I always find it interesting how some color-blind people know that they don't see a color the same way a non color-blind person does. There have been quite a few posts here stating how they see the color and then describing what the non color-blind person sees. I'm color-blind (red/green) and don't have any idea I'm seeing something different until someone brings it up. I didn't know peanut butter was NOT red until I was 30. It's how I always saw it and since normally the color of peanut butter is not a topic of discussion it just never came up. (it finally came up in a radio commercial. the kid asks mom "why is peanut butter brown"? I looked at my friend and said "what a dumb question, everybody knows peanut butter is red"!) So I have no idea how someone else sees the color of peanut butter. For me, part of it is a learned thing. Grass is green, everybody knows that, so my mind sees green, but my eyes see brown. It's like a picture of a frog, like a cartoon picture. The assumption for me is that it would be green, because cartoon frogs (not just Kermit) are usually green. So I would see the brown frog but say it is green unless I'm not thinking. Some have asked me if I color-blind with red/green then why did I think peanut butter was red. Because it LOOKS red. I can see red and green, but they don't always come across as red or green. Then you get into all the shades. Pink is a tough one for me, sometimes I don't see the pink at all and other times it looks grey or silver (think pink car). Dark colors are worse for me, I don't even try to separate my own socks. I'm not real sure I'd want to see normal colors at this point anyway, wouldn't I have to learn my colors all over again? Wouldn't I see non-problem colors differently too? I did try one of the red contacts on a few years ago and that's what happened. While my problem colors were improved, my non-problem colors were hurt. I think I'll just pass on the eye injections!
Just one more reason to ditch the bitch and make the switch. Mac OS doesn't need a key to install and you can install it on the same computer as many times as you want...legally!
Maybe the record companies are finally figuring out that this rap/hip-hop crap they're trying to cram down our throats isn't selling. Besides, the only people that listen to this are not going to pay money for it.
I was desperate to get some German music for my mom's digital frame. I downloaded two cd's from iTunes MS and then remembered they can't be played on the frame because of the DRM. So, i did some experimenting. I opened the files in a program called Sound Studio. Saved them as an AAC file. Imported them back into iTunes. Converted them to MP3, and wallah! An MP3 that is unencoded. I'm not really sure what it did to the quality, and for my purpose it didn't really matter as they will only be played on the digital frame.
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I always find it interesting how some color-blind people know that they don't see a color the same way a non color-blind person does. There have been quite a few posts here stating how they see the color and then describing what the non color-blind person sees. I'm color-blind (red/green) and don't have any idea I'm seeing something different until someone brings it up. I didn't know peanut butter was NOT red until I was 30. It's how I always saw it and since normally the color of peanut butter is not a topic of discussion it just never came up. (it finally came up in a radio commercial. the kid asks mom "why is peanut butter brown"? I looked at my friend and said "what a dumb question, everybody knows peanut butter is red"!) So I have no idea how someone else sees the color of peanut butter. For me, part of it is a learned thing. Grass is green, everybody knows that, so my mind sees green, but my eyes see brown. It's like a picture of a frog, like a cartoon picture. The assumption for me is that it would be green, because cartoon frogs (not just Kermit) are usually green. So I would see the brown frog but say it is green unless I'm not thinking. Some have asked me if I color-blind with red/green then why did I think peanut butter was red. Because it LOOKS red. I can see red and green, but they don't always come across as red or green. Then you get into all the shades. Pink is a tough one for me, sometimes I don't see the pink at all and other times it looks grey or silver (think pink car). Dark colors are worse for me, I don't even try to separate my own socks. I'm not real sure I'd want to see normal colors at this point anyway, wouldn't I have to learn my colors all over again? Wouldn't I see non-problem colors differently too? I did try one of the red contacts on a few years ago and that's what happened. While my problem colors were improved, my non-problem colors were hurt. I think I'll just pass on the eye injections!
Just one more reason to ditch the bitch and make the switch. Mac OS doesn't need a key to install and you can install it on the same computer as many times as you want...legally!
Maybe the record companies are finally figuring out that this rap/hip-hop crap they're trying to cram down our throats isn't selling. Besides, the only people that listen to this are not going to pay money for it.
Looks like parents are going to actually have to raise their own children now!
I was desperate to get some German music for my mom's digital frame. I downloaded two cd's from iTunes MS and then remembered they can't be played on the frame because of the DRM. So, i did some experimenting. I opened the files in a program called Sound Studio. Saved them as an AAC file. Imported them back into iTunes. Converted them to MP3, and wallah! An MP3 that is unencoded. I'm not really sure what it did to the quality, and for my purpose it didn't really matter as they will only be played on the digital frame.
I don't think I want their phone service to get better. That would mean more of my "customer service" and "tech support" calls going there!
hoo-wee, we got us a smart one here fellers!