NWLink pulling the rug out from under SDF with no warning was bad. It left alot of people high and dry with email and websites down.
What's worse is that the VP of NWLink made it even more difficult because he trash-talked about SDF with other co-lo providers in the area. One competing provider rescinded a written offer because of this.
And, remember, this is because SDF was the victim of an attack.
I'm pretty sure you don't need a subscription. Emusic was selling individual songs for $.99 and entire albums for $9.99.
I've had a subscription with them for over a year and I'm very pleased. For $9.99/month I can download as many songs as I want. Plus I got a free mp3 player out of the deal.
How about a book of just general programming problems. The reader is free to use whatever tools he/she chooses to solve the problem. There is a serious lack of these kinds of books for novice programmers. In order for a novice to grow his experience, he must solve simple problems and gradually work through tougher problems. The book could also have an accompanying website where readers can post their solutions so programmers can discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, language, etc.
There is only one such book that I know of. "The Programmers Challenge" published by TAB Books (out of print). Solutions are given in BASIC, C, and Pascal but I've worked through a few of them with perl and taken a stab at solving them with Javascript.
I would like to see an entire book based on "Cool Things with X"
Most of what I've seen written about X is a short overview in a "Learning Linux" book or 7 volume programming manuals. There doesn't seem to be anything in between. The book should explain, in detail, the X config files, the startup files, stuff to do with the client and server. Maybe touch on window managers.
Answer questions such as "Can I just run one X server on my network instead of on every host to save disk space?" or "Can I display a window running on one host on another host?".
If e-books are failing as miserably as the article leads me to believe, why are the publishers and software companies spending even more money to sue others for trying it?
Here's what I would do if I was in charge of one of the big publishing houses. I would look at how much money we wasted trying to develop a secure e-book format and distribution partnerships. Compare that with the success, or lack thereof in this case, of the product. And cut my losses. If some other company wants to try to make money with e-books, let them waste their own money; who cares?
I have a different opinion than the author of this article. I think ASCII text e-books are very popular. I have around 30 e-books. They are ALL ASCII text or HTML formatted. I don't want to limit myself to a specific static format that I can't use any way I want. The downside for capitalism is that I didn't pay anything for these and I probably wouldn't.
Here is a message for musicians, writers, entertainers. I don't want to enjoy your art if you're only interested in making money. If you aren't willing to give your art away for free, then you haven't put your entire soul into the work and, as a consequence, the art will not be as good.
Kill your TV. Really! Turn it off for one week. If I was a billionare, I'd pay people to do anything besides watching TV. PLEASE. I want to live in a country with no TVzombies or "pop-culture (gag)"
I agree entirely. Somebody mentioned the lawsuit in the Beam-it beta testers forum. Something to the effect of "fun while it lasted". The moderator closed the thread and said "Pay no attention to the lawsuit. That is for the lawyers. Keep right on beaming." Bad-asses indeed:)
I think it's an overreaction. People have ALWAYS been able to share, borrow (from the library, even), trade CD's. Just because there is a way to get around security, doesn't mean the majority of people WILL.
How about hidden cameras, magnetic strips, bag checks, etc. at retail stores. Just about anyone can figure out how to get around these security devices. But the majority of people still pay money for merchandise.
The RIAA has nobody to blame for piracy than themselves. The only times I have taken part in music piracy is when I simply have to have a piece of music that is "too obscure" to be considered for widespread distribution. When I do pirate music, I try to contact the musicians to pay them directly because it is not their fault the RIAA doesn't consider them "mainstream". Okay, I think I'm done ranting now.
I think it's an overreaction. People have ALWAYS been able to share, borrow (from the library, even), trade CD's. Just because there is a way to get around security, doesn't mean the majority of people WILL.
How about hidden cameras, magnetic strips, bag checks, etc. at retail stores. Just about anyone can figure out how to get around these security devices. But the majority of people still pay money for merchandise.<br> The RIAA has nobody to blame for piracy than themselves. The only times I have taken part in music piracy is when I simply have to have a piece of music that is "too obscure" to be considered for widespread distribution. When I do pirate music, I try to contact the musicians to pay them directly because it is not their fault the RIAA doesn't consider them "mainstream".<br> Okay, I think I'm done ranting now.<br> .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.
Maybe they released a linux version so it could be reverse engineered:)
I was using Beam-It on Windows and there were alot of people having problems with it (according to the beta testers forum). Perhaps they are looking to the slashdot community for vision.
It theoretically works with any CD (if MP3.com has a copy and has ripped the mp3's). I haven't used it for a couple of weeks because I was having trouble beaming anything. Might be high time to give it another go on my OS of choice:) .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*: ._.:*~*:._.
Slashdot Mirror
Fourth paragraph, first sentence:
"Best Buy, like Speakeasy, is known for its high level of customer service."
Since when?
I really like my REI Big Byte.
Netflix has an ace up their sleeve. http://money.cnn.com/2003/08/13/technology/techinv estor/hellweg/
I may be wrong but isn't Blockbuster owned by AOL?
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
The only movie I've ever walked out of.
That's a $600 keyboard? They don't put bourbon in it or anything?
Your LCD watch ticks?
NWLink pulling the rug out from under SDF with no warning was bad. It left alot of people high and dry with email and websites down.
What's worse is that the VP of NWLink made it even more difficult because he trash-talked about SDF with other co-lo providers in the area. One competing provider rescinded a written offer because of this.
