So what happens if you play back an audio file purchased (errrm, sorry, licensed) through one of the officially-approved Microsoft music stores? I'm pretty sure there is a routine built in to Vista for that very scenario.. It fires up outlook, downloads a worm, turns the machine into a zombie, and finally spams your credit card info to everyone in your contact list. come to think of it, that's actually the routine response to any user input.
Face it, you've fallen victim to the most tired, played-out cliche ever - absolutely every generation believes as teenagers that they're listening to the best music ever, and when they're old, they declare current music is "crap", and it happened in the 1920's, in the 1950's, and you get the idea.
I disagree. I will admit that there is a spot in my heart for grunge music that was certainly acquired in my teenage years, however I also am in love with almost all genre of music. There's music from literally every decade that I listen to on a regular basis and really enjoy. Really the only thing I won't listen to is whatever is played on MTV/radio. It just goes to show that music really is getting bad, especially when it has to be force fed to you on a platter of titties. If the half naked women on MTV can't arouse my *erm* passion for modern pop music, I doubt anything can.
My thoughts on the original article are this: Record producers are 'losing the magic' as it were. They see the music production sliding away from them because of formats like mp3 that allow easy sharing of music, and they see the ridiculously low cost of producing pro quality music at home and it's scary for them. Naturally they want to cook up some FUD in their favor, so they say mp3 is killing music. The fact of the matter is, the compression of mp3 takes away very little in the way of nuance. There are a few times I've heard a cut on mp3 and though "oh man, this thing got mangled in compression." but that's a rarity. Just look at Ledbelly.. Virtually every recording of the man is of a quality slightly less than your average corded telephone. But his recordings remain an incredibly influential and inspirational legacy for modern musicians.
Good music is good music. That's really all it comes down to. Good music finds a way. Good music can't die because it's not measured in record sales or chart ratings. It's simply an honest expression of a true musician. The sky is not falling, record producers; it's only your roof that's falling. Compression does not ruin the music, especially when the music sucked in the first place. Besides, anyone who cares uses FLAC anyway, so the whole argument's moot in the first damn place.
well, considering that life thrives around black smokers, it's only logical that we know little to nothing about what it really takes to harbor life. consider the environment of crushing depths, 0% sunlight penetration, extremely high temperatures and acrid sulfur jets. sounds like a place incapable of supporting life, but there are tube worms, crab, shrimp, and other highly advanced organisms uniquely adapted to the environment. once you find algae, i bet you'll find something that eats algae. from there, the sky's the limit.
Bush as evil, omnipotent, and omniscient
Honestly; how many of said bonghits would it take, exactly, to conclude that President George W. Bush is omnipotent?
The local yokels have never seen a dodge delivery van? That's kind of an odd little anecdote.
Anyway, I too, have never seen an HD-DVD or BluRay player in anyone's house. Actually, I have never seen a PS3, either. I've seen a plethora of really large, flat televisions hooked up to xbox 360's, some of which were acquired at great expense. I think this is testament to how superfluous the movie industry really is. College kids are willing to go through great lengths to get a huge screen and a console solely for Gears of War, but are unwilling to spend any amount of money to watch high-def movies at home.
The greatest movies ever made weren't filmed in HD, nor would it enhance the movie in the least.. Movies are about storytelling, not CGI. Would you buy "Clerks" in high def? What about the countless other movies that are awesome because of things like dialog and plot? HD-DVD and BlueRay were conjured up to help sell the new breed of pretty shit the movie industry is trying to ram down our throats. Sure, the new Die Hard flick was pretty fun and had a bunch of really neat explosions, but I for one could not suspend my disbelief. That movie, to me, basically said "Americans do not understand the simplest of physics concepts, and they think the internet and utilities work on magic."
No sir, I'm not willing to shell out buku dollars on what is essentially a non-interactive video game.
How long till people are sued for humming?!!
Fuck them all!!! Well, I'm not sure about the getting sued part, but I can tell you, you can be arrested for paying for humming. And sometimes before you can even fuck them all!
Is there a PM system on/.? I'm not terribly comfortable posting any links that can be viewed publicly. If you want good music that you've probably never heard (unless you live in Austin, TX) check out http://myspace.com/subnatural. I have no affiliation with the band on a professional level, they are just good friends.
I put them on as many trackers as possible.. Especially the ones that make headlines and have lots of users. Where did you study advertising, Bible College? And who said anything about being confused with piracy? Either you posted in the wrong thread or you didn't bother to read before replying.
