This already happens in San Jose. I fly between Portland and San Jose occasionally on business, not enough to get upgraded to the good seats up front. However, I often get off sooner than the upgrades from my rear bulkhead seat when they wheel up the staircase to the rear of the plane.
Not much of a perk, but I'll take it.
Everybody complains that CDs aren't worth buying because maybe only one song isn't crap. I think it's kind of a chicken and egg problem, everyone only wants, or more importantly, will only buy, the best song from an album, so no artists are making 'good' albums.
This is really going to date me, but I remember great albums where you didn't just listen to one song, you listened to the entire thing, sometimes even a double album. My absolute favorite is Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'. It still doesn't seem right to listen to just a single like 'Is There Anybody Out There?' without the context of the rest of the album. Other Pink Floyd albums like 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'Wish You Were Here' were also a complete experience.
My kids were bugging me to get them Queen's 'We Are The Champions' for their ipods, so dusted of my old copy of 'News of the World' and ripped it into itunes. I made them listen to the whole album, but they would only put 2 tracks on their ipods, 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are The Champions'. I listened to it again, and remembered blasting the entire album, song after song, and even liking the songs that never made the radio.
Anyway, the market has changed, everything is faster, no one has time for an entire album, only one song. So I think that is part of the reason albums aren't selling like they used to.
This is a great feature. We were hiking in a cave/tunnel in France, and you could rent you a flashlight for 5 Euros (give the guy 10, get back 5 on your way out). Our friends from Germany took out their handy's and turned on the lights for the cameras. This was enough light to navigate the tunnel as long as we stayed close. I of course had left my phone in the car:(
Do people use their middle finger on the scroll wheel? I use my index finger on the scroll button, shifting it to the left button when I need to click left. My middle finger is used for the right button.
I watched the first season of The Office on DVD and I turned on the subtitles. The dialog was so great that I didn't want to miss anything. The accents weren't the problem, I think it was the speed. A lot of time Brent would just spit out comments that I would miss without the subtitles.
I lived in Germany at the time and got my news from BFBS so I was more used to the accent. Also most Germans that speak English have a Brittish accent and use English vernacular. Probably I'm just too old and my ears can't keep up.
I have a friend who is an expert bit torrent user and has some sort of massive switch that can record from any source to any format. He gave me a copy of 'The Office Special' that he recorded off cable. The quality wasn't the greatest, and there were no subtitles available, so it was hard to catch all the dialog. If there was an easy way (like iTunes) to get these shows, I would pay for the quality and features.
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This already happens in San Jose. I fly between Portland and San Jose occasionally on business, not enough to get upgraded to the good seats up front. However, I often get off sooner than the upgrades from my rear bulkhead seat when they wheel up the staircase to the rear of the plane. Not much of a perk, but I'll take it.
Sorry, hoax. http://www.snopes.com/military/reinwald.asp
Everybody complains that CDs aren't worth buying because maybe only one song isn't crap. I think it's kind of a chicken and egg problem, everyone only wants, or more importantly, will only buy, the best song from an album, so no artists are making 'good' albums.
This is really going to date me, but I remember great albums where you didn't just listen to one song, you listened to the entire thing, sometimes even a double album. My absolute favorite is Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'. It still doesn't seem right to listen to just a single like 'Is There Anybody Out There?' without the context of the rest of the album. Other Pink Floyd albums like 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'Wish You Were Here' were also a complete experience.
My kids were bugging me to get them Queen's 'We Are The Champions' for their ipods, so dusted of my old copy of 'News of the World' and ripped it into itunes. I made them listen to the whole album, but they would only put 2 tracks on their ipods, 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are The Champions'. I listened to it again, and remembered blasting the entire album, song after song, and even liking the songs that never made the radio.
Anyway, the market has changed, everything is faster, no one has time for an entire album, only one song. So I think that is part of the reason albums aren't selling like they used to.
How about the coordinates to the KFC logo?
This is a great feature. We were hiking in a cave/tunnel in France, and you could rent you a flashlight for 5 Euros (give the guy 10, get back 5 on your way out). Our friends from Germany took out their handy's and turned on the lights for the cameras. This was enough light to navigate the tunnel as long as we stayed close. I of course had left my phone in the car :(
Do people use their middle finger on the scroll wheel? I use my index finger on the scroll button, shifting it to the left button when I need to click left. My middle finger is used for the right button.
Maybe because I started with a two button mouse?
Is this better ergonomically?
Maybe this is also why I suck at counterstrike?
Too many questions,
Redd
Why do you want more cow bells?
I watched the first season of The Office on DVD and I turned on the subtitles. The dialog was so great that I didn't want to miss anything. The accents weren't the problem, I think it was the speed. A lot of time Brent would just spit out comments that I would miss without the subtitles. I lived in Germany at the time and got my news from BFBS so I was more used to the accent. Also most Germans that speak English have a Brittish accent and use English vernacular. Probably I'm just too old and my ears can't keep up.
I have a friend who is an expert bit torrent user and has some sort of massive switch that can record from any source to any format. He gave me a copy of 'The Office Special' that he recorded off cable. The quality wasn't the greatest, and there were no subtitles available, so it was hard to catch all the dialog. If there was an easy way (like iTunes) to get these shows, I would pay for the quality and features.