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So the theory there is that there's a conspiracy to convince people that digital is better?
I think in a vacuum it's kind of a worthless statement. Analog has a place, so does digital.
 
nakedfrog said:
So the theory there is that there's a conspiracy to convince people that digital is better?
I think in a vacuum it's kind of a worthless statement. Analog has a place, so does digital.
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You vinyl guys just kill me. It's like you don't hear surface noise that is impossible to eliminate unless you made an optical grove reader, and there would still be distortions. I mean I get why people like the sound of old tube amps with there built in distortion (harmonics). Guess why they made fuzz foot pedals.
Poor mastering of albums to CD caused most of the problems that people claim to hear.
 
hal2kilo said:
You vinyl guys just kill me. It's like you don't hear surface noise that is impossible to eliminate unless you made an optical grove reader, and there would still be distortions. I mean I get why people like the sound of old tube amps with there built in distortion (harmonics). Guess why they made fuzz foot pedals.
Poor mastering of albums to CD caused most of the problems that people claim to hear.
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I hate vinyl. Too many memories of having to save up pocket money to buy an LP (like saving for a month to buy one) and then playing it once, carefully putting it away in its sleeve, and then the next time I play it it's "pop, crackle, skip". Those things self-destructed with the slightest pretext, no matter how careful you tried to be with them. CDs were a huge step-forward, as far as I'm concerned (just a shame about the ridiculous cartel-based price premium they had for the first decade or so after they became available).
 
hal2kilo said:
You vinyl guys just kill me. It's like you don't hear surface noise that is impossible to eliminate unless you made an optical grove reader, and there would still be distortions. I mean I get why people like the sound of old tube amps with there built in distortion (harmonics). Guess why they made fuzz foot pedals.
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They've actually made laser turntables, they're just obscenely expensive.
I definitely prefer a tube-driven guitar amp over solid state, but I'd generally take a virtual analog (IE, digital but simulating analog) synthesizer over a true analog synthesizer.
This is why I said it's a worthless statement in a vacuum, kinda need to know what "analog versus digital" argument is taking place.
 
Indus said:
I meant analog media over digital stuff you "supposedly own" but it's not yours and can be turned off by the service.

But I guess my own fault -- shoulda been more specific!
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The big problem with going from vinyl albums to CD is all of the wonderful cover art that's really not translatable to a CD cover. Oh well, that tech will soon go away and now that I understand the argument, yea, now you actually have nothing. I'm getting serious about doing a will finally and all this stuff existing without paper back up is sort of scary. So yes, I will waste some paper when it comes to handing over my stuff.
 
hal2kilo said:
The big problem with going from vinyl albums to CD is all of the wonderful cover art that's really not translatable to a CD cover. Oh well, that tech will soon go away and now that I understand the argument, yea, now you actually have nothing. I'm getting serious about doing a will finally and all this stuff existing without paper back up is sort of scary. So yes, I will waste some paper when it comes to handing over my stuff.
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Will? Hopefully you're not leaving us anytime soon bud!

I have a hard drive filled with rips of my dvd's and blurays so it's convenient for me but I tried the "buy on amazon" and it just seems like a scam for a forever subscription service!
 
Indus said:
I meant analog media over digital stuff you "supposedly own" but it's not yours and can be turned off by the service.

But I guess my own fault -- shoulda been more specific!
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Ah... I mean, a Blu-Ray or a CD isn't "analog" by any means, you meant physical versus digital, it seems. Yeah, unless there's a very steep discount I vastly prefer physical media.
 
hal2kilo said:
The big problem with going from vinyl albums to CD is all of the wonderful cover art that's really not translatable to a CD cover. Oh well, that tech will soon go away and now that I understand the argument, yea, now you actually have nothing. I'm getting serious about doing a will finally and all this stuff existing without paper back up is sort of scary. So yes, I will waste some paper when it comes to handing over my stuff.
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Yeah I owned mostly CDs but they could have cool art within them.
I really like Nativity in Black. A Black Sabbath tribute album.
Particularly this piece, a mythical creature chained to jet engines. Magic vs tech and how tech removed the wonder (in my opinion)
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Indus said:
Will? Hopefully you're not leaving us anytime soon bud!

I have a hard drive filled with rips of my dvd's and blurays so it's convenient for me but I tried the "buy on amazon" and it just seems like a scam for a forever subscription service!
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No, but you never know what lies ahead, and it needs to get done.
 
Indus said:
Have we started the fire? Yes the fire rises!!
THE REVOLUTION HAS TRULY BEGUN!

That's how you fix the 1% screwing the 95%.. not with congressmen and laws that serve the 1% but with actions.

nypost.com

Exclusive | UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside Hilton hotel in Midtown in targeted attack: cops

The CEO of UnitedHealth was fatally shot in the chest Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown in what police say was a targeted attack.
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Mr. Indus, it's the FBI we have a few questions for you.
 
Everything wrong with the left:

Fighting over Kamala's name

Not fighting over social security cuts now supported by John Thune after meeting with Elon..

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)

Fox Business reports that cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid is "on the table" for Republicans
bsky.app bsky.app
 
nakedfrog said:
A lot of people got rid of all their CDs.
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And those that didn't probably now have rotting plastic unless they've been keeping them in temp/moisture controlled environments.

Vinyl and CD are part of our plastic poison planet rot. Blu-ray is better at least.

One of the best things about streaming and not owning anything is that you realize none of that shit was really worth owning in the first place. It wasn't that good, or it was just time/place that made it especially meaningful and you can carry that with you as long as it was meangingful (aka your brain rots) or you find out the person that made it was a horrible piece of shit and didn't deserve the money you gave them.

I've taken to buying on Apple, you typically get 4K version (and I believe if its not 4K yet if it does get upgraded you get it free), you can download (it'll be just 1080p but eh most won't notice on the displays they'll likely be watching on, especially if downloading provides more stable bitrate). Don't have to worry about archiving (I haven't heard of any being removed from there after you bought it although it could happen and maybe has). You don't even need to have Apple stuff either (Android and Windows apps - iTunes got replaced, many TVs/streaming devices have AppleTV app now). Prices on sales are often as good or better than similar Blu-ray (have bought several 4K ones for $5, when UHD discs are typically twice that on sale), especially right now on UHD/4K stuff. Not perfect, but its pretty close to ideal as you can get. I do buy some Blu-rays still, but unless its rare I'll keep waiting til I can get 4K/UHD for cheap.

I bought one of the Panasonic 4K players that is considered the best for watching such movies and I'm returning it. Watching on disc is infuriating. One movie had the menu blaring at no joke possibly 30dB higher than the movie itself (made it a lot of fun when I'd turned the volume up a bunch to hear the movie and then it returned to the menu after it finished...). Slow as shit (turn on, load disc, deal with menu), lots of stupid warnings (to be fair those are probably there on the Apple versions too),

cytg111 said:
Musk is trying to fuck up the planet so colonization of Mars is the only escape.
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So move to an already fucking more ruined planet? Modern human logic for ya. Fucking dumb. Its also not viable, but whatevs, let Musk blow smoke up your ass believing that bullshit. The reality is they want to make jackanapes like you go work shitty existences mining whatever shit they need to fuel their extravagance.

All the resources being put towards Mars would be better spent building that survival sanctuary here on Earth.
 
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