MUDs: dikus, mushes, moos, etc. I started out with Merc, a modified Diku based MUD by Kah, Hatchet, and Furey and was completely hooked. If I'm not mistaken, Diku was based on some other type of MUD and so on, and was originally based on D&D in some form or another. DikuMUD was a very popular MUD which spawned Merc, Circle, Copper, Viel, Silly, Pirate, Sequent, TheIsles, Envy, Rom, and others. Of course it isn't the same as D&D, but it's very fun if you're into text based adventures. telnet://mad.rom.org:1536
I wouldn't even worry about SDMI. Wasn't there a short lived vqf (vqx) or something like that? There's a whole lot that contributes to.mp3's success; small sized files, music on (your) demand by just choosing to play it, no need to rewind, no need to change MANY different CD's, no need for a CD disc changer (unless there is a 200+ CDR disc changer, damn! 2400+ hours of music!), portability, easy duplication, and of course, just the fact that you can get something for free. There are a lot more reasons why.mp3's are so successful on top of these. What the record industry has to realize is that they should stop selling us music at ridiculous prices. My suggestion for them is to drop the prices, add more extra features to each album/single, and to realize when they've lost. $20+ for an import CD? Screw that. Most of the import albums that are selling have 1 or 2 new songs/mixes that I can really live without IF I have to pay this much for the disc. If I see it available to download for free, hell yeah. Come to me baby. Now if I saw the same CD selling for less than 10 bucks, I really would consider just buying it instead of downloading it. Now don't get me wrong, I support the artists and the fact that they should get paid for their talent, but the recording labels make it very, very difficult for me to give the ARTISTS what they deserve. I used to get really fed up with the rectangular, cardboard boxes that CD's first came in, but hey, at least that was a 'little' something extra. Give us music that can play on CD players that can be read from movie files containing the videos for the songs and maybe even interviews, and heck, I'm all for the $13.99 price....but not a penny more.
You know, I read your reply about 10 times and STILL can't make any sense to what you're trying to say. The only thing I could make from it was "What about exchange.....". If you're talking about MS Exchange, why would anyone running Linux use it? Again, I can't make any sense to what you're trying to say.
The English is very good and straight forward. In fact, I wouldn't have thought of it as a translation from the German manual except for the few errors in spelling. For myself, I found this distribution and manual to be the most helpful yet in setting Linux up.
Okay, NT was tested to be faster. But don't you think it is hilarious that MS deems Linux as a competitor? I mean, sheesh, Linux is free! It's like the tortoise and the hare. The hare obviously has all the advantages (here is would be money, man-power, equipment, time, etc.) and the tortoise has still managed to keep the hare on it's toes. I'm not saying that Linux a direct comparison to a tortoise , no, I'm just saying that Linux is obviously a sleeping giant. MS better try harder than ever because very soon that giant will wake up.
I'll admit, this guy's collection of music is certainly one of the most impressive that I've heard of. My own collection is maybe only a quarter of what he has. What seems to bug him is that he has 'lost' the bragging rights he once held of having this or that song. A lot of people have been in a situation where someone says, "Oh, I wish I had bought this song, it isn't on CD anymore (or never has been)", or "Where did you find that CD/LP?" With mp3's, people could care less if YOU have that song because they probably can download it. Sure, it may not be the same quality, but most people don't really care...they HAVE it. One thing the writer of this article should consider, if he dearly loves his collection just as much as I do, back it up by archiving your collection to mp3's. It sure isn't the original anymore, but with a good scanner, printer, and burner, damn, it certainly looks close to it. As for the vinyl, lock em up in a vault dude, they're irreplacable. =)
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MUDs: dikus, mushes, moos, etc. I started out with Merc, a modified Diku based MUD by Kah, Hatchet, and Furey and was completely hooked. If I'm not mistaken, Diku was based on some other type of MUD and so on, and was originally based on D&D in some form or another. DikuMUD was a very popular MUD which spawned Merc, Circle, Copper, Viel, Silly, Pirate, Sequent, TheIsles, Envy, Rom, and others. Of course it isn't the same as D&D, but it's very fun if you're into text based adventures. telnet://mad.rom.org:1536
I wouldn't even worry about SDMI. Wasn't there a short lived vqf (vqx) or something like that? .mp3's success; small sized files, music on (your) demand by just choosing to play it, no need to rewind, no need to change MANY different CD's, no need for a CD disc changer (unless there is a 200+ CDR disc changer, damn! 2400+ hours of music!), portability, easy duplication, and of course, just the fact that you can get something for free. There are a lot more reasons why .mp3's are so successful on top of these. What the record industry has to realize is that they should stop selling us music at ridiculous prices. My suggestion for them is to drop the prices, add more extra features to each album/single, and to realize when they've lost.
There's a whole lot that contributes to
$20+ for an import CD? Screw that. Most of the import albums that are selling have 1 or 2 new songs/mixes that I can really live without IF I have to pay this much for the disc. If I see it available to download for free, hell yeah. Come to me baby. Now if I saw the same CD selling for less than 10 bucks, I really would consider just buying it instead of downloading it. Now don't get me wrong, I support the artists and the fact that they should get paid for their talent, but the recording labels make it very, very difficult for me to give the ARTISTS what they deserve. I used to get really fed up with the rectangular, cardboard boxes that CD's first came in, but hey, at least that was a 'little' something extra. Give us music that can play on CD players that can be read from movie files containing the videos for the songs and maybe even interviews, and heck, I'm all for the $13.99 price....but not a penny more.
You know, I read your reply about 10 times and STILL can't make any sense to what you're trying to say. The only thing I could make from it was "What about exchange.....". If you're talking about MS Exchange, why would anyone running Linux use it? Again, I can't make any sense to what you're trying to say.
The English is very good and straight forward. In fact, I wouldn't have thought of it as a translation from the German manual except for the few errors in spelling. For myself, I found this distribution and manual to be the most helpful yet in setting Linux up.
Okay, NT was tested to be faster. But don't you think it is hilarious that MS deems Linux as a competitor? I mean, sheesh, Linux is free! It's like the tortoise and the hare. The hare obviously has all the advantages (here is would be money, man-power, equipment, time, etc.) and the tortoise has still managed to keep the hare on it's toes. I'm not saying that Linux a direct comparison to a tortoise , no, I'm just saying that Linux is obviously a sleeping giant. MS better try harder than ever because very soon that giant will wake up.
I'll admit, this guy's collection of music is certainly one of the most impressive that I've heard of. My own collection is maybe only a quarter of what he has. What seems to bug him is that he has 'lost' the bragging rights he once held of having this or that song. A lot of people have been in a situation where someone says, "Oh, I wish I had bought this song, it isn't on CD anymore (or never has been)", or "Where did you find that CD/LP?" With mp3's, people could care less if YOU have that song because they probably can download it. Sure, it may not be the same quality, but most people don't really care...they HAVE it. One thing the writer of this article should consider, if he dearly loves his collection just as much as I do, back it up by archiving your collection to mp3's. It sure isn't the original anymore, but with a good scanner, printer, and burner, damn, it certainly looks close to it. As for the vinyl, lock em up in a vault dude, they're irreplacable. =)