Well, (ignoring the insults, breathing slowly now) if you don't filter things out before Nyquist (I'm sure you know about Nyquist, being an audio engineer) then you end up with very bad aliasing artifacts.
grrr, the ignorance! Double-blind means that you listen yourself! But you don't know which sample is which, and the test implementer doesn't either, so he/she can't skew the results. Do it for yourself, and you'll realize that you are the victim of placebo.
You clearly don't know what you're talking about... ATRAC (and most MP3 encoders) have a 16 kHz lowpass filter, so if you're hearing stuff above that, then you're starting to understand the power of placebo.
CDs, at a 44.1kHz sampling rate, can't reproduce sounds accurately above half that, or 22.05 kHz (this is a mathematically proven theorem). In recording, engineers use a filter that starts cutting off sound usually around 20kHz. So if you're hearing cymbals at those frequencies (which you aren't - they aren't that high pitched!) then you're imagining them.
In regards to 24-bit disc formats, DVD-A and SACD, you are correct that regular DVDs can store 24-bit, 48kHz uncompressed stereo LPCM. The problem is that most discs, in the interest of saving space for video or 6 channel audio, use 224 kbit/s or 448 kbit/s AC3 instead, which is a lossy format. Also, DVD is restricted to 48kHz, while DVD-A at least can store up to 192kHz (in stereo).
If you want 6-channel 24-bit/96kHz uncompressed audio, you need to go DVD-A or SACD. Whether or not you really DO need 6-channel uncompressed audio is another question. There is still debate as to whether we can hear the difference between a properly mastered CD and these new formats, multi-channel functionality aside.
Uhm, yeah... if a double-blind test showed that MP3 sounded better than CD, i WOULD believe it. Of course, double-blind tests, being infallible (when correctly implemented), would never give an irrational result like that.
Skimming the rest of your post here, it is apparent that you have no idea what a double-blind test is, and are going to stick to subjectivism. Which is your perogative. But don't question the flamebait moderation then.
Well, a common ancestor with the chimpanzee is probably around 5 million years ago, so group living is just speculation past that time, i'd guess. Orangutans are a close relative and are solitary, for example. But point taken.
Well, according to Hydrogen Audio's listening tests, ATRAC (The format your precious Minidiscs use) scores much, MUCH worse than any other codec. MP3 included. Of course, why trust double-blind listening tests when we can take the anecdotal, subjective opinions of a fan boy?
fair enough, but we're not making rape jokes at some pot-head's expense. We're picking on a guy who spammed millions of people and then threatened to KILL WITNESSES.
I'm running the IE7 beta, and yeah... if you type in a URL in Windows Explorer, it now launches a separate IE7 window (instead of just opening the URL inline).
I actually prefer the old behaviour, but whatever.
Its not that IE has no exploits, but rather MS has, GENERALLY SPEAKING, fixed them before malicious code finds its way onto our machines. In the last 2-3 years anyhow, I'd say that an up-to-date Windows XP machine has been fairly secure. The primary problems have been patch deployment and customer education, but of which are mostly remedied by SP2.
Firefox has exploits too, but customer education has never been an issue, so firefox users tend to get patches on a timely basis and avoid problems.
Well, first of all you have a terminology problem in the sense that Microsoft isn't forcing people off C++ and into.NET, but rather forcing people to use managed code. Managed C++ in the current.NET is pretty ugly, and very few people use it since C# is so much nicer. So i wouldn't be surprised at all to see MS drop managed C++ entirely.
The nice thing about.NET though is that you aren't stuck to any particular language though... if you or someone else wants to write.NET in Python or something, my guess is it will be perfectly doable. C++ too, if someone other than MS decides to carry that torch.
So in short, they're forcing you to.NET, but not off any particular language.
Ever work on a development team? You have to impose coding standards, especially with a rediculous language like C++, because not everyone will code to the same standards.
You're right though, if working as an individual, you should be able to write clean C++ using a subset of the complete language.
Absolutely true... I get various contracting request emails every day, and 90% of them want either C# or Java coders. The rest are either C,C++ or specialty jobs.
C# and Java, btw, are two of the nicest languages I've ever used, and I've used a lot.
Not that I'm a fan of intellectual property in general, but this seems like a rational response. Defenders of P2P networks say that the technology shouldn't be punished because it COULD be used illegally. I agree - and this way people can't search for copyrighted terms.
Ever work at a large company? the number of in-house projects started (sometimes even finished) and then abandoned is astounding. Even MS does it. Chrome? MS Bob?
That being so, there is something to be said for money fueling efforts when other motivators fail. I'm thinking open source documentation here. Egads!
wow, every single line, including your sig, has some sort of insult attached. Do you want to come to a house party???? I bet you're soooo much fun and get invited out all the time!
Yeah, why can't he just stick to the development model tested and proven by all the other enormously distributed kernel development projects. Oh, wait...
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Well, (ignoring the insults, breathing slowly now) if you don't filter things out before Nyquist (I'm sure you know about Nyquist, being an audio engineer) then you end up with very bad aliasing artifacts.
grrr, the ignorance! Double-blind means that you listen yourself! But you don't know which sample is which, and the test implementer doesn't either, so he/she can't skew the results. Do it for yourself, and you'll realize that you are the victim of placebo.
