Murdoch knows how to make money in the newspaper business; his right-wing interests are absolutely secondary to his desire for money.
I think he knows what he's doing, and I think most newspapers will follow his lead. He won't be in competition with "free" for long.
Advertisers have always been willing to pay for paid circulation and well-qualified readers; the paid model will work if enough advertisers (and the wires) embrace it. Amazon, with its proven micropayments and Kindle, is a likely partner.
In any event, newspapers are drowning and will grab for any rope.
...net appliances they were called, souped-down computers...
Yes, please.
Real-world users don't need a fraction of the horsepower in today's laptops. What they need (or at least what I need) is a drastically reduced feature set and concomitantly less demand from the hardware.
I use an Alphasmart Neo--700 hours of battery life on three 2As--that doesn't do enough to qualify as a Netbook, but it comes close.
A full-blown Linux OS seems like overkill, and Windows Vista is asinine.
As a potential end user for a small business, Open Fire sounds good. I had never heard (or indeed thought) of such an application. The tag "openfiresucks" concerns me, however.
I would not be the one to install the server nor would I welcome the need for much maintenance or support. Can anyone tell me the pros and cons?
No, the policy is not unreasonable in general. However, XP is the OS that works, and they have nothing that is better to replace it. And doesn't it take less money to support a solid, familiar OS than it does to support a new, flaky one?
I don't get it. Isn't XP a cash cow?
Does this mean MSFT engineers will no longer "talk users through" the downgrade process.
Maybe he lives in Mozambique. Coffee and tea are a better bet because a boiled bacterium is a think of beauty forever. Although bottled water is next best as a 3rd world beverage.
Newspapers need more money to survive. Reporting hard news, which newspapers do at least some of, are part of any daily newspaper's contents and close to 100% of AP's.
Circulation revenues, which pay for at least some of newspaper costs, are at least part of what they need to survive.
Some specialized magazines, btw, depend entirely upon circulation--Mad Magazine and Consumer Reports come to mind--because paid advertising is inimical to their purpose.
As mentioned several times above, hard news from professional reporters and esp. AP drives the very blogs and web sites that are suggested as the future replacement of newspapers. The cost of news gathering of course not zero.
I don't know enough about micropayments to know if they constitute a technically feasible solution--it might cost two cents to deliver a 1/2 cent payment for all I know.
But I do know newspapers need money like a hog needs slop.
Without AP, the Internet suffers.
Without the Internet AP suffers.
Under both scenarios, newspapers suffer.
It would be nice to have the Internet, AP, and newspapers.
How about a half-a-cent micropayment from readers of the stories distributed all three ways?
In the 16th and 17th centuries, authorities occasionally executed horses used in the commission of crimes.
Kiddie porn laws, in which an inanimate photo is placed on trial, are equally ludicrous on their face.
They may have some value as a prosecutorial tool if they convince a jury that a defendant is guilty of a real crime. But in those cases, no scientific evidence is necessary. A carefully-preserved collection of old Coppertone adsin the possession of an accused molester could strengthen a case without requiring that they be adjudged pornographic.
I drive a $1,000 (50,000 rupee) car that I got on Craiglist three years ago. It gets 35 mpg, but I have to say 67mpg sounds better.
Competition, whether on price or quality, is a beautiful thing, and the idea that a 67mpg car is bad for the environment is too complex for me to follow.
They can't get those little Indian buggers over here fast enough for me. I want to buy a used one for, what?, $150?
AIG and the other "too big to fail" guys really do have the country by the nuts. We need at least some of these dickheads to stay in their jobs to clean up their own human waste.
However, why not draft them into the army? Or the Marines. Yeah, the Marines would be good.
Pay them military salaries appropriate to their grade and throw them in a Navy Brig if they leave their jobs.
As an OS-10, General Petreus gets about $180,000 a year. If they want bonuses, let them spend their annual vacation in Afghanistan, get some combat pay.
By the way, Senior Hey, I found your writing enlightening, and the way in which you delve, would earn you a twelve, on the SAT, so says me, notwithstanding the introductory fragment, which was indubitably well-meant.
Slashdot Mirror
Camino.
Murdoch knows how to make money in the newspaper business; his right-wing interests are absolutely secondary to his desire for money. I think he knows what he's doing, and I think most newspapers will follow his lead. He won't be in competition with "free" for long. Advertisers have always been willing to pay for paid circulation and well-qualified readers; the paid model will work if enough advertisers (and the wires) embrace it. Amazon, with its proven micropayments and Kindle, is a likely partner. In any event, newspapers are drowning and will grab for any rope.
...I would have taken better care of my body.
