Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[payn]

I for one, welcome the age of stream and MP3. I've managed to clear my vinyl collection of dead weight. Now I can get a good listen in to the artist and/or album before I purchase. I've become much more in tune, pun intended, with the music and musicians I love.

 

[Scribe]

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The reality my friend, is you just dont want to do the work. I understand, after working all day at a job, who would (not me!) but the fact remains.

Effort gets results. We are on a RPG forum, and as someone said, life is an RPG.

You get better at what you do.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Well…yes and no.

There’s definitely a physical item you can see with your eyes, hold in your hand, etc.

But one thing that sets MP3s on a drive or device apart from all previous formats is being able to retrieve some of the product’s information with no more than enough light for your eyes to view the cover & liner notes.

I'll point out that's, for the most part, not things you get from the tape or the CD.

That's stuff you get from the case.

And depending on your particular sources for downloading your music, it could even be removed from your collection. If your subscription expires, your entire collection could evaporate.

Not if you're storing it in a separate spot on a hard drive. Which is what I'm talking about.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Imagine what life would be like if you didn't worry about how people you'll never spend any time with think you should play a game you'll never play with them.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I'll point out that's, for the most part, not things you get from the tape or the CD.

That's stuff you get from the case.

That’s a distinction without a meaningful difference- it’s part of the physical housing for the data delivery system (DAT, CD, cassette, LP) and is integral to the initial delivery and storage of the product. (It can be lost or damaged over time, but with 5k+ CDs, plus hundreds of cassettes & LPs, that hasn’t happened to any I own without the destruction of the media itself.)

You won’t have that with an MP3.

 

[briggart]

Isn't a gang member having a motorcycle helmet that reads "omerta" like having a t-shirt that reads "Ask me about Fight Club?"

Well, technically you are only supposed not to talk about Fight Club.

 

[Bedrockgames]

Isn't a gang member having a motorcycle helmet that reads "omerta" like having a t-shirt that reads "Ask me about Fight Club?"

Omerta is the mafia code of silence. So it's more like having a shirt that says "Ask me about the other guy's fight club"

 

[RealAlHazred]

Imagine what life would be like if you didn't worry about how people you'll never spend any time with think you should play a game you'll never play with them.

You know, my wife and daughter will be gone for a week to visit my in-laws (I can't afford to take more vacation, being the sole Sarariman) and I will need to distract myself for a week. Please point me at these people who are incorrect about how they enjoy Elfgame™!

 

[payn]

You know, my wife and daughter will be gone for a week to visit my in-laws (I can't afford to take more vacation, being the sole Sarariman) and I will need to distract myself for a week. Please point me at these people who are incorrect about how they enjoy Elfgame™!

 

[Bedrockgames]

I'll point out that's, for the most part, not things you get from the tape or the CD.

That's stuff you get from the case.

This is something I miss. Beyond the feel, smell and sounds of physical media (which is I know nostalgia but still like it), the liner notes, the printed lyrics, that stuff really added the the experience for me. Also bands would often name their influences, mention other bands in the genre. It was a great way to find new music because you are kind of slowly piecing together clues.