Agreed. People have way too much faith that some 'Woodward' type journo will just stand up and sort it all out automatically. That was then, this is now. There has been no evidence that any of the mainstream liberal media is prepared (or allowed?) to question some of today's thorny issues.
I've done my own reading too, and it seems highly likely that the last 2 elections were stolen. That means the US is in the middle of an ongoing coup and it's going to take a lot more than typing on teh interweb to sort it out. How long will it take for this realization to become mainstream? Can it become mainstream without the MSM to help? Is this going to be the time the internet comes to our rescue by enlightening more or more people or will society simply become more polarised until some sort of civil war starts?
Agreed. Macs really are better for audio production - it's not a silly myth. I'm a pro and if a guy turns up with a PC for serious use everyone just thinks 'amateur'. Sorry, it's just the way it is.
I probably wouldn't go for an internal card. Better to have an external box in many ways. This one a friend of mine has and it's very good for the money.
That 25 for the Barracude is so cool. My ATA version same drive is currently running at 43C in a fully loaded dual G4 MDD. I've always thought that was a little high but I've never had any problems with them though. The drives have practically no cooling in the G4 case which is a shame.
know what you mean about Maxtors - I find them dreadful. Good what you say about SATAs.
As for the superdrives, they too in my experience seem to go wrong within 12-18months, generally on the burning side. As you say thank God they're cheap now and they're easy to get at.
Yes, this is where it gets really confusing and I did put the wrong thing. I'm right if talking about dBV on peak to peak signals (6db is a doubling) but not right when talking about acoustic SPL. Good catch - it was in the back of my mind but only after I submitted it. As for the base10 stuff I think that's about perceived loudness.
If you like this sort of thing here's another wiki about equal loudness contours (basically how our ears react to different freqs and levels - it's a whole more complicated story again).
Maxtor drives are not reliable and I just wouldn't use them. Maybe this is why they have such detailed SMART stats? I don't know but just don't touch them. Great example of false economy as your story shows.
No they're not really. As a recording engineer and programmer HD noise is a concern of mine. My system has 4x Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 and they really are quiet. I've used Barracudas for about 5 years now and this choice was based on HD noise figures from that time. 5 years ago the Barracudas were the quietist thing on the market and beat the competition hands down. Seems like now all the brands are pretty good - actually I'm pleasantly suprised how much improvement there's been judging by the figures. An increase of 3dB is not very much under load and nothing to get upset about. Some of my older drives would probably come in at 60-65dBA which was too loud. My PSU fan has to be the main culprit in any acoustic noise generated nowadays. As for the linked noise centre guides, these are the standard examples given everytime I've seen and there's no way the Barracuda 7200.9 is the same level as a normal conversation. To get this figure they probably average in all the normal silence of speech too I would guess. The band 50-60dBA is actually quite large in terms of SPL - every 6dB gain represents a doubling in power, every 12dB a quadrupling, so it's quite a big range.
is the firewire really dead or do you just mean the iPod? Firewire can run without system software (like firewire target mode) so I guess you mean just the pod. Perhaps get the pod onto a friends machine a do some checking and maybe a total reformat on it. I also guess you've tried all this.
Just been through that myself on a contract with an appalling boss. I HATE that tone of voice they use. Why are they so insane? Why can't there be a boss that actually knows what they are talking about? I haven't had one yet....
In my case the 'gotcha' was pretty much a whim of the CEO.
Totally. I would like this guy's job though. What a way to make a living. By 2010 I reckon yoghurt will come out of my computer. Can I get paid now please?
Although these were a very solid twenty mishaps that almost lead to nuclear war, why are they all tied to the U.S. & Russia?
Because the vast majority of weapons belong to those 2 countries? Because those 2 countries have been engaged in a cold war (sometimes called WW3 by some analysts) practically since the end of WW2?
To be more worried about India/Pakistan I find a strange postion to take. Obviously the real worry should be attached to the owners of the largest arsenals as these are the countries that could truly wipe out the world. India and PakistaN could not.
As for chemical and biological weapons, America and Russia lead the way there too. Russia felt compelled to develop biological weapons particularly during the 70s and 80s as they could no longer afford to keep up with the cost of the nuclear arms race and biologicals offer similar levels of devestation for a fraction of the cost. America then saw that and began to match Russia on the biological front. At it's peak Fort Detrick was turning out nearly 10kg of weaponised anthrax a week.
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because politics can be more complicated than that?
Agreed. People have way too much faith that some 'Woodward' type journo will just stand up and sort it all out automatically. That was then, this is now. There has been no evidence that any of the mainstream liberal media is prepared (or allowed?) to question some of today's thorny issues.
I've done my own reading too, and it seems highly likely that the last 2 elections were stolen. That means the US is in the middle of an ongoing coup and it's going to take a lot more than typing on teh interweb to sort it out. How long will it take for this realization to become mainstream? Can it become mainstream without the MSM to help? Is this going to be the time the internet comes to our rescue by enlightening more or more people or will society simply become more polarised until some sort of civil war starts?
surely that's swallows ;-)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/quotes
Agreed. Macs really are better for audio production - it's not a silly myth. I'm a pro and if a guy turns up with a PC for serious use everyone just thinks 'amateur'. Sorry, it's just the way it is.
