Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-07 Thread J. van de Griek
las wrote: Larry, I completely agree with most of what you wrote about valuable professions not being paid what they're actually worth. Dan, if I gave the impression that artists should not be paid for their work, that is not what I meant to say. But do artists deserve the payments that

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-07 Thread Neil
On Thu, 07 Sep 2000 01:34:22 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Larry, I completely agree with most of what you wrote about valuable professions not being paid what they're actually worth. Dan, if I gave the impression that artists should not be paid for their work, that is not what I

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-07 Thread J. Coon
las wrote: Can we really call the Spice girls "Artists"??? I won't waste an MD on them. Hell, I'd give 'em an MD to spend the night with me. -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-07 Thread J. Coon
las wrote: Dan, if I gave the impression that artists should not be paid for their work, that is not what I meant to say. But do artists deserve the payments that they receive Do dentists deserve being paid to hurt people? There are a lot more starving artists out there than there are

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-07 Thread las
Do dentists deserve being paid to hurt people? There are a lot more starving artists out there than there are starving dentists. The above statement has got to be the one of the stupidest that I have ever heard. I'm very disappointed that an intelligent person like you would make such a

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-07 Thread Neil
On Thu, 07 Sep 2000 11:20:45 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fifth, what does it take to be an "artist"? The reason that there are so many starving artists is because there are so many people who consider themselves "artists"!!! What qualifications does it take to be an artist How

MD: Dentists V Artists (Was Napster)

2000-09-07 Thread Gordon, Richard
Well, I haven't been to a dentist for 9 years and am surviving whereas if I hadn't heard any music for 9 years I'm not so sure I would have. This discussion is pointless eh? Quality ~chilled~ Drum and Bass --- http://www.mp3.com/advance

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2000-09-07 Thread Peter Forest
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Re: MD: Dentists V Artists (Was Napster)

2000-09-07 Thread Neil
On Thu, 7 Sep 2000 16:57:59 +0100 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I haven't been to a dentist for 9 years and am surviving whereas if I hadn't heard any music for 9 years I'm not so sure I would have. Quite :-) This discussion is pointless eh? Oh yes. Emphatically. And then some...

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-07 Thread Rodney Peterson
If the guy hasn't seen a dentist in nine years, I doubt your suggestion of finding a new one isn't going to mean much. I'm guessing oral hygeine is quite low on his priority list. - To stop getting this list send a message

MD: new computer

2000-09-07 Thread Charles Redell
Hey all, I'm about to buy a new computer and in the opions of this list, wanted to know what I absolutely must have w/r/t my MD. I have a Sharp MS722. I am planning on a CD burner of course... My question specifically is: what kind of ports do I need to be sure of having? Digital? USBs?

RE: MD: new computer

2000-09-07 Thread Peter Forest
USB port is good but not absolutely necessary Personally, I have a old 333 MHZ with a optical sound card from Aureal (bought for only $50, I don't remember where sorry...) and with an optical cable, I record all the songs I want from internet directly on my MS-722 (I use Win Amp to play

MD: Titling input in katakana on US Sony MZ-R70?

2000-09-07 Thread Ben Gertzfield
I know the Japanese version of all the Sony MD recorders supports titling in the phonetic katakana character set. However, the US versions seem to only support display of katakana characters, not input. Is there any kind of hack I can do to my US MZ-R70 to allow katakana input? I listen to a

Re: MD: Digital recordings and track marks...

2000-09-07 Thread David W. Tamkin
Stories wrote, | I would argue that it's the receiving device that doesn't accept "new | track starts now" data. All the information needed is present in the | S/Pdif signal "validity Bit / CD-Subcode" data area. That may depend on the unit generating the S/PDIF as well. | My CD player

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-07 Thread J. Coon
las wrote: Do dentists deserve being paid to hurt people? There are a lot more starving artists out there than there are starving dentists. The above statement has got to be the one of the stupidest that I have ever heard. I'm very disappointed that an intelligent person like

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-07 Thread las
Do you mean if everybody with artistic creativity, or those that express themselves artisticly, suddenly disappeared? Or all artistic content and / or stimulus suddenly disappeared? No! certainly not all artistic content. When you get down to things that basic, art is like food (at least

Re: MD: Dentists V Artists (Was Napster)

2000-09-07 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === "Gordon, Richard" wrote: Well, I haven't

Re: MD: Dentists V Artists (Was Napster)

2000-09-07 Thread las
Oh yes. Emphatically. And then some... Neil Then why did you waste so much time responding to it, instead of just ignoring it? Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-07 Thread las
"J. Coon" wrote: OK. I'm going to try and end this discussion now. I have said all along that there should be a royalty fee paid to download "quality" MP3s from the net. I stand by that position. I don't think that they average person downloading stuff is thinking to him/herself, "Hey I'm

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-07 Thread Shawn R. Lin
"J. Coon" wrote: No problem here, some of my best friends are dentists, my nephew just got started in his practice, and I'll probably have to go to one next week. Bit down on a potato chip wrong and it went between the gum and my front tooth. Been sore and swollen ever since. Lots of

MD: Sony md repair cost, 20 mds for $26

2000-09-07 Thread Eric Woudenberg
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Thanks for the note Mike, I'm forwarding it to