I said it once before. Got modded as flamebait, but I gotta say it again. You can put all the whipped cream, nuts and hot fudge on it that you want. Even a cherry on top. No matter how pretty you make it, a turd is still just a turd.
"Ununtu's OK but I think I'll stick with tried and true Debian."
My sentiments exactly. I wish them success, but just Debian for me, thanks. I've always felt too inhibited with other distros. Especially the kitchen sink approach that so many of them seem to take. Ah well. To each his own. The simplicity and freedom of just regular ol' Debian has me hooked.
I do have to say that the number of calls I receive have dropped dramatically. Not completely, but a pleasant reduction.
Anyhow, I liken cold calls to spam. Even though the vast majority of us despise spam/spammers and would never purchase anything from them, there are obviously still a lot of people who do buy from spammers. Enough money is being made so that the spammers are willing to keep doing what they do.
It's the same with telemarketers. Sure, MOST people hate being called by a salesperson, but apparently there are enough people out there spending money this way to make them want to keep doing it.
They wouldn't be fighting it if there hadn't been a lot of people buying from them.
Shouldn't it be up to the individual holder of the copyright to decide whether or not they want their copyrighted work to be publicly searchable or not?
Sorry 'bout that. I forgot to drop down HTML formatted. Looks like someone else already posted a quote from record exec anyway... so this should've been a subreply to James Joyce's post.
"There is the obvious issue that it is devaluing the perceived value of music."<br> I guess we're only allowed to place a <b>monetery</b> value on music. To hell with any educational value it might instill.<br> He continues... "You are also leading the public to think that it is fine to download and own these files for nothing."<br>...ummm, a huge portion of the public already thinks that's fine.<br> When will it end?
"Pop quiz, Hotshot. There's a bomb on an internet controlled train. Once the train goes 50 miles an hour, the bomb is armed. If it drops below 50 it blows up. What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?"
So because I'm not going ga-ga over Longhorn pics, I must be a troll?
Forgive me if the Windows offerings of years past have left me more than a bit skeptical. Anyhow, I'll make no apologies. All the money I wasted on Windows is plenty of justification for my skeptical attitude. I paid for the right to complain.
If they manage to create both form and function in the next release, then great! I'll say nice things at that time.
Until then, the hot fudge sundae analogy remains my "purchased" opinion.
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I said it once before. Got modded as flamebait, but I gotta say it again. You can put all the whipped cream, nuts and hot fudge on it that you want. Even a cherry on top. No matter how pretty you make it, a turd is still just a turd.
"Ununtu's OK but I think I'll stick with tried and true Debian." My sentiments exactly. I wish them success, but just Debian for me, thanks. I've always felt too inhibited with other distros. Especially the kitchen sink approach that so many of them seem to take. Ah well. To each his own. The simplicity and freedom of just regular ol' Debian has me hooked.
I do have to say that the number of calls I receive have dropped dramatically. Not completely, but a pleasant reduction. Anyhow, I liken cold calls to spam. Even though the vast majority of us despise spam/spammers and would never purchase anything from them, there are obviously still a lot of people who do buy from spammers. Enough money is being made so that the spammers are willing to keep doing what they do. It's the same with telemarketers. Sure, MOST people hate being called by a salesperson, but apparently there are enough people out there spending money this way to make them want to keep doing it. They wouldn't be fighting it if there hadn't been a lot of people buying from them.
Shouldn't it be up to the individual holder of the copyright to decide whether or not they want their copyrighted work to be publicly searchable or not?
Sorry 'bout that. I forgot to drop down HTML formatted. Looks like someone else already posted a quote from record exec anyway... so this should've been a subreply to James Joyce's post.
According to the @!&*head of one label:
...ummm, a huge portion of the public already thinks that's fine.<br>
"There is the obvious issue that it is devaluing the perceived value of music."<br>
I guess we're only allowed to place a <b>monetery</b> value on music. To hell with any educational value it might instill.<br>
He continues... "You are also leading the public to think that it is fine to download and own these files for nothing."<br>
When will it end?
"Pop quiz, Hotshot. There's a bomb on an internet controlled train. Once the train goes 50 miles an hour, the bomb is armed. If it drops below 50 it blows up. What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?"
So because I'm not going ga-ga over Longhorn pics, I must be a troll? Forgive me if the Windows offerings of years past have left me more than a bit skeptical. Anyhow, I'll make no apologies. All the money I wasted on Windows is plenty of justification for my skeptical attitude. I paid for the right to complain. If they manage to create both form and function in the next release, then great! I'll say nice things at that time. Until then, the hot fudge sundae analogy remains my "purchased" opinion.
They can put all the whipped cream, nuts and hot fudge on it they want. But a turd is still a turd, no matter how pretty it is.