And, remember, this is because SDF was the victim of an attack.
I'm not too sure of your detective skills there Norm.
$100/year = $.27/day
On second look, it appears they have nixed the buck-a-song approach they used to have. Shame.
I'm pretty sure you don't need a subscription. Emusic was selling individual songs for $.99 and entire albums for $9.99.
I've had a subscription with them for over a year and I'm very pleased. For $9.99/month I can download as many songs as I want. Plus I got a free mp3 player out of the deal.
Shouldn't we start some kind of petition to get all of the episodes released on DVD and VHS?
I know this probably doesn't help with 3000 machines but since this is at the bottom, it won't get read anyway.
r ipper :)
margie
All of my hosts at home are named after Dr. Strangelove characters.
muffley
kong
strangelove
desadeski
kissov
mandrake (Debian box
guano (5x86 Win box)
At work I use Coen Bros. characters
lebowski
bunny
grimsrud
proudfoot
mikeyanagita
lundergaard
How about a book of just general programming problems. The reader is free to use whatever tools he/she chooses to solve the problem. There is a serious lack of these kinds of books for novice programmers. In order for a novice to grow his experience, he must solve simple problems and gradually work through tougher problems. The book could also have an accompanying website where readers can post their solutions so programmers can discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, language, etc.
There is only one such book that I know of. "The Programmers Challenge" published by TAB Books (out of print). Solutions are given in BASIC, C, and Pascal but I've worked through a few of them with perl and taken a stab at solving them with Javascript.
I would like to see an entire book based on "Cool Things with X"
Most of what I've seen written about X is a short overview in a "Learning Linux" book or 7 volume programming manuals. There doesn't seem to be anything in between. The book should explain, in detail, the X config files, the startup files, stuff to do with the client and server. Maybe touch on window managers.
Answer questions such as "Can I just run one X server on my network instead of on every host to save disk space?" or "Can I display a window running on one host on another host?".
If e-books are failing as miserably as the article leads me to believe, why are the publishers and software companies spending even more money to sue others for trying it?
Here's what I would do if I was in charge of one of the big publishing houses. I would look at how much money we wasted trying to develop a secure e-book format and distribution partnerships. Compare that with the success, or lack thereof in this case, of the product. And cut my losses. If some other company wants to try to make money with e-books, let them waste their own money; who cares?
I have a different opinion than the author of this article. I think ASCII text e-books are very popular. I have around 30 e-books. They are ALL ASCII text or HTML formatted. I don't want to limit myself to a specific static format that I can't use any way I want. The downside for capitalism is that I didn't pay anything for these and I probably wouldn't.
Here is a message for musicians, writers, entertainers. I don't want to enjoy your art if you're only interested in making money. If you aren't willing to give your art away for free, then you haven't put your entire soul into the work and, as a consequence, the art will not be as good.
When's the last time you saw an O'reilly book for $19.95?. :*~*:._.:*~*:._.
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But it looks gnarly. Pretty close, better in fact, than my Ultimate Gadget I made last year.
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I wonder how much my car is worth...?
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Kill your TV. Really! Turn it off for one week. If I was a billionare, I'd pay people to do anything besides watching TV. PLEASE. I want to live in a country with no TVzombies or "pop-culture (gag)"
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I agree entirely. Somebody mentioned the lawsuit in the Beam-it beta testers forum. Something to the effect of "fun while it lasted". The moderator closed the thread and said "Pay no attention to the lawsuit. That is for the lawyers. Keep right on beaming." Bad-asses indeed :)
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I think it's an overreaction. People have ALWAYS been able to share, borrow (from the library, even), trade CD's. Just because there is a way to get around security, doesn't mean the majority of people WILL.
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How about hidden cameras, magnetic strips, bag checks, etc. at retail stores. Just about anyone can figure out how to get around these security devices. But the majority of people still pay money for merchandise.
The RIAA has nobody to blame for piracy than themselves. The only times I have taken part in music piracy is when I simply have to have a piece of music that is "too obscure" to be considered for widespread distribution. When I do pirate music, I try to contact the musicians to pay them directly because it is not their fault the RIAA doesn't consider them "mainstream".
Okay, I think I'm done ranting now.
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I think it's an overreaction. People have ALWAYS been able to share, borrow (from the library, even), trade CD's. Just because there is a way to get around security, doesn't mean the majority of people WILL.
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How about hidden cameras, magnetic strips, bag checks, etc. at retail stores. Just about anyone can figure out how to get around these security devices. But the majority of people still pay money for merchandise.<br>
The RIAA has nobody to blame for piracy than themselves. The only times I have taken part in music piracy is when I simply have to have a piece of music that is "too obscure" to be considered for widespread distribution. When I do pirate music, I try to contact the musicians to pay them directly because it is not their fault the RIAA doesn't consider them "mainstream".<br>
Okay, I think I'm done ranting now.<br>
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Maybe they released a linux version so it could be reverse engineered :)
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I was using Beam-It on Windows and there were alot of people having problems with it (according to the beta testers forum). Perhaps they are looking to the slashdot community for vision.
Regardless, this is a wonderful step for MP3.com.
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It theoretically works with any CD (if MP3.com has a copy and has ripped the mp3's). I haven't used it for a couple of weeks because I was having trouble beaming anything. Might be high time to give it another go on my OS of choice :): ._.:*~*:._.
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