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	<title><em>Misa</em> Digital Guitar Runs On Linux</title>
	<author>kdawson</author>
	<datestamp>1264338240000</datestamp>
	<htmltext><a href="http://www.renoise.com/" rel="nofollow">conner\_bw</a> writes <i>"Imagine strumming a guitar without any strings, on a touchscreen. Think the idea is too far-fetched? The <a href="http://www.misadigital.com/about.html">Misa digital guitar</a> claims to be exactly this. Overcoming the natural limitations of a traditional guitar, this new instrument eliminates the need to pluck strings while using the right hand to control sound. Specs: Linux kernel 2.6.31 (Gentoo); 24 frets; touchscreen; MIDI out; RJ-45 Ethernet. My favourite parts of the site are the FAQ (How do you SSH into the guitar?), and this quote from the developer: 'Because the software is open source I'm hoping people completely change the instrument and share new "firmware" with others. Different graphics, different control ideas etc. It would all be free of charge. So I'm hoping that happens as the instrument becomes more familiar.'"</i> The developer, Michael, has not yet promised a delivery date or set a price for the instruments he is manufacturing.</htmltext>
<tokenext>conner \ _bw writes " Imagine strumming a guitar without any strings , on a touchscreen .
Think the idea is too far-fetched ?
The Misa digital guitar claims to be exactly this .
Overcoming the natural limitations of a traditional guitar , this new instrument eliminates the need to pluck strings while using the right hand to control sound .
Specs : Linux kernel 2.6.31 ( Gentoo ) ; 24 frets ; touchscreen ; MIDI out ; RJ-45 Ethernet .
My favourite parts of the site are the FAQ ( How do you SSH into the guitar ?
) , and this quote from the developer : 'Because the software is open source I 'm hoping people completely change the instrument and share new " firmware " with others .
Different graphics , different control ideas etc .
It would all be free of charge .
So I 'm hoping that happens as the instrument becomes more familiar .
' " The developer , Michael , has not yet promised a delivery date or set a price for the instruments he is manufacturing .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>conner\_bw writes "Imagine strumming a guitar without any strings, on a touchscreen.
Think the idea is too far-fetched?
The Misa digital guitar claims to be exactly this.
Overcoming the natural limitations of a traditional guitar, this new instrument eliminates the need to pluck strings while using the right hand to control sound.
Specs: Linux kernel 2.6.31 (Gentoo); 24 frets; touchscreen; MIDI out; RJ-45 Ethernet.
My favourite parts of the site are the FAQ (How do you SSH into the guitar?
), and this quote from the developer: 'Because the software is open source I'm hoping people completely change the instrument and share new "firmware" with others.
Different graphics, different control ideas etc.
It would all be free of charge.
So I'm hoping that happens as the instrument becomes more familiar.
'" The developer, Michael, has not yet promised a delivery date or set a price for the instruments he is manufacturing.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878228</id>
	<title>Re:Bending strings</title>
	<author>theshowmecanuck</author>
	<datestamp>1264348440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>It's not really a guitar. It is a synthesizer that sounds like a guitar with distortion. I do play guitar. There is a joke among proficient guitar players where the term 'talent pedal' or '<a href="http://www.deanguitars.com/userpics/lib4/TalentBooster.jpg" title="deanguitars.com">talent booster pedal</a> [deanguitars.com]' is used in place of 'distortion pedal'. While a lot of good players do use distortion, it is used by a lot of not so good, or downright bad players to cover up their bad playing. When you hear that computer sound in singer's voices in the pop songs that are out there today (i.e. young girls and sometimes boys picked by studio execs because they look pretty and cool, not necessarily because of talent), it is usually the result of 'pitch correction'. This is technology that <a href="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k257/capnmarvel/fs\_suck\_knob.jpg" title="photobucket.com">allows the engineer</a> [photobucket.com] to move off key singing back into proper pitch within their Digital Audio Workstation. I like cool sounds too... maybe this is the democratization of music. Maybe this will allow people with no talent or no will or desire to devote the practice it needs to gain proficiency to be able to have their own music. </p><p>I have nothing against guitar synthesizers. In fact I like them a lot, and will likely look at this one if and when it hits the market. But if the guy wanted to really show it as a guitar, he would show us what it sounds like with a 'clean' guitar sound too. That way we can here how well it allows a person to create musical phrases, control the timing of when the notes are produced, control it in general, that sort of thing. I'm not saying it can't, but distortion covers that up.</p><p>And by the way, I've seen a number of heavy metal musicians (good ones) who are closet jazz freaks too.<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:) I'm not saying jazz is better... I like it but listen to it as much as I do heavy metal... but my gauge of what talent is, is not limited by what genre a musician plays.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>It 's not really a guitar .
