I don't listen through headphones anymore, and I haven't bothered to test this way. But through my generic, consumer grade, multi-vendor component system I've found that a 192bit.mp3 encode is a good compromise between sound quality and file size.
In most cases I can't tell the difference between 192 and 256. Or 192 and a CD.
For bands that I really like (Rush, Dream Theater, etc) I'll encode at 192. Also this seems to work out well for reissue/remaster type CD's. Most of the sound seems to be captured in the encoding.
Older CD's and bands that I don't like as much I'll encode at 128. I don't care if Bob Dylan or The Stones sound a little tinny. There's not too much interesting going on in the music anyway. But it's nice to hear the songs.
Oh yeah, here's a great way to play mp3's through your stereo. I have nothing to do with these guys except that I'm a satisfied customer.
>>You don't complain because a compiler stole the job of an assembly coder, do you?
No. But any assembly coder worht his salt would have been able to learn C or COBOL back in the day. He still has his local job available to him.
These days those programming jobs are moving far far away.
This isn't meant to be a personal attack, but could you please, in your wisdom, tell us what a guy is supposed to do when his whole industry moves to India or China?
And please don't just say retrain. Retrain in what.... and who should pay for it. And pay his mortgage and his kid's schooling while he retrains and gets a new entry level job in something 'better'.
Please keep in mind that this isn't just happening to 1 guy, but 10's of thousands.
Oh yeah, did the 'retrain and get a better job' theory work for all those poor souls who lost their manufacturing jobs in the 70's 80's and 90's? Using this as an example, personally I'm afraid for my future.
>>Sure he can buy something a bit cheaper today, but if the trend continues*, his own job will be going to India (or wherever) and he won't be able to buy anything tommorow (for lack of income), regardless on how cheap it is.
Amen brother. Amen.
When the mass populace begins to grok this then I think thigs will begin to change and the jobs will come home. I only hope that folks wake up before it's too late.
Here they are, transported from Geocities a nonsecond before it went Kaboom:
"It fits like a glove, Captain." -- Scotty, Where No Man Has Gone Before, stardate 1312.4, Episode 2 "Even if we were under full scale attack I couldn't move any faster, not and maintain a safety factor." -- Scotty, The Naked Time, stardate 1704.2, Episode 7 "That was a pretty good gamble." -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 "I'd love to tear this baby apart." -- Scotty, Space Seed, stardate 3141.9, Episode 24 "The warp drive is a hopeless pile of junk." -- Scotty, The Doomsday Machine, stardate 4202.9, Episode 35 "The shape the thing's in it's hard to keep it from blowin'." -- Scotty, The Doomsday Machine, stardate 4202.9, Episode 35 "Laddie...don't you think you should...rephrase that?" -- Scotty, The Trouble With Tribbles, stardate 4523.3, Episode 42 "It's, uh, it's green!" -- Scotty, By Any Other Name, stardate 4657.5, Episode 50 "Any man who could perform such a feat, I wo'd na dare disappoint. She'll launch on time. And she'll be ready." -- Scotty, Star Trek: The Motion Picture "It's borderline on the simulator, we need to do more tests." -- Scotty, Star Trek: The Motion Picture "Just a minute, Exec, we're picking up the pieces down here." -- Scotty, Star Trek: The Motion Picture "The engine imbalance is what caused the worm-hole in the first place. It'll happen again if we don't fix it." -- Scotty, Star Trek: The Motion Picture "We can't take another attack." -- Scotty, Star Trek: The Motion Picture "Just the batteries. I can give you inpulse power in a couple minutes." -- Scotty, Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan "Aye. And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon." -- Scotty, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock "A chimpazee and two trainees could run her." -- Scotty, "Thank you. I'll try not to take that personally." -- Kirk, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock "Scotty, you're as good as your word." -- kirk, "Aye sir, the more they overtake the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." -- Scotty, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock "Aye. Warp drive standing by." -- Scotty, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock "I find it hard to believe I've traveled millions of miles..." -- Scotty, "...thousands..." -- McCoy, "...thousands of miles for an invited tour..." -- Scotty, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home "A ship is a ship." -- Kirk, "Whatever you say...thy will be done." -- Scotty, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home "I know this ship like the back of my hand (bonk)." -- Scotty, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier "All I can say is...they don't make them like they used ta." -- Scotty, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier "How many times da I have to tell ya...the right tool for the right job!" -- Scotty, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier "Finding retirement a wee bit lonely, aren't we?" -- Scotty to Kirk, Star Trek VII: Generations "I've given her all she's got captain, and I can't give her no more." -- Scotty, (Several Times) "She won't take much more of this." -- Scotty, (Several Times) "This jurry-rigging won't last for long..." -- Scotty, (Several Times) "Are ya daft lad!!!" -- Scotty to Geordi LaForge, Relics "NCC 1701. No bloody A, B, C, or D." -- Scotty yelling at the Enterprise-D's holodeck computer, Relics "It's...it's.........um, it's green." -- Data to Scotty, refering to an unmarked bottle of alcoholic content while with him in Ten Forward, Relics
>>after all, they seem to think rectally-applied broom handles are a sanctioned form of interview.
