That's the bloody point... It confuses you beyond compare. Like eternity. Whether or not you believe in heaven, hell, an after-life, whatever, close your eyes, and try imagining living forever. Your brain continually attempts to make you die in your fantasy.
Exactly! They're much too busy to bother actually checking out people's information. (well, come to think of it, I'd rather they not do that... Yet another reason to keep one's personal information private when possible) Instead, they just do the equilavency (sp?) of spamming, and then want you to use your time to correct their mistake.
As for the AC who claims I was flaming the government... First, if you're such a pansy that you won't post possibly-negative-karma with your username, then don't. Posting AC only shows your cowardice. Second, I said the RIAA is acting like a government organization. In reality, most mega corporations are run like a government entity. You have the big boss[es], and it runs down the line. The ones who do the least work get the most money, and vice versa. And inter-communication is nil.
I have nothing better to do while waiting for a kernel to compile, so...
I find it to be the usual government style of action: act first, apologize later. They send out threat form letters to anyone who might be violating their stupid-*** laws, and then when they find they're wrong, they throw out a whoops, and they're done. There is something very wrong with that picture.
That may be. The NES kicked the console revolution. I personally believe the PlayStation kicked it into high gear though. Just like cell phones have beena around for more than a decade, but have really kicked off in the last 3-5 years.
However, I believe when the SNES came out, gaming started catching on again. Possible even the NES. And then, with the PlayStation, it really got rolling. I myself don't own a console, and am quite happy with a computer for gaming. I have friends who have consoles if I feel the need to use one:-)
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I found the article to be quite interesting. I did find it somewhat suprising that a business app would be the oldest. One would think a game would be, due to their immense popularity. Perhaps Atari and such thought that the PC would never dominate the consoles as a gaming platform.
Amazing. A FP that actually possesed some intellect. I would mod it up, except #1, I just used mine up, and #2, I'm participating...
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We are not deprieved of technology. What country do you live in, dude? Look around you. Cars are getting smarter every year. GPS systems, and how about the engine management systems? Do you think the fuel knows exactly how much to drip in on it's own for every possible temperature and throttle opening? Technology is being implented into every aspect of ours lives, slowly but surely.
And no, I'm not one of those who believes Deus Ex and Matrix... fully...
The neccesary Orwellian post. And yes, I've read 1984...
Anyway, just seems to me that as corny (or cool, to some./ers) as this idea may seem, it seems to me to be yet another step towards computers/robots entrenching themselves in our lives. I'm not saying that this is a bad thing, but the more used we get to technology doing everything, the more shocked we will be if it ever ceases.
How many l337 hax0rs do you think are over 18? Or, even if they are, are willing to blow $$$ on games? Since they're all hax0ring-AWP'ers, they'll get fragged anyway.
Hi. Well, I've just finished (a couple days ago) re-ripping my CD collection, yet again. So far I've gone from Blade 256, Blade 192, a brief stint in Ogg, to my current LAME VBR 5. Winamp claims an average bitrate around 150-160 KBPS. WMP 8 claims 350 KBPS. Of course, it also claims all my songs are a minute long. Go figure. Anyway, the only reason I use MP3 is because of the ease of use on hardware players, of which I hope to get one soon. I suppose I might re-rip everything as OGG, listen to OGG on the computer, and MP3 on a hardware. Or void my warranty and get a 3rd party firmware upgrade:-)
I'm listening to Kevin Max's CD, Stereotype Be right now as LAME Q5. I'm using someone else's computer, with decent speakers. (Some Harmonn/Kardon's) I don't notice any quality loss. I did a blind test of different codecs before ripping. LAME was the best, IMO. Highs are good, lows are deep and resonant, mids are clear, and reverb is good. (some codecs don't handle reverb either, I've noticed) I never rip from compressed to compressed. CD directly. All my MP3's have an Encoded tag, "CD - LAME 1.30".
Well, that's my two bits, anyway. I think I may re-rip as OGG though, and keep MP3.
Job well done, CNN. Thank you for reporting such a lovely and timely report. We shall now lynch the writer.
Why, oh why, must CNN and other idiot places that don't know #%@#% about computers anyway use computer terminology? GHz, DDR Memory (who at CNN even knows what DDR stands for?! Who knows what it actually means for your speed?) the list goes on. I especially like how they said GeForce 3. Excuse me, but anyone with a recent kick-butt gaming setup is going to have a GeForce 4 Ti 4600, or a Radeon 9700 Pro. Either or, peoples. IDIOTS! IDIOTS! IDIOTS!
I agree with whoever it was that stated the obvious: it's the games that drives gamers. I discovered long ago it's a vicious circle. New games come out, (Doom III) we buy new computers. New computers come out, we buy them in hopes that they will run future games. Newer games come out, our computers don't run them. It's a conspiracy, I tell you.