It is a synthesizer that sounds like a guitar with distortion .
I do play guitar .
There is a joke among proficient guitar players where the term 'talent pedal ' or 'talent booster pedal [ deanguitars.com ] ' is used in place of 'distortion pedal' .
While a lot of good players do use distortion , it is used by a lot of not so good , or downright bad players to cover up their bad playing .
When you hear that computer sound in singer 's voices in the pop songs that are out there today ( i.e .
young girls and sometimes boys picked by studio execs because they look pretty and cool , not necessarily because of talent ) , it is usually the result of 'pitch correction' .
This is technology that allows the engineer [ photobucket.com ] to move off key singing back into proper pitch within their Digital Audio Workstation .
I like cool sounds too... maybe this is the democratization of music .
Maybe this will allow people with no talent or no will or desire to devote the practice it needs to gain proficiency to be able to have their own music .
I have nothing against guitar synthesizers .
In fact I like them a lot , and will likely look at this one if and when it hits the market .
But if the guy wanted to really show it as a guitar , he would show us what it sounds like with a 'clean ' guitar sound too .
That way we can here how well it allows a person to create musical phrases , control the timing of when the notes are produced , control it in general , that sort of thing .
I 'm not saying it ca n't , but distortion covers that up.And by the way , I 've seen a number of heavy metal musicians ( good ones ) who are closet jazz freaks too .
: ) I 'm not saying jazz is better... I like it but listen to it as much as I do heavy metal... but my gauge of what talent is , is not limited by what genre a musician plays .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>It's not really a guitar.
It is a synthesizer that sounds like a guitar with distortion.
I do play guitar.
There is a joke among proficient guitar players where the term 'talent pedal' or 'talent booster pedal [deanguitars.com]' is used in place of 'distortion pedal'.
While a lot of good players do use distortion, it is used by a lot of not so good, or downright bad players to cover up their bad playing.
When you hear that computer sound in singer's voices in the pop songs that are out there today (i.e.
young girls and sometimes boys picked by studio execs because they look pretty and cool, not necessarily because of talent), it is usually the result of 'pitch correction'.
This is technology that allows the engineer [photobucket.com] to move off key singing back into proper pitch within their Digital Audio Workstation.
I like cool sounds too... maybe this is the democratization of music.
Maybe this will allow people with no talent or no will or desire to devote the practice it needs to gain proficiency to be able to have their own music.
I have nothing against guitar synthesizers.
In fact I like them a lot, and will likely look at this one if and when it hits the market.
But if the guy wanted to really show it as a guitar, he would show us what it sounds like with a 'clean' guitar sound too.
That way we can here how well it allows a person to create musical phrases, control the timing of when the notes are produced, control it in general, that sort of thing.
I'm not saying it can't, but distortion covers that up.And by the way, I've seen a number of heavy metal musicians (good ones) who are closet jazz freaks too.
:) I'm not saying jazz is better... I like it but listen to it as much as I do heavy metal... but my gauge of what talent is, is not limited by what genre a musician plays.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877696</id>
	<title>Video</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264342440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Skip the words, watch a video</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2eiP12hQQY&amp;fmt=35" title="youtube.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2eiP12hQQY&amp;fmt=35</a> [youtube.com]</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Skip the words , watch a videohttp : //www.youtube.com/watch ? v = M2eiP12hQQY&amp;fmt = 35 [ youtube.com ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Skip the words, watch a videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2eiP12hQQY&amp;fmt=35 [youtube.com]</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30880074</id>
	<title>Imagine...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264360140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Imagine a Beowulf cluster of one of those!</p><p>Thanks I'll be here all day..<nobr> <wbr></nobr>;)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Imagine a Beowulf cluster of one of those ! Thanks I 'll be here all day.. ; )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Imagine a Beowulf cluster of one of those!Thanks I'll be here all day.. ;)</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878208</id>
	<title>Re:Yes, but what is it programmed in?</title>
	<author>DoofusOfDeath</author>
	<datestamp>1264348320000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>I heard they wanted to do it in C#, but that idea fell flat, so they went with C.</p></div></blockquote><p>That joke sort of worked in this case, but does it scale?</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>I heard they wanted to do it in C # , but that idea fell flat , so they went with C.That joke sort of worked in this case , but does it scale ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I heard they wanted to do it in C#, but that idea fell flat, so they went with C.That joke sort of worked in this case, but does it scale?
