I'm waiting for them to tell us cancer is the result of renegade stem cells. After all, stem cells "...can be used to create any other cell..." and should they get a little "goofy" or should something, whether it's environmental, ingested, genetic, or whatever else it might be, "reprogram" a stem cell (or more than one) and turn them loose - it's obviously part of the victim's body - so it's not detected as a foreign object - and it's all downhill from there.
Perhaps the same logic needs to be applied to stem cells to deal with auto-immune diseases: MS, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. Reprogram the stem cells and see if they could be less disruptive than chemo and radiation.
If you can see it or you can hear it, it can be manipulated or copied.
I suppose they either think they can outsmart the rest of the world or they're obligated to put up some type of resistence instead of rolling over and playing dead.
The difference between CDs and the new|current $0.99/song purchase is how much money is made (total). Depending upon the band and the direction the wind is blowing, let's say there are thirteen singles on a CD, and four singles are released to be played on the radio, and the price of the CD is $12.99. You're paying ~$0.99/song on a CD so it's not a big deal compared to the current online offers. The problem is in the new scheme if the "regular audience" only buys the songs they're familiar with - the singles|hits. So money is made only from the songs released and people are familiar with. The diehard fans and those who buying as part of a fad (dark horse songs) will be the only ones who buy anywhere near enough to approach the current release platform.
Bottom line: the user can be choosier about what they buy and listen to. How will that $10 be made up in the revenue stream? Making up the difference has to be done somehow. The big question remains: how will this remedy itself? Such that the bigger sponges make anywhere near what they're making now? Remember, the closer to the consumer a process is, the more of a take they're going] to expect. So if "everyone" (it'll never be everyone) starts buying via downloads, what will the brick & mortar stores do to stay in business? Provide you with the ability to buy entire CDs on the spur of the moment? Permit you to D/L singles and mix|match your own CD on the fly with your choice of songs?
What will the "producers" and "production houses" do? Artists certainly won't be as beholden to them because they will likely be a little more careful to try & get their songs mixed as inexpensively as possible and won't have to pay these sponges for creating covers for the jewel cases, advertising, payola, and anything else they can use to justify their existence.
I just can't get into the crawlspace because of the spiders. When the plumbers have been about, 100% of them have shuddered when the topic turns to snakes the dogs have captured & killed of late.
Being underground with those spiders is enough to freak me out - even thinking about it is pretty nasty.
I just finished attending a course dealing with applying for contracts and grants with various federal agencies. One of the "must have" aspects is the long-term ability for the idea|product|etc. to become commercial. Depending up on the agency you file with, you may or may not get feedback. And if you do get feedback and you don't provide commercial viability, don't be surprised to see that as a lacking property. I asked if this was something which changed with the political climate. The only effect has to do with how much money is available. Many of the agencies have topics of interest and you can occasionally submit your own but the DOD generally solicits only the topics it posts. So the thing to do is build some rapport and potentially see if your topic might get posted. Anyway, I don't see how which member's member is using the toilet in the White House has anything to do with some secret agenda which doesn't agree with a particular poster's political bent.
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I'm waiting for them to tell us cancer is the result of renegade stem cells. After all, stem cells "...can be used to create any other cell..." and should they get a little "goofy" or should something, whether it's environmental, ingested, genetic, or whatever else it might be, "reprogram" a stem cell (or more than one) and turn them loose - it's obviously part of the victim's body - so it's not detected as a foreign object - and it's all downhill from there.
Perhaps the same logic needs to be applied to stem cells to deal with auto-immune diseases: MS, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. Reprogram the stem cells and see if they could be less disruptive than chemo and radiation.
...the possibilities we were told about when it came to sending communications over electrical lines? (or is that to remain local (@home) only?)
If you can see it or you can hear it, it can be manipulated or copied.
I suppose they either think they can outsmart the rest of the world or they're obligated to put up some type of resistence instead of rolling over and playing dead.
The difference between CDs and the new|current $0.99/song purchase is how much money is made (total). Depending upon the band and the direction the wind is blowing, let's say there are thirteen singles on a CD, and four singles are released to be played on the radio, and the price of the CD is $12.99. You're paying ~$0.99/song on a CD so it's not a big deal compared to the current online offers. The problem is in the new scheme if the "regular audience" only buys the songs they're familiar with - the singles|hits. So money is made only from the songs released and people are familiar with. The diehard fans and those who buying as part of a fad (dark horse songs) will be the only ones who buy anywhere near enough to approach the current release platform.
Bottom line: the user can be choosier about what they buy and listen to. How will that $10 be made up in the revenue stream? Making up the difference has to be done somehow. The big question remains: how will this remedy itself? Such that the bigger sponges make anywhere near what they're making now? Remember, the closer to the consumer a process is, the more of a take they're going] to expect. So if "everyone" (it'll never be everyone) starts buying via downloads, what will the brick & mortar stores do to stay in business? Provide you with the ability to buy entire CDs on the spur of the moment? Permit you to D/L singles and mix|match your own CD on the fly with your choice of songs?
What will the "producers" and "production houses" do? Artists certainly won't be as beholden to them because they will likely be a little more careful to try & get their songs mixed as inexpensively as possible and won't have to pay these sponges for creating covers for the jewel cases, advertising, payola, and anything else they can use to justify their existence.
I just can't get into the crawlspace because of the spiders. When the plumbers have been about, 100% of them have shuddered when the topic turns to snakes the dogs have captured & killed of late.
Being underground with those spiders is enough to freak me out - even thinking about it is pretty nasty.
I just finished attending a course dealing with applying for contracts and grants with various federal agencies. One of the "must have" aspects is the long-term ability for the idea|product|etc. to become commercial. Depending up on the agency you file with, you may or may not get feedback. And if you do get feedback and you don't provide commercial viability, don't be surprised to see that as a lacking property. I asked if this was something which changed with the political climate. The only effect has to do with how much money is available. Many of the agencies have topics of interest and you can occasionally submit your own but the DOD generally solicits only the topics it posts. So the thing to do is build some rapport and potentially see if your topic might get posted. Anyway, I don't see how which member's member is using the toilet in the White House has anything to do with some secret agenda which doesn't agree with a particular poster's political bent.