Category: Random Musings

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/20/5126666/winamp-media-player-shutting-down-after-over-15-years

Sad to hear about WinAmp closing its doors. I’m proud to say that WinAmp was my MP3 player of choice for the entire time I’ve tinkered with computers, which is to say a long amount of time. Even when you have other media players such as iTunes, WinAmp was the one I always went back to; its simple yet unintrusive set-up and quick loadings were big selling points for me and the player itself was small and unassuming so that it didn’t unnecessarily fill the screen with worthless crap unless you wanted that crap there.

I’ve downloaded the latest (and possibly final) version of Winamp as a keepsake, but also as an enduring relic of a program I’ve used for countless years and will continue to use for countless years.

Godspeed, Winamp. And continue to whip that llama’s ass in the afterlife.

(2018 Update: Once upon a time, CNet posted a video where they listed the Top Five Worst Holiday Tech Gifts. It was a bad, almost mockable video. As of May 2018, it is no longer up. Fortunately, I have listed the items in question and left my own little comments on the matter. So, the context is largely removed, but the written bit is still valid.)

For those who can’t be bothered to watch the video, here’s the list in general;

5. DVD Player. Nobody uses DVD Players anymore because they either have it in their Blu-Ray or game console… While I’m one of those folks who DO NOT use game consoles for playing DVDs, I do play DVDs on my Blu-Ray player and stick with the DVD Recording Device for recording gameplay footage since that’s all I can pretty much do with it.

4. Wii U… poor Nintendo. Didn’t do a good enough job of promoting or pushing their new console and this is what they get. Even so, out of all the possible “worst tech ideas” they could have pulled out of their ass, they go with the Wii U? Seriously, See-Net? Are you actually suggesting that the Wii U is a worse tech purchase than something like, oh, I don’t know, THIS THING?

For Dingo’s sake, See-Net, at least the Wii U can go online and play downloadable games, so there’s some value to the damn thing. But a Wii Mini? THAT’s not on your list? Dumbasses wrote this list, I’m sure.

3. Fitness Trackers. Why anyone would buy a fitness tracker for a gift is something I’m never going to understand. Fitness trackers is something you buy YOURSELF, not others. That’s just being stupid and mean-spirited in a way. You might as well send that person a letter telling them they’re fat, like that Fargo woman with the trick-or-treaters.

2. Chromebook Pixel, a Google netbook that is overpriced for what it does, which is browse the Internet. You might as well get yourself a tablet or high-end laptop instead. Or just get a cheap-o netbook if all you’re going to do is visit porn sites on the go.

1. Anything Blackberry. Just Blackberry.

Ya…

(2025 Update: In hindsight, I would have preferred Blackberries over the current plastic tabs we call phones these days. Oh well…)

Got a couple folks following the Google+ Page for the DTM’s Realm Of Stuff channel. Sad thing is I’m never gonna use it unless I decide to change the name of the channel.

http://www.keyboardtester.com/

How did you test your keyboard before Keyboard Tester?

Sounds like a bad spam ad, but I actually found this useful and quick for testing my ESC button because it wouldn’t work in MAME and I was forced to remap the EXIT key to something else.

“Can you come over and fix my computer?”

“What’s wrong with it?”

“It’s too slow.”

“And?”

“I told you. It’s too slow.”

“Do you know what’s wrong with it?”

“It’s slow. I don’t know what to do.”

“I’ll pass by Saturday.”

“Can you pass by later?”

“No, I’m working later. I’ll pass by Saturday.”

“So I gotta deal with a slow computer for a couple days?”

“Dude, don’t piss and moan about being stuck with a slow computer for a couple days. I was stuck with a slow computer for years. I survived. So can you. I’ll pass by Saturday.”

“Okay… See you Saturday.”

“Okay. Bye.”

Moral of the story… I don’t fix computers for a living… Later…

“Fuck clones play the real shit they all look and sound like crap anyway. I’ll bend pins all day so don’t have to deal with this crap.”