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30879486</id>
	<title>Re:Tactile feedback</title>
	<author>joocemann</author>
	<datestamp>1264356840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I don't want to come over all Luddite - but surely part of playing guitar is the sensation of the strings against the fingers. You know where they are, because you can feel them. You know whether and how hard you've plucked/strummed, because you can feel them.</p><p>I think playing this thing would be a bit like typing on an on-screen keyboard - a second class experience.</p></div><p>I think i would like it WAY more than a guitar... but that's my taste... part of it being that I'm not expecting a guitar, i'm expecting a new fun piece of technology.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>I do n't want to come over all Luddite - but surely part of playing guitar is the sensation of the strings against the fingers .
You know where they are , because you can feel them .
You know whether and how hard you 've plucked/strummed , because you can feel them.I think playing this thing would be a bit like typing on an on-screen keyboard - a second class experience.I think i would like it WAY more than a guitar... but that 's my taste... part of it being that I 'm not expecting a guitar , i 'm expecting a new fun piece of technology .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I don't want to come over all Luddite - but surely part of playing guitar is the sensation of the strings against the fingers.
You know where they are, because you can feel them.
You know whether and how hard you've plucked/strummed, because you can feel them.I think playing this thing would be a bit like typing on an on-screen keyboard - a second class experience.I think i would like it WAY more than a guitar... but that's my taste... part of it being that I'm not expecting a guitar, i'm expecting a new fun piece of technology.
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30880172</id>
	<title>Reall want to hear Holdsworth play on of these</title>
	<author>Ice Station Zebra</author>
	<datestamp>1264360500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I think he could make it really sing, just like he does with the synthaxe.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I think he could make it really sing , just like he does with the synthaxe .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I think he could make it really sing, just like he does with the synthaxe.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877916</id>
	<title>Die Jar Jar! DIE!</title>
	<author>bazorg</author>
	<datestamp>1264345560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>someone whack him in the head with the guitar! quickly! aargh!</htmltext>
<tokenext>someone whack him in the head with the guitar !
quickly ! aargh !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>someone whack him in the head with the guitar!
quickly! aargh!</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877938</id>
	<title>Yes, but what is it programmed in?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264345860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I heard they wanted to do it in C#, but that idea fell flat, so they went with C.</p><p>*groan*</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I heard they wanted to do it in C # , but that idea fell flat , so they went with C. * groan *</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I heard they wanted to do it in C#, but that idea fell flat, so they went with C.*groan*</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30889854</id>
	<title>Couldn't take heat?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264434360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>As of this morning (US Mountain Time), the MISA Digital Guitar forum (http://forum.misadigital.com/) has been closed: "The forum will re-open when the first units are shipped."</p><p>Michael got hammered pretty good by some folks who pointed out that this is not that revolutionary. Yes, it's the only one running Linux, but that doesn't really make it a revolutionary new instrument. And the Ztar guitar controller has been around  for several years<nobr> <wbr></nobr>...</p><p>It ain't a guitar, it's a guitar-shaped MIDI controller that uses a touchpad<nobr> <wbr></nobr>...</p><p>Me shrugs and goes back to my Godin xtSA, plugs in the MIDI cable and ignores the rest...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>As of this morning ( US Mountain Time ) , the MISA Digital Guitar forum ( http : //forum.misadigital.com/ ) has been closed : " The forum will re-open when the first units are shipped .
" Michael got hammered pretty good by some folks who pointed out that this is not that revolutionary .
Yes , it 's the only one running Linux , but that does n't really make it a revolutionary new instrument .
And the Ztar guitar controller has been around for several years ...It ai n't a guitar , it 's a guitar-shaped MIDI controller that uses a touchpad ...Me shrugs and goes back to my Godin xtSA , plugs in the MIDI cable and ignores the rest.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As of this morning (US Mountain Time), the MISA Digital Guitar forum (http://forum.misadigital.com/) has been closed: "The forum will re-open when the first units are shipped.
"Michael got hammered pretty good by some folks who pointed out that this is not that revolutionary.
Yes, it's the only one running Linux, but that doesn't really make it a revolutionary new instrument.
And the Ztar guitar controller has been around  for several years ...It ain't a guitar, it's a guitar-shaped MIDI controller that uses a touchpad ...Me shrugs and goes back to my Godin xtSA, plugs in the MIDI cable and ignores the rest...</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30882712</id>
	<title>Just when I thought...</title>
	<author>message144</author>
	<datestamp>1264330860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Just when I thought all the fun of playing guitar had been completely eliminated, somebody yet again proved me wrong.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Just when I thought all the fun of playing guitar had been completely eliminated , somebody yet again proved me wrong .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Just when I thought all the fun of playing guitar had been completely eliminated, somebody yet again proved me wrong.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877718</id>
	<title>This is proof</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264342860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>That linux rocks! \m/</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>That linux rocks !
\ m/</tokentext>
<sentencetext>That linux rocks!
