Ubuntu and personal media players

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 22:17 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 11/11/2010 22:08, squareyes wrote:
> > On 11/11/10 20:17, Ric Moore wrote:
> >    
> >> On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 20:19 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
> >>
> >>      
> >>> On 11/11/2010 20:09, Ric Moore wrote:
> >>>
> >>>        
> >>>> Would someone recommend a mp3/ogg player that plays well with Linux and
> >>>> is cheap? I bought a Polaroid PMP-180 POS that cratered out the next day
> >>>> after I loaded some MP3's on it. I'm not happy. It was cheap, but
> >>>> evidentially not cheap enough. Just so you all know, Polaroid's tech
> >>>> support from "southerntelecom" is non existent. I guess they saw Jobs
> >>>> making a buck and wanted to cash in. Did I say I'm NOT HAPPY?? Feel
> >>>> perfectly free to letter bomb them for taking Wayward4now's money. I'm
> >>>> hoping google will pick up on this rant for search results, too.
> >>>>
> >>>> Revenge is a dish best served cold. :) Ric
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>          
> >>> Hell, Murph, whereyabeen? vlc will play anything - if you let it.
> >>>
> >>> Some people even suggest<shudder>   somthing called Amarok....
> >>>
> >>>        
> >> Upside-down Australian person, I was referring to device that plays
> >> MP3's, that uses a USB connection to the computer to load files and
> >> allows me to rock out while mowing 7 acres of lawn. AC-DC time! Ric
> >>
> >>      
> > Hi,
> > I have a Thompson Lyra Cheap, around $40 Aust I think from Tandy's
> > Plugs in to usb and loads mp3's fine on 10.04
> > Hope this helps if your an upside down individual like me (Or one of the
> > normal side up ) :-)
> > Winton
> >    
> It's you and I who are OK, mate. It's HIM who is a-over-t and who can't 
> get it all together :-D .

I just weep for you guys. Darwin is correct, the species adapted to
being upside down, being forced by nature to survive. Crickey! Do you
suppose that this POS MP3 player was made by Down-Unders and refuses to
play "up here" right side up? <weeps uncontrollably> The humanity! Ric
-- 
My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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