I forgive you!

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
yes, but more like Mp3 sounding cymbals, not like CD sounding cymbals. :)

<img src="http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung/lachen/laughing-smiley-017.gif" alt=" - " />

I wonder how long it will be before Mankie does that to one of his cars?

Originally posted by Anton Newcombe:

Originally posted by mankie:


Oh, you said cymbals…never mind.

when this happened: &lt;img src="http://www.auto-marschall.de/bilder02/bild02k.jpg" alt=" - " /&gt; do you think it sounded like cymbals?

You should see the corvette it was in the accident with…that's why people won't be seen dead in them, or maybe they only get seen dead in them!
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that does not even llok like a car. Was that really a corvette?

check this site the monicker at the top says corvette only!

Originally posted by Anton Newcombe:
that does not even llok like a car. Was that really a corvette?

check this site the monicker at the top says corvette only!

That really was a corvette, but that's what you get when you make cars out of fiberglass.

Originally posted by Sir HC:
Listen to the cymbals, those are the biggest give-aways for relatively low bit rate MP-3s. The high frequency and hence more concentrated information starts to sound bad. I usually can tell by the either distorted sound of them or the unnatural volume changes (sort of like a tremelo on the cymbals). Then again I often get paid to hear such stuff, and was able to tell in college when the bit rate dropped below 12 bits for a class project.

Which is one of the reasons that many (and possibly most) file sharers STILL BUY CDs. As great and convenient as MP3s are, you are right, they just don't sound as good or complete.

Oh, and it's interesting how the record companies seem to ignore the fact that so many people have lost jobs, have been downsized or lost money in the stock market. You would think that CD buying be one of the very first items of purchase to slow down for so many of these people. (BTW, I'm not using that as an arguement to justify downloading or even trying to reopen that debate. Only pointing out one obvious reason for decline in sales.)

Sonic, finger cymbals are what belly dancers use to add sound to their performance. Though cheap and tinny sounding, they can sound good in the right environment or used in the right way. Go back and look at the picture of the girl and you can see them on her fingers.

Originally posted by mankie:
I believe the frame of a corvette is balsa wood.

The frame of a morgan is ash, but both cars still have a steel chassis.

When I think how my friends and I drove minis, I am really glad no one tried going round the roundabout that little bit faster…….

This thread is so deliciously emblematic of this board. How we get from turning yourself in for file sharing to what materials are used in the chassis of a corvette or mini is amazing. James Joyce would be proud.

:p

Girl, 12, Settles Piracy Suit for $2,000


By TED BRIDIS, AP Technology Writer

WASHINGTON - A 12-year-old girl in New York who was among the first to be sued by the record industry for sharing music over the Internet is off the hook after her mother agreed Tuesday to pay $2,000 to settle the lawsuit, apologizing and admitting that her daughter's actions violated U.S. copyright laws.

The hurried settlement involving Brianna LaHara, an honors student, was the first announced one day after the Recording Industry Association of America (news - web sites) filed 261 such lawsuits across the country. Lawyers for the RIAA said Brianna's mother, Sylvia Torres, contacted them early Tuesday to negotiate.

"We understand now that file-sharing the music was illegal," Torres said in a statement distributed by the recording industry. "You can be sure Brianna won't be doing it anymore."


Brianna added: "I am sorry for what I have done. I love music and don't want to hurt the artists I love."


The case against Brianna was a potential minefield for the music industry from a public relations standpoint. The family lives in a city housing project on New York's Upper West Side, and they said they mistakenly believed they were entitled to download music over the Internet because they had paid $29.99 for software that gives them access to online file-sharing services.


Even in the hours before the settlement was announced, Brianna was emerging as an example of what critics said was overzealous enforcement by the powerful music industry.


The top lawyer for Verizon Communications Inc. charged earlier Tuesday during a Senate hearing that music lawyers had resorted to a "campaign against 12-year-old girls" rather than trying to help consumers turn to legal sources for songs online. Verizon's Internet subsidiary is engaged in a protracted legal fight against the RIAA over copyright subpoenas sent Verizon customers.


Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., also alluded to Brianna's case.


"Are you headed to junior high schools to round up the usual suspects?" Durbin asked RIAA President Cary Sherman during a Senate Judiciary hearing.


Durbin said he appreciated the piracy threat to the recording industry, but added, "I think you have a tough public relations campaign to go after the offenders without appearing heavy-handed in the process."


Sherman responded that most people don't shoplift because they fear they'll be arrested.


"We're trying to let people know they may get caught, therefore they should not engage in this behavior," Sherman said. "Yes, there are going to be some kids caught in this, but you'd be surprised at how many adults are engaged in this activity."

You just beat me to this post by only a few minutes.

The part that got me was that the family couldn't have been too bright if they were paying $29.** for software for downloading from P2Ps. :roll: (Unless it included something not mentioned in article.) But it was probably only nothing better than an Google-like list of free software programs.