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  1. Re:Simulating voice calls by Ramses0 · · Score: 2, Informative · on Pro-Active VoIP Management Solutions?

    Talk to the ogg-vorbis people, and check their mailing list archives. I believe they have some tools that do the moral equivalent of:

    $ compress foo.wav > foo.ogg

    $ compare foo.wav foo.ogg
    18% different

    Some interesting quick googling turned up the following: http://www.abde.net/projects/ogg_mp3/

    Original google search:
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=ogg+vorbi s+quantitative&btnG=Search

    Term I seem to recall is "quantitative" comparision of audio quality (vs. "qualitative" ... ie: "it sounds better").

    When doing audio "optimization" there are a few types of tests, one that can be done by computers (comparing data and formulas to other data), and the other that has to be done by people.

    If you only did the "computer" type tests, you might have something that is as close to accurate as possible, but would still sound "off" in the "wrong way" to human ears (ie: the computer might have "optimized out" all the bass in order to be more accurate on the treble, but few people would accept "qualitatively" the results of that compression, even though quantitatively it might be "closer to accurate" than the other).

    Anyway, I am not an audio researcher, but you might start there.

    --Robert

  2. Don't worry United Linux... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny · on United Linux Dead
    Howard Dean can offer an inspiring concession speech.

    BWAHAHAHAHA!!

  3. HEAR ME NOW!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1 · on Microsoft Revenue Up, Tries to Hook Third World

    Not only are we going to New Hampshire ... we're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico. We're going to California and Texas and New York. We're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan. Then we're going to Washington D.C. to take back the White House. EEEEEEEYAAAAHHHH!!!!

  4. HEAR ME NOW!! by HowardDean_Troll · · Score: -1, Troll · on One Company's Response to SCO

    Not only are we going to New Hampshire ... we're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico," Dean said with his voice rising. "We're going to California and Texas and New York. We're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan. Then we're going to Washington D.C. to take back the White House. EEEEEEEYAAAAHHHH!!!!

  5. Re:Clean up your room! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic · on Photographing Exploding Edibles

    Couldn't help posting this seeing your sig. Here's Dean's last song recorded for public enjoyment. What a tremendous loss!

  6. Re:Sad News ... Howard Dean Dead at 55. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll · on Photographing Exploding Edibles

    Here's his last song recorded for public enjoyment. What a tremendous loss!