As for cursing in the workplace, I think it hurts the atmosphere. It may make the guy who just got off the phone with a dumb customer feel better to vent, but the dozen people who had to listen to his vehemence have all just had their days worsened a bit and everyone is a bit more on edge. We're human; harsh words and conflict make us feel bad.
When those harsh words are directed toward us, true. However, they may also give us opportunity for empathy-- if my co-worker's just let off a string of explicative that would make a dockside prostitute blush, I may get the clue that he's frusterated as all fuck, and see if there's anything that I can do to help. I'm less likely to do so if his language fails to convey the extent of his woes due to self-censorship.
That said, I also think that swearing is best in a more casual situation. I'm not keen on swearing in front of customers or during a formal presentation.
I don't really think there is a market for used cell phones or for used ipods...
On the contrary, there really is a market for used iPods, or there was a few years ago. I bought a used iPod for my wife's first mp3 player, and I had to be quick to respond to Craigslist ads, because they were going fast. People were selling their previous-generation iPods to get the current version, and plenty of people were happy to take advantage of that opportunity. Beneficial all around. I doubt this has changed terribly much.
Why would anyone NOT be all for buying music at the best possible resolution?
Because I like more than a few hundred songs, and I have a life away from my computer. Because I can easily fill more than one 8GB iPod Nano with songs that I'd like to hear at any given notice. If I can't hear the difference between a 256kbps-encoded MP3 and the original WAV file, why waste disc / memory space?
I use Parallels to get to my.Net dev environment, everything else I stick to OS X.
How's that working for you? Professionally, I am tied to Windows, but I want my next personal computer purchase to be a MacBook. However, I do some work development at home-- sometimes VNC'ed and remote-desktop'ed into my work machine, sometimes using Visual Studio Express on my personal machine. One of my big "Can I...?" questions is whether I can still do that. Opinions? Did you have to jump through any significant hurdles?
Don't try to use Fletcher and Munson to defend what those people are doing as anything other than an a musical atrocity.
I don't feel the need to listen at concert levels-- ever. I rarely go out to clubs because it's just too damned loud for my taste. That said, can't you appreciate the sound of a massively distorted kick drum? The gentle wup of a "normal" kick drum puts me to sleep. Give me a solid THUD any day. Something I can feel.
And I don't buy the argument regarding how the "artist" meant it one way or the other. Once it's out of the artist's studio and I've paid for it, it's damned well mine to do with what I like, including "correct" it. You don't like it? Don't do it to your copy.
What the hell is the purpose of a bar where you can't have a conversation anyway?
Bar: place to gawk at people while getting sloshed. Cocktail party: place to converse with people while getting sloshed. Home: place to get sloshed alone, because you failed to pick up anyone at the bar or cocktail party.
Personally, I can see the commenter's point that if you just need to flip the light on to get through the hallway, then it gets turned off again, it would be nice if it came on at full brightness.
Ah, I see! In my limited experience with CFLs, I've not had this happen, but I suppose not all are created equal. I have had this happen a LOT with non-compact fluorescents... in fact, I've got one right now that I need to replace the ballast to use, because it specifically wants some pre-heating variation.
CF bulbs are not designed for short on cycles. They're a poor choice for a hallway where the light is only turned on for a minute or two, or in a laundry room.
I think you're mistaken. I know, because I watch TV! Mythbusters looked at lightbulb myths recently. Actually, I'm not sure what you have in mind when you say CFs are not "designed" for short cycles. If you mean that they will burn out faster, that's certainly possible, but I doubt it. If you're referring to power-up energy costs, CFLs' energy-savings start at 15 milliseconds, so it's generally OK to turn off the bulb.
These are some options I know of from the Pro Audio world. What sounds better than your built-in DACs is up to your ears. You might also look into a USB audio interface that someone makes Linux drivers for. You'd get a lot more than a DAC, but it might suit your ears and wallet better than some of the options above.
What's sad is that what he is saying is true, and is a very important part of dealing with the world effectively. But nobody gets it, so they think it is funny.
Agreed. Probably the most intelligent thing Rumsfeld ever said.
Yes, I hate N'Sync also and I'm sure that their studio does a lot for them. But it sure the hell isn't micro-sampling like this guy is doing. At some point, it stops being sound editing and it becomes sampling.
What the h*ck do you think MIDI is?
