pick favorite badguy of choice) to a petty theif.
That is absolute bullshit, and you know it. You are intentionally (mis)assuming that the USPTO still works as it did in the past, which is entirely false; patents, especially software ones, have become extremely broad and often prevent alternate implementations today.
Horsewhipping politicians and bureaucrats? Your ideas intrigue me; I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Further... you're a damn tool. Please stop helping "the man" destroy the industry for us lowly software developers. Thanks in advance.
So, exclaiming your approval of someone's demise is not disparaging? Disparaging has several definitions, btw, one simply being:
disparaging
adj : expressive of low opinion
And approving of someone's death is most certainly belittling of that person's worth. Forgive me if I'm not impressed by your argument against being a "fucking asshole." Indeed, your statements were not just "underinformed," they were plainly callous and mean.
However, given what you said was in the context of a celebrity, especially one who annoyed you(understandably so even, I admit), I do not actually assume that you are a "fucking asshole" IRL, and I shouldn't have said that. I *sigh* *cough*apologize*cough*.
Cheers,
Ryan
Ah, very good on you to admit that. And comparing PETA's methods to that of corporations is quite a good point, IMO. Indeed, PETA is (probably? AFAIK anyway...) far less "underhanded" than many.
On that note, I find it quite interesting that PETA draws so much more ire than some of the most awful corporations out there. Food for thought...
Cheers
All the "invisible hand" claptrap spouted by rabid "free-marketeers" makes me think they see the "free market" as some sort of religion. Indeed, most of these people hold up the "free market" higher than everything else, as something to be worshipped.
Damn tools...
Oh? You didn't say anything disparaging?
regarding animals getting a "poke" at him: Glad that one finally did!
That was his death. Period. End of story. You're a fucking asshole.
And he was a dedicated conservationist. He spent most of his earnings on buying land to prevent it from being developed. But wait, why am I arguing with you. You totally ignored my mention of the important projects he's involved with already.
And you don't know shit about the animals he dealt with. He never hurt them. And when he wasn't goofing off in front of a camera, he was doing everything in his power to protect them from being wiped out by other humans.
He's a very serious conservationist, and has also contributed his expertiese to various wildlife relocation projects. He has dedicated his entire life to the protection of enviornment necessary for various species, especially crocs of course.
You'd have known that if you knew the slighest damn thing about the man you're shooting your mouth off about after his death. Indeed, your despising him and disparaging remarks about him say a lot more about your own character than his.
Your sample size leaves much to be desired, you ignorant dipshit.
And you are confusing his TV personality with his real work.
MY diversion? I'm not the one using labels like "good guy." I will make no such juvenile judgements.
And I didn't say you were wrong about the one particular organization the OP mentioned. I know they are a puppet organization.
But at the same time, I also know that PETA is an organization that uses less than honest tactics to influence the public, and other organizations.
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