I had that happen on a system of mine. Someone had uploaded site mirrors of ideepthroat.com and suicidegirls.com and posted the URL to a message group. My log size tripled within a week.
After taking it down I put up some midget porn in it's place for a week.
At the government institution I work at, Linux has been slowly phasing out Solaris for just about everything. We use SuSE because it's been rock solid and easy to do everything with on whatever cheap hardware we threw at it. We have a couple machines running other distros but SuSE was far and away the most used multitool on our Unix belt.
Then we got SuSE 9.1, which managed to invalidate every one of the statements in sentence #2. Our Unix team has literally wasted weeks on 9.1 related installation, usability, and stability issues. I've been very unimpressed with Novell's handling of SuSE since the handoff and I'm not sure it's worth giving another shot with 9.2. The lack of quality control is amazing to me.
As far as as I can tell, there are four stages of sysadmin as it relates to installed software:
1) I am a newbie and have to use packages for *.
2) I know my way around. I like the level of control I get with compiling/know how to code/read far too much Slashdot. I compile by default.
3) I manage more than three boxes in my basement now. Having the ability to back out of system changes without a full OS reinstall is a necessity. I build my own packages from source that I've compiled.
4) I manage more than just three boxes in a department now. Now I have to deal with politics, ordering hardware, the freakin' network, and I generally have time for sysadmin. On top of all that I now have a family so spending two or three extra hours per day on my Unix hobby is no longer feasable. Precompiled packages work just fine.
My wife got me a LEGO set the first year we were dating that had one limited edition silver brick in it. The idea was "you're my silver brick". It was very romantic, and I still play with the set.
dec 11-2003
I have been in Nashville for a little over a week playing with William Shatner---that guy is amazing...everyday has been a different lineup of people---the main core is Ben Folds-Sebastian Steinberg-John Painter-and me but last night was surreal--I played a improv drum solo to Shatner and Henry Rollins ranting and Adrian Belew freaking on his guitar--wow! a couple of days ago it was Joe Jackson and the group doing some Jazzy improvs to Shatners words-----reality is stranger than fiction---bye---Matt C
There's also an archived Shatner interview at The Onion AV Club where he briefly touches on the original recording he did and why he approached it in that particular fashion.
Well really, if Apple is planning on having 3Ghz G5s out by this summer then they probably already have at least a few prototypes of the new version, if not some early production runs for doing production mock-ups.
I wish people would stop blaming the American public and start blaming the Decepticons. If it weren't for them we wouldn't have an energy crisis and we damn sure wouldn't have rappers going around talking about that one Decepticon Headmaster named "Krunk".
Everybody wants the cool looking evil robots. But nobody pauses to consider THE COST.
Believe it or not, the StereoLink 1200 USB audio adapter actually comes with a significantly above average solid-state headphone amplifier built in. If you're listening to music played through any sort of internal computer sound card, you'll get better sound though one of these than through your Total Airhead amp simply because of the reduced noise source.
Looks neat if you have a stationary PC[1]. For a laptop there is Echo's Indigo to consider as well.
[1] Despite the ridiculous spectral analyses they provide - neither my PC nor my laptop is audibly noisy even in headphones through an amp, much less giving off noise peaks in excess of 20 freaking db!
The E5s are pretty decent. I have a pair of Etymotic ER-4S, which I absolutely love, especially when I use them with a Total Airhead headphone amp.
It's really easy to spend money on really good headphones and amps. If the boss wants something really nice, suggest the Blockhead with stepped attenuators or EAR-Yoshino V20. And don't forget the AKG K1k phones. Sacrilicioussss...
although I have heard many audiophiles recommend recordings specifically because of the type and configuration of the mic(s) used in the recording.
Right. Reference recordings are a different story.
I think you're splitting hairs here. If someone is recording in their garage onto a laptop using consumer grade hardware, chances are they don't care so much what George Massenberg thinks because they can't afford to care. If they could, they'd just book time at the Record Plant and be done with it. But that is a different scenario altogether. So is the Beastie Boys' use of substandard mics to get a certain effect.
But your choice of mic can make a big difference in the quality of the sound recording.
Never said it didn't. That Neumann has been in business as long as it has is a testament to that obvious fact.
