Can a band sustain itself without a record label, while still releasing music in an album format digitally?
Nine Inch Nails is sans label and is doing quite well, Trent Reznor does seem to be missing some of the polish on The Slip (first non-label non-instrumental album) that he had on Year Zero (last label backed production), but it was a free album, Ghosts I-IV (instrumental non-label album) was an interesting experiment.
I think its safe to say its not just my personal observations, as most religions will have some difficulty if life is found elsewhere then their 'blessed' earth.
They'll just rewrite their sacred texts again, and in 2 generations no one will be the wiser. They'll add an 's' to each instance of 'Earth' and 'earth' in Genesis and explain it as all celestial bodies and say it was some new translation. The sheeple with lap it up.
It's probably some form of Martian Lichen growing on one of the equipment arms that is kept above freezing by the waste heat from the nuclear batteries. They'll let us know that it's some sort of f'd up moss that has been causing some of the problems with doing their experiments.
Using 2 back channel connections, one military and one academic, to go visit this while I'm in Europe next year for work. I guess it didn't hurt working on those French Mirages in Saudi Arabia after all. I'm very interested in ALICE, it should add credence to, or dismiss outright, a lot of cosmological foundations.
I just hope it doesn't destroy the Earth before then.
At some point in the near future, humanity is going to have to ask itself, should we be taking drugs to improve our abilities for non-medical reasons? Is there anything morally wrong with better life through chemistry? If so, what?
You're describing "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. We live in the future.
Or what would happen if the heart enlarged and crushed itself against the ribcage because it got too big?
Cardiac Hypertrophy is a serious issue, and two of the alleged causes are stress and high blood pressure. It really doesn't get big enough to crush itself against the ribcage, but it becomes so large that the muscles that cause the contraction of the ventricles aren't able to work as efficiently, which leads to less blood volume movement, which leads to fluid build up in the system (edema) which ultimately leads to Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), not a pretty way to go.
Daniel Baldwin decided that he wanted somebody with more clout to attend the Academy Awards instead of himself. That and he's got to watch the premiere of his new sci-fi movie of the week.
well, it is one of the greatest movies of all time... so, yes; i think its worthy of a reference or two.
I couldn't agree more, but I wish they would have started with Red's parole hearing instead of Andy's court room scene, it would have been less jarring of a transition.
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A penalty is fine, but a 2000% penalty? The percentages aren't that high on anything else...
It gets worse, it's actually a 20,000% penalty.
Original value = 100% ($.99/song) or ~$1.00
200% = 2 * 100% = ~$2.00
~$20.00 = 2,000%
~$200.00 = 20,000%
Unless your favorite artist won't play at any all-ages venues near you.
Simple solution to that problem, grow up.
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I was going to have some terrible meandering reply about trying to pick up girls/guys their own age, but this is
This reminds me of the Battle School Simulations in Ender's Game.
Which kind of makes sense, as when I'm watching the news, with all their cut panes, I think I'm reading a damn comic book come to life.
Woosh>>>>>>
I'd rather just have turtle soup in a paper cup.
With chives.
Where's my +1, Yummy modifier when I need it?
Why would you need a programmer to change people's pay in the system? Oh, wait; you don't. This is just more politics...
Job security? They(the bureaucrats) didn't know that it could be done without a programmer, so the programmer did it so they'd need a programmer.
If I ever need to sneak data across the border I'm going to get Johnny Mnemonic. Ice-T and a dolphin can help me get to it.
Can a band sustain itself without a record label, while still releasing music in an album format digitally?
Nine Inch Nails is sans label and is doing quite well, Trent Reznor does seem to be missing some of the polish on The Slip (first non-label non-instrumental album) that he had on Year Zero (last label backed production), but it was a free album, Ghosts I-IV (instrumental non-label album) was an interesting experiment.
Mod parent up, grandparent down.
English isn't a Romance language, it's Germanic.
Good thing it wasn't a tattoo.
Ah, but what a tramp stamp that would be.
that read "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
I think its safe to say its not just my personal observations, as most religions will have some difficulty if life is found elsewhere then their 'blessed' earth.
They'll just rewrite their sacred texts again, and in 2 generations no one will be the wiser. They'll add an 's' to each instance of 'Earth' and 'earth' in Genesis and explain it as all celestial bodies and say it was some new translation. The sheeple with lap it up.
It's probably some form of Martian Lichen growing on one of the equipment arms that is kept above freezing by the waste heat from the nuclear batteries. They'll let us know that it's some sort of f'd up moss that has been causing some of the problems with doing their experiments.
For the launch of the Millennium Falcon.
/. there's no excuse.
Sorry, it's Saturday morning and I'm on
Using 2 back channel connections, one military and one academic, to go visit this while I'm in Europe next year for work. I guess it didn't hurt working on those French Mirages in Saudi Arabia after all. I'm very interested in ALICE, it should add credence to, or dismiss outright, a lot of cosmological foundations.
I just hope it doesn't destroy the Earth before then.
At some point in the near future, humanity is going to have to ask itself, should we be taking drugs to improve our abilities for non-medical reasons? Is there anything morally wrong with better life through chemistry? If so, what?
You're describing "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. We live in the future.
Or what would happen if the heart enlarged and crushed itself against the ribcage because it got too big?
Cardiac Hypertrophy is a serious issue, and two of the alleged causes are stress and high blood pressure. It really doesn't get big enough to crush itself against the ribcage, but it becomes so large that the muscles that cause the contraction of the ventricles aren't able to work as efficiently, which leads to less blood volume movement, which leads to fluid build up in the system (edema) which ultimately leads to Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), not a pretty way to go.
I want a pill that gives me lots of luck in gambling
Pills won't do that, but a pocket full of Polaroids will, as long as you don't take my picture.
(Check out the movie Intacto - interesting Spanish flick)
Would a USB drive, let's say carried in suppository form, set off the metal detectors?
Daniel Baldwin decided that he wanted somebody with more clout to attend the Academy Awards instead of himself. That and he's got to watch the premiere of his new sci-fi movie of the week.
Is it possible to organize a minute of silence on the Slashdot? Oh well, I know the answer.
According to timestamps you got 2.
I've bought and sold many things on craiglist, and the vast majority of it was from fine upstanding people.
Or fine semi-reclining ones.
It's too much to ask for them to show an ID to be checked against the list?
I like this as a solution - you could have a no MPAA Award list, similar to the no fly list, Uwe Boll's name would be at the top of the list.
well, it is one of the greatest movies of all time... so, yes; i think its worthy of a reference or two.
I couldn't agree more, but I wish they would have started with Red's parole hearing instead of Andy's court room scene, it would have been less jarring of a transition.
There are no guilty men in prison, haven't you heard? Everyone in there is innocent...
Red was guilty, "Only guilty man in Shawshank."
I'm assuming that's the reference you were going for.