I don't know anything about the fellows that operate TPB, but I do think that shutting it down or blocking it will really do nothing to stem the less-than-legal activities. If you want to put out a fire, you throw the water on the base, not the flames. I think maybe going after the pornographers and warez groups would have a much greater effect than simply inconveniencing them by taking away one of many distribution channels.
It seems to me that this whole business is just smoke and mirrors. Stunts like this are more for the general public than those trafficking in illegal bytes. Sure, it probably does wonders for the politicians up for re-election, but an real problem requires a real solution.
I see the humor, and my first reaction was to crack a smile, but then when the cold, hard reality set in, I realized there is quite possibly a team of lawyers working on using the same terminology to have this man beheaded.
I've got dozens of albums out in the wild that are available only in torrent form. It's sort of a social experiment. I used to put a lot of time and effort into maintaining separate web sites for each of the 5 projects. I've long since given up paying money to give stuff away for free, so I just uploaded the torrents to a bunch of trackers and always seed them. Interestingly enough, I seem to get quite a bit more exposure from this method than I did from a pretty website and heavy shameless self-promotion.
Personally, I could care less if people listen to my music. Like I said, I don't make a dime off of it, so it's no skin off my back. But it will be interesting to see if this Swedish police nonsense has an impact.
I mean, after all, everyone knows torrents are only used for illegal activities like pirating software and spreading kiddy pr0n. Well, that and linux distro.iso's but those should be illegal anyway. Damn hippies and their free shit.
You don't have to buy them anymore, they just replace them. And anyway, the example of an Xbox 360 is probably more alluring than a Wii to a PC gamer because of the titles. Well, that and the graphics. Anyway, buy the console of your choice, ditch Windows, and be happy knowing that your PC is yours to do with as you wish.
You can upgrade to Vista for the latest DirectX, or you can just buy an xbox 360 and free your PC from the shackles of Windows alltogether. For me, the killer apps aren't games, they are music sequencing/production software. Thank god for Apple and Logic Pro. Once i can afford the $300,000.00* for a Mac workstation, I'll be able to format my Windows drive to be used as storage.
*Prices subject to change without warning. Some restrictions apply. Not available in Alaska or Hawaii. Soldered battery available for a nominal fee.**
Unfortunately, the U.S. is full of people who are "outraged" enough to have the exact same sentiments. "As soon as it is no longer profitable" is when everyone plans on jumping ship. A good plan it is, too. Sit around, complain passionately about problems within our country, make idle threats at immigrating somewhere, and then turn on the TV and forget what was bothering you.
If you really want to get into semantics, does anyone else find it absurd that the word "robbery" is used to describe an action that does not, by any stretch of imagination, have a single thing to do with the dictionary definition of the word? Similarly, I find it coincidental that the very same douche bags who force words like "robbery" to be used inappropriately are very afraid of words like "racketeering" being used in the appropriate context.
Question: what does DRM do to mp3s? This is a serious question, as I've never come across any music in any format that I haven't been able to anything I've wanted with. I've burned cd's, transfered music to many different brands/types of portable music player, and I've dealt with files obtained from almost every source available. I think the only instance DRMed mp3s have given me any bit of grief was when i tried to burn a cd using WMP, and it returned some error along the lines of "these files are not authorized to burn to cd." I ended up using winamp to burn the cd with no errors on the first try. I've even used some freeware app to convert large batches of files to different formats, and I'm positive some of the files came directly from iTunes and were DRM-encumbered. I'm just curious if anyone has actually run into a case where DRM worked to the advantage of the content providers, because I've always assumed (and have had no reason to assume otherwise) that DRM does absolutely nothing at all in the real world. I'm not a troll, so flaming won't be necessary; I honestly don't know, and would like to hear what others have experienced.
I think you will find that North Korea for instance has succeeded in combining Kalashnikov rifles/Party-controlled death squads in precisely such a way.
There you go. I fixed that typo for you.
Agreed. It sounds like a noble act of leveling the playing field, but if the kiddies can't aimbot or wallhack, they will just fall back on old favorites; ghosting. There is no combination of hardware/software that can keep someone from picking up a cell phone.
They would "loose" nothing. The word you want it "lose." Please try and remember the difference between loose and lose. I'm not being a grammar nazi, I'm just trying to keep the line between man and ape clearly defined.
it's a quote from Han from the movie "Enter the Dragon." It's an admission of defeat of sorts. It's pretty much the last thing he says before Bruce Lee kicks his teeth in for being an evil bastard. I still think you're wrong, but it's obvious our different views won't be resolved, so i thought I'd end it with a movie quote.
