On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 23:28, Michael Halcrow wrote:
I hear that some people are still keeping their journals in written
But if they just by acid free paper, they don't have to transfer to new media every few years. Not to mention changing format or hoping someone maintains the codec _long_ term.
Besides which it's just more private to write something than to say it outloud (though doctors and lawyers do take notes, and even journals that way). I mean, how many times did the romulans listen in on Captain Piccard's logs? If he'd been writing on paper that would have been way harder.
No sir, some things are best kept analog and old fashioned.
On the other hand, getting me to keep a journal at all, in any form, would be a big step forward.
I definitely like the idea of a speech-optimized codec from the makers of Ogg, but I'm a little confused that there'd be a need. The main difference between voice and music is the sampling rate required. It seems like it would make more sense to just have some presets built into the encoders.
Of course, another problem is the noise my computer makes. Sure, I could record stuff onto it but it would have that stupid fan in the background for the next two years. Maybe a really long extension cord? No, what I really need is an MP3 player that does Ogg <http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/_templates/item_main_Rio.asp?model=220> and has a microphone jack.
Another, even worse, problem is that I'm self conscious about my voice, especially when it's recorded. You all know how stupid your own voice sounds to you when you play it back. Or maybe that's just me?
<disclaimer>Much of what I said here was just for fun.</disclaimer>
Seriously, I think the script and codec are a cool idea. Overhead from mutisession would be huge though. Better to wait for the Mt Rainier format <http://www.mt-rainier.org/>.
-- Andrew Jorgensen
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