You clearly don't know what you're talking about... ATRAC (and most MP3 encoders) have a 16 kHz lowpass filter, so if you're hearing stuff above that, then you're starting to understand the power of placebo.
CDs, at a 44.1kHz sampling rate, can't reproduce sounds accurately above half that, or 22.05 kHz (this is a mathematically proven theorem). In recording, engineers use a filter that starts cutting off sound usually around 20kHz. So if you're hearing cymbals at those frequencies (which you aren't - they aren't that high pitched!) then you're imagining them.
In regards to 24-bit disc formats, DVD-A and SACD, you are correct that regular DVDs can store 24-bit, 48kHz uncompressed stereo LPCM. The problem is that most discs, in the interest of saving space for video or 6 channel audio, use 224 kbit/s or 448 kbit/s AC3 instead, which is a lossy format. Also, DVD is restricted to 48kHz, while DVD-A at least can store up to 192kHz (in stereo).
If you want 6-channel 24-bit/96kHz uncompressed audio, you need to go DVD-A or SACD. Whether or not you really DO need 6-channel uncompressed audio is another question. There is still debate as to whether we can hear the difference between a properly mastered CD and these new formats, multi-channel functionality aside.
Uhm, yeah... if a double-blind test showed that MP3 sounded better than CD, i WOULD believe it. Of course, double-blind tests, being infallible (when correctly implemented), would never give an irrational result like that.
Skimming the rest of your post here, it is apparent that you have no idea what a double-blind test is, and are going to stick to subjectivism. Which is your perogative. But don't question the flamebait moderation then.
Well, a common ancestor with the chimpanzee is probably around 5 million years ago, so group living is just speculation past that time, i'd guess. Orangutans are a close relative and are solitary, for example. But point taken.
Well, according to Hydrogen Audio's listening tests, ATRAC (The format your precious Minidiscs use) scores much, MUCH worse than any other codec. MP3 included. Of course, why trust double-blind listening tests when we can take the anecdotal, subjective opinions of a fan boy?
fair enough, but we're not making rape jokes at some pot-head's expense. We're picking on a guy who spammed millions of people and then threatened to KILL WITNESSES.
I'd say he deserves whatever is coming to him.
I'm running the IE7 beta, and yeah... if you type in a URL in Windows Explorer, it now launches a separate IE7 window (instead of just opening the URL inline).
I actually prefer the old behaviour, but whatever.
s/AC3/AAC/, but i'm sure that's what you meant.
find then, Percocet (oxycontin). Better example.
Its not that IE has no exploits, but rather MS has, GENERALLY SPEAKING, fixed them before malicious code finds its way onto our machines. In the last 2-3 years anyhow, I'd say that an up-to-date Windows XP machine has been fairly secure. The primary problems have been patch deployment and customer education, but of which are mostly remedied by SP2.
Firefox has exploits too, but customer education has never been an issue, so firefox users tend to get patches on a timely basis and avoid problems.
Well, first of all you have a terminology problem in the sense that Microsoft isn't forcing people off C++ and into .NET, but rather forcing people to use managed code. Managed C++ in the current .NET is pretty ugly, and very few people use it since C# is so much nicer. So i wouldn't be surprised at all to see MS drop managed C++ entirely.
.NET though is that you aren't stuck to any particular language though... if you or someone else wants to write .NET in Python or something, my guess is it will be perfectly doable. C++ too, if someone other than MS decides to carry that torch.
.NET, but not off any particular language.
The nice thing about
So in short, they're forcing you to
Ever work on a development team? You have to impose coding standards, especially with a rediculous language like C++, because not everyone will code to the same standards.
You're right though, if working as an individual, you should be able to write clean C++ using a subset of the complete language.
Absolutely true... I get various contracting request emails every day, and 90% of them want either C# or Java coders. The rest are either C,C++ or specialty jobs.
C# and Java, btw, are two of the nicest languages I've ever used, and I've used a lot.
I DO have one of those discs too... thought i was immune due to taste, but Black Rebel Motorcycle Club hauls ass!
Are you a Linux user? Are you a parent?
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Not that I'm a fan of intellectual property in general, but this seems like a rational response. Defenders of P2P networks say that the technology shouldn't be punished because it COULD be used illegally. I agree - and this way people can't search for copyrighted terms.
if only a band which didn't suck enormous donkey-balls did something like this. These fuckups make me embarrased to be Canadian.
Ever work at a large company? the number of in-house projects started (sometimes even finished) and then abandoned is astounding. Even MS does it. Chrome? MS Bob?
That being so, there is something to be said for money fueling efforts when other motivators fail. I'm thinking open source documentation here. Egads!
Holy SHIT was that cynical. Damn!
Rectum? Damn near killed 'em!
wow, every single line, including your sig, has some sort of insult attached. Do you want to come to a house party???? I bet you're soooo much fun and get invited out all the time!
Fuck off.
Yeah, why can't he just stick to the development model tested and proven by all the other enormously distributed kernel development projects. Oh, wait...
and so on