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I disagree. I will admit that there is a spot in my heart for grunge music that was certainly acquired in my teenage years, however I also am in love with almost all genre of music. There's music from literally every decade that I listen to on a regular basis and really enjoy. Really the only thing I won't listen to is whatever is played on MTV/radio. It just goes to show that music really is getting bad, especially when it has to be force fed to you on a platter of titties. If the half naked women on MTV can't arouse my *erm* passion for modern pop music, I doubt anything can.
My thoughts on the original article are this: Record producers are 'losing the magic' as it were. They see the music production sliding away from them because of formats like mp3 that allow easy sharing of music, and they see the ridiculously low cost of producing pro quality music at home and it's scary for them. Naturally they want to cook up some FUD in their favor, so they say mp3 is killing music. The fact of the matter is, the compression of mp3 takes away very little in the way of nuance. There are a few times I've heard a cut on mp3 and though "oh man, this thing got mangled in compression." but that's a rarity. Just look at Ledbelly.. Virtually every recording of the man is of a quality slightly less than your average corded telephone. But his recordings remain an incredibly influential and inspirational legacy for modern musicians.
Good music is good music. That's really all it comes down to. Good music finds a way. Good music can't die because it's not measured in record sales or chart ratings. It's simply an honest expression of a true musician. The sky is not falling, record producers; it's only your roof that's falling. Compression does not ruin the music, especially when the music sucked in the first place. Besides, anyone who cares uses FLAC anyway, so the whole argument's moot in the first damn place.
well, considering that life thrives around black smokers, it's only logical that we know little to nothing about what it really takes to harbor life. consider the environment of crushing depths, 0% sunlight penetration, extremely high temperatures and acrid sulfur jets. sounds like a place incapable of supporting life, but there are tube worms, crab, shrimp, and other highly advanced organisms uniquely adapted to the environment. once you find algae, i bet you'll find something that eats algae. from there, the sky's the limit.
and i guess +1 toolfan
Clarity Connect may suck, but Ithaca is Gorges. Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week. Be sure to tip your waitress.
Honestly; how many of said bonghits would it take, exactly, to conclude that President George W. Bush is omnipotent?
The local yokels have never seen a dodge delivery van? That's kind of an odd little anecdote.
Anyway, I too, have never seen an HD-DVD or BluRay player in anyone's house. Actually, I have never seen a PS3, either. I've seen a plethora of really large, flat televisions hooked up to xbox 360's, some of which were acquired at great expense. I think this is testament to how superfluous the movie industry really is. College kids are willing to go through great lengths to get a huge screen and a console solely for Gears of War, but are unwilling to spend any amount of money to watch high-def movies at home.
The greatest movies ever made weren't filmed in HD, nor would it enhance the movie in the least.. Movies are about storytelling, not CGI. Would you buy "Clerks" in high def? What about the countless other movies that are awesome because of things like dialog and plot? HD-DVD and BlueRay were conjured up to help sell the new breed of pretty shit the movie industry is trying to ram down our throats. Sure, the new Die Hard flick was pretty fun and had a bunch of really neat explosions, but I for one could not suspend my disbelief. That movie, to me, basically said "Americans do not understand the simplest of physics concepts, and they think the internet and utilities work on magic."
No sir, I'm not willing to shell out buku dollars on what is essentially a non-interactive video game.
wtf is a sports? i haven't seen the sun in months, and i'll be damned if i have to think about something that involves going outdoors.
Is there a PM system on /.? I'm not terribly comfortable posting any links that can be viewed publicly. If you want good music that you've probably never heard (unless you live in Austin, TX) check out http://myspace.com/subnatural. I have no affiliation with the band on a professional level, they are just good friends.
I put them on as many trackers as possible.. Especially the ones that make headlines and have lots of users. Where did you study advertising, Bible College? And who said anything about being confused with piracy? Either you posted in the wrong thread or you didn't bother to read before replying.
I don't know anything about the fellows that operate TPB, but I do think that shutting it down or blocking it will really do nothing to stem the less-than-legal activities. If you want to put out a fire, you throw the water on the base, not the flames. I think maybe going after the pornographers and warez groups would have a much greater effect than simply inconveniencing them by taking away one of many distribution channels. It seems to me that this whole business is just smoke and mirrors. Stunts like this are more for the general public than those trafficking in illegal bytes. Sure, it probably does wonders for the politicians up for re-election, but an real problem requires a real solution.
