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thebassdude @thebassdude (341) • Philippines 16 Oct 10

If you were to put together your dream super band, who would the members be? My super band would be made up of these awesome guys: bass - Pino Palladino (I just love his phrasing on the bass. Every note is magical) drums...

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ntpspe aye :) the only thing not to love is when you see him live, most of the time he just stands and nods his head, but hey, each to their own. And no i've never heard of them, should i? :P

19 Oct 10

ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 14 Oct 10

Allmost everybody knows who Microsoft are, and most have used one of their products. You buy a computer, Windows is on it, you buy a keyboard and even then the Windows logo is present. Microsoft has such a dominance over the...

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ntpspe Yes, Linux is very good for doing more advanced features, like networking or support. I work as an IT Systems Technician, in a windows based environment, but i have always made sure my machine is running ubuntu, because the amount of problems we get with the...

16 Oct 10

ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 14 Oct 10

Allmost everybody knows who Microsoft are, and most have used one of their products. You buy a computer, Windows is on it, you buy a keyboard and even then the Windows logo is present. Microsoft has such a dominance over the...

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ntpspe Mac's are better in a lot of ways, but it depends what you're doing. Anything musical or artistic it is normally better to have a mac around, but for simple office work it's not worth it. Mac's are also getting Steam support now, so the latest games and...

16 Oct 10

ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 14 Oct 10

Allmost everybody knows who Microsoft are, and most have used one of their products. You buy a computer, Windows is on it, you buy a keyboard and even then the Windows logo is present. Microsoft has such a dominance over the...

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ntpspe Yes, familiarity is the case for most people, but music software? i'm intrigued, i've never found any high-end music software for windows, like the Logic Studio on mac's

16 Oct 10

ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 14 Oct 10

Allmost everybody knows who Microsoft are, and most have used one of their products. You buy a computer, Windows is on it, you buy a keyboard and even then the Windows logo is present. Microsoft has such a dominance over the...

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ntpspe Well i have the Xbox360 arcade, and i must say, playing games on that (i think) are a lot easier for controls than on a computer (though i am fond of FPS' using the mouse and WASD keys :P But my Xbox outputs graphics the same as i've seen on high-end...

16 Oct 10

ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 15 Oct 10

This is a topic for people to discuss their favorite instrument, how long you've been playing for, and why you chose it! Multiple instruments allowed. I Play: Acoustic guitar - 10 years of lessons Electric guitar - 1 year of...

guitar

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ntpspe Sound's like you've played a huge variety of instruments there, very diverse! A lot of people would start off with Electric guitar (I wasn't allowed, parents saying they were too expensive) but it's nice to see people still using classical instruments as...

16 Oct 10

ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 15 Oct 10

This is a topic for people to discuss their favorite instrument, how long you've been playing for, and why you chose it! Multiple instruments allowed. I Play: Acoustic guitar - 10 years of lessons Electric guitar - 1 year of...

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ntpspe Well a lot of people complain about instruments not made of wood, and have said to me that I wouldn't get a good tone out of a plexiglass instrument, but I'm actually pleasantly surprised with this one. It cost £80 directly online from the wesley website,...

16 Oct 10

ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 15 Oct 10

This is a topic for people to discuss their favorite instrument, how long you've been playing for, and why you chose it! Multiple instruments allowed. I Play: Acoustic guitar - 10 years of lessons Electric guitar - 1 year of...

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ntpspe Well a lot of people complain about instruments not made of wood, and have said to me that I wouldn't get a good tone out of a plexiglass instrument, but I'm actually pleasantly surprised with this one. It cost £80 directly online from the wesley website,...

16 Oct 10

ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 15 Oct 10

This is a topic for people to discuss their favorite instrument, how long you've been playing for, and why you chose it! Multiple instruments allowed. I Play: Acoustic guitar - 10 years of lessons Electric guitar - 1 year of...

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ntpspe Very true, i used to be lead guitar, moved to rhythm and eventually bass for the exact reasons you say above, as well as i find it just fun to play, especially muse riffs!

15 Oct 10

ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 15 Oct 10

This is a topic for people to discuss their favorite instrument, how long you've been playing for, and why you chose it! Multiple instruments allowed. I Play: Acoustic guitar - 10 years of lessons Electric guitar - 1 year of...

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ntpspe Nice to hear! I once had my own piano at my family home, we got it for £50 from a listing in the local paper, keep an eye out and anything can be found! :)

15 Oct 10

thebassdude @thebassdude (341) • Philippines 15 Oct 10

What would you rather have: a job that you love waking up to and actually look forward to going to everyday but pays really really low, or a job you absolutely hate, and dread to even talk about after a whole days worth of work...

