Many people HATE commercial advertising on terrestrial radio, despite it being free to listen to. With greater access to broadband now, podcasting will grow significantly, IMHO.
Some radio stations have found though (as Air America Radio did, for example) that they can't afford the cost of distributing giga/terabytes of files without charging for it. Listeners baulk at the prospect of having to pay for something that was previously free. That's why I think that the future lies with independent podcasters (not affiliated with major media corporations) who don't charge for their content; and produce shows whose quality is every bit as good as main stream media. For an example of such a show, head over to The Richard Vobes Radio Show. He does a 30-minute variety show EVERY day.
I agree with your synopsis, except for #7 ("responded in a far more assholish manner") - how so? Custom programming for something other than a trivial request is reasonable, and on a free site it's reasonable to request payment for such services.
I'd also dispute the "questionable" attribute for the PodKeyword service. What evidence do you have for it being described in this way?
Not a highjacker! The pillock ASKED for the service, and didn't have the brains to look in his log files to see where the download requests were being referred from.
If he knew what he was doing, he'd include his 'official' web site URL in his ID3 tags, would have mentioned the RSS feed change on his web site, AND TOLD PEOPLE IN HIS OWN PODCAST to check the feed address.
Marcus deserves what he got, for being such an idiot! (including being blasted by the majority of informed commentators on this forum). Since he doesn't know what he's doing (except continuing to spread lies) he should quit podcasting.
listeners who found access to his podcast through non-sanctioned mirrors of his RSS feed
...RTFA... Not 'non-sanctioned'. The sad fsck SIGNED UP for the service. Just because he's got a memory like a sieve, and can't read log files (to see where his traffic is being referred from) doesn't entitle the wanker to go round making accusations about other people.
He should go and chew on a pork sausage, and quit hyping this non-story.
Although they have the enormous potential to abuse it, given how much data they have collected from practically EVERYONE on teh Interweb, Google has done nothing so far to earn our distrust. Micro$oft, on the other hand, has done NOTHING BUT deceitful, anti-competitive shenanigans since its inception (list is too long to reproduce here). THAT is the difference!
I cannot stress this enough... When buying products online, use a credit card, not a debit card>
Bogus advice! Most debit cards have a Visa logo, and if you read your issuing bank's terms of service you'll find you have the EXACT SAME rights to charge back as if it were a credit card. I've been living debt-free for three years now, and have used my debit card for dozens of online purchases without ANY problems. There's practically no difference between the two types of card.
Why should slot machines meet a higher standard than voting machines?
With Diebold involved, voting did turn out to be a big gamble, not just for the voters in Ohio, Florida, New Mexico, etc. The whole country scored the jackpot in November 2004, and is going to be living with the consequences for another three years from now (i.e., record budget deficits, increasing disparity between rich and poor, being hated by EVERY other country in the world for their illegal invasion of an oil-rich country, etc).
If they want to take their ball home because they don't like the rules, fsck 'em. As a previous commentator said 'don't let the door hit your ass on the way out'
Have you seen the outrageous prices being demanded on eBay? Yesterday (launch day in the US) they were between $800-$1,000 for the premium. Today (the day after) they're down to $500-ish - all promising Nov 22nd or Nov 23rd delivery. On the US eBay site (http://search.ebay.com/xbox360) there were 1,400 systems for sale, with dozens of auctions ending every minute.
Given the comments here, can we say "Get them while they're hot"?
After the CD rootkit fiasco, they'll never have another moment again (thank goodness).
Wouldn't it be funny (in a peculiar or strange way, not a ha-ha sense) if it turned out that PS2 games had secret rootkits too...
I have a 1-year-old Creative MuVo TX FM which is still performing admirably, and has barely a mark on it despite three or four hours of daily use. Apple isn't the only game in town as far as MP3 players go.
BTW, when will all manufacturers adopt other open audio formats than MP3? I guess not until they can figure out how to cripple them with DRM. Oh well...
This is not an ideologically choice to support Micro$oft. For a small number of users it's a change in their desktop system. David Sterling, their Head of IT, said in an interview,
"We're not abandoning open source. Some of it we're keeping. Our major incident system, for example, is moving from something else to Linux"
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"Stirling also wanted to avoid splashing out £100,000 on a third party application to meet the deadline for compliance with the Freedom of Information Act"
If you look at their logo, I'd be too worried that the blue bit resembles Mickey Mouse's ear. They probably deserve a trademark infringement lawsuit themselves, so I wouldn't touch this with a barge pole.
ROFLMAO... With perfect timing, Fark has a link to the side-splittingly funny Store Wars (Flash animation promoting the Organic Trade Association - starring Cuc' Skywalker and Darth 'Tater). Take a look. It's hilarious!
