ITunes discrimination



  • Check this out. iTunes discriminates American people! No US English are Allowed!

    At least the terms of service are easy to understand.

    Screenshot taken on 25-03-08 with the dutch version of iTunes. 

    [URL=http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2240/itunesdutchlicensefullog4.png][IMG]http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2240/itunesdutchlicensefullog4.png[/IMG][/URL]

    PS: a dollar who anyone who figures out which song I was playing, another one for the one who figures out what my playlists are called.

    PS2: I used .png! that ought to make up for not resizing doesn't it? :P 



  • Well, you're Dutch, so the song is probably "Wooden Shoes Clacking Upon Concrete" and the playlists are probably "Songs to Plug Dikes To" and "Our Sweet Prince, Hamlet".



  • @morbiuswilters said:

    Well, you're Dutch, so the song is probably "Wooden Shoes Clacking Upon Concrete" and the playlists are probably "Songs to Plug Dikes To" and "Our Sweet Prince, Hamlet".

    O...M...G! I'm laughing over here!!



  • @morbiuswilters said:

    Well, you're Dutch, so the song is probably "Wooden Shoes Clacking Upon Concrete" and the playlists are probably "Songs to Plug Dikes To" and "Our Sweet Prince, Hamlet".

     


  • Forgot the text, MasterPlan?

    @morbius

    Sorry, not correct. Try again. (btw, our prince his name is "Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand van Oranje", Willem-Alexander, Willie or Wim for short.)

    You can't actually plug a Dike with a thumb you know to ;), it was an American writer who came up with that. One more reason to ban Americans from iTunes!

    Go Apple! 



  • @dtech said:

    Forgot the text, MasterPlan?

    It's in the tag!

    @dtech said:

    our prince his name is "Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand van Oranje", Willem-Alexander, Willie or Wim for short.

    Whoa!



  • @dtech said:

    Forgot the text, MasterPlan?
     

    Tags 



  • @dtech said:

    anyone who figures out which song I was playing
     

    My magic decoder ring says "Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On", with "Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart" queued up. 



  • @dtech said:

    Forgot the text, MasterPlan?
     

    Nope. Read the tag.

     

     

    Me too!



  • @dtech said:

    Forgot the text, MasterPlan?

    The text was in the tags.

     

    @dtech said:

    @morbius

    learn2quote

     

    @dtech said:

    Sorry, not correct. Try again. (btw, our prince his name is "Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand van Oranje", Willem-Alexander, Willie or Wim for short.)

    Hamlet is a story by the English dramatist William Shakespeare.  He was the prince of Denmark.

     

    @dtech said:

    You can't actually plug a Dike with a thumb you know to ;), it was an American writer who came up with that.

    Everything I've even been told is a lie!!  Argh!!!

     

    @dtech said:

    One more reason to ban Americans from iTunes!

    Well, we agree there.  I don't think Americans should use Apple products either, because it makes you grow a vagina and eliminates your sense of humor.



  • @morbiuswilters said:

    @dtech said:

    One more reason to ban Americans from iTunes!

    Well, we agree there.  I don't think Americans should use Apple products either, because it makes you grow a vagina and eliminates your sense of humor.

     

    Shit... we have a competitor to the post of the day...   GAH! The system cannot handle this!



  • @morbiuswilters said:

    Well, we agree there.  I don't think Americans should use Apple products either, because it makes you grow a vagina and eliminates your sense of humor.

    Oh snap!



  • @MasterPlanSoftware said:

    Shit... we have a competitor to the post of the day...   GAH! The system cannot handle this!

    How about "Poster of the Day" or "Author of the Day" since they were both by morbius?



  • @morbiuswilters said:

    "Songs to Plug Dikes To"
    I thought dikes don't want to be plugged -- what's that?  Oh... dikes.



  • @bstorer said:

    @morbiuswilters said:

    "Songs to Plug Dikes To"
    I thought dikes don't want to be plugged -- what's that?  Oh... dikes.

    According to the movies that, uh.. my friend.. has watched, they don't like being plugged with organic matter, but plastic is just fine! 



  • @bstorer said:

    @morbiuswilters said:

    "Songs to Plug Dikes To"
    I thought dikes don't want to be plugged -- what's that?  Oh... dikes.

     

    Well... not plugged by men... but the videos I have seen.... Yeah. Nevermind.



  • @morbiuswilters said:

    @dtech said:

    Forgot the text, MasterPlan?

    The text was in the tags.

     

    I see now

    @morbiuswilters said:


    @dtech said:

    @morbius

    learn2quote

     

    Like this? I always think it's a waste of space.

    @morbiuswilters said:


    @dtech said:

    Sorry, not correct. Try again. (btw, our prince his name is "Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand van Oranje", Willem-Alexander, Willie or Wim for short.)

