I'm still a pretty avid s3m/xm/it listener, retaining mods from many long-dead groups. In the hopes that you might want to further re-kindle the spirit.. here's some more information.
http://www.modarchive.com has a huuuge database/archive of mods, going back a good 10+ years. All your favorite artists are probably there.
irc.scene.org is a great place to meet up with some of the musicians from yesteryear. It's strange actually talking to people whose music you've listened to more faithfully than any one 'modern' artist.
http://www.kosmic.org is still around, and their music is still great, even after the conversion to mp3. Some of the guys hang out on irc.scene.org too!
I've also taken the liberty of dumping my current mod playlist on my site. Check out http://www.redcoat.net/mods/ and feel free to download everything.
I can't speak for the majority of linux users, but it irritates me to no end to see this bee-line mentality on 'open source or nothing'. The open source factor is but one of many features that brings linux to its ultimate goal: flexibility. Whether that's flexibility on price, functionality, look'n'feel, hacking, or any facet of any given linux distribution, it all ends up being the same thing.
Linux is by no means a church or religion. It's a decision. For some, they like to make it a statement. For others, it's the only OS they can mold to fit them instead of vice versa. For others all it is is a 'free ride' and people love and fight for free stuff. Whatever the reason, the bottom line is the same. People are discovering they can make things work the way they want.. and they love it.
So Opera is closed source. Big deal. Ideals inclusive, the flexibility of the linux OS allows you to chose another browser. It's about time that linux users in general stopped fearing closed source software. If open source is 'better' in whatever way you perceive it, keep using it. Contribute to it. Make it your religion if you like. But whatever you do, don't deny or reject added flexibility (in browser choice, et al) to the OS of choice.
Surprisingly enough, isn't this exactly what they did in Contact (movie with jodie foster)? "Why build one when you can build two for twice the price?"
NASA has had its share of failure lately and the only mass-media publicity they've had in the past few years has been discoveries on Mars. If it takes two probes, they'll send two probes. If it takes twenty, they'll send twenty. Simply put, NASA's looking for some 'wow factor' in their discoveries; after all, who's going to willingly fund an organization whose most recent news has been burning a few hundred million dollars (note: i said organization not corporation(sic))? Personally, I'd like to see it work. Whatever works. Send something out there, grab all the dirt you like and go back to sitting on your hands for a couple decades - because if two probes don't work, the budget for the next mission will most definitely be their next big news flash.
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I'm still a pretty avid s3m/xm/it listener, retaining mods from many long-dead groups. In the hopes that you might want to further re-kindle the spirit.. here's some more information.
:)
http://www.modarchive.com has a huuuge database/archive of mods, going back a good 10+ years. All your favorite artists are probably there.
irc.scene.org is a great place to meet up with some of the musicians from yesteryear. It's strange actually talking to people whose music you've listened to more faithfully than any one 'modern' artist.
http://www.kosmic.org is still around, and their music is still great, even after the conversion to mp3. Some of the guys hang out on irc.scene.org too!
I've also taken the liberty of dumping my current mod playlist on my site. Check out http://www.redcoat.net/mods/ and feel free to download everything.
Don't let the nostalgia kill you.
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I can't speak for the majority of linux users, but it irritates me to no end to see this bee-line mentality on 'open source or nothing'. The open source factor is but one of many features that brings linux to its ultimate goal: flexibility. Whether that's flexibility on price, functionality, look'n'feel, hacking, or any facet of any given linux distribution, it all ends up being the same thing.
Linux is by no means a church or religion. It's a decision. For some, they like to make it a statement. For others, it's the only OS they can mold to fit them instead of vice versa. For others all it is is a 'free ride' and people love and fight for free stuff. Whatever the reason, the bottom line is the same. People are discovering they can make things work the way they want.. and they love it.
So Opera is closed source. Big deal. Ideals inclusive, the flexibility of the linux OS allows you to chose another browser. It's about time that linux users in general stopped fearing closed source software. If open source is 'better' in whatever way you perceive it, keep using it. Contribute to it. Make it your religion if you like. But whatever you do, don't deny or reject added flexibility (in browser choice, et al) to the OS of choice.
Surprisingly enough, isn't this exactly what they did in Contact (movie with jodie foster)? "Why build one when you can build two for twice the price?"
NASA has had its share of failure lately and the only mass-media publicity they've had in the past few years has been discoveries on Mars. If it takes two probes, they'll send two probes. If it takes twenty, they'll send twenty. Simply put, NASA's looking for some 'wow factor' in their discoveries; after all, who's going to willingly fund an organization whose most recent news has been burning a few hundred million dollars (note: i said organization not corporation(sic))? Personally, I'd like to see it work. Whatever works. Send something out there, grab all the dirt you like and go back to sitting on your hands for a couple decades - because if two probes don't work, the budget for the next mission will most definitely be their next big news flash.