People are gonna wish Saddam was still in power. He was the only force keeping those millions of fanatical Muslim a-holes in check in Iraq. So Bush got his revenge (and Saddam's pistol)...and only 800 troops have had to die for it so far. Huzah!. Hey Ashcroft, if you or any of your SS are reading this...F*** YOU!
I'm inclined to jump on the bandwagon that says why mess with a good thing (Apple user, supporter). On the other hand, Hymn users would most likely have already bought music from the iTunes Music Store. That certainly doesn't hurt Apple. Although a DRM-stripped song might appear on a P2P network, it's not like that song hasn't been there forever anyway. Downloading DRM files from P2P then stripping them of DRM seems a bigger hassle then simply downloading the MP3 version in the first place. Besides, circumventing Apple's own DRM-stripping method using Hymn does save time and money. In the end, I just don't think it's a big deal anymore.
I've spent hundreds of dollars at the iTunes music store doing my best to support a good service and do the right thing.
However, if the RIAA or whoever raises music prices on iTunes, I swear to God, I will never purchase another digital music file as long as I live. In fact, all the time that I currently spend at the iTunes Music Store will be spent pirating music and allowing others unfettered access to my music library.
I'm not kidding record labels. And I bet there are millions of others just like me.
Last August at the Monterey Historic Races, a prototype Veyron spun but fortunately missed the wall at Laguna Seca raceway. Rumor had it that Bugatti (VW) still had a lot of downforce issues to work out before full-scale production could begin. Let's see who owns one first, P. Diddy, Jay Z, or 50 Pennies.
I'm a decade-plus Mac user and I agree that Apple's quality is hit and miss. I generally think that buyers should avoid Apple's first-gen products. My sister just bought her first Mac, a dual G5, and it's been so unreliable that she's basically had the whole thing replaced, component by component. However, I have a final-run G4 Quicksilver, which I keep running 24/7, and I've yet to have a problem with it. My buddy had a 15-inch PowerBook with the white spots. I have a G3 800 iBook that's on its second motherboard. Strangely, my Blueberry iMac was one of the most reliable Macs I ever owned. A Performa caused me to jump the Apple ship for two years. My first Mac, a IIsi, was reliable, intuitive (OS 7), and great looking. I guess a first impression does end up counting most.
UT 2004 feels more like the old UT. Even the included DM map looks and feels old school. That's not all good in my opinion. I've really gotten used to and learned to appreciate 2003. Still, it's not too dramatic a difference nor does is hamper basic gameplay.
The vehicles suck though. Well, the ground vehicles anyway. You're right on about the Hummer-style vehicle. It's unusable.
Give me UT 2003 with Halo's vehicles. That's what I'd hoped for.
Will they support OGG? Screw them if they don't! Give me OGG downloads for half a penny each and maybe I'll consider buying. Oh, and screw DRM. Everything in life should be free! One more thing, give me obscure music by some band recording out of their parent's garage! I want crappy independent garage music, lots of it! If music isn't free and independent it's not worth listening to.
Linux rules! Screw everyone who thinks otherwise!
Phew. Did that cover it?
Please feel free to add to my post in case I missed something.
My 800 MHz iBook can a rip a CD to iTunes faster than my 2.2GHz Celeron PC. I felt bad about how slow Microsoft Word performed on the G5, according to PC World, until now. I'm off to create all sorts of iTunes benchmarks comparing Macs to PCs...now we'll see who's fastest after all.
Classic rock bands used to record fewer but longer-than-average songs for each album. Now, many of these Classic Rock albums sell for less than $9.99 at the iTunes Music Store, i.e. complete albums @ $.99 per song (of course, some record labels like Pink Floyd's charge full price and them some regardless the number of songs).
Rush Permanent Waves, $5.94. Rush Moving Pictures, $6.93. Yes, $7.92. Boston, $7.92. Van Halen 5150, $8.91. Three Neil Young albums come in at $8.91.
And hey, if we have any masochists out there, David Lee Roth Crazy from the Heat is only $3.96.
