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    iPod or Zune?

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    iTunes organization services and great in the same sentence? Their organization sucks major ass :( .

    QFE. Fucking iTunes... it's for lazy/ignorant people that don't care about how their files are handled.

    Hate iTunes...

    iPod or Zune?

    in General Discussion

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    One of the things I don't like about the Gigabeat line is the secret DRMing it does to your files. This was something that caused me to never buy one.

    It's not very well known, but if you look it up, you should be able to find a few forums where they discuss it.

    Pokémon: The Missingno Tracks - History

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    Recently, someone from another site, who also is a member here, PMed me about use of the project music for said site.

    I brought this to the attention of the staff, and after their comments and ponderings and whatnot, decided to reply not just to the person, but directly to the site in question. I figured that is this person was speaking on behalf of his site, I should just skip the middle man.

    Anyway, short version, I politely turned down this request, because of some issues that were brought up during our discussion. Hopefully, there aren't any bad feelings between our two groups. I don't think there should be, but in case there are... well, there's not much I can do about that.

    Any way. Carry on.

    Sony PS3

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    I have heard and read that the Cell processor is only good for linear processing (straight number crunching, like physics), and is terrible for anything non-linear (like AI, something that a lot of games use).

    Prove/disprove/discuss.

    Pokémon: The Missingno Tracks - History

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    I have always wondered....since the music from the game comes directly from the anime...wouldn't this rather fall into an "anime remix" rather than a game remix project?

    As GSlicer already pointed out, it's quite the opposite: the series uses music from the games. The cartoon was produced and aired two years (April 1997) after the first games came out (February 1995). Most casual and non-fans associate the games and the show because of the heavy marketing during the late 90s. But they are hardly the same thing, just as The Super Mario Bros. Show would be to that line of games.

    Now, in all fairness, each new season of the show does use music from the newest games to some degree, but the music in question was originally composed for the games, which are produced and released several months in advance of the show. The show simply reuses the same compositions because it's part of the same overall franchise. But the series, and particularly the movies, do use original themes that do not appear in any of the games.

    If you were to raise the matter with any seriousness, you would also have to mention that a variety of the Sonic The Hedgehog music was also used in the Sonic series over the years. As was a lot of the Super Mario Bros. music for the various incarnations of its respective TV shows. And the same goes for the Zelda cartoons. And the Captain N cartoon. And a lot of other shows that are based upon games.

    /bored, needed something to do for a few minutes

    Sony PS3

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Wow. Using any third-party cables or accessories? Say good-bye to your warranty.

    http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=789061

    And to those that are thinking "bullshit", from the Sony PS3 manual:

    THIS WARRANTY SHALL ALSO BE VOIDABLE BY SCEA IF (1) SCEA REASONABLY BELIEVES THAT THE PS3TM SYSTEM HAS BEEN USED IN A MANNER THAT WOULD VIOLATE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A SEPARATE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SYSTEM SOFTWARE; OR (2) THE PRODUCT IS USED WITH PRODUCTS NOT SOLD OR LICENSED BY SCEA (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NON-LICENSED GAME ENHANCEMENT DEVICES, CONTROLLERS, ADAPTORS AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICES).

    Nice. Sony can get out of their warranty agreement because you used an identical HDMI cable to theirs, except it didn't have a Sony logo on it.

    Nintendo Wii

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Regarding the woman that died at that radio contest...

    The broadcast from the station, before the contest, and how many times they either had people warn them, or they knew about the death from the fraternity.

    They even joked about one man looking sick, and asking each other if he had signed the waiver yet.

    Nintendo Wii

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I suspect that Nintendo is going to release them carefully, at points such that the games will cover any major gaps in new releases.

    It makes more sense that way. Also, I'd rather have several good games stretched out over a longer time than all at once.

    MP3 Players.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I would vouch for the Creative Labs line. I had one, and aside from the fact it was too iPod like in functionality (and the damn buttons stopped working one morning), it was a very nice player. The sound quality was a lot better than the iPod I also had was. And not only are they usually cheaper than the comparative iPod player, they're also more readily available in stores.

    Nintendo DS

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    So, I'm at the local Wal-Mart, and there's this guy with a new, unopened black DS Lite. I said "damn, they had black ones here?" and he hears this. He then informs me that his was the last one in stock. He then asks me if there are any games for it.

    I guess he just heard how popular they were or something.

    Any way, he asks me if there are any good games for it. I spout off a list of games that have gotten pretty good reviews, and when i mention Advance Wars being sort of like Risk, he then lights up and says "you mean like Age of Empires?!" And the instant I say that there is n Age of Empires for it, he turns around and heads back to the electronic section without even saying thanks or goodbye. Personally, I wonder if he was sober. He seemed a little out of it.

    Weird day.

    Question about Headphones

    in General Discussion

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    While I haven't tried any of the Grado line, I can tell you that a good pair of headphones will make a massive difference. I also had the usual cheap headphones for years, and I listened to the same CDs on the same machines for a long time. It wasn't until I picked up a set of Sennheiser PX-100s that I realized how much of the music I was missing. I plugged them into my computer and listened to the same MP3s I had for the last few years. I noticed background vocals I never heard before. Why? The headphones I used before were so low-quality, they couldn't even reproduce the background stuff in compressed audio. They were that bad.

    So yeah, a really good set of headphones will make a giant difference. The money you spend on them will be an investment, and a wise one at that.

    As for the Grado SR60, it seems to get a few minuses for being uncomfortable after a few hours of use. If you're going to be listening to anything for a few hours, you really need that comfort. A bad set will ruin the whole experience.

    If you plan on ever using them while you're out and about, the size and weight are factors as well. If you're going to use them at home, then it's not a problem.

    Just think of how you will use said headphones. That will determine what you should get.

    Also, there was a sticky in the Remixing section that dealt with the different brands. I think it's still there.

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