1: Propeller Head Plaza, That's his design target Tom (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-05, 13:59:17 (73.126.226.6)
Not the fuzz per se, but the decay envelope. I took it as a desire to make a smaller room sound like a big one. It's not an easy desire to satisfy. .......

2: Inmate Central, I don't see how you can be optimistic about this (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-05, 13:50:59 (73.126.226.6)
As more countries line up behind one side or the other, the more this becomes a world war. .......

3: Inmate Central, I was hoping their idea for the metaverse would be something visionary (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 19:17:14 (73.126.226.6)
I'm not wishing him to fail. He's made enough wealth for himself and other investors to earn a swing for the fences. The problem is that the execution is exceedingly lame. What I see of Horizon Worlds .......

4: Inmate Central, A first person video game interface seems more than sufficient for this purpose (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 16:21:54 (73.126.226.6)
And more preferable too. Wearing goggles has some practical issues which you can see every Sunday night by watching America's Funniest Home Videos. Wearing goggles also forces all your attention to st .......

5: Inmate Central, What do you think of Christopher Nolan? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 13:54:13 (73.126.226.6)
He's another auteur and his films are known for their length and indulgence. He's kind of the opposite from Kubrick, pacing-wise. But I like them equally. .......

6: Inmate Central, I agree about Full Metal Jacket (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 12:31:37 (73.126.226.6)
It started good, but turned into yet another 80s Vietnam war movie. Perhaps Kubrick felt compelled to make it because he was known for his anti-war films and everyone was making anti-Vietnam war movie .......

7: Inmate Central, Opposite here (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 11:54:19 (73.126.226.6)
My wife is a horror fan and I'm not. This is one of the only horror films I've watched with her more than once, and I didn't appreciate the book or the TV miniseries. The book has too much hokey super .......

8: Inmate Central, Exactly (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 10:50:24 (73.126.226.6)
I guess we do agree on something. .......

9: Inmate Central, Bolduc is the least sincere candidate I have ever seen (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 10:30:26 (73.126.226.6)
I'm in NH and hear Bolduc news constantly. He will say anything to please a crowd, then turn around and say something completely different to the press. There's endless quotes from his rallies and int .......

10: Inmate Central, Not individually anyway (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 08:23:51 (73.126.226.6)
I was thinking more like isolating units or small forces of company size or less so it looks like a surrender rather than desertion. Probably easier said that done. .......

11: Inmate Central, Good, let's hope it works (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 07:50:37 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

12: Inmate Central, RE: No you don't (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 07:48:21 (73.126.226.6)
You're assuming the human form makes a good general purpose robotic platform, and it totally doesn't. None of the evolutionary advantages offered by bipedalism are relevant to a robot. We are constrai .......

13: Inmate Central, No you don't (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 07:28:54 (73.126.226.6)
A good example of a multi-purpose robot is a Mars rover, not Atlas. Atlas does one thing and one thing only - it performs tricks to emulate human motion and body control. It's hard to get more single- .......

14: Inmate Central, Boston Dynamics has pledged not to weaponize them (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 07:21:51 (73.126.226.6)
Of course, a pledge is not a contract and there are military applications like search and rescue which don't require weaponization. .......

15: Inmate Central, Are you up for augmented human sports? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 07:16:20 (73.126.226.6)
If the size and cost of the necessary mechanics and electronics continues to shrink as it has, the only obstacle left to having real bionic legs is the control interface with the nervous system. ::: T .......

16: Inmate Central, Actually, they don't do plenty of serious work (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 07:04:44 (73.126.226.6)
The company has been around since 1992 but didn't come out with its first product until 2020. Boston Dynamics is pretty well known in this area. It came out of the MIT Leg Laboratory. They tend to get .......

17: Inmate Central, Maybe the Ukrainians should make it easy for them to surrender (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 06:19:07 (73.126.226.6)
Make it obvious that being a POW is a better gig than fighting, and you just might see a wave of deserters. What would the "professionals" in the back lines do then? .......

18: Inmate Central, Judy Garland as Dorothy (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 05:57:00 (73.126.226.6)
A few more honorable mentions that I haven't seen posted yet: Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Emmett Brown Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins James Earl Jones as the voice of Darth Vader Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod .......

19: Inmate Central, What is the point? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-04, 04:33:36 (73.126.226.6)
They spent tens of millions solving the problem of balance and stability for a human-sized bipedal walker. And the value of having an anthropomorphic robot that can jump on tables and boxes is? ?? I g .......

20: Inmate Central, RE: According to the Saudis (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-03, 14:26:39 (73.126.226.6)
An upgraded F-15 is at least as good as anybody else's current generation fighter, which is amazing for 1968/1969 design. They are vulnerable to SAMs though. Safe ranges have to be large because the F .......

21: Inmate Central, He was the original big leg (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-03, 14:00:12 (73.126.226.6)
When I was about 10, I remember trying to learn to punt better and looking forward to watching the Raiders play so I could see Ray Guy. There was nobody else at the time who could do that. Reggie Roby .......

22: Inmate Central, Kim's role in the world order is to keep us preoccupied (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-03, 06:03:24 (199.46.188.12)
He's just a pawn of Putin and Xi. It was reported yesterday or the day before that North Korea is shipping artillery shells and pieces to Russia clandestinely through third parties. .......

23: Inmate Central, According to the Saudis (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-03, 05:20:08 (199.46.188.11)
One crashed for undisclosed reasons, and the other was damaged by a SAM but was able to return. .......

24: Inmate Central, Russia has been trying to cleave Turkey off the side of NATO (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-02, 15:18:41 (73.126.226.6)
And Erdogan has been a little bit too interested in what the Russians have to offer. That's why we won't sell the Turks F-35s or anything else that invites Russian (or Chinese) reverse engineering int .......

25: Inmate Central, Many tears were shed at her burial. She was two generations old, but still looked so young. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-02, 14:53:46 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

26: Inmate Central, They've already had two F-15s shot down by Iranian SAMs (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-02, 13:16:12 (199.46.188.15)
The Saudis and Iranians have been in a war with each other over Yemen since 2015. .......

27: Inmate Central, Even after this hike, the funds rate is still lower than its historical average (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-02, 13:10:14 (199.46.188.15)
This latest hike brings the federal funds rate range up to 3.75-4.25%, and the long term average is 4.6%. The rate hikes will stop when the feedback loop is broken. I don't think 4% is high enough to .......

28: Inmate Central, That really makes the Mississippi River valley stand out (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-02, 12:17:53 (199.46.188.15)
And what's up with the Carolinas? .......

29: Inmate Central, What's in it for us? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-02, 12:07:46 (199.46.188.15)
The obvious carrot for Iran is sanctions relief. But why are we interested in pursuing a treaty if Iran isn't willing to stop the regional proxy wars? .......

30: Inmate Central, Has happened before multiple times (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-02, 11:29:42 (199.46.188.15)
Two Saudi oil processing facilities were attacked in 2019, temporarily dropping their capacity by about 50%. This year, the Saudi F1 race was almost cancelled because a nearby oil depot was hit. There .......

31: General Asylum, RE: I will never understand your love for Audio Note speakers (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-02, 06:37:46 (73.126.226.6)
I only remember auditions of the AN-Ks in NYC and AN-Es in Sydney. I don't remember which model versions, only that they were around the middle of AN's price hierarchy. The AN-Es were near the corners .......

32: General Asylum, I wonder if that is a trait of the Pass Aleph (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-02, 05:47:49 (73.126.226.6)
The Aleph is a unique design, operating single-ended over most of its range. Maybe the XA30 would make a better comparison. Anyway, congestion is not something I heard from Luxman, Accuphase, or Vitus .......

33: General Asylum, There's the rub (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-02, 05:31:59 (73.126.226.6)
If you're going to follow Audio Note's placement recommendations, then I don't see how the AN-K is an alternative to the de Capos, or vice versa. The de Capos demand more conventional placement. I've .......

34: Inmate Central, Good for you (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-02, 05:16:28 (73.126.226.6)
Looks like the tip broke off cleanly and it's already partially fused. Caught a break there. .......

35: Inmate Central, The Iranians have been attacking the Saudis for years with drones and ballistic missiles (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-02, 04:52:33 (73.126.226.6)
Iran ships ballistic missiles and drones to Yemen and launches them at Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure from there. The inaugural F1 race in Saudi Arabia was almost cancelled this year because they hi .......

36: Inmate Central, Geez. Kid central. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 19:04:37 (73.126.226.6)
We're in a kid-friendly suburban neighborhood with a school at the end of the street and we've never topped 50 in the best of weather. .......

37: General Asylum, I will never understand your love for Audio Note speakers (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 18:47:38 (73.126.226.6)
No matter what speaker you and I have talked about, your listening impressions are always wildly different. I've only heard Audio Note at shows, so I suppose you could say I haven't heard them at thei .......

38: General Asylum, RE: FWIW Dave I have 91dB 6 Ohm nom. speakers..... (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 13:43:56 (73.126.226.6)
I've got a Luxman M-600A, it's rated at 30W/channel in class A into 8 ohms. The size of the power supply transformer, filter capacitance, and output transistor count are roughly what you'd expect from .......

39: General Asylum, For what? He's got a 30W Class A amplifier (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 12:12:42 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

40: Inmate Central, What do you mean fight back? Russia is the invader (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 12:04:58 (73.126.226.6)
What do you expect the Ukrainians to fight back with, spitballs? .......

41: Inmate Central, He was dealt a hand, but he is playing it pretty well (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 10:45:42 (73.126.226.6)
I don't know what other approach we could be taking right now to end this faster without either totally selling out Ukraine, watching nukes fly, or expanding this into a much wider war. Another proble .......

42: General Asylum, He's using 91dB speakers already (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 10:33:32 (73.126.226.6)
And I'm talking about an actual measured value of 91 dB/2.83V at 1m by John Atkinson, not one of these manufacturer claims using some unspecified non-standard measurement methodology. You're not going .......

43: General Asylum, RE: I love Class A amplification but (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 10:25:04 (73.126.226.6)
Doubling speakers will give you 3 dB higher maximum volume, but it won't give you more "weight" because that requires changing the frequency response. Doubling speakers might also degrade your stereo .......

44: Inmate Central, Gas line explosions are pretty common though (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 10:11:06 (73.126.226.6)
We average about 30/year here in the US. .......

45: Inmate Central, Putin laid out his reasons in his Feb speech (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 10:08:03 (73.126.226.6)
You give far too much credit for US foreign policy, which was only in Biden's hands for a year when Putin went for it. There was no suckering in. We're reacting. .......

46: Inmate Central, If you're into conspiracies (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 10:03:20 (73.126.226.6)
Do you really think Biden is so smart that in just 1 year in office he managed to trick Putin into deploying a 190,000 man army on Ukraine's border and launching a full scale invasion? That's not just .......

47: Inmate Central, I'm not surprised you thought of it (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 06:17:09 (73.126.226.6)
At first it seems like there might be something we could do, since that is the current direction of flow. But the main problem with the idea is that the waterway is designed for boat transportation, a .......