Has anyone recently experienced the phenomenon know by some as 'hot pocket' (no, not the cheese-filled flaky pastry beloved of geeks with microwaves). I speak of the effect of carrying rechargable batteries in your pocket with keys and loose change. It happened to me twice recently. The battery reached super-hot temperatures within just a few seconds (from shorting it), and I couldn't get it out of my pocket quickly enough before almost burning my leg [never occurred to me to take my trousers off, thank goodness!].
When you have a handy-dandy MP3 player that goes through batteries like crazy, rechargables are the only way to go. Maybe I need some of these tritium ones (do they come in AAA size, and are they just as dangerous in your pocket?)
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142 MB!! I don't have time to wait 15 minutes.
Many people HATE commercial advertising on terrestrial radio, despite it being free to listen to. With greater access to broadband now, podcasting will grow significantly, IMHO.
Some radio stations have found though (as Air America Radio did, for example) that they can't afford the cost of distributing giga/terabytes of files without charging for it. Listeners baulk at the prospect of having to pay for something that was previously free. That's why I think that the future lies with independent podcasters (not affiliated with major media corporations) who don't charge for their content; and produce shows whose quality is every bit as good as main stream media. For an example of such a show, head over to The Richard Vobes Radio Show. He does a 30-minute variety show EVERY day.
There are 76 stories about this on Digg, for a service that's been around for seven months already. see http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?ctx= gmail&hl=en&answer=18219
Nothing to see here, move along!
I agree with your synopsis, except for #7 ("responded in a far more assholish manner") - how so? Custom programming for something other than a trivial request is reasonable, and on a free site it's reasonable to request payment for such services.
I'd also dispute the "questionable" attribute for the PodKeyword service. What evidence do you have for it being described in this way?
Not a highjacker! The pillock ASKED for the service, and didn't have the brains to look in his log files to see where the download requests were being referred from.
If he knew what he was doing, he'd include his 'official' web site URL in his ID3 tags, would have mentioned the RSS feed change on his web site, AND TOLD PEOPLE IN HIS OWN PODCAST to check the feed address.
Marcus deserves what he got, for being such an idiot! (including being blasted by the majority of informed commentators on this forum). Since he doesn't know what he's doing (except continuing to spread lies) he should quit podcasting.
He should go and chew on a pork sausage, and quit hyping this non-story.
If they want to take their ball home because they don't like the rules, fsck 'em. As a previous commentator said 'don't let the door hit your ass on the way out'
Maybe the final tropical storm of the season will sweep across Dullray Beach and sweep them ALL into the ocean (especially Verisign)? Here's hoping!
In the sense of BROADCASTING, numnuts!
Have you seen the outrageous prices being demanded on eBay? Yesterday (launch day in the US) they were between $800-$1,000 for the premium. Today (the day after) they're down to $500-ish - all promising Nov 22nd or Nov 23rd delivery. On the US eBay site (http://search.ebay.com/xbox360) there were 1,400 systems for sale, with dozens of auctions ending every minute.
Given the comments here, can we say "Get them while they're hot"?
After the CD rootkit fiasco, they'll never have another moment again (thank goodness). Wouldn't it be funny (in a peculiar or strange way, not a ha-ha sense) if it turned out that PS2 games had secret rootkits too...
...you don't need the keyboard to click on pr0n sites all day. And a mouse only requires one hand to use it...
Thomas Wanhoffs Wunderbare Welt der Wissenschaft http://wissenschaft.wanhoff.de/index.php ist zwar auf Deutsch, but I think he also does an English show.
I have a 1-year-old Creative MuVo TX FM which is still performing admirably, and has barely a mark on it despite three or four hours of daily use. Apple isn't the only game in town as far as MP3 players go.
BTW, when will all manufacturers adopt other open audio formats than MP3? I guess not until they can figure out how to cripple them with DRM. Oh well...
Gizmo, anyone?
The scary thing about this is that Micro$oft actually HAS enough money to do it!!
If you look at their logo, I'd be too worried that the blue bit resembles Mickey Mouse's ear. They probably deserve a trademark infringement lawsuit themselves, so I wouldn't touch this with a barge pole.
Save time... Just assassinate ALL lawyers!
ROFLMAO... With perfect timing, Fark has a link to the side-splittingly funny Store Wars (Flash animation promoting the Organic Trade Association - starring Cuc' Skywalker and Darth 'Tater). Take a look. It's hilarious!
Has anyone recently experienced the phenomenon know by some as 'hot pocket' (no, not the cheese-filled flaky pastry beloved of geeks with microwaves). I speak of the effect of carrying rechargable batteries in your pocket with keys and loose change. It happened to me twice recently. The battery reached super-hot temperatures within just a few seconds (from shorting it), and I couldn't get it out of my pocket quickly enough before almost burning my leg [never occurred to me to take my trousers off, thank goodness!].
When you have a handy-dandy MP3 player that goes through batteries like crazy, rechargables are the only way to go. Maybe I need some of these tritium ones (do they come in AAA size, and are they just as dangerous in your pocket?)