Look, I'm not a violent guy. It's not like I was looking for this to happen. But he hurt my kid, and I felt that he needed some hurting back. She had the hugest bruise on her for like a week, and I don't think that I'd be able to sleep if I hadn't clocked the guy. Don't get me wrong though, I'm sorry that the whole thing had to happen.
And the lesson I intend to teach: "never let someone get away with hurting you" is mistyped. It's actually "Never raise your hands first or hurt anyone else. But if someone hurts you make sure that they don't get away with it."
I'm all for respecting people (that sounds corny but it's true). My wife and I are teaching her to be polite, say thank you, share, etc. She's a very gentle, giving and nurturing little girl.
But I'll be damned if I teach her to roll over and let someone else abuse or take advantage of her.
You still may not agree with this which is fine. You can live any way you like, your way works for you and mine works for me.
As far as the cops go, there are good cops and bad cops. The guys I know had nothing to do with the plunger. However, all 3 were there for 911.
Having them on my side doesn't make it 'right'. But the vote of confidence from them tells me there's little chance I'd be punished for smacking the guy.
Another thing for you to ponder. 4 years ago I stopped a rape from continuing. Without going into too much detail, I caught it in progress and beat the guy unconscious. Then I called it in.
The troopers took me back to the barracks for questioning, after a couple of hours I met with the ADA and she told me that no charges were to be filed. When I went to court to testify in the case, even the judge complimented me on my actions.
So you tell me Dave, can you really say that my way of dealing with guys or situations like this is wrong?
As for the new phone. Well, if you weren't waving it around so, I wouldn't have thought you were going to hit me with it. I had to get it away from you. Too bad it broke. But if you weren't is such a rush, as to knock over and and so angry as to scream at a little girl, none of this would ever have happened.
>>Then you shouldn't have a kid. I mean, really. If you can't look after it in public (but expect others to do so for you, as you clearly do), you don't deserve a kid
And when you're walking down the sidewalk you won't slow your pace and move out of the way when you see a toddler moving along? That baby has as much right to be there as you.
The fact that you called another human being an it I mean, really. If you can't look after it in public and compare a child to a dog tells me that you're insensiteive and selfish. Probably much like the guy I clocked.
>>"I went down protecting my baby" - how is hitting someone after the fact protecting??
Well let's see. He brushed past me rather violently, took her down with his right leg, and then procedded to scream at her.
"Well your honor, I thought he was going to kick my daughter while he was screaming at her. He was extremely agitated, and was acting agressively. I acted to keep my daughter from being hurt further."
And as far as teaching her values, one of those values is "never let someone get away with hurting you".
You can try and argue this further with me, but you won't change my mind. I know that what I did was right at the time. And I have a wife, family, circle of friends, and coworkers that agree with me.
And among that circle are 3 NYC Police Officers, and 1 NJ State Trooper.
>>I would guess that the child was at the very least in need of comforting from Daddy... but daddy was off beating up Jerks...
And what do you think I did after I beat up cell phone boy?
Sure, assault and battery. You bet. I was defending my kid.
With my daughter crying, the fact that what I did was a quick instinctive reaction, and a group of supportive witnesses, even if I had been arrested (not likely, Police Officers seem to like me) I would have gotten off. No worries here.
And in the off chance that I did get a sentence, I'd take it proudly. I went down protecting my baby.
Slashdot Mirror
It says nothing about Sendmail and MSFT working together. Only that they're working on their own solutions to the same problem.
While it's nice to see this type of work being done, the headline is misleading.
wbs.
I don't listen through headphones anymore, and I haven't bothered to test this way. But through my generic, consumer grade, multi-vendor component system I've found that a 192bit .mp3 encode is a good compromise between sound quality and file size.
In most cases I can't tell the difference between 192 and 256. Or 192 and a CD.
For bands that I really like (Rush, Dream Theater, etc) I'll encode at 192. Also this seems to work out well for reissue/remaster type CD's. Most of the sound seems to be captured in the encoding.
Older CD's and bands that I don't like as much I'll encode at 128. I don't care if Bob Dylan or The Stones sound a little tinny. There's not too much interesting going on in the music anyway. But it's nice to hear the songs.
Oh yeah, here's a great way to play mp3's through your stereo. I have nothing to do with these guys except that I'm a satisfied customer.
wbs.
Well, running around in downtown Manhattan every day it's kind of hard to not remember.
After all this time I still look up and expect to see those 2 buildings. Then I remember seeing the plane hit and all the fire.
