You should really learn a little bit more about the software that is out there.
Trust me, I've searched far and wide. Could you point me to a piece of Linux software which could allow me to upload General MIDI files to my Yamaha YDP-140 digital piano, or let me edit patches in real time on my Nord Modular (first generation) synth ?
I also notice you didn't address the lack of equivalents to Reason and Ableton Live under Linux. Really, your post is very condescending; the software for my purposes is not out there, other than under Windows.
There's nothing in the Linux world that even comes close to Ableton Live or Propellerheads Reason.
Bundled utilities for uploading MIDI files to home keyboards, digital pianos, or for editing synth patches over MIDI ? Forget it. Hell, good luck with trying to find the software for OSX while you're at it. Go to Sound On Sound Magazine and search on 'Linux'. 9 results, none later than 2005. Real penetration into the pro audio world, guys !
Seriously, just pay the MS or Apple tax, buy licensed software that 'just works' and use it to be creative.
Some people can't accept the idea that MS customers might actually like MS products, so they use this concept of MS as a marketing wiz to explain their success.
I think the trouble with Wall-E was that it made too much reference to cinema history that only adults would appreciate (not necessarily enjoy), and didn't spend enough time on sticking to the Disney magic formula. It was effectively a Charlie Chaplin romantic comedy with cartoon robots. The animation was top-notch but at the end of the day, you should expect to see movies with characters you can believe in and sympathise with, whether they feature real actors, 2D drawings, puppets or CGI.
For my money, Ratatouille and Bolt (Disney but not a Pixar production) were both far more entertaining and engaging than Wall-E.
There's a great user forum for this class of device here. One of the users, Wicknix, has created his own distro called 3MX, and has just completed a build of Debian Etch (for MIPSEL). I use the Elonex ONEt version with the default Linux OS and find it a lot of fun.
Rating the Dinosaurs, by Velcro (an old internet humour piece - not my work)
Brontosaurus
Huge beast. Ate only plants, but could crush a '93 Cabriolet with a single step of its titanic brontosaurus feet. Name means "Thunder Lizard" which is about as cool as you can get. Its only real drawback is that it didn't really exist.B+
Apatosaurus
This is what they're calling brontosauruses these days. Apparently they had some problem with the wrong skull on the wrong body--duh--and once they figured it out they had to change the name to "apatosaurus," which means "Deceptive Lizard." Personally I think they should have looked up the Latin for "Stupid Scientist." D
Dimetrodon
Looks like a gecko with a mohawk. Big sail on its back that they think attracted mates or conserved body heat. Actually, that's what scientists say about anything on an animal they don't understand. They could find evidence of an iguanadon with a ZZ Top beard and they'd say "the beard was probably to conserve body heat or attract mates." Which, come to think of it, is probably what ZZ Top uses them for. Anyhow, C
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Cool animal. Name means "Tyrant Lizard King." Cool. I wish my name meant "Tyrant Lizard King." Anyhow, we all know what makes this such a great dinosaur--it could completely eat you. Plus the little tiny forearms make it look like some demented nightmare beast from the fertile mind of Tim Burton. A+
Velociraptor
These guys got a lot of press from "Jurassic Park," but let's face it, they're pretty lacking. They couldn't even manage to eat two little kids, one of whom had only minutes before been turned into a toaster pastry. Sure, they got the hunter, but he was coming up with cute last words when he should have been running like a bunny. And then all three of them got totally worked by a baby Tyrannosaurus! Lame! D!
Stegosaurus
Two words: spiked tail. "Oh, so you're sneaking up behind me to eat my delicious body meats? WHAM! "Spikes! In the head! For you!" Plus it had I-am-an-industrial-monster plates on its back, which while probably for conserving body heat or attracting mates, were impressive-looking. A
I think it's easy to forget just how amazing Yahoo was initially. A huge tree of knowledge that could be expanded by Joe Public. The main difference between it and Google (or Alta Vista before it) was that it relied on human editors rejecting crap links rather than automated spiders and clever algorithms.
Is there room today for an ad-sponsored user-submission, human-edited Yahookipedia ?
I miss the old Yahoo categorized listings. Do they still exist in some shape or form ?
Slashdot Mirror
I saw the documentary "Deep Throat" some time ago.
"Deep Throat" is regarded as a documentary, now ? Shit, Linda Lovelace is now my favourite research scientist !
Do people who get flu shots start coughing on everyone they meet???
That's unexpectorated behaviour.
It was easy when programs were 16k.
What does that get you these days ? You need more than that for a letter.
Prick up your ears !
Spotify works fine under Wine, so it's available to Linux users, too.
Drop me a line if you want to make some serious $$$'s.
You should really learn a little bit more about the software that is out there.
Trust me, I've searched far and wide. Could you point me to a piece of Linux software which could allow me to upload General MIDI files to my Yamaha YDP-140 digital piano, or let me edit patches in real time on my Nord Modular (first generation) synth ?
I also notice you didn't address the lack of equivalents to Reason and Ableton Live under Linux. Really, your post is very condescending; the software for my purposes is not out there, other than under Windows.
