I have had the opposite experience.
I don't have a TV. When I did it was attached solely to a games console.
Every time I wrote them a letter saying I don't watch TV and wasn't going to pay a license. They send the boilerplate "A rep will come round to check" but never did.
Tunecore will charge just $31 a year in upfront fees to handle a 10-track CD from pressing to delivery, passing all other costs through to the buyer.
And
If one of Amazonâ(TM)s 80 million customers buys your 10-song CD on Amazon for $8.98, youâ(TM)ll receive $3.59
However,
one obvious drawback to this model is that you canâ(TM)t sell an on-demand CD at shows, where enthusiastic fans are most likely to pick one up.
That being said, if anyone here wants to potentially earn some money. Create a mobile (or iphone) app that will allow you to buy the CD from amazon, as well as download the tracks (DRM free) to your mobile device there and then. Perhaps using the barcode apps. This would be the best of both (plus another) worlds.
I never used the Pirate Bay for torrents (I like DVD commentaries). But I did like going there for the legal threats page. They would have still made money, via ads, but not connected with the torrent search side of the site. So I think it should be possible to seperate that.
There is a video lecture series (wave physics 101 stylee) I can't remember the exact video but it was Berkley and Professor Richard A. Muller. The name is definitely correct.
In one of the videos he proposes that what actually occured in Roswell was that the flying saucers (originally discs, and actually disc microphones) were built to listen for Soviet Nuclear detonation tests: there is a specific height in the atmosphere where sound waves spread out on the surface of a sphere (thus energy travels farther); there is a similar effect underwater. It is a pressure/temperature balance effect. A balloon with these flying discs was floated to the appropriate altitude to listen out.
Due to the paranoid nature the military necessarily takes with anything Nuclear, I wouldn't be surprised if it was top secret. Take it for what you will though. I personally believe in alien life on a statistical basis alone; however, show me first hand evidence of them visiting earth (literally bring that mofo to my house and let me shake his...whatever/hand) or GTFO.
Scholarpedia looks set to address this difference, it is already quite good in its early stages. Essentially wikipedia where only scholars can edit.
Britannica is now out of date. The FLASH ADS on their site are abrasive and annoying; I will refuse to visit there site anymore due to this behaviour alone.
Wow. People replying with the most offensive things they can think of does come across as a bit petulant. I'd have to side with halivar on this one.
Personally, the only things that offend me are ignorance, bigotry and zealous hatred. Humour is the most powerful tool against fear; perhaps the only tool we all have. If you are offended by something someone says then you should ask yourself why you are offended. More often than not, it is because you see in yourself that which caused offence and believe that by attacking the source of the offence you can purify yourself of it... but this is all psychobabble.
Don't you think if a sniper rifle played a theme song (big hint: giving away the location of the shooter!) it would be the worst rifle accessory ever? Do you think that if it didn't play a theme song after a head shot then it would be acceptable? That is what the gun is for, killing people! regardless of whether or not it has any accessories. If the poster hadn't made that joke do you think the gun would be less lethal? Is there something sacred about the gun that causes offence if you apply humour to its (wait for it....) designed purpose?
Here is the ultimate television commercial, and we might see it one day yet: Here's the woman's face, beautiful. Camera pulls back, naked breast. Camera pulls back, she's totally naked. Legs apart. Two fingers right 'here'. And it just says: Drink Coke.
I'm not a shill. I dislike the industry enough that I only buy music directly from musicians. But come on, the only problem with their business model is that it is easy to break the law and people are willing to do it.
The ONLY problem with their business model is that they aren't needed! As YOU PROVE by BYPASSING them and giving money DIRECTLY to the artists. What you're doing must be illegal (by YOUR logic) if you aren't giving them money, but are still listening to music.
I was going to submit this story after finding it on Digg or Reddit; the headline was focusing on Negreponte(sp?) allegedly wishing to partner with MS to put XP on XO in order to sell more units. After reading the letter and there being no mention of it I decided against submission.
LMFAO haha, that's genius. Do you think having a professor of evolutionary biology in the room would help in these hearings? I don't think creationists should be allowed to comment on evolution as they clearly don't understand it. Anyway, NOBODY tell this guy that we're all made of indiscriminate energy and that there isn't a difference between himself and the orange; in fact, screw it, tell him he IS the orange --see if we can't kill off that last brain cell.
Creationsists: The universe doesn't care what you think.*
*Please follow that statement by imagining me pointing and laughing, derisively, at you; for at least several hours (e.g. hahahahahahahahahahahahaha...and so on).
'acknowledge, confront and speak to the tidal wave of unlawful, wholesale reproduction and distribution of copyrighted content that is currently occurring in the digital world' Dear tidal wave of (blah etc),
I have never heard of anyone being able to stop a tidal wave before -- ya big self-sustaining soliton, you. But I was asked to acknowledge and speak to you, so here I go: Hello to all people of the world, sharing is caring!
Bringing da lolz, y'all. Also, wholesale would perhaps involve... I don't know... selling stuff. Yeah, the word "sale" is right in there. Perhaps you could track down the money trail? I am JUST trying to be helpful!
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> Guess what, 99.9% of the world's population lives a happy life without ever publishing anything.
Citation needed.
I have had the opposite experience. I don't have a TV. When I did it was attached solely to a games console. Every time I wrote them a letter saying I don't watch TV and wasn't going to pay a license. They send the boilerplate "A rep will come round to check" but never did.
Tunecore will charge just $31 a year in upfront fees to handle a 10-track CD from pressing to delivery, passing all other costs through to the buyer.
And
If one of Amazonâ(TM)s 80 million customers buys your 10-song CD on Amazon for $8.98, youâ(TM)ll receive $3.59
However,
one obvious drawback to this model is that you canâ(TM)t sell an on-demand CD at shows, where enthusiastic fans are most likely to pick one up.
