(there is *1* major station here that isn't owned by Infinity or ClearChannel)
Does that mean there are minor radio stations around. Why don't you listen to them? I know, I know, "The college radio just plays a lot of weird noise." I though that too, but after more of a listen I discovered a number of awesome radio shows on the lower end of the dial. Perhaps I'm just lucky to live in Atlanta, where my dial rarely strays upwards of 91.1. Don't forget internet radio. Can't listen to it in the car but you can record stations and burn cds to listen to later rather easily.
I live in the U.S. and I would gladly pay a fee to access the archives. If the BBC is unwilling to allow foreigners to pay for service, well I guess there's always BitTorrent . . .
From his site: 40"x60" (shot with the world's largest portable camera, designed and built by the artist himself)
Yeah, but how about this camera. Dude turned an old mail truck into a camera that produces prints in feet! I suppose you could argue that it isn't portable, but it is mobile . . .
I tried to but when I entered the security code they e-mailed me, I got an error claiming I needed to enter the security code. I fully support the cause but I sure don't want them to design the new, secure voting system--they can't even do a secure web poll! ; )
I mean really, people are always going to be able to do all sorts of harm to others. Trying to attain security by micromanaging everyone's actions is just not a working solution.
Indeed. What's next? They don't allow anyone with martial arts training on a plane? Enough already!
>so this trend might reverse if air pollution clears up
>>This single utopic sentence should have told you it's only unrealistic babble.
And this line of thinking certainly won't help at all. Why exactly is it unthinkable that we might reduce air pollution? It's not unrealistic; actually it's downright attainable. Now if they said something like "we're promising Skittles to rain from the sky if everyone would smoke a pack of cigarettes a day" then you'd have a point about unrealistic expectations ; )
I think their biggest fear is of people renting the movie and making a copy.
I think you hit the nail on the head right there. A friend of a friend knows someone who heard about people ripping from Netflix--quite a way to build up a collection.
I agree somewhat. If the record companies jack up prices, Apple should promote the independent artists already on iTMS through CDbaby. Getting into the record business directly may not be the best move for Apple. However, I could see them partnering with lesser-known labels. I've also wished there was a regional function to iTMS; buy local bands music from your city or whatever area strikes your fancy. If the latest Britney or Santana or whatever is too expensive, push the great music promoted by labels that aren't dicks.
I understand the claims of cold fusion and also know that the hydrogen bomb creates a fusion reaction. I am not claiming that there is evidence for a goverment "coverup." I am simply pointing out the fact that oil-backed interests have greatly shaped the course of US foreign and domestic policies. ALL alternative energy research is essentially a back-burner budget item. Meanwhile we spend many billions of dollars doing oil research for profitable companies and protecting their assets with military might. This is not a crazy, "nutjob" idea. It is welldocumented by numeroussources.
Furthermore, there are a number of prominent scientists that believe cold fusion is viable, so don't dismiss their claims as crackpot. Any hard evidence of a government coverup, if there is one, is securely locked away for years to come. All people can work on for now is anecdotal evidence. This is not a matter of breaking the laws of physics; it is simply discovering new ones.
And the strange thing about conspiracy nuts is that much of what they claim is grounded in truth. I am not claiming we have had this technology for years, but to simply dismiss the notion as lunacy is specious. The closer you examine history, the more you find that there is much strangeness afoot. I believe if we spent more money on alternative energy and less on defense, many of our problems would be greatly reduced. As a mental excersise, follow the breakup of Standard Oil and research the Rockefeller's ties to influential government positions.
It would be kinda funny to repeatedly click on your competitor's AdWord link, thus driving up the cost of the campaign and producing no appreciable result.
None of that proves that there was a boat containing two of every single creature on earth and a handful of people who then proceeded to populate the entire earth. That story is ridiculus on the face of it.]
Some have speculated that Noah actually had DNA samples of the Earth's creatures. Now, that idea is certainly crazy in itself but it's something to consider . . .