I'm getting killed here. (Sent my Blackberry from the $2 window)
Notwithstanding other issues, Authoritative Douche's advice is good, is it not?
...net appliances they were called, souped-down computers...
Yes, please.
Real-world users don't need a fraction of the horsepower in today's laptops. What they need (or at least what I need) is a drastically reduced feature set and concomitantly less demand from the hardware.
I use an Alphasmart Neo--700 hours of battery life on three 2As--that doesn't do enough to qualify as a Netbook, but it comes close.
A full-blown Linux OS seems like overkill, and Windows Vista is asinine.
As a potential end user for a small business, Open Fire sounds good. I had never heard (or indeed thought) of such an application. The tag "openfiresucks" concerns me, however.
I would not be the one to install the server nor would I welcome the need for much maintenance or support. Can anyone tell me the pros and cons?
They can take my Mac when they pry my cold, dead fingers from the keyboard.
No, the policy is not unreasonable in general. However, XP is the OS that works, and they have nothing that is better to replace it. And doesn't it take less money to support a solid, familiar OS than it does to support a new, flaky one?
I don't get it. Isn't XP a cash cow?
Does this mean MSFT engineers will no longer "talk users through" the downgrade process.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9040318
Maybe he lives in Mozambique. Coffee and tea are a better bet because a boiled bacterium is a think of beauty forever. Although bottled water is next best as a 3rd world beverage.
Newspapers need more money to survive. Reporting hard news, which newspapers do at least some of, are part of any daily newspaper's contents and close to 100% of AP's.
Circulation revenues, which pay for at least some of newspaper costs, are at least part of what they need to survive.
Some specialized magazines, btw, depend entirely upon circulation--Mad Magazine and Consumer Reports come to mind--because paid advertising is inimical to their purpose.
As mentioned several times above, hard news from professional reporters and esp. AP drives the very blogs and web sites that are suggested as the future replacement of newspapers. The cost of news gathering of course not zero.
I don't know enough about micropayments to know if they constitute a technically feasible solution--it might cost two cents to deliver a 1/2 cent payment for all I know.
But I do know newspapers need money like a hog needs slop.
Look at his pic. You gotta believe the guy was a dick for a boss.
He was student body president at Stanford and made $200 million (more or less)when he sold CATS. No wonder he thinks his shit doesn't stink.
Credit where it's due: I should have hair like that.
The Soviet Union was crushed by fax machines. Twitter is just sort of a chickenshit fax machine for people who like to run their mouths.
BTW, good for the students.
It would be nice to have the Internet, AP, and newspapers. How about a half-a-cent micropayment from readers of the stories distributed all three ways?
Not off topic
The Alphasmart Neo is a useful device that apparently runs on a Motorola DragonBall chip running at 16Mhz and change. http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=cpu&id=c68328ez It runs for 700 hours on three 2AA batteries. Of course, it doesn't do much. http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?q=motherboard&w=39436080%40N00&m=pool
Kiddie porn laws, in which an inanimate photo is placed on trial, are equally ludicrous on their face.
They may have some value as a prosecutorial tool if they convince a jury that a defendant is guilty of a real crime. But in those cases, no scientific evidence is necessary. A carefully-preserved collection of old Coppertone adsin the possession of an accused molester could strengthen a case without requiring that they be adjudged pornographic.
Competition, whether on price or quality, is a beautiful thing, and the idea that a 67mpg car is bad for the environment is too complex for me to follow.
They can't get those little Indian buggers over here fast enough for me. I want to buy a used one for, what?, $150?
You really did prove Bray's point--that content often trumps form.
A 26-year marine corps staff sergeant gets $32,515.20 annually (plus all he can eat). That sounds about right.
AIG and the other "too big to fail" guys really do have the country by the nuts. We need at least some of these dickheads to stay in their jobs to clean up their own human waste.
However, why not draft them into the army? Or the Marines. Yeah, the Marines would be good.
Pay them military salaries appropriate to their grade and throw them in a Navy Brig if they leave their jobs.
As an OS-10, General Petreus gets about $180,000 a year. If they want bonuses, let them spend their annual vacation in Afghanistan, get some combat pay.
My idea: Slashdot people stick to slashdottery and raise enough money to hire creative professionals to change consumers' minds about Linux.
Now that's funny. Brain function declines at 27--more truth than poetry there.
Flamebait? Flamebait? I gotcher flamebait. The responder's a gentlemen, whom I saluted in verse.
By the way, Senior Hey, I found your writing enlightening, and the way in which you delve, would earn you a twelve, on the SAT, so says me, notwithstanding the introductory fragment, which was indubitably well-meant.
Thanks, Bubba.