What are you talking about? Both Mozart and Michelangelo worked for comissions. You can't even make a comparison for recorded worls because they did not exist at the time.
The statue of David, for example, was comissioned by the Wool Guild.
Mozart made good sums for many of his works, but spent much of it living a foolish and extravagent lifestyle. He still did not die penniless as the romantic retards like to believe, but still had a court appointment and was receiving comissions from all over Europe.
The world has never been a rosy happy-joy socialist utopia.
The mass media *determines* words. To quote Douglas Adams, they may be wrong, but they are *definitively* wrong. This is how languages evolve. It sucks, but, well, that's life.
Yeah, but smart folks like me put our data files on external Firewire hard drives. Only re-installable apps and system stuff goes on the built in hard drive.
Well, when you buy something, you are a consumer. It isn't a personal statemnt on your existence, man.:) It's like how you are a "driver" when you drive a car. Or a "viewer" when watching TeeVee.
I agree, but... this is Forbes magazine - it's like the equivalent of "Marie Claire" for executives, except without the fun quizzes telling you what technique to try in bed next month.
No, no. It's there. It's in the section near the back called, "Blow Upwards: Cocksucking Your Way Up The Corporate Ladder"
Well, that was my implied point: it *is* broken, but no one is bothering to fix it. Honestly, the last two VCRs I owned had recording time entry systems that had to have been designed by monkeys. Monkeys who hated VCR owners, and wanted to cause them pain.
I just can't bring myself to spend the money or the time learning all of that. VCR. Put in Tape. Hit Record. Done.
More accurate version:
VCR: Find show in guide. Enter show time information into user interface that has not been improved since mammoths roamed the Earth. Look for blank tape. Stare at tape and wonder what was on it. Put in tape. Hit record. Hope scheduled time for show does not change if it's a recurring recording for a series.
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That has to be what I meant because I copy music with wild abandon. :)
The statue of David, for example, was comissioned by the Wool Guild.
Mozart made good sums for many of his works, but spent much of it living a foolish and extravagent lifestyle. He still did not die penniless as the romantic retards like to believe, but still had a court appointment and was receiving comissions from all over Europe.
The world has never been a rosy happy-joy socialist utopia.
The mass media *determines* words. To quote Douglas Adams, they may be wrong, but they are *definitively* wrong. This is how languages evolve. It sucks, but, well, that's life.
After what the Chinese did to Jack Bauer in this season's "24"? Forget it.
reference: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/ a/2003/08/31/MN305247.DTL
Damn, this silly little post got WAY more response then I expected!
Is "social" the new overused buzzword of the week?
I did say "decent" whore...
Yeah, but smart folks like me put our data files on external Firewire hard drives. Only re-installable apps and system stuff goes on the built in hard drive.
You can hire a decent whore for that much. And, yes, I speak from experience.
I *wish* they had an actual boner for robots. We'd have hot, bisexual ninja sexbots for $299.99 by now. I mean... c'mon already, Japan!
Can get tangled up in your player and not only ruin itself, but take out your player in the process.
Signal degrades with every use.
Impossible to make a perfect copy.
Bou how will I store my Apple II files!?! I refuse to upgrade to OS X!!!
You mean that silver stuff that holds all my stuff together? You can record on that? Weird!
I *like* the trailers. :)
Trailer production is a whole artform of its own.
The Omen, The Exorcist, Hellraiser, etc...
I'm kidding! :)
Mostly. :D
Well, when you buy something, you are a consumer. It isn't a personal statemnt on your existence, man. :) It's like how you are a "driver" when you drive a car. Or a "viewer" when watching TeeVee.
Hey! It's a joke! :D
No, no. It's there. It's in the section near the back called, "Blow Upwards: Cocksucking Your Way Up The Corporate Ladder"
As *early* as 2015?
Well, that was my implied point: it *is* broken, but no one is bothering to fix it. Honestly, the last two VCRs I owned had recording time entry systems that had to have been designed by monkeys. Monkeys who hated VCR owners, and wanted to cause them pain.
My $49.99 Sony DVD player remembers where I was on the last few DVDs I have played. This is a pretty common feature now.
Good Lord, if "No Rocketman" is the best argument against DVDs, then DVDs win. ;-)
More accurate version:
VCR: Find show in guide. Enter show time information into user interface that has not been improved since mammoths roamed the Earth. Look for blank tape. Stare at tape and wonder what was on it. Put in tape. Hit record. Hope scheduled time for show does not change if it's a recurring recording for a series.
Tivo. Find show in guide. Hit record. Done.