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  • On the post: Apple Does As Many Expected: Kills Palm Pre iTunes Syncing

    Rosedale ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2009 @ 11:42am

    Banshee

    If you are on Mac it is still in early stages but Banshee is pretty awesome. I go back and forth between Songbird and Banshee.

  • On the post: Stephen Fry: Time For Politicians To Represent People's Interest On Copyright, Not Corporations

    Rosedale ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2009 @ 08:59am

    Nice take

    Nice to hear people recognizing this point. It is just a shame that politicians don't seem to get it.

  • On the post: How Does Offering Free Content Insult Those Who Pay?

    Rosedale ( profile ), 06 Jul, 2009 @ 10:58am

    Re:

    "Companies beaming their content online for free similarly discriminate against their paying customers: in fact it would start eating into their business as more and more people would decide watching it for free online makes more sense."

    That is just the point. Most of the stations that offer all of their content online for free also "beam" that very same content over the air for free. Just because the vast majority of people choose to pay for cable doesn't make it the standard that we must live by for the rest of our lives. If NBC or even USA or whomever decides they can make a better business by bypassing cable companies so be it. I think you have the real business model confused by the way. Free is how TV began and how TV largely operates. When you pay for cable you are really paying for access to their lines not for the TV stations per se. NBC or ABC has always been in the business of selling an audience to advertisers. You seem to have this inverted.

  • On the post: New Jersey Politician Adds Most GPS Devices To Driver Distractions To Ban

    Rosedale ( profile ), 02 Jul, 2009 @ 01:09pm

    What about Google Maps?

    So I don't own a GPS, but I have used them. Sure you have to enter input by hand, most people know to do this while not moving or before crunch time. But even if someone were dumb enough to enter in the location while moving that is far safer than the many times I've used google maps printed out. I mean the GPS dictates directions. Google maps you have to read, how is that for distracted. Of course eventually all this just becomes absurd. Common sense is not too much to ask for, and I think we have find laws in place for the people who just being reckless.

  • On the post: Another City Caught Lowering Yellow Light Times To Catch More Red Light Runners

    Rosedale ( profile ), 02 Jul, 2009 @ 10:49am

    Insurance?

    I bet you insurance companies won't forget the ticket that easily. I would like to know if the city is handling that?

  • On the post: Cab Drivers Angry About Having To Compete With Free As Well

    Rosedale ( profile ), 26 Jun, 2009 @ 08:46am

    What about walking is the competition as well :-)

    The other day I was stuck about 3 miles from my place in Boston just after the public transit closed down (Don't know why they do in Boston, but 12:30 is last call how ridiculous is that?). Anyway it was late, 1:00AM and 3 or 4 miles is plenty of distance to go. Needless to say that this is a huge time for cabs. They rake in tons of money from stranded movie watchers or drunk people. I didn't bite. I would rather walk, for free, than ride in a cab. Fortunately I ran into a late going bus, the very last one, and made it home. But hey by their logic they should have sued me. After all since I am an able bodied person I competed against them with free with my own two feet (how dare my feet do that). Maybe they should have people come by and whack people in the knees to get their business back ;-)

  • On the post: Mos Def Tries T-Shirt As An Album Business Model

    Rosedale ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2009 @ 09:18am

    Cool idea for a great album

    If anyone was wondering the new Mos Def album was awesome. Even if his music isn't quite your thing you might actually find this particular album good.

    Just FYI

  • On the post: Moby Says 'Disband The RIAA' For Winning $1.92 Million From Jammie Thomas

    Rosedale ( profile ), 22 Jun, 2009 @ 09:10am

    I applaud Moby

    I really do. Go Moby! I still say in what twisted world would ever think it right to ask for or award such an egrigious amount of money from a private, otherwise law abiding, citizen who profited 0 from the infringement.

    Ars ran a story today that was great. Talking about how such a huge sum is getting noticed by not only artists but lawyers, politicians, and lobbying groups. So there is a good chance that some steam against the RIAA could be put into motion. If it is anything like the backlash of The Pirate Bay than this could actually be for good!

  • On the post: The Constitutional Problems With The Award In The Jammie Thomas Case

    Rosedale ( profile ), 19 Jun, 2009 @ 09:24am

    Supreme Court

    But if there ever were a lawyer, or set of lawyers who would likely relish the idea of going before the supreme court to discuss the constitutional merit of damages you would think "Kiwi" and Nesson would be the likely two. If I were this lady I would just settle and be done with it, but if there really is a case to be had these are the lawyers that I would expect to be drooling over the chance.


    As far as the case is concerned I don't know how anyone could possibly with a straight face ask for this much money when the original product costs 99 cents and she profited 0 from sharing. I also don't know how anyone could award such damages given what I just said and sleep at night. They really have NO concept of reality. Regardless of what you think about this issue the reward does NOT fit the crime. This is like the RIAA saying that this sole lady deserves to pay for every download the world over. Fair? Absolutely not.

  • On the post: Retail Stores Still Trying To Blame eBay For Shoplifting

    Rosedale ( profile ), 18 Jun, 2009 @ 10:28am

    eBay?

    Seriously who uses eBay anymore? That went out of style like 3 or 4 years ago.

    My point is that eBay is the wrong target for this group.

  • On the post: Yet Another Study Shows That Weaker Copyright Benefits Everyone

    Rosedale ( profile ), 17 Jun, 2009 @ 01:19pm

    Why do they ignore it?

