Boy, using a 200-disc changer to read all the CD's would be great, but the issue of setting each file name and ID3 data would remain. I, for one, am really picky about file names and ID3 data, so having "track0.mp3" to "track13.mp3" for each album wouldn't cut it.
Ripping CD's off of your computer works so well because of the CDDB providing us with all the song and album informaition.
No, your argument that copying to prevent loss of quality and other damage (such as losing the damn thing) is gone is complete bullshit.
Please try again.
But you'll notice that the topic of discussion is online music trading, not copying CD's. With tapes, the "try before you buy" argument is pretty valid, as each successive recipient will get a crappier copy (heck, the original was probably pretty bad, too;-) ).
Making copies of a song from computer to computer incurs virtually no loss of quality, so the recipient has no real incentive to buy the artist's work.
The reason dubbing tapes is is legal is the loss of quality the sound suffers after repeated copyings. That was the deciding factor in the court battles back in the 80's. With that loss of quality gone, the main argument to the defense of copying music is out the window.
Then again, Ben Franklin didn't need the money from his new stove; he was probably already a pretty wealthy man. Check out this timeline to see where his stove invention fits in. He already had Poor Richy's Almanac and the Pennsylvania Gazette going for him; by this point he was probably more interested in benevolent pursuits (such as his electricity experiments a few years later), not profit.
Had he been some poor schmoe working in a forge and invented this new stove, I don't think the Open Source community would have this bit of evidence to back up their utopian beliefs.
Heh, that's probably true. The main reason I didn't vote for Gore was Lieberman's media violence stand.
I sure as hell wouldn't vote for Bush, well, because he's an idiot and probably would be a puppet for some far right Republicans. Those guys couldn't get elected, but for some unfanthomable reason Bush could.
The only choice is to give a third party a few more votes and maybe some extra federal funding or something. Buy hey, I've got my cool "I voted" sticker so all is well.
I voted third party this morning, and I'm pretty curious to see how the general population here voted. That is, for the Democrats or Republicans, or for a third party.
I've done a few things with MFC, and you'd be crazy to try and program a game with it. It's basically just another way to make standardized windows programs, but with an OO approach.
I suppose one could make a front-end for a game with MFC, but that's as far as I would take it.
I'd just like to congradulate Hemos for actually using the word 'myriad' correctly! About 9 times out of 10 that I encounter that word in use, it's used as an adjective. Even on the fucking radio or TV they fuck it up! Don't they have editors or something?
Thank you.
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It should be apparent that unheeded MS bashing doesn't get you modded up anymore.
Try the movie Office Space.
The life dream of the guy who attempts suicide was to make a floor mat with boxes you could jump to. Each box would have a conclusion.
Hopefully it'll be "++keys_pressed"; otherwise there'd be an extra temporary object created!
Boy, using a 200-disc changer to read all the CD's would be great, but the issue of setting each file name and ID3 data would remain. I, for one, am really picky about file names and ID3 data, so having "track0.mp3" to "track13.mp3" for each album wouldn't cut it.
Ripping CD's off of your computer works so well because of the CDDB providing us with all the song and album informaition.
I'd say unplugging submerged computers would be a good idea, if not a little dangerous.
Whoops, there goes my -13 karma!
But you'll notice that the topic of discussion is online music trading, not copying CD's. With tapes, the "try before you buy" argument is pretty valid, as each successive recipient will get a crappier copy (heck, the original was probably pretty bad, too ;-) ).
Making copies of a song from computer to computer incurs virtually no loss of quality, so the recipient has no real incentive to buy the artist's work.
Why don't you try again?
We just need to wish for a good-sized chunk of the comet tail to land in Afghanistan.
I use Dictionary.com to spell words correctly.
The reason dubbing tapes is is legal is the loss of quality the sound suffers after repeated copyings. That was the deciding factor in the court battles back in the 80's. With that loss of quality gone, the main argument to the defense of copying music is out the window.
I haven't slept all night!
+1 Insightful, please
Nice one! Mod that suckah up!
Aww, shucks!
/me throws his hat in the dust.
to ("market--financial-services companies and service providers") aren't shy about investing in tools. Of course
Don't forget the "that", pretty boy!
Then again, Ben Franklin didn't need the money from his new stove; he was probably already a pretty wealthy man. Check out this timeline to see where his stove invention fits in. He already had Poor Richy's Almanac and the Pennsylvania Gazette going for him; by this point he was probably more interested in benevolent pursuits (such as his electricity experiments a few years later), not profit.
Had he been some poor schmoe working in a forge and invented this new stove, I don't think the Open Source community would have this bit of evidence to back up their utopian beliefs.
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Just how fucking imperceptive are you?
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Boy, Microsoft (maybe Macro$oft! he he) sure does suck! You go, boy!
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Heh, mod that up
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Heh, that's probably true. The main reason I didn't vote for Gore was Lieberman's media violence stand.
I sure as hell wouldn't vote for Bush, well, because he's an idiot and probably would be a puppet for some far right Republicans. Those guys couldn't get elected, but for some unfanthomable reason Bush could.
The only choice is to give a third party a few more votes and maybe some extra federal funding or something. Buy hey, I've got my cool "I voted" sticker so all is well.
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I voted third party this morning, and I'm pretty curious to see how the general population here voted. That is, for the Democrats or Republicans, or for a third party.
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Hehe! I bet he means drugs!
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I've done a few things with MFC, and you'd be crazy to try and program a game with it. It's basically just another way to make standardized windows programs, but with an OO approach.
I suppose one could make a front-end for a game with MFC, but that's as far as I would take it.
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I'm running Windows 2000 on a K6-2 with 64MB of RAM, and it runs a lot faster than Win 98 did.
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At least they covered their asses by mentioning their 'Reduntant, -1' news post.
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I'd just like to congradulate Hemos for actually using the word 'myriad' correctly! About 9 times out of 10 that I encounter that word in use, it's used as an adjective. Even on the fucking radio or TV they fuck it up! Don't they have editors or something? Thank you.
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