Really? I am an "oldie" and I can't find some of the music I want on CD. Some of the vinyl records I have never made it to CD or are out of print. Back catalogs are just not a priority for record labels. If the everyone stopped making new music today, I could still spend years discovering great old stuff.
I suggest you try searching the newsgroups. Get a newsreader like News Rover that offers an indexing service to seek out specific mp3s. Like others have said on here, most of the CDs I've purchased in the last 15 years were to replace my vinyl, and the CD format usually makes them sound even better. But, there are a huge number of remixes and re-releases that for some reason aren't available in the states, but are available from Usenet posters in the UK or other parts of the world.
Finally, as a diehard R&B fan (Temptations, Whispers, etc) I'd be out buying new CDs if these guys or contemporary artists released this type of music. But, someone in the management chain of the record companies figures me and the other millions of baby boomers wouldn't spend the money, even though we've got plenty of it to spend and a whole lot of people over 50 people own a whole lot of iPods.
After all, we're the generation that used to buy the high end stereo systems for our dorms or apartments and countless vinyl albums. We love our music and the fact that performances by old school artists always sell out should indicate how strong the market is.
The record companies are really clueless by missing this market.
Seriously, how many people do you think spend over 1k on a printer and ink over a reasonable period of time? Say 5 years?
That is a LOT of ink refills on an inkjet.
I would, because I'd use it in my business. The issue isn't always money with the color lasers - it's that there so damn BIG! Three or four toner carts stacked inside takes up space and anything other than the cheapest color laser is the size of a Yugo.
That last number shows that you'd probably be better off giving incentives for people to live closer to work than to try and come up with some sort of new technology; for instance, I'm planning on moving so my 60-mile-a-day commute drops down to something like a 20-miles-a-day commute; that will do more good for the environment in terms of energy/emissions than any new technology could - that's probably a 50% decrease (not the full 67% because I'll get worse fuel economy over the shorter, non-highway commute).
It's not realistic to make such an offer. I live in a rural area, and absolutely love it, and so do most of my neighbors. That's why we moved here. I commute to an urban area (Boston) several times each month, but even if the offer was a free house and free utilities for a year, I wouldn't go. I'm sure many would take advantage of such an idea, but probably not enough to make a difference.
JFK got the US to the moon in a decade, before most people even heard the word computer, let alone use one. While there are those who contend it was easy (relatively), it wasn't - it took thousands of people working a number of years to get men there. Why can't a similar program be instituted for fossil fuel replacement? And not just by the US - include all interested parties.
It sure would be nice to make the oil wells in the Middle East museum exhibits.
Looking for a new job is not disloyal. It's logical. Maybe there is something better out there. Because, at the end of the day it's just a J-O-B. They aren't loyal to you(see: layoffs) and companies have very little loyalty, always going with the cheaper or better provider. Next time someone says "company loyalty" just laugh, out loud.
There's nothing that says that a geek can't enjoy a nice grilled T-bone from time to time is there? Can't have pizza every night, you know.
Well, yeah, there is - you have to know how to cook it, and they don't teach that in code classes. And, since most/.ers would probably faint at the sight of a home cooked meal, then pizza it is, along with heavily caffeinated sodas.
Or, I'm I just reinforcing a stereotype here?
The IR grill - approved by PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals - yum!
You could be right. But, Google's business model seems to be to increase the eyeball count to view ads so I wouldn't be surprised to learn that if they offer email service to ISPs, they would do so at a lower cost than typical outsourced services because of the eyeballs such an arrangement would drive to Google.
Fact is, I, like many experienced internet users, rarely, if ever use my ISP's email service. Most that I'm familiar with put little effort into email. Comcast is one of the biggest ISPs in the States and their email service sucks with a capital S. It's like having a spam "honey pot" for your email.
If my ISP drops their POP3 service in favour of a webmail-based interface on Google, I may lose this flexibility. I don't know if Google allows you to set your own from: address now, but it's not really important.
In fact, Gmail permits a user to send email under any valid address you already have. You can also use your local email client to download from Gmail and send email using the client.