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ntpspe Very true, I wouldn't be able to cope with a family at the moment, but I know in the future I'd need to have plenty of money, and it does make it a harder choice. There are plenty of ways to get a well-paid job you enjoy, I've recently applied for some...

15 Oct 10

ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 14 Oct 10

Allmost everybody knows who Microsoft are, and most have used one of their products. You buy a computer, Windows is on it, you buy a keyboard and even then the Windows logo is present. Microsoft has such a dominance over the...

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ntpspe Linux is also easy to use. If you want to install software, all you have to do is click, as most Distributions have their own software depositories, like on ubuntu, all you have to do is click 'install' on anything you want from the 'ubuntu marketplace' and...

14 Oct 10

ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 14 Oct 10

Allmost everybody knows who Microsoft are, and most have used one of their products. You buy a computer, Windows is on it, you buy a keyboard and even then the Windows logo is present. Microsoft has such a dominance over the...

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ntpspe Vista is definitely one system I have stayed away from. After purchasing my first laptop with it pre-installed, it felt and looked modern, but it was too much hassle to get anything done. Even installing programs brought up the damn 'are you sure' dialogue...

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ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 14 Oct 10

Allmost everybody knows who Microsoft are, and most have used one of their products. You buy a computer, Windows is on it, you buy a keyboard and even then the Windows logo is present. Microsoft has such a dominance over the...

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ntpspe I will have to disagree with you on your main point of ease-of-use and user-friendliness. Most modern Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, are a lot easier to use than windows. To run a program, click applications - choose which type of program you want,...

14 Oct 10

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ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 14 Oct 10

Allmost everybody knows who Microsoft are, and most have used one of their products. You buy a computer, Windows is on it, you buy a keyboard and even then the Windows logo is present. Microsoft has such a dominance over the...

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ntpspe Haha I do tend to write quite quite a lot, which is why I joined in the first place :) Anyway, I will agree with your first statement, a lot of developers publish games publish to the Windows market, and it is also beneficial on computers for things like...

14 Oct 10

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thebassdude @thebassdude (341) • Philippines 14 Oct 10

With the release of Symbian 3 and the pending release of MeeGo, Nokia promises a brighter future for their smartphones. But is this really the case? I have been a Nokia user for quite a long time now, and although I really love my...

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ntpspe I would definitely agree. The Ovi store has lesser apps that the other stores, but isn't that simply because it's newer? It only started recently, so people need to give it chance i think. When looking on the Ovi store daily, and seeing apps like 'facebook'...

14 Oct 10

ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 14 Oct 10

Allmost everybody knows who Microsoft are, and most have used one of their products. You buy a computer, Windows is on it, you buy a keyboard and even then the Windows logo is present. Microsoft has such a dominance over the...

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ntpspe That is the main point that a lot of people make. Because they are used to the software they use, or were taught it at school, they stick by what they know. Isn't it worth learning something new, if it can do everything you want better? And what about...

14 Oct 10

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ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 14 Oct 10

Allmost everybody knows who Microsoft are, and most have used one of their products. You buy a computer, Windows is on it, you buy a keyboard and even then the Windows logo is present. Microsoft has such a dominance over the...

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ntpspe Very good point, but I have a question. If most computer games are also available on consoles, why did you need the gaming computer in the first place? Gaming on Linux is a little bit misleading, especially seen as ATI released their graphics options...

14 Oct 10

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ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 14 Oct 10

Allmost everybody knows who Microsoft are, and most have used one of their products. You buy a computer, Windows is on it, you buy a keyboard and even then the Windows logo is present. Microsoft has such a dominance over the...

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ntpspe Can you please go into detail on this then? A lot of windows programs have free Linux alternatives, and if not, things like Microsoft office can be ran in Wine (A Windows software interface emulator) so that they can run on Linux. I look forward to your...

14 Oct 10

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ntpspe @ntpspe (36) 14 Oct 10

Allmost everybody knows who Microsoft are, and most have used one of their products. You buy a computer, Windows is on it, you buy a keyboard and even then the Windows logo is present. Microsoft has such a dominance over the...

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ntpspe Very good point made, gaming is the only flaw of the Linux system really, but nowadays with Xbox 360's and other consoles, a lot of computer games are now on the console market, and some computers might run some games well, and not run other's at all for...

14 Oct 10

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