    Hamlet is a story by the English dramatist William Shakespeare.  He was the prince of Denmark.

     

    I know, but he isn't our prince.

    @morbiuswilters said:


    @dtech said:

    You can't actually plug a Dike with a thumb you know to ;), it was an American writer who came up with that.

    Everything I've even been told is a lie!!  Argh!!!

     

    I conceive your pain, poor misguided sool.

    @morbiuswilters said:


    @dtech said:

    One more reason to ban Americans from iTunes!

    Well, we agree there.  I don't think Americans should use Apple products either, because it makes you grow a vagina and eliminates your sense of humor.

     

    Don't forget they elimenate your common sense when Computer/Apple products are involved, and they slowly turn you into a consumer whore! 



  • O_o .. Yeah.. name changes definitely won't make this site PC...



  • @dtech said:

    I know, but he isn't our prince.

    Tags, dude, Tags!



  • @AbbydonKrafts said:

    O_o .. Yeah.. name changes definitely won't make this site PC...
    It will if they change the URL and don't tell us.



  • @bstorer said:

    It will if they change the URL and don't tell us.

    No one can hide from Google!



  • @AbbydonKrafts said:

    @dtech said:
    I know, but he isn't our prince.

    Tags, dude, Tags!

     

    Wow, a whole new world opens for me. Maybe I should have added some sarcasm tags to that posts. 



  • @dtech said:

    Wow, a whole new world opens for me. Maybe I should have added some sarcasm tags to that posts.

    Your original reply wouldn't have counted as sarcasm.



  • @AbbydonKrafts said:

    Your original reply wouldn't have counted as sarcasm.

    Go easy on him, his President has twenty names and not everybody in the world has the same superb public education system as we Americans do.  I think it's great that today was his day to have the village laptop!  I just hope the wind keeps up so he doesn't lose power..



  • @morbiuswilters said:

    @AbbydonKrafts said:

    Your original reply wouldn't have counted as sarcasm.

    Go easy on him, his President has twenty names and not everybody in the world has the same superb public education system as we Americans do.  I think it's great that today was his day to have the village laptop!  I just hope the wind keeps up so he doesn't lose power..

     

     Yes, we really profited from the OLPC project.



  • @morbiuswilters said:

    Go easy on him, his President has twenty names and not everybody in the world has the same superb public education system as we Americans do.  I think it's great that today was his day to have the village laptop!  I just hope the wind keeps up so he doesn't lose power..

    GD, man! You're just tossing out the wins on this thread. I'm glad laughter doesn't get me in trouble at this office.



  • @morbiuswilters said:

    I don't think Americans should use Apple products either, because it makes you grow a vagina...

    Uh oh, I have a nano, an iPod and an iMac...    *looks down wildly*

     



  • @snoofle said:

    @morbiuswilters said:

    I don't think Americans should use Apple products either, because it makes you grow a vagina...

    Uh oh, I have a nano, an iPod and an iMac...    *looks down wildly*

     

    You think that is bad? I am listening to Pandora while working and I didn't even notice until about 30 seconds into a song that it was the Backstreet Boys....

    Ugh.

    Needless to say, that is a pretty big departure from my normal listening. Sometimes Pandora likes to throw some serious curveballs...



  • @morbiuswilters said:

    Hamlet is a story by the English dramatist William Shakespeare.  He was the prince of Denmark.

    What? William Shakespeare was the prince of Denmark?!?


  • @TheRider said:

    @morbiuswilters said:

    Hamlet is a story by the English dramatist William Shakespeare.  He was the prince of Denmark.

    What? William Shakespeare was the prince of Denmark?!?
     

    No, no, no.  Hamlet, the story, was the prince of Denmark.  You know, sort of like Independence Day, the movie, is an American holiday.



  • @AbbydonKrafts said:

    O_o
    The racecar!



  • @belgariontheking said:

    The racecar!

    <]8^):



  • @CodeSimian said:

    No, no, no.  Hamlet, the story, was the prince of Denmark.  You know, sort of like Independence Day, the movie, is an American holiday.
    Well, the release of Independence Day was a tragic time in American history.



  • @AbbydonKrafts said:

    <]8^):
    The bearded fool in a jester's cap!



  • Using iTunes -- in any language -- is TRWTF 



  • @CodeSimian said:

    @TheRider said:

    @morbiuswilters said:

    Hamlet is a story by the English dramatist William Shakespeare.  He was the prince of Denmark.

    What? William Shakespeare was the prince of Denmark?!?
     

    No, no, no.  Hamlet, the story, was the prince of Denmark.  You know, sort of like Independence Day, the movie, is an American holiday.