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People are gonna wish Saddam was still in power. He was the only force keeping those millions of fanatical Muslim a-holes in check in Iraq. So Bush got his revenge (and Saddam's pistol)...and only 800 troops have had to die for it so far. Huzah!. Hey Ashcroft, if you or any of your SS are reading this...F*** YOU!
I'm inclined to jump on the bandwagon that says why mess with a good thing (Apple user, supporter). On the other hand, Hymn users would most likely have already bought music from the iTunes Music Store. That certainly doesn't hurt Apple. Although a DRM-stripped song might appear on a P2P network, it's not like that song hasn't been there forever anyway. Downloading DRM files from P2P then stripping them of DRM seems a bigger hassle then simply downloading the MP3 version in the first place. Besides, circumventing Apple's own DRM-stripping method using Hymn does save time and money. In the end, I just don't think it's a big deal anymore.
I've spent hundreds of dollars at the iTunes music store doing my best to support a good service and do the right thing.
However, if the RIAA or whoever raises music prices on iTunes, I swear to God, I will never purchase another digital music file as long as I live. In fact, all the time that I currently spend at the iTunes Music Store will be spent pirating music and allowing others unfettered access to my music library.
I'm not kidding record labels. And I bet there are millions of others just like me.
V-10, not V12.
Last August at the Monterey Historic Races, a prototype Veyron spun but fortunately missed the wall at Laguna Seca raceway. Rumor had it that Bugatti (VW) still had a lot of downforce issues to work out before full-scale production could begin. Let's see who owns one first, P. Diddy, Jay Z, or 50 Pennies.
I'm a decade-plus Mac user and I agree that Apple's quality is hit and miss. I generally think that buyers should avoid Apple's first-gen products. My sister just bought her first Mac, a dual G5, and it's been so unreliable that she's basically had the whole thing replaced, component by component. However, I have a final-run G4 Quicksilver, which I keep running 24/7, and I've yet to have a problem with it. My buddy had a 15-inch PowerBook with the white spots. I have a G3 800 iBook that's on its second motherboard. Strangely, my Blueberry iMac was one of the most reliable Macs I ever owned. A Performa caused me to jump the Apple ship for two years. My first Mac, a IIsi, was reliable, intuitive (OS 7), and great looking. I guess a first impression does end up counting most.
UT 2004 feels more like the old UT. Even the included DM map looks and feels old school. That's not all good in my opinion. I've really gotten used to and learned to appreciate 2003. Still, it's not too dramatic a difference nor does is hamper basic gameplay. The vehicles suck though. Well, the ground vehicles anyway. You're right on about the Hummer-style vehicle. It's unusable. Give me UT 2003 with Halo's vehicles. That's what I'd hoped for.
As long as those devices support WMA. Pot calling the kettle black.
Will they support OGG? Screw them if they don't! Give me OGG downloads for half a penny each and maybe I'll consider buying. Oh, and screw DRM. Everything in life should be free! One more thing, give me obscure music by some band recording out of their parent's garage! I want crappy independent garage music, lots of it! If music isn't free and independent it's not worth listening to. Linux rules! Screw everyone who thinks otherwise! Phew. Did that cover it? Please feel free to add to my post in case I missed something.
My 800 MHz iBook can a rip a CD to iTunes faster than my 2.2GHz Celeron PC. I felt bad about how slow Microsoft Word performed on the G5, according to PC World, until now. I'm off to create all sorts of iTunes benchmarks comparing Macs to PCs...now we'll see who's fastest after all.
Classic rock bands used to record fewer but longer-than-average songs for each album. Now, many of these Classic Rock albums sell for less than $9.99 at the iTunes Music Store, i.e. complete albums @ $.99 per song (of course, some record labels like Pink Floyd's charge full price and them some regardless the number of songs). Rush Permanent Waves, $5.94. Rush Moving Pictures, $6.93. Yes, $7.92. Boston, $7.92. Van Halen 5150, $8.91. Three Neil Young albums come in at $8.91. And hey, if we have any masochists out there, David Lee Roth Crazy from the Heat is only $3.96.