I can't say that Sony has no hand in his distribution, but they've only been his label for a handful of tunes. If all they do is distribute his CD's to stores, you should be able to purchase a copy direct from his site or through iTunes with out putting a penny in Sony's hand.
Would bush do something like that? No. Using detention centers on US soil is too risky. Better to use locations out side of our borders. Has Bush snatched up 20,000 people? Nope, but enough have been abducted, tortured and freed that we know such activities are taking place.
Bush is hardly the problem though. While I think he has crossed the line a number of times, should be impeached, and his history of law signatures reviewed, he personally does not scare me so much as what he has done to the constitution scares me. With the foot holds he has put in place the government can LEGALLY monitory you, search you, detain you, refuse you a trial, and ship you overseas. All with out a warrant or any judicial review. He's not waiting for the last day, he's already done it. And while he might not abuse it now, who says the next president won't? Or the president after that? Or after that?
And for the record, pretty much EVERY president signs a flurry of pardons and laws on their last days in office. Bush Sr did it before Clinton, and Reagan before him. Nothing strange there. Given the current situation with the republican party, I would avoid mud slinging contests, less you come out looking like a War mongering, mistress beating, child molester. The Democrats might not be a whole lot better, but at least their affairs are with consenting adults.
For what it's worth though, I would have voted for McCain over Kerry. That would have been a beautiful election campaign. Two decorated war veterans. Heroes of this nation. Instead we wind up with deputy do little who has eroded our rights and destroyed our standing in the international view.
What type of project management processes and structures did you impliment in order to keep the vast number of people and resources invovled with this project in line? How do you feel about those processes now that it's done, and what would you have done differently?
How many problems do they have with terrorists? I can see Bush trying to implement such a "security" plan. I mean, someone has to think of the children!
Which makes me think that it is nothing more than "Pink noise". Basically white noise (random) with a filter on it that limits it to common frequencies in human speech.
We have this in our office on a PA system. It annoys the crap out of me. When the office is quite, it sounds like the HVAC is running. When there are people talking, I can still hear them, I just can't make out their words as clearly.
You are correct, 95% of the population are Republicrate cronies.
Look at your options: Tax and Spend Borrow and Spend
Either way, money is moving, the only question is where is the money coming from. Taxing a person an extra $1000 a year is something tangible that Americans can feel. Borrowing $20 billion from China is so distant and abstract that most Americans can not comprehend it.
'Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says we need to protect against a 'space Pearl Harbor,'' he says. 'But we're still the dominant power there.'"
We were the dominant power in Pearl Harbor too. It doesn't take a lot to destroy a space station. That said, this is a pissing match I have no interest in having. I can see defending sites, systems, and transportation. By trying to claim ownership of a chunk of space is just retarded.
Because they have money. Lots of money. Enough money to pave the way for the future. Unfortunatly they all have enough greed to ensure that their pissing matches make them fail time after time.
In the mean time, I'll sit back, buy the occasional DRM-free CD, rent movies on Video on Demand, and wait for a winner.
I appreciate the organizations. These organizations, while now becoming obsolete, were the fore runners of innovation of yester-year.
They also represent a tried and true market efficiency. So while I can not appreciate the proposed solutions thus far, I do feel that there is a findable balance between copy protection and fair use. I do believe that content with value should be paid for. And I do believe that people who have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of copyright infringement should be held responsible.
I don't know. My wife and I played the 10 day demo a few months back. Our marrage has been a bit shakey at times, but WoW has litterally saved our marrage. We talk while we play with each other, we chat in game, we actually talk to our friends MORE now because they too play WoW. Are we addicted? Probably. But we still have priorities arround the game. I'm still remodeling the house when ever we have a baby sitter, and she's still working her horses when ever the weather is decent.
I've definately given up some of my hobbies though. We watch a lot less TV. Other than the remodeling projects I haven't done much for wood working or 3-d modeling. And I have some minor maintenance to do on my car that I've been putting off.
-Rick
I'm a parent, and my son has bruises.
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Someone call child services. I play "chase" with my 2 1/2 year old son. We bounce on the couch. We jump on the bed. We have tickle fights.
In the last week my son has earned him self probably 5 new bruises, a stubbed toe, a face plant on the coffee table, and too many trips, flops, crashes, bangs, ouchies, and other bumps to mention. Mom and Dad are right there, we intervien if he gets into a dangerous situation (ie: playing in the kitchen when we're cooking, climbing the back of the couch/chairs, playing with other heavy/electrified/hot objects, etc...) but for the most part, we let him develop his strengths and learn and challange his limitations.
It's not much unlike my own childhood. In fact, I would challange any one of those board members to imagine their own childhood with out such games. I would also challange them to present any statistically meaningful data that would indicate a link between tag and childhood death or long term disability.
Different organizations working to prevent the erosion of the distribution based market. I have a hard time that this will ever catch on.