That being said, if anyone here wants to potentially earn some money. Create a mobile (or iphone) app that will allow you to buy the CD from amazon, as well as download the tracks (DRM free) to your mobile device there and then. Perhaps using the barcode apps. This would be the best of both (plus another) worlds.
I know lots of people that pirate, and when they find something they like, they buy it.
And I know plenty of people, and many sub-people, who pirate with no intention of ever buying it.
Perhaps Goldilocks would know best with her anecdotes about both types of people.
I never used the Pirate Bay for torrents (I like DVD commentaries). But I did like going there for the legal threats page. They would have still made money, via ads, but not connected with the torrent search side of the site. So I think it should be possible to seperate that.
You are right and I am wrong.
W...w...wh....what the fuck just happened?! Am I on the internet still?
That's what you'd expect from animal rights activists ;)
There is a video lecture series (wave physics 101 stylee) I can't remember the exact video but it was Berkley and Professor Richard A. Muller. The name is definitely correct.
...whatever/hand) or GTFO.
In one of the videos he proposes that what actually occured in Roswell was that the flying saucers (originally discs, and actually disc microphones) were built to listen for Soviet Nuclear detonation tests: there is a specific height in the atmosphere where sound waves spread out on the surface of a sphere (thus energy travels farther); there is a similar effect underwater. It is a pressure/temperature balance effect. A balloon with these flying discs was floated to the appropriate altitude to listen out.
Due to the paranoid nature the military necessarily takes with anything Nuclear, I wouldn't be surprised if it was top secret. Take it for what you will though. I personally believe in alien life on a statistical basis alone; however, show me first hand evidence of them visiting earth (literally bring that mofo to my house and let me shake his
Apologies for spelling, this was a rushed post.
Scholarpedia looks set to address this difference, it is already quite good in its early stages. Essentially wikipedia where only scholars can edit.
Britannica is now out of date. The FLASH ADS on their site are abrasive and annoying; I will refuse to visit there site anymore due to this behaviour alone.
Wow. People replying with the most offensive things they can think of does come across as a bit petulant. I'd have to side with halivar on this one.
Personally, the only things that offend me are ignorance, bigotry and zealous hatred. Humour is the most powerful tool against fear; perhaps the only tool we all have. If you are offended by something someone says then you should ask yourself why you are offended. More often than not, it is because you see in yourself that which caused offence and believe that by attacking the source of the offence you can purify yourself of it... but this is all psychobabble.
Don't you think if a sniper rifle played a theme song (big hint: giving away the location of the shooter!) it would be the worst rifle accessory ever? Do you think that if it didn't play a theme song after a head shot then it would be acceptable? That is what the gun is for, killing people! regardless of whether or not it has any accessories. If the poster hadn't made that joke do you think the gun would be less lethal? Is there something sacred about the gun that causes offence if you apply humour to its (wait for it....) designed purpose?
The 440 students enrolled in the master's degree course will learn how to...cope with rejection
Yeah, that last point, can't help but feel that will be 90% of the lectures.
Here is the ultimate television commercial, and we might see it one day yet: Here's the woman's face, beautiful. Camera pulls back, naked breast. Camera pulls back, she's totally naked. Legs apart. Two fingers right 'here'. And it just says: Drink Coke.
What are you talking about 'copies'. Have YOU seen the sites? One is blue(fb) and the other is clearly RED! RED IS NOT BLUE!
yo-ho, thief or beggar, never shall we die ;)
I'm not a shill. I dislike the industry enough that I only buy music directly from musicians. But come on, the only problem with their business model is that it is easy to break the law and people are willing to do it.
The ONLY problem with their business model is that they aren't needed! As YOU PROVE by BYPASSING them and giving money DIRECTLY to the artists. What you're doing must be illegal (by YOUR logic) if you aren't giving them money, but are still listening to music.
l ---> n
You're welcome.
You mean the face recognition software provided by this American Company?
Damn!
One of the best Hollywood 'puter movies ever:
"Check it out, I programmed it in code!"
Direct Link to Resignation letter
I was going to submit this story after finding it on Digg or Reddit; the headline was focusing on Negreponte(sp?) allegedly wishing to partner with MS to put XP on XO in order to sell more units. After reading the letter and there being no mention of it I decided against submission.
I, for one....snake robots....etc....overlords.
I'll pay... or more to the point, I have paid.
"unlimited" was part of the title of my service plan; so, unlimited bits at the contract rate or I get to sue!
There is no neutrality issue; what we are debating is greed(or incompetence coupled with back tracking and lying) in newspeak!
"This orange is the parent of someone's pet dog"
LMFAO haha, that's genius. Do you think having a professor of evolutionary biology in the room would help in these hearings? I don't think creationists should be allowed to comment on evolution as they clearly don't understand it. Anyway, NOBODY tell this guy that we're all made of indiscriminate energy and that there isn't a difference between himself and the orange; in fact, screw it, tell him he IS the orange --see if we can't kill off that last brain cell.
This XKCD followed by this one.
Creationsists: The universe doesn't care what you think.*
*Please follow that statement by imagining me pointing and laughing, derisively, at you; for at least several hours (e.g. hahahahahahahahahahahahaha...and so on).
I have never heard of anyone being able to stop a tidal wave before -- ya big self-sustaining soliton, you. But I was asked to acknowledge and speak to you, so here I go: Hello to all people of the world, sharing is caring!
Bringing da lolz, y'all. Also, wholesale would perhaps involve... I don't know... selling stuff. Yeah, the word "sale" is right in there. Perhaps you could track down the money trail? I am JUST trying to be helpful!
A taser would surely transfer sufficient energy, if not more so (call it generosity).