it's fun to see how broadband internet and ubiquitous multimedia-enabled computers are wreaking havoc on traditional media businesses. an argument over how long to artificially delay the release of dvds?
why buy cd's, movies, games, and (soon enough) books when you can download them? for something that's so right in principle (a completely non-physical medium of distribution), its potential is going to waste as a medium for piracy. you'd think high piracy rates are lighting a fire under their asses to utilize this medium of distribution. but they won't. they'll just bitch bitch bitch that pirates are using this medium of distribution to fill a gap in the market (distribution of multimedia via internet) that they don't feel obligated to satisfy
as you're implying, it's a marketing trick. "90% support blu-ray" implies "blu-ray leads HD-DVD 9 to 1", but says nothing about companies supporting both. i wouldn't be surprised if HD-DVD had 70% of the market to blu-ray's 90%
good stuff. like how Sharpe James hired supporters for the Camden mayoral election and bussed them in from philly. it's a funny kind publicity. some kind of fake-ass street cred
put the blunt down just for a second
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and re-read the article. it didn't say anything about government funding anywhere in the article. the development was done privately by BAT.
hahaha! you really think the government was funding the development of safer cigarrettes? pass that shit to the n**** on your left
do any of you know what sarcasm is? the point of the post is that i've always been baffled by opponents to harm reduction programs. they think that preventing some of the harmful consequences of risky activities is a form of actively encouraging them. it's like saying that giving people ropes for rock-climbing actively encourages them to rock-climb, or refusing to include deadly poisons in alcohol actively encourages drinking, and thus we should add extra poison to alcoholic drinks
how dare they try to make them less deadly
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i haven't been this furious since i heard about detox centers giving out clean needles to junkies or rave organizers giving out water bottles and pacifiers or free condoms to prevent the spread of STDs. if you're going to engage in dangerous and unsanctioned behavior, it's immoral to try to prevent the harmful consequences of said behavior. it's the right thing to do to let the sinful people die a horrible death
transmit 2.5 gb/s over the powerlines through microwaves guided by their magnetic fields while reading and writing them with quantum wells. then again, it could be the same way they run OS/X on a PC at 80% of the native speed. or how the nanotech sticker transmits an electric field that increases battery life by remotely altering the ion-exchange membrane
in other words, another way-too-good-to-be-true tech claim. note how the base station and antenna were lofted onto an 850 foot mast. the hallmark of a bullshit invention is that nobody ever sees the device live and in person. i'll believe this when it gets multiple independent reviews
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it's fun to see how broadband internet and ubiquitous multimedia-enabled computers are wreaking havoc on traditional media businesses. an argument over how long to artificially delay the release of dvds? why buy cd's, movies, games, and (soon enough) books when you can download them? for something that's so right in principle (a completely non-physical medium of distribution), its potential is going to waste as a medium for piracy. you'd think high piracy rates are lighting a fire under their asses to utilize this medium of distribution. but they won't. they'll just bitch bitch bitch that pirates are using this medium of distribution to fill a gap in the market (distribution of multimedia via internet) that they don't feel obligated to satisfy
as you're implying, it's a marketing trick. "90% support blu-ray" implies "blu-ray leads HD-DVD 9 to 1", but says nothing about companies supporting both. i wouldn't be surprised if HD-DVD had 70% of the market to blu-ray's 90%
the obligatory premature "i told you so." no better feeling than being right, even if you aren't
good stuff. like how Sharpe James hired supporters for the Camden mayoral election and bussed them in from philly. it's a funny kind publicity. some kind of fake-ass street cred
and re-read the article. it didn't say anything about government funding anywhere in the article. the development was done privately by BAT. hahaha! you really think the government was funding the development of safer cigarrettes? pass that shit to the n**** on your left
do any of you know what sarcasm is? the point of the post is that i've always been baffled by opponents to harm reduction programs. they think that preventing some of the harmful consequences of risky activities is a form of actively encouraging them. it's like saying that giving people ropes for rock-climbing actively encourages them to rock-climb, or refusing to include deadly poisons in alcohol actively encourages drinking, and thus we should add extra poison to alcoholic drinks
i haven't been this furious since i heard about detox centers giving out clean needles to junkies or rave organizers giving out water bottles and pacifiers or free condoms to prevent the spread of STDs. if you're going to engage in dangerous and unsanctioned behavior, it's immoral to try to prevent the harmful consequences of said behavior. it's the right thing to do to let the sinful people die a horrible death
mortal kombat, street fighter, and all the other pitiful video game-based movies. (whoops, forgot doom [vin diesel/the rock is the marine!] and halo)
microsoft has such skills, they won the battle before it even started. either that, or you're f*cking miss cleo on your computer desk to know this.
transmit 2.5 gb/s over the powerlines through microwaves guided by their magnetic fields while reading and writing them with quantum wells. then again, it could be the same way they run OS/X on a PC at 80% of the native speed. or how the nanotech sticker transmits an electric field that increases battery life by remotely altering the ion-exchange membrane in other words, another way-too-good-to-be-true tech claim. note how the base station and antenna were lofted onto an 850 foot mast. the hallmark of a bullshit invention is that nobody ever sees the device live and in person. i'll believe this when it gets multiple independent reviews
bad policy for good science! what is the world coming to when bad science for good policy is turned inside out?