I don't think memories like this are supposed to go away.
wbs.
>>You don't complain because a compiler stole the job of an assembly coder, do you?
No. But any assembly coder worht his salt would have been able to learn C or COBOL back in the day. He still has his local job available to him.
These days those programming jobs are moving far far away.
This isn't meant to be a personal attack, but could you please, in your wisdom, tell us what a guy is supposed to do when his whole industry moves to India or China?
And please don't just say retrain. Retrain in what.... and who should pay for it. And pay his mortgage and his kid's schooling while he retrains and gets a new entry level job in something 'better'.
Please keep in mind that this isn't just happening to 1 guy, but 10's of thousands.
Oh yeah, did the 'retrain and get a better job' theory work for all those poor souls who lost their manufacturing jobs in the 70's 80's and 90's? Using this as an example, personally I'm afraid for my future.
wbs.
>>Sure he can buy something a bit cheaper today, but if the trend continues*, his own job will be going to India (or wherever) and he won't be able to buy anything tommorow (for lack of income), regardless on how cheap it is.
Amen brother. Amen.
When the mass populace begins to grok this then I think thigs will begin to change and the jobs will come home. I only hope that folks wake up before it's too late.
wbs.
Sorry. Should have posted as a link.
Look at the uniform. Wonder if those are supposed to be pen shaped computers there.
wbs.
Seems that Lucas predicted this development a long long time ago:
http://www.voidalliance.org/STO/Tarkin.jpg
wbs.
Please mod parent as insightful. He's hit this nail on the head.
wbs.
It's a good time to go for coffee, or to hit the head if you've already had your coffee.
wbs.
Talk to your broker. I think an option can be written for anything. ;)
While you're at it you should talk to him about shorting SCOX.
wbs.
So in other words you were writing Perl code. :)
wbs.
He was turned to steel in the great magnetic field
when he travelled time for the future of mankind
nobody wants him
he just stares at the walls.....
wbs.
I used to spice the FBI warning onto home movies just as a goof.
wbs.
Here they are, transported from Geocities a nonsecond before it went Kaboom:
... ...um, it's green." -- Data to Scotty, refering to an unmarked bottle of alcoholic content while with him in Ten Forward, Relics
"It fits like a glove, Captain." -- Scotty, Where No Man Has Gone Before, stardate 1312.4, Episode 2
"Even if we were under full scale attack I couldn't move any faster, not and maintain a safety factor." -- Scotty, The Naked Time, stardate 1704.2, Episode 7
"That was a pretty good gamble." -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14
"I'd love to tear this baby apart." -- Scotty, Space Seed, stardate 3141.9, Episode 24
"The warp drive is a hopeless pile of junk." -- Scotty, The Doomsday Machine, stardate 4202.9, Episode 35
"The shape the thing's in it's hard to keep it from blowin'." -- Scotty, The Doomsday Machine, stardate 4202.9, Episode 35
"Laddie...don't you think you should...rephrase that?" -- Scotty, The Trouble With Tribbles, stardate 4523.3, Episode 42
"It's, uh, it's green!" -- Scotty, By Any Other Name, stardate 4657.5, Episode 50
"Any man who could perform such a feat, I wo'd na dare disappoint. She'll launch on time. And she'll be ready." -- Scotty, Star Trek: The Motion Picture
"It's borderline on the simulator, we need to do more tests." -- Scotty, Star Trek: The Motion Picture
"Just a minute, Exec, we're picking up the pieces down here." -- Scotty, Star Trek: The Motion Picture
"The engine imbalance is what caused the worm-hole in the first place. It'll happen again if we don't fix it." -- Scotty, Star Trek: The Motion Picture
"We can't take another attack." -- Scotty, Star Trek: The Motion Picture
"Just the batteries. I can give you inpulse power in a couple minutes." -- Scotty, Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
"Aye. And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon." -- Scotty, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
"A chimpazee and two trainees could run her." -- Scotty, "Thank you. I'll try not to take that personally." -- Kirk, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
"Scotty, you're as good as your word." -- kirk, "Aye sir, the more they overtake the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." -- Scotty, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
"Aye. Warp drive standing by." -- Scotty, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
"I find it hard to believe I've traveled millions of miles..." -- Scotty, "...thousands..." -- McCoy, "...thousands of miles for an invited tour..." -- Scotty, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
"A ship is a ship." -- Kirk, "Whatever you say...thy will be done." -- Scotty, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
"I know this ship like the back of my hand (bonk)." -- Scotty, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
"All I can say is...they don't make them like they used ta." -- Scotty, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
"How many times da I have to tell ya...the right tool for the right job!" -- Scotty, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
"Finding retirement a wee bit lonely, aren't we?" -- Scotty to Kirk, Star Trek VII: Generations
"I've given her all she's got captain, and I can't give her no more." -- Scotty, (Several Times)
"She won't take much more of this." -- Scotty, (Several Times)
"This jurry-rigging won't last for long..." -- Scotty, (Several Times)
"Are ya daft lad!!!" -- Scotty to Geordi LaForge, Relics
"NCC 1701. No bloody A, B, C, or D." -- Scotty yelling at the Enterprise-D's holodeck computer, Relics
"It's...it's...
wbs.