MIDI is a transport mechanism, and is not inherently related to sampling (micro or otherwise) or sound editing.
YES! A./er after my own heart. The Art Of Electronics is on my nightstand on the moment, and Troubleshooting Analog Circuits is on the shelf.
Being a audio geek, I have a particular penchant for vacuum tubes, so I'll add: RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC-27 There are PDF copies of various printings available on the internet. Valve Amplifiers, 2nd Ed. (Morgan Jones) I wouldn't mind upgrading to the 3rd ed plus the complimentary Building Valve Amplifiers The Ultimate Tone Vol. 1-3 (Kevin O'Connor)
Along those lines, anyone have a copy of The Stompbox Cookbook they'd be willing to part with?
I enjoyed reading several of the O'Reilly Linux books (Understanding The Linux Kernel, Linux Device Drivers, Building Embedded Linux Systems), but I can see them becoming of little value in a few years, as Linux itself ages and changes.
Ok, kidding aside, I actually did manage to end up with stitches in my eyebrow from a game of tag when I was young.
And now, if you're lucky, you've got a cool scar across your eyebrow, which says your dangerous, and might help you get laid some day. Think of the adults-to-be! Encourage kids to play tag, injure themselves, and maybe they, too, will get lucky down the road.
Sadly, my dropped-bench-on-my-toenail-injury doesn't work. Good thing I'm married!
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As for cursing in the workplace, I think it hurts the atmosphere. It may make the guy who just got off the phone with a dumb customer feel better to vent, but the dozen people who had to listen to his vehemence have all just had their days worsened a bit and everyone is a bit more on edge. We're human; harsh words and conflict make us feel bad.
When those harsh words are directed toward us, true. However, they may also give us opportunity for empathy-- if my co-worker's just let off a string of explicative that would make a dockside prostitute blush, I may get the clue that he's frusterated as all fuck, and see if there's anything that I can do to help. I'm less likely to do so if his language fails to convey the extent of his woes due to self-censorship.
That said, I also think that swearing is best in a more casual situation. I'm not keen on swearing in front of customers or during a formal presentation.
Then you could set it up with little hammers to hit the strings, and make rolled up punch cards to store the data on.
You haven't met Gtrbot?
I don't really think there is a market for used cell phones or for used ipods...
On the contrary, there really is a market for used iPods, or there was a few years ago. I bought a used iPod for my wife's first mp3 player, and I had to be quick to respond to Craigslist ads, because they were going fast. People were selling their previous-generation iPods to get the current version, and plenty of people were happy to take advantage of that opportunity. Beneficial all around. I doubt this has changed terribly much.
Why would anyone NOT be all for buying music at the best possible resolution?
Because I like more than a few hundred songs, and I have a life away from my computer. Because I can easily fill more than one 8GB iPod Nano with songs that I'd like to hear at any given notice. If I can't hear the difference between a 256kbps-encoded MP3 and the original WAV file, why waste disc / memory space?
...the answer they came up with was close to the true answer, but with a flaw that rendered it basically nonsensical.
Thus the answer to "What is six multiplied by nine?" being "forty-two"? Interesting, never thought of that.
Too expensive, too cancer-causing, too impossible, etc.
I hate it when my new technology crosses that painful threshold between "slightly impossible" and "too impossible".
Hell, gamers don't even need to buy deodorant.
I call foul on this! Something smells rank about your statement...
best not to click on ANYTHING until 2009
What about waving? Can I wave my mouse over things if I promise not to click?
I use Parallels to get to my .Net dev environment, everything else I stick to OS X.
How's that working for you? Professionally, I am tied to Windows, but I want my next personal computer purchase to be a MacBook. However, I do some work development at home-- sometimes VNC'ed and remote-desktop'ed into my work machine, sometimes using Visual Studio Express on my personal machine. One of my big "Can I...?" questions is whether I can still do that. Opinions? Did you have to jump through any significant hurdles?
The best music to troll to is alternative rock like Laibach since everything they did was a troll to dim witted lefties.
So you listen to Laibach, then? Alternative rock? Really?
...average speech is 60dB, ... and watching fireworks is 120dB.
At what range?
Don't try to use Fletcher and Munson to defend what those people are doing as anything other than an a musical atrocity.