\m/</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877866</id>
	<title>Simon?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264344720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext>I played guitar hero in the 80's when it was called Simon</htmltext>
<tokenext>I played guitar hero in the 80 's when it was called Simon</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I played guitar hero in the 80's when it was called Simon</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877720</id>
	<title>Bending strings</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264342860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Not that I'm much of a guitar player, but I'm wondering how you bend the strings when there is no string?<p>
Sounds (and looks) pretty cool though - I think I want one.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Not that I 'm much of a guitar player , but I 'm wondering how you bend the strings when there is no string ?
Sounds ( and looks ) pretty cool though - I think I want one .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Not that I'm much of a guitar player, but I'm wondering how you bend the strings when there is no string?
Sounds (and looks) pretty cool though - I think I want one.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878180</id>
	<title>I'm going to one-half-up that joke...</title>
	<author>jonaskoelker</author>
	<datestamp>1264348080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Flamebait</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Hey, C sharp, fell flat... C.  Ah, I get it.  Ha.  Ha-ha-ha...</p><p>I guess your choice of words wasn't completely <em>accidental</em>.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Hey , C sharp , fell flat... C. Ah , I get it .
Ha. Ha-ha-ha...I guess your choice of words was n't completely accidental .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Hey, C sharp, fell flat... C.  Ah, I get it.
Ha.  Ha-ha-ha...I guess your choice of words wasn't completely accidental.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30879128</id>
	<title>Re:Patent pending?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264354680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Yeah, this has been done before several times... ususally by non-guitarists.</p><p>In the past it usually failed because of lack of expressive range, and because at the end of the day a guitarist wants the sound of a guitar not the sound of a synth-guitar.<br>Good job if he can get the musical revolution he's wanting... but I wouldn't hold my breath.</p><p>For full disclosure, I play synth - and guitar - and I use Linux.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Yeah , this has been done before several times... ususally by non-guitarists.In the past it usually failed because of lack of expressive range , and because at the end of the day a guitarist wants the sound of a guitar not the sound of a synth-guitar.Good job if he can get the musical revolution he 's wanting... but I would n't hold my breath.For full disclosure , I play synth - and guitar - and I use Linux .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Yeah, this has been done before several times... ususally by non-guitarists.In the past it usually failed because of lack of expressive range, and because at the end of the day a guitarist wants the sound of a guitar not the sound of a synth-guitar.Good job if he can get the musical revolution he's wanting... but I wouldn't hold my breath.For full disclosure, I play synth - and guitar - and I use Linux.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30880080</id>
	<title>Awesome</title>
	<author>Murdoch5</author>
	<datestamp>1264360140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>This sounds sweet!</htmltext>
<tokenext>This sounds sweet !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This sounds sweet!</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878292</id>
	<title>Patent pending?</title>
	<author>hrvatska</author>
	<datestamp>1264349040000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>In the footer of the Misa digital guita it says "Copyright 2010 Misa Digital. Patent pending."  I wonder what's being patented.  There is plenty of prior art in this area if you do much digging. A good example is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5kSZ0L3mkI&amp;feature=related" title="youtube.com">this</a> [youtube.com] from the 1980s. I wouldn't be surprised that if this goes to production that the company finds itself on the receiving end of a patent infringement lawsuit.</htmltext>
<tokenext>In the footer of the Misa digital guita it says " Copyright 2010 Misa Digital .
Patent pending .
" I wonder what 's being patented .
There is plenty of prior art in this area if you do much digging .
A good example is this [ youtube.com ] from the 1980s .
I would n't be surprised that if this goes to production that the company finds itself on the receiving end of a patent infringement lawsuit .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>In the footer of the Misa digital guita it says "Copyright 2010 Misa Digital.
Patent pending.
"  I wonder what's being patented.
There is plenty of prior art in this area if you do much digging.
A good example is this [youtube.com] from the 1980s.
I wouldn't be surprised that if this goes to production that the company finds itself on the receiving end of a patent infringement lawsuit.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878170</id>
	<title>Re:This is proof</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264347960000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>That GNU/linux rocks! \m/</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>That GNU/linux rocks !
\ m/</tokentext>
<sentencetext>That GNU/linux rocks!
\m/</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877692</id>
	<title>From a life long guitarist...</title>
	<author>jte</author>
	<datestamp>1264342380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Overcoming the natural limitations of a traditional females, this new instrument eliminates the need to interact directly, while using the right hand to control...</htmltext>
<tokenext>Overcoming the natural limitations of a traditional females , this new instrument eliminates the need to interact directly , while using the right hand to control.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Overcoming the natural limitations of a traditional females, this new instrument eliminates the need to interact directly, while using the right hand to control...</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877706</id>
	<title>hmmm</title>
	<author>naz404</author>
	<datestamp>1264342680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Offtopic</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>I sure hope they don't release the "Misa Jar Jar Binks".<br> <br>

Misa day startin pretty okee-day with a brisky morning munchy, then BOOM! Gettin very scared and grabbin that Jedi and POW! Misa here! Misa gettin' very very scared!</htmltext>
<tokenext>I sure hope they do n't release the " Misa Jar Jar Binks " .
