n todays mass market media world no one is making albums as whole works of art. Its a room full of marketing execs deciding what to put where. So you normally only like a few songs, only a few songs are ever on the raido, and the album is usually just a way of filling up the disk to make an excuse for you to buy it. Its like taking a ok short story, and just adding new chapters on the end.
Hmm... I think you're listening to the wrong kind of music, dude. Or rather, from the wrong sources (radio stations and labels)... There are *lots* of bands out there with integrity, who write great songs, and who actually record, produce and organize their own albums!
they force me to buy tracks I don't want just to get the 1 or 2 I want.
I've always found this argument somewhat curious. An album is arguably a cohesive work of art; you don't hear people saying this about books ("they force me to buy chapters I don't want") or movies ("they force me to buy scenes I don't want"). Why do people make this argument with CDs?
I concede that I cannot find any reputable sources citing the contrary definitions for these words to counter with. However I'm sure I've seen them before; certainly while growing up, these words have been ambiguous that way. Perhaps it is a Canadian usage.
Nonetheless my point was that the "in-" prefix adds no value to the word. It is for this reason that we get other made-up words like "irregardless". Euugh.
By making your "sometimes it is best to keep your mouth shut" remark, you help paint yourself as an ass.
Canada's was bought and turned into a museum (well, a couple of floors of it anyway). Kinda fascinating to walk through there, even though it was unfortunately stripped of all contents before its disposition, though many of the original artifacts and replicas have been since re-installed.
Which raises another question...If the display settings are set at 60Hz, and then locked out so you couldn't even change it if you wanted to, is that grounds for a protential lawsuit?
I don't even know you, and I can tell you're American!
Are you saying that in your example, Gmail will show the HTML part with the image correctly (but not the preceding text/plain part)?
If so, I don't see what's wrong with that. Multipart/alternative suggests that there are a few equally-viable representations; choosing the richer HTML-based (multipart/relative) one over the text/plain seems sensible.
Dude, it's time you steal a bulk case of tin-foil from your local wal-mart, and move out of the U.S.A.! How about this:
You would think that there would be safty [sic] concerns with users able to cut their own throats open while driving. That would be a bigger distraction than a cell phone. I really don't think this is a smart move on the knife-maker's part. What if two years down the line, some guy kills himself or someone else with his pocket knife and sues Victorinox for distracting him..."
Is it Apple's responsibility for ensuring that stupid people do not buy their product, and do not use it irresponsibly? Shit, somebody with that type of judgment should not be driving the car in the first place!
My understanding is that if your card is not properly signed (if, say, you've written "see ID" instead of your signature) then the card is not valid, and a purchase made with it is fraudulent. At least, that's what my Mastercard cardholder agreement said to me last time I read it.
...the tonal quality that [Eric Clapton] gives his chords when his thumb glides ever so slightly down the guitar pick.
Piece of trivia: Clapton never used a pick; he grew his thumb and forefingernails long enough to actually pick with them, although holding them together in the fashion that one would hold a pick.
What is this "32-bit" you keep talking about? Even in professional hi-fi recording studios, rarely is anything recorded at more than 24-bit resolution (although sometimes the sampling rates go up a fair bit). Standard telephone is typically 8 bit 8 KHz; an uncompressed G.711 VoIP stream at this quality (indiscernible to POTS, and often of higher quality) requires 64 kbps.
I guess by "32-bit" you really just mean "sounds great".
The term is primarily from fishing, where "trolling" is cruising around with a fixed pole/hook, trying to catch anything stupid enough to bite.
I thought it was "trawling"?
Ah, I've learned something. "Trawling" can refer to this, but also to dragging a wide net (which is what I had in mind). "Trolling" can mean however to fish by dragging a baited line.
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n todays mass market media world no one is making albums as whole works of art. Its a room full of marketing execs deciding what to put where. So you normally only like a few songs, only a few songs are ever on the raido, and the album is usually just a way of filling up the disk to make an excuse for you to buy it. Its like taking a ok short story, and just adding new chapters on the end.
Hmm... I think you're listening to the wrong kind of music, dude. Or rather, from the wrong sources (radio stations and labels)... There are *lots* of bands out there with integrity, who write great songs, and who actually record, produce and organize their own albums!
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they force me to buy tracks I don't want just to get the 1 or 2 I want.
I've always found this argument somewhat curious. An album is arguably a cohesive work of art; you don't hear people saying this about books ("they force me to buy chapters I don't want") or movies ("they force me to buy scenes I don't want"). Why do people make this argument with CDs?