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While it may seem macho, (geeko?) I would have to say that comments are the best thing going. I have a written small program, (whatrace.exe for DOS, whatracelinux for linux, (duh) and whatrace.cpp for source)maybe 400 lines or so, and even with that, comments have been extremely helpful, remembering what did what. I try to use meaningful variable names, (firstCompSpeed, to name one) instead of cryptic ones. Or were you just joking?
If you're so pissed about WMP killing your music, (however temporarily) don't use WMP! There are plenty of alternatives out there. I use WinAmp for my music, and while I do use WMP to play movie clips, I do have other options. I have Creative PlayCenter, (I hate it, though) and DivX's The Playa available to me anytime I want. I'm sure there are hundreds more.
Also, if I may ask, why are you ripping your songs as.wma? I don't care how small they get them,.mp3 is the industry standard. Others will come and go, but.mp3 will be here forever. (I'm not dissing Ogg. I myself like Ogg. It's simply that there's not enough commercial products available to play.ogg yet) Or hey, there's always CD players...
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As for the AC who claims I was flaming the government... First, if you're such a pansy that you won't post possibly-negative-karma with your username, then don't. Posting AC only shows your cowardice. Second, I said the RIAA is acting like a government organization. In reality, most mega corporations are run like a government entity. You have the big boss[es], and it runs down the line. The ones who do the least work get the most money, and vice versa. And inter-communication is nil.
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I have nothing better to do while waiting for a kernel to compile, so...
I find it to be the usual government style of action: act first, apologize later. They send out threat form letters to anyone who might be violating their stupid-*** laws, and then when they find they're wrong, they throw out a whoops, and they're done. There is something very wrong with that picture.
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Really? No virus infections ever? How many employees is your company? (-:Stephonovich:-)
However, I believe when the SNES came out, gaming started catching on again. Possible even the NES. And then, with the PlayStation, it really got rolling. I myself don't own a console, and am quite happy with a computer for gaming. I have friends who have consoles if I feel the need to use one:-) (-:Stephonovich:-)
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In any case, a good read.
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Amazing. A FP that actually possesed some intellect. I would mod it up, except #1, I just used mine up, and #2, I'm participating... (-:Stephonovich:-)
We are not deprieved of technology. What country do you live in, dude? Look around you. Cars are getting smarter every year. GPS systems, and how about the engine management systems? Do you think the fuel knows exactly how much to drip in on it's own for every possible temperature and throttle opening? Technology is being implented into every aspect of ours lives, slowly but surely.
And no, I'm not one of those who believes Deus Ex and Matrix... fully...
(-:Stephonovich:-)
Anyway, just seems to me that as corny (or cool, to some ./ers) as this idea may seem, it seems to me to be yet another step towards computers/robots entrenching themselves in our lives. I'm not saying that this is a bad thing, but the more used we get to technology doing everything, the more shocked we will be if it ever ceases.
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I'm listening to Kevin Max's CD, Stereotype Be right now as LAME Q5. I'm using someone else's computer, with decent speakers. (Some Harmonn/Kardon's) I don't notice any quality loss. I did a blind test of different codecs before ripping. LAME was the best, IMO. Highs are good, lows are deep and resonant, mids are clear, and reverb is good. (some codecs don't handle reverb either, I've noticed) I never rip from compressed to compressed. CD directly. All my MP3's have an Encoded tag, "CD - LAME 1.30".
Well, that's my two bits, anyway. I think I may re-rip as OGG though, and keep MP3.
(-:Stephonovich:-)
Job well done, CNN. Thank you for reporting such a lovely and timely report. We shall now lynch the writer. Why, oh why, must CNN and other idiot places that don't know #%@#% about computers anyway use computer terminology? GHz, DDR Memory (who at CNN even knows what DDR stands for?! Who knows what it actually means for your speed?) the list goes on. I especially like how they said GeForce 3. Excuse me, but anyone with a recent kick-butt gaming setup is going to have a GeForce 4 Ti 4600, or a Radeon 9700 Pro. Either or, peoples. IDIOTS! IDIOTS! IDIOTS! I agree with whoever it was that stated the obvious: it's the games that drives gamers. I discovered long ago it's a vicious circle. New games come out, (Doom III) we buy new computers. New computers come out, we buy them in hopes that they will run future games. Newer games come out, our computers don't run them. It's a conspiracy, I tell you. (-:Stephonovich:-)
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If you're so pissed about WMP killing your music, (however temporarily) don't use WMP! There are plenty of alternatives out there. I use WinAmp for my music, and while I do use WMP to play movie clips, I do have other options. I have Creative PlayCenter, (I hate it, though) and DivX's The Playa available to me anytime I want. I'm sure there are hundreds more. Also, if I may ask, why are you ripping your songs as .wma? I don't care how small they get them, .mp3 is the industry standard. Others will come and go, but .mp3 will be here forever. (I'm not dissing Ogg. I myself like Ogg. It's simply that there's not enough commercial products available to play .ogg yet) Or hey, there's always CD players...
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