48: Inmate Central, The guy admitting it in a statement to the police isn't good enough for you? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 05:37:50 (73.126.226.6)
I suppose you think the cops are in on the job too. .......

49: General Asylum, Switch source via remote, top panel, or app (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-11-01, 04:47:24 (73.126.226.6)
The TV is not actually off, it's in standby. The eARC interface stays up in standby to support HDMI CEC features like turning the whole system on/off via single remote. .......

50: Inmate Central, The saddest part is watching people celebrate it (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-31, 17:07:55 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

51: Inmate Central, The Great Lakes perch population crashed back in the 90s (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-31, 13:14:13 (199.46.188.12)
Populations are stable now, but low compared to the 1980s. The mussels are a big reason why. When I was a kid, I used to love fishing for yellow perch because they do make a great fish fry. ::: TOPIC: .......

52: Inmate Central, Indeed the quaggas have taken over (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-31, 07:57:36 (199.46.188.10)
The zebras prefer warmer waters than the quagga and possibly have a faster metabolism because they spread more quickly and aggressively. The quaggas can live deeper and in colder water. People may thi .......

53: Inmate Central, At the junction with the Illinois river, it's only 417' (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-31, 07:10:53 (199.46.188.10)
A small amount of water currently flows out of Lake Michigan, through the canal, into the Des Plaines river and down to the Mississippi. .......

54: Inmate Central, At least two have gotten through and been caught upstream (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-31, 07:01:54 (199.46.188.10)
The Corps of Engineers is scrambling because the obvious next step is a barrier that would block navigation. The same canal is how the zebra mussels got out of the Great Lakes and made their way down .......

55: Amp/Preamp Asylum, He services his own stuff (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-31, 05:05:46 (73.126.226.6)
And, as was already mentioned, he doesn't share schematics and tech info with repair shops. Dave Belles is a one man operation, so don't expect an immediate callback or quick turnaround. .......

56: Inmate Central, Not yet. 9 miles away. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-31, 04:50:48 (73.126.226.6)
Too close for comfort. The Great Lakes ecosystems were already wrecked once by invasive zebra and quagga mussels. If the Asian carp get in there, it will be a disaster. .......

57: Inmate Central, Not so easy (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-31, 04:43:29 (73.126.226.6)
The canal system is designed to flow enough water to regulate its own water level, but not much more than that, because transportation requires still water. There is also a section of electrified cana .......

58: Inmate Central, One thing about Russia. It's not overdeveloped. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-30, 09:47:55 (73.126.226.6)
Over the much longer term, I think there will be a migration into Russia as central Asian steppe turns into desert. .......

59: Inmate Central, RE: Toyota is still selling the crap out of hybrids... (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-30, 07:24:23 (73.126.226.6)
Toyota has an EV platform and some 30 EV projects going on. But the article claims their platform isn't competitive. And EV sales are picking up faster than they predicted. They can't meet production .......

60: Inmate Central, Toyota went all-in on hybrids (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-30, 05:08:15 (73.126.226.6)
Looks like Toyota failed to prioritize the development of an all-electric drivetrain. Other manufacturers like Ford and GM made a weak effort at hybrids before switching priorities to go all electric. .......

61: Inmate Central, One good thing I can say (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-30, 04:59:19 (73.126.226.6)
Is that I doubt any EV batteries are going to get dropped off the end of a pier. It's beyond the level of a numpty. And there will be less waste motor oil ending up in back yards and landfills. But I .......

62: Inmate Central, RE: Arguably Hamilton was the most foresightful of the FF (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-29, 14:36:44 (73.126.226.6)
Let's not toss democracy aside because we can't or won't see things from the other side. .......

63: Inmate Central, A fair comment (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-29, 11:45:22 (73.126.226.6)
I admire the dedication to the hobby shown by guys like Romy. I don't have the passion. I was never that serious, and I'm kind of glad I don't have the drive to go all in on a hobby. .......

64: Inmate Central, That spontaneity is gone (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-29, 10:20:04 (73.126.226.6)
Kids don't roam free anymore. Even in safe middle class suburban neighborhoods where the only traffic is from residents. People always want to blame over-protective parents for it, but in my experienc .......

65: Inmate Central, I intend to use it for fishing with my son (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-29, 07:42:35 (73.126.226.6)
It's nice and open without the spray deck on. I can install the rear seat all the way to the rear, and install the front seat all the way to the front facing backwards. My son doesn't need to paddle. .......

66: Inmate Central, I almost bought that Oru Haven (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-29, 07:22:48 (73.126.226.6)
We already have an Aquaglide Chelan 140 inflatable to play about in, but there's four of us and I want to do some remote site camping by kayak. I was trying not to buy another inflatable, and the nove .......

67: Inmate Central, I suppose I could find a Ukrainian flag sticker (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-29, 06:54:48 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

68: Inmate Central, Is that a saw? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-29, 06:53:38 (73.126.226.6)
Looks like a fun time and a good area for paddling. That boat maker in Saint Petersburg, Triton, must do a lot of testing on the Vuoksi river and lake Ladoga, because I see them frequently in pictures .......

69: Inmate Central, Same basic design, a hybrid they call it (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-28, 13:25:53 (73.126.226.6)
It has an aluminum skeleton and inflatable sponsons are built into the skin. The skeleton gives it a good hull shape so it tracks straight. Inflating the sponsons pulls the skin taut to make the kayak .......

70: Inmate Central, That would be Ken Lewis (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-28, 10:27:44 (73.126.226.6)
He retired (was pushed out) in late 2009 and now he sits on the boards of multiple non-profits. .......

71: Inmate Central, So, I just got a birthday present from Ukraine (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-28, 10:22:56 (73.126.226.6)
I had to share this little irony of war. For my 50th birthday present I wanted a kayak, but not just any kayak, a foldable tandem. I considered what to get for two months, did (almost) all my research .......

72: Inmate Central, It's a bit late for that, Mr. Putin (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-28, 07:44:34 (73.126.226.6)
At this point, I expected a lot more like Wojciech and Chris. I expected the Kremlin to circle the wagons with conservatives by election time. Just look where Tucker Carlson was at the start of the wa .......

73: Inmate Central, If Musk manages to ruin Twitter, it might be a good thing for humanity (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-28, 07:25:41 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

74: Inmate Central, Traveling leagues at age 8 (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-28, 05:56:16 (73.126.226.6)
My 8 year old daughter wanted to play this year because her best friend just started softball. We looked at baseball and softball and they are just too much of a commitment. Games every weekend in dif .......

75: Speaker Asylum, What about a line array? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-27, 13:13:53 (73.126.226.6)
One of the characteristics of a WMTMW design is directivity in the vertical plane. I was thinking a line array would be another way to get similar directivity. The Dali Megaline came to mind, but that .......

76: Inmate Central, They are voting on cultural issues (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-27, 12:51:40 (73.126.226.6)
There's also a lot of low information voters who are going by nothing besides TV ads and what family members say. .......

77: Inmate Central, RE: What recession? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-27, 08:45:48 (73.126.226.6)
I suppose this is good news because it suggests the recession is not imminent, so we're not going to see people getting laid off during the holidays at least. But inflation was at 8.2% at last check a .......

78: Speaker Asylum, Tough thing to replace (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-27, 07:53:48 (73.126.226.6)
Another pair of Duntech would seem like the obvious solution, unless they're just looking for something different this time. I don't know of any other passive loudspeaker that ticks every box on your .......

79: Inmate Central, Opposing corners are good (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-26, 14:08:42 (73.126.226.6)
If you have a single sub, the corner is usually not the best place. But if you have two subs and place them in opposite corners of a rectangular room, the pair will cancel all the axial modes associat .......

80: Speaker Asylum, What criteria are important to you? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-26, 12:10:14 (73.126.226.6)
There is no best. What's the application? You mention studio use, and you asked for full-range, so I'm guessing you're looking for a midfield monitor or maybe a main monitor, not a nearfield. Freestan .......

81: Inmate Central, "We" are electricity consumers (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-26, 11:56:44 (73.126.226.6)
We all benefit from having more sources of electricity generation. I fully support modernizing and expanding nuclear power generation, but I'm not holding my breath. It's been stalled for four decades .......

82: Inmate Central, Will they sell you a replacement grill? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-26, 11:23:37 (73.126.226.6)
That might be a question to ask. I assume they will, since it's meant to be sacrificial. .......

83: Inmate Central, RE: Home owners only pay small portion, the rest is paid by the rest of us (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-26, 10:45:51 (73.126.226.6)
If the utility pays the homeowner the retail rate for energy supplied to the grid, the homeowner is getting a free ride. If the utility pays the wholesale rate, then everybody else is getting the bene .......

84: Inmate Central, Uh, no (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-26, 09:04:13 (73.126.226.6)
Homeowners and installers are paying or financing all of the up front costs for installation and grid connection. You're not losing out tax-wise either, because if your neighbor didn't install solar t .......

85: Inmate Central, On the contrary (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-26, 07:07:26 (73.126.226.6)
Expanding the electricity supply lowers rates for everyone over the long term. If your neighbor has a large solar installation, their surplus electricity flowing back into the grid equates to electric .......

86: Inmate Central, LG exited the whole solar business (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-26, 06:19:44 (73.126.226.6)
The Chinese government threw a huge amount of investment into solar panel production. They dumped product and put everyone else out of business, first the startups and finally the big guy, LG. The US .......

87: Inmate Central, Customers and fuel suppliers are buying contracts for the winter (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-26, 05:58:19 (73.126.226.6)
Everyone is expecting this to be a bad winter, so a lot of customers are trying to lock in their rates for the winter season. And up here in New England where the supply is limited, there are concerns .......

88: Inmate Central, It's true if you believe Chinese government economic data (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-25, 14:01:12 (73.126.226.6)
The Chinese data has always been suspect. Anecdotally, I think you're partly correct. China seems to have benefited much more from divesting state industries and economic liberalization. There are a l .......

89: Digital Drive, It's still lossy compression (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-25, 08:13:44 (199.46.188.13)
Sony's LDAC supposedly has a top transmission speed of 990 kbps. Uncompressed CD quality is 1411 kbps. Lossless FLAC compression cuts that by approximately in half, sometimes more, sometimes less. So .......

90: Inmate Central, Economic liberalization of India has reduced poverty (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-24, 16:16:37 (73.126.226.6)
India's industrialization was prevented by the British. After independence, it's growth was held back by inefficient central planning, much like China. India's economy collapsed with the Soviet Unio .......

91: Digital Drive, Another option (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-24, 11:42:54 (199.46.188.14)
Rather than running the Tidal application on your iPad, you could buy a DAC with built-in streaming capabilities and just use the iPad as a controller. Airplay works over wifi, so if you get a DAC tha .......

92: Inmate Central, The influx of brainpower into China has definitely slowed (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-23, 17:33:03 (73.126.226.6)
Just 10 years ago, I knew a lot of people who were in and out of China for business. And I have a few different friends and a couple of relatives who went there to work for a couple years. There were .......

