True. Of course with guitars (and pretty much anything else where quality is expected) you get what you pay for. Unlike companies like PRS, Gibson and Martin, B.C. Rich does most of their business at the low-end. I played a neck-through Bich once and it was amazing. I would compare the sound quality to any Carvin neck-through.
Well, it's B.C. Rich... Did you expect quality? lol. They cater to the "I just turned 15 and want something that looks badass for bottom dollar" crowd.
I never owned one, only played one in a store. I have a Washburn electric and a Martin Shenandoah 12 string acoustic. Even with the refit of all the electronics in the Washburn with Carvin equipment, the thing still refuses to produce decent sound. I'm thinking it's the cheap basswood body. The Martin on the other hand, I wouldn't do anything to... EVER!
Quartz would sound aweful. However, B.C. Rich and Ampeg made acrylic guitars before. I don't know if they still do. Anyway, they sounded OK I suppose. The biggest drawback was the weight. I played one once and my shoulder was sore after the first song.
There was something on the History Channel a while back about the "Little Ice Age". The Stradivarius violins were showcased because they were made during that time period. Their explanation for the density and tonal properties of the wood was due to the colder climate, the trees grew slowly so the grain was much finer than the trees of today.
I don't know much about the other three, but #1 can be answered easily. Imagine instead of having ones and zeros, having zeros, ones and twos given that cubits have three states. With the third state, more can be said with the same amount of bits as a binary on/off state.
Then the Man has go-to guys everywhere to conduct covert computer forensics investigations that could turn up viable evidence that could be used in a court of law. Many small towns can't afford their own independent computer forensics lab. So why not distribute the cost of building a lab to all the guys who stare at the flickering screens all day?
Yes, I am against it due to privacy concerns. But in my head that justification makes sense.
When my car gets old, it will get rusty. If you happen to have a car with a fiberglass or stainless steel body, the parts under the hood will still fail.
If you're treating aging like a disease, might as well find a cure for death too.
I have installed DD-WRT on many Linksys WRT54G's like the poster said he has. I find it to be very useful and I find the vpn endpoint capabilities totally amazing. One thing to look out for is the version of the default firmware. Versions 1-5, installing is like a walk in the park. Version 6 needs a bit of voodoo trickery and more 3rd party software. All of that is documented on DD-WRTs Hardware Compatibility List under Linsys. Version 7 is unsupported altogether so I would recommend fleabay for an older model.
I'll bet Web 3.0 Goatse will still look the same as Web 2.0 and Web 1.0. Everything on the web could die off. But like a cockroach, Goatse is a surviver.
Germany and Japan saw heavy investment (thanks to us) in their machining and fabricating industries after WWII. The Japanese and the Germans have since improved on that making their processes more efficient on both factory floor and management levels. (See W. Edwards Deming)
Meanwhile, back at the fort, American mills still used the same processes and management techniques that were around in the 1800's.
That being said, I think you're absolutely correct. The American mills have seen the error of their ways and so have the observers of its decline. With the industry as in the shit as it is now, it's ripe for some upgrades given the proper allocation of land, labor and capital.
But there are mills. Or at least burned-out shells that used to be mills. You have me there. Even when the steel mills were still hot in the United States, the technology in them was still about 20-30 years behind the Japanese and Korean plants. It would take a hell of a lot of investment, but it's not out of the realm of reason to think that someday the industry may be reborn.
I think this would only make sense if the value to weight ratio is heavily biased toward weight. I mean, steel (rolled, bar, whatever) has little value on the open market when compared to something like diamonds which can be shipped relatively easily and there is a huge payout for small quantities.
So bravo to the guys at the mills getting their jobs back. But for those of us on slashdot: how much does it cost to ship code? hmmm.
With something this obvious being patented, I think I'm going to patent my method of inspiring air in order to convert suspended iron into iron oxide in a liquid medium in order to live. I'll make a mint!
Not only should an epic fail be applied, but an epic fail on the magnitude of someone wanting to quit because of it. When they finally do pull their head out of their ass and get back on the horse, they will be more cautious and skeptical as a by-product.
I'm all for Microsoft going after those who violate the terms of the license agreements. But what I don't want to see is Microsoft turning into the **AA and sticking it to the petty offenses and shady legal tactics. That would just be bad PR for a company that actually produced something... unlike the **AA.
Doesn't seem physically possible, but I have yet to get thrown from the chair! *knocks on wood* Every time I lay the seat back, I wonder how in the hell the thing remains balanced.
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Voter coercion? Isn't that what political advertising is all about?
True. Of course with guitars (and pretty much anything else where quality is expected) you get what you pay for. Unlike companies like PRS, Gibson and Martin, B.C. Rich does most of their business at the low-end. I played a neck-through Bich once and it was amazing. I would compare the sound quality to any Carvin neck-through.
