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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Forest Shepherd Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:10 am
Thanks very much for the technical advice Huffjuff!
I tried two different programs from that list on my Windows computer in my initial round of DRM-removal attempts. One was very spotty and worked by playing the file in real-time. This would mean over 50 hours of my computer sitting there formatting. And even then it led to file-size bloat.
The other worked by burning the audio file to a what-do-you-call-it, a sort of imaginary digital CD drive. iTunes doesn't allow you to burn .aa files to CD however, so that one wasn't working for me either.
If I get more audible audiobooks in future I may try again, but I finished downloading Way of Kings yesterday (through a certain peer-sharing program) and it's working fine for me now.
I tried two different programs from that list on my Windows computer in my initial round of DRM-removal attempts. One was very spotty and worked by playing the file in real-time. This would mean over 50 hours of my computer sitting there formatting. And even then it led to file-size bloat.
The other worked by burning the audio file to a what-do-you-call-it, a sort of imaginary digital CD drive. iTunes doesn't allow you to burn .aa files to CD however, so that one wasn't working for me either.
If I get more audible audiobooks in future I may try again, but I finished downloading Way of Kings yesterday (through a certain peer-sharing program) and it's working fine for me now.
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Bluebottle Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:46 am
Mmmm, breaching drms is a bit sketchy copyright wise. (As sketchy as torrent downloads, really. 
) That said, the whole system of drm protection doesn't really fit in with the concept of copyright all that well in general either. The whole point is that some of your rights are exhausted in a copyrighted product when you sell it. And the buyer for instance has the right to copy the work for personal use and sell it on and so on.
Honestly, the whole concept of drms has little to do with copyright and securing artists rights at all. Rather with a system of making an industry devoted to making money on said art, mostly not for the artist.
) That said, the whole system of drm protection doesn't really fit in with the concept of copyright all that well in general either. The whole point is that some of your rights are exhausted in a copyrighted product when you sell it. And the buyer for instance has the right to copy the work for personal use and sell it on and so on. Honestly, the whole concept of drms has little to do with copyright and securing artists rights at all. Rather with a system of making an industry devoted to making money on said art, mostly not for the artist.
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Bluebottle Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:48 am
azriel wrote:
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I think the next line was something like "Refund upon personal appearance with receipt."
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by azriel Tue Nov 03, 2015 12:12 pm
Gotta love Pratchett 
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by huffjuff Tue Nov 03, 2015 1:59 pm
Haha you guys *blushing*
I think if any of you want some help, I just might happen to know a little to much about computers and programs.
Send me a PM, or contact me in any other ways possible for you!
I think if any of you want some help, I just might happen to know a little to much about computers and programs.
Send me a PM, or contact me in any other ways possible for you!
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Norc Tue Nov 03, 2015 2:04 pm
And tjere it is. Huhg Juff's role in needleholehalfwise wrote:I feel like you are opening your trench coat in a side alley: "Pssst....hey buddy - like some DRM removal tools? Good deal for you."
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Mrs Figg Fri Nov 06, 2015 5:38 am
wish I had the money for a high powered lawyer, with Malcolm Tucker killer instincts. 
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by huffjuff Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:24 am
Norc wrote:And tjere it is. Huhg Juff's role in needleholehalfwise wrote:I feel like you are opening your trench coat in a side alley: "Pssst....hey buddy - like some DRM removal tools? Good deal for you."
Thanks.
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Forest Shepherd Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:31 pm
Wait, where's "Things That Are Making You Crabbit [5]"?
Well, whatever.
I'm crabbit because I just deleted a whole lot of cool stuff from my D&D thread post because I hit tab > tab > backspace.
Well, whatever.
I'm crabbit because I just deleted a whole lot of cool stuff from my D&D thread post because I hit tab > tab > backspace.
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by azriel Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:31 am
Im in a fooking crabbit mood cuz Im sick to the back teeth of getting fooking soaked everytime I go out the door ! BUT, when I get home the bloody rain stops ! And why are they shrinking the tins of Quality Street & Roses ??!! Giving me that bollocks that they are not ! Im not daft ! Im the bloody consumer, its my money the company is screwing ! Actually CONsumer is a good word now !
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Eldorion Wed Dec 23, 2015 5:56 am
Forest Shepherd wrote:Wait, where's "Things That Are Making You Crabbit [5]"?
Well, whatever.
It just hasn't happened yet. The forum automatically splits threads when they hit ~1100 posts, but it goes back and breaks them off at the 990 post mark. Then I go in (if I'm paying close enough attention) and add or edit the number to the title.
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Pettytyrant101 Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:46 am
Then I go in (if I'm paying close enough attention) and add or edit the number to the title.- Eldo
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by halfwise Wed Dec 23, 2015 7:43 am
I suppose Eldo hasn't had a chance to add 9 3/4 to the Harry Potter thread yet.
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Amarië Wed Dec 23, 2015 11:03 am
Um... I probably shouldn't say this, but if you can't see the 9 3/4 thread then you're probably a muggle...
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by halfwise Wed Dec 23, 2015 11:13 am
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Eldorion Wed Dec 23, 2015 3:21 pm
Pettytyrant101 wrote:You do? I assumed it happened automatically
Yeah, the forum leaves the thread title the same. It took me a little bit to realize what was going on when we first started to get threads long enough that they were splitting. I actually thought you were doing it at first since you were the only other active mod at the time.
But I sometimes don't notice when a thread gets split and have to go back and update all the numbers long after the fact.
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Eldorion Wed Dec 23, 2015 3:22 pm
Amarië wrote:Um... I probably shouldn't say this, but if you can't see the 9 3/4 thread then you're probably a muggle...
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Forest Shepherd Wed Dec 23, 2015 8:38 pm
I just finished posting a hilarious joke in that thread about how dull muggles are! Haha, man, it was funny.
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Bluebottle Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:24 pm
I gather someone was in Slytherin.. ![Things that are making you crabbit! [5] Smiley-Whistling](https://2img.net/h/i154.photobucket.com/albums/s271/R2Garnets/Smileys/Smiley-Whistling.gif)
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Forest Shepherd Thu Dec 24, 2015 2:59 pm
It's still better than Hufflepuff! Just saying...
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Re: Things that are making you crabbit! [5]
by Mrs Figg Thu Dec 24, 2015 3:06 pm
anythings better than Hufflepuff
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by Bluebottle Fri Dec 25, 2015 5:49 am
Yup, that's pretty much what someone in Slytherin would say.
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