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<BLOCKQUOTE><font>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by deepsludge:
<STRONG>And for the number 1 rated dude , mattman , what do you do if you stand your girlfriend up?
(psssss ~ she wrote it down)</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Is this hypothetical or are you seeking advice..? [img]images/smiles/converted/wink.gif[/img]
Well, I’ll have you know that I always keep my obligations. It is unexceptable not to do so, lest the most dire of situations. [img]images/smiles/converted/cool.gif[/img]
But since that doesn’t answer the question…
In the case that I did stand up said girlfriend for some trivial reason, which I wouldn’t, but if I did… I guess I’d have to throw myself at her mercy and hope for forgiveness. Otherwise, I guess my ass would be toast (and I’d deserve it.) [img]images/smiles/converted/biggrin.gif[/img]
Yes, purposely place errors in the raw data that a normal CD player will compensate for w/ error correction, but a CD drive will pick up when using a digital transfer.
Its a violation of Fair Use if you ask me. In assuming that I’m some kind of criminal that is going to widely distribute the material, they’re also telling me that I cannot make my own legal copies for my own use. [img]images/smiles/converted/mad.gif[/img]
The other thing is, from what I understand, the RIAA is claiming this method of placing errors into the CD as a form of encryption. This would make it illegal for manufacturers to created CD drives that could read the disks under the extremely vague Digital Millinium Copyright Act (DCMA.)
I’ve been following this pretty closely. Some people have suggested a massive ‘buy & return’ movement. Where people buy the CD’s and if they find out that they use this copy protection they immediately return it claiming that it doesn’t work in any of their CD players. Too many returns would make the retail outlets to lose money and it wouldn’t be worthwhile for them to carry them. It’d take a lot of people to get the idea rolling though, and given the your average Joe Sixpacks and boyband / Britney lovin teeny boppers are completely clueless about their rights as US citizens, and the fact the those rights appear to be shrinking, I don’t see it happening… [img]images/smiles/converted/rolleyes.gif[/img]
The RIAA is basing their implementation of this technology on a 4.4% decrease in CD sales, a decrease they (convieniently) blame on pirating. It seems to me that this decrease in sales is based on the recent decline in ecconomy, not to mention the fact that pop music has absolutely stagnated… I doubt any of the indie labels will be using this technology.
Here’s some articles on the issue for those of you not up to date:
Record labels plan copy-proof CDs (MSNBC)
Old code defeats new CD anti-ripping technologies (The Register)
U.S. music sales decline (MSNBC)
And some stuff on the old battle: [img]images/smiles/converted/wink.gif[/img]
But that adds to my point. No one had put in a gay entry, yet it’s making that assumption on several of the applicants. Jaron, you should know better than to unleash an adaptive computer upon the public. The technology is still in its infancy and unstable. Now its gonna become aware and kill us all… [img]images/smiles/converted/mad.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/converted/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/converted/wink.gif[/img]
Jaron, I find an odd paradox in your matchmaker thing… It paired me w/ Malcom w/ salamiguy. Yet it clearly says in the form that if one is gay, one is to stop filling out the form… Given that all three of us filled out the form beyond that point, I’ll have to assume neither of us is gay. Based on these circumstances, I’d have to say that your matchmaker computer is busted..! [img]images/smiles/converted/eek.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/converted/rolleyes.gif[/img]
Oh, and call me a creatin one more time… [img]images/smiles/converted/evil.gif[/img]
Well, I usually make it my policy not to feed Jaron’s mad schemes, but I’m feeling saucy today… [img]images/smiles/converted/rolleyes.gif[/img]
1) First Name: This question is redundant. My name’s obviously Mattman.
2) Gender: Male, possibly cloned.
c) Height: 5′ 8"
4) Weight: 165
6) Divorced/Single/Willing to cheat on spouse: Single
7) Do you like X-Files: It’s alright. Wrong about a lot of stuff though.
