Ever since the judge told BlueBeat to take down the Beatles music, it looks like the entire site is down. Or is that just me? I keep getting "timed out" errors. Was the entire site taken down by the domain host?
"No one's buying Apple hardware because it syncs with iTunes. They're buying it for many other reasons"
Indeed. I own an iPod and iPhone, and I HATE iTunes. I'm buying their devices because I like them, not because I can (/have to) use them with iTunes. I don't buy music from iTunes, and I don't organize/listen to my music on it, except for the purpose of syncing my devices. Allowing a Palm Pre to sync with iTunes wouldn't make me give up my iPhone. Making a Palm Pre BETTER than an iPhone would make me give up my iPhone.
I was wondering the same thing. My local paper has been trying to get me to subscribe by throwing their Sunday paper on my driveway for free each week. Problem is, I don't give two craps about newspapers, and I usually pull into my garage and close the door before I even leave my car, so that newspaper sits out there for weeks (joined by the next week's free paper), ticking off my neighbors. It's the same with phone books. Why is it legal for them to throw something that I have to dispose of on my property? Can I go to the Las Vegas Review Journal and throw an unwanted, non-functional refrigerator on their driveway? Hey, they might want it. And if not, no big deal, they can just throw it away.
I just realized that this is the same Charles Nesson who advocates poker as a skill game, an issue dear to my heart. I work for a poker media company, so having him on our side is a big deal, and I had a lot of respect for him because of his stance. Now that I realize that he's pwning the RIAA, as well, I kinda want to have his babies.
Mike, I usually agree with you, but this time you're way off. It may be a "small matter," but it's the principle of the matter. Booting up and getting their computers ready is PART of their job. If it isn't, then they should't have to do it. It's certainly not personal time, I'll tell you that much, and it certainly does add up in the end, as another reader pointed out.
If the computers take too long too boot up, and the employer has an issue with employees being on the clock while they set up the tools they need to do their jobs, then the employer should buy faster computers or allow employees to leave their computers booted up and ready overnight.
The bottom line: If I'm at work at the time my employer tells me I need to be there to do something that needs to be done to do my job...I'm damn well getting paid for that. That's called work.
Also, Ima Fish, you misread his "Once you start that process, can't you just leave?" comment. He was referring to shutting down, not booting up.
Agreed. Steam has been incredibly good to me. I've purchased many games on Steam, and I'll usually find a game that I want to buy and then immediately check to see if it is on Steam before going to Best Buy or Amazon. BTW, for what it's worth, I'm one of those old-schoolers who hates not having a physical copy of something as expensive as a video game, and yet I happily buy from Steam.
The bottom line is that it is easy, unobtrusive, non-invasive, and from a company that I highly respect.
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So...is BlueBeat down? (as Ragaboo)
Ever since the judge told BlueBeat to take down the Beatles music, it looks like the entire site is down. Or is that just me? I keep getting "timed out" errors. Was the entire site taken down by the domain host?
Other reasons (as Ragaboo)
"No one's buying Apple hardware because it syncs with iTunes. They're buying it for many other reasons"
Indeed. I own an iPod and iPhone, and I HATE iTunes. I'm buying their devices because I like them, not because I can (/have to) use them with iTunes. I don't buy music from iTunes, and I don't organize/listen to my music on it, except for the purpose of syncing my devices. Allowing a Palm Pre to sync with iTunes wouldn't make me give up my iPhone. Making a Palm Pre BETTER than an iPhone would make me give up my iPhone.
Re: Re: Some news has a negative value (as Shawn Patrick Green)
I was wondering the same thing. My local paper has been trying to get me to subscribe by throwing their Sunday paper on my driveway for free each week. Problem is, I don't give two craps about newspapers, and I usually pull into my garage and close the door before I even leave my car, so that newspaper sits out there for weeks (joined by the next week's free paper), ticking off my neighbors. It's the same with phone books. Why is it legal for them to throw something that I have to dispose of on my property? Can I go to the Las Vegas Review Journal and throw an unwanted, non-functional refrigerator on their driveway? Hey, they might want it. And if not, no big deal, they can just throw it away.
Re: Psshh (as Shawn Patrick Green)
Vegas. Free parking virtually everywhere in Vegas. Vegas FTW.
Re: Has anyone here even read it? (as Shawn Patrick Green)
No. 3 read it, hence his (rather clever) quote, from the opening of the book:
"That's it, I'm not going to see Watchmen now.
The movie studios will look up and shout "Save us!"
And I will whisper back "No.""
Nesson and poker (as Shawn Patrick Green)
I just realized that this is the same Charles Nesson who advocates poker as a skill game, an issue dear to my heart. I work for a poker media company, so having him on our side is a big deal, and I had a lot of respect for him because of his stance. Now that I realize that he's pwning the RIAA, as well, I kinda want to have his babies.
Nesson founded the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society, which we talked about at my site.
Hmm..disagree (as Ragaboo)
Mike, I usually agree with you, but this time you're way off. It may be a "small matter," but it's the principle of the matter. Booting up and getting their computers ready is PART of their job. If it isn't, then they should't have to do it. It's certainly not personal time, I'll tell you that much, and it certainly does add up in the end, as another reader pointed out.
If the computers take too long too boot up, and the employer has an issue with employees being on the clock while they set up the tools they need to do their jobs, then the employer should buy faster computers or allow employees to leave their computers booted up and ready overnight.
The bottom line: If I'm at work at the time my employer tells me I need to be there to do something that needs to be done to do my job...I'm damn well getting paid for that. That's called work.
Also, Ima Fish, you misread his "Once you start that process, can't you just leave?" comment. He was referring to shutting down, not booting up.
Re: Re: Obviously no-one learned from Half-Life 2 (as Ragaboo)
Agreed. Steam has been incredibly good to me. I've purchased many games on Steam, and I'll usually find a game that I want to buy and then immediately check to see if it is on Steam before going to Best Buy or Amazon. BTW, for what it's worth, I'm one of those old-schoolers who hates not having a physical copy of something as expensive as a video game, and yet I happily buy from Steam.
The bottom line is that it is easy, unobtrusive, non-invasive, and from a company that I highly respect.