I think they include it PRECISELY to discourage streamripping. It's not that they don't want you to relisten to the music; just that they want you to actually purchase stuff you like. Radio stations should be a promotional vehicle for artists not an alternative to purchasing music.
Actually this really sucks when ripping from DI.FM... I find that it cuts the song off too early, and starts the next song too early.
radiolover for the mac allows you to shift the cutoff point by whatever amount to rectify this situation. I'm sure there are comparable solutions on other platforms.
I notice a number of folks are complaining about quality and selection. I use RadioLover for the Mac and think it's great. See, the great thing about stream ripping is I can find stuff I don't already know about.
Back in the day, you could browse through the folders of others on Napster; if they had a bunch of stuff you know you like and something you'd never heard of you could check it out. When Napster shut down, I moved on to Audiogalaxy. I used to listen to MonkeyRadio (downtempo electronic). Whenever I heard a song I really dug, i'd search for it on Audiogalaxy. A nifty feature of Audiogalaxy was the way it sorted songs by popularity and how it offered links to other similar music. I expanded my tatsetes greatly during this time. Now, I find myself listening to Jazzmusique and cliqhop. I've recorded a couple of streams and found more new artists. I have even bought the CDs for a couple of folks I really liked. The Jazzmusique stream is 128kbps. Cliqhop is 112. It suits me fine. If you want higher quality bad enough BUY THE ALBUM. You know, support the folks who made the stuff you love. Sometimes it's amazing the lengths people will go to to avoid spending a few bucks.
RealOne for the mac generally has a reputation of not sucking. The spyware issues are non-existent. To remove the program, just delete it from the applications directory (and I suppose a preference file). Overall, I'd say it's worth it because there is some content you want that is only Real (for instance, video clips of Bill Hicks at billhicks.com) Give it a try.
That site seems pretty cool but I really like garageband's genres. I used to spend a good chunk of time reviewing the electronic music and found a number of truly great songs. Unfortunately, I cannot use their service anymore because of some formating issues with RealOne player on the Mac. I just get an error cryptically citing"dnet." Their forums offered no clue the last time i checked. Anyone who can help resolve this problem will receive good karma (figuratively speaking : )
Don't forget that books are very useful for comprehensive background information. It's actually surprising how some books from over 40 years ago are more "current" than a lot of the crap floaing on airwaves today. The internet is a nice introduction to the books and hopefully the Library of Congress will be fully searchable a la Google. Talk about advancing the arts and sciences . . .
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Does that mean there are minor radio stations around. Why don't you listen to them? I know, I know, "The college radio just plays a lot of weird noise." I though that too, but after more of a listen I discovered a number of awesome radio shows on the lower end of the dial. Perhaps I'm just lucky to live in Atlanta, where my dial rarely strays upwards of 91.1. Don't forget internet radio. Can't listen to it in the car but you can record stations and burn cds to listen to later rather easily.
I live in the U.S. and I would gladly pay a fee to access the archives. If the BBC is unwilling to allow foreigners to pay for service, well I guess there's always BitTorrent . . .
Yeah, but how about this camera. Dude turned an old mail truck into a camera that produces prints in feet! I suppose you could argue that it isn't portable, but it is mobile . . .
I tried to but when I entered the security code they e-mailed me, I got an error claiming I needed to enter the security code. I fully support the cause but I sure don't want them to design the new, secure voting system--they can't even do a secure web poll! ; )
Indeed. What's next? They don't allow anyone with martial arts training on a plane? Enough already!
>>This single utopic sentence should have told you it's only unrealistic babble.
And this line of thinking certainly won't help at all. Why exactly is it unthinkable that we might reduce air pollution? It's not unrealistic; actually it's downright attainable. Now if they said something like "we're promising Skittles to rain from the sky if everyone would smoke a pack of cigarettes a day" then you'd have a point about unrealistic expectations ; )
I think you hit the nail on the head right there. A friend of a friend knows someone who heard about people ripping from Netflix--quite a way to build up a collection.
