First off, let me say I have really enjoyed iTMS and have bought a few hundred songs (to add to our collection of ~400CDs I ripped a few years back) since it began -- a mix of full albums (great old blues artists for example) and singles and one-hit wonders from albums I once owned but *lost/had stolen* many years ago in college. GRRRRR
Anyways, I was thinking recently that the reason there are missing tracks on many available albums might be an attempt to discourage the distribution of purchased music through unsavoury channels...
Rather, we all know that CDDB uses a rather arcane method of identifying a CD -- there is no mechanism for ID'ing a CD built into the disc itself -- CDDB looks at the 'fingerprint' of the disc(the order and length of the tracks) to divine the identity of the disc...
We also know that iTMS allows purchased music to be shared only as a redbook-type CD -- and that CD can then be re-imported as an MP3/MP4 etc...but it loses the id3 info that way because without the original albums 'fingerprint' CDDB cannot identify the newly burned album with the *missing* track(s).
In essence, by witholding a track here and a track there, they are able to limit the ease of distributing purchased iTMS music.
XPostFactoallows installation of OS X on *unsupported* Macs...not quite as old as your LC520, but it *should* allow for a certain degree of recycling...
If they sold them at unit cost + $10(and that was below $100) they would be great for saturating the market with devices that played Apple-style protected AACs.
Disposable income-types would still be getting iPods(and miniPods) and when they introduce support for burning direct to a CD-R over firewire...)
and all Macs, regarding the second/right click issue...I agree that carrying an external mouse is not always convenient -- that is why 'ctrl' clicking *is* the equivelant to second/right clicking. I know it is not the same, in that it requires the use of both hands, but I don't think that is a negative thing. It is very similar to using 'shift' and 'command" with modifier keys...
I remember that iTunes *had* support for additional models of MP3 players. I say *had* because my question is does it still have similar support for 3rd party devices?
I remember that iTunes *had* support for additional models of MP3 players. I say *had* because my question is does it still have similar support for 3rd party devices?
I am not saying that I agree with the stubborness of the OBOS group, I was simply pointing out that from my admittidly *limited* understanding of the original BeOS, it is effectively different than Linux, and that Linux is not a one-shoe-fits-all solution -- rather there are perfectly valid reasons for wanting to implement something on the order of the original kernel rather than grafting just the 'experience' of the BeOS onto another existing kernel...even if that reason is essentially novelty.
"They have gotten so much free code and good will from the open source community and yet they still insist on making it that much more difficult for Linux users to be able to do something as basic as watch their "exclusive" movie trailers."
Linux != open source...
I think the *BSDs are benefiting just fine from Apple's investment...but then again, "BSD is dying"(R)...so what do I know...
I like your style...what can I call you -- if you care to share? Do you have a sig here? I'd like to stay on the lookout for you in the future.
I really don't like the zealous types out here either(regardless of platform) -- it's funny, I never thought myself *blindly* zealous -- but obviously I rubbed you the wrong way once (or a dozen) times...when did it start? Or rather was there an initial post that ticked you off, or did I just seem like so many other frothy mac users around here?
BTW, I'm also in my 30's -- with a couple of rugrats to boot;)
Occasionally, I lose hope for all of us...you have reversed the tide...Have a great one!
Sincerely,
Fanboy
Correction:Hey there my favorite Linux-user...
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Again, I am so glad you responded to my post...I wrote back to you earlier in the hopes that you'd have a merry X-Mas -- I still don't have it in me to fight it out again, but either way, I assure you that I do wish you the best this holiday season, and I hope you can bury the hatchet. I think there are vastly more tempting and zealous *fanboys* out there...but if there aren't, I will still be here to entertain you and vice-versa.
I don't care if you buy anything...period...I read an insightful post the other day which summed up my position -- we are not defined by what we buy. Some times the things we buy work and sometimes they don't. Either way, it is not a reflection on us.
Anyways, I hope you have a good holiday, and I look forward to interacting with you in the future -- hopefully on better terms.