Misa day startin pretty okee-day with a brisky morning munchy , then BOOM !
Gettin very scared and grabbin that Jedi and POW !
Misa here !
Misa gettin ' very very scared !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I sure hope they don't release the "Misa Jar Jar Binks".
Misa day startin pretty okee-day with a brisky morning munchy, then BOOM!
Gettin very scared and grabbin that Jedi and POW!
Misa here!
Misa gettin' very very scared!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30881308</id>
	<title>What about MIDItar? Oh, that's Windows and Mac</title>
	<author>BenJeremy</author>
	<datestamp>1264366140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Yeah, it doesn't offer the capabilities of the Misa, but you can noodle a bit with your Guitar Hero/Rock Band controllers, drums or guitars. I just got it hooked up and it works (with a bit of chaining between MIDItar, Max, LoopBe and Fruity Loops).</p><p>If nothing else, MIDItar makes for an inexpensive MIDI drum kit - and for that use, it's pretty effective.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Yeah , it does n't offer the capabilities of the Misa , but you can noodle a bit with your Guitar Hero/Rock Band controllers , drums or guitars .
I just got it hooked up and it works ( with a bit of chaining between MIDItar , Max , LoopBe and Fruity Loops ) .If nothing else , MIDItar makes for an inexpensive MIDI drum kit - and for that use , it 's pretty effective .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Yeah, it doesn't offer the capabilities of the Misa, but you can noodle a bit with your Guitar Hero/Rock Band controllers, drums or guitars.
I just got it hooked up and it works (with a bit of chaining between MIDItar, Max, LoopBe and Fruity Loops).If nothing else, MIDItar makes for an inexpensive MIDI drum kit - and for that use, it's pretty effective.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877926</id>
	<title>Tactile feedback</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264345740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I don't want to come over all Luddite - but surely part of playing guitar is the sensation of the strings against the fingers. You know where they are, because you can feel them. You know whether and how hard you've plucked/strummed, because you can feel them.</p><p>I think playing this thing would be a bit like typing on an on-screen keyboard - a second class experience.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I do n't want to come over all Luddite - but surely part of playing guitar is the sensation of the strings against the fingers .
You know where they are , because you can feel them .
You know whether and how hard you 've plucked/strummed , because you can feel them.I think playing this thing would be a bit like typing on an on-screen keyboard - a second class experience .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I don't want to come over all Luddite - but surely part of playing guitar is the sensation of the strings against the fingers.
You know where they are, because you can feel them.
You know whether and how hard you've plucked/strummed, because you can feel them.I think playing this thing would be a bit like typing on an on-screen keyboard - a second class experience.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30883274</id>
	<title>Parent is (probably) not flamebait.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264334820000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidental\_\%28music\%29</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>http : //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidental \ _ \ % 28music \ % 29</tokentext>
<sentencetext>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidental\_\%28music\%29</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878180</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877664</id>
	<title>Needs wireless connectivity</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264342020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>so I can play air guitar</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>so I can play air guitar</tokentext>
<sentencetext>so I can play air guitar</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878012</id>
	<title>Re:Video</title>
	<author>hrvatska</author>
	<datestamp>1264346640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Made me think of the <a href="http://www.spectrasonics.net/news/2007/bela-fleck-creating-the-atmospheric-banjo/" title="spectrasonics.net"> drumitar</a> [spectrasonics.net] used by Futureman in The Flecktones.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Made me think of the drumitar [ spectrasonics.net ] used by Futureman in The Flecktones .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Made me think of the  drumitar [spectrasonics.net] used by Futureman in The Flecktones.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877696</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30884594</id>
	<title>Re:Overcoming ...what again?</title>
	<author>Datamonstar</author>
	<datestamp>1264343700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Actually, it looks like this one hsa frets that you must precisely press. It's NOT a guitar, but that is specifically mentioned in the description and the instrument lookd difficult in it's own right. An electronic piano is NOT a piano, either, but they can be sampled so as to sound much like a grand, or mated with a synthesizer to produce an unlimited number of sounds. This is music. This is technology. Sorry, if it doesn't fit your interpretation of music, but things like this have been around for a long time and are getting more and more popular each year. Take a look at digital drumsets. Are you going to tell me next that those are fake instruments and require no skill to perform on? <br>  <br>  And yes, there are a lot of people who quit playing a musical instrument because it's hard. Which is exactly why you don't go out and buy a good expensive instrument! I keep on trying to get involved in programming, but I end up quitting because it's hard. I'm sure there are's a few programmers out there who'd like to be able to learn a musical instrument like I have, but end up quitting also.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Actually , it looks like this one hsa frets that you must precisely press .
