This reminds me of an early Dilbert strip in which Dilbert constructed an anti-gravity device. As out hero was putting the final touches to the device (presumably applying power) it shot off the planet and was lost forever.
"I doubt we'll ever see VMS on a non Digital/Compaq chip, and certainly not on a 32 bit one."
OpenVMS runs on the 64-bit Alpha chips. VMS (in it's original form) is no longer supported (VAX hardware or VMS OS) by Compaq due to many huge Y2K issues. OpenVMS is the successor.
Now, WHY they choose to continue that piece of crap is beyond me.;)
"I'd find it hard to believe that the radio doesn't influence you at all..."
I don't. The vast majority of the music I buy (and I have quite a bit) came from word of mouth or stumbling across something way cool.
Does Ani Difranco get air time? I don't think so. How do you explain my collection of her stuff?
I have found that most good music (a subjective term) does not ever make it to the radio! Even bands like Pearl Jam have the best jems tucked out of radio's sights.
I can honestly say that I have personally purchased more CDs due to sampling MP3s than I have from the radio. My wife started using Napster recently and she has bought more DCs in the last month thatn in the last 2 or 3 years combined!
Let's face it, many mp3 rips are done poorly. I much prefer to buy it and rip it myself. My entire CD collection resides across a few hard disks in my house. I NEVER even crack the jewel cases open anymore!
"On a note to the story, what's going to happen to the MI5 agent? I'm assuming that he will be quietly discharged, and a few months down the road he'll disappear. (That usually happens to clumsy government agents. heh.)"
If you're fimiliar with the Dilbert Principle, this agent will be promoted to upper-management in no time at all.:)
"Musicians, for instance, will be able to use the self-publishing capabilities of the net to increase their visibility without having to go through the interference of the record companies. Instead of making money from recordings, musicians will make their money from touring and promotions. "
Actually, this isn't so different than today. Signed musicians hardly make anything from recordings. If an artist holds all the rights on a recording then can make about $4 per CD sold. Now, keep in mind that most artists do not have many rights in regards to the recording--they sign that away to the record companies! This basically means that they do NOT get paid per recording. They may get a signing bonus but be damn sure that they HAVE to tour to make money.
It used to be that musicians would tour to promote a recording. Now most of us don't see many indy artists! We pay out the rear to see the Stones, or the Eagles (just examples folks). No longer does an artist tour to promote his/her work (unless they are indy, Ani DiFranco has an INCREDIBLE tour schedule and STILL releases more recordings than most) hee/she tours because that is the only avenue the record lable they signed thier life away to will let them make any cash.
Frank Black, refering to his Pixie days once said (and I paraphrase) that while he did, in fact, make money, the suits (label execs) made at least 6 or 7 times what he would.
Now, computers have given artists the ability to exist outside of the labels. There is absolutly NO WAY that Ani DiFranco would have been able to do 20 years ago what she has done over the last 10! Digital power has finally made the umpteen-million-dollar recording studio of yesterday obsolete!
The Internet will make the traditional marketing-chain obselete! More Ani's will flourish in this New Media age. Not because they want the money, but because the love what they do. If they are good, they will become popular and the economy of scale will give them the money they need to tour/promote/continue doing what they love.
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I wonder how many times RMS uses the "freedom" in any given day.
Who cares. I don't plan on buying any DVDs until this whole DeCSS issue is cleared-up!
At the rate this is going I will not likly buy another DVD until 2005!!
No one can give it up that easy!
"If I killed Rob, would it make the front page of slashdot? " Not today ;)
I hope it's a slow news day. Too bad bablefish doesn't do pig latin.
This reminds me of an early Dilbert strip in which Dilbert constructed an anti-gravity device. As out hero was putting the final touches to the device (presumably applying power) it shot off the planet and was lost forever.
Dogbert snickered.
"I doubt we'll ever see VMS on a non Digital/Compaq chip, and certainly not on a 32 bit one."
;)
OpenVMS runs on the 64-bit Alpha chips. VMS (in it's original form) is no longer supported (VAX hardware or VMS OS) by Compaq due to many huge Y2K issues. OpenVMS is the successor.
Now, WHY they choose to continue that piece of crap is beyond me.
"I'd find it hard to believe that the radio doesn't influence you at all..."
I don't. The vast majority of the music I buy (and I have quite a bit) came from word of mouth or stumbling across something way cool.
Does Ani Difranco get air time? I don't think so. How do you explain my collection of her stuff?
I have found that most good music (a subjective term) does not ever make it to the radio! Even bands like Pearl Jam have the best jems tucked out of radio's sights.
I can honestly say that I have personally purchased more CDs due to sampling MP3s than I have from the radio. My wife started using Napster recently and she has bought more DCs in the last month thatn in the last 2 or 3 years combined!
Let's face it, many mp3 rips are done poorly. I much prefer to buy it and rip it myself. My entire CD collection resides across a few hard disks in my house. I NEVER even crack the jewel cases open anymore!
IMHO, CD players are all but a thing of the past.
"On a note to the story, what's going to happen to the MI5 agent? I'm assuming that he will be quietly discharged, and a few months down the road he'll disappear. (That usually happens to clumsy government agents. heh.)"
:)
If you're fimiliar with the Dilbert Principle, this agent will be promoted to upper-management in no time at all.
"Musicians, for instance, will be able to use the self-publishing capabilities of the net to increase their visibility without having to go through the interference of the record companies. Instead of making money from recordings, musicians will make their money from touring and promotions. "
Actually, this isn't so different than today. Signed musicians hardly make anything from recordings. If an artist holds all the rights on a recording then can make about $4 per CD sold. Now, keep in mind that most artists do not have many rights in regards to the recording--they sign that away to the record companies! This basically means that they do NOT get paid per recording. They may get a signing bonus but be damn sure that they HAVE to tour to make money.
It used to be that musicians would tour to promote a recording. Now most of us don't see many indy artists! We pay out the rear to see the Stones, or the Eagles (just examples folks). No longer does an artist tour to promote his/her work (unless they are indy, Ani DiFranco has an INCREDIBLE tour schedule and STILL releases more recordings than most) hee/she tours because that is the only avenue the record lable they signed thier life away to will let them make any cash.
Frank Black, refering to his Pixie days once said (and I paraphrase) that while he did, in fact, make money, the suits (label execs) made at least 6 or 7 times what he would.
Now, computers have given artists the ability to exist outside of the labels. There is absolutly NO WAY that Ani DiFranco would have been able to do 20 years ago what she has done over the last 10! Digital power has finally made the umpteen-million-dollar recording studio of yesterday obsolete!
The Internet will make the traditional marketing-chain obselete! More Ani's will flourish in this New Media age. Not because they want the money, but because the love what they do. If they are good, they will become popular and the economy of scale will give them the money they need to tour/promote/continue doing what they love.
Viva la New Media!
Will it be replaced? two words: Plan 9, baby, Plan 9! :)
Forgot to format that properly:
Joode, Alex De
Zaanstraat 250
AMSTERDAM, NL-1013 RZ
NL
Why don't we organize a snail mail protest to the address listed in whois: Joode, Alex De Zaanstraat 250 AMSTERDAM, NL-1013 RZ NL
Think of the MP3s one can store up there!
How about a life? :)