1) It adds no value to the content of the delivery. 2) It makes it more difficult for customers to use the product.
This might hit some nitch market. It might work acceptably for software sales (infact, the dongle trick has been used for years on software), where the interface and consumer expectations differ. But this will never work in the entertainment industry with out industry wide adoption (read: will never happen).
One of the most entertaining aspects of WH (IMO) next to strategy, planning, and decimating our enemies is the craft and care of the minitures. And one of the enjoyable parts of playing MMOs is the mod community, wether sanctioned or not. With DAoC there was a definate progression between Mythic and the Mod community. What started out as a non-existant link slowly became a colaboration between Mythic and the modders. Mythic introduced a tool (or information about the tool) to allow modders to impliment custom GUI solutions. An idea that has since been used widely in the MMO field.
Are there currently any plans to have a simlar system that would allow for the introduction of player contributed art to the game? Banners, skins, asorted textures, and the like? Such a system would allow players to not only take pride in their victories, but also in their craftsmanship.
is not health impact on humans consuming 'cloned' produce. Nor is it even genetically breading for improved feedstock.
The real danger here is a homogenized feed stock. If every cow in the world (or greater market region) is a clone of the same cow, they will all have the same strengths and weaknesses. A virus that may have previously only effected 5% of the feedstock population could suddenly effect 100% of the feedstock population.
I can see using cloning in two situations. 1) Immediate needs over ride the risk of losing the entire stock, and 2) as a small % of existing live breading facilities. As in a beef farmer may have a few hundred head of cattle, of those, 90% are 'normal' bread cows, the other 10% are clones. The clones would likely have a higher resale rate as you would be almost guaranteed the perfect cow. This way, even if something effects the clowned cow, you won't be out the entire food source, just a portion of "cash cow" income.
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Yeah, $125-$150 to talk for 4 hours. After 4 hours, you're done. Thanks for coming, get your check at the desk. Don't call us, we'll call you.
While it's a nice chunk of change for a day's work, it's not going to pay the rent.
-Rick
I can't say that Sony has no hand in his distribution, but they've only been his label for a handful of tunes. If all they do is distribute his CD's to stores, you should be able to purchase a copy direct from his site or through iTunes with out putting a penny in Sony's hand.
-Rick
Would bush do something like that? No. Using detention centers on US soil is too risky. Better to use locations out side of our borders. Has Bush snatched up 20,000 people? Nope, but enough have been abducted, tortured and freed that we know such activities are taking place.
Bush is hardly the problem though. While I think he has crossed the line a number of times, should be impeached, and his history of law signatures reviewed, he personally does not scare me so much as what he has done to the constitution scares me. With the foot holds he has put in place the government can LEGALLY monitory you, search you, detain you, refuse you a trial, and ship you overseas. All with out a warrant or any judicial review. He's not waiting for the last day, he's already done it. And while he might not abuse it now, who says the next president won't? Or the president after that? Or after that?
And for the record, pretty much EVERY president signs a flurry of pardons and laws on their last days in office. Bush Sr did it before Clinton, and Reagan before him. Nothing strange there. Given the current situation with the republican party, I would avoid mud slinging contests, less you come out looking like a War mongering, mistress beating, child molester. The Democrats might not be a whole lot better, but at least their affairs are with consenting adults.
For what it's worth though, I would have voted for McCain over Kerry. That would have been a beautiful election campaign. Two decorated war veterans. Heroes of this nation. Instead we wind up with deputy do little who has eroded our rights and destroyed our standing in the international view.
-Rick
What type of project management processes and structures did you impliment in order to keep the vast number of people and resources invovled with this project in line? How do you feel about those processes now that it's done, and what would you have done differently?
-Rick
How many problems do they have with terrorists? I can see Bush trying to implement such a "security" plan. I mean, someone has to think of the children!
-Rick
Regardless, it sucks as a noise management solution.
-Rick
Which makes me think that it is nothing more than "Pink noise". Basically white noise (random) with a filter on it that limits it to common frequencies in human speech.
We have this in our office on a PA system. It annoys the crap out of me. When the office is quite, it sounds like the HVAC is running. When there are people talking, I can still hear them, I just can't make out their words as clearly.
-Rick
I have no idea what the article is about. I got to the "My Nipples Explode With Delight writes" part and cracked up laughing.
-Rick
-Rick
You are correct, 95% of the population are Republicrate cronies.
Look at your options:
Tax and Spend
Borrow and Spend
Either way, money is moving, the only question is where is the money coming from. Taxing a person an extra $1000 a year is something tangible that Americans can feel. Borrowing $20 billion from China is so distant and abstract that most Americans can not comprehend it.
-Rick
'Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says we need to protect against a 'space Pearl Harbor,'' he says. 'But we're still the dominant power there.'"
