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...in the living room. It's a british summer afternoon. I've got the ceiling fan on full blast, a bag of 10 KitKat Chunky bars, a half eaten packet of Starburst, a packet of Maynards Wine Gums, and my PowerBook on my lap. No-one is in the house. I am content (for the time being) :) |
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lovely :-D |
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I am sitting outside in the backgarden in the sunshine with a glass of ice cold water and a spliff. |
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could you please supply a picture taken with that ludicrously good camera that you got hold of not too long ago? ;) |
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I am sitting in my room fannying around with midi. I am gradually getting to grips with it. I am now going outside for a bit to enjoy the last of the sun and to put some paperwork in order. |
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No, because that would mean I have to stand up and walk upstairs and open the cupboard and get the camera out and put batteries in and take the photo and transfer the card to my laptop and copy the image off and resize it and then post it. Far too much hassle :P |
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i've just got through my pack of Starburts, and am about to start on my third KitKat Chunky bar ;) How's it going with the MIDI? I hope you're winning :) You've still got paperwork to get through? Oh by the way, how'd the movie thesis thingy that you were doing go? you know, the one where i suggested macinimation (or however you spell it)? |
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What do you mean? MIDI is as basic as basic can be. |
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ahh i see :) well, i don't blame you mate. But i would have thought you'd have jacked a WiFi 802.11g card in your camera with power over the air, so that you could use it 100 miles away from home? that'd be cool |
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Well I could do that but really the camera has to be in the same physical place in order for me to take a photograph of that location :) |
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Getting electribes to work with midi-ox, it's a tricky beast... Huzzah, just finally sorted it. OScillik: The graphics paper went quite well, not had grades yet, but I reckon I got a 2:1 on it. Paperwork is to do with job interview/tax/insurance etc. rather than uni work. That's all done now, thank goodness- just waiting for my overall degree classification. I'll get it in the post in by the end of the month hopefully, provided those spastics at: a) My university and b) Royal Mail Don't lose it/send me the wrong one etc. :) |
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i've got a disgusting iced tea and am listening to a japanese death metal compilation. i wish i had some of your candy |
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:) i hope you're enjoying your day anyways. i've had a long day at work, and i'm just glad to be back home. i really do wish i could be a lazy bastard and just stay at home, but i can't: i've got nearly £7000 worth of loans to pay off, not to mention a mobile bill and broadband bill! money is a bad invention :( we should all live like they do on Star Trek |
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I have a two year planned holiday from work just starting :D |
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Ceri CJ ah that's good then :) I don't understand what a 2:1 means, but you seem chuffed about it, so it must be good :) I wouldn't trust Royal Mail as far as I could shoot them - they've lost a huge £80 present that I bought for my girlfriend's birthday :( I'm not impressed because 1) I've thrown £80 down the fucking shitter 2) My girlfriend is severely disappointed. I hope that your stuff gets to you safely r40f heh, what an interesting combo! |
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i am SO envious :( I've only just come off a 5 day holiday, and I miss it so much!!!!! |
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yeah, it's weird. i actually hate death metal and i hate what i'm drinking. maybe i should go do something else... :) |
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It's coz me neva finished universuty. I fownd uva wayz of maykin munee. now me are goin to spend to all and start again when i am 28 :D |
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i never even bothered thinking about uni - i know that i wouldn't ever be able to cope with the workload. i hate writing. i'm more of a "hands on" person. *waits for the piss-takes to come flooding in* |
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I am sitting in living room near my comp, reading your posts and having a dinner....drinking some Ice tea as well, then I am going to have a cigarette and than I will just sit here and wait till my friend come so we can go out and smoke some shit...than i will get back after some hours and have a second dinner while reading your posts again..yummy.. |
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How long does it normally take your friend to come? |
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smoking some shit? ;) would that be those Camel Shit cigarettes? |
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Normally he is here at this time...but tonight he went to see his girlfriend so he will be late a little bit... no no no... it will be just one biiig ..ehm.. cigar..:) |
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ahhh.......a "cigar" heh |
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a joInt |
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a big one....:)...he´s coming..I am leaving..byee.... |
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bye bye, have a nice time with that big ol' "joint" |
