Roland usually submits stories to Slashdot detailing some "breakthrough" scientific or technological discovery. Unfortunately, the links point to his ad-heavy blog and not to the story itself, thereby allowing Roland to get a sizable chunk of ad revenue courtesy of the hordes of Slashdotters who actually RTFA(ahem..). Note: 'usually'. Recently, his links have been pointing to the story directly, I'll give him that.
As an experienced keyboard & guitar player and as an experienced listener of various genres of rock, metal & prog, I would have to say (at the risk of being modded troll) that is the worst piece of music my ears have ever been exposed to. Sure, Britney Spears tries "really hard" to achieve this level of "sophistication", at least she remains within the boundaries of her genre. This piece is neither genre-specific, nor is it in ANY WAY pleasing to the ear. It displays no musical proficiency whatsoever and probably ends up infuriating those who actually appreciate good music. Calling this piece of crap "Classical Music" not only undermines the reputation of classical music in general, but also belies a complete lack of understanding in the history of music (There being other eras of music also labeled 'Classical' such as Baroque). This post also indicates the decreasing quality of articles appearing on Slashdot. I sincerely hope the moderators review such material before allowing it to be posted on the front page.
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I don't get it. The headline says MIT, yet the summary refers to Stanford. Which one is it??? And no, I didn't RTFA.
Roland usually submits stories to Slashdot detailing some "breakthrough" scientific or technological discovery. Unfortunately, the links point to his ad-heavy blog and not to the story itself, thereby allowing Roland to get a sizable chunk of ad revenue courtesy of the hordes of Slashdotters who actually RTFA(ahem..). Note: 'usually'. Recently, his links have been pointing to the story directly, I'll give him that.
Its Roland!!!!...Again!
As an experienced keyboard & guitar player and as an experienced listener of various genres of rock, metal & prog, I would have to say (at the risk of being modded troll) that is the worst piece of music my ears have ever been exposed to. Sure, Britney Spears tries "really hard" to achieve this level of "sophistication", at least she remains within the boundaries of her genre. This piece is neither genre-specific, nor is it in ANY WAY pleasing to the ear. It displays no musical proficiency whatsoever and probably ends up infuriating those who actually appreciate good music. Calling this piece of crap "Classical Music" not only undermines the reputation of classical music in general, but also belies a complete lack of understanding in the history of music (There being other eras of music also labeled 'Classical' such as Baroque). This post also indicates the decreasing quality of articles appearing on Slashdot. I sincerely hope the moderators review such material before allowing it to be posted on the front page.
Still doesn't run Crysis.
Would you rather have Excel 2007 ?