I have several domains that I use Gmail to collect email from. It's terrifically handy, especially when I'm on the road. But, because it's free, I never assume that Gmail is bulletproof. In fact, there was a discussion on here a few weeks ago about how a number of Gmail users were locked out of their accounts by Google trying to eradicate spammers. Some lamented how their business email was lost and how it would cost them a lot, yada yada.
Bottom line - Gmail is easy, well thought out and free, but ultimately, the user should not depend on a free lunch.
Finally, I've found that the adwords that appear as a result of keywords in your email are often very useful. A lot of good links appear in those ads. There are the scammers of course, but on here, we're all too smart to be fooled by them, aren't we?
Actually, when oil prices spiked to $70/barrel in the 1970s global consumption of oil DID decrease as represented in this chart.
Ummmm.......oil went nowhere near $70 a barrel in the 1970s. At the beginning of the decade, gasoline was selling for.30 to.40US per gallon. A barrel was around $10. When the first shortages occurred around '73, prices jumped to the amazing level of nearly.50US a gallon. In 1979, when there was another shortage, prices moved towards $1.00US per gallon.
I've thought for a long time that the internet wire infrastructure should be publicly owned. If, in the US, states and municipalities can build roads and create publicly owned power companies, why can't a similar paradigm exist for communications wiring?
Is there anyone on/. or anywhere that doubts the importance of open and accessible roads? Of course not. Can you imagine what a pain it would be if roadways were privately owned and only accessible to those that sign up to use them? Yet we've let the opportunity to allow unfettered access to the internet cable infrastructure slip away and fall into private hands and, well, this is why 200Kbps is considered "broadband". There's simply no incentive to do more.
I'm not suggesting that local or state governments become ISPs. Anyone could be an ISP, but to get their service into a city or state, they would have to lease space on the public wires (or fiber as the case may be).
Verizon is now trying to get Massachusetts to enact legislation that would allow providers (like Verizon) to obtain a statewide franchise for their service, rather than go from city to city and have to deal with the local politicos, who always seem to be demanding more and more. I never thought I'd be rooting for the monopoly, but if it's the way we're going to get the long desired fiber infrastructure, well, so be it. Problem is, that will essentially eliminate competition for communications and it seems we'll be taking a big step backwards.
Obviously, there's much more to such a plan, and it can't be posted in a few sentences on here. I'd like to hear from the tech savvy/.ers and get some reaction to this plan. I am in no way suggesting that state or local government could do a better job than private enterprise. Connectivity is the future, and that future is a long way off for much of the US under the present structure.
The sad thing is that using something more enticing like "Free boobs this way" would send millions of clueless Joe Windowses your way... All ripe for the picking.
And of course, no *nix users would EVER do that.....
All those blinking lights make things look more complex and that's good for guys like me in the service biz. Makes people need to
call me to learn how to use the stuff.
Hell, if they made sneakers in my size with those flashing LEDs I'd wear them. Why should the little kids have all the fun?
Screw the executive asshat at Disney that made that dipshit decision.
How? You already give him your money.
Yeah, but it felt good to say it.
Not sure how it happened, but the ripped VOBs found their way to alt.binaries.dvd.movies and alt.binaries.multimedia.disney. Must have been a rogue program on my system.......
With Blu-Ray, Disney can easily put an entire hour of un-skippable high-def commercials, trailers, disclaimers, warnings, notices, and animated logos in front of every movie....
They've already done that. On at least one movie I know of - "Remember The Titans" I believe it was - they stuffed several minutes of trailers ahead of the movie. To my total shock, I couldn't fast forward past them. So, using some good open source tools, I ripped the disc and removed all of the UOPs.
Screw the executive asshat at Disney that made that dipshit decision.
The best defense would be getting rid of the elements
that are inside the US that are actively trying to damage the US.The current admin does everything, seriously, everything wrong, which creates long term damage.