Sincerely,
Stupid Cocksucking Apple-Using Fuckwad
p.s. If you are over twenty-five, which your experience would lead me to believe, and you are actually this much of a dick, and it is not just some wonderfully-sick hobby (which I could appreciate), I think you might have serious transference-anxiety-issues...
I am so glad you responded to my post...I wrote back to you earlier in the hopes that you'd have a merry X-Mas -- I still don't have it in me to fight it out again, but either way, I assure you that I do wish you the best this holiday season, and I hope you can bury the hatchet. I think there are vastly more tempting *fanboys* out there...but if there aren't, I will still be here to entertain you and vice-versa.
I don't care if you buy anything...period...I read an insightful post the other day which summed up my position -- we are not defined by what we buy. Some times the things we buy work and sometimes they don't. Either way, it is not a reflection on us.
Anyways, I hope you have a good holiday, and I look forward to interacting with you in the future -- hopefully on better terms.
Wow, that *article* was the only steaming peice of shit I saw. I think enough Slashbots replied to that topic...Thank god your a *nix guy at least...my level of respect for you has gone off the charts:)
How sad and depressing your life must be...chasing my ass around Slashdot. I think you have a crush on me...
Keep up the good work.
Or better yet, get a life you LOSER! I ain't goin' nowhere, and I sure as hell bet that you got an appointment with a vocational advisor regarding some manual labor options...
Try this >>
You're in your parent's basement, right?
1. Lift your fat ass out of your chair.
2. Walk ten feet to your bedroom's door.
3. Open said door.
4. Carefully insert your small testicles near the strike plate. Don't miss those little buggers, now.
5. Slam the door repeatedly 'til you have safely removed your ability to reproduce -- thereby sparing the rest of us of your RETARDED progeny.
Look on the bright side, you can have sex without getting your mom pregnant.
One equally overlooked point is that 'promotion of science and useful arts' does not necessarily mean that it should happen in our lifetimes. While we would *like* to have access to, and benefit from, protected ideas as quickly as possible, the intent of the laws does not promise that free return in our lifetime, but rather in the future.
Whether it's patents, music or other protected content, the 'returning' of the exclusive rights back to the public domain does not hinge on it happening immediately, nor does it neccesarily negatively impact present day society when it doesn't...those who wish to benefit from said invention or enjoy said artistic content, can pay for that access now, or wait 20 to 100 years to have it free-of-charge(unless the rights-holder is philanthropical and chooses to freely distribute) Either way, *future* generations will have access to this *important* knowledge, but the inventor/rights-holder has a good, long time to profit from their idea
Secondly, I don't think taxing IP is realistic due to the fact that assessing the future value of IP's impact on the world would be nearly impossible -- it is not the same thing as a home(1.5% property taxes) especially if it is tied to an upper limit at which point you would be paying back all profits you ever earned and still be forced to release it into the public domain. Also, IP is effectively taxed as earned income to whomever owns the IP and resulting business interests. To tax the IP individually would be double-taxation.
I think the problem boils down to patience and entitlement -- we have way too little of the first and way to much of the last.
P.S. Please do not confuse my opinion with fact:) , and do not assume I defend MS in this situation. All I defend is the general idea of rights for inventors and their ability to dictate the terms of their rights.
A typical complaint of the Open Source community is that proprietary software vendors use legal means to stifle criticism of their detractors. But the Open Source community can be just as unforgiving of internal critics. Attempts to point out flaws or places where there's room for improvement in an application usually lead directly to defensive rebuttals, character attacks on the critic, or complete rejection of the validity of the issues.
I am hoping mad at this slanderous disparagement. I think the writer of this 'article' would have been a good Nazi propagandist. His points are totally irrelevant and unfounded.
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or else you might *really* offend someone 'round these parts...
First off, let me say I have really enjoyed iTMS and have bought a few hundred songs (to add to our collection of ~400CDs I ripped a few years back) since it began -- a mix of full albums (great old blues artists for example) and singles and one-hit wonders from albums I once owned but *lost/had stolen* many years ago in college. GRRRRR
Anyways, I was thinking recently that the reason there are missing tracks on many available albums might be an attempt to discourage the distribution of purchased music through unsavoury channels...