It 's NOT a guitar , but that is specifically mentioned in the description and the instrument lookd difficult in it 's own right .
An electronic piano is NOT a piano , either , but they can be sampled so as to sound much like a grand , or mated with a synthesizer to produce an unlimited number of sounds .
This is music .
This is technology .
Sorry , if it does n't fit your interpretation of music , but things like this have been around for a long time and are getting more and more popular each year .
Take a look at digital drumsets .
Are you going to tell me next that those are fake instruments and require no skill to perform on ?
And yes , there are a lot of people who quit playing a musical instrument because it 's hard .
Which is exactly why you do n't go out and buy a good expensive instrument !
I keep on trying to get involved in programming , but I end up quitting because it 's hard .
I 'm sure there are 's a few programmers out there who 'd like to be able to learn a musical instrument like I have , but end up quitting also .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Actually, it looks like this one hsa frets that you must precisely press.
It's NOT a guitar, but that is specifically mentioned in the description and the instrument lookd difficult in it's own right.
An electronic piano is NOT a piano, either, but they can be sampled so as to sound much like a grand, or mated with a synthesizer to produce an unlimited number of sounds.
This is music.
This is technology.
Sorry, if it doesn't fit your interpretation of music, but things like this have been around for a long time and are getting more and more popular each year.
Take a look at digital drumsets.
Are you going to tell me next that those are fake instruments and require no skill to perform on?
And yes, there are a lot of people who quit playing a musical instrument because it's hard.
Which is exactly why you don't go out and buy a good expensive instrument!
I keep on trying to get involved in programming, but I end up quitting because it's hard.
I'm sure there are's a few programmers out there who'd like to be able to learn a musical instrument like I have, but end up quitting also.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878230</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878188</id>
	<title>Mod parent up</title>
	<author>jonaskoelker</author>
	<datestamp>1264348140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>+1/2, Funny</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>+ 1/2 , Funny</tokentext>
<sentencetext>+1/2, Funny</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877938</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30882106</id>
	<title>Re:I'm going to one-half-up that joke...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264327500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Why is this modded flamebait? It's lame, but not flamebait.......</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Why is this modded flamebait ?
It 's lame , but not flamebait...... .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Why is this modded flamebait?
It's lame, but not flamebait.......</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878180</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30881820</id>
	<title>It's a synth, not a guitar.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264325640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>If you want to play guitar, it still has all the limitations of a synth emulating a real guitar, no matter whether its powered by Linux, OSX or Windows. Jan Hammer might like it, but it still sounds like all those synth played "guitar" parts.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>If you want to play guitar , it still has all the limitations of a synth emulating a real guitar , no matter whether its powered by Linux , OSX or Windows .
Jan Hammer might like it , but it still sounds like all those synth played " guitar " parts .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If you want to play guitar, it still has all the limitations of a synth emulating a real guitar, no matter whether its powered by Linux, OSX or Windows.
Jan Hammer might like it, but it still sounds like all those synth played "guitar" parts.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30885970</id>
	<title>Bleh</title>
	<author>bollox4</author>
	<datestamp>1264354260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Awful, no matter which platform this arrives on.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Awful , no matter which platform this arrives on .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Awful, no matter which platform this arrives on.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877900</id>
	<title>Questions to add to the FAQ</title>
	<author>conner\_bw</author>
	<datestamp>1264345260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>How do I grep my solo?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>How do I grep my solo ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>How do I grep my solo?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878230</id>
	<title>Overcoming ...what again?</title>
	<author>adosch</author>
	<datestamp>1264348500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Flamebait</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Overcoming the natural limitations of a traditional guitar, this new instrument eliminates the need to pluck strings while using the right hand to control sound.</p></div><p>This whole movement to become a (fake) virtuoso on a (fake) musical instrument is nauseating the hell out of me (e.g. Guitar Hero and now *this*).  Yes, let's teach everyone that hard work and dedication to personal greatness and accomplishment is a joke.  What possible "natural limitations" of a traditional guitar are we talking about?  So you mean that you can't use both your hands at the same time because it's 'complicated' and 'feels uncomfortable at first'?  Well, if that's the case, you shouldn't be walking and breathing either.  When you do anything for the first time, those are the two things that usually rear their head first.</p><p>Only frustration I ever see out of beginning guitar players that quit in a short amount of time is:  1)  They are trying to learn on an absolute garbage guitar that isn't set up and the action is as high as the Empire state building (NO one is going to learn on that and not get frustrated, pro or novice) and 2) They are looking to play like Van Halen, Zakk Wyide, Richie Blackmore, Steve Vai, B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix, ect. and realize that it takes a bit more than two weeks worth of dedication to do that, they are back to listening to their iPod full of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo" title="wikipedia.org" rel="nofollow">EMO</a> [wikipedia.org] with their Nintendo DS in their hands.  Sounds like this <i>Misa</i> is <i>missing</i> the true, life-long value of playing an 'real' instrument and being good at it.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Overcoming the natural limitations of a traditional guitar , this new instrument eliminates the need to pluck strings while using the right hand to control sound.This whole movement to become a ( fake ) virtuoso on a ( fake ) musical instrument is nauseating the hell out of me ( e.g .
