<![CDATA[IPod Nerd Hopes To Become Nerdiest Nerd Of All Nerd Time - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[IPod Nerd Hopes To Become Nerdiest Nerd Of All Nerd Time - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:06:20 EDT Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:06:20 EDT http://idolator.com/tunes/ipods/ipod-nerd-hopes-to-become-nerdiest-nerd-of-all-nerd-time-210041.php <![CDATA[IPod Nerd Hopes To Become Nerdiest Nerd Of All Nerd Time]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/ipods/ipod-nerd-hopes-to-become-nerdiest-nerd-of-all-nerd-time-210041.php#c557613 Yup, those iTunes gems are a paltry 128kbps. So doing the old download-burn-rip (wash-rinse-repeat?) dance nets you MP3 files that are of notably poor quality.

You're better off downloading AAC music from iTunes (so you can feel all legit about it) then deleting those files and re-downloading the higher quality MP3 rips from TorrentSpy or PirateBay.

Rob O.

]]> 33:210041:c557613 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:06:20 EDT <![CDATA[IPod Nerd Hopes To Become Nerdiest Nerd Of All Nerd Time]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/ipods/ipod-nerd-hopes-to-become-nerdiest-nerd-of-all-nerd-time-210041.php#c555412 I wonder if Jon Johansen can help me out with this problem I have with my comments getting stuck in the cache*.

* I have no idea if that's the case, I just wanted to sound smart.

PengIn

]]> 33:210041:c555412 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:52:33 EDT <![CDATA[IPod Nerd Hopes To Become Nerdiest Nerd Of All Nerd Time]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/ipods/ipod-nerd-hopes-to-become-nerdiest-nerd-of-all-nerd-time-210041.php#c555120 Ned - Yes, yes they are. Does anybody know how m4p bitrates compare in quality to mp3s? I think Apple is selling people 128 or 192kbps crap, but I'm too lazy to check.

sjc - I love Hum (I went to school in Champaign for 5 years). I even shelled out for an eBay copy of Fillet Show a while back, but Matt Talbot looks like King Dork of the land of Dorkopia.

PengIn

]]> 33:210041:c555120 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:15:54 EDT <![CDATA[IPod Nerd Hopes To Become Nerdiest Nerd Of All Nerd Time]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/ipods/ipod-nerd-hopes-to-become-nerdiest-nerd-of-all-nerd-time-210041.php#c554974 Why'd we have to go and bring Hum into this. I mean, really.

That picture makes me want to pound his big smarty-smart face into the dirt and then break his Casio calculator watch.

King of Pants

]]> 33:210041:c554974 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:54:44 EDT <![CDATA[IPod Nerd Hopes To Become Nerdiest Nerd Of All Nerd Time]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/ipods/ipod-nerd-hopes-to-become-nerdiest-nerd-of-all-nerd-time-210041.php#c554896 iTunes files are *already* degraded by default.

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:210041:c554896 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:40:20 EDT <![CDATA[IPod Nerd Hopes To Become Nerdiest Nerd Of All Nerd Time]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/ipods/ipod-nerd-hopes-to-become-nerdiest-nerd-of-all-nerd-time-210041.php#c554861 Clashed - You get serious quality degradation doing it that way.

PengIn

]]> 33:210041:c554861 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:33:03 EDT <![CDATA[IPod Nerd Hopes To Become Nerdiest Nerd Of All Nerd Time]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/ipods/ipod-nerd-hopes-to-become-nerdiest-nerd-of-all-nerd-time-210041.php#c554848 I predict that this guy will end up almost initiating a nuclear conflict but will stave it off at the last minute by playing some tic tac toe. He also looks like he would love Man Or Astroman? or Hum.

PengIn

]]> 33:210041:c554848 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:30:55 EDT <![CDATA[IPod Nerd Hopes To Become Nerdiest Nerd Of All Nerd Time]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/ipods/ipod-nerd-hopes-to-become-nerdiest-nerd-of-all-nerd-time-210041.php#c554690 burn itunes file to cd, rip cd, copy new mp3 to whatever you want, throw away cd (which cost what 15 cents each?)

Butch Huskey

]]> 33:210041:c554690 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:03:40 EDT <![CDATA[IPod Nerd Hopes To Become Nerdiest Nerd Of All Nerd Time]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/ipods/ipod-nerd-hopes-to-become-nerdiest-nerd-of-all-nerd-time-210041.php#c554669 Haven't there been FairPlay-removal scripts on the market for a while now? And won't Apple do what it always does - try to take over the WORLD!...oops, sorry: tweak the FairPlay code to nullify Johansen's crack? I dunno if that's possible, but they've screwed up enterprising reverse-engineers' handiwork before.

What'll be even more interesting, assuming Apple can't defeat this through technology, is the inevitable lawsuit: it'll be Jobs's minions, backed by absolutely no one, because all of the competing media cos. have been praying for this break for years. Talk about going it alone.

Chris Molanphy

]]> 33:210041:c554669 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:00:26 EDT <![CDATA[IPod Nerd Hopes To Become Nerdiest Nerd Of All Nerd Time]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/ipods/ipod-nerd-hopes-to-become-nerdiest-nerd-of-all-nerd-time-210041.php#c554654 This dude is going to go 'missing' any day now.

Cheap Shot

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