93: Inmate Central, Scary as hell (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-23, 17:24:03 (73.126.226.6)
Xi just rid the Communist party of the Youth League faction. That sent a message. More than that, he purged non-loyalists from party leadership positions. The congress even amended the party charter t .......

94: Inmate Central, Oh come on, everybody knows why Hu Jintao was ejected (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-22, 13:45:42 (73.126.226.6)
Xi is copying Putin. I find it really disgraceful to be honest. China would be stuck in the 20th century if not for Hu. And what power would Xi be able to wield if not for Hu? Xi's stature in the worl .......

95: Inmate Central, Priceless (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-22, 13:34:10 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

96: Inmate Central, Chiefs had Mahomes, Patriots had Brady (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-22, 07:17:49 (73.126.226.6)
To me that proves you don't need to feature an all-purpose back in your offense if you have the best quarterback in the league. But if you've got Jeff Hostetler or Trent Dilfer... .......

97: Inmate Central, RE: I don't get the Trey Lance thing. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-22, 07:08:08 (73.126.226.6)
The Bengals went to the Super Bowl last year with a featured RB, Joe Mixon. You could kind of argue the Rams did as well with Cam Akers, although he had missed most of the season with a torn Achilles. .......

98: Inmate Central, RE: No way. No running back is worth a first round pick. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-21, 13:52:37 (73.126.226.6)
In his last full season, McCaffrey gained over 1000 on the ground and over 1000 in the air, with Kyle Allen as QB. His yards per carry are excellent and he doesn't fumble. He's worth as much as any to .......

99: Inmate Central, I think he's worth a first round pick (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-21, 12:33:09 (73.126.226.6)
But the '9ers didn't have one. So I think they are going to sit out rounds 1, 2, 3, 4 of next year's draft. That could definitely be a mistake. On the other hand, he's costing them basically nothing t .......

100: Inmate Central, I used to wonder the same thing watching Barry Sanders (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-21, 09:57:36 (199.46.188.10)
When he's healthy, McCaffrey is the best all-purpose back in the league. The question is, how long can he remain healthy? .......

101: Inmate Central, Ow (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-21, 07:06:02 (199.46.188.17)
I imagine that's going to be a bitch to immobilize because it's an attachment point for multiple tendons and ligaments. It probably would have been easier if you went for the classic cycling injury an .......

102: Inmate Central, RE: It's about ability to read, not English comprehension. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-21, 06:59:36 (199.46.188.17)
The source is the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). You can look up the methodology online. The survey was conducted in English, not in the primary languages of t .......

103: Inmate Central, RE: Canadians pay less tax per person probably because ... (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-20, 13:58:32 (73.126.226.6)
Let's see, the median household income in Canada is $18652, in the US it's $19306. 18652/19306 = 0.96612 But the tax, 15560/16855 = 0.9232 So maybe half of the difference in tax is explained by income .......

104: Inmate Central, But the statistic you quoted is English language specific (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-20, 13:31:31 (73.126.226.6)
It estimates how many people are proficient in English. That statistic is driven predominantly by the number of non-native English speakers in the population, i.e. immigrants. .......

105: Inmate Central, If you're talking specifically about English language literacy (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-20, 12:29:19 (73.126.226.6)
New Hampshire has the highest adult literacy rate at 94.2%, California has the lowest at 76.9%, and the rank order is highly correlated with the percentage of non-English speakers in each state. State .......

106: Inmate Central, Health care needs to be considered in tax comparisons (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-20, 11:23:18 (73.126.226.6)
Health care spending per capita is $11945 in the US compared to $5370 in Canada according to the link below. That's covered entirely in taxes for a Canadian, but for most Americans it's not. Canada ap .......

107: Inmate Central, Eeesh, good luck. Crashing sucks. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-19, 15:51:37 (73.126.226.6)
Crashing sucks! .......

108: Inmate Central, They aren't really drones, more like cheap, slow cruise missiles (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-19, 15:26:51 (73.126.226.6)
One of the difficulties with shooting them down is their low altitude. They fly low enough to have a very short radar horizon. And even though they are slow, they don't stay overhead for long. So the .......

109: Inmate Central, Russia, yes. China, not yet. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-18, 18:49:38 (73.126.226.6)
Competitor doesn't need to turn into adversary. The Chinese state media have always seized on clashes with the US to stoke nationalism, even when relations were good. The Hainan Island air collision f .......

110: Inmate Central, RE: * Tariffs * -- protectionist OR leveling to playing field? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-18, 15:22:55 (73.126.226.6)
Ideally, we would have continued negotiating large multi-lateral trade deals whose requirements would have significantly leveled the playing field. Then we would reserve tariffs for countries who don' .......

111: Inmate Central, More broadly, it's the fear of losing one's place (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-18, 15:07:13 (73.126.226.6)
That seems to be driving a lot of what's happening around the world .......

112: Inmate Central, It was meant to be tongue in cheek (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-18, 06:34:36 (199.46.188.12)
nt .......

113: Inmate Central, I think OPEC was under-running their production targets before they were cut (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-18, 05:49:58 (199.46.188.12)
nt .......

114: Inmate Central, I wish my state wouldn't depend on other states for so many things (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-17, 14:48:28 (73.126.226.6)
I mean, are we really better off with red states and blue states trading and therefore becoming dependent on each other? I don't even like going over to the next town to shop. There is a farmers marke .......

115: Inmate Central, RE: The man with his finger firmly on the pulse (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-17, 14:31:08 (73.126.226.6)
Yeah, full employment is great, but I think most people went backwards this year because their cost of living went up faster than their income. The money supply is growing tighter and the cost of fina .......

116: Inmate Central, "it is imperative to act with dispassionate reason" (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-17, 07:42:26 (199.46.188.12)
I agree. That's what these vandals are lacking. .......

117: Inmate Central, Either that or the Packers are mediocre (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-17, 05:48:05 (73.126.226.6)
I'm not a believer in the Jets just yet. All of their opponents have 3-3 or 2-4 records. Like the Patriots last year, they may get some scrappy wins and punch above their weight for a while by taking .......

118: Inmate Central, Relax, I was joking (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-15, 05:26:43 (73.126.226.6)
I'm not a fan of any of those artists' music, but I'm not saying it's bad music either. It was more of a comment about which Canadian artists are the most overexposed. .......

119: Inmate Central, I've been thinking the same (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-14, 21:26:38 (73.126.226.6)
I guess it's fortunate that Hughes turned into a recluse as he lost it, rather than getting megalomania. I don't know what will happen with Musk, but he appears to be cracking. .......

120: Inmate Central, NATO had nothing to do with it (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-14, 18:41:27 (73.126.226.6)
This is not a NATO operation. Not every NATO country is on board with Ukraine. SpaceX took the initiative on this, and I'm thankful they did. But there is no way all those Starlink terminals would hav .......

121: Inmate Central, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, and the members of Nickelback (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-14, 09:10:43 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

122: Speaker Asylum, They're becoming more and more of dealer ad portal (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-14, 08:59:07 (73.126.226.6)
These days, a lot of my Audiogon searches return more dealer ads than individuals. And most of those dealers are not trying to sell product through Audiogon, they direct you to their own site to buy, .......

123: Inmate Central, Oh so predictable (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-14, 08:33:13 (73.126.226.6)
The company was willing to use the war as a marketing campaign. Like a drug dealer, they gave freebies, and now Ukraine is hooked. So now that they have their first big customer, they're looking to ma .......

124: Inmate Central, Individuals already do that (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-14, 07:09:26 (73.126.226.6)
The limit on most treasury securities is $10M for per each security type, term, and offering. That applies to everything from 4-week T-bills to 30-year bonds, except the Series I and EE bonds that hav .......

125: Inmate Central, Treasury bond yields make them a poor retirement investment most of the time, regardless of income (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-14, 06:22:24 (73.126.226.6)
That was my main point. Even if my wife and I could only afford to put away $20k/year, there's only maybe 2 years in 20 where it would be worth pausing our other contributions and buying I-bonds inste .......

126: Inmate Central, The membership application would have been withdrawn in 2010 anyway (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-14, 05:50:26 (73.126.226.6)
It's wishful thinking. Yanukovych won that election in 2010 fairly, and the eastern, more industrialized parts of the country were deeply pro-Russian. Maybe that has changed now, but we won't know un .......

127: Inmate Central, Those are guided rockets (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-14, 05:36:37 (73.126.226.6)
HIMARS can fire GMLRS rockets or ATACMS missiles. We gave them the GMLRS rockets which are GPS aided guided rockets. They should be accurate against a stationary target out to their max range. But the .......

128: Inmate Central, Regardless of Russia, would you have admitted Ukraine in 2008? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-14, 05:04:13 (73.126.226.6)
I would never sign a mutual defense pact obligating us to defend another country unless the people there share our values, the country is politically stable, and it has a military appropriate for its .......

129: Inmate Central, Happy to hear (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-13, 15:28:13 (73.126.226.6)
It's great to hear that she's still on the transplant path and is almost recovered enough to go home. I know these aren't like kidney transplants, but I think you've all lived through the scariest par .......

130: Inmate Central, The limit is hasn't kept up with the times (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-13, 15:20:48 (73.126.226.6)
If yields were consistently high enough to make it worth buying treasury bonds every year, then I would agree that $10k/year is not a little, but not a lot. But we go long stretches of time where yiel .......

131: Inmate Central, You're thinking of the Bohemian Grove in CA (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-12, 16:18:07 (73.126.226.6)
That's the one Jones went to .......

132: Inmate Central, RE: what an idiot (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-12, 14:40:46 (73.126.226.6)
Perhaps this guy? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5850053/Undercover-worlds-elitist-secret-society.html .......

133: Inmate Central, Yes, by actual price paid we're still way more expensive than everybody else (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-12, 06:59:38 (73.126.226.6)
When it comes to urgent medical care, insurance companies are usually trying to negotiate after the fact. That's a weak position to start with. Another huge part of the problem is the lack of competit .......

134: Inmate Central, The bill is just the start of the negotiation process (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-12, 06:20:47 (73.126.226.6)
Providers are always trying to maximize what they can bill. There's no time for price shopping when somebody requires urgent medical care, so that's when providers try to go for as much as they can ge .......

135: Inmate Central, RE: And, so, what is the difference? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-12, 05:27:59 (73.126.226.6)
You can't tell the difference between a foreign intelligence agent and his collection tool? One is acting with purpose, the other is a dupe. .......

136: Inmate Central, Now begins the negotiations between the providers and insurer (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-12, 05:19:02 (73.126.226.6)
One of the many odd and inefficient aspects of our system is that we negotiate prices with providers after they have provided their services. .......

137: Inmate Central, Of course we have socialized medicine (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-12, 05:09:58 (73.126.226.6)
Insurance is socialized risk. And our health care system uses insurance for more than just spreading risk, it pays for most routine and preventative care as well. People who don't have insurance and e .......