We were the dominant power in Pearl Harbor too. It doesn't take a lot to destroy a space station. That said, this is a pissing match I have no interest in having. I can see defending sites, systems, and transportation. By trying to claim ownership of a chunk of space is just retarded.
-Rick
I've worked with a few Not For Proffit organizations in the past, and we've always gone through TechSoup for our needs. Great organization.
-Rick
"Right, so why appreciate them?"
Because they have money. Lots of money. Enough money to pave the way for the future. Unfortunatly they all have enough greed to ensure that their pissing matches make them fail time after time.
In the mean time, I'll sit back, buy the occasional DRM-free CD, rent movies on Video on Demand, and wait for a winner.
-Rick
I appreciate the organizations. These organizations, while now becoming obsolete, were the fore runners of innovation of yester-year.
They also represent a tried and true market efficiency. So while I can not appreciate the proposed solutions thus far, I do feel that there is a findable balance between copy protection and fair use. I do believe that content with value should be paid for. And I do believe that people who have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of copyright infringement should be held responsible.
-Rick
I played with lawn darts as a child, and we didn't sue anyone!
-Rick
Agreed. Our situation is similar. The information is tracked, but you need to be in senior management to get the reports.
-Rick
I don't know. My wife and I played the 10 day demo a few months back. Our marrage has been a bit shakey at times, but WoW has litterally saved our marrage. We talk while we play with each other, we chat in game, we actually talk to our friends MORE now because they too play WoW. Are we addicted? Probably. But we still have priorities arround the game. I'm still remodeling the house when ever we have a baby sitter, and she's still working her horses when ever the weather is decent.
I've definately given up some of my hobbies though. We watch a lot less TV. Other than the remodeling projects I haven't done much for wood working or 3-d modeling. And I have some minor maintenance to do on my car that I've been putting off.
-Rick
Someone call child services. I play "chase" with my 2 1/2 year old son. We bounce on the couch. We jump on the bed. We have tickle fights.
In the last week my son has earned him self probably 5 new bruises, a stubbed toe, a face plant on the coffee table, and too many trips, flops, crashes, bangs, ouchies, and other bumps to mention. Mom and Dad are right there, we intervien if he gets into a dangerous situation (ie: playing in the kitchen when we're cooking, climbing the back of the couch/chairs, playing with other heavy/electrified/hot objects, etc...) but for the most part, we let him develop his strengths and learn and challange his limitations.
It's not much unlike my own childhood. In fact, I would challange any one of those board members to imagine their own childhood with out such games. I would also challange them to present any statistically meaningful data that would indicate a link between tag and childhood death or long term disability.
-Rick
Different organizations working to prevent the erosion of the distribution based market. I have a hard time that this will ever catch on.
1) It adds no value to the content of the delivery.
2) It makes it more difficult for customers to use the product.
This might hit some nitch market. It might work acceptably for software sales (infact, the dongle trick has been used for years on software), where the interface and consumer expectations differ. But this will never work in the entertainment industry with out industry wide adoption (read: will never happen).
-Rick
People demand respect on the internets too.
-Rick
One of the most entertaining aspects of WH (IMO) next to strategy, planning, and decimating our enemies is the craft and care of the minitures. And one of the enjoyable parts of playing MMOs is the mod community, wether sanctioned or not. With DAoC there was a definate progression between Mythic and the Mod community. What started out as a non-existant link slowly became a colaboration between Mythic and the modders. Mythic introduced a tool (or information about the tool) to allow modders to impliment custom GUI solutions. An idea that has since been used widely in the MMO field.
Are there currently any plans to have a simlar system that would allow for the introduction of player contributed art to the game? Banners, skins, asorted textures, and the like? Such a system would allow players to not only take pride in their victories, but also in their craftsmanship.
-Rick
Good catch. Sometimes my own type-o's get a chuckle out of me. That was definately one of them.
-Rick
It's the Blood that makes it taste good. How do you think they get the beef flavor in tofu burgers?
-Rick
is not health impact on humans consuming 'cloned' produce. Nor is it even genetically breading for improved feedstock.
The real danger here is a homogenized feed stock. If every cow in the world (or greater market region) is a clone of the same cow, they will all have the same strengths and weaknesses. A virus that may have previously only effected 5% of the feedstock population could suddenly effect 100% of the feedstock population.
I can see using cloning in two situations. 1) Immediate needs over ride the risk of losing the entire stock, and 2) as a small % of existing live breading facilities. As in a beef farmer may have a few hundred head of cattle, of those, 90% are 'normal' bread cows, the other 10% are clones. The clones would likely have a higher resale rate as you would be almost guaranteed the perfect cow. This way, even if something effects the clowned cow, you won't be out the entire food source, just a portion of "cash cow" income.
-Rick
Yeah, see my follow up post right below this one. The article didn't specify so far as I saw, but their web site did.
-Rick