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  1. Re:tangentially related thought on As Music Streaming Grows, Royalties Slow To a Trickle · · Score: 1

    Just a heads up, my old MyTouch 4G came with an FM receiver on it. It's just not a feature everyone asks for, so it's not put on a lot of phones.

  2. Re:As a pretty huge 'pirate'... on Survey Suggests P2P Users Buy More Music · · Score: 1

    Not sure if trolling. Vinyl is a dead format. It needs to die. Sure, I can buy vinyl, but you really only get 20 good plays out of them due to using high tracking force in environments with lots of bass. Sure, airbags help, but having to rebuy my collection over and over again is just a waste. I've been using Serato for years, and I don't really have an issue with it. Most audio techs at clubs/raves have no clue what the hell they are doing, and even if you had the most pristine sounding vinyl, a bad tech will make it sound like shit. That, and most of the shows I'm at, I'm not on Function One speakers - Just some shitty JBLs on low end QSC amps.

  3. Re:As a pretty huge 'pirate'... on Survey Suggests P2P Users Buy More Music · · Score: 1

    Ill have to take a look. Its been ages since I've used Soulseek. Thanks for the heads up.

  4. As a pretty huge 'pirate'... on Survey Suggests P2P Users Buy More Music · · Score: 2

    As someone who has TBs of pirated games, I have a pretty decent steam account ($1300 last I checked). I have a huge vinyl collection and a massive download folder from Beatport.com (Due to who I DJ for, I have to own all tracks that I use in sets), yet I have a huge download folder. Why do I pirate so much and yet buy a ton of stuff? I pirate games because I get sick of being burned by shitty games, and the clips on Beatport are not nearly long enough to get the gist of the track. Youtube, you say? Good luck trying to find some obscure Minimal, Tech House, and Techno that I play.

    Just thought I'd throw that out there.

  5. Re:So which graphics card should I get? on Driver Update Addresses Radeon Frame Latency Issues · · Score: 1

    Everyone is just guessing unless we have the idle wattage usage numbers as well.

  6. Re:as a Radeon 6870 owner on Driver Update Addresses Radeon Frame Latency Issues · · Score: 1

    What you were experiencing is called microstuddering, and it affects both nvidia and ati.

  7. Re:Kudos to AMD for owning up to this on Driver Update Addresses Radeon Frame Latency Issues · · Score: 1

    I kmow I'm feeding the trolls, but the only platform that was having this issue was the 7xxx series GPUs, which are only a year old. Nice try spreading FUD.

  8. Re:Why not pony up for the real deal? on Making Earbuds That Fit (Video) · · Score: 1

    My UE 3 ways in ears are still going strong after 7 years. I've fine through 2 cords for them, but the headphones themselves are still going strong. Worth the $250 I spent on then.

  9. Re:satisfied with $10 earbuds? on Making Earbuds That Fit (Video) · · Score: 1

    Skullcandy is more about image than sound quality. I stay away from them as much as possible. I use UE 3 way ear buds with custom ear molds and Allen & Heath monitor headphones at home... But I do a lot of music production, so I need $200 headphones. For my cheap pair I use at the gym, I got a pair of $20 sony buds that sound better than $50 Skullcandy, but they are a but too heavy on the lows for my taste.

  10. Re:Piracy enablers? on Kingston Introduces 1TB Flash Drive · · Score: 1

    One afternoon of recording gameplay for my clan resulted in me filling up my 1TB drive. It's easy to max out large hard drives in a day without downloading a thing.

  11. Re:Too Late on Blizzard Reportedly Planning A Linux Game For 2013 · · Score: 1

    We all have Early September '03 Steam accounts, and god only knows how many Diablo 2, BW, and SC1 keys from over the years. We all do own SC2 as well, and have rather large steam libraries.

    Its one thing to drink alone and chat over headphones. Its another to get everyone in a house together to kick down some beers and play games. Hell, we even broke out the Dreamcast and got down on some Powerstone 2. We view it more as a social thing when everyone is together in the same house.

  12. Re:Too Late on Blizzard Reportedly Planning A Linux Game For 2013 · · Score: 1

    I actually just had 10 people over last night for some CS 1.6 and Brood War games.

  13. Re:Sony shiting on its customers on New Sony Patent Blocks Second-hand Games · · Score: 1

    www.play-asia.com/ It's where I used to buy my PS2 imports. I haven't checked them out lately for games, just CDs

  14. Re:Why bother? on AMD Tweaking Radeon Drivers To Reduce Frame Latency Spikes · · Score: 1

    The only time I've had to use XFX Support was to find out why the free game code for steam wasn't working properly. Got a response in under an hour.

  15. Re:four letters... on Ask Slashdot: Undoing an Internet Smear Campaign? · · Score: 1

    The one Im thinking of happened within the past month. It was posted either here or on TorrentFreak.

  16. Re:Why bother? on AMD Tweaking Radeon Drivers To Reduce Frame Latency Spikes · · Score: 1

    XFX support > Any nvidia support, hands down. Then again, I've only bought Black Edition cards from them, so I get priority support.

  17. Re:A day late and a dollar short on AMD Tweaking Radeon Drivers To Reduce Frame Latency Spikes · · Score: 1

    Care to elaborate on the dual monitor implementation? I have had no problems running a dual or tipple monitor setup since my HD4460. Hell, I got a 8150FX running in quad core mode and it cleans up in benchmarks against my friends i5 2600k (i do have a slightly higher OC than him).

  18. Re:four letters... on Ask Slashdot: Undoing an Internet Smear Campaign? · · Score: 1

    If only I could find the link to the story on here where someone did that.

  19. Re:They better fix vertical stripes of death first on AMD Tweaking Radeon Drivers To Reduce Frame Latency Spikes · · Score: 1

    I don't have that issue at all. I also rarely get/had latency issues. This is from both a single 7970 and my new crossfire setup.

  20. Re:And nothing of value was lost on Why Do You Want To Kill My Pet? Zynga Shuts Down PetVille, 10 Others · · Score: 1

    I worry about a family that listens to bad power metal together. At least your family hasn't moved onto Symphony X yet.

  21. Re:LOL on How the Internet Became a Closed Shop · · Score: 1

    /b/

  22. Re:Detail on Carmack: Next-Gen Console Games Will Still Aim For 30fps · · Score: 1

    Someone doesn't play FPS games competitively. I play better on my 120hz BenQ monitor than my 60hz Samsung. It's the smoothness and speed at which new sprites enter the screen. That .016 might not seem like that much, but if he pops on my screen faster than I do on his, it gives me that much more of an edge on the reaction front. Your argument is invalid.

  23. Re:If you don't yet have one ... on AMD Radeon Performance Preview On Linux 3.8 · · Score: 1

    I typically stick to XFX for ATI cards. I have one of their 7970s (DD Black Edition) running at 1100mhz for about a year with no issue. Their support is amazing for customers with Black Edition cards.

  24. Re:What's their motive? on GhostShell Hackers Release Data From Exploiting NASA, FBI, ESA · · Score: 1

    What about hippie communes?

  25. Re:disney hasn't created new characters? really on How Corruption Is Strangling US Innovation · · Score: 2

    Funny thing is, The Lion King is a ripoff of some Japanese cartoon. IIRC the company that made it tried to sue Disney over it snd lost even though it's the same god damn thing.