Recent content by Tricky

Record is a transparent pink, no David Bowie though.

Busy packing up my place for a move, and came across this  :giggle:

Yep, no more utterly disgusting performance due to 12938475 billion bloated background processes you can't properly control and no more waiting 20 years for updates to configure was enough for me to use Linux for basically everything except playing games and running the occasional piece of...

Downloading numerous numbered (or lettered) files over http using Curl. Useful for things like lecture slides and easier than writing a shell script, as http doesn't usually support using wildcards for downloading multiple items. Code below will download "numbered_file1.pdf"...

I'll be honest I had no idea Musica had anything decent going on in the bargain bins. In fact I've never equated Musica with bargains of any sort. Despite my arguments in defence of streams, I should note that I do also thoroughly enjoy buying cheap CDs.

The R20 referred to bargain buying I believe, not at Musica.

Such emphasis placed in possession of things. The point is listening to music, with decent enough quality to really enjoy it. If I had to rent amps and speakers to do it, I would.

Why can't you listen to something that brings you joy, peace or inspiration at any time with a streaming service if they have the music available? The stereotype that listening to streams means you don't listen carefully is unfounded. I don't care that I don't own it because I get to listen to...

Are we acting like the music business isn't a business? I think it's naive to get upset by the new formats trying to close out the old to take hold of the market, what do you expect? This is how capitalism works, and it ain't pretty.

What's the huge deal with owning music? If you've listened to it is that not the point? I understand collectable material, and passing things onto other people if you choose, but owning something just so you can say you own it is an empty pursuit. Financially you're definitely saving if you...

Jeepers people are really hating on the streaming services, they're not that bad. Baseline The vehicle for government control? Surely that's taking it a bit far. Any medium is subject to use as propaganda anyway. (and Electrical outage will prevent you from listening to anything except a...

In terms of paying for hosting a service, R60 a month is cheap when it gives you access to millions of songs you would otherwise have to sample by buying albums, borrowing albums from friends. The way the SABC is run, I have my doubts about the radio's bright future.