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1. Comment - Metallica Sues Napster, Universities, Fans

   (Apr 14, 2000 - 5:24 PM)

   When I first read this I had to think about it for a while. I had to ask myself what I could do to show my disgust in the matter. Because I have 58 jukeboxes in the area I decided to remove any and all Metallica CD’s from them. Most have more then one Metallica CD so I am looking at around 100 total Metallica CD’s. The CD’s will be destroyed (probably in a bon fire hosted by the local “I now hate Metallica” group) and any request for additional Metallica CD’s will be denied.
   
   It now looks like the RIAA is now the Master of Puppets, influencing Metallica to do their bidding. If they can’t get any action against Napster then they will push their artist’s to do it for them.

2. Comment - RIAA Sues MP3.com

   (Jan 24, 2000 - 7:34 PM)

   Ok, lets say you sell a piece of your artwork to someone and they want to display it in their place of business. Because it is there, someone else sees it and in turn buys a piece of art from you. Sounds good so far but wait. There is a RIAA type organization that makes sure you get paid for your artwork. They are there to protect your rights.
   
   1. You can’t just sell your work to that first person; it has to be sold through the RIAA type association so they can get their cut of the money. You know, to help fund them so they can make sure you get your money. So you will probably charge a little more for your art to cover the extra cost. So not as many people will buy your work.
   
   2. That person could not display your work in there place of business because all those people that might look at it did not pay for it and therefore they don’t have the right to look at it. In order for the business to display your work they will have to buy a special license. Because of the cost of the license they decide not to display the art.
   
   3. Because they did not display the art the people who come to their business did not see it and therefore did not buy it.
   
   This is what is happening in the music industry. The music industry is far more complicated then the art world. And I hope you never have to answer to some big association for every little piece of work you produce. It’s your work.
   
   As far as being a good musician, that’s just a matter of opinion. I have been in the music industry for over 30 years and the last 10 has been the worst. You would almost have to be in the industry to see that these guys are just trying to protect the money that goes in their pocket, not the musician.
   
   Ge0ph

3. Comment - Microsoft to Create Extensible Window Manager

   (Jan 24, 2000 - 12:48 PM)

   And it's "Mike" not Myke.
   
   Sorry, I couldn't help my self. Or is that myself?
   
   Ge0ph

4. Comment - Microsoft to Create Extensible Window Manager

   (Jan 24, 2000 - 11:36 AM)

   Go to:
   http://www.wugnet.com/wi...ews/display.asp?ID=2535
   
   read the article and decide for yourself.
   
   Ge0ph

5. Comment - Microsoft to Create Extensible Window Manager

   (Jan 24, 2000 - 11:30 AM)

   That’s right. It's called the "recovery console", and it is one of the best new features of Windows2000. You can boot straight to a command prompt. I have not had to use it yet but I have played around with it a little and it is nice to have.
   
   Ge0ph