i agree that it should be labeled somehow, but not on how...
2005-03-13 07209, 2005
cikkolata
well, king adora's bionic is one of mine without the CD number on it, the covers are the same except one is gold and one is silver, they were released on the same day. that's the same as the manics one I linked to where the covers are different colours and they were released on the same day, except the manics ones say CD1/CD2/DVD on them.
2005-03-13 07226, 2005
cikkolata shrugs
2005-03-13 07238, 2005
cikkolata
I'm not the person who needs convincing it's a good idea :)
2005-03-13 07201, 2005
SenRepus
i think it should somehow show that it isnt 2 cds in the same jewel, or whatever
2005-03-13 07221, 2005
SenRepus
(but, i havent got anything like this yet, so)
2005-03-13 07230, 2005
cikkolata
move here :P
2005-03-13 07235, 2005
tma
well, I tag my own versions with disc x. As is what happens with a lot of things in MB (ie: multiple artists) people tend to vote with their edits. If something becomes common practice, then it tends to become law.
2005-03-13 07245, 2005
cikkolata
when singles get released *without* a second CD, it's really odd.
2005-03-13 07252, 2005
SenRepus
lo
2005-03-13 07253, 2005
SenRepus
l
2005-03-13 07250, 2005
DJKC
mmm... Some bands manage to be amazingly inconsistent with their own names...
without the space is more common for the actual english word, I think, but with the space seems more prevalent on there
2005-03-13 07245, 2005
DJKC
haven't tried yet. about to though
2005-03-13 07248, 2005
tma
your call. It's inconsistently applied on the website; if it's fairly consistently applied on the releases themselves, then I'd go with the more common use from the releases.
2005-03-13 07226, 2005
tma
"official" websites are always a quandary, because you have to wonder how much involvement the artists themselves had in the website design.
2005-03-13 07229, 2005
SenRepus
indeed
2005-03-13 07247, 2005
SenRepus
or how devoted the person in charge of the website is to keeping it uptodate and complete
2005-03-13 07203, 2005
tma
... and accurate
2005-03-13 07216, 2005
DJKC
it depends on the band
2005-03-13 07218, 2005
tma
(or precise. I'm undecided).
2005-03-13 07232, 2005
SenRepus
hehe
2005-03-13 07238, 2005
DJKC
some are just moneky making machines from the label, so the artist's involvement more or less doesn't matter
2005-03-13 07251, 2005
DJKC
and on the other end you have artists that do the website themselves
2005-03-13 07256, 2005
DJKC
(and it shows in the poor design, often)
2005-03-13 07247, 2005
SenRepus
bahaha
2005-03-13 07249, 2005
tma
I prefer bad designed with good info over good design and bad info
2005-03-13 07203, 2005
tma
at least with my band webpages, anyway
2005-03-13 07208, 2005
SenRepus
Acting or performing with care and precision; meticulous
2005-03-13 07224, 2005
tma
that's probably because I'm an information freak
2005-03-13 07225, 2005
SenRepus
a definition for precise
2005-03-13 07226, 2005
SenRepus
Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct
2005-03-13 07242, 2005
tma
heh, circular definitions
2005-03-13 07259, 2005
tma
recurring, in fact
2005-03-13 07225, 2005
SenRepus
we once had it explained in a science class, however, i unfortunately cant remember how he put it
2005-03-13 07251, 2005
SenRepus
one is getting similar measurements every time, wrong or right
2005-03-13 07259, 2005
SenRepus
the other is always being near the correct
2005-03-13 07206, 2005
SenRepus
i think
2005-03-13 07227, 2005
DJKC
tma: good info is nice, yes
2005-03-13 07245, 2005
DJKC
but when they do neon or pastel colors on red backgrounds for all the text
you can be completely accurate without being very precise. precision just tells you how accurate you could be.
2005-03-13 07210, 2005
cikkolata
that's why I love opera's user style thing, DJKC.