But if you take Tiny Tim and put him in front of a Neumann and then take the Beatles and put them in front of an assortment of sub-$150 mics and then hit record, which recording do you think is going to get listened to more?
Oh, wait.. it's going to be the one with the best marketing team behind it. Or maybe the one with the best performance and songs. But how much do you seriously think the mic is going to matter?
The only time that someone would ever say "I'm going to get that one because they used the Neumann on this one" is if it's a technical reference recording.
If you need that beautiful warmth that a vintage Neumann gives you, you can't duplicate it (accurately). I would argue that yes, the gear *does* matter, I know its popular in the home recording arena to believe otherwise... but I disagree with that concept.
Are you saying that if you were casually listening to the radio or a CD and would be able to tell the difference between a vocal recorded with a Shure and a vocal recorded with a Neumann? With a full band behind it, after the ridiculous amount of compression that contemporary pop mastering processes inflict?
Whether or not you personally disagree is really unimportant. Obviously a Neumann is going to sound better by itself, and as a fellow audio snob I am in total agreement of that. But it's not like a Shure mic is going to give you something that's technically unworkable (for instance if there was a signal level problem).
You also have to consider the "right tool for the job" approach. The Beastie Boys' "Ill Communication" had a lot of vocal tracks recorded with $20 Radio Shack mics because they were going for that effect. The Red Hot Chili Peppers do their vocal tracks with an SM57. They have ample access to whatever mics they want, yet they go with the workhorse snare/guitar amp mic because it sounds the best for the result they're going for.
So yeah, for the delicate vocal passages of Norah Jones, she is going to want the Schoepps or the Neumann. And great for her. Nobody is (correctly) insinuating that simulation is going to absolutely replace the real thing from here on out. But if I'm in a local band and I want to do an album I shouldn't have to pay $60/hr to a studio so I can use their high end environment. Now I don't have to, and that's really the point. Bands can live or die based on something other than their ability to pay for recording studio time.
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I had that happen on a system of mine. Someone had uploaded site mirrors of ideepthroat.com and suicidegirls.com and posted the URL to a message group. My log size tripled within a week. After taking it down I put up some midget porn in it's place for a week.
Two words: home schooling.
121 columbia:~ > locate extreme
/mp3/Extreme-Play_With_Me.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-01-Decadence_Dance.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-02-Lil_Jack_Horny.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-03-When_Im_President.m p3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-04-Get_The_Funk_Out.mp 3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-05-More_Than_Words.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-06-Money-In_God_We_Tru st.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-07-Its_A_Monster.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-08-Pornograffitti.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-09-When_I_First_Kissed _You.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-10-Suzi_Wants_Her_All_ Day_What.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-11-He-Man_Woman_Hater. mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-12-Song_For_Love.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Pornograffitti-13-Hole_Hearted.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-01-Warhead s.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-02-Rest_In _Peace.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-03-Politic alamity.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-04-Color_M e_Blind.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-05-Cupids_ Dead.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-06-Peacema ker_Die.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-07-Seven_S undays.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-08-Tragic_ Comic.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-09-Our_Fat her.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-10-Stop_Th e_World.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-11-God_Isn t_Dead.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-12-Rise_N_ Shine.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-13-Am_I_Ev er_Gonna_Change.mp3
/mp3/Extreme-Three_Sides_To_Every_Story-14-Who_Car es.mp3
/mp3/Extreme---Play_That_Funky_Music_(Live).mp3
Then we got SuSE 9.1, which managed to invalidate every one of the statements in sentence #2. Our Unix team has literally wasted weeks on 9.1 related installation, usability, and stability issues. I've been very unimpressed with Novell's handling of SuSE since the handoff and I'm not sure it's worth giving another shot with 9.2. The lack of quality control is amazing to me.
Well, thinking about moving North IS the recent trend in election years.
Well, at least until they reject your request for a kernel modification because they "have a headache".
You mean besides the DMCA and the Patriot Act?
1) I am a newbie and have to use packages for *.
2) I know my way around. I like the level of control I get with compiling/know how to code/read far too much Slashdot. I compile by default.
3) I manage more than three boxes in my basement now. Having the ability to back out of system changes without a full OS reinstall is a necessity. I build my own packages from source that I've compiled.
