It was hard enough reading text on the 5" screen of the Osborne 1, especially when run in 80 column mode back in the 80s. Heck, not too many years before, geeks were having fun getting the HP-41C goose to fly backwards.
Now these young whippersnappers at Samsung are rocking the boat! Get your microscopes out!
He said, "Curtains drawn, pizza boxes, empty bottles and junk food wrappers everywhere... I didn't even get up to use the bathroom but peed in a bottle while I kept playing."
So what's the problem?
It could have been worse, he colud hvae ben d/l'ing pr0n 24/7 lkie me....oops, dam, now I messd up teh keybrod agian.
I had the impression Hurd was a breath of fresh air now that Carly is gone.
But now with Hurd backing up Carly, does that mean HP employees will be dancing in the aisles when he gets the axe? . . Well don't you know about the Hurd? Well, everybody knows that the Hurd is the word! A-well-a Hurd, Hurd, H-Hurd's the word
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow [repeat to fade]
I imagine it turns on by a flick of the wrist, the same way the old LED based Pulsar watches of the 70s worked. The display consumed lots of battery power.
That's because you and the others you allude to are luddites with an elitism streak. People with golden ears don't brag about it. People with golden ears look for better recording technology. And there are good reasons why vinyl disks were left behind.
You are mistaken. I enjoy listening to music reproduced as well as possible. Sure, that's a subjective description, but music listening isn't about bits and meter reading, nor do people with "golden ears" look for better recording technology - they aren't necessarily technology watchers. You have no idea what I listen to but are quick to label me as a luddite and elitist. My, aren't we being just a little judgmental?
Meanwhile, you have some of your facts sideways. Ticks and pops on records can largely be avoided by handling them carefully and keeping them clean. A good record cleaning machine can keep them in like new condition and virtually free of the issues you mention.
Dynamic range is most certainly not a characteristic solely of the medium. Playback equipment has far greater effect upon the result than you might imagine. Stylus shape and condition, rotational speed stability, bearing friction of the platter and of the tonearm, tracking alignment in all planes, and mechanical and acoustic resonance control have significant effects upon dynamic range and the sound in general. Perhaps you haven't heard a good vinyl playback system capable of reproducing the dynamics captured on good recordings. It can be stunning.
No, most people abandoned LPs due to the convenience factor of CDs and perhaps because their records were worn. Technology and the 'perfect sound forever' empty marketing promise had little to do with it. Convenience won, just as inferior cassette tapes won compared to reel to reel tapes. If you have a lot of trouble listening through an occasional tick or pop on vinyl records, it's OK to listen to CDs or other digital sources. CD playback equipment and recordings have improved a lot since the beginning, but I have to express my preference for vinyl even though I listen to both, because it sounds more real, more like what you experience at a live event.
DRM is another thing altogether. I don't know of any CDs I have that are copy protected, not that I've tried to copy that many. But copy protection is audible (it sucks big time!), so in addition to restricting my rights I don't like it from a sonic standpoint. I disagree, there still would be demand for DVD-A and SACD even without DRM, although a lot of people actually prefer redbook (standard) CD over SACD, for example. I happen to prefer good vinyl over any of them, and I'm not alone.
I have far more than that number in my personal collection and don't plan to stop buying vinyl any time in the foreseeable future. There's just too much good music out there. And another 5000 albums they're going to add still doesn't scratch the surface (pun intended) as to what's available. And guess what, LPs continue to sell reasonably well even though it's a niche market, while CD sales have dropped. There is always a demand for quality, and MP3s are just the opposite. Back in the early 80s the CD was supposed to be 'perfect sound forever', and we know all too well that's not true, otherwise DVD-A and SACD wouldn't exist.
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there will be no Mourning After she leaves.
For all the promotion he has done over the years for Open Source, and now this? It sure sounds like backpedaling and FUD. I don't trust him.
It was hard enough reading text on the 5" screen of the Osborne 1, especially when run in 80 column mode back in the 80s. Heck, not too many years before, geeks were having fun getting the HP-41C goose to fly backwards.
