I just don't understand why they care so much about online streams; Because net radio is a threat to their business model, and because it's the future of radio.
Very true. I wonder what the support package is like for this. Support alone is what has me referring non-geek friends to low-end new PC dealers rather than building them one myself from whatever parts Newegg is having a clearance on. They need the sort of help that a new PC comes with, and more to the point they need someone who isn't me to call at 2am saying "My internets are broken!"
..while I have loved the Game Boy and most of its successors since the original, I always thought the "Game Boy" name itself was -- how to put this diplomatically -- complete and total crap. I loved the machine and always had one shoved in a pocket throughout the early 1990s, but mine usually had a sticker or Dymo label or something stuck on over the name.
that we're going to have a lot more children discovering internet porn sooner? Sooner? Didn't your parents have the special magazines in the sock drawer?
:O I can just imagine the next generation of kids. Good for them. At least they won't have to find out at such an early age what disturbing fetishes their parents have.. *shudder*
All those landmines I buried in my front lawn made me look like a total psychopath when they blew up all those postal carriers, girl scouts, and neighborhood cats. Apparently, I can restore my status as a fine upstanding member of the community by simply suing the manufacturer of said landmines!
Bill Hall, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, said that the administration disagreed with Dr. Carmona's statements. "It has always been this administration's position that public health policy should be rooted in sound science," Mr. Hall said.
Nobody would've cared 'bout the clip if Mr. Geller didn't make it popular this way... It's known as the Streisand Effect, and it's one of my absolute favorite facets of Internet culture.
Sounds more like a win-win to me. If it's not a commercial success, these guys will still have a completed project to add to their demo reels and resumes, which didn't cost anything financially. If it is a commercial success, they'll have made a ton of money for ILM. ILM is known for being among the coolest places to work in the FX industry, and it will probably get them some nice bonuses and brownie points, as well as the elusive prize of a successful film for their resumes and demo reels.
So Cameron is basically promising to do his part to make speech less free, so long as the labels promise to do their part to make speech less free? Score.
(what the hell is that for, anyway? Ten bucks a month to not use their network? WTF) I believe what that's for is the ability to retain access to your standard phone number, voice mail, etc. through their machines on the other end of that Internet connection. Basically it's granting you access to their VOIP provider. While the fairness of the price is debatable, it's not as though either you or the telco is getting a free ride off the Internet connection.
Good point. While I can dig this for use on my own wireless network at home or work, I'm not sure all the customers (or the admins, for that matter) of places like coffee shops will be quite so thrilled.
However, this will get much more interesting in the future, considering the metropolitan areas that have been throwing around the idea of free municipal wifi.. imagine everyone in a given city getting free calls 24/7.
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Very true. I wonder what the support package is like for this. Support alone is what has me referring non-geek friends to low-end new PC dealers rather than building them one myself from whatever parts Newegg is having a clearance on. They need the sort of help that a new PC comes with, and more to the point they need someone who isn't me to call at 2am saying "My internets are broken!"
It's been far too long since we had a nice bit of hacker drama! Now, where did I put my popcorn and my MOD vs LOD t-shirt...
In NARC you were the cop, launching the rockets at the drug dealers.
*pffft* Well played!
..while I have loved the Game Boy and most of its successors since the original, I always thought the "Game Boy" name itself was -- how to put this diplomatically -- complete and total crap. I loved the machine and always had one shoved in a pocket throughout the early 1990s, but mine usually had a sticker or Dymo label or something stuck on over the name.
I'm with you two.. guess that means there are still two more of us somewhere. Three if you count my clockwork sister.
A couple thousand years ago, I deliberately infected a wooden abacus with termites, and put it in the mud hut with all the other abaci.
:O I can just imagine the next generation of kids. Good for them. At least they won't have to find out at such an early age what disturbing fetishes their parents have.. *shudder*Same here. I imagine this story has inspired many a resounding "d'oh!"
All those landmines I buried in my front lawn made me look like a total psychopath when they blew up all those postal carriers, girl scouts, and neighborhood cats. Apparently, I can restore my status as a fine upstanding member of the community by simply suing the manufacturer of said landmines!
Sounds unpleasant.
Holodecks have ruined cinema! Every blockbuster is now cheap "immersive" drivel with no real plot. Bring back 2-D!
If you like the original so much, why would you need a remake?
Thish remindsh me of the heady daysh of Shputnik and Yuri Gagarin!
It's a crap!
Sounds more like a win-win to me. If it's not a commercial success, these guys will still have a completed project to add to their demo reels and resumes, which didn't cost anything financially. If it is a commercial success, they'll have made a ton of money for ILM. ILM is known for being among the coolest places to work in the FX industry, and it will probably get them some nice bonuses and brownie points, as well as the elusive prize of a successful film for their resumes and demo reels.
So Cameron is basically promising to do his part to make speech less free, so long as the labels promise to do their part to make speech less free? Score.
Good point. While I can dig this for use on my own wireless network at home or work, I'm not sure all the customers (or the admins, for that matter) of places like coffee shops will be quite so thrilled.
However, this will get much more interesting in the future, considering the metropolitan areas that have been throwing around the idea of free municipal wifi.. imagine everyone in a given city getting free calls 24/7.