Pro Tools [is a] toy, though. No serious musician would use [it] for anything other than quickly sketching out an idea.
Pro-Tools is the industry standard DAW software. You are BadAnalogyGuy and I claim my free pair of Foster Grant sunglasses.
There's nothing in the Linux world that even comes close to Ableton Live or Propellerheads Reason.
Bundled utilities for uploading MIDI files to home keyboards, digital pianos, or for editing synth patches over MIDI ? Forget it. Hell, good luck with trying to find the software for OSX while you're at it. Go to Sound On Sound Magazine and search on 'Linux'. 9 results, none later than 2005. Real penetration into the pro audio world, guys !
Seriously, just pay the MS or Apple tax, buy licensed software that 'just works' and use it to be creative.
Microsoft exploited it with, tada, a better product.
Do you really think a superior notification sound made people buy Windows ?
Some people can't accept the idea that MS customers might actually like MS products, so they use this concept of MS as a marketing wiz to explain their success.
Well, I like MS products.
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pi...
What we really need is some kind of device which could harvest radiation in the 400-700 nm range and charge your mobile phone with it.
I think the trouble with Wall-E was that it made too much reference to cinema history that only adults would appreciate (not necessarily enjoy), and didn't spend enough time on sticking to the Disney magic formula. It was effectively a Charlie Chaplin romantic comedy with cartoon robots. The animation was top-notch but at the end of the day, you should expect to see movies with characters you can believe in and sympathise with, whether they feature real actors, 2D drawings, puppets or CGI.
For my money, Ratatouille and Bolt (Disney but not a Pixar production) were both far more entertaining and engaging than Wall-E.
Wall-E also ripped off Idiocracy big time.
Pah, molestationnursery.com have changed their domain name. There goes that joke. Bastards.
There's a great user forum for this class of device here. One of the users, Wicknix, has created his own distro called 3MX, and has just completed a build of Debian Etch (for MIPSEL). I use the Elonex ONEt version with the default Linux OS and find it a lot of fun.
The nomad tracking game. The canary in the mine.
The canary has less space than a nomad. Lame.
In what way is this better than GNUPlot?
It has what graphs crave. It has electrolytes.
Rating the Dinosaurs, by Velcro (an old internet humour piece - not my work)
Brontosaurus
Huge beast. Ate only plants, but could crush a '93 Cabriolet with a single step of its titanic brontosaurus feet. Name means "Thunder Lizard" which is about as cool as you can get. Its only real drawback is that it didn't really exist.B+
Apatosaurus
This is what they're calling brontosauruses these days. Apparently they had some problem with the wrong skull on the wrong body--duh--and once they figured it out they had to change the name to "apatosaurus," which means "Deceptive Lizard." Personally I think they should have looked up the Latin for "Stupid Scientist." D
Dimetrodon
Looks like a gecko with a mohawk. Big sail on its back that they think attracted mates or conserved body heat. Actually, that's what scientists say about anything on an animal they don't understand. They could find evidence of an iguanadon with a ZZ Top beard and they'd say "the beard was probably to conserve body heat or attract mates." Which, come to think of it, is probably what ZZ Top uses them for. Anyhow, C
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Cool animal. Name means "Tyrant Lizard King." Cool. I wish my name meant "Tyrant Lizard King." Anyhow, we all know what makes this such a great dinosaur--it could completely eat you. Plus the little tiny forearms make it look like some demented nightmare beast from the fertile mind of Tim Burton. A+
Velociraptor
These guys got a lot of press from "Jurassic Park," but let's face it, they're pretty lacking. They couldn't even manage to eat two little kids, one of whom had only minutes before been turned into a toaster pastry. Sure, they got the hunter, but he was coming up with cute last words when he should have been running like a bunny. And then all three of them got totally worked by a baby Tyrannosaurus! Lame! D!
Stegosaurus
Two words: spiked tail. "Oh, so you're sneaking up behind me to eat my delicious body meats? WHAM! "Spikes! In the head! For you!" Plus it had I-am-an-industrial-monster plates on its back, which while probably for conserving body heat or attracting mates, were impressive-looking. A
The Darkest Side of Clippy.
like beads of running mercury
How many of us have actually seen beads of running mercury ? Isn't the idea of a simile to make you better picture something ?
Fast and bulbous !
That's right, The Mascara Snake, fast and bulbous ! Also, a tin teardrop.
Bulbous also tapered.
I think it's easy to forget just how amazing Yahoo was initially. A huge tree of knowledge that could be expanded by Joe Public. The main difference between it and Google (or Alta Vista before it) was that it relied on human editors rejecting crap links rather than automated spiders and clever algorithms.
Is there room today for an ad-sponsored user-submission, human-edited Yahookipedia ?
I miss the old Yahoo categorized listings. Do they still exist in some shape or form ?
That year is 2409
2112, according to the writings of the holy trinity.
Next, they'll say Betty Crocker isn't real, either.
MS Paint