138: Inmate Central, They are (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-11, 09:04:36 (73.126.226.6)
The FCC tightly controls who can radiate in what part of the spectrum. Speed enforcement radar operates in narrow bands that the FCC has allocated for it. They will come down on any other system trans .......

139: Inmate Central, I used to go to 115 (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-11, 08:54:21 (73.126.226.6)
With 700x20 Michelins on my race wheels, 30 years ago. The smaller the tire, the more pressure you need to avoid pinch flats and rim damage. .......

140: Inmate Central, There's a big difference between the boss and the worker (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-11, 08:41:47 (73.126.226.6)
Manning was a little gay guy in a don't ask, don't tell military, who was suffering from depression, bullying, and gender dysphoria. He was a ripe target for somebody looking to take advantage of his .......

141: Inmate Central, They don't want to have to extend the school year (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-11, 08:17:17 (73.126.226.6)
Remote days count, snow days don't. Obviously, there is some merit to using a snow day for remote education. But that probably works better for older students. For younger kids, it's like a wasted day .......

142: Inmate Central, The fact that you can actually tow a heavy load with an EV is pretty cool (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-11, 06:50:58 (73.126.226.6)
I think some people are looking at it the wrong way. The Lightning was not designed for traveling, it's an around-town truck. Made for hauling trash to the dump, taking home a new BBQ grill from the b .......

143: Inmate Central, EV batteries get their hottest when being rapidly charged (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-11, 05:36:37 (73.126.226.6)
Obviously the battery discharges faster when towing something. Or going up a mountain, or accelerating hard. But the most thermal stress comes from a level 3 charger. Lithium ion EV batteries are most .......

144: Inmate Central, Pinch flats might be your problem (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-10, 12:25:32 (73.126.226.6)
What size tire are you running? I run 50 psi on my gravel bike, and those are 700x45 I think. I never run less than 90 psi on a road bike. And if I'm running a narrow performance tire, not under 100 p .......

145: Inmate Central, He didn't turn into a bad quarterback overnight (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-09, 06:03:59 (73.126.226.6)
That pick in the end zone hurt, and it was all on him because he just didn't lead the receiver enough. He didn't get the last ball past Gilmore either. But in their previous game against the Raiders, .......

146: Inmate Central, Yikes. I just filled up yesterday for $3.22 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-08, 07:41:56 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

147: Inmate Central, Supply problems? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-07, 13:13:23 (73.126.226.6)
That excuse is at least a year out of date. Go to this interactive graph: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCE Set the time scale to 10Y. Click Edit Graph, then change the units to Percent Change fr .......

148: Inmate Central, This will be cool, if the auto makers allow that level of integration (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-07, 05:37:12 (73.126.226.6)
So far I haven't been impressed when using CarPlay or Android Auto. They're better than the worst systems out there, but they seem to be designed around the lowest common denominator touch screen, so .......

149: Inmate Central, Required annually, safety inspection only (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-07, 04:34:41 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

150: Inmate Central, The people managing money haven't been through this before (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-04, 10:37:57 (73.126.226.6)
They don't know how long this is going to last or where they're going to land. So don't look to the market as a leading indicator. To richard's point, there's been 3 or 4 bounces this year. I'm pretty .......

151: Inmate Central, The Kremlin is trying to change how the conflict is framed (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-04, 10:11:58 (73.126.226.6)
The Kremlin would like everybody to forget they invaded Ukraine with the aim of toppling the government. They would like to re-frame the conflict so its about US and NATO expansionism vs. Russia defen .......

152: Inmate Central, They are called pork shoulder chops here (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-04, 02:29:14 (73.126.226.6)
In other places, pork shoulder steak. They're cut about 1/2" thick and contain multiple muscles and bones. They grill up nicely and they're cheap, but they're more work to eat than a rib chop. I've al .......

153: Inmate Central, To be fair to all, Crimea wanted to be with Russia (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-03, 17:03:46 (73.126.226.6)
Even if you go way back to the breakup of the USSR and the Ukraine referendum on independence, the population in Crimea was split: And by the time Yanukovych ran off in 2014, which started this war, .......

154: Inmate Central, 100% agree. This stinks, and the Ukrainians may have poisoned their chances for ATACMS by even suggesting it. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-10-03, 16:34:01 (73.126.226.6)
This suggestion would put US forces into the fire direction loop, by sharing Ukraine's target list (their intelligence), and presumably giving US forces go/no-go decision making authority over strikes .......

155: Inmate Central, RE: For a generation or two, retiring to Florida was part of the American dream (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-30, 11:26:41 (73.126.226.6)
I didn't check Florida specifically, but hurricane activity has been significantly higher recently compared to the 20th century. .......

156: Inmate Central, Try average dewpoint (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-30, 10:24:50 (73.126.226.6)
.......

157: Inmate Central, I have relatives there, but they're not on the beach (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-30, 07:39:31 (73.126.226.6)
Most of the 55+ communities and the neighborhoods with the most retirees are inland at least a little bit and away from tourists. The exceptions are in central Florida around the theme parks. ::: TOPI .......

158: General Asylum, I'll bet the image is different. And what about lip sync? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-30, 07:04:20 (73.126.226.6)
The audio delay is likely to be different when playing through your monitor's speakers vs. your stereo. Could it be enough to throw lip sync a little bit off? It could also be that when playing throug .......

159: Inmate Central, For a generation or two, retiring to Florida was part of the American dream (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-30, 06:38:49 (73.126.226.6)
I'm referring to the generations who flocked out to the suburbs in the 50s-80s to raise kids in quiet, safe communities with other people just like themselves. The same generations flocked to planned .......

160: Inmate Central, Me too (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-29, 08:57:45 (73.126.226.6)
My attempts on the kamado come out dry. A friend in the neighborhood makes brisket as impressive as I've had in any BBQ joint, on his pellet smoker. But he puts a lot of hours and effort into a briske .......

161: Inmate Central, Buy N Large! It's the American way (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-29, 07:03:34 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

162: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Room Acoustics Technical Question (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-29, 06:50:36 (73.126.226.6)
A real room will not have a cleanly decaying impulse response due to reflections and room modes. Typically, the problems to treat are: - Flutter echoes between parallel walls - Early reflections from .......

163: Inmate Central, Just yesterday, there was a big scary headline going around (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-29, 05:00:22 (73.126.226.6)
"Russia Is Urgently Buying Large Amounts Of Potassium Iodide" Then I read further. They're buying five million rubles worth, or about USD $86000, which is about the same amount they periodically purch .......

164: Digital Drive, Lyngdorf (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-28, 17:31:23 (73.126.226.6)
Tocatta was a small startup company in Denmark who invented one of the first power DAC architectures. Peter Lyngdorf invested in Tocatta. Then he teamed up with an American DSP guy, Dr. Boz (a nicknam .......

165: Inmate Central, Herding dog with a bad owner (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-28, 05:47:22 (73.126.226.6)
Sounds familiar. Our friends have some kind of a shepherd with strong herding dog instincts that they never trained out of it. If you're a guest at their house and you turn your back on that dog, it g .......

166: Digital Drive, And the annoying thing about it was they still sounded subtly different (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-28, 05:17:59 (73.126.226.6)
Which fueled the debate over whether DSD reproduction was inherently superior or inferior and whether SACD players were gimping the CD side and all of that. .......

167: Inmate Central, Have you ever tried stopping for them? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-27, 13:43:59 (73.126.226.6)
I've had dogs chase me many, many times. If I'm riding at a normal road pace, I just ignore them. Dogs can sprint fast in short bursts, but they won't do it for long because they're just defending the .......

168: Speaker Asylum, Please post the results (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-27, 10:29:14 (73.126.226.6)
I'm curious how it works out compared to mono. .......

169: Digital Drive, Call me pessimistic as well (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-27, 10:25:01 (73.126.226.6)
There's nothing to stop all of these services from resampling what they have on the fly into whatever format their customers like to see. .......

170: Inmate Central, Mexico would have been a huge prize for the communist world (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-27, 09:49:39 (73.126.226.6)
Starting with Khrushchev, the Soviets pursued alliances all over Latin America, including with Mexico. Mexico's dependence on the US prevented it from straying. Keeping Mexico close is one of the bigg .......

171: Inmate Central, RE: This Old House ... (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-27, 09:00:07 (73.126.226.6)
I got that same Energy Kinetics boiler installed about 10 years ago and it's been great. It's efficient, it heats water quickly, it's quiet, it doesn't require a draft, and it stays cleaner than my ol .......

172: Inmate Central, There's wind on Mars, and seismic activity (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-27, 08:21:48 (73.126.226.6)
So at least on Mars, there are some sources of sound that a sensitive microphone can pick up. And the rover can hear itself working. Making other space sounds is kind of gimmicky, but I'll have to adm .......

173: Inmate Central, I liked the real Pro Bowl (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-27, 08:05:02 (73.126.226.6)
I miss the AFC vs. NFC in Hawaii when all the players used to show up because it was an honor to play, and it's a fun trip. Those old Pro Bowls satisfied my craving for one more bit of football after .......

174: Inmate Central, My friends and I used to plan our ski trip for SB weekend every year (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-27, 07:52:49 (73.126.226.6)
We would rent a mountainside condo or nearby home Fri-Mon, and we'd always have empty slopes on Sunday and enjoy the game together Sunday night. .......

175: Inmate Central, Do you think we're going to get another Dmitry Medvedev? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-27, 07:36:29 (73.126.226.6)
In other words, Putin moves aside for a hand picked successor who has experience dealing with the West, and Putin pulls their strings from behind the curtain. Maybe they negotiate their way out of thi .......

176: Inmate Central, Vinokourov (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-27, 06:28:31 (73.126.226.6)
Looks like he's still fit. I liked watching Vinokourov race. He was a gritty rider, always going hard, digging deep, taking risks. A fast descender too. Looks like the weather cleared for you. Great w .......

177: Inmate Central, No such thing as popcorn time (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-27, 05:54:38 (73.126.226.6)
We're not isolated. If the Russian military is gutted and the government falls and leaves a leadership vacuum, the safety of their nuclear arsenal could be compromised. And while the Russian state is .......

178: Speaker Asylum, Are they placed symmetrically in the front half of the room? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-26, 12:56:19 (199.46.188.19)
I have two subs in my downstairs listening room/office that are set up for stereo bass, and two subs in my living room that are not. The difference is that I have placement flexibility downstairs, but .......

179: Inmate Central, RE: The right to live here is not a fundamental belief (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-25, 05:11:49 (73.126.226.6)
I don't believe everyone has the right to live in whatever country they want. Just to be clear about that. The US is literally a country of immigrants. Each wave of immigration built part of this coun .......

180: Inmate Central, We are the worst example to follow (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-24, 17:51:48 (73.126.226.6)
There's not one person in this country who thinks our de facto, non-sensical, lost or in perpetual limbo, sorta lawful, not by statute but by case law, leaky bucket immigration non-system is an exampl .......