I am reminded of this 2001 train accident in Baltimore, where a tunnel fire severed a major internet backbone among other things and disrupted local communications as far away as Africa....the internet is vulnerable as a child to small accidents or attacks...
One would hope, in the nearly six years since that event, it couldn't happen again because in that time - nearly a lifetime by 'net measurement - more redundant connectivity is in place. However, the story seems to point to a vulnerability in the nascent internet 2.0 connectivity.
Companies will help, only as long as they can make a profit, or project a future profit from there activities. It pays to invest now, and patent now, for profit when hydrocarbons are to expensive too mine.
That is what businesses are supposed to do, if they plan to be around in ten, twenty or more years. Their stockholders and employees demand no less.
There were businesses around as late as the 1980s who closed their eyes to the future, and we all know where they are today. Do the names Digital and Wang ring a bell?
Granted, a myspace page isn't the same as maintaining a website, but if someone wanted to buy something from me that I worked on for 3 years, $11.3k a year for back administration isn't asking too much in my opinion. After all, you're paying the guy for his initiative and recognizing an important campaign tool ahead of the curve.
Your comments are so true. However, look who he's dealing with - politicians, Democrats at that. Not exactly known for their integrity.
Flame away/.ers, the Repubs have their d*chkheads too, but Republicans dress better.
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I suggest you try searching the newsgroups. Get a newsreader like News Rover that offers an indexing service to seek out specific mp3s. Like others have said on here, most of the CDs I've purchased in the last 15 years were to replace my vinyl, and the CD format usually makes them sound even better. But, there are a huge number of remixes and re-releases that for some reason aren't available in the states, but are available from Usenet posters in the UK or other parts of the world.
Finally, as a diehard R&B fan (Temptations, Whispers, etc) I'd be out buying new CDs if these guys or contemporary artists released this type of music. But, someone in the management chain of the record companies figures me and the other millions of baby boomers wouldn't spend the money, even though we've got plenty of it to spend and a whole lot of people over 50 people own a whole lot of iPods.
After all, we're the generation that used to buy the high end stereo systems for our dorms or apartments and countless vinyl albums. We love our music and the fact that performances by old school artists always sell out should indicate how strong the market is.
The record companies are really clueless by missing this market.
I would, because I'd use it in my business. The issue isn't always money with the color lasers - it's that there so damn BIG!
Three or four toner carts stacked inside takes up space and anything other than the cheapest color laser is the size of a Yugo.
Gonna need a big desk for one of them.
It's not realistic to make such an offer. I live in a rural area, and absolutely love it, and so do most of my neighbors. That's why we moved here. I commute to an urban area (Boston) several times each month, but even if the offer was a free house and free utilities for a year, I wouldn't go. I'm sure many would take advantage of such an idea, but probably not enough to make a difference.
JFK got the US to the moon in a decade, before most people even heard the word computer, let alone use one. While there are those who contend it was easy (relatively), it wasn't - it took thousands of people working a number of years to get men there. Why can't a similar program be instituted for fossil fuel replacement? And not just by the US - include all interested parties.
It sure would be nice to make the oil wells in the Middle East museum exhibits.
The /. effect is in full motion at 1:45EST. The site is down or too busy.
AMEN BROTHER!
Well, yeah, there is - you have to know how to cook it, and they don't teach that in code classes. And, since most /.ers would probably faint at the sight of a home cooked meal, then pizza it is, along with heavily caffeinated sodas.
Or, I'm I just reinforcing a stereotype here?
The IR grill - approved by PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals - yum!
It's a government agency after all.
Fact is, I, like many experienced internet users, rarely, if ever use my ISP's email service. Most that I'm familiar with put little effort into email. Comcast is one of the biggest ISPs in the States and their email service sucks with a capital S. It's like having a spam "honey pot" for your email.
In fact, Gmail permits a user to send email under any valid address you already have. You can also use your local email client to download from Gmail and send email using the client.
