I was using well-recorded music to back up my argument that there is a difference between AAC and lossless. Don't get me wrong--I still enjoy the heck out of music, and I enjoy many genres that would make die-hard audiophiles wince (e.g. epic trance and some engineered-to-be-catchy stuff on the radio). And no, I don't critically listen to said genres. They make for great background music.
Of course, then there's music that's much more conducive to just sitting down in that perfect spot between your speakers and listening to. Stuff like Cowboy Junkies or the 1812 Overture or Norah Jones. Sure, you might hear deficiencies in your system, but it's still amazing.:)
Lastly, it's just a hobby. Your "quality of life" statement could apply to virtually any hobbyist.
I'd like to meet these "expert" listeners. Maybe they should bring in a few people who refuse to buy MP3s at all because of their lossy nature (yes, we do exist). Take an exceptionally-recorded piece of rock or classical music, encode it to 128kbps AAC, and listen to it on even a mid-fi system. You will hear loss of dynamic transience. You will hear altered timbre on certain instruments (e.g. cymbals). There is a perceivable difference if 1) you have a decent sound system (Bose crap doens't count) and 2) you know what to listen for.
The fact that aforementioned so-called experts can't distinguish 128kbps AAC from lossless redbook format completely discredits them IMO.
Firstly, that's some quality writing. Secondly, the only thing I see Netscape 9 enhancing is the memory usage. Holy crap, people call Firefox a memory hog. Are they planning on including a discount on a 1GB DIMM with every download?
I gave up on Netscape after 4.72. I recommend the tag 'clusterfuck'.
You know, I've found that the reason most CDs don't sound that great is because the recording itself sucks, the mixing sucks, or the CD player sucks. Unless the label is known for producing decent recordings (Telarc, Chesky, Proteus, etc.), then there's a darn good chance that producing hi-fi grade music isn't their highest priority.
If you're looking for a good "budget" CD player, might I recommend the AH! Njoe Tjoeb, as it's made CDs sound.. so.. much.. better.:)
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Sadly, these days the FDA seems more interested in the well-being of the GE crop industry than public health. This might surprise you, but GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are currently not required to be labeled as such, and unless you eat exclusively organic-certified produce and meat, then it's likely you've consumed plenty of it.
Here's the "best" part: a poll showed that a huge majority of consumers wanted GMOs labelled as such. However, private corporations pressured the FDA, saying that such a distinction would hurt sales of GMO-laden foods. And they won.
GE crops have not been engineered to produce a higher yield or a to thrive in less fertile soil. GE crops have primarily been engineered to withstand the pesticide that--surprise--is sold by the same company that sells the GE seeds (e.g. Roundup Ready soybeans). Companies are creating GE crops for one purpose: profit.
In practice, organic farming is more sustainable, does not introduce the danger of cross-pollination, and while it produces slightly lower yields (approximately 10% less), it is actually just as (if not more) cost-effective than GE crops, due to not having to pay for proprietary pesticides.
While it's definitely necessary for us to be careful when genetically engineering crops
The problem is that we're not being careful. Not one bit. Furthermore, the FDA has been incredibly lax in its oversight of this incredibly dangerous and far-reaching field.
...when organically grown crops could not possibly support the entire world.
Most of the grain we produce goes to feeding livestock. It's a far more efficient use of land to grow food for humans, not livestock. If we didn't eat so much meat--mind you, I'm not calling for an eradication of meat from our diets--then we could feed more of the world's hungry.
If genetic engineering was a precise science (not the trial and error it is today), and if crops were being modified for public good (not profit), then I might be more accepting of GE crops. Sadly, this is not the case.
Hey! I'm sure you can run Commander Keen perfectly well, after all the work that MS poured into making sure those legacy 16-bit applications. Bah, who uses enterprise-level databases anyhow? That's not the target customer at all.
Seriously--don't you think that the backwards compatibility people screwed up just a bit with their priorities?
If simplicity is out, why is the iPod doing so well? One wheel, four buttons, clean white box. Sure, it's not the only reason, but it does look ever approachable. Why do you think that, in the age of a camera-mp3-omg-do-fucking-everything mobile phones, Motorola is developing a bare-bones cell phone?
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I was using well-recorded music to back up my argument that there is a difference between AAC and lossless. Don't get me wrong--I still enjoy the heck out of music, and I enjoy many genres that would make die-hard audiophiles wince (e.g. epic trance and some engineered-to-be-catchy stuff on the radio). And no, I don't critically listen to said genres. They make for great background music.
:)
Of course, then there's music that's much more conducive to just sitting down in that perfect spot between your speakers and listening to. Stuff like Cowboy Junkies or the 1812 Overture or Norah Jones. Sure, you might hear deficiencies in your system, but it's still amazing.
Lastly, it's just a hobby. Your "quality of life" statement could apply to virtually any hobbyist.