181: Inmate Central, We just*did*this, with Ukrainian refugees (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-23, 12:35:35 (73.126.226.6)
Before that Afghans and Syrians And Venezuelans And former Yugoslavs Rwandans Libyans South Asians after the partition of India And from the rise of fascism all the way to the end of WWII By "we" I me .......

182: Inmate Central, RE: In cars, loaded with stuff? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-23, 11:59:37 (73.126.226.6)
Nobody is suggesting Georgians simply open the border and let them roll through. I'm certainly not. Here's what I'd say. You want to come in? First, go home and get that Z off your car. Then complete .......

183: Inmate Central, Refugees almost always arrive in waves (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-23, 09:51:17 (199.46.188.11)
Most refugees had no intention to emigrate until something happened that they are now fleeing. They show up in waves and backlog the system. You contain them, process them, and either accept them or t .......

184: Inmate Central, Not seeing the shortage here (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-23, 09:42:52 (199.46.188.11)
As long as I don't want an EV, I can find pretty much any make, model, and color within about an hour's drive. I gave an example in the other thread, see below. Granted, some of these vehicles are mis .......

185: Inmate Central, Place your bets (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-23, 09:05:43 (199.46.188.11)
I'm going with Wout van Aert. He probably peaked for the TDF, but he's on such a high level this year that he's got to be the bookie's favorite. Then again, a Norwegian guy that I wasn't following jus .......

186: Inmate Central, Case by case (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-23, 08:55:38 (199.46.188.11)
During the Cold War, we didn't take people in who wrapped themselves in the Soviet flag. As always, when we take people in who are fleeing from an adversary, we expect them to let go of any loyalty to .......

187: Inmate Central, No it wasn't (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-23, 06:51:05 (199.46.188.11)
This project of ours has been a perpetual struggle since the beginning, and it's always going to be a struggle, because our learned wisdom is in conflict with our genetic programming. .......

188: Inmate Central, Throughout the Cold War, we welcomed people who made the choice to leave (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-23, 05:36:12 (73.126.226.6)
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of .......

189: Inmate Central, Attractiveness was not the problem (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-22, 18:06:33 (73.126.226.6)
I'm one of those sick-in-the-head people who actually likes a compact wagon. I'm all for something that drives like a sedan but carries more stuff. What I don't like is an overweight wagon with a soft .......

190: Inmate Central, I think I posted that before (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-22, 16:41:39 (73.126.226.6)
I joined ROTC at age 17 and submitted the immunization records I got from my pediatrician. While at school, these were stored at the closest base with a medical facility. When I was commissioned, I re .......

191: Inmate Central, I wonder what training they'll get and where they will be used (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-22, 14:30:34 (199.46.188.11)
Conscripts could be used to increase the defense workforce and produce more weapons. They could also be used to operate logistics, which seems to be a weak spot with the Russian army. Or they could be .......

192: Inmate Central, Seems to be a lot of confusion about this (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-22, 14:03:30 (199.46.188.11)
The bivalent vaccines that already went through human clinical trials were targeted for Omicron BA.1 in addition to the original strain. Those vaccines were approved over the summer and became availab .......

193: Inmate Central, Have you ever had a flu shot? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-22, 11:51:57 (199.46.188.11)
The influenza vaccines get reformulated every year based on what strain(s) are going around, and approved without human trials. Anyway, the story here is that there were human trials of the Omicron BA .......

194: Inmate Central, Southern NH (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-22, 11:41:10 (199.46.188.11)
As an example, picking Toyota, I just searched local inventory for some of the popular models. Here's what comes up across three dealers: ICE: 132 Highlanders 87 Tacomas 65 RAV4s 56 Corollas 49 Camrys .......

195: Inmate Central, Weird. Dealer lots are full here. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-22, 08:09:30 (73.126.226.6)
All the dealers around me have full lots. Every brand. Hyrbids are low stock and EVs are generally unavailable. But if you want an ICE vehicle, you can buy pretty much any model today. .......

196: Inmate Central, That's a wagon (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-22, 06:58:03 (73.126.226.6)
But don't say that around an owner .......

197: Inmate Central, It would seem so (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-22, 06:52:41 (73.126.226.6)
The silos appear to be spaced about 5-6 miles apart, so adhering to the 2-mile requirement is going to result in a much sparser wind farm. .......

198: Inmate Central, Anthrax perhaps? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-22, 06:34:32 (73.126.226.6)
The Clinton administration ordered mandatory Anthrax vaccination for the entire military in the late '90s. I got it in 1999 just as I was leaving active duty. That sucker hurt for days. .......

199: Inmate Central, That's FE Warren AFB, still an operational missile field (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-22, 05:22:00 (73.126.226.6)
There's a huge missile field where Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska meet spanning at least a half dozen counties. It's still an active base with between 50 and 100 operational Minuteman III missiles. A .......

200: Inmate Central, I understand (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-21, 10:07:45 (73.126.226.6)
You can't put the hammer down when there's hazards everywhere. I live in a tract home, but I'm near the outer edge of suburbia. So if I head out North or East, I'll be clear of traffic and bustle in 1 .......

201: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Energy storage and dynamics (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-21, 09:39:11 (73.126.226.6)
I don't know power supply design, so I may be talking out of my ass here. But I always thought the main advantage of a linear supply over a SMPS for a power amplifier was the energy storage capacity o .......

202: Inmate Central, If you've got the gearing to handle it, terrain matters not (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-21, 09:03:50 (73.126.226.6)
It doesn't matter whether you are fighting gravity or drag, it's simply a matter of effort. You're just not trying on the flats. I've done lots of interval training on flat rides. And plenty of short .......

203: Speaker Asylum, There's truth to that (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-21, 05:20:29 (73.126.226.6)
Sometimes I peruse audio forums that cater more to the high rollers. They're a competitive bunch and some guys are definitely in it for bragging rights more than musical enjoyment. They want to own th .......

204: Inmate Central, One other thing: check the chain direction (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-21, 05:09:27 (73.126.226.6)
Shimano 10 and 11 speed chains are directional. The plates on the left and right side are subtly different. They should be installed such that the branding stamped into the plates faces you when you'r .......

205: Inmate Central, A new chain will exacerbate any alignment problem (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-21, 05:05:09 (73.126.226.6)
Because the new chain will be stiffer from side to side, it will transmit more side force when it's not aligned straight. While on the workstand, go through the rear gears and visually check the verti .......

206: Inmate Central, Agreed (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-20, 18:46:16 (73.126.226.6)
Mitch Trubisky is no star QB, but he's not a statue and can handle options. He never got any real playing time with the Bills last year, but they were really comfortable with him as a backup and wante .......

207: Inmate Central, Ah, but do you wear Carhartts every day? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-20, 17:27:25 (73.126.226.6)
At work I'm wearing khakis or slacks, not cargo pants. Outside of work, I could be wearing cargo pants, jeans, swim trunks, anything. One appeal of a small phone for me is that I don't have to conside .......

208: Speaker Asylum, A proper room for these big guys isn't going to be cheap either (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-20, 14:08:35 (199.46.188.17)
I like the line level crossover. If you're going all out, go all out. Wolf has done this before with the Magico Ultimate. The price is nuts, but I'm sure he's got a few customers demanding to hear tho .......

209: Inmate Central, Camp David Accords, SALT II, normalized relations with China, got us out of Panama (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-20, 12:44:01 (199.46.188.17)
He also created the DoE, and made energy investment and conservation a major priority to get us off of Middle Eastern oil. And like you said, he started the deregulation that Reagan got all the credit .......

210: Inmate Central, Trai Essex tweets? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-20, 12:26:47 (199.46.188.17)
I see he called out their first play, where he seems to have a point, because there was a lead block Harris could have followed for at least a 5 yard gain. Harris saw open field on the right and got g .......

211: General Asylum, Is your TV connected to a sound bar? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-20, 08:18:37 (199.46.188.17)
If you're using the built-in TV speakers, then all you should have to do is plug the Roku (or whatever) into any open HDMI port on the TV. If you're using an AV receiver or processor, then just plug t .......

212: General Asylum, It could also be you (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-20, 08:03:35 (199.46.188.17)
I don't know whether Rod hashes passwords, but most sites do. Assuming the passwords are hashed, you won't find a plain text password in the database. Also, I believe there was a time when this site w .......

213: Inmate Central, I don't think this is a boomer thing as much as an older person thing (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-20, 07:43:08 (199.46.188.17)
I'm going to generalize here... It's easy to be idealistic when you're young and inexperienced in life. You're meeting new people a lot, you're more flexible and tolerant, you tend to have more friend .......

214: Inmate Central, Huh? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-20, 06:59:03 (199.46.188.17)
High tech jobs have been growing faster than overall employment for as long as I can remember. The tech sector is now the 2nd biggest employer behind health care. Anyway, the concern here is not jobs. .......

215: Inmate Central, Look at excess deaths (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-20, 05:08:31 (73.126.226.6)
See link below. There is a time offset due to reporting delays, but the number of excess deaths helps validate the official COVID-19 death count. I think we're pretty accurate with the death count her .......

216: Inmate Central, Sorry, I was talking about the Steelers (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-19, 15:38:07 (73.126.226.6)
I agree with you about the 49ers. They were too quick to crown their new king. Let's see if Jimmy can take them to the playoffs again. .......

217: Inmate Central, RE: "we'll begin to see a rise [in] hospitalizations in a couple weeks" (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-19, 11:21:27 (199.46.188.11)
The symptoms are the same as before. It's still COVID-19. The current death rate among those getting infected is just under 1%, which is where it has been for most of the pandemic. The exceptions were .......

218: Inmate Central, You're reading it wrong (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-19, 11:02:20 (199.46.188.11)
That's per 100k people in each category, not per 100k sick. Per the latest official numbers, the overall death rate in the US is currently at 391 people per day. What you're after is how many people w .......

219: Inmate Central, Yeah, I didn't expect the stomach bug part (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-19, 10:34:47 (199.46.188.11)
In hindsight, I should have. It's always been a weak spot with my immune system; I come down with a 24-48 hour stomach bug almost every winter. I think if that hadn't wiped me out, the virus might not .......

220: Inmate Central, It's way too early for that talk (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-19, 08:54:00 (199.46.188.11)
Sad to see fans and sports writers throwing their QB under the bus after one bad game. It's only week 2. The real problem is the offensive line play. The Pats dominated the line. Teams that put a rook .......

221: Inmate Central, I just got over COVID for the 1st time and it kicked my butt hard (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-19, 07:28:29 (199.46.188.11)
My daughter brought it home the first week of school and infected 8 people over Labor Day weekend, our family and another family that we went to an amusement park with on that Saturday. She developed .......

222: Inmate Central, Depends on your risk factors (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-19, 06:34:56 (199.46.188.11)
It's not that COVID is less serious than it was, the difference is that we have a more effective treatment regimen than we had in 2020, and COVID-19 already culled much of the vulnerable population. B .......

223: Inmate Central, Yes, the cover art and liner are what they're after (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-16, 10:27:09 (73.126.226.6)
That and the novelty of playing a record. They have Best Buy systems. .......