    Looks like you didn't see the imaginary <joke></joke> tags around my comment  ;-)


  • @TheRider said:

    @CodeSimian said:

    @TheRider said:

    @morbiuswilters said:

    Hamlet is a story by the English dramatist William Shakespeare.  He was the prince of Denmark.

    What? William Shakespeare was the prince of Denmark?!?
     

    No, no, no.  Hamlet, the story, was the prince of Denmark.  You know, sort of like Independence Day, the movie, is an American holiday.

    Looks like you didn't see the imaginary <joke></joke> tags around my comment  ;-)
     

    Obviously, you did not realize my post's "lame" tag stands for "incredibly lame 'joke' 'attempt'"....



  • @belgariontheking said:

    The bearded fool in a jester's cap!

    c|8'B



  • @CodeSimian said:

    @TheRider said:

    @CodeSimian said:

    @TheRider said:

    @morbiuswilters said:

    Hamlet is a story by the English dramatist William Shakespeare.  He was the prince of Denmark.

    What? William Shakespeare was the prince of Denmark?!?
     

    No, no, no.  Hamlet, the story, was the prince of Denmark.  You know, sort of like Independence Day, the movie, is an American holiday.

    Looks like you didn't see the imaginary <joke></joke> tags around my comment  ;-)
     

    Obviously, you did not realize my post's "lame" tag stands for "incredibly lame 'joke' 'attempt'"....

    ok, ok, I give up. I'm a lamer.


  • @CodeSimian said:


    @TheRider said:

    @CodeSimian said:

    @TheRider said:

    Looks like you didn't see the imaginary <joke></joke> tags around my comment  ;-)

     

    Obviously, you did not realize my post's "lame" tag stands for "incredibly lame 'joke' 'attempt'"....

    ok, ok, I give up. I'm a lamer.

    No, I meant my post was a lame joke attempt, not yours.  Seriously.  IMO, problem with the tag abuse is sometimes it's not clear whether you're making a statement about your own post or the one you're replying to.



  • @CodeSimian said:

    @TheRider said:

    @CodeSimian said:

    @TheRider said:

    @morbiuswilters said:

    Hamlet is a story by the English dramatist William Shakespeare.  He was the prince of Denmark.

    What? William Shakespeare was the prince of Denmark?!?
     

    No, no, no.  Hamlet, the story, was the prince of Denmark.  You know, sort of like Independence Day, the movie, is an American holiday.

    Looks like you didn't see the imaginary <joke></joke> tags around my comment  ;-)
     

    Obviously, you did not realize my post's "lame" tag stands for "incredibly lame 'joke' 'attempt'"....

    And I realize now that I was reading too fast and completely overlooked *your* extension of my joke. Will you accept my apology?


  • @TheRider said:

    And I realize now that I was reading too fast and completely overlooked *your* extension of my joke. Will you accept my apology?
     

    Of course.  Nothing to apologize for. 



  • @CodeSimian said:

    No, I meant my post was a lame joke attempt, not yours.  Seriously.  IMO, problem with the tag abuse is sometimes it's not clear whether you're making a statement about your own post or the one you're replying to.
    This is getting ridiculous. We are both excusing to each other. Great!  :-D



  • @AbbydonKrafts said:

    c|8'B
    A bunny with only one ear!



  • @AbbydonKrafts said:

    @belgariontheking said:
    The bearded fool in a jester's cap!

    c|8'B

    <")3



  • @El_Heffe said:

    Using iTunes -- in any language -- is TRWTF 
    I disagree.  A better program for dealing with very large (23000 song) music libraries I have never seen. 

    Winamp user for years, but my collection outgrew it.  I use Zune, but that's only so I can play the music on my xbox 360.



  • @lolwtf said:

    <")3
    the smiling cyclops with balls on his chin!



  • @belgariontheking said:

    the smiling cyclops with balls on his chin!

    LOL!! I don't know what that one is.



    My last one was a dork with a cap on. I wanted to do a ballcap, but I couldn't think of any characters that would work, so it ended up being more like a derby hat.



  • Did you guys have a lot of sugar this morning?



  • @belgariontheking said:

    @El_Heffe said:

    Using iTunes -- in any language -- is TRWTF 
    I disagree.  A better program for dealing with very large (23000 song) music libraries I have never seen. 

    Winamp user for years, but my collection outgrew it.  I use Zune, but that's only so I can play the music on my xbox 360.

    I've heard a lot of people complain about how iTunes handles extremely large music libraries (70k+).  It's related to the fact that the metadata database is stored in XML and so opening it for the first time can take quite awhile.  I don't use iTunes, though, so I can only comment on what other people have stated.  I just use some custom stuff with a standard directory layout.  It scales quite well.  :-)


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