2005-03-13 07211, 2005
DJKC
anyway, most bands I'm used to have very accurate information on their home pages. Apprently it's some Japanese thing, because most English and Spanish artists I listen to have godawful homepages
2005-03-13 07231, 2005
DJKC
Iv'e seen cikkolata randomly venting about that in the last few weeks too
2005-03-13 07238, 2005
cikkolata
yes.
2005-03-13 07246, 2005
cikkolata
japan is just awesome.
2005-03-13 07201, 2005
cikkolata
I have trouble with korean and chinese and thai and german too.
2005-03-13 07210, 2005
tma
I think the Japanese have a thing about precision. :)
some have excellent home pages, some I'm stuck with finding as many stores listing the album as possible
2005-03-13 07214, 2005
DJKC
and going with whatever seems most common
2005-03-13 07214, 2005
tma
yuk
2005-03-13 07221, 2005
T1_Red_Alarm
good morning - I've got a weird issue w/ MB and I hope someong can give some advice
2005-03-13 07224, 2005
DJKC
the thai and chinese ones just suck though
2005-03-13 07242, 2005
tma
T1_Red_Alarm: we are but human, and can only but try
2005-03-13 07253, 2005
tma
:)
2005-03-13 07253, 2005
DJKC
and I'd say it's both the Japanese and the Germans when it comes to that precision thing
2005-03-13 07254, 2005
tma
j/k
2005-03-13 07202, 2005
tma
T1_Red_Alarm: what's up?
2005-03-13 07218, 2005
T1_Red_Alarm
well, it's like this. you know the column headings in MB? Like Track, Artist, Album, etc?
2005-03-13 07230, 2005
tma
vaugely
2005-03-13 07246, 2005
DJKC
but in Japan's case to some degree the widespread accurate info seems to be related to the popularity of karaoke. Need to be able to find the exact name and lyrics of a song to be able to sing it, after all
2005-03-13 07252, 2005
T1_Red_Alarm
I resized the first column by mistake to the entire width of the screen
2005-03-13 07232, 2005
T1_Red_Alarm
now, there are NO columns, at all. and I can't sort. I have completely removed and reinstalled, but the columns don't come back
2005-03-13 07234, 2005
SenRepus
(that link i gave was an example of the sites DJKC was mentioning, artist made band sites that hurt the face.) and it has a picture of a guy playing GBA while driving
2005-03-13 07246, 2005
cikkolata
korea does vary, the stuff I try to find is a pain.
2005-03-13 07204, 2005
tma
T1_Red_Alarm: ahh, you must be referring to the tagger?
2005-03-13 07210, 2005
T1_Red_Alarm
yes, sorry
2005-03-13 07228, 2005
SenRepus
...
2005-03-13 07228, 2005
tma
ok .. hmm .. do you get a scrollbar at the bottom of the display?
2005-03-13 07237, 2005
DJKC
one of my friends has done that. during a blizzard where we could only go 20-25miles/hour, so he pulled out his GBA on the basis that it was safe because of how slow we were going -__;
2005-03-13 07241, 2005
orogor joined the channel
2005-03-13 07244, 2005
SenRepus
the scrollbar doesnt scroll the coumn bars
2005-03-13 07254, 2005
tma
damn
2005-03-13 07215, 2005
SenRepus
Red... can you increase the resolution of your moniter and maximize the tagger and get it that way?
2005-03-13 07228, 2005
SenRepus
it shouldnt be able to be any longer than slightly longer than your current resolution, should it?
2005-03-13 07237, 2005
T1_Red_Alarm
yes, I do get the scrollbay, and all the info is there, but it's about three screen widths wide, and there is no headings (or deviders)
2005-03-13 07246, 2005
tma
ok. try this. move the window as far left as you can, so that the left side is off the screen. then resize the window as far right as you can (so that it's now bigger than the screen). keep doing this until you can see the end of the first column.
