I completely agree, can't wait until they start an HD TV/movie service (bound to happen):)
I love things like Amazon and my PS3 with LoveFilm (I also have a 360, but Zune is too expensive IMO), but I often think people are just going to accuse me of being a shill if I go on about them too much!
Wow, and I think the new ones are incredibly cheesy and over the top.. I remember loving the originals as a kid, and I think I'd be able to enjoy it even with the cheesiness.. same kind of idea as Thunderbirds or Captain Scarlett, etc.
Hah, I agree on LOTR and Babylon 5, though I've never read the book Starship Troopers is based on so can't comment there.
I remember loving Dr Who as a kid, the family used to watch the TV series in the late 80s, and I read one of the books.. I saw a couple of episodes of the new stuff and it didn't seem my cup of tea so to speak, though I'd love to watch from the originals and then might watch the new series too.
A lot of the stuff that is considered essential to hold your "geek card" is very good, and I'm slowly picking up more of such things from Slashdot, but there is a lot of stuff out there that other geeks seem to love, that I generally can't be bothered with. Not going to go into details, but I do get fed up of the groupthink sometimes.
That context doesn't really make a difference. It's obviously pretty damn difficult to enforce copyright law in the rest of the world too, and his sentiments about the US and UK would be the same. Obviously he'd prefer if everyone paid, but if anyone is going to be installing an OS for free, he'd still prefer it was Windows.
I don't know sorry, I stopped using Windows around the same time I first tried iTunes actually. Since then I moved to OSX, and now Ubuntu full time (I do mostly web development at work, so can use whatever the hell I want:) ).
The main thing that turned me off iTunes was lack of a dynamic playlist. I generally use Exaile now, or something Rhythmbox if I have my (bought used, so that I can connect to the nifty iPod speaker docks and car stereos, etc) iPod..
I know, that doesn't change that they started off with DRM. Perhaps selling DRM laden music was a catalyst for getting DRM free music, but I'd rather only support those who don't give in to that bullshit.
Strangely I guess I wouldn't mind DRM quite as much on videos, as my little netbook can't even handle playing HD video and I currently would be more likely to use video services on my PS3 or Xbox 360.
In what way does WGA make it difficult to pirate Windows? It's optional.
Bill Gates: "Although about 3 million computers get sold every year in China, but people don't pay for the software," he said. "Someday they will, though. As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours. They'll get sort of addicted, and then we'll somehow figure out how to collect sometime in the next decade."
I tried iTunes once, HATED the DRM. Probably fine on a Mac, but on Windows the DRM meant I had to use iTunes Media Player (DO NOT WANT), or basically have Quicktime/iTunes load in the background when I tried to play the songs with a Winamp plugin.
(I no longer use Windows, and I'm not going to use iTunes ever again. Currently waiting for a decent online movie/TV store in the UK, tho LoveFilm isn't bad and is getting better..).
Considering how popular YouTube is, and how easy it would be to check what has been licensed against a YouTube video if it was held in YouTubes system, it would be well worth it for the recording industry to set up a YouTube only service IMO.
They are likely getting pirated as much as the more well-known artists (percentage-wise), but it's unlikely they have the marketing and popularity to make enough to ignore the losses
is piracy disproportionally hitting indie bands more than the big corporate labels? Is it equal? It it the reverse? I'm not sure. I'm not even sure how one would measure that.
indie bands fight to pay the rent, and lost sales might make the difference.
For indie bands, piracy is marketing. If they're good enough to pirate, then they will be passed around more, and more likely to achieve popularity, and sales. I'd expect guys in the average indie band to at least a part time job to help pay the rent too, and the band is just something they do on the side.
Note that I don't condone piracy, but to act like it can only have negative consequences is silly. For example, MS are happy for people to pirate their software as long as they don't switch to another platform. In the same way, someone playing or sharing a pirated song to/with their friends is still helping to make a band popular, and will get the music out to more people who are likely to actually purchase an album.
I bet he thinks he's being subtle. He has been getting better sometimes, but now that we know to expect it, it's going to stay pretty obvious. I won't be able to take any new users seriously for a while..
You might be surprised how cheap some people are! My brother in law would totally buy a used phone.
Here at work we re-use old handsets sometimes too, or give them to employees if they want to keep them.
I've thrown one or two out, kept some as spare (then gave it to gf and she lost it, or it was stolen..), and had my last phone stolen (weirdly it was on the day before my new one arrived by post).
I think the "multi array mic" and motorised tilt must account for the extra space. You'd want decent separation between the mics at least if you're going to use them for position prediction.
Okay, well nobody has mentioned any relevant legislation that applies to this situation. Rules such as the first amendment are to restrict government censorship, not censorship that a company chooses to do itself.
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I completely agree, can't wait until they start an HD TV/movie service (bound to happen) :)
I love things like Amazon and my PS3 with LoveFilm (I also have a 360, but Zune is too expensive IMO), but I often think people are just going to accuse me of being a shill if I go on about them too much!
Wow, and I think the new ones are incredibly cheesy and over the top.. I remember loving the originals as a kid, and I think I'd be able to enjoy it even with the cheesiness.. same kind of idea as Thunderbirds or Captain Scarlett, etc.