Guitar Hero and now * this * ) .
Yes , let 's teach everyone that hard work and dedication to personal greatness and accomplishment is a joke .
What possible " natural limitations " of a traditional guitar are we talking about ?
So you mean that you ca n't use both your hands at the same time because it 's 'complicated ' and 'feels uncomfortable at first ' ?
Well , if that 's the case , you should n't be walking and breathing either .
When you do anything for the first time , those are the two things that usually rear their head first.Only frustration I ever see out of beginning guitar players that quit in a short amount of time is : 1 ) They are trying to learn on an absolute garbage guitar that is n't set up and the action is as high as the Empire state building ( NO one is going to learn on that and not get frustrated , pro or novice ) and 2 ) They are looking to play like Van Halen , Zakk Wyide , Richie Blackmore , Steve Vai , B.B .
King , Jimi Hendrix , ect .
and realize that it takes a bit more than two weeks worth of dedication to do that , they are back to listening to their iPod full of EMO [ wikipedia.org ] with their Nintendo DS in their hands .
Sounds like this Misa is missing the true , life-long value of playing an 'real ' instrument and being good at it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Overcoming the natural limitations of a traditional guitar, this new instrument eliminates the need to pluck strings while using the right hand to control sound.This whole movement to become a (fake) virtuoso on a (fake) musical instrument is nauseating the hell out of me (e.g.
Guitar Hero and now *this*).
Yes, let's teach everyone that hard work and dedication to personal greatness and accomplishment is a joke.
What possible "natural limitations" of a traditional guitar are we talking about?
So you mean that you can't use both your hands at the same time because it's 'complicated' and 'feels uncomfortable at first'?
Well, if that's the case, you shouldn't be walking and breathing either.
When you do anything for the first time, those are the two things that usually rear their head first.Only frustration I ever see out of beginning guitar players that quit in a short amount of time is:  1)  They are trying to learn on an absolute garbage guitar that isn't set up and the action is as high as the Empire state building (NO one is going to learn on that and not get frustrated, pro or novice) and 2) They are looking to play like Van Halen, Zakk Wyide, Richie Blackmore, Steve Vai, B.B.
King, Jimi Hendrix, ect.
and realize that it takes a bit more than two weeks worth of dedication to do that, they are back to listening to their iPod full of EMO [wikipedia.org] with their Nintendo DS in their hands.
Sounds like this Misa is missing the true, life-long value of playing an 'real' instrument and being good at it.
	</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30880282</id>
	<title>Guitar-ZyX: NDS homebrew touchscreen WhammyPad</title>
	<author>jdogalt</author>
	<datestamp>1264360980000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Shameless plug-</p><p>If you are interested in recycling an NDS into a touchscreen whammypad that you can embed in or velcro to a real guitar, check out-</p><p><a href="http://gzyx.org/" title="gzyx.org">http://gzyx.org/</a> [gzyx.org]</p><p>It comes with a fedora-11 derived LiveUSB appliance distribution that boots straight into the open source rakarrack f/x processor.  Along with a server to listen via wifi to the NDS which runs a homebrew remote control application, to control changing f/x presets and mapping 2 parameters to the X and Y of the touchscreen.</p><p>100\% open source, self hosting (modify and recompile any or every part without downloading anything)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Shameless plug-If you are interested in recycling an NDS into a touchscreen whammypad that you can embed in or velcro to a real guitar , check out-http : //gzyx.org/ [ gzyx.org ] It comes with a fedora-11 derived LiveUSB appliance distribution that boots straight into the open source rakarrack f/x processor .
Along with a server to listen via wifi to the NDS which runs a homebrew remote control application , to control changing f/x presets and mapping 2 parameters to the X and Y of the touchscreen.100 \ % open source , self hosting ( modify and recompile any or every part without downloading anything )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Shameless plug-If you are interested in recycling an NDS into a touchscreen whammypad that you can embed in or velcro to a real guitar, check out-http://gzyx.org/ [gzyx.org]It comes with a fedora-11 derived LiveUSB appliance distribution that boots straight into the open source rakarrack f/x processor.
