The short and the simple of it is this. I am loath to buying something that I haven't tried out before. I wouldn't buy a TV without having a demo in the shop, or even buy a pair of jeans without trying them on.
The same goes with music. I am a huge music fan and have over 200 legitimate CD's. I also have a substantial MP3 collection ( around 1200 tunes ). The fact of the matter is that most of the mp3's I have - I also have a CD by the same artist. I want to listen to a few songs by the artist before purchasing a CD. Now while some of the larger stores have listening posts, these can only accommodate a few of the newest and most popular releases. The same goes with radio and TV. Only the most popular artists get featured regularly, which inevitably means a non-descript flow of commercial faff.
With Napster or other d/l apps I could listen to artists I would never even have thought about listening to before, and if I like what I hear, I can then fork out for the CD. Besides, you still can't top CD for high quality sound when played through a decent HiFi.
As a true music fan I welcome the breadth and scope that has been given to us by Napster et al.
I work in a software house in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Now without succumbing to national stereotypes, I work with a bunch of complete lunatics who seem to be powered by alcohol. Every Saturday morning I wake up, simply glad to still be alive after an intensly serious after work piss-up on Friday !!
I live in Belfast in the north of Ireland - we are quite lucky now. Most of the city has access to the ntl cable service with 512K access running at around 25 pounds a month with no install fee.
This is a bargain in my opinion, as I was paying around $40 a month when I lived in the states plus a whopping $50 for some lackey to come round and plugin in a nic card - i think i can handle that myself thank you very much.
Dublin is a great place for the techie minded - Many large American companies have set up their European bases there.
Additionally, there is a great social scene to give you an escuse to be dragged away from theat screen for a few hours. Taxes are faily high if you were planning to live there, as is the cost of accomidation, though not as expensive as the likes of London, or San Diego where I live now.
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The short and the simple of it is this. I am loath to buying something that I haven't tried out before. I wouldn't buy a TV without having a demo in the shop, or even buy a pair of jeans without trying them on.
The same goes with music. I am a huge music fan and have over 200 legitimate CD's. I also have a substantial MP3 collection ( around 1200 tunes ). The fact of the matter is that most of the mp3's I have - I also have a CD by the same artist. I want to listen to a few songs by the artist before purchasing a CD. Now while some of the larger stores have listening posts, these can only accommodate a few of the newest and most popular releases. The same goes with radio and TV. Only the most popular artists get featured regularly, which inevitably means a non-descript flow of commercial faff.
With Napster or other d/l apps I could listen to artists I would never even have thought about listening to before, and if I like what I hear, I can then fork out for the CD. Besides, you still can't top CD for high quality sound when played through a decent HiFi.
As a true music fan I welcome the breadth and scope that has been given to us by Napster et al.
No you really need VAX for the true Cluster Bomb, BOFH style !!
BOFH and the VAX Cluster Bomb
Here's the link to the original article, as it's not on the front page any more. Not much to it really
Firm sues Microsoft, Sony over joystick vibration
I work in a software house in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Now without succumbing to national stereotypes, I work with a bunch of complete lunatics who seem to be powered by alcohol. Every Saturday morning I wake up, simply glad to still be alive after an intensly serious after work piss-up on Friday !!
I live in Belfast in the north of Ireland - we are quite lucky now. Most of the city has access to the ntl cable service with 512K access running at around 25 pounds a month with no install fee.
This is a bargain in my opinion, as I was paying around $40 a month when I lived in the states plus a whopping $50 for some lackey to come round and plugin in a nic card - i think i can handle that myself thank you very much.
Dublin is a great place for the techie minded - Many large American companies have set up their European bases there.
Additionally, there is a great social scene to give you an escuse to be dragged away from theat screen for a few hours. Taxes are faily high if you were planning to live there, as is the cost of accomidation, though not as expensive as the likes of London, or San Diego where I live now.