Rather, we all know that CDDB uses a rather arcane method of identifying a CD -- there is no mechanism for ID'ing a CD built into the disc itself -- CDDB looks at the 'fingerprint' of the disc(the order and length of the tracks) to divine the identity of the disc...
We also know that iTMS allows purchased music to be shared only as a redbook-type CD -- and that CD can then be re-imported as an MP3/MP4 etc...but it loses the id3 info that way because without the original albums 'fingerprint' CDDB cannot identify the newly burned album with the *missing* track(s).
In essence, by witholding a track here and a track there, they are able to limit the ease of distributing purchased iTMS music.
XPostFactoallows installation of OS X on *unsupported* Macs...not quite as old as your LC520, but it *should* allow for a certain degree of recycling...
If they sold them at unit cost + $10(and that was below $100) they would be great for saturating the market with devices that played Apple-style protected AACs.
Disposable income-types would still be getting iPods(and miniPods) and when they introduce support for burning direct to a CD-R over firewire...)
I think we will have a better chance of visiting the planet Pluto than the website Pluto for the foreseeable future...
or maybe "First Po-t(roast)"?...
and all Macs, regarding the second/right click issue...I agree that carrying an external mouse is not always convenient -- that is why 'ctrl' clicking *is* the equivelant to second/right clicking. I know it is not the same, in that it requires the use of both hands, but I don't think that is a negative thing. It is very similar to using 'shift' and 'command" with modifier keys...
I remember that iTunes *had* support for additional models of MP3 players. I say *had* because my question is does it still have similar support for 3rd party devices?
Or is that a feature that was only in iTunes 2 or 3?
I remember that iTunes *had* support for additional models of MP3 players. I say *had* because my question is does it still have similar support for 3rd party devices?
Or is that a feature that was only in iTunes 2 or 3?
I am not saying that I agree with the stubborness of the OBOS group, I was simply pointing out that from my admittidly *limited* understanding of the original BeOS, it is effectively different than Linux, and that Linux is not a one-shoe-fits-all solution -- rather there are perfectly valid reasons for wanting to implement something on the order of the original kernel rather than grafting just the 'experience' of the BeOS onto another existing kernel...even if that reason is essentially novelty.
"Why do people not port their projects -- BeOS -- to Unix (clones)"
Because it wouldn't be "BeOS" then?
"Every BeOS project owner waiting for a fortune will get demotivated sooner or later."
Maybe there are more important things then 'fortunes' that motivate people...
Linux != open source...
I think the *BSDs are benefiting just fine from Apple's investment...but then again, "BSD is dying"(R)...so what do I know...
patching whatever problem we all were carping about two weeks ago :)
I like your style...what can I call you -- if you care to share? Do you have a sig here? I'd like to stay on the lookout for you in the future.
;)
I really don't like the zealous types out here either(regardless of platform) -- it's funny, I never thought myself *blindly* zealous -- but obviously I rubbed you the wrong way once (or a dozen) times...when did it start? Or rather was there an initial post that ticked you off, or did I just seem like so many other frothy mac users around here?
BTW, I'm also in my 30's -- with a couple of rugrats to boot
Best regards,
"Stupid Cocksucking Apple-Using Fuckwad" -- aka 'Sasha'
Occasionally, I lose hope for all of us...you have reversed the tide...Have a great one!
Sincerely,
Fanboy
Again, I am so glad you responded to my post...I wrote back to you earlier in the hopes that you'd have a merry X-Mas -- I still don't have it in me to fight it out again, but either way, I assure you that I do wish you the best this holiday season, and I hope you can bury the hatchet. I think there are vastly more tempting and zealous *fanboys* out there...but if there aren't, I will still be here to entertain you and vice-versa.
I don't care if you buy anything...period...I read an insightful post the other day which summed up my position -- we are not defined by what we buy. Some times the things we buy work and sometimes they don't. Either way, it is not a reflection on us.