I probably wouldn't go for an internal card. Better to have an external box in many ways. This one a friend of mine has and it's very good for the money.
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http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/AudiophileU
I've only used it on OSX but I think the drivers should be just as reliable on XP.
This one sounds even better but is more expensive and you'll need firewire.
http://www.motu.com/newsitems/traveler-press
I've got their 828mkII and this one uses the same DAC/DAC as that which sound really good.
http://www.we.kanagawa-it.ac.jp/~yamamoto_lab/pas/ image/oldtype1.jpg
That 25 for the Barracude is so cool. My ATA version same drive is currently running at 43C in a fully loaded dual G4 MDD. I've always thought that was a little high but I've never had any problems with them though. The drives have practically no cooling in the G4 case which is a shame.
know what you mean about Maxtors - I find them dreadful. Good what you say about SATAs.
As for the superdrives, they too in my experience seem to go wrong within 12-18months, generally on the burning side. As you say thank God they're cheap now and they're easy to get at.
Yes, this is where it gets really confusing and I did put the wrong thing. I'm right if talking about dBV on peak to peak signals (6db is a doubling) but not right when talking about acoustic SPL. Good catch - it was in the back of my mind but only after I submitted it. As for the base10 stuff I think that's about perceived loudness.
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If you like this sort of thing here's another wiki about equal loudness contours (basically how our ears react to different freqs and levels - it's a whole more complicated story again).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-loudness_conto
I wonder about this, anyone want to chip in with some unscientific anecdotes?
Maxtor drives are not reliable and I just wouldn't use them. Maybe this is why they have such detailed SMART stats? I don't know but just don't touch them. Great example of false economy as your story shows.
No they're not really. As a recording engineer and programmer HD noise is a concern of mine. My system has 4x Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 and they really are quiet. I've used Barracudas for about 5 years now and this choice was based on HD noise figures from that time. 5 years ago the Barracudas were the quietist thing on the market and beat the competition hands down. Seems like now all the brands are pretty good - actually I'm pleasantly suprised how much improvement there's been judging by the figures. An increase of 3dB is not very much under load and nothing to get upset about. Some of my older drives would probably come in at 60-65dBA which was too loud. My PSU fan has to be the main culprit in any acoustic noise generated nowadays. As for the linked noise centre guides, these are the standard examples given everytime I've seen and there's no way the Barracuda 7200.9 is the same level as a normal conversation. To get this figure they probably average in all the normal silence of speech too I would guess. The band 50-60dBA is actually quite large in terms of SPL - every 6dB gain represents a doubling in power, every 12dB a quadrupling, so it's quite a big range.
well I think that's really funny. It's pretty much a version of my life too. Tits are the thing.
hysterical! mod this AC up!!!
is the firewire really dead or do you just mean the iPod? Firewire can run without system software (like firewire target mode) so I guess you mean just the pod. Perhaps get the pod onto a friends machine a do some checking and maybe a total reformat on it. I also guess you've tried all this.
Just been through that myself on a contract with an appalling boss. I HATE that tone of voice they use. Why are they so insane? Why can't there be a boss that actually knows what they are talking about? I haven't had one yet....
In my case the 'gotcha' was pretty much a whim of the CEO.
Totally. I would like this guy's job though. What a way to make a living. By 2010 I reckon yoghurt will come out of my computer. Can I get paid now please?
off angels? Is that like fallen angels? Are you a satanist?
My iMac began to cut itself but it's on Paxil now and things are fine.
Tweakers? I'm not taking tech advice from a bunch of meth heads.
(well, it's what I first thought)
are you saying that porn is illegitimate work? That's a bastard.
thanks for the link - very interesting.
Google for port chicago explosion ie,
& q=port+chicago+explosion&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en
Seems to me that the first nuclear explosion did actually happen by accident in 1944.
Very eery if one does a bit of research.
Although these were a very solid twenty mishaps that almost lead to nuclear war, why are they all tied to the U.S. & Russia?
Because the vast majority of weapons belong to those 2 countries? Because those 2 countries have been engaged in a cold war (sometimes called WW3 by some analysts) practically since the end of WW2?
To be more worried about India/Pakistan I find a strange postion to take. Obviously the real worry should be attached to the owners of the largest arsenals as these are the countries that could truly wipe out the world. India and PakistaN could not.
As for chemical and biological weapons, America and Russia lead the way there too. Russia felt compelled to develop biological weapons particularly during the 70s and 80s as they could no longer afford to keep up with the cost of the nuclear arms race and biologicals offer similar levels of devestation for a fraction of the cost. America then saw that and began to match Russia on the biological front. At it's peak Fort Detrick was turning out nearly 10kg of weaponised anthrax a week.
yes, good point. I read the wrong date on the page somewhere. They do the 3 button mini one now though.