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  1. Comment on What do you think will be the next big innovation to smart phones? in ~tech

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    I kind of have to agree with you there. We used to have a lot of top tier Android phones that were plastic backed and yet we loved them. But to be fair, we were still putting a case on those, too,...

    I kind of have to agree with you there. We used to have a lot of top tier Android phones that were plastic backed and yet we loved them. But to be fair, we were still putting a case on those, too, because of the glass screen.

  2. Comment on Analog, digital or streaming. What source of music do you prefer? in ~music

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    I thought gapless playback had more to do with the player. Is this not the case? I have some gapless albums that are ripped to mp3 that play back just as you expect as long as the player supports it.

    I thought gapless playback had more to do with the player. Is this not the case? I have some gapless albums that are ripped to mp3 that play back just as you expect as long as the player supports it.

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  3. Comment on Analog, digital or streaming. What source of music do you prefer? in ~music

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    Okay, I get the authenticity and deliberation of inserting a piece of media into a player, but we still had that with CDs. For those that want that, why didn't they just continue to buy them? I...

    Okay, I get the authenticity and deliberation of inserting a piece of media into a player, but we still had that with CDs. For those that want that, why didn't they just continue to buy them? I can raise my hand and say that I do buy them because you get the best of every world with them. A physical object that you own, always DRM-free, easy to rip to whatever codec/format you desire, and the deliberate experience of playing the CD itself if you so choose. I can even expand on the last point in the fact that you can skip ahead and back to different tracks and also seek forward and back if needed. Furthermore, you can often get an album on CD more cheaply than the download version. Sure, the actual waveform isn't imprinted on the CD itself, but does it really matter?

    I don't use any of my CDs after they're ripped, but do feel like I get the best value out of buying them. I've actually held off or entirely skipped buying some releases that are download only because I don't actually feel like I'm getting something for my money.

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  4. Comment on Who was excited to pick a cool username? in ~tildes

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    Yep, I imagine mine is usually pretty hard to get, so I'm glad to be the first this time around.

    Yep, I imagine mine is usually pretty hard to get, so I'm glad to be the first this time around.

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  5. Comment on Rounding error in Wii VC allows for completion of Super Mario 64 with 0 A-presses in ~games

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    Are there speed running categories for different emulators or something? Like, is the Wii VC a category? Because otherwise, this seems kind of irrelevant to speed running on actual hardware and...

    Are there speed running categories for different emulators or something? Like, is the Wii VC a category? Because otherwise, this seems kind of irrelevant to speed running on actual hardware and tool-assisted speed runs.

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