Anyways, I hope you have a good holiday, and I look forward to interacting with you in the future -- hopefully on better terms.
Sincerely,
Stupid Cocksucking Apple-Using Fuckwad
p.s. If you are over twenty-five, which your experience would lead me to believe, and you are actually this much of a dick, and it is not just some wonderfully-sick hobby (which I could appreciate), I think you might have serious transference-anxiety-issues...
I am so glad you responded to my post...I wrote back to you earlier in the hopes that you'd have a merry X-Mas -- I still don't have it in me to fight it out again, but either way, I assure you that I do wish you the best this holiday season, and I hope you can bury the hatchet. I think there are vastly more tempting *fanboys* out there...but if there aren't, I will still be here to entertain you and vice-versa.
I don't care if you buy anything...period...I read an insightful post the other day which summed up my position -- we are not defined by what we buy. Some times the things we buy work and sometimes they don't. Either way, it is not a reflection on us.
Anyways, I hope you have a good holiday, and I look forward to interacting with you in the future -- hopefully on better terms.
Sincerely,
Stupid Cocksucking Apple-Using Fuckwad
"Would you *like* to see my hulk"...might do the trick...
and no one ever got laid with the line "Did you see the Hulk?"
Wow, that *article* was the only steaming peice of shit I saw. I think enough Slashbots replied to that topic...Thank god your a *nix guy at least...my level of respect for you has gone off the charts :)
I don't have it in me to battle tonight...sorry.
Have a merry X-Mas.
- Fucking Stupid Cocksucking Fanboy
How sad and depressing your life must be...chasing my ass around Slashdot. I think you have a crush on me...
Keep up the good work.
Or better yet, get a life you LOSER! I ain't goin' nowhere, and I sure as hell bet that you got an appointment with a vocational advisor regarding some manual labor options...
Try this >>
You're in your parent's basement, right?
1. Lift your fat ass out of your chair.
2. Walk ten feet to your bedroom's door.
3. Open said door.
4. Carefully insert your small testicles near the strike plate. Don't miss those little buggers, now.
5. Slam the door repeatedly 'til you have safely removed your ability to reproduce -- thereby sparing the rest of us of your RETARDED progeny.
Look on the bright side, you can have sex without getting your mom pregnant.
Oooooooooh...that's gotta hurt...
Offload to a Philips DVD+R-type device in 'unprotected' mode and pop it into your computer...
There's two things...
:) , and do not assume I defend MS in this situation. All I defend is the general idea of rights for inventors and their ability to dictate the terms of their rights.
One equally overlooked point is that 'promotion of science and useful arts' does not necessarily mean that it should happen in our lifetimes. While we would *like* to have access to, and benefit from, protected ideas as quickly as possible, the intent of the laws does not promise that free return in our lifetime, but rather in the future.
Whether it's patents, music or other protected content, the 'returning' of the exclusive rights back to the public domain does not hinge on it happening immediately, nor does it neccesarily negatively impact present day society when it doesn't...those who wish to benefit from said invention or enjoy said artistic content, can pay for that access now, or wait 20 to 100 years to have it free-of-charge(unless the rights-holder is philanthropical and chooses to freely distribute) Either way, *future* generations will have access to this *important* knowledge, but the inventor/rights-holder has a good, long time to profit from their idea
Secondly, I don't think taxing IP is realistic due to the fact that assessing the future value of IP's impact on the world would be nearly impossible -- it is not the same thing as a home(1.5% property taxes) especially if it is tied to an upper limit at which point you would be paying back all profits you ever earned and still be forced to release it into the public domain. Also, IP is effectively taxed as earned income to whomever owns the IP and resulting business interests. To tax the IP individually would be double-taxation.
I think the problem boils down to patience and entitlement -- we have way too little of the first and way to much of the last.
P.S. Please do not confuse my opinion with fact
I am hoping mad at this slanderous disparagement. I think the writer of this 'article' would have been a good Nazi propagandist. His points are totally irrelevant and unfounded.
...do not neccesarily equal "Most of the best TV shows available"...Now, I'm off to Wally World...