You have an abbreviation specifically to tell what your occupation is? Kinda makes me wanna say IAAOTWWTBACSMBDAFIITSNIS (I am an office temp who wants to be a computer science major but didn't apply for internships in time so now I'm screwed).
Actually, the approximate number of licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop is 2440. I know, I did it myself. That is assuming I took 40 licks per minute (counted over a few one-minute spans over the course of the time interval) and it took just over one hour to complete the Tootsie Pop.
BTW, the flavor was cherry, which may or may not affect the outcome.
I did this when I was 11. I was bored. Don't look at me like that.
So.. to summarize.... I steal music because I'm lacking in moral fortitude, I accept the fact that I'm guilty and I make no bones about it. I am a mature adult and I take responsbility for my actions.
Well, I don't know if you lack in moral fortitude, because your own personal morals say that what you do is okay. You just lack in legal fortitude, I suppose. I mean, if your own beliefs tell you that downloading and listening to apparently-illegal music is fine, then damn the man, more power to you.
[Insert omnipotent power's name here if you believe in one] forbid you should get arrested for such an activity, but if you do, it's just because the laws conflicted with your own belief system. Should such an unfortunate event happen, remember that.
Wow, that's really cool of They Might Be Giants. Used to love them back in my junior high school days, but haven't really listened to their stuff in a few years. Perhaps I should reconsider that decision.
I believe Tori Amos released the first single of the album "To Venus and Back" digitally before the acutal single was released on CD. You could buy the (I assume high quality) MP3 for two or three bucks. I don't know if it came with b-sides or not, though.
Perhaps record companies and artists could learn a lesson from this particular instance. Although I know there are a good number of people out there who download entire album's worth of MP3s, I would think that most people are more likely to only download a few singles from a particular album. So why not have the record companies sell the MP3 singles for two or three bucks a pop each?
Are TVT and Interscope still together? I hope I don't have to stop listening to my NIN cds. The newer ones are labeled with the Nothing/Interscope labels, but the older ones (broken) have TVT on the back.
To my knowledge, Trent Reznor/Nine Inch Nails hasn't been associated with TVT since the Broken and Fixed EPs (Halos Five and Six). Everything after that was done by Nothing/Interscope.
You should say, "Google crew would hae some killer seti@home stats", But they don't, because they are not buying their hardware for SETI, they have important things to crunch.
Oh, I'm hurt. This has probably been said and argued about before, but I'm gonna say something about it anyway. I think that SETI@home has a very noble mission in mind. I don't think it's futile at all. But, since I'm not part of the Google crew, I guess maybe my opinion doesn't count for much.
Python in an open-source environment? Nice. Always wanted to learn more about Python. Call me a newbie/dork/lamer/whatever, but the sound of a programming language named after a potentially deadly snake is appealing to me.
Stupid question time: anybody know what Python 3000 is?
DXM seemed to work for a friend of mine...though I don't think I've ever seen a person's eyes get that red before...not to mention he started to sing something called "Rock 'n Roll McDonald". Let's hear it for the power of synthetic heroine! (That's what DXM is, right?)
Maybe this guy has a patent on posting messages about futile patent issues which waste everybody's time. If that were the case, then this guy could have a bigger plan in the works.;)
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You think it's too much?
Actually, the approximate number of licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop is 2440. I know, I did it myself. That is assuming I took 40 licks per minute (counted over a few one-minute spans over the course of the time interval) and it took just over one hour to complete the Tootsie Pop.
BTW, the flavor was cherry, which may or may not affect the outcome.
I did this when I was 11. I was bored. Don't look at me like that.
[Insert omnipotent power's name here if you believe in one] forbid you should get arrested for such an activity, but if you do, it's just because the laws conflicted with your own belief system. Should such an unfortunate event happen, remember that.
Wow, that's really cool of They Might Be Giants. Used to love them back in my junior high school days, but haven't really listened to their stuff in a few years. Perhaps I should reconsider that decision.
I believe Tori Amos released the first single of the album "To Venus and Back" digitally before the acutal single was released on CD. You could buy the (I assume high quality) MP3 for two or three bucks. I don't know if it came with b-sides or not, though.
Perhaps record companies and artists could learn a lesson from this particular instance. Although I know there are a good number of people out there who download entire album's worth of MP3s, I would think that most people are more likely to only download a few singles from a particular album. So why not have the record companies sell the MP3 singles for two or three bucks a pop each?
Any thoughts?
But all people ever search for is music and porn anyway...so what's the use?
Um...that's nice, I guess...
Ah, forget it. Ahem, "HOLY OFFTOPIC BULLSHIT, BATMAN!!!"
Thank you for your attention.
But hey, there's always distributed.net...
Python in an open-source environment? Nice. Always wanted to learn more about Python. Call me a newbie/dork/lamer/whatever, but the sound of a programming language named after a potentially deadly snake is appealing to me.
Stupid question time: anybody know what Python 3000 is?
DXM seemed to work for a friend of mine...though I don't think I've ever seen a person's eyes get that red before...not to mention he started to sing something called "Rock 'n Roll McDonald". Let's hear it for the power of synthetic heroine! (That's what DXM is, right?)
Maybe this guy has a patent on posting messages about futile patent issues which waste everybody's time. If that were the case, then this guy could have a bigger plan in the works. ;)