Why, oh why, is there not a "retarded" modifier?!
I agree somewhat. If the record companies jack up prices, Apple should promote the independent artists already on iTMS through CDbaby. Getting into the record business directly may not be the best move for Apple. However, I could see them partnering with lesser-known labels. I've also wished there was a regional function to iTMS; buy local bands music from your city or whatever area strikes your fancy. If the latest Britney or Santana or whatever is too expensive, push the great music promoted by labels that aren't dicks.
sounds like a real deal ; )
Furthermore, there are a number of prominent scientists that believe cold fusion is viable, so don't dismiss their claims as crackpot. Any hard evidence of a government coverup, if there is one, is securely locked away for years to come. All people can work on for now is anecdotal evidence. This is not a matter of breaking the laws of physics; it is simply discovering new ones.
And the strange thing about conspiracy nuts is that much of what they claim is grounded in truth. I am not claiming we have had this technology for years, but to simply dismiss the notion as lunacy is specious. The closer you examine history, the more you find that there is much strangeness afoot. I believe if we spent more money on alternative energy and less on defense, many of our problems would be greatly reduced. As a mental excersise, follow the breakup of Standard Oil and research the Rockefeller's ties to influential government positions.
It would be kinda funny to repeatedly click on your competitor's AdWord link, thus driving up the cost of the campaign and producing no appreciable result.
Some have speculated that Noah actually had DNA samples of the Earth's creatures. Now, that idea is certainly crazy in itself but it's something to consider . . .
I can't help but think that humans have the ingenuity to provide current standards of lifestyle and still reduce emissions.
If you do any video work, your life will be much nicer with at least a gig of ram.
Just curious--how is it "kind of"
I think they include it PRECISELY to discourage streamripping. It's not that they don't want you to relisten to the music; just that they want you to actually purchase stuff you like. Radio stations should be a promotional vehicle for artists not an alternative to purchasing music.
radiolover for the mac allows you to shift the cutoff point by whatever amount to rectify this situation. I'm sure there are comparable solutions on other platforms.
Back in the day, you could browse through the folders of others on Napster; if they had a bunch of stuff you know you like and something you'd never heard of you could check it out. When Napster shut down, I moved on to Audiogalaxy. I used to listen to MonkeyRadio (downtempo electronic). Whenever I heard a song I really dug, i'd search for it on Audiogalaxy. A nifty feature of Audiogalaxy was the way it sorted songs by popularity and how it offered links to other similar music. I expanded my tatsetes greatly during this time. Now, I find myself listening to Jazzmusique and cliqhop. I've recorded a couple of streams and found more new artists. I have even bought the CDs for a couple of folks I really liked. The Jazzmusique stream is 128kbps. Cliqhop is 112. It suits me fine. If you want higher quality bad enough BUY THE ALBUM. You know, support the folks who made the stuff you love. Sometimes it's amazing the lengths people will go to to avoid spending a few bucks.
RealOne for the mac generally has a reputation of not sucking. The spyware issues are non-existent. To remove the program, just delete it from the applications directory (and I suppose a preference file). Overall, I'd say it's worth it because there is some content you want that is only Real (for instance, video clips of Bill Hicks at billhicks.com) Give it a try.
That site seems pretty cool but I really like garageband's genres. I used to spend a good chunk of time reviewing the electronic music and found a number of truly great songs. Unfortunately, I cannot use their service anymore because of some formating issues with RealOne player on the Mac. I just get an error cryptically citing"dnet." Their forums offered no clue the last time i checked. Anyone who can help resolve this problem will receive good karma (figuratively speaking : )
would've linked to this
The way you have it laid out gives no real benefit to Apple. Of course, if Real licensed their format in a quicktime wrapper . . .
Don't forget that books are very useful for comprehensive background information. It's actually surprising how some books from over 40 years ago are more "current" than a lot of the crap floaing on airwaves today. The internet is a nice introduction to the books and hopefully the Library of Congress will be fully searchable a la Google. Talk about advancing the arts and sciences . . .