Well, it's B.C. Rich... Did you expect quality? lol. They cater to the "I just turned 15 and want something that looks badass for bottom dollar" crowd.
I never owned one, only played one in a store. I have a Washburn electric and a Martin Shenandoah 12 string acoustic. Even with the refit of all the electronics in the Washburn with Carvin equipment, the thing still refuses to produce decent sound. I'm thinking it's the cheap basswood body. The Martin on the other hand, I wouldn't do anything to... EVER!
Quartz would sound aweful. However, B.C. Rich and Ampeg made acrylic guitars before. I don't know if they still do. Anyway, they sounded OK I suppose. The biggest drawback was the weight. I played one once and my shoulder was sore after the first song.
There was something on the History Channel a while back about the "Little Ice Age". The Stradivarius violins were showcased because they were made during that time period. Their explanation for the density and tonal properties of the wood was due to the colder climate, the trees grew slowly so the grain was much finer than the trees of today.
I don't know much about the other three, but #1 can be answered easily. Imagine instead of having ones and zeros, having zeros, ones and twos given that cubits have three states. With the third state, more can be said with the same amount of bits as a binary on/off state.
And for my next beastly feat, pole vaulting without a pole!
Then the Man has go-to guys everywhere to conduct covert computer forensics investigations that could turn up viable evidence that could be used in a court of law. Many small towns can't afford their own independent computer forensics lab. So why not distribute the cost of building a lab to all the guys who stare at the flickering screens all day?
Yes, I am against it due to privacy concerns. But in my head that justification makes sense.
Actually, NT v.1 is also known as IBM OS/2
When my car gets old, it will get rusty. If you happen to have a car with a fiberglass or stainless steel body, the parts under the hood will still fail.
If you're treating aging like a disease, might as well find a cure for death too.
I have installed DD-WRT on many Linksys WRT54G's like the poster said he has. I find it to be very useful and I find the vpn endpoint capabilities totally amazing. One thing to look out for is the version of the default firmware. Versions 1-5, installing is like a walk in the park. Version 6 needs a bit of voodoo trickery and more 3rd party software. All of that is documented on DD-WRTs Hardware Compatibility List under Linsys. Version 7 is unsupported altogether so I would recommend fleabay for an older model.
I'll bet Web 3.0 Goatse will still look the same as Web 2.0 and Web 1.0. Everything on the web could die off. But like a cockroach, Goatse is a surviver.
Germany and Japan saw heavy investment (thanks to us) in their machining and fabricating industries after WWII. The Japanese and the Germans have since improved on that making their processes more efficient on both factory floor and management levels. (See W. Edwards Deming)
Meanwhile, back at the fort, American mills still used the same processes and management techniques that were around in the 1800's.That being said, I think you're absolutely correct. The American mills have seen the error of their ways and so have the observers of its decline. With the industry as in the shit as it is now, it's ripe for some upgrades given the proper allocation of land, labor and capital.
But there are mills. Or at least burned-out shells that used to be mills. You have me there. Even when the steel mills were still hot in the United States, the technology in them was still about 20-30 years behind the Japanese and Korean plants. It would take a hell of a lot of investment, but it's not out of the realm of reason to think that someday the industry may be reborn.
I think this would only make sense if the value to weight ratio is heavily biased toward weight. I mean, steel (rolled, bar, whatever) has little value on the open market when compared to something like diamonds which can be shipped relatively easily and there is a huge payout for small quantities.
So bravo to the guys at the mills getting their jobs back. But for those of us on slashdot: how much does it cost to ship code? hmmm.
If light has no mass, then how could there be a "light particle"? I thought this was just capturing the effect light has on particles.
With something this obvious being patented, I think I'm going to patent my method of inspiring air in order to convert suspended iron into iron oxide in a liquid medium in order to live. I'll make a mint!
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Not only should an epic fail be applied, but an epic fail on the magnitude of someone wanting to quit because of it. When they finally do pull their head out of their ass and get back on the horse, they will be more cautious and skeptical as a by-product.
I observed your first post attempt therefore it became !first post.
Oh yeah. I can soooo feel a leather Volvo seat supporting every contour of my bottom!
I'm all for Microsoft going after those who violate the terms of the license agreements. But what I don't want to see is Microsoft turning into the **AA and sticking it to the petty offenses and shady legal tactics. That would just be bad PR for a company that actually produced something... unlike the **AA.
In the impending robot wars, this guy will be hailed as a champion of humanity. Or just be the guy who said "I told ya so!".
Obligatory xkcd plug.
Doesn't seem physically possible, but I have yet to get thrown from the chair! *knocks on wood* Every time I lay the seat back, I wonder how in the hell the thing remains balanced.