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Ogg The Conqueror? RC2 Is Out
jonathan_ingram writes: "There has been a lot of discussion recently in Slashdot about sound compression formats. Much has been focused on
Ogg Vorbis, but the most recent version available has been a beta released in Feburary.
Today, RC2 of Vorbis
has been released. The most important of the
many changes
is
channel coupling,
which means that Vorbis can now encode bitsteams at a much lower
bitrate than before.
Try it out today!"
Well spotted. I've corrected it here.
Please moderate down as such. Also, assuming this guy didn't just mod himself up, it would be nice if moderators checked the freaking links before moderating.
I just cant get used to seeing Konquerer with a C.
Bravo...
A young couple are on their way to Vegas to get married. Before getting there, the girl said to the guy that she has a confession to make: the reason that they have not been too intimate is because she is very flat-chested. If he wishes to cancel the wedding, it's okay with her.
The guy thought about it for a while, and said he does not mind she is flat, and sex is not the most important thing in a marriage.
Several miles down the road, the guy turned to the girl and said that he also wants to make a confession; he said below his waist, it is just like a baby. If the girl wants to cancel the marriage, its okay with him. The girl thought about it for a while and said that she does not mind, and she also believed there are other things far more important than sex in a marriage.
They were happy that they are honest with each other. They went on to Vegas and got married. On their wedding night, the girl took off her clothes, she was flat as a washboard. Finally, the guy took off his clothes. One glance at the guy's naked body, the girl fainted and fell to the floor.
After she became conscious the guy asked: "I told you before we got married, why did you still faint?"
The girl said: "You told me it was just like a baby".
The guy replied: "Yes, 8 pounds and 21 inches".
It will never be popular. It's because of the name. Ogg Vorbis? What were they smoking when they came up with that?
woohoo!
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Political discussion for a new world
One day, while an elephant was walking through the woods, she got a thorn stuck in her foot. She saw an ant passing and asked him to help her get the thorn out. The ant asked, "What do I get in return?" The elephant replied, "If you get it out, I'll have sex with you."
So the ant gets busy taking the thorn out. When he finally gets it out he looks up at the elephant and says "OK it's out, are you ready?".
The elephant thinks, "Hey, what's a little ant gonna do anyways?" The ant climbs up and starts to work away. Just then a monkey overhead drops a coconut on the elephant's head.
"Ouch" screams the elephant, and the ant responds, "Yeah take it all bitch."
Nobody gives a shit!
I agree. People think that they can steal intellectual property, like software and music, just because it's not tangible. Stealing is stealing, folks. I don't care whether you're stealing some kid's bicycle or some artist's song. Either way, you are taking something to which you are not entitled by law.
All of the Linux users who want to play games have to steal a copy of Windows. This is often a $200+ value, which the Linux user decries as "The Micro$oft Tax." As a result, he feels compelled to steal the software, complaining that he doesn't think that "Micro$oft" (which is possibly related to "Microsoft") deserves the money. This is stealing. Likewise, the Linux user has no job, so he feels compelled to steal music rather than paying for it. Downloading music without paying for it is also stealing. The Linux user likes to hide this fact by complaining that the record companies bilk artists out of money, and so the artists wouldn't care. Did the artists tell you this, or are you once again pulling things out of your ass?
Stop stealing. Whether it is software, hardware, music-ware, vapor-ware, hardware, or software, stealing is wrong.