Dhsu

Does Planet Puzzle League have stylus and pad control? And if so, which is easier?

TRANSCODE (mwahahaha).

The captions are the best.

This is a different album. The compilation that Tommy wanted the remixes for was EarthWorm Jim Anthology (co-produced by Mustin incidentally).

Because either A) Maybe it was a typo I dunno C) Shut up

Shael said series finale not season finale. :(

Cheaper? Yes. Keep in mind that with pre-made boxes, you are paying for labor as well. Better? Not necessarily. It's pretty time-consuming to get the right parts and for the right price. And if you ever have problems with something you built from scratch, there's pretty much only one place you can go for tech support: you. But if you don't expect that to be a problem, then by all means go for it. I'd expect to save a couple hundred dollars if you go the DIY route.

I'm assuming drums are coming later? Because if not, they should be.

I did, but the proposal was based on the information available at the time, which unfortunately was not a whole lot. And the information that actually was provided regarding future distribution venues (aside from physical media) was fairly ambiguous and open-ended. So I just worked with what I had to work with. The fact that you anticipate these releases to be on a "continuous basis" does put things in a new light, and makes your position more understandable.

Perhaps by your standards, but again in these situations it's my preference to just respect people's wishes instead of question and deconstruct them. And it's understandable if you don't respect requests that pose such a burden. What I'm petitioning for here is the requests that don't. I see the past as the one concrete thing you can base your policy on. Who knows, one day a terrorist may submit a mix and then threaten to carbomb somebody if you don't remove it later on, but that wouldn't warrant instituting background checks for all ReMixers in the current policy (again, sorry if my analogies seem a bit outlandish, but I'm trying to get this post out as quickly as possible.) That said, if terrorists actually do become issue later on, there's nothing stopping you from making the appropriate modifications to the policy as needed. Well, what I was referencing in particular was the time between torrent packs to date...namely, these periods have been quite substantial, and it seems to me that removing mixes in between those releases wouldn't have had a significant impact or caused any tying of hands as you stated. I assume the same would apply to physical compilations. And far from arbitrary, I see this criteria as being fairly binary and straightforward: if the mix is not in any sort of compilation yet, it can be removed; if it is, then it can't. However, if all these mysterious variables that you've cited really do make a compromise impractical, I can understand and agree to the policy. In conclusion, I'd like to propose a slight change of wording (incidentally suggested to me by my friend Scrobble). To me, the phrase "right to reject" has the connotation that it is a right OCR takes advantage from time to time, which is not the case. In my opinion, just outright clarifying that "OCR will not [or perhaps cannot] respect removal requests" is much less misleading. And I've neglected to say this until now, but thanks for your time, djp. It's much appreciated. - Dhsu

Wow, for a second there I thought I was listening to Freezepop. Nice work, you!

Ah, seems you guys got the first question covered. Much appreciated. I guess I was under the assumption that there would be significant time periods between distributions, during which it would be feasible to entertain removal requests for remixes that were released during that time (i.e. ones not already on a torrent, physical compilation, or otherwise immutable medium). If you plan on releasing new and updated compilations with such frequency that such a policy would be impractical, then I stand corrected. Edit: By the way, I apologize if I come across as demanding. Your assertion that the "boss" argument goes both ways is correct, and you really aren't obligated to answer to anyone else when it comes to site policy. I'm just curious if allowing remix removals is really as big a deal as you make it out to be. Still, even if the whole thing just comes down to "it's my site and I don't wanna," I'd be content to drop the issue at that...it's enough reason in itself and there's no need to beat around the bush about it.

Ha, totally didn't notice that...nice. I like their use of vocals, very tasteful and effective.

I think the notion that the naysayers have malicious intentions is entirely misguided, but okay. While that's understandable, what you said was: and that's what set off the alarms in my head. And we've already said that while it might be analogous to album in some respects, this is one area where the comparison doesn't hold. It's physically impossible to pull a song off an album; not so with a website. And yet in the process you managed to completely dodge my and others' question: how often do you actually get removal request nowadays? Perhaps the amount of work you put in has increased, but that doesn't necessarily mean the requests have increased in proportion as well. Although if the ratio of requests is in fact increasing, then suddenly you're not dealing with merely one individual's interest anymore, are you? Yes, the staff is a group, but a relatively small one...this policy has the potential to affect many, many more. Which is why we've covered alternatives, such as rejecting removals only after they have been distributed in such a way. I guess that's where our differences lie...I prefer to give people a degree of trust in these matters and believe that doing so benefits everyone involved. You ask ReMixers to trust the site...is it then so unreasonable to ask the same thing in return?

