I've seen some posts about how the machine will never rival human guitar player. I have to disagree with that. That state of control systems is such that with more work, Crazy J or one of its offspring would be able to use more than 5 frets, do string dynamics (bends, slides, hammers, pulloffs, scratching and harmonics), mute the bridge, etc.
No one has mentioned the limitations of the human hand. I can reach 5 frets on a good day, but the machine would not suffer from this limitation in a future version. My fat fingers have problems with crowded chords, that would be no problem for a machine. Plus, I only have 5 fingers, and you could equip the machine with as many "fingers" as it needs. And best of all, no fatigue or hand cramps: the machine could play as fast as John McLaughlin for as long required!
One thing that would need to be modified is the input. MIDI input is OK for 1.0, but a protocol based on guitar tablature would be more effective in producing the sounds we really like to hear. MIDI is too generic to capture the dynamics of guitar.
Not long ago I caught my 9-year-old son printing out pictures of naked ladies on the old inkjet. I was light on him (first offense). But I can relate to these Utah lawmakers, that _something_ ought to be done.
That's not to say that bone-headed, unenforceable legislation that's bound to lose in court is the answer. I mean RSAC is a joke; most pr0n sites don't bother with it because it's such a pain in the ass.
I'd like to see something like SURBL (spam URL block list) that identifies pr0n sites quickly via DNS so a parent can elect to block those URLs with some software. That's not censorship, any more than keeping pr0n mags out of kids' easy reach or putting warning labels on products.
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I've seen some posts about how the machine will never rival human guitar player. I have to disagree with that. That state of control systems is such that with more work, Crazy J or one of its offspring would be able to use more than 5 frets, do string dynamics (bends, slides, hammers, pulloffs, scratching and harmonics), mute the bridge, etc.
No one has mentioned the limitations of the human hand. I can reach 5 frets on a good day, but the machine would not suffer from this limitation in a future version. My fat fingers have problems with crowded chords, that would be no problem for a machine. Plus, I only have 5 fingers, and you could equip the machine with as many "fingers" as it needs. And best of all, no fatigue or hand cramps: the machine could play as fast as John McLaughlin for as long required!
One thing that would need to be modified is the input. MIDI input is OK for 1.0, but a protocol based on guitar tablature would be more effective in producing the sounds we really like to hear. MIDI is too generic to capture the dynamics of guitar.
All fine and dandy, until they start staging protests, demand voting rights, sue for reparations, etc. etc.
Does anyone actually make a porn-filter for Firefox? I thought that most spyware only targets IE? :)
Not long ago I caught my 9-year-old son printing out pictures of naked ladies on the old inkjet. I was light on him (first offense). But I can relate to these Utah lawmakers, that _something_ ought to be done.
That's not to say that bone-headed, unenforceable legislation that's bound to lose in court is the answer. I mean RSAC is a joke; most pr0n sites don't bother with it because it's such a pain in the ass.
I'd like to see something like SURBL (spam URL block list) that identifies pr0n sites quickly via DNS so a parent can elect to block those URLs with some software. That's not censorship, any more than keeping pr0n mags out of kids' easy reach or putting warning labels on products.