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| Aqua Letifer | Dec 28 2007, 06:26 AM Post #1 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/technolo....html?ref=media
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| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| The 89th Key | Dec 28 2007, 06:44 AM Post #2 |
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![]() It's pretty annoying when you go to play a song you bought 6 months ago and for whatever reason a window pops up telling you that your license has expired or cannot be found. |
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| Optimistic | Dec 28 2007, 06:47 AM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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That's not supposed to happen, right? I know I should get with the technology, but dammit, I can't quit my discman. |
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PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Dec 28 2007, 06:49 AM Post #4 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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I strip that crap off soon as I can. |
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| The 89th Key | Dec 28 2007, 06:54 AM Post #5 |
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It's not supposed to happen, but it does sometimes...it's really quite an anchor around mp3s. Well, when I first started collecting mp3s in 2000 they were all DRM-free, and most of my collection still is....but sometimes if I buy something from the uber-restrictive iTunes, you can run into problems. And get with the mp3 times already Opt!!! You'll wonder why you didn't switch earlier. |
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| Optimistic | Dec 28 2007, 06:58 AM Post #6 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Well, I'm not at total loser- my discman does play mp3s.
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PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Dec 28 2007, 07:02 AM Post #7 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Advantages of digital mp3 players: Much smaller. No moving parts = no skipping. Longer battery life. That battery is usually internal, by the way. Holds many more songs. Usually compatible with more music formats. Usually comes with a great many more features. Cheap. |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| Daniel | Dec 28 2007, 07:10 AM Post #8 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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| Larry | Dec 28 2007, 07:20 AM Post #9 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Tell me, Daniel... in a discussion about digital music storage, what triggered your mind to think of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? |
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Of the Pokatwat Tribe | |
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| Daniel | Dec 28 2007, 07:29 AM Post #10 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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| Larry | Dec 28 2007, 07:34 AM Post #11 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Goodness, Daniel - I simply asked you a question. Do you not know the answer or something? |
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| The 89th Key | Dec 28 2007, 07:40 AM Post #12 |
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The list of mp3 players FAR outweighs that of disc players. However, one thing disc players have is the ability to switch out content (put in a new disc), but considering the number of songs an mp3 player can hold...you can put your whole CD collection on it already, so the point is moot. Is 89th still talking? |
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| Daniel | Dec 28 2007, 07:45 AM Post #13 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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| The 89th Key | Dec 28 2007, 07:46 AM Post #14 |
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Daniel - just stop responding! |
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| Larry | Dec 28 2007, 07:48 AM Post #15 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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What is it with you two? I asked a simple question. If he doesn't have an answer, that's one thing. But both of you are acting like little children. |
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| The 89th Key | Dec 28 2007, 07:58 AM Post #16 |
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The less you two talk to each other, the better the forum is. |
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| Aqua Letifer | Dec 28 2007, 07:58 AM Post #17 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Exactly. I suppose you can do the same thing with flash memory -- my first mp3 player used flash memory -- but I see it as a shortcoming more than a benefit. Switching disks/cards/etc takes time, and it means you need to carry those items with you as well. More internal storage is the way to go. |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| Daniel | Dec 28 2007, 08:15 AM Post #18 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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| Larry | Dec 28 2007, 08:34 AM Post #19 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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| Axtremus | Dec 28 2007, 08:34 AM Post #20 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Just a different opinion... the long-term solution is in building a flash[-like] memory interface that can address an insanely large memory space (say, using 64-bit addressing scheme). Then you can progressively upgrade with memory media with bigger and bigger capacity without having to change your portable music player device. That's the way digital camera industry evolved, actually. First Sony came out with a "Memory Stick" standard that tops out at 512 MB or something, then the SD people came out with a standard that could go up to 2 GB or something, then each successively standardized standards that can accommodate higher capacity devices (and now we see flash devices going up to 16 GB in terms of product, I think). Get to a 64-bit addressing interface standard and you bump the limit to 32 Terabytes. Once there in terms of standards, you just wait for Moore's Law to catch up in terms of products.
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| Kincaid | Dec 28 2007, 08:56 AM Post #21 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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More proof that Larry is quite the musician, playing Daniel like a fiddle. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| M&M's | Dec 28 2007, 09:03 AM Post #22 |
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Fulla-Carp
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| My child shows GOOD CHARACTERIZATION in an ongoing game of D&D | |
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| pianojerome | Dec 28 2007, 09:26 AM Post #23 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I'm curious, too. In fact, I was scratching my head before I even got to Larry's question. Does that make me a sociopath, too? |
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| Frank_W | Dec 28 2007, 10:34 AM Post #24 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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Another advantage to the MP3 player, is that they also have players that can be used underwater. (I don't have one. Yet.)
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| The 89th Key | Dec 28 2007, 11:49 AM Post #25 |
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It was probably a combination of my avatar and the soundtrack that would accompany my avatar. And yes that makes you a sociopath.
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