For that last time! America does not torture!

You believe us now right? No? Drat.

• More power efficient memory
• More power efficient fan/heatsink
• More power efficient monitor/GPU

Do ya see where I'm going here?

An incompetent, possibly corrupt, bureaucrat?

1. Use S3 suspend when you go make your sandwhich/walk the dog/insert task here
2. Replace the processor with a more power efficient model.
3. Replace the fan with a more power efficient system.

See where I'm going with this yet?

You're not understanding his point. One should be able to hold the mic 4"-6" from his mouth and have it work just fine.

If you're forced to hold it that close to your mouth to be picked up you're either not singing or a total idiot.

Also when you see an "artist" with the mic pressed against his lips you can be sure there are at least half a dozen sound engineers barely restraining the urge to run up and throttle him.

Umm... what? Pentatonic scales are actually quite common in folk music. Even a 24 note scale while it might sound 'Eastern' wouldn't be so far out as to not sound musical, even to an untrained ear.

Also I'm not completely sure about this but that sounds like something Zappa would have said, probably in a somewhat sardonic tone.

Ever listened to anything by Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Niel Young et al? They can't sing for beans in the traditional sense yet they've been quiet successful.

Let your music sound like you and we'll respect you all the more for not being phony.

Or, ya know, not be a pussy and come up with a different way to perform it so they can play it live. There's no law that says you have to play your songs the same way every time.

Huh? Wash it down with a few pints of water and you can eat pretty much whatever you like. Just don't forget step two.

Like any genre rap has awful money grubbing crap.

There are also hip hop artists who are actually good at what they do who make good music: Jurassic 5, Scroobius Pip, Sage Francis, etc.

There's nothing wrong per se with synths. Sometimes they can be used in a creative, advantageous way, such as in Pink Floyd. I forget which member of the group it was being interviewed but he said it something like this: 'If you take any other four guys and give them this equipment they won't be able to create the sounds we do.' There's a place for this kind of creative talent. The problem comes in when people rely too much on the technology: it just makes lazy musicians.

For example, I do however take exception to the way some bands use synthesized loops in live performances. If you're preforming a song live you look just look stupid standing around waiting for the recording to get to the bit where you actually play (I'm looking at you Pete Townsend). But The Who was really all about showmanship rather than musicianship anyway. And that's okay... if you want to be a whore you go right ahead.

Ray LeMontagne, Les Claypool, They Might Be Giants, The Brew, Leo Kottke, The Mars Volta, Tom Waits and so on.

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I've yet to have a problem with Software Update. I suspect GP has been taught by Windoze to just click "OK" to everything.