224: Inmate Central, I'm with you on BMW (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-15, 14:43:22 (73.126.226.6)
Those giant kidneys on the front of the current M3 are awful. I'm with Victor too. The E39 5-series of the early 2000s are probably my favorite looking Bimmers. .......

225: Inmate Central, I like the ST in black (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-15, 13:41:31 (73.126.226.6)
It makes the bike look a bit smaller and sportier. .......

226: Inmate Central, It's about $100M/year right now (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-15, 12:37:56 (73.126.226.6)
And will probably go up due to the publicity. Hopefully he's not going to just spread it around, or use it to buy carbon credits. I think he'll get more out of it by investing in a specific project. : .......

227: Inmate Central, Ah, I understand now (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-15, 12:27:20 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

228: Inmate Central, Covid had the opposite effect on me (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-15, 12:19:04 (73.126.226.6)
I just had my first bout with it and I lost 12 pounds in a week! .......

229: Inmate Central, It is. Video of it here. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-15, 12:09:09 (73.126.226.6)
View YouTube Video .......

230: Inmate Central, It's just personal preference, that's why the offer different colors (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-15, 12:06:59 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

231: Inmate Central, So do I (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-15, 12:04:06 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

232: Inmate Central, Why? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-15, 11:56:37 (73.126.226.6)
This is what the interior of my daily driver looks like: Not exactly a luxury car, but it's all leather with wood and brushed Al accents and it cleans up easily. I schlep two kids around and they pu .......

233: Inmate Central, New Taycan Cross Tourismo (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-15, 11:39:49 (73.126.226.6)
I saw one recently on my commute. It looks OK to me. Better than anything I've seen from Honda or Toyota in years. .......

234: Inmate Central, Lemme guess, they're old school dealers (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-15, 11:22:53 (73.126.226.6)
The old business model is dying, kept alive only by the high rollers. But the hobby is thriving, especially in Europe and Asia. Younger audiophiles have different attitudes and priorities and they're .......

235: Inmate Central, You're still missing the point (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-15, 08:55:03 (73.126.226.6)
Russian forces aren't doing this to protect the people, they're doing this to prevent the people from organizing. .......

236: Digital Drive, I used to own an APL player with 6H30 output (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-14, 13:50:20 (73.126.226.6)
Alex modded my Philips SACD 1000 back in 2004 or 2005. He paralleled CS4398 DACs and added his own output stage using a 6H30 coupled through those same Lundahls. He also added his own power supply for .......

237: Inmate Central, Audio is a thriving hobby (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-14, 12:38:56 (73.126.226.6)
There's plenty of young blood getting into it, and plenty of innovation. If you're not seeing it, it's because you're not looking beyond this site. Perhaps because you're done chasing the next upgrade .......

238: Inmate Central, Believe me, they are real (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-14, 08:43:49 (73.126.226.6)
I have seen my share of tastelessly dressed obese people at one of the Walmarts I visit. But it's not an everyday thing. Most of the time I go there, I don't really take notice of anyone. .......

239: Inmate Central, I agree. The bashing is unwarranted. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-14, 08:37:16 (73.126.226.6)
Every Walmart I've ever been in has been clean and organized, more so than K-Mart, Woolworth's, Ames, or any of the discount department stores that preceded it. Between my wife and I, we visit Walmart .......

240: Inmate Central, Ever been in a Lidl in a major city? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-14, 08:10:08 (73.126.226.6)
I spent 3 months living in greater London. Lidl in a working class suburb is like two steps below Walmart. .......

241: Inmate Central, Fortunately, pumped hydro doesn't require much water after the initial fill (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-13, 13:32:08 (73.126.226.6)
Just replenish what's lost to evaporation afterward. .......

242: Inmate Central, You're going to end up paying for storage one way or the other (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-13, 12:32:29 (73.126.226.6)
As solar ramps up, the need for storage is going to become acute. Hopefully somebody in state government is considering the pros and cons of mass storage on the utility side vs. customer side holistic .......

243: Inmate Central, Careful, you might get arrested for your disloyalty (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-13, 12:11:19 (73.126.226.6)
I watched what happened to protesters and it made me mad. I think this is an excellent time to amend the UK Constitution and take away the powers of the crown. Most people seem to agree that the King .......

244: General Asylum, Crosstalk cancellation has been around for a while (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-13, 09:07:22 (73.126.226.6)
I've tried it with DSP plug-ins, and I heard Carver's box demonstrated before. I think it has value in allowing you to enjoy binaural recordings through speakers. But when used with regular stereo mat .......

245: Inmate Central, I am so sorry (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-13, 08:19:27 (73.126.226.6)
I can't possibly imagine your pain. Having to say goodbye to your own child is every parent's worst nightmare, and losing your daughter in pregnancy has to be the worst of the worst. We so often take .......

246: General Asylum, Soundstage is important to me, but this isn't the way I'd go about improving it (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-12, 11:33:19 (73.126.226.6)
This is like an AI image generator, meaning it's for novelty. If the soundstage of an older recording could be improved, I'd rather have it remixed by an engineer. If the original multi-tracks were lo .......

247: General Asylum, That's not what's new here. Hel-loo! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-12, 09:58:54 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

248: Inmate Central, RE: Chiefs looked good! (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-12, 08:47:59 (73.126.226.6)
I don't know why the Cardinals kept blitzing over and over. You don't blitz Mahomes. The entire league knows that. .......

249: General Asylum, It's a subscription for on-demand content, just like Netflix, Disney+, etc. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-12, 08:33:10 (73.126.226.6)
If the service goes away, so what? Sign up with another. .......

250: General Asylum, I won't defend the DMCA (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-12, 08:26:30 (73.126.226.6)
We're on the same page about that. But it's very easy to avoid DRM when buying audio recordings. I mostly buy from HDTracks and Qobuz. You do have to pay a little more than if you were buying from App .......

251: Inmate Central, Like a toy poodle nipping at people's heels (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-12, 07:22:52 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

252: Inmate Central, A lot easier to keep one in stock than several (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-12, 06:59:25 (73.126.226.6)
It appears to be a decision that Shimano made across the lineup, because the 116-link chains are the only road chains I've seen on their website and on the market since last year. .......

253: Inmate Central, They over-worked him in his prime (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-12, 06:51:57 (73.126.226.6)
The Titans offensive line didn't look as dominant as in previous years. Henry was getting hit earlier last night, before he could get his momentum going. Tannehill played decent, but he's not going to .......

254: Inmate Central, Tennesee was up 13-zip at the half (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-12, 06:18:45 (73.126.226.6)
But the Giants started the second half with two long touchdown drives and the Titans started the second half with two 3-and-outs. After that, they traded two more touchdowns. Then the Titans had a cha .......

255: Inmate Central, RE: Week 1 Highlights (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-12, 06:12:14 (73.126.226.6)
Being a Bills fan, I was happy to see Von Miller giving us his money's worth on week 1. It's only one game, but the Bills' defense is looking tough. The Dolphins defense looked tough too. They made qu .......

256: Inmate Central, Saquon Barkley, oh my (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-12, 06:00:49 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

257: Inmate Central, Dan Snyder is an idiot (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-12, 05:14:52 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

258: General Asylum, I've purchased hundreds of albums by download, not a single one with DRM (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-11, 14:18:54 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

259: Inmate Central, That's the XT chain (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-11, 14:11:51 (73.126.226.6)
Ultegra 6800 and Deore XT use the same chain, just in different lengths. The XT chain is 126 links. .......

260: Inmate Central, Thanks for sharing (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-11, 08:19:51 (73.126.226.6)
Nice pics. Looks like a fun party with a lot of energy. And congrats on raising another lovely daughter. I like the name Grace, probably because it was my mother's name, but it's really rare to hear t .......

261: Inmate Central, SHIMANO DOESN'T SELL CHAINS IN MULTIPLE SIZES !!! (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-11, 08:10:05 (73.126.226.6)
Sorry I had to shout, but you're not listening. .......

262: Amp/Preamp Asylum, The high efficiency way is harder (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-11, 08:03:46 (73.126.226.6)
Not necessarily more expensive, because there are offerings at varying price levels either way you go. But it's definitely a lot harder to design good high efficiency speakers than good low efficiency .......

263: Inmate Central, Bad advice for Shimano owners (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-11, 07:45:34 (73.126.226.6)
SRAM sells chains in different lengths so you can buy the exact length you need and don't have to break them. Shimano sells their chains in a single length with a quick link and instructions for sizin .......

264: Inmate Central, There's no such thing as a bad time to get rid of a monarchy (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-10, 13:07:10 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

265: Inmate Central, He's not doing anything else important (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-10, 13:06:03 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

266: Inmate Central, We had a very pleasant summer here (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-09, 14:54:27 (73.126.226.6)
More sun and less humid than usual. We only had one heat wave, and it was milder than the last few years. The downside is drought. .......

267: Inmate Central, When was the last time the Governor General of Canada actually exercised any real power? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-09, 13:56:27 (73.126.226.6)
Even in the UK it's extremely rare because the late Queen and her predecessors have been delegating to the PM. So if the role has become ceremonial in nature, then why do you need it other than to pre .......

268: Speaker Asylum, I agree (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-09, 12:43:23 (73.126.226.6)
And I would say more than slightly. If the balance drifts a little off center at higher frequencies, there could be many reasons including room, setup, poor L/R pair matching, or a difference in frequ .......

269: Inmate Central, If the monarchy ended, would you suddenly need a President of Canada? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-08, 20:11:36 (73.126.226.6)
Of course you wouldn't. A president is a chief executive. The Queen was not an executive. She had nothing to do with the day to day running of the UK government. Executive responsibility rests with th .......

270: Inmate Central, Early tech abandonment by GM (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-08, 12:39:42 (73.126.226.6)
Another story like yours just went viral. See link below. To briefly summarize, GM stopped producing those batteries after they went with a different battery technology for the Bolt. So dealers have t .......

271: Inmate Central, Nothing bigger than the Mini for me (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-08, 11:53:12 (73.126.226.6)
My 13 Mini drops easily into my pockets and I don't have to worry about it falling out when sitting. I can operate it easily with one hand while keeping it gripped securely. And it fits into most phon .......

272: Inmate Central, Seconded (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-08, 10:38:11 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

273: Inmate Central, High optical resolution (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-07, 11:37:58 (73.126.226.6)
You can get 6400 dpi optical resolution in consumer photo scanners, but IMHO there's no point in going above 4800 dpi. Scanning a 35mm negative or slide at 4800 dpi produces roughly a 25 MP scan and 7 .......

274: Inmate Central, The restaurants are cranking here (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-05, 15:55:17 (73.126.226.6)
From 5PM Thurs until about 8PM Sun, I can't get a table at any of the restaurants I like in the local area without booking earlier in the week. Before the pandemic, you could always get in on Thurs an .......

275: Inmate Central, RE: Any film/slide scanners here? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-05, 15:25:26 (73.126.226.6)
I have a midrange consumer model Epson flatbed, the Perfection v500 Photo. It is more than good enough to get all the information off of my best slides. I started out scanning at 4800 dpi, which turne .......