8) Which is sexier; Mascis or Al Gore: Let’s just say that I admire J for his talent. No love for Gore or his pointy eyebrows. [img]images/smiles/converted/wink.gif[/img]
8a) If Gore, is it because he’s known for being stiff: He’s an android, an older model at that.
8b)If yes and gender male, then what sexuality are you: Rethink the wording of this question…
9) If gay, please stop filling this out. Me thinks you’ve been hangin’ around Antipop way too much.
10) Favorite alphanumerical character: ALT + F4, go ahead, try it… [img]images/smiles/converted/evil.gif[/img]
11) Mouse pad or trackball color: Don’t use a mouse pad.
12) Are you smart: I believe the word ‘brainiac’ has been associated w/ me.
13) Favorite smilie: [img]images/smiles/converted/robot.gif[/img]
14) What are your thoughts on War and Peace: Its a book…
15) Favorite J. Song: All of ’em
16) What musical featured the song I started with: I’d tell you, but I’d be accused of cheating off deepsludge’s test.
17) Shoe size: The appropriate size to fit on my foot. [img]images/smiles/converted/tongue.gif[/img]
18) What do you smell like: Me.
19) What does your ideal partner smell like: Her.
20) What do you SPELL like: I spel gud.
21) Favorite tie color: Well, the blue ones from the first Starwars were alright, but I think I like the grey ones in Return of the Jedi better.
22) Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon: Athlon’s are superior.
23) Describe your hair: Gravity defiant.
24) Favorite Pokemon: Well, Bulbasaur meat tastes the best, but it’s a bit tough.
25) Use this section to mock the matchmaker: I’ve done that enough in other threads already. This time, you get a break… [img]images/smiles/converted/cool.gif[/img]Well, enough of this waste of time. I’ve got a wall that needs staring at… [img]images/smiles/converted/rolleyes.gif[/img]
The Xerox [img]images/smiles/converted/rolleyes.gif[/img]
So I’m some sort of office appliance now..? [img]images/smiles/converted/eek.gif[/img]
Well, it kinda depends on what you need… A full tower is great if you plan on expanding in the future.
The Superpower Zephyr KS-201 that I recommended is supposed to be a very good mid-tower, having 4 – 5" bays instead of the usual 3. Here’s a good review of it.
As far as full towers go, they definately give you more room to work with and generally have better airflow, due to more open space and more room to mount fans. They tend to be a bit heavy though, but if you don’t move your PC around much, that’s probably not a problem. The Antec SX1030 id supposed to be pretty good and its only $15-20 more than the Zephyr. Here’s a review.
In any case, make sure you have at least a 300Watt power supply. It’ll give you plenty of room for expansion. [img]images/smiles/converted/wink.gif[/img]
I also wanted to point out that I didn’t include video, sound, keyboard, mouse, or drives in my list. The epox mobo comes w/ onboard sound, which is passible, but not great. It’ll also cost you some cpu cycles to use it (its software based.) I figured you could swap the drives from your current computer, and video depends on what you intend to do with it.
Of coarse, you could always leave your current machine mostly intact. Maybe slap a cheap CDROM in it and then you have your ftp server separate from your main machine. [img]images/smiles/converted/wink.gif[/img]
No problem, [img]images/smiles/converted/wink.gif[/img]
I just like your style of interview, real ‘person-to-person’, instead of ‘interview-guy-to-punk-rock-legend’ kind of thing. I’ve noticed from other articles and such that Watt seems to respond better if people talk to him as if they had always been friends. [img]images/smiles/converted/cool.gif[/img]
Great interview CJ! Definately one of the best interviews I’ve read in a long time. [img]images/smiles/converted/wink.gif[/img]
Hey, no problem… [img]images/smiles/converted/wink.gif[/img]
The catch is, you have to build it yourself, but that can be half the fun. [img]images/smiles/converted/biggrin.gif[/img]
I already made a change to the list. Changed the Volcano II heatsink to a SVC Golden Gate 30. It’s $10 more, but an all copper heatsink/fan (HSF) for $18 just can’t be beat and it’ll keep that toasty Athlon nice and cool. [img]images/smiles/converted/cool.gif[/img]