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I concede that I cannot find any reputable sources citing the contrary definitions for these words to counter with. However I'm sure I've seen them before; certainly while growing up, these words have been ambiguous that way. Perhaps it is a Canadian usage.
Nonetheless my point was that the "in-" prefix adds no value to the word. It is for this reason that we get other made-up words like "irregardless". Euugh.
By making your "sometimes it is best to keep your mouth shut" remark, you help paint yourself as an ass.
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They are invaluable for long car trips
If they were "invaluable", they would be devoid of value, no? Perahps you mean "indispensible".
Fire-retardant material is inflammable.
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It looks like a little piggy's head. And the wimpy font for the wordmark is disappointing. What was wrong with the old one?
"The new FreeBSD: less character, more sheen"
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Canada's was bought and turned into a museum (well, a couple of floors of it anyway). Kinda fascinating to walk through there, even though it was unfortunately stripped of all contents before its disposition, though many of the original artifacts and replicas have been since re-installed.
-ben
Which raises another question...If the display settings are set at 60Hz, and then locked out so you couldn't even change it if you wanted to, is that grounds for a protential lawsuit?
I don't even know you, and I can tell you're American!
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I'm actually confused as to why this ended up getting approved for the front page.
Because slashdot has degenerated into a piece of self-aggrandizing shit?
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Oh. Well then, indeed, that seems fuct. :p
Are you saying that in your example, Gmail will show the HTML part with the image correctly (but not the preceding text/plain part)?
If so, I don't see what's wrong with that. Multipart/alternative suggests that there are a few equally-viable representations; choosing the richer HTML-based (multipart/relative) one over the text/plain seems sensible.
Do I misunderstand?
-ben
Cute girl: There's no place like... colon?
You: That's right, baby... your colon, the place right where I wanna put my--
Cute girl: *gasp*
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Is it Apple's responsibility for ensuring that stupid people do not buy their product, and do not use it irresponsibly? Shit, somebody with that type of judgment should not be driving the car in the first place!
-ben
What is this "CND" shit? Who made that up?
If you want to use cutesy abbreviations, how about the ISO country code (CAN).
-ben
You have exactly one inherent right: to die.
Whaddya talk? Suicide is illegal, and so is euthanasia on this side of the pond. I am missing your point.
-ben
Also, water is wet. Food satisfies hunger.
Can we have more of these content-free statements of the blindingly obvious, please?
Slashdot subscribers, please stand up so that I can laugh at you.
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Marijuana? Addiction? Show me some proof.
I smoke weed from time to time. I sure ain't addicted.
-ben
Can slashdot editors stop writing headlines that do not end in rhetorical questions?
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My understanding is that if your card is not properly signed (if, say, you've written "see ID" instead of your signature) then the card is not valid, and a purchase made with it is fraudulent. At least, that's what my Mastercard cardholder agreement said to me last time I read it.
Am I wrong?
-ben
Must be a misprint, or due to government subsidy
You're suggesting that the Russian Federal Nuclear Energy Agency (government) is being subsidized by the government?
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...the tonal quality that [Eric Clapton] gives his chords when his thumb glides ever so slightly down the guitar pick.
Piece of trivia: Clapton never used a pick; he grew his thumb and forefingernails long enough to actually pick with them, although holding them together in the fashion that one would hold a pick.
(Funny post though!)
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Dude. They are people seeking refuge. Hence, refugees. Chill.
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$0.98!
A bargain discount for that classic old tune you just hafta have.
What is this "32-bit" you keep talking about? Even in professional hi-fi recording studios, rarely is anything recorded at more than 24-bit resolution (although sometimes the sampling rates go up a fair bit). Standard telephone is typically 8 bit 8 KHz; an uncompressed G.711 VoIP stream at this quality (indiscernible to POTS, and often of higher quality) requires 64 kbps.
I guess by "32-bit" you really just mean "sounds great".
-b
The term is primarily from fishing, where "trolling" is cruising around with a fixed pole/hook, trying to catch anything stupid enough to bite.
I thought it was "trawling"?
Ah, I've learned something. "Trawling" can refer to this, but also to dragging a wide net (which is what I had in mind). "Trolling" can mean however to fish by dragging a baited line.
-b
No kidding. "Here is some information... you are welcome to synthesize it somehow". What is novel about this?
And where the hell does the misappropriated word "remix" come from?!
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