Rhymes with Wincrash.
wbs.
>>after all, they seem to think rectally-applied broom handles are a sanctioned form of interview.
Look, I'm not a violent guy. It's not like I was looking for this to happen. But he hurt my kid, and I felt that he needed some hurting back. She had the hugest bruise on her for like a week, and I don't think that I'd be able to sleep if I hadn't clocked the guy. Don't get me wrong though, I'm sorry that the whole thing had to happen.
And the lesson I intend to teach: "never let someone get away with hurting you" is mistyped. It's actually "Never raise your hands first or hurt anyone else. But if someone hurts you make sure that they don't get away with it."
I'm all for respecting people (that sounds corny but it's true). My wife and I are teaching her to be polite, say thank you, share, etc. She's a very gentle, giving and nurturing little girl.
But I'll be damned if I teach her to roll over and let someone else abuse or take advantage of her.
You still may not agree with this which is fine. You can live any way you like, your way works for you and mine works for me.
As far as the cops go, there are good cops and bad cops. The guys I know had nothing to do with the plunger. However, all 3 were there for 911.
Having them on my side doesn't make it 'right'. But the vote of confidence from them tells me there's little chance I'd be punished for smacking the guy.
Another thing for you to ponder. 4 years ago I stopped a rape from continuing. Without going into too much detail, I caught it in progress and beat the guy unconscious. Then I called it in.
The troopers took me back to the barracks for questioning, after a couple of hours I met with the ADA and she told me that no charges were to be filed. When I went to court to testify in the case, even the judge complimented me on my actions.
So you tell me Dave, can you really say that my way of dealing with guys or situations like this is wrong?
wbs.
And I'd walk.
As for the new phone. Well, if you weren't waving it around so, I wouldn't have thought you were going to hit me with it. I had to get it away from you. Too bad it broke. But if you weren't is such a rush, as to knock over and and so angry as to scream at a little girl, none of this would ever have happened.
Not that this would have been you though.
wbs.
>>Then you shouldn't have a kid. I mean, really. If you can't look after it in public (but expect others to do so for you, as you clearly do), you don't deserve a kid
And when you're walking down the sidewalk you won't slow your pace and move out of the way when you see a toddler moving along? That baby has as much right to be there as you.
The fact that you called another human being an it I mean, really. If you can't look after it in public and compare a child to a dog tells me that you're insensiteive and selfish. Probably much like the guy I clocked.
wbs.
>>"I went down protecting my baby" - how is hitting someone after the fact protecting??
Well let's see. He brushed past me rather violently, took her down with his right leg, and then procedded to scream at her.
"Well your honor, I thought he was going to kick my daughter while he was screaming at her. He was extremely agitated, and was acting agressively. I acted to keep my daughter from being hurt further."
And as far as teaching her values, one of those values is "never let someone get away with hurting you".
You can try and argue this further with me, but you won't change my mind. I know that what I did was right at the time. And I have a wife, family, circle of friends, and coworkers that agree with me.
And among that circle are 3 NYC Police Officers, and 1 NJ State Trooper.
Like I said, no worries here.
BTW, this took place inside New York City.
wbs.
>>How traumatic do you think it was for your daughter to see his daddy go beat up someone?
Probably less traumatic than getting pushed and knocked onto the hard floor by a guy 6 times her size and being called a little bitch.
wbs.
I suppose that I should have just let him walk away? Such that my daughter would be the only one to pay for his carelessnes?
Tell me what I should have done smart guy. Please enlighten me.
wbs.
Invented in 1973 by Martin Cooper.
wbs.
This is true. Every now and then here in NYC I see a campaign to collect old cell phones for battered women's groups.
The idea is to pass them out to women in need so they can call for help if neccesary.
My wife and I both gave our old phones when we swiched carriers last time.
wbs.
>>I would guess that the child was at the very least in need of comforting from Daddy... but daddy was off beating up Jerks...
And what do you think I did after I beat up cell phone boy?
Sure, assault and battery. You bet. I was defending my kid.
With my daughter crying, the fact that what I did was a quick instinctive reaction, and a group of supportive witnesses, even if I had been arrested (not likely, Police Officers seem to like me) I would have gotten off. No worries here.
And in the off chance that I did get a sentence, I'd take it proudly. I went down protecting my baby.
wbs.
If the guy was walking around reading a book whan he ran into my daughter the result would have been the same.
wbs.