Along with a server to listen via wifi to the NDS which runs a homebrew remote control application, to control changing f/x presets and mapping 2 parameters to the X and Y of the touchscreen.100\% open source, self hosting (modify and recompile any or every part without downloading anything)</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878538</id>
	<title>/shakes head</title>
	<author>Charliemopps</author>
	<datestamp>1264351080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Nice Midi device. Stop calling it a guitar.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Nice Midi device .
Stop calling it a guitar .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Nice Midi device.
Stop calling it a guitar.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30882770</id>
	<title>How to shred?</title>
	<author>Baloo Uriza</author>
	<datestamp>1264331160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>How do you really shred without some good, heavy-gauge strings?  The tactile feedback is part of the guitar experience!</htmltext>
<tokenext>How do you really shred without some good , heavy-gauge strings ?
The tactile feedback is part of the guitar experience !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>How do you really shred without some good, heavy-gauge strings?
The tactile feedback is part of the guitar experience!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877698</id>
	<title>In other news...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264342440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext>...Muse's next album delayed as the riffs are still compiling.</htmltext>
<tokenext>...Muse 's next album delayed as the riffs are still compiling .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>...Muse's next album delayed as the riffs are still compiling.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878054</id>
	<title>Guitar is 3D, touch screen is flat</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264346820000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>This isn't a guitar, it's just another soft synth, and it's pretty useless. If your one hand is controlling the knobs, why let the other hand grip the chords and notes guitar-style? Would be better to do it on a keyboard. Guitar is played with your hand around the neck, you can't play it like it's supposed to be played on a flat touch screen. So basically it's a very bad replacement for a keyboard midi controller.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This is n't a guitar , it 's just another soft synth , and it 's pretty useless .
If your one hand is controlling the knobs , why let the other hand grip the chords and notes guitar-style ?
Would be better to do it on a keyboard .
Guitar is played with your hand around the neck , you ca n't play it like it 's supposed to be played on a flat touch screen .
So basically it 's a very bad replacement for a keyboard midi controller .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This isn't a guitar, it's just another soft synth, and it's pretty useless.
If your one hand is controlling the knobs, why let the other hand grip the chords and notes guitar-style?
Would be better to do it on a keyboard.
Guitar is played with your hand around the neck, you can't play it like it's supposed to be played on a flat touch screen.
So basically it's a very bad replacement for a keyboard midi controller.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30878546</id>
	<title>Good job!</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264351080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>Linux gets something years after everyone else gets it. Now I see why I should switch to Linux.<br> <br>Poor little fanbois... hungry for some table scraps.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Linux gets something years after everyone else gets it .
Now I see why I should switch to Linux .
Poor little fanbois... hungry for some table scraps .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Linux gets something years after everyone else gets it.
Now I see why I should switch to Linux.
Poor little fanbois... hungry for some table scraps.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30877846</id>
	<title>Yes, but does it run...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264344540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>oh...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>oh.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>oh...</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30880294</id>
	<title>As a bass player, I want this.</title>
	<author>admiralcrunch</author>
	<datestamp>1264361040000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I've played bass for ten years, and was in music school for bass for 4 years. In my last semester I got severe tendonitis and basically stopped playing. The Misa looks perfect! I only hope the price isn't too steep.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I 've played bass for ten years , and was in music school for bass for 4 years .
In my last semester I got severe tendonitis and basically stopped playing .
The Misa looks perfect !
I only hope the price is n't too steep .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I've played bass for ten years, and was in music school for bass for 4 years.
In my last semester I got severe tendonitis and basically stopped playing.
The Misa looks perfect!
I only hope the price isn't too steep.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_01_24_0231244.30884208</id>
	<title>Yeah but does it run on ........</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264340760000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Never mind</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Never mind</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Never mind</sentencetext>
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	<title>Patent pending == fuck you</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1264344300000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I hate it when companies use patent claims in their marketing.  Won't buy.  And while the product looks nice, where's the invention?  There's thousands of touch based music applications for the iphone and most developers have been dreaming of a bigger touch surface to implement their instruments on.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I hate it when companies use patent claims in their marketing .
Wo n't buy .
And while the product looks nice , where 's the invention ?
There 's thousands of touch based music applications for the iphone and most developers have been dreaming of a bigger touch surface to implement their instruments on .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I hate it when companies use patent claims in their marketing.
Won't buy.
And while the product looks nice, where's the invention?
There's thousands of touch based music applications for the iphone and most developers have been dreaming of a bigger touch surface to implement their instruments on.</sentencetext>
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