2005-03-13 07254, 2005
DJKC
it's in the registry, it looks like
2005-03-13 07256, 2005
tma
then you can move the column back to normal size
2005-03-13 07202, 2005
T1_Red_Alarm
k, standby
2005-03-13 07202, 2005
DJKC
probably easier to close the program and change the key back
2005-03-13 07206, 2005
tma
otherwise you'll need to do some registry hacks
2005-03-13 07224, 2005
T1_Red_Alarm
you guys rock! DUHHH.....why didn't I think about that? thanks!
2005-03-13 07227, 2005
tma
np :)
2005-03-13 07229, 2005
tma
see what 5 years in tech support gets you? :)
2005-03-13 07218, 2005
tma
How about that. "Ner" doesn't appear to be in the dictionary. At least, not in the sense of "so ner!". Maybe I'm spelling it wrong.
2005-03-13 07218, 2005
T1_Red_Alarm has quit
2005-03-13 07204, 2005
SenRepus
Ner is a band?
2005-03-13 07230, 2005
tma
No, "ner" is a word. As in, I know the meaning of the word "ner", so ner!
2005-03-13 07240, 2005
cikkolata
thingy isn't in the dictionary either.
2005-03-13 07249, 2005
cikkolata
but I say thingy all the time.
2005-03-13 07258, 2005
SenRepus
i misread...
2005-03-13 07209, 2005
SenRepus
i dont think ive ever heard anyone say ner...
2005-03-13 07216, 2005
cikkolata
I have.
2005-03-13 07227, 2005
cikkolata
kids seem fond of it.
2005-03-13 07229, 2005
tma
usually it's followed by someoen sticking out their tongue
2005-03-13 07230, 2005
tma
:)
2005-03-13 07245, 2005
cikkolata
or a long string of ners.
2005-03-13 07259, 2005
tma
closely related to "nah nah nah, nah nah, nah, you can't catch me"
2005-03-13 07206, 2005
SenRepus
i was about to ask if it was
2005-03-13 07213, 2005
SenRepus
nyah!
2005-03-13 07223, 2005
SenRepus
ok so i have a question...
2005-03-13 07256, 2005
SenRepus
im pretty oblivious when it comes to the hardware half of computers, moreso than i am of the software half
2005-03-13 07212, 2005
SenRepus
if i go to a store and buy RAM is it going to fit in my 'puter?
2005-03-13 07235, 2005
tma
I got stuck on the definition of "weeyulcum" until I worked out it was vernacular
2005-03-13 07243, 2005
tma
interesting word to search for on Google though
2005-03-13 07255, 2005
tma
SenRepus: well, that depends on a number of things
2005-03-13 07243, 2005
tma
(interesting in that there is only one result on Google)
2005-03-13 07259, 2005
tma
SenRepus: how old is your computer?
2005-03-13 07209, 2005
tma
SenRepus: if your computer is more than 3-4 years old, then it may have SDRAM. If it's newer, it's probably got DDR RAM, which is the most common at the moment. There was also a period where they sold RDRAM, but it's not too common.
2005-03-13 07225, 2005
tma
SenRepus: most likely you just want DDR RAM. Unless you're running a very fast system on the edge of the speed barrier then any bog standard DDR RAM you get should be fine. If in doubt, open your computer and take out one of the ram sticks and show it to your computer guy, and get ram to match it.
yeah, I mentioned it on the list, and someone found it for me
2005-03-13 07221, 2005
cikkolata
ah
2005-03-13 07242, 2005
tma
it's a classic. For me, anyway. :)
2005-03-13 07234, 2005
tma
oh yeah, I promised Rob I'd get a t-shirt made up with that image on it. I'll have to arrange that for his next birthday... I didn't get a response from PA about it when I asked, so I'll assume that don't care.
2005-03-13 07215, 2005
DJKC
most likely not. they've always seemed fairly fan friendly
2005-03-13 07231, 2005
DJKC
and I do like how that comic is the top result on google for "shitcock"
2005-03-13 07235, 2005
DJKC
that's how I always go about finding it
2005-03-13 07241, 2005
tma chuckles
2005-03-13 07245, 2005
cikkolata adds chuckles to the list of words to use when giggling