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He phones you to say he is coming with his girlfriend? That is a considerate friend. |
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Its crappy weather here so im sat in my smelly pants watching nine queens. but i may have a nap. oscillik is the powerbook any good im thinking about getting one not sure though :s |
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yummy :D |
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well, some people would say that i'm the wrong person to ask, because I admit that I do have an affinity for non-Microsoft systems, but I am really happy with it :) I am actually in the middle of typing a review for it - i'd be happy to email you what i've got so far if you let me know your email address. it's a Microsoft Word document :) |
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as much as i love chocolate, there is a point that i can't cross. i've eaten 5 or so bars out of the total 12 that i bought. it's hot. i can't eat much chocolate when it's hot, so i'm gonna have to give it a rest for now :) |
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oscillik is the wrong person to ask as he admits to having an affinity for non-Microsoft systems. If you want an objective opinion the answer would be, "Yes, it's very good even if a little expensive in the UK." That is a direct quote from me, the person people trust for fair and balanced opinion. |
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yer that would be nice send away. and thanks ecnadniarb im just worried about one or two things. like lower cpu power compared to pc laptops and the whole soundcard thing plus *whispers* downloading software for mac (ie via slsk ;) is way harder |
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you can't compare CPU clock cycles with x86 CPU's and PPC CPU's - RISC architecture is totally different to x86, and is more efficient with handling instruction code. I'm sending what i've done so far to the email address in your profile :) |
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The clock speed on the CPU's is not an issue as the whole architecture of the CPU is different. They use completely different instruction sets. Apple are beginning to struggle though with processor development and will probably make the move across to Intel or AMD chips or even another platform in the future, but for the lifespan of the laptop it again isn't really an issue. There are still sources for copied software for the Mac, and Mac users tend to look after each other (if you know what I mean) when it comes to that stuff as well. Personally though I primarily use Intel based laptops running either Windows or Linux. |
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could you please give me some source info on your statement about Apple shifting away from IBM? I already know about the shift away from Motorola, but I haven't heard anything about them moving away from using IBM PPC chips :) |
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of course... |
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now, what is worrying is what synapses triggered your brain to reply with the Heinz website i think your head would be a great film |
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hehe I'll dig the article out for you, it's in a magazine from the other month. |
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thanks oscillik gots it and reading now |
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oh, if its in a mag don't worry about it - i thought you might have got your info from an online source :) |
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np :) let me know if it's helpful to you |
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It will be online, I just can't remember where to look though. |
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ah, it's no biggy. i'm happy with my machine anyways, and i'm sure that whatever direction Apple take, it'd be for the better. just out of curiosity, what Laptop machine do you have? i've always liked portable machines more than desktop/tower systems :) |
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what music software do you run on your powerbook osc does it ever jitter with vsts like ambience with cpu up full etc? |
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i have the following audio and music creation apps on my machine: Reason 2.5 ReCycle 2.1 Cubase SX 1.06 Ableton Live 3.0.2 Peak 4.11 Sound Studio 2.1.1 to be honest, I haven't installed many VSTi's, I've only got Arturia's Minimoog V and Albino installed. I've tried messing about with a Cubase+Reason rewire session, running Minimoog V and Albino and using TrackS all at the same time, and i've not noticed much slow down :) It definately handles what I throw at it in Reason (as i do most of my compositions/covers in Reason) |
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does the mini moog perform ok i had that vst but it stuttered in fl studio i use reason live 3 cubase and fl oh and soundforge and if i get the powerbook it'll be for live sets so i want to be sure it can handle the apps with no freezing or stalling or sound errors |
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yes, Minimoog V performs really well. i have a cracked copy (cracked ones are usually notorious for being buggy) but it works perfectly :) you could still use Sound Forge in Virtual PC on a Mac i'd assume - I have used Cool Edit 2000 under Virtual PC and although it's a little slower than a real pc, it's definitely usable. but since i got hold of Peak, i don't ever touch it anymore! |
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yer well i guess i can do main recording in soundofgr eon my pc and just move samples over to the mac via my lovely dvd burner i just bought :) |
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