[bmiddaugh]

I realize that the way I worded the intro to that article is a bit wrong.

Basically Steve Jobs says that any digital rights mangagement is utterly pointless. He also clarifies the fact that it is not in fact Apple or Itunes that requires DRM but the music companies that require it.

He points out quite vividly how pointless it is, in the fact that the music companies continue to pump out billions of cd’s every year.

CD’s that have no DRM at all and are very easily copyable and distributable via the net.

He also points out that about 3% of any music on an Ipod comes from Itunes…
Guess where the other 97% comes from.

This DRM cat and mouse game is indicative of many things that will happen in the next 20-30 years.

There is an old saying that goes…
Knowledge is power.

But that is only because most knowledge can be kept under wraps to a select few.

What happens when most knowledge is in the hands of everyone?
Then knowledge becomes freedom.

That is when those who had control of the knowledge suddenly know fear and then they will attempt to regain the power they had with the knowledge they did not want released.

This DRM thing that has been going on with the movie and music industry is very allegorical to the future of everything.
This may sound crazy now, but wait and see.

[bmiddaugh]

There is always the option of doing your own thing.

ALWAYS.

[bmiddaugh]

ya gotta admit though that it is getting tiring for someone else to tell us how it should be done, when it seems we know pretty much what is right to begin with.

I’m all about new software, this will be an interesting time for the nbl.

[bmiddaugh]

or maybe we should concentrate on

a whole new track.
😯

[bmiddaugh]

This idea will never fly until riders are in charge.

[bmiddaugh]

I got word from one of the OG’s (who happens to be woman, does that make here an OGette?)
That the first BMX track in NJ was started in 1974 in Millville.
Crazy.
Man, between this thread and that practice track in Lumberton, I’m beginning to think some people are starting to take initiative.

[bmiddaugh]

It’s already happening.
You guys don’t believe their B.S. anymore, others will follow.
You just watch…
Dave is right though, without some earth shattering BMX event to make these 2 see the error of their ways it won’t happen.

….earth shattering event….

[bmiddaugh]

When I last knew of any happenings at EHT, they were having a new young kid start to work on a new website for them.
I believe the dude comes here often.
Maybe you should ask him.

[bmiddaugh]

correct,
but only 1 person can run it.
In the world of points systems, the aba way just makes more sense.

state (really there just to appease nbl guys who switch, this one can only be run in your homestate)

district (for those of you wondering, you DO NOT need to run any special “district championship” to get an aba district plate. i.e.: it is NOT akin to an nbl regional plate)

national

Lead, I’d love for ya to elaborate on the aba national pointing system, it creates REAL national champions.

[bmiddaugh]

We need more new facilities that don’t rely on the dogma of the past.

[bmiddaugh]

Loren,
that website on your profile, is that all done by you?

[bmiddaugh]

There are no rules that say you can’t be a “for profit” company and dump every ounce of profit back into an organization to make it better.
In fact there must be some tax breaks for that…anyway.

Altruism + profit making venture = good.
Altruism + profit making venture + really believing in what you are doing = Something special.

[bmiddaugh]

well, I think that sums it up right there.

[bmiddaugh]

Ok, we’ve been migrated to a new server, you should notice that the site is a lot quicker.

[bmiddaugh]

G.I.G.O

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