276: General Asylum, RE: Sure they are. They are personalized for ME (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-05, 14:59:53 (73.126.226.6)
I wonder if you are benefiting from a Roon integration or Tidal has something brand new. I was a subscriber from 2014 to 2020 and never got any personalized content at all. Unfortunately, I don't have .......

277: Inmate Central, Re: Measurement repeatability (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-03, 06:03:29 (73.126.226.6)
You don't need to spend a bunch on a high end measurement microphone from somebody like Bruel & Kjaer to get accuracy sufficient for room EQ. I use a reasonably priced miniDSP UMIK-1 and an Omnimic. B .......

278: General Asylum, None of that is personalized (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-03, 05:02:16 (73.126.226.6)
At least not for me. My wife and I got the exact same suggestions in two different Tidal accounts, and they were never related to my listening habits. .......

279: Inmate Central, All the real exploration is done remotely (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-03, 04:57:10 (73.126.226.6)
Manned missions are just boondoggles taking resources away from the exploration. .......

280: Inmate Central, Think about what inflation is going to do to the salary cap (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-02, 12:07:11 (73.126.226.6)
Wilson intends to play into his 40s and wants job security. He gave the team the option to extend him now at today's going rate, which is a pretty good deal for the team I think. If they didn't take i .......

281: Inmate Central, I think we're exploring Mars OK so far (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-02, 11:15:29 (73.126.226.6)
I can't think of any important experiments humans can do there that can't be accomplished remotely. The science fiction part is believing there will be permanent human colonies there. What makes you t .......

282: Inmate Central, Same here (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-02, 08:10:52 (73.126.226.6)
I keep about a half dozen of them in my car trunk and don't replace them unless a handle tears or a meat package leaks in them. I forgot to get them out of the trunk a few times, and walked out with p .......

283: Inmate Central, The Space Force has nothing to do with the Moon or Mars (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-02, 07:08:52 (73.126.226.6)
The Space Force is for protecting low Earth and geosynchronous orbits and our satellites operating there. It's an important mission, because if you take away satellite communications, remote sensing, .......

284: Inmate Central, You can turn the motion interpolation off (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-02, 06:11:39 (73.126.226.6)
Soap opera effect on movies bothers me, but interpolation can be a benefit with sports and other live broadcasts as long as it's not too aggressive. Sony's is the least aggressive out of the box. LG a .......

285: Inmate Central, LG makes the panels for all of them except Samsung (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-02, 05:54:02 (73.126.226.6)
The LG, Sony, and Vizio sets have more or less equivalent image quality after calibration. Sony claims to have superior motion processing, but if there is a difference, it's subtle. I'd have to compar .......

286: Inmate Central, RE: This is gonna sound weird... (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-01, 13:05:36 (73.126.226.6)
You don't need a Roku subscription to use the device, but you do need a Roku account to "activate" the device. If you don't have a Roku account, it will guide you through creating one when you first c .......

287: Inmate Central, I like my Rokus, but there are a couple of things to be aware of (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-01, 12:33:10 (73.126.226.6)
I've had two Roku 3s, an Ultra, and a recent model streaming stick. I love the simple interface, the remote, and the Roku media player app is the best I've found for UPnP/DLNA media browsing and playb .......

288: Inmate Central, They're all smart TVs now (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-01, 11:25:36 (73.126.226.6)
Even the cheap ones. Just like Blu-Ray players and AVRs and game consoles. The big streaming services will subsidize any box with a SoC and HDMI output in order to get their apps in front of customers .......

289: General Asylum, Kuro vs. Sony OLED on sports (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-01, 09:29:16 (73.126.226.6)
When we first got the OLED, I noticed that live action sports were smoother on the plasma, but only on the networks broadcasting in 1080i. For sports broadcasts in 720p, everything was better on the O .......

290: Inmate Central, There's no need replace a TV for a broken app (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-01, 08:55:09 (73.126.226.6)
We may only have two options for baby formula in this country, but we've got 57 ways to watch internet TV. There is a lot of redundant functionality in this space. My TV has apps, but it's not connect .......

291: Inmate Central, I frequently don't understand (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-01, 08:27:27 (73.126.226.6)
California set ambitious electrification goals, but have a regulatory process that's stacked against expanding generation. Despite Joe Manchin's best efforts, coal is on the way out. And twilight is s .......

292: General Asylum, I wonder if there's still people looking for old Kuros (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-01, 07:13:02 (73.126.226.6)
We have a 60" Kuro that we're not using because it fails to power on from standby more often than not. A replacement board would probably take care of it, or it could be harvested for working parts. B .......

293: Inmate Central, You've got to pay attention to the culture you marry into! (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-01, 06:42:10 (73.126.226.6)
The guys are looking for sex and affection, while the girls are looking to make a transaction that lifts their family. One of my friends fell for a prostitute that he met in Singapore. He ended up sp .......

294: Inmate Central, CA created a shortage on the generation side (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-01, 06:04:29 (73.126.226.6)
The grid has been expanding and modernizing continuously for 130 years. Expanding the grid isn't a problem unless we make it one. The real challenge with electrifying transportation is building the ge .......

295: General Asylum, I still use YouTube for music discovery (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-09-01, 04:38:23 (73.126.226.6)
I was on Tidal before. If you know what artist, album or song you want to play, it's great. Sound quality really is the same as CD. But it's no place to "surf". There are no personalized recommendatio .......

296: General Asylum, LPs obviously have a similar impact (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-31, 17:25:07 (73.126.226.6)
First of all, I didn't intend to make anyone feel guilty about buying CDs or LPs. I was just responding to peppy's environmental impact argument by bringing up another form of waste to consider. I don .......

297: General Asylum, RE: It's not for everyone (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-31, 13:23:17 (199.46.188.16)
You have been very generous with your time helping people. And I hadn't noticed you were recommending the WiiM now. I do think recommending turnkey products is better for people who don't have strong .......

298: General Asylum, What about the environmental impact of CDs? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-31, 12:36:00 (199.46.188.16)
Consider two methods of delivering music: Method 1: An online retailer orders CDs. The pressing plant stamps them out, prints out color booklets, inserts them into plastic jewel cases, wraps and boxes .......

299: General Asylum, RE: Semantics........ (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-31, 10:27:26 (199.46.188.16)
Streaming means playing a stream. A stream in this case refers to media transmission over a network from server to endpoint, upon request, at the prescribed rate needed for real-time playback. A strea .......

300: General Asylum, RE: It's not for everyone (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-31, 09:56:52 (199.46.188.16)
I would also prefer optical over coax if the latter is not galvanically isolated. The coax input can be transformer isolated, but I wouldn't assume it is unless advertised as such. The electro-optical .......

301: General Asylum, Streaming is not just online streaming (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-31, 08:23:59 (73.126.226.6)
It's common now that when somebody says they are streaming, you assume they are probably talking about an online service. But most of us stream our own collections in addition to internet radio and Qo .......

302: General Asylum, If you are playing your own files, yes (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-31, 08:06:29 (73.126.226.6)
None of the online services stream WAV, but if you have files in WAV format, you can definitely stream them with just about any combination of server and endpoint. If you have files stored in FLAC for .......

303: General Asylum, It's not for everyone (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-31, 07:55:12 (73.126.226.6)
Streaming is better for us, but not necessarily better for everyone, especially those who listen to one system only. I ripped my music collection in 2010, minus CDs. That's when I started streaming fr .......

304: General Asylum, His post said nothing of Qobuz or online streaming (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-31, 04:59:55 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

305: General Asylum, You can buy, rip, and stream any mastering you want (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-31, 04:58:46 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

306: Inmate Central, I hope so (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-30, 16:26:13 (73.126.226.6)
The Panthers need it and I have a soft spot for Mayfield after what happened in Cleveland. The HOF seems unlikely, but he's a level above Darnold and will be playing with a chip on his shoulder. ::: .......

307: Inmate Central, I'm guessing Frankenmuth (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-30, 15:23:36 (73.126.226.6)
It's a town settled by Bavarians, north of Detroit towards Saginaw. I visited Michigan several times in the 90s. Detroit a couple times, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids. Detroit had it's bad spots th .......

308: Inmate Central, It also reflects a generational change in people's living preferences (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-30, 12:02:59 (73.126.226.6)
During the post-WWII suburban building boom, the suburbs were new and clean and the cities were old and dirty. And the suburbs were spacious and quiet and gave children room to play and explore. And i .......

309: Inmate Central, Overrated (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-30, 10:38:36 (73.126.226.6)
The Bills seem to be the darlings of NFL prognosticators at the moment. The offense is anyone's guess. Brian Daboll left to be the HC of the Giants, and I don't know how Josh Allen is going to do with .......

310: Inmate Central, On the contrary, the well kept neighborhoods are the first to gentrify (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-30, 09:49:07 (73.126.226.6)
Neighborhoods that are suffering from crime, decay, and blight don't attract Airbnb renters or wealthier people who want to live there. Building a nice place in a shit hole is usually a bad investment .......

311: Inmate Central, We're just moving poor people around (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-30, 08:51:06 (73.126.226.6)
You don't see as much poverty and urban blight in Boston any more, but it's more apparent in the smaller surrounding cities now as people have been pushed out. It's hard to live in Boston if you're po .......

312: Inmate Central, Despite a difference in age, I feel much the same (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-30, 08:17:54 (73.126.226.6)
I wasn't around to see the IGY, but I remember the day in '85 or '86 where my 9th grade Earth science teacher used a whole class period to show a film about the IGY, and we talked about some of the ex .......

313: Inmate Central, Not around here they don't (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-30, 06:47:22 (73.126.226.6)
Traditionally, Jeep resale here has been poor across the board. There's always been a glut of Jeeps with low-medium mileage on the used the market here, because in addition to the vehicles coming off .......

314: Critic's Corner, Probably not (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-30, 06:14:46 (73.126.226.6)
As best as I can tell from the Boston area dealers who handle the wealthiest clients, the really rich guys don't call the shop after reading a component review in Stereophile and ask to audition the p .......

315: Inmate Central, Just another form of gentrification (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-29, 12:06:59 (73.126.226.6)
The local chamber of commerce is usually on board, the local government usually doesn't resist because they see an opportunity to collect extra revenue, and most property owners don't resist (at first .......

316: Inmate Central, It's better spent on planetary research (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-29, 11:07:48 (73.126.226.6)
The good stuff from NASA are the interplanetary missions. We've gotten 10 years of Mars exploration out of Curiosity for just $3.2B. We'll spend at least 50 times that for Artemis and get less of scie .......

317: Inmate Central, What resources are easier and cheaper to find there? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-29, 10:34:47 (73.126.226.6)
The composition of the Moon and Earth are very similar, so rare elements on Earth would be rare on the Moon as well, presumably. The disadvantages of mining the Moon are huge. You need to support a co .......

318: Inmate Central, Similar observations here (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-28, 08:59:34 (73.126.226.6)
My commute is full of Teslas and there's a lot of them at work. But we just returned from a road trip to Niagara Falls and the NY Finger Lakes region and we rarely saw a Tesla. We did see a couple of .......