I have several domains that I use Gmail to collect email from. It's terrifically handy, especially when I'm on the road. But, because it's free, I never assume that Gmail is bulletproof. In fact, there was a discussion on here a few weeks ago about how a number of Gmail users were locked out of their accounts by Google trying to eradicate spammers. Some lamented how their business email was lost and how it would cost them a lot, yada yada.
Bottom line - Gmail is easy, well thought out and free, but ultimately, the user should not depend on a free lunch.
Finally, I've found that the adwords that appear as a result of keywords in your email are often very useful. A lot of good links appear in those ads. There are the scammers of course, but on here, we're all too smart to be fooled by them, aren't we?
Ummmm.......oil went nowhere near $70 a barrel in the 1970s. At the beginning of the decade, gasoline was selling for .30 to .40US per gallon. A barrel was around $10. When the first shortages occurred around '73, prices jumped to the amazing level of nearly .50US a gallon. In 1979, when there was another shortage, prices moved towards $1.00US per gallon.
Is there anyone on /. or anywhere that doubts the importance of open and accessible roads? Of course not. Can you imagine what a pain it would be if roadways were privately owned and only accessible to those that sign up to use them? Yet we've let the opportunity to allow unfettered access to the internet cable infrastructure slip away and fall into private hands and, well, this is why 200Kbps is considered "broadband". There's simply no incentive to do more.
I'm not suggesting that local or state governments become ISPs. Anyone could be an ISP, but to get their service into a city or state, they would have to lease space on the public wires (or fiber as the case may be).
Verizon is now trying to get Massachusetts to enact legislation that would allow providers (like Verizon) to obtain a statewide franchise for their service, rather than go from city to city and have to deal with the local politicos, who always seem to be demanding more and more. I never thought I'd be rooting for the monopoly, but if it's the way we're going to get the long desired fiber infrastructure, well, so be it. Problem is, that will essentially eliminate competition for communications and it seems we'll be taking a big step backwards.
Obviously, there's much more to such a plan, and it can't be posted in a few sentences on here. I'd like to hear from the tech savvy /.ers and get some reaction to this plan. I am in no way suggesting that state or local government could do a better job than private enterprise. Connectivity is the future, and that future is a long way off for much of the US under the present structure.
And of course, no *nix users would EVER do that.....
All those blinking lights make things look more complex and that's good for guys like me in the service biz. Makes people need to call me to learn how to use the stuff.
Hell, if they made sneakers in my size with those flashing LEDs I'd wear them. Why should the little kids have all the fun?
I mean, really - when did this become a problem?
How? You already give him your money.
Yeah, but it felt good to say it.
Not sure how it happened, but the ripped VOBs found their way to alt.binaries.dvd.movies and alt.binaries.multimedia.disney.
Must have been a rogue program on my system.......
They've already done that. On at least one movie I know of - "Remember The Titans" I believe it was - they stuffed several minutes of trailers ahead of the movie. To my total shock, I couldn't fast forward past them. So, using some good open source tools, I ripped the disc and removed all of the UOPs.
Screw the executive asshat at Disney that made that dipshit decision.
Att: spelling nazis - it should have been "we're" not where
Homes in Manhattan, KS
Damn - I looked up one place and it was $439,000 - guess where not in Kansas any more Toto!
Please don't feed the ACs. It only causes them to stay in the pond and poop in it.
Scientific horseshit, can't you tell?
Politicians embracing technology - even science fiction writers couldn't come up with a more foolish scenario.
It's this guy who caused all the fuss
One would hope, in the nearly six years since that event, it couldn't happen again because in that time - nearly a lifetime by 'net measurement - more redundant connectivity is in place. However, the story seems to point to a vulnerability in the nascent internet 2.0 connectivity.
That is what businesses are supposed to do, if they plan to be around in ten, twenty or more years. Their stockholders and employees demand no less.
There were businesses around as late as the 1980s who closed their eyes to the future, and we all know where they are today. Do the names Digital and Wang ring a bell?
Your comments are so true. However, look who he's dealing with - politicians, Democrats at that. Not exactly known for their integrity.
Flame away /.ers, the Repubs have their d*chkheads too, but Republicans dress better.