I see the humor, and my first reaction was to crack a smile, but then when the cold, hard reality set in, I realized there is quite possibly a team of lawyers working on using the same terminology to have this man beheaded.
I've got dozens of albums out in the wild that are available only in torrent form. It's sort of a social experiment. I used to put a lot of time and effort into maintaining separate web sites for each of the 5 projects. I've long since given up paying money to give stuff away for free, so I just uploaded the torrents to a bunch of trackers and always seed them. Interestingly enough, I seem to get quite a bit more exposure from this method than I did from a pretty website and heavy shameless self-promotion.
.iso's but those should be illegal anyway. Damn hippies and their free shit.
Personally, I could care less if people listen to my music. Like I said, I don't make a dime off of it, so it's no skin off my back. But it will be interesting to see if this Swedish police nonsense has an impact.
I mean, after all, everyone knows torrents are only used for illegal activities like pirating software and spreading kiddy pr0n. Well, that and linux distro
You don't have to buy them anymore, they just replace them. And anyway, the example of an Xbox 360 is probably more alluring than a Wii to a PC gamer because of the titles. Well, that and the graphics. Anyway, buy the console of your choice, ditch Windows, and be happy knowing that your PC is yours to do with as you wish.
You can upgrade to Vista for the latest DirectX, or you can just buy an xbox 360 and free your PC from the shackles of Windows alltogether. For me, the killer apps aren't games, they are music sequencing/production software. Thank god for Apple and Logic Pro. Once i can afford the $300,000.00* for a Mac workstation, I'll be able to format my Windows drive to be used as storage.
*Prices subject to change without warning. Some restrictions apply. Not available in Alaska or Hawaii. Soldered battery available for a nominal fee.**
**Nominal fee subject to change without warning.
Hey, it's not like I don't agree with you. The question isn't necessarily how long will it be profitable, but rather how long will it be tolerable?
Unfortunately, the U.S. is full of people who are "outraged" enough to have the exact same sentiments. "As soon as it is no longer profitable" is when everyone plans on jumping ship. A good plan it is, too. Sit around, complain passionately about problems within our country, make idle threats at immigrating somewhere, and then turn on the TV and forget what was bothering you.
If you really want to get into semantics, does anyone else find it absurd that the word "robbery" is used to describe an action that does not, by any stretch of imagination, have a single thing to do with the dictionary definition of the word? Similarly, I find it coincidental that the very same douche bags who force words like "robbery" to be used inappropriately are very afraid of words like "racketeering" being used in the appropriate context.
Question: what does DRM do to mp3s? This is a serious question, as I've never come across any music in any format that I haven't been able to anything I've wanted with. I've burned cd's, transfered music to many different brands/types of portable music player, and I've dealt with files obtained from almost every source available. I think the only instance DRMed mp3s have given me any bit of grief was when i tried to burn a cd using WMP, and it returned some error along the lines of "these files are not authorized to burn to cd." I ended up using winamp to burn the cd with no errors on the first try. I've even used some freeware app to convert large batches of files to different formats, and I'm positive some of the files came directly from iTunes and were DRM-encumbered. I'm just curious if anyone has actually run into a case where DRM worked to the advantage of the content providers, because I've always assumed (and have had no reason to assume otherwise) that DRM does absolutely nothing at all in the real world.
I'm not a troll, so flaming won't be necessary; I honestly don't know, and would like to hear what others have experienced.
I think you will find that North Korea for instance has succeeded in combining Kalashnikov rifles/Party-controlled death squads in precisely such a way. There you go. I fixed that typo for you.
Agreed. It sounds like a noble act of leveling the playing field, but if the kiddies can't aimbot or wallhack, they will just fall back on old favorites; ghosting. There is no combination of hardware/software that can keep someone from picking up a cell phone.
I blame Microsoft. I'm using an MS keyboard after all..
They would "loose" nothing. The word you want it "lose." Please try and remember the difference between loose and lose. I'm not being a grammar nazi, I'm just trying to keep the line between man and ape clearly defined.
it's a quote from Han from the movie "Enter the Dragon." It's an admission of defeat of sorts. It's pretty much the last thing he says before Bruce Lee kicks his teeth in for being an evil bastard. I still think you're wrong, but it's obvious our different views won't be resolved, so i thought I'd end it with a movie quote.