    Congress will ignore it. The *IAA's will ignore it. I plan on reading the entire study, but this comes out just as the *IAA's are pushing ever harder in foreign countries for more draconian laws. Someone should be flaunting a study like this around just as loudly as all the false numbers and studies. I sickens me to watch and yet I can't look away :-).

    Oh well such is life. Thanks for sharing!

  • On the post: The Key To Being A Successful Musician: Focus On Fan Relationships… Not Industry Relationships

    Rosedale ( profile ), 09 Jun, 2009 @ 01:33pm

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    You are still getting hung on the "Christian" label. Alright so the guy is a Christian, but he is still in the music biz. It is like saying punk rock bands can only talk to punk rock bands. Forget the label just realize that they are music creators. When Mike talks about Trent he doesn't have to identify what style of music NIN is everytime...do you get hung up on that? Than it should be no different here with "Christian" music. The message is the same whether he is Christian, R&B, Funk, Punk, Freak Folk, you name it. And if Mike doesn't have to declare such information for any of the other labels than he certainly doesn't have to declare it here.

  • On the post: The Key To Being A Successful Musician: Focus On Fan Relationships… Not Industry Relationships

    Rosedale ( profile ), 09 Jun, 2009 @ 10:27am

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    I wondered if the fact that he is a Christian artist would get in the way. Even if everything you say is true, that Christian artists have always lived by a different set of rules that still doesn't diminish his point. He still has to build his market, and he still has to earn his living. So his points are still valid and can be applied across markets. Ashton Kutcher isn't in the music biz, but that doesn't mean that his example or insights about twitter couldn't be applied to a music band. And Trent Reznor's model could easily apply to movies, comedians, whatever. They are all in a different biz with different rules, but the principles can be applied to each.

    But even so Groves, Christian as he may be, is still in the music biz. HIs variation on the music biz is no different than the vast ranging indie or sub-pop groups out there. They all appeal to a different set of people with a different set of rules or a different set of ideals, but they are all in the same biz. Don't let "Christian" get in the way of a real message.

    >

    Here you make a good point. His story shouldn't be different and shouldn't be unique, but for some reason people don't get it. So it needs constant repetition and validation by many sources and artists to get the point across.

  • On the post: NY Times Says No To Useful App Rather Than Improving Memory

    Rosedale ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2009 @ 09:40am

    Tweetdeck is awesome

    Tweetdeck is my app of choice for twitter. Especially once they added FB integration. It helps out so much. I hadn't noticed how much memory it eats up, but that is because I already have 4GB. But that probably explains the slowness I have once I break out the VMs and such :-)

  • On the post: Former RIAA Boss States The Obvious: The Record Labels Screwed Up… And Continue To Screw Up

    Rosedale ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2009 @ 09:25am

    Can't read

    I'd read it, but my blood pressure can't handle that today. Maybe another time :-)

  • On the post: If Everyone Likes The Palm Pre, Why So Much Hedging?

    Rosedale ( profile ), 05 Jun, 2009 @ 09:21am

    I would still hedge

    You are right that the phone looks awesome. In fact, I want one, but it won't ever happen if they keep the phone locked up on Sprint. My dislike and distrust of Sprint goes deeper than any hardware love. I think there are plenty of other people who agree, though I must say I like their recent commercials.

    Anyway if you are right that Verizon and ATT are coming out with models soon than yes this will be an awesome phone!

  • On the post: BSA's Canadian Piracy Numbers Based On Hunches, Not Actual Surveys

    Rosedale ( profile ), 27 May, 2009 @ 01:49pm

    I wish I could laugh

    If the ramifications weren't so serious and if those people didn't take it seriously this would be absolutely laughable. I couldn't have gotten away with research like that in high school much less college and I would be kicked out of school in Grad school. How can such a gross overstatement go unchecked for so long. The worst part about this is that no one will pay attention or change their opinion about this. Sad, truly sad indeed.

  • On the post: Judge Rejects Seizure Of Student's Computer Over Suspicious Activity… Such As Using A Command Line

    Rosedale ( profile ), 27 May, 2009 @ 08:23am

    Good thing for me

    That is very good news. It was so absurd and showed their ignorance in the wording. It would be funny if they weren't serious :-)

  • On the post: Criticizing Social Networks Leads To Wacked Out Hyperbole

    Rosedale ( profile ), 18 May, 2009 @ 11:38am

    Follow count

    I do actually look at other people's follow count. Not because it matters to me. I actually look more at the disparity between followed and following particularly if I am looking for network building as apposed to just soaking in the content. So the person who is following 1 person, but has 5,000 followers better have some damn good content for me to follow. I also try to follow people back if they follow me, but again if that number is to disparaging than I may not knowing that they followed me just so I would follow them and that they may even unfollow me in short order.

    In the end my number of followers doesn't matter that much to me, but I do look at it from time to time.

  • On the post: Elsevier Had A Whole Division Publishing Fake Medical Journals

    Rosedale ( profile ), 11 May, 2009 @ 10:02am

    medications

    So I only take one med, but I have long thought that if I ever did see a commercial that could "help" me out, I probably wouldn't jump off the couch to go get a prescription anyway. Even if this scandal hadn't have happened you know that there are always unintended or unforeseen complications once something hits the mass population. The most extreme case is with all the birth defects of the 50's and such, but even more recently there have been medications pulled after coming to market for various reasons. So for me I like the conservative approach. I would rather know that the medication is relatively and proportionally safe with interactions and side effects well known.

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