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I'd like to meet these "expert" listeners. Maybe they should bring in a few people who refuse to buy MP3s at all because of their lossy nature (yes, we do exist). Take an exceptionally-recorded piece of rock or classical music, encode it to 128kbps AAC, and listen to it on even a mid-fi system. You will hear loss of dynamic transience. You will hear altered timbre on certain instruments (e.g. cymbals). There is a perceivable difference if 1) you have a decent sound system (Bose crap doens't count) and 2) you know what to listen for.
The fact that aforementioned so-called experts can't distinguish 128kbps AAC from lossless redbook format completely discredits them IMO.
Firstly, that's some quality writing. Secondly, the only thing I see Netscape 9 enhancing is the memory usage. Holy crap, people call Firefox a memory hog. Are they planning on including a discount on a 1GB DIMM with every download?
I gave up on Netscape after 4.72. I recommend the tag 'clusterfuck'.
What? You don't love the moon!? Blasphemy..
Proper planning and recources could make the transistion easy.
This is government we're talking about. You must be new here. And by "here", I mean the world in which we live.
"Enough is enough! I've had it with this muthafuckin' snakes lookin' like muthafuckin' planes!"
Try to imagine all I/O as you know it stopping instantaneously and every i-node in your filesystem exploding at the speed of light.
Moderate -1 Brain-damaging dialogue? Or -1 Jailbait? I'm not sure which.
$sys$myspace.log
$sys$myspclgr.exe
And you thought high beams were bad.
Yeah, but you have to declare its namespace to use it:
xmlns:pr0n="http://www.neverland-valley.com/"
Enjoy!
Of course they don't use flat text... they've moved on to using one big XML file.
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You know, I've found that the reason most CDs don't sound that great is because the recording itself sucks, the mixing sucks, or the CD player sucks. Unless the label is known for producing decent recordings (Telarc, Chesky, Proteus, etc.), then there's a darn good chance that producing hi-fi grade music isn't their highest priority.
:)
If you're looking for a good "budget" CD player, might I recommend the AH! Njoe Tjoeb, as it's made CDs sound.. so.. much.. better.
Yeah, I hear the Pinto's pretty pissed off.
I hear Steve Ballmer got the news while visiting a chair factory. Remember to duck and cover!
In A.D. 2006
War was beginning.
Captain: What happen?
Mechanic: Somebody set up us the submit.
Operator: We get adsense.
Captain: What!!
Operator: Main screen turn on.
Captain: It's you!!
Cats: How are you gentlemen!!
Cats: All your front page are belong to us.
Cats: You are on the way to destruction.
Captain: What you say!!
Cats: You have no chance to survive make your time.
Cats: Ha ha ha ha...
Operator: Captain!!
Captain: Take off every 'editor'!!
Captain: You know what you doing.
Captain: Move 'editor'.
Captain: For great grammar.
Sadly, these days the FDA seems more interested in the well-being of the GE crop industry than public health. This might surprise you, but GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are currently not required to be labeled as such, and unless you eat exclusively organic-certified produce and meat, then it's likely you've consumed plenty of it.
Here's the "best" part: a poll showed that a huge majority of consumers wanted GMOs labelled as such. However, private corporations pressured the FDA, saying that such a distinction would hurt sales of GMO-laden foods. And they won.
No.
...when organically grown crops could not possibly support the entire world.
GE crops have not been engineered to produce a higher yield or a to thrive in less fertile soil. GE crops have primarily been engineered to withstand the pesticide that--surprise--is sold by the same company that sells the GE seeds (e.g. Roundup Ready soybeans). Companies are creating GE crops for one purpose: profit.
In practice, organic farming is more sustainable, does not introduce the danger of cross-pollination, and while it produces slightly lower yields (approximately 10% less), it is actually just as (if not more) cost-effective than GE crops, due to not having to pay for proprietary pesticides.
While it's definitely necessary for us to be careful when genetically engineering crops
The problem is that we're not being careful. Not one bit. Furthermore, the FDA has been incredibly lax in its oversight of this incredibly dangerous and far-reaching field.
Most of the grain we produce goes to feeding livestock. It's a far more efficient use of land to grow food for humans, not livestock. If we didn't eat so much meat--mind you, I'm not calling for an eradication of meat from our diets--then we could feed more of the world's hungry.
If genetic engineering was a precise science (not the trial and error it is today), and if crops were being modified for public good (not profit), then I might be more accepting of GE crops. Sadly, this is not the case.
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Hey! I'm sure you can run Commander Keen perfectly well, after all the work that MS poured into making sure those legacy 16-bit applications. Bah, who uses enterprise-level databases anyhow? That's not the target customer at all.
Seriously--don't you think that the backwards compatibility people screwed up just a bit with their priorities?
shark = new Shark();
laser = new Laser();
laser.setType( TypeFactory.createType( "Fricken" ) );
shark.mount( laser );
I think that will do...
At least post the video of the quote, too. Jeez :)
If simplicity is out, why is the iPod doing so well? One wheel, four buttons, clean white box. Sure, it's not the only reason, but it does look ever approachable. Why do you think that, in the age of a camera-mp3-omg-do-fucking-everything mobile phones, Motorola is developing a bare-bones cell phone?
I call bullshit.