From Ernesto Ikerd Sent Thu, Jun 3rd 1999, 17:14
From Ernesto Ikerd Sent Thu, Jun 3rd 1999, 17:14
> But I must agree that CDDB *is* amazing. I've >never tried _up_loading information, though a friend attempted it >and was refused entry. How does it work? > Im not sure 100%, but ive pieced together at least this much: After downloading and installing a CDDB enhanced player, the user pops the disc in and the program begins the process by reading the special serial number unique to each CD title encoded on the disc's surface. After that, the player scans your computer for your personal information (name, address, personal likes, sexual orientation) and transmits this all over the internet to a key-punch data entry sweatshop in red China. After your email gets sold to various mailing lists , the CD serial number is written on a card, and given to a runner who combs through an entire warehouse full of CDs to find your titles. If the runner doesnt find your disc, he (or she) will pull a chain that is connected to a swinging boot in the next room, the boot falls, kicks a chicken, which of course clucks loudly and lays an egg that rolls down a long chute into a frying pan. When another key-puncher in another room smells the breakfast cooking, they immediately wake up in a panic and frantically sign you up for a dozen mail order catalogs with titles like "PC Warehouse", "Mac Mall", and "PC Zone". Then, they hop on the phone and urge various local carpet cleaning, vinyl siding, and pest control companies that you have indeed been dying for services like the ones they offer and even if you say 'HELL NO - l live in an apartment!!' and hang up it just means call again next week during dinner. When they get off the phone they click a big red button, that again, connected through the internet, causes your CDDB enhanced player to recieve the signal that the "database" doesnt have your CD listed, and gives you the option to become a part time, unpaid, no-free-eggs key puncher on the spot. Now before I get a bunch of flames blasting me for being incorrect on some of the details of this process, I said I wasnt 100% sure that this is what actually happens. Im still a little unclear as to whether it is really a boot (or a Nike hi-top sneaker) that kicks the chicken. ernie Ernesto Ikerd, (817) 763-4795 Company Graphics, Dept 17, MZ-1156 Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems Fort Worth, Texas