This is not true. Chinese constitution has freedom of speech, and the freedom to criticize the government. It is just that during the party's regime it has never cared of this constitutional right. So Google is simply supporting a corrupt and non-legitimate government, in order to gain access to an immensely profitable market -- like countless other companies.
Did I understand correctly, that you effectively cannot do anything with those samples besides having fun with them in your bedroom studio? If this is so, this is not that interesting. You can sample any music you like from any source you like and have fun with them with yourself.
Granted, it's nice having having different instruments and sounds as separate files, and for sampling-challenged Apple Garageband users the format is a big plus, but there's nothing genuinely new or innovative here, since you can't even distribute your creation to the public. (Provided that I understood the EULA correctly.)
I wish they he had declared a remix competition open to public for example. The best remixes could have ended on a compilation.
The pics are on the webserver of a polytechnic in Tampere, Finland. The webserver is on its knees already, and the user don't have a permission to keep this material on the server for sure. I guess they're not going to be there for long. =)
I don't think that NI existed in the 1980s. Do correct me if I'm wrong.
The beginning of the list was fascinating, but from the 1970s onwards the list has glaring omissions. Where's the ARP synths? Not to talk about the 1980s list. They should remove the last 20 years from the list, since other sites manage that part way better, eg. synthmuseum.com.
I just got this vision of nerds confined to ghettos in America and eventually exterminated in concentration camps. But hey, think of the other multi-multi-millions who are also involved!
Nothing beats the driveling of a half-demented corporate lobbyist.
This just requires a more advanced "media literacy" as you need to be more aware of where the link leads to. I guess most/.ers are used to glance at the status bar before following any link - a thing that most web users do not do, of course.
It would be considerably more alarming if a practice of obfuscating the links would become more common. Relevant-seeming links would redirect you to commercial sites - this could potentially render the whole experience of internet browsing very, very annoying.
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This is not true. Chinese constitution has freedom of speech, and the freedom to criticize the government. It is just that during the party's regime it has never cared of this constitutional right. So Google is simply supporting a corrupt and non-legitimate government, in order to gain access to an immensely profitable market -- like countless other companies.
That Blackdog is amazing for just $200. I want one!
What makes people think that the discovered security vulnerabiliies and the slowing growth rate have anything to do with each other?
Not much to read yet. Seems more like a publicity stunt by the author. This could have been posted *after* the details have been published.
Did I understand correctly, that you effectively cannot do anything with those samples besides having fun with them in your bedroom studio? If this is so, this is not that interesting. You can sample any music you like from any source you like and have fun with them with yourself.
Granted, it's nice having having different instruments and sounds as separate files, and for sampling-challenged Apple Garageband users the format is a big plus, but there's nothing genuinely new or innovative here, since you can't even distribute your creation to the public. (Provided that I understood the EULA correctly.)
I wish they he had declared a remix competition open to public for example. The best remixes could have ended on a compilation.
This is a bit like Alesis AirFX or AirSynth, I guess. Nothing groundbreaking (airwavering) here.
The pics are on the webserver of a polytechnic in Tampere, Finland. The webserver is on its knees already, and the user don't have a permission to keep this material on the server for sure. I guess they're not going to be there for long. =)
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17949
No sources are cited.
The beginning of the list was fascinating, but from the 1970s onwards the list has glaring omissions. Where's the ARP synths? Not to talk about the 1980s list. They should remove the last 20 years from the list, since other sites manage that part way better, eg. synthmuseum.com.
For one-shot subscription signups you're way better off using mailinator anyway.
I just got this vision of nerds confined to ghettos in America and eventually exterminated in concentration camps. But hey, think of the other multi-multi-millions who are also involved!
Nothing beats the driveling of a half-demented corporate lobbyist.
This just requires a more advanced "media literacy" as you need to be more aware of where the link leads to. I guess most /.ers are used to glance at the status bar before following any link - a thing that most web users do not do, of course.
It would be considerably more alarming if a practice of obfuscating the links would become more common. Relevant-seeming links would redirect you to commercial sites - this could potentially render the whole experience of internet browsing very, very annoying.
1. Obtaining a badger corpse. $50
2. Removing its intestines and replacing
them with a linux-running computer. $300
3. Watching your co-workers flee in panic
as your telnet-operated zombie badger
bores through their windows boxen.
Priceless.