The view from within these industries, naturally enough, is different than the outsider's analysis; I'd be surprised, for instance, to hear that there are fewer tuxes rented for weddings and proms these days, but that's not my business.
But I can comment that in one field -- video postproduction -- the "industry" has merely migrated. And it's been a five-year process, which actually ended a couple of years ago... no real "news" here. Democratized by Premiere Pro and Final Cut, a lot of the post houses' traditional market has converted to a professional form of DIY... shooters and directors doing their own editing. In other cases, an editor will be hired directly by Harpo (Oprah) or Martha Stewart Living; and ad hoc edit facilities are assembled by each reality show's production company on an as-needed basis. My own little company used to book about 30% of our three edit rooms' time with outside clients; those folks have vanished, but no matter... we make more money when we write, shoot and edit our own productions, rather than simply sit and wait for others to shoot.
It's all very organic, really -- 15 or 20 years ago, the industry migrated into its former status quo, and it's no surprise to see the wheel spin 'round once again. Suspect it's similar in may of the other industries named.
Once again in the role of senior commenter... but I can't even recall the first time I heard about someone "going gaga" over some hot thing or another. Like a shiny new buggy whip, or a Stutz Bearcat.
The more "desirable" journals usually have a requirement that prohibits publication elsewhere... ever. Often, the journal will bounce an article (and eventually blacklist its author) for revealing any of its contents prior to (paper) publication, even to an audience at a public meeting or symposium. Plenty of disincentives.
And publication usually is neither about ego/vanity nor an altruistic desire to change the world; it's a condition of continued employment and a compensation metric for many researchers and academics. Given the current carrot-and-stick arrangement, don't look for the authors to initiate reform.
How can you suggest he doesn't understand technology? Clearly, his use of forward-slashes to make a decorative border shows a longtime appreciation of the ASCII art form. I was hoping he'd make the title block look like the little Tivo guy...
"Apparently, there's a group called the Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA)..."
If it was my intention to only partially inform jurors -- that is is, with one particular view -- I think I'd call my bogus group "the Fully Informed Jury Association".
Excellent longer piece in the New Yorker a few weeks ago on Issa, basically revealing to the rest of us what Californians (those who were paying attention) already knew about him. He's eluded prosecution on a number of occasions, but claims persecution; fully expect him to cash in on the debt he feels the world owes him, through this and other venial acts of imaginary revenge. Scary.
I'll join you in the old age home...
We were shooting a motivational corporate video that morning -- based the shuttle! You can imagine... "aim for the stars", "let your performance soar" and all that. Horrible confession: our first thought was that our theme/concept had evaporated - shoot cancelled. About two minutes after that, especially after seeing the TV reports, it hit home, and we stood slack-jawed and teary like everyone else.
It's not unheard of to try to fix a porous system by requiring a one-time re-documentation... witness the large number of US states which forced drivers to appear in person with multiple high-value forms of identification, once the high number of phony licenses became apparent. The issue here, though, is follow-up -- a small plane with a lapsed or incorrect registration still has its original "N-number" painted on the tail, and unless the FAA begins spot-inspections in the field, it's possible to completely avoid any contact with system. In a few years' time, you're back to an identical state of affairs... once-registered aircraft now junked or sold, leaving meaningless entries on the books.
I was once on a flight which was delayed for 90 minutes by an absent first officer. When the doors slammed shut and we were finally in the air, the PA crackled to life, the perpetrator himself at the mike. But instead of "I'm sorry..." or even "This is the first officer...", he began a mid-sentence litany of excuses (5:30AM traffic jams, missed employee bus) so poor that it rivaled my 6th grade math homework stories. Never got the apology. And most of us missed our connections.Point: if you can't simply say, "I'm sorry", there's some other sort of pathology at work there...
While private businesses can eject the porn crowd if they choose, it's different in public libraries, which fight desperately -- sometimes against the town fathers -- to keep browsing unfiltered. The skin-surfers are lined up every day at our local library, using the public computers... one of the few in the area to offer unrestricted use to cardholders and non-residents alike. According to policy, staff can only approach when other patrons complain. And they have yet to successfully press a public lewdness charge for patrons who suddenly develop an itch in their pants pocket...
The company in question is an interesting case, and its very origins tell a a lot about that business. Many years ago, our pharmaceutical client Warner Lambert was acquired by Pfizer, and simultaneously, their Warner Chilcott division was spun off as a freestanding corporation. But Chilcott was first created in the 80's when execs at Parke Davis, Warner Lambert's powerful pharmaceutical arm, noticed that their butts were being routinely kicked by generics... a relatively new trend at the time. Their response was to resurrect an old name from the Warner Lambert portfolio -- Chilcott was a small company they once acquired but had since shelved -- and to create their own generics arm. In effect, they'd be able to go head-to-head with the nimble generics on their own turf, and further wage war on their traditional Big Pharma competitors. Even their own compounds could be sold as generics, especially if it re-routed sales away from other generic companies and back into their own coffers. Not as profitable as selling the identical drug under their own high-priced brand, but at least they prevented the other guy from making a buck.