I don't feel the need to listen at concert levels-- ever. I rarely go out to clubs because it's just too damned loud for my taste. That said, can't you appreciate the sound of a massively distorted kick drum? The gentle wup of a "normal" kick drum puts me to sleep. Give me a solid THUD any day. Something I can feel.
And I don't buy the argument regarding how the "artist" meant it one way or the other. Once it's out of the artist's studio and I've paid for it, it's damned well mine to do with what I like, including "correct" it. You don't like it? Don't do it to your copy.
What the hell is the purpose of a bar where you can't have a conversation anyway?
Bar: place to gawk at people while getting sloshed.
Cocktail party: place to converse with people while getting sloshed.
Home: place to get sloshed alone, because you failed to pick up anyone at the bar or cocktail party.
I don't use Slashdot cliches, you insensitive clod!
Holy crap; I need to read Slashdot less often. I just laughed out loud at that.
Personally, I can see the commenter's point that if you just need to flip the light on to get through the hallway, then it gets turned off again, it would be nice if it came on at full brightness.
Ah, I see! In my limited experience with CFLs, I've not had this happen, but I suppose not all are created equal. I have had this happen a LOT with non-compact fluorescents... in fact, I've got one right now that I need to replace the ballast to use, because it specifically wants some pre-heating variation.
CF bulbs are not designed for short on cycles. They're a poor choice for a hallway where the light is only turned on for a minute or two, or in a laundry room.
I think you're mistaken. I know, because I watch TV! Mythbusters looked at lightbulb myths recently. Actually, I'm not sure what you have in mind when you say CFs are not "designed" for short cycles. If you mean that they will burn out faster, that's certainly possible, but I doubt it. If you're referring to power-up energy costs, CFLs' energy-savings start at 15 milliseconds, so it's generally OK to turn off the bulb.
Not that this has anything to do with Mercury...
Do you know of any stand alone DAC's that would be good?
How much do you want to spend?
$130? Behringer SRC2496
$700? Apogee MiniDAC
$1000? Benchmark DAC1
$1700? A used Apogee Rosetta 200
$2800? Universal Audio 2196
$5900? Weiss Engineering DAC1
$9400? Prism Dream DA-1
These are some options I know of from the Pro Audio world. What sounds better than your built-in DACs is up to your ears. You might also look into a USB audio interface that someone makes Linux drivers for. You'd get a lot more than a DAC, but it might suit your ears and wallet better than some of the options above.
What's sad is that what he is saying is true, and is a very important part of dealing with the world effectively. But nobody gets it, so they think it is funny.
Agreed. Probably the most intelligent thing Rumsfeld ever said.
MIDI is a transport mechanism, and is not inherently related to sampling (micro or otherwise) or sound editing.
Really? You think the wrinkly 50 year old soccer mom in the "Porn Star" baby-tee with a nose ring is "doing just fine"?
You think the 20 year old in the "Porn Star" baby-tee with a nose ring is doing any better?
YES! A ./er after my own heart. The Art Of Electronics is on my nightstand on the moment, and Troubleshooting Analog Circuits is on the shelf.
Being a audio geek, I have a particular penchant for vacuum tubes, so I'll add:
RCA Receiving Tube Manual RC-27 There are PDF copies of various printings available on the internet.
Valve Amplifiers, 2nd Ed. (Morgan Jones) I wouldn't mind upgrading to the 3rd ed plus the complimentary Building Valve Amplifiers
The Ultimate Tone Vol. 1-3 (Kevin O'Connor)
Along those lines, anyone have a copy of The Stompbox Cookbook they'd be willing to part with?
I enjoyed reading several of the O'Reilly Linux books (Understanding The Linux Kernel, Linux Device Drivers, Building Embedded Linux Systems), but I can see them becoming of little value in a few years, as Linux itself ages and changes.
As did Haujobb with their Matrix album.
Ok, kidding aside, I actually did manage to end up with stitches in my eyebrow from a game of tag when I was young.
And now, if you're lucky, you've got a cool scar across your eyebrow, which says your dangerous, and might help you get laid some day. Think of the adults-to-be! Encourage kids to play tag, injure themselves, and maybe they, too, will get lucky down the road.
Sadly, my dropped-bench-on-my-toenail-injury doesn't work. Good thing I'm married!
Part of the copy-protection mechanism is a non-standard UDF (Universal Disc Format) file system...
Not very universal if it's non-standard, now, is it?