Well, it made it to being a generally released and probably relatively high-budget movie at least :)
Hah, I agree on LOTR and Babylon 5, though I've never read the book Starship Troopers is based on so can't comment there.
I remember loving Dr Who as a kid, the family used to watch the TV series in the late 80s, and I read one of the books.. I saw a couple of episodes of the new stuff and it didn't seem my cup of tea so to speak, though I'd love to watch from the originals and then might watch the new series too.
A lot of the stuff that is considered essential to hold your "geek card" is very good, and I'm slowly picking up more of such things from Slashdot, but there is a lot of stuff out there that other geeks seem to love, that I generally can't be bothered with. Not going to go into details, but I do get fed up of the groupthink sometimes.
That context doesn't really make a difference. It's obviously pretty damn difficult to enforce copyright law in the rest of the world too, and his sentiments about the US and UK would be the same. Obviously he'd prefer if everyone paid, but if anyone is going to be installing an OS for free, he'd still prefer it was Windows.
I don't know sorry, I stopped using Windows around the same time I first tried iTunes actually. Since then I moved to OSX, and now Ubuntu full time (I do mostly web development at work, so can use whatever the hell I want :) ).
The main thing that turned me off iTunes was lack of a dynamic playlist. I generally use Exaile now, or something Rhythmbox if I have my (bought used, so that I can connect to the nifty iPod speaker docks and car stereos, etc) iPod..
I know, that doesn't change that they started off with DRM. Perhaps selling DRM laden music was a catalyst for getting DRM free music, but I'd rather only support those who don't give in to that bullshit.
Strangely I guess I wouldn't mind DRM quite as much on videos, as my little netbook can't even handle playing HD video and I currently would be more likely to use video services on my PS3 or Xbox 360.
In what way does WGA make it difficult to pirate Windows? It's optional.
Bill Gates: "Although about 3 million computers get sold every year in China, but people don't pay for the software," he said. "Someday they will, though. As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours. They'll get sort of addicted, and then we'll somehow figure out how to collect sometime in the next decade."
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-212942.html
I tried iTunes once, HATED the DRM. Probably fine on a Mac, but on Windows the DRM meant I had to use iTunes Media Player (DO NOT WANT), or basically have Quicktime/iTunes load in the background when I tried to play the songs with a Winamp plugin.
(I no longer use Windows, and I'm not going to use iTunes ever again. Currently waiting for a decent online movie/TV store in the UK, tho LoveFilm isn't bad and is getting better..).
Considering how popular YouTube is, and how easy it would be to check what has been licensed against a YouTube video if it was held in YouTubes system, it would be well worth it for the recording industry to set up a YouTube only service IMO.
They are likely getting pirated as much as the more well-known artists (percentage-wise), but it's unlikely they have the marketing and popularity to make enough to ignore the losses
is piracy disproportionally hitting indie bands more than the big corporate labels? Is it equal? It it the reverse? I'm not sure. I'm not even sure how one would measure that.
indie bands fight to pay the rent, and lost sales might make the difference.
For indie bands, piracy is marketing. If they're good enough to pirate, then they will be passed around more, and more likely to achieve popularity, and sales. I'd expect guys in the average indie band to at least a part time job to help pay the rent too, and the band is just something they do on the side.
Note that I don't condone piracy, but to act like it can only have negative consequences is silly. For example, MS are happy for people to pirate their software as long as they don't switch to another platform. In the same way, someone playing or sharing a pirated song to/with their friends is still helping to make a band popular, and will get the music out to more people who are likely to actually purchase an album.
Don't the HD videos on YouTube have pretty good sound quality?
Personally I just buy MP3s. There are plenty of places that do them at reasonable prices. I tend to wait until albums get to £5 or below.
Whoever modded that "funny".. you have a strange sense of humour. I think I like it.
I bet he thinks he's being subtle. He has been getting better sometimes, but now that we know to expect it, it's going to stay pretty obvious. I won't be able to take any new users seriously for a while..
You might be surprised how cheap some people are! My brother in law would totally buy a used phone.
Here at work we re-use old handsets sometimes too, or give them to employees if they want to keep them.
I've thrown one or two out, kept some as spare (then gave it to gf and she lost it, or it was stolen..), and had my last phone stolen (weirdly it was on the day before my new one arrived by post).
If this had been Sony this would have been a legal fight from beginning to end.
Sure about that? These guys are even charging for some of their PS3 Eye development software and don't seem to have been sued yet..
I think the "multi array mic" and motorised tilt must account for the extra space. You'd want decent separation between the mics at least if you're going to use them for position prediction.
Ridding ourselves of more pollution can only be good.
I like to get rid of my pollution by burning everything.
Are these FBI agents hawt?
There is a difference between garbage and trash
Uhhh... what?
8D
Okay, well nobody has mentioned any relevant legislation that applies to this situation. Rules such as the first amendment are to restrict government censorship, not censorship that a company chooses to do itself.
If it's porn then hopefully they'll at least wipe the machine down with a cloth to remove any "personal data"..
I have a brilliant idea - rename the "extensions" tab to "apps". Sorted!
I have an interesting idea that Microsoft's marketing department are idiots.