The usual claim is that generics aren't necessarily bioequivalent to their branded counterparts didn't seem to dampen their enthusiasm, although they could well have been pulling branded product off the line and re-labeling as generic. And one can only wonder how difficult it might have been for Warner Chillcott to acquire licenses to manufacture generics from their own parent. Hmmm.
Taylor's got it nailed. I saw this firsthand last month, when a random reference made me search out avant-garde cellist Zoe Keating (http://www.zoekeating.com); between her site, Twitter feed, other Google hits and some YouTube videos, I was completely connected... and it was the "crumbs" that did it. Her "pay-what-you-want" approach sealed the deal. Why is this so hard to understand for some?
Sadly, I think they CAN continue to overcharge and all the rest. True, it's nowhere near as steep as the paper version, but e-texts I've seen have still been unreasonably priced, saddled with DRM schemes that make them almost unusable, and worst of all, time-limited... no going back and looking up formulas and facts next semester. Reinforces the notion that bad business models transcend delivery media.
Needs the Hollywood version... "God, what a {shoddy} deal..."
How many times did the cleaned-up Sopranos substitute "Forget you..." for the real thing?
"Tapes are great because they have a really nice warm and fuzzy sound."
Can't help but think of a friend, a famous video engineer, working on a private HD broadcast of a Trailblazers away game for Paul Allen (in the days before HD was standardized). A local Portland video installer, viewing the HD feed, complimented the pictures, but noted that since all the coax was brand new, the picture would be much sweeter after some number of hours or days, once all the copper got "broken in". Seems he thought that annoying crispness would be "rounded off" and softer once the cables were older.
Bet he was also a Monster Cable dealer...
... that's all it is, grandstanding. Like giving a bile-laden speech during Special Orders, when the House chamber is empty and even the CSPAN techs are napping. Showboating, and with absolutely no chance of changing anything.
At least once a week, fill in the blanks: "Aren't There More Important Things For Congress To Focus On Than [CURRENT HOT TOPIC HERE]"
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Nothing new here, really
But I can comment that in one field -- video postproduction -- the "industry" has merely migrated. And it's been a five-year process, which actually ended a couple of years ago... no real "news" here. Democratized by Premiere Pro and Final Cut, a lot of the post houses' traditional market has converted to a professional form of DIY... shooters and directors doing their own editing. In other cases, an editor will be hired directly by Harpo (Oprah) or Martha Stewart Living; and ad hoc edit facilities are assembled by each reality show's production company on an as-needed basis. My own little company used to book about 30% of our three edit rooms' time with outside clients; those folks have vanished, but no matter... we make more money when we write, shoot and edit our own productions, rather than simply sit and wait for others to shoot.
It's all very organic, really -- 15 or 20 years ago, the industry migrated into its former status quo, and it's no surprise to see the wheel spin 'round once again. Suspect it's similar in may of the other industries named.
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Heard it before her
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Re: I'm confused...
And publication usually is neither about ego/vanity nor an altruistic desire to change the world; it's a condition of continued employment and a compensation metric for many researchers and academics. Given the current carrot-and-stick arrangement, don't look for the authors to initiate reform.
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Technology whiz
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$800K = Pattern
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Re: Food Safety...
Like napalm, no? The Giant Rat of Orlando's nefarious plot exposed...
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Re: Incredible
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If it was my intention to only partially inform jurors -- that is is, with one particular view -- I think I'd call my bogus group "the Fully Informed Jury Association".
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Irony: Issa as investigator
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Re: Just call me Gramps...
We were shooting a motivational corporate video that morning -- based the shuttle! You can imagine... "aim for the stars", "let your performance soar" and all that. Horrible confession: our first thought was that our theme/concept had evaporated - shoot cancelled. About two minutes after that, especially after seeing the TV reports, it hit home, and we stood slack-jawed and teary like everyone else.
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Re-documenting only works with follow-up
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Forced excuses are worse than lame ones
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Re: I'd have done the same thing
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It's all about market positioning
The usual claim is that generics aren't necessarily bioequivalent to their branded counterparts didn't seem to dampen their enthusiasm, although they could well have been pulling branded product off the line and re-labeling as generic. And one can only wonder how difficult it might have been for Warner Chillcott to acquire licenses to manufacture generics from their own parent. Hmmm.
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Great advice
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How many times did the cleaned-up Sopranos substitute "Forget you..." for the real thing?
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Warm and fuzzy
Can't help but think of a friend, a famous video engineer, working on a private HD broadcast of a Trailblazers away game for Paul Allen (in the days before HD was standardized). A local Portland video installer, viewing the HD feed, complimented the pictures, but noted that since all the coax was brand new, the picture would be much sweeter after some number of hours or days, once all the copper got "broken in". Seems he thought that annoying crispness would be "rounded off" and softer once the cables were older.
Bet he was also a Monster Cable dealer...
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Grandtstanding...
At least once a week, fill in the blanks: "Aren't There More Important Things For Congress To Focus On Than [CURRENT HOT TOPIC HERE]"
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