Filtering by id3 tags is quite primitive in contrast to filtering by actual characteristics of the audio file.
I was quite surprised to hear the similarities that the software found between artists I never would have played back to back, because my mind had them segregated into their own arbitrary genres.
The really sad part is that as the only combination audio hardware/music label corporation, Sony had the chance to totally own the digital music universe. Imagine buying an album of non-DRM mp3s on a memory stick, and playing it in your Sony mp3 player. Sony would have made money both ways -- by selling hardware, and by selling music -- and by the way, they would have made a much bigger cut on the music than Apple currently does as a music middleman, which means they could have shrugged off the paranoia that causes DRM.
And they could have done this in 1999, long before Apple got rolling with iTunes. Sony, you screwed up big time.
What I don't get is how anyone could listen to their entire collection on shuffle. Perhaps my collection is more eclectic than most, but I have audio books, Xmas music, weird classical, Jim Morrison reading poetry, and a million other things that don't necessarily play well together with the pop, rock and jazz that make up the majority of my collection.
I love MusicMagic Mixer from Predixis, which uses computer analysis of each audio file to determine which songs play well together. Pick one song, or ten songs, and tell it to make a mix that sounds similar. If only it worked with my Rio Karma. I have to create playlists with Predixis and then load them into the Karma through the awful Rio Music Manager...
...No matter, the combo of the Karma and Predixis software is still vastly superior to iTunes and an iPod, when it comes to manipulating a large body of audio.
Mail... Ick. Every week or so I have to remind Mail to delete messages from my server immediately, rather than after one week. Deleting an account deletes all mail ever sent/received from that account. Are you kidding me? That has to be the worst flaw ever in a mail program. Changing email addresses does not mean I want to throw out all my correspondence from the last ten years.
If you're an advertiser, what pays off in the long run? Building brand loyalty for life with a 12 year old, or a 42 year old?
Ford vs Chevy, Coke vs Pepsi, these meaningless ways the average person uses advertising campaigns to define themselves, these loyalties are formed in the teen years. That's why cigarette and alcohol companies can't help but keep advertising to kids, even though it's now illegal. It's the only advertising that pays for itself for decades.
NIMBY can be a valid argument -- if nobody wants it in their back yard, perhaps we need to find a better way to build it, or increase the local value until someone does want it in their back yard.
that made me laugh out loud. Yeah, the April Fools and Think Geek thing is over the top, way over the top. Come on guys, this is performance art here. Andy Kaufman would be proud.
No graphic designers here. Small company, and we all cover many tasks. I personally am the IT department, inhouse sales, PR hack, and general office lackey. Occasionally they even let me in the warehouse, but I'm not allowed on the forklift. So none of us are 18-hour-a-day Photoshop worshippers.
As I've said earlier, gimp just needs a color plugin architecture, and some "anonymous" soul can individually create a pantone-like plugin. That should solve the problem. That's how some audio apps get around the mp3 encoding problem.
For what we do Pantone is used occasionally, but CMYK is used every day.
My brother (physical therapist) wants me to exercise every day. My other brother (theologian) wants me to go to church. My dentist wants me to floss regularly. I want them all to use Firefox.
There's a lot of free advice out there, but not enough time or energy in my day to follow all of it.
Am I the only one who doesn't mind doing favors for friends and family? My grandma never charged me for her oatmeal raisin cookies, and I have frequently asked my lawyer or doctor friends for advice. My brother is a physical therapist, and he sent me a list of exercises when I sprained my ankle. No bill, just free advice. And a nifty ankle brace that fit into my regular shoes.
My dictionary says that to distribute is to deliver or pass out. To redistribute, then, would be to deliver or pass out again. That seems to be a simple enough meaning.
A large majority of the federal budget (not including debt interest) is spent on social security and military salaries and pensions. The miniscule amount spent on welfare is a red herring, especially considering the changes to the program 12 years ago.
And how do we pay for essential services? By taking wealth from some citizens (tax payers) and redistributing it to other citizens (soldiers, guys in hard hats).
Redistribution of wealth is the whole point of taxation. If you want to end all taxation and government spending, OK, good luck with that. Meanwhile, redistribution of wealth is mostly what government does.
Truthfully, it takes a huge ego to assume that your talent is so rare that the world will pay you to do something that most people do for pure enjoyment. (i.e. art, music, etc.)
Being able to maintain that ego while having your art ridiculed and misused by the entertainment industry -- or worse -- ignored -- now that is a rare talent. Or a missing chromosome.
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Filtering by id3 tags is quite primitive in contrast to filtering by actual characteristics of the audio file.
I was quite surprised to hear the similarities that the software found between artists I never would have played back to back, because my mind had them segregated into their own arbitrary genres.