Now these young whippersnappers at Samsung are rocking the boat! Get your microscopes out!
He said, "Curtains drawn, pizza boxes, empty bottles and junk food wrappers everywhere ... I didn't even get up to use the bathroom but peed in a bottle while I kept playing."
So what's the problem?
It could have been worse, he colud hvae ben d/l'ing pr0n 24/7 lkie me....oops, dam, now I messd up teh keybrod agian.
Will the inflatable space station be equipped with an inflatable girlfriend?
Gates, hand me my chair.
I had the impression Hurd was a breath of fresh air now that Carly is gone.
But now with Hurd backing up Carly, does that mean HP employees will be dancing in the aisles when he gets the axe?
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Well don't you know about the Hurd?
Well, everybody knows that the Hurd is the word!
A-well-a Hurd, Hurd, H-Hurd's the word
Papa-ooma-mow-mow, papa-ooma-mow-mow
[repeat to fade]
(thanks to the Trashmen for the awesome lyrics)
...because to have a coronary, I thought you had to have a heart.
Party on, Wayne!
What prompted this?
Did Steve Ballmer find out about this sitting down?
Were the ants bugged?
Imagine that. But maybe MS needs to hedge their bets in the future, like Windows Whenever or Windows WTF.
I imagine it turns on by a flick of the wrist, the same way the old LED based Pulsar watches of the 70s worked. The display consumed lots of battery power.
Good recordings are not compressed.
CD is 44100 bits/second. At 22.05 kHz what do you suppose the waveform recording capability of CD technology is? Duh.
Read the above and do your homework.
Your time is up. Next.
Vinyl sounds better.
Meanwhile, you have some of your facts sideways. Ticks and pops on records can largely be avoided by handling them carefully and keeping them clean. A good record cleaning machine can keep them in like new condition and virtually free of the issues you mention.
Dynamic range is most certainly not a characteristic solely of the medium. Playback equipment has far greater effect upon the result than you might imagine. Stylus shape and condition, rotational speed stability, bearing friction of the platter and of the tonearm, tracking alignment in all planes, and mechanical and acoustic resonance control have significant effects upon dynamic range and the sound in general. Perhaps you haven't heard a good vinyl playback system capable of reproducing the dynamics captured on good recordings. It can be stunning.
No, most people abandoned LPs due to the convenience factor of CDs and perhaps because their records were worn. Technology and the 'perfect sound forever' empty marketing promise had little to do with it. Convenience won, just as inferior cassette tapes won compared to reel to reel tapes. If you have a lot of trouble listening through an occasional tick or pop on vinyl records, it's OK to listen to CDs or other digital sources. CD playback equipment and recordings have improved a lot since the beginning, but I have to express my preference for vinyl even though I listen to both, because it sounds more real, more like what you experience at a live event.
DRM is another thing altogether. I don't know of any CDs I have that are copy protected, not that I've tried to copy that many. But copy protection is audible (it sucks big time!), so in addition to restricting my rights I don't like it from a sonic standpoint. I disagree, there still would be demand for DVD-A and SACD even without DRM, although a lot of people actually prefer redbook (standard) CD over SACD, for example. I happen to prefer good vinyl over any of them, and I'm not alone.
I have far more than that number in my personal collection and don't plan to stop buying vinyl any time in the foreseeable future. There's just too much good music out there. And another 5000 albums they're going to add still doesn't scratch the surface (pun intended) as to what's available. And guess what, LPs continue to sell reasonably well even though it's a niche market, while CD sales have dropped. There is always a demand for quality, and MP3s are just the opposite. Back in the early 80s the CD was supposed to be 'perfect sound forever', and we know all too well that's not true, otherwise DVD-A and SACD wouldn't exist.
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So that explains why Gates is stepping down!
Like it or not, full length videos and clips are downloadable from the net for free. Anyone can fill up their hard disk with them in a matter of days.
worried about being pulverized.
Looks like Ted Nugent will have to come up with another song.
See my post above.