4) I manage more than just three boxes in a department now. Now I have to deal with politics, ordering hardware, the freakin' network, and I generally have time for sysadmin. On top of all that I now have a family so spending two or three extra hours per day on my Unix hobby is no longer feasable. Precompiled packages work just fine.
My wife got me a LEGO set the first year we were dating that had one limited edition silver brick in it. The idea was "you're my silver brick". It was very romantic, and I still play with the set.
dec 11-2003
I have been in Nashville for a little over a week playing with William Shatner---that guy is amazing...everyday has been a different lineup of people---the main core is Ben Folds-Sebastian Steinberg-John Painter-and me but last night was surreal--I played a improv drum solo to Shatner and Henry Rollins ranting and Adrian Belew freaking on his guitar--wow! a couple of days ago it was Joe Jackson and the group doing some Jazzy improvs to Shatners words-----reality is stranger than fiction---bye---Matt C
There's also an archived Shatner interview at The Onion AV Club where he briefly touches on the original recording he did and why he approached it in that particular fashion.
Lies, damn lies, and statistics.
Well really, if Apple is planning on having 3Ghz G5s out by this summer then they probably already have at least a few prototypes of the new version, if not some early production runs for doing production mock-ups.
It's that Jenni is unattractive.
Everybody wants the cool looking evil robots. But nobody pauses to consider THE COST.
While this is a cool idea, it's not even remotely innovative. Can we please put up some kind of first year Unix user filter for story submissions?
First you have to be able to shoot silver arrows. Then you can beat the end guy.
"Cthulhu was here"
omfg asshat yuo r so lame!!!11
Looks neat if you have a stationary PC[1]. For a laptop there is Echo's Indigo to consider as well.
[1] Despite the ridiculous spectral analyses they provide - neither my PC nor my laptop is audibly noisy even in headphones through an amp, much less giving off noise peaks in excess of 20 freaking db!
It's really easy to spend money on really good headphones and amps. If the boss wants something really nice, suggest the Blockhead with stepped attenuators or EAR-Yoshino V20. And don't forget the AKG K1k phones. Sacrilicioussss...
Yep. Except without the "If you pull this crap again" part.
Right. Reference recordings are a different story.
I think you're splitting hairs here. If someone is recording in their garage onto a laptop using consumer grade hardware, chances are they don't care so much what George Massenberg thinks because they can't afford to care. If they could, they'd just book time at the Record Plant and be done with it. But that is a different scenario altogether. So is the Beastie Boys' use of substandard mics to get a certain effect.
Never said it didn't. That Neumann has been in business as long as it has is a testament to that obvious fact.
But if you take Tiny Tim and put him in front of a Neumann and then take the Beatles and put them in front of an assortment of sub-$150 mics and then hit record, which recording do you think is going to get listened to more?
Oh, wait.. it's going to be the one with the best marketing team behind it. Or maybe the one with the best performance and songs. But how much do you seriously think the mic is going to matter?
The only time that someone would ever say "I'm going to get that one because they used the Neumann on this one" is if it's a technical reference recording.
Are you saying that if you were casually listening to the radio or a CD and would be able to tell the difference between a vocal recorded with a Shure and a vocal recorded with a Neumann? With a full band behind it, after the ridiculous amount of compression that contemporary pop mastering processes inflict?
Whether or not you personally disagree is really unimportant. Obviously a Neumann is going to sound better by itself, and as a fellow audio snob I am in total agreement of that. But it's not like a Shure mic is going to give you something that's technically unworkable (for instance if there was a signal level problem).
You also have to consider the "right tool for the job" approach. The Beastie Boys' "Ill Communication" had a lot of vocal tracks recorded with $20 Radio Shack mics because they were going for that effect. The Red Hot Chili Peppers do their vocal tracks with an SM57. They have ample access to whatever mics they want, yet they go with the workhorse snare/guitar amp mic because it sounds the best for the result they're going for.
So yeah, for the delicate vocal passages of Norah Jones, she is going to want the Schoepps or the Neumann. And great for her. Nobody is (correctly) insinuating that simulation is going to absolutely replace the real thing from here on out. But if I'm in a local band and I want to do an album I shouldn't have to pay $60/hr to a studio so I can use their high end environment. Now I don't have to, and that's really the point. Bands can live or die based on something other than their ability to pay for recording studio time.