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ashibaka
11-17-2003, 11:28 PM
I've been using Winamp since it was the only program available for MP3 files... recent versions have started to act odd and crash, and my foreign MP3 files have had more Js and Xs and }s in their titles*, but it was still Winamp so I was OK.

All that ended when I popped in Apollo 18 by They Might Be Giants. Winamp started playing it, but some of the tracks are 10 seconds long and Winamp chopped off the last 2 seconds, making it sound nasty. WMP, Foobar, Shareaza, Freeamp all did the same thing. Auuugh!

So I remembered QCD, installed it, and suddenly the CD was playing as if it was in my actual CD player. It also never crashes, and it has 100% support for foreign character sets! This is incredible! Miracle of miracles!

So what I want to know is, why is this media player so darn good?

* Pardon the Douglas Adams reference.
chicubs
11-17-2003, 11:57 PM
In some cultures Paul is considered a god :p ...hes just an awesome programmer, and hes always looking at complaints, bug reports and helps you personally.
Young Twig
11-18-2003, 12:58 AM
I can't explain why the player is so amazing. Let's just marvel at its beauty and not think too deeply.
regener8ed
11-18-2003, 01:51 AM
it's the colored sprinkles.
Hanzo
11-18-2003, 05:56 AM
I think is the green aura or karma surrounding it :cool:
blackspawn
11-18-2003, 07:34 PM
Friendly Community + Developer (with a BIG "D" ;) ) + (few but) Great Skinners = QCD

it's a receipy for success!!
Young Twig
11-18-2003, 09:20 PM
Friendly Community + Developer (with a BIG "D" ;) ) + (few but) Great Skinners = QCD

it's a receipy for success!!
Yes... A very good receipy... I like receipies like this. ;)
Travelian
11-18-2003, 10:16 PM
Yes... A very good receipy... I like receipies like this. ;)

*cough*

recipe :P
Young Twig
11-18-2003, 10:48 PM
*cough*

recipe :P

I know. I was goofing on blackspawn's error... :D
chicubs
11-18-2003, 10:49 PM
sure ;) i have nothing else to say but I have to get 10 characters in
Young Twig
11-18-2003, 10:53 PM
sure ;) i have nothing else to say but I have to get 10 characters in
Ha. I like the plover-ism.

Why does everybody pick on me? I'm a smart kid! :( I'll bet it's because I'm "Don."
Matt
11-18-2003, 11:10 PM
Ha. I like the plover-ism.

Why does everybody pick on me? I'm a smart kid! :( I'll bet it's because I'm "Don."


you are 'The Don' .. ever see the Godfather?
Young Twig
11-18-2003, 11:11 PM
you are 'The Don' .. ever see the Godfather?
Parts of it.

It doesn't say "the Don." :mad:
Hanzo
11-18-2003, 11:16 PM
Parts of it.

It doesn't say "the Don." :mad:
"the Don" means "old man" in spanish but kinda in respectful way.
Matt
11-18-2003, 11:17 PM
"the Don" means "old man" in spanish but kinda in respectful way.

there you go twig.. you are an old man!
Hanzo
11-18-2003, 11:20 PM
there you go twig.. you are an old man!
Well he's the older among us. I guess he's very proud.:p
Young Twig
11-19-2003, 12:43 AM
I'm the 13 year old geezer... :rolleyes:

[ I'm "The Don" now... ]
maresias
11-19-2003, 01:21 AM
I'm sorry youngtwig..:D
but "don" means underwear in my language.The upper-shirt part is called similarly "atlet" , and what we wear underneath is don..but not "the Don", in fact we've got plenty of them,in many colors and patterns..slips,shorts or cowboy style ; whatever makes you happy..;)
blackspawn
11-20-2003, 09:35 AM
eh eh :o I was unsure how to write that, and was to lazy to spellcheck it...
still learning... still learning...