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MP3 Creator On Sharing Music

Posted by timothy on from the but-does-he-use-ogg dept.

EpsCylonB writes "The BBC has an article about Karlheinz Brandenburg, who is one of the creators of the MP3 music format. Interestingly he comments that he doesn't like Napster, he thinks that people should have easier access to music but that artists should get paid for what they do."

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  1. I didn't even read the article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    heh

  2. Re:Interesting? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's timothy. What did you expect?

  3. Pear Walnut Spice Cake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Cake:
    1 cup raisins (dark or golden)
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    3 eggs
    1 1/2 cups sugar
    1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    1 cup vegetable oil
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/2 teaspoon each ground cloves and ground allspice
    2 cups peeled pear chunks (from about 3 pears)
    1 cup chopped walnuts

    Glaze:
    1/2 cup maple syrup
    1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

    Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

    Place the raisins in a bowl and toss them with 2 tablespoons of the flour until lightly coated (this will prevent them from sinking in the cake batter during baking).

    To make the cake: Beat the eggs and sugar in a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer) until fluffy. With the mixer running, slowly pour in the vanilla and the oil. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Mix into the egg mixture. Mix in the pears and nuts, then stir in the raisins by hand, distributing them evenly in the batter. Spoon into a 10-inch tube pan and bake about 45 to 60 minutes, until springy and dry in the center. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack, then turn it out. Freeze until ready to use or just wrap and store for up to 2 days.

    To make the glaze: Stir the maple syrup and sugar together in a bowl. Glaze the cooled cake by spooning the glaze around the tops of the cakes and letting it drip down the sides.

    1. Re:Pear Walnut Spice Cake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      We ate some spiced cake that Independence Evening, watching the fireworks go off at the park. I was able to see the roof of the studio over the treeline, bathed in the reds and greens of the display, looking all the more like Mount Fuji in a print. I asked my brother a question I had pondering ever since the high school marching band performed in the parade. "Felix, how much do you think musical artists should be paid each time they perform a song?"

      Sorry, just finished reading Deadeye Dick. I know this is completely off-topic, but this was the first Vonnegut novel I read, and don't know what to read next. It looks like Breakfast of Champions is the most logical choice, but from what I read on Amazon, I think I would really enjoy Cat's Cradle more. Any suggestions?

  4. MOD PARENT UP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dear moderators:

    Please moderate the above post +1 DELICIOUS.

    Thank you for your cooperation.

    Sincerely,

    A Jew.

  5. I REALLY MISS JON KATZ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Really. Please come back.

  6. Lolly Time! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh yeah
    C'mon that's right
    We're partying

    Hold me and tell me you'll always be mine
    Now and for always forever be mine
    We are two people who share the same heart
    Nobody ever can break us apart

    [Bridge]
    Oh oh no no we won't let go
    Let the whole world know
    We're together

    [Chorus]
    (Per sempre amore) Per sempre amore I can't get enough
    (Per sempre amore) Per sempre amore, forever in love
    When we're together, a gift from above
    Per sempre amore, forever in love

    (Per sempre amore, oh, woah, oh)
    (Per sempre amore, oh, woah, oh)

    Life's never bitter, it's so sweet with you
    My head's in a spin, ain't nothing I can do
    Hand on my heart, when I set eyes on you
    I knew there and then all I wanted was you
    [Bridge]
    [Chorus]

    All right, party
    [Chorus]

    Per sempre amore, I can't get enough
    Per sempre amore, forever in love
    When we're together, a gift from above
    Per sempre amore, forever in love

    Per sempre amore, I can't get enough (I can't get enough)
    Per sempre amore, forever in love (forever in love)
    When we're together, a gift from above (a gift from above)
    Per sempre amore, forever in love

  7. I'll be damned.... by DesScorp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I thought I recognized the poster's nick. I check my Freaks list, and there's ole' Squiggy. And now I read his post, and completely agree.

    Will wonders never cease...

    Gotta wonder what it was that got me on his shit list in the first place...sounds like we agree on some things.

    --
    Life is hard, and the world is cruel
  8. Next on Slashdot: GIF Creator on Porn by Urish+Originale · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Interestingly enough, he prefers big boobs. "People should have easier access to boobs, but the ladies need to get paid for their work, too!" A smart, smart man. I guess they didn't make him the creator of GIF for nothing.