I'm gonna assume you meant "monotonous."

Ha, perhaps. Then maybe in that particular case, keeping Prot's remixes is punishment enough. I guess I can see that, but the real problem here might not be the need to provide a reason...plenty of people have already posted situations in which they think a removal would be warranted. The problem is that it's entirely up to djp to decide whether the reasons are "good enough." What if he gets a request saying "If you don't remove my mix I'll kill myself and my whole family" but then decides it's not "good enough"? Well, personally, I don't see a problem with just doing the request system and trusting the remixers not to abuse it for now...until they do, there's no reason to overreact and put everything on lockdown. Speaking of which, as much as I've spoken against it, I'm actually not strictly opposed to a permanent lockdown status. I think my main beef was that djp seemed to be justifying it by saying "I haven't seen a good enough reason not to do it." Don't gives us that. If you're gonna do it, just do it. As for a middle ground...I'm really not sure. I mean, I guess you could try to persuade a ReMixer not to remove his mix. Or if it's already in a torrent or other compilation, you can explain why you can't remove it. And there's the previous "gone is gone" suggestion. I dunno though, to me it just seems like it has to be either "okay, no questions asked" or "sorry, no exceptions." Maybe somebody else can come up with something though. On a side note, assuming djp isn't changing his mind and is set on the second option, putting an explanation in the policy would be nice (but not necessary, of course).

Extremely difficult, but yes it's possible. I think you can only see it coming if your computer is slow enough though.

Drat, now you're giving me ideas...

Seriously, that thing just comes out of nowhere.

And many aren't. Actually, I fail to see how the past behavior of a person affects the reason of his argument. If Einstein had killed your parents, it wouldn't have make his theories any less valid. Not to mention there are some troublemakers in the assenting side as well, and I don't see you criticizing their character. Sorry, but with regard to being "weak", I have to say your rebuttal ranks pretty high unfortunately. Your "don't release your music anywhere" comment is specious at best; that'd be like asking people to never marry if they ever want the possible option of divorce. Like I mentioned in a previous post, removal isn't a right, but it would be a much-appreciated courtesy. And how much trouble would it *really* cause you to provide such a courtesy, considering how un-often it's requested? Perhaps if you actually gave us an idea of how many removal requests you've had since, say, the last lockdown...it'd give us a better perspective on the matter. That's just a suggestion, by the way...I know I don't have a RIGHT to that information. Okay, there's no way you seriously expect someone to actually submit anything with the actual intention of "taking advantage" of the system. For someone so skeptical of other people's hypothetical scenarios, you definitely come up with some odd ones yourself. In any case, the "gone is gone" policy would very easily take care of the "submitting again" scenario. We're not asking for "every compromise possible" here...just one which for some reason you happen to be particularly unwilling to give. Fair enough. I'm not clear on what positive aspects the requested changes would sacrifice/dilute. Mind clarifying? This is where I disagree. I can understand instituting this policy because of practical reasons (e.g. too much work), but evaluating someone's personal reasons is not a practice I find appropriate. People don't have to answer to you because quite simply you're not the boss of them, to use an age-old argument. When it comes to judging, OCR should keep its jurisdiction to music, not motives. Edit: I just now realized how hypocritical the above post may seem, considering I'm criticizing your reasons. But the difference here is I'm not demanding a "100% persuasive" explanation for how your run your site...just asking for a small concession.

I actually saved this directly to my hard drive before even listening to it, by pure virtue of it being a Final Fantasy V mix (I rarely save mixes btw, period). And I was not disappointed. I also happen to be a big fan of mashup-style mixes (as evidenced by "Koopa vs. Kefka" ), so this was a bit of a treat for me. I am slightly disappointed AeroZ didn't use the second half of the theme, but what's there is awesome as is. The ending didn't bother me at all, seemed like a fitting full-circle reference to the intro of the mix. Excellent work, hope to hear more.

Or you could use ScummVM.

Don't worry, Dale will always be there for you.

I think Frozen Reflection might be a little too avant-garde for OCR...but Live on the Icecap is definitely direct post material.

I definitely know the feeling.