The really sad part is that as the only combination audio hardware/music label corporation, Sony had the chance to totally own the digital music universe. Imagine buying an album of non-DRM mp3s on a memory stick, and playing it in your Sony mp3 player. Sony would have made money both ways -- by selling hardware, and by selling music -- and by the way, they would have made a much bigger cut on the music than Apple currently does as a music middleman, which means they could have shrugged off the paranoia that causes DRM.
And they could have done this in 1999, long before Apple got rolling with iTunes. Sony, you screwed up big time.
What I don't get is how anyone could listen to their entire collection on shuffle. Perhaps my collection is more eclectic than most, but I have audio books, Xmas music, weird classical, Jim Morrison reading poetry, and a million other things that don't necessarily play well together with the pop, rock and jazz that make up the majority of my collection.
...No matter, the combo of the Karma and Predixis software is still vastly superior to iTunes and an iPod, when it comes to manipulating a large body of audio.
I love MusicMagic Mixer from Predixis, which uses computer analysis of each audio file to determine which songs play well together. Pick one song, or ten songs, and tell it to make a mix that sounds similar. If only it worked with my Rio Karma. I have to create playlists with Predixis and then load them into the Karma through the awful Rio Music Manager...
Mail... Ick. Every week or so I have to remind Mail to delete messages from my server immediately, rather than after one week. Deleting an account deletes all mail ever sent/received from that account. Are you kidding me? That has to be the worst flaw ever in a mail program. Changing email addresses does not mean I want to throw out all my correspondence from the last ten years.
If you're an advertiser, what pays off in the long run? Building brand loyalty for life with a 12 year old, or a 42 year old?
Ford vs Chevy, Coke vs Pepsi, these meaningless ways the average person uses advertising campaigns to define themselves, these loyalties are formed in the teen years. That's why cigarette and alcohol companies can't help but keep advertising to kids, even though it's now illegal. It's the only advertising that pays for itself for decades.
What do they ship it in?
Bags. Giant plastic bags.
NIMBY can be a valid argument -- if nobody wants it in their back yard, perhaps we need to find a better way to build it, or increase the local value until someone does want it in their back yard.
that made me laugh out loud. Yeah, the April Fools and Think Geek thing is over the top, way over the top. Come on guys, this is performance art here. Andy Kaufman would be proud.
Fewer. Fewer spelling errors.
No graphic designers here. Small company, and we all cover many tasks. I personally am the IT department, inhouse sales, PR hack, and general office lackey. Occasionally they even let me in the warehouse, but I'm not allowed on the forklift. So none of us are 18-hour-a-day Photoshop worshippers.
Interesting. Hopefully it will be fully integrated soon.
As I've said earlier, gimp just needs a color plugin architecture, and some "anonymous" soul can individually create a pantone-like plugin. That should solve the problem. That's how some audio apps get around the mp3 encoding problem.
For what we do Pantone is used occasionally, but CMYK is used every day.
is cmyk. My boss is ready to buy 5 licenses for Adobe CS2, and I'd love to save him a few grand.
My brother (physical therapist) wants me to exercise every day. My other brother (theologian) wants me to go to church. My dentist wants me to floss regularly. I want them all to use Firefox.
There's a lot of free advice out there, but not enough time or energy in my day to follow all of it.
Am I the only one who doesn't mind doing favors for friends and family? My grandma never charged me for her oatmeal raisin cookies, and I have frequently asked my lawyer or doctor friends for advice. My brother is a physical therapist, and he sent me a list of exercises when I sprained my ankle. No bill, just free advice. And a nifty ankle brace that fit into my regular shoes.
If Cleveland is in the Midwest, Las Vegas is in the Mideast.
my money's on deb, but ian is still within striking distance, according to the latest poll.
My dictionary says that to distribute is to deliver or pass out. To redistribute, then, would be to deliver or pass out again. That seems to be a simple enough meaning.
A large majority of the federal budget (not including debt interest) is spent on social security and military salaries and pensions. The miniscule amount spent on welfare is a red herring, especially considering the changes to the program 12 years ago.
Yes, and how are those projects funded? By redistributing wealth from taxpayers to contractors.
My comment was not about what I believe it should be, it's about what I perceive in the current system.
But, yes, given the choice, I prefer Robin Hood to Prince John.
And how do we pay for essential services? By taking wealth from some citizens (tax payers) and redistributing it to other citizens (soldiers, guys in hard hats).
No more real criminals? Now we have to lock up the people pretending to be criminals?
No more squirt guns, pirate costumes, gangsta rap, or Hamburgler slides.
Redistribution of wealth is the whole point of taxation. If you want to end all taxation and government spending, OK, good luck with that. Meanwhile, redistribution of wealth is mostly what government does.
Truthfully, it takes a huge ego to assume that your talent is so rare that the world will pay you to do something that most people do for pure enjoyment. (i.e. art, music, etc.)
Being able to maintain that ego while having your art ridiculed and misused by the entertainment industry -- or worse -- ignored -- now that is a rare talent. Or a missing chromosome.