319: Speaker Asylum, Well, it's not the placement then (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-27, 10:44:49 (73.126.226.6)
The dimensions suggest you might have an audible null in the left speaker's response around 100 Hz, but it's probably minor. With just 6" to the front wall, you're already getting ~3 dB boost to the w .......

320: Inmate Central, RE: Yes, historically, 5-6% is the norm.... (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-27, 10:22:33 (73.126.226.6)
We have friends down the street that decided to cash out and rent for while. They have kids and intend to buy again at the bottom. They timed the market perfectly, buying at the bottom in 2013 for 350 .......

321: Inmate Central, You shouldn't need to attend college to be a good citizen (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-27, 08:58:44 (73.126.226.6)
College is optional. Attending college or beyond is a transaction. It's the most expensive investment in your future that you will make, and you are wise to maximize the value of that investment. Ther .......

322: Inmate Central, The grid isn't a static thing, it's constantly upgraded (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-27, 07:32:32 (73.126.226.6)
And you're right, when demand rises, prices rise, and that brings more suppliers to the energy market. The grid upgrades are paid for by the parties who want to connect or upgrade their service, and b .......

323: Inmate Central, RE: Yes, historically, 5-6% is the norm.... (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-27, 07:20:54 (73.126.226.6)
The same thing has happened all over the country. The price swings in CA are always bigger than the rest of the country for some reason, but even here in NH, my home has appreciated 60% since the end .......

324: Inmate Central, Markets haven't priced in the coming recession (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-27, 07:00:48 (73.126.226.6)
Buoyed by the hot job market, most people are still too optimistic about the future. The markets absolutely should have anticipated this from the Fed, so it should have been priced in already, but it .......

325: Inmate Central, All toys have good resale value right now thanks to inflation (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-27, 06:17:39 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

326: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I've never owned an amp without one (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-26, 14:02:08 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

327: Inmate Central, And they needed it (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-26, 12:44:22 (73.126.226.6)
IIRC, they only had space for a 4-banger and 130 horses isn't much if the van is full. By that point in time, the competition had V6s either standard or optional. .......

328: Inmate Central, RE: The new Sienna is hybrid only. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-26, 08:20:36 (199.46.188.11)
We have 93k miles on a 2017 Pacifica and so far it's needed only oil, tires, and brake pads. Knock on wood. We went into it expecting worse. The early production Pacifica hybrids had wiring harness an .......

329: Inmate Central, The first two generations were stellar (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-26, 07:15:54 (199.46.188.11)
They had engine issues from 2008-2013 with bad rings, engine mounts, and fouling & misfiring problems from the engines with VCM. Transmissions were a weak point as well. By the time I was looking in 2 .......

330: Inmate Central, On the other hand (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-26, 05:58:09 (73.126.226.6)
Inflation impacts home prices too. Prices went up through the recession of '74-75. Prices also went up during the recession of '80-82. Even during the last recession, when inflation hit zero and we br .......

331: Inmate Central, Interest rates are still low in absolute terms (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-26, 04:45:24 (73.126.226.6)
30-year fixed prime mortgage rates are around 6%. That's about the same as it was from 2002-2008 during the last housing bubble. The Fed's continuation of monetary stimulus after the end of the last r .......

332: Inmate Central, I am drawn to them (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-25, 15:29:02 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

333: Inmate Central, I have a cousin and two close friends who bought Wranglers during their mid-life crisis (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-25, 10:15:58 (73.126.226.6)
They're cool to drive on and around the beach. Otherwise I don't see the appeal. .......

334: Speaker Asylum, First make sure it's not a room or placement issue (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-25, 09:52:17 (73.126.226.6)
Boundary cancellation nulls are probably the #1 cause of weak mid-bass. See article below. If you tell me the distances between the speakers and the surrounding walls, then I can tell you where the nu .......

335: Inmate Central, 8 seconds? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-25, 09:17:55 (73.126.226.6)
Those air crews had no training on it. Per Boeing and the FAA, it wasn't necessary, all the operations and emergency procedures were to be the same, which was something demanded by Southwest to avoid .......

336: Inmate Central, So true (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-24, 15:58:19 (73.126.226.6)
Ethopian Airlines' pilots didn't get training on MCAS. They didn't even get a bulletin. Neither did Lion Air. Or Southwest, the biggest Max customer. Southwest didn't want to train their air crews, an .......

337: Inmate Central, The AOA sensor that "tricked" MCAS was the single point of failure (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-24, 15:03:09 (73.126.226.6)
The original version of MCAS that caused the crashes relied on a single angle-of-attack sensor. That sensor failed in both the Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air crashes. And that was the only hardware o .......

338: Inmate Central, I dunno (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-22, 16:47:39 (73.126.226.6)
This is what my yard typically looks like between Halloween and Thanksgiving: That was a week's accumulation. You can't blow it all into the woods because it builds up like a wall at the boundary. B .......

339: Inmate Central, 2 hours isn't bad for such a large lawn (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-22, 10:48:52 (73.126.226.6)
During peak leaf season, it usually takes me 2 hours, every other week. But in the summer, it takes me 45 min to mow (mulching). You have a lot more grass than I do. .......

340: Inmate Central, I've seen more of them this year as well (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-22, 08:01:24 (73.126.226.6)
At my in-laws, on a family trip we just took, even in my own back yard which is not a very inviting butterfly habitat. I hadn't seen a wild Monarch for about 5 years before this. .......

341: Inmate Central, I've never been able to use just a blower (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-22, 07:43:35 (73.126.226.6)
I've never been able to clear my yard with just a blower, except maybe in mid-October before the oaks start dropping. When we bought the house, my wife and I started out with gas blowers, rakes, and b .......

342: Inmate Central, You might be surprised (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-22, 06:29:29 (73.126.226.6)
This is my house. It's in a clearing surrounded by oaks. This is my electric blower. I haven't used my gas blower since I got it. It has enough power for me and I get about an hour of work time out o .......

343: General Asylum, The '81 recording has a unique tempo (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-20, 04:43:05 (73.126.226.6)
Gould's later approach connects the variations together by arranging them to have a common tempo. His timing is mathematically precise and he finds a rhythm from the piece. I think it's brilliant. But .......

344: General Asylum, Baroque (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-18, 16:59:54 (73.126.226.6)
I love baroque, but there's no one system that does it all for me. For big organ works, I want a system that is super transparent so I can "hear the hall" aka make a mental image of the church or cath .......

345: Inmate Central, Also ~$9k here in suburban NH (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-18, 14:04:52 (73.126.226.6)
Property taxes are high, but there's no income or sales tax. Renters have it great here. They're not hurt by the property taxes because rents are relatively low despite it. Empty nesters who remain in .......

346: Inmate Central, Yes, that makes sense. And the new incentive package is better targeted overall. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-18, 13:57:49 (73.126.226.6)
North America is a nearly free trading zone, and the more we treat it like a common economic area from a policy point of view, the more we'll all benefit. Unfortunately, we have an anti-Mexican politi .......

347: General Asylum, Definitely (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-18, 08:17:02 (199.46.188.19)
The answer for me is a definite yes. I listen to most types of music, but my preferences change over time. I'll get really into a certain genre for a while and then drift to something else, and it doe .......

348: Inmate Central, Blade Runner 2049 is in my top 10 sci-fi (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-17, 15:45:39 (73.126.226.6)
It was a fantastic movie in my opinion and a better Blade Runner sequel than I ever expected to get. On the other hand, I think all comic book movies suck. So we obviously have different tastes. There .......

349: General Asylum, For popular music, I agree (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-06, 11:30:40 (73.126.226.6)
Bob Ludwig's work is uneven IMO, plenty of great stuff and plenty of schlock. And he was a full-on participant in the loudness wars. .......

350: Inmate Central, Hatchback version is still available with a manual and 2.5L (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-05, 18:43:39 (73.126.226.6)
But the turbo only comes with auto. .......

351: Computer Audio Asylum, My advice is to get one of the older players while they're still plentiful (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-04, 16:50:42 (73.126.226.6)
Even if you're not ready to rip your collection now, you'll have the tool to do it and it might only cost you a hundred bucks. If there's not another solution available when these players start aging .......

352: Inmate Central, Cannabis vape cartridges (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-04, 15:34:48 (73.126.226.6)
Yeah, that wasn't a smart move. I wonder if the 9-year sentence is in line with Russian standards. Seems harsh. .......

353: Computer Audio Asylum, With a universal player containing a 2010-vintage MediaTek chipset (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-04, 12:30:54 (199.46.188.20)
This particular MediaTek chipset (I forget the model) was in a lot of players that came out around a decade ago, including the Oppo 103 that I have. These players can boot a software image off of a US .......

354: Inmate Central, Made me think of the Goonies (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-04, 09:37:51 (199.46.188.20)
Beautiful beach. I'm surprised the town didn't grow bigger around it. .......

355: Digital Drive, Just to be clear, I'm not advocating ABX for making equipment choices (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-04, 07:23:01 (73.126.226.6)
ABX testing is an insensitive tool. But it's unbiased. When we really need to know that our conclusions are free from bias, ABX is a good tool. But when we're buying equipment for our own personal enj .......

356: Inmate Central, RE: the exit was as good as it could have been (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-04, 03:54:00 (73.126.226.6)
Let me give you an anecdote. When I was a Captain circa 1998 or 1999, I got assigned to manage a $112M air combat simulator development program. After a month on the job, I realized that the software .......

357: Inmate Central, RE: the exit was as good as it could have been (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-03, 13:29:42 (73.126.226.6)
I spent the early part of my career as an officer in the USAF. The upper ranks are full of super high achievers. They come with different personalities, some more cerebral and some more action-oriente .......

358: Inmate Central, That's a US-centric view (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-02, 19:05:53 (73.126.226.6)
Your logic makes sense for investors working in dollars. But what about people paid in euros, pound, AUD, CAD, NZD, DKK, CHF, et al? They are experiencing inflation too. But the inflation they're seei .......

359: Inmate Central, FWIW, I didn't even consider Iceland because it seemed too obvious (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-02, 18:13:46 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

360: Inmate Central, Guessing Tibet (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-02, 11:54:11 (199.46.188.19)
nt .......

361: Inmate Central, It's the summer of travel and outdoor recreation (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-02, 06:03:21 (73.126.226.6)
I was in several big box stores over the weekend shopping for last minute items for a trip: Walmart, Dick's Sporting Goods, Bass Pro Shops, and REI. Summer recreation stuff is starting to look picked .......

362: Inmate Central, RE: the exit was as good as it could have been (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-02, 05:06:09 (73.126.226.6)
It wasn't lies. The generals who were running the war believed in it. They wouldn't have gotten the job otherwise. We want our commanders to be doing everything they can towards success until the lead .......

363: Inmate Central, Light, but not surprising (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-01, 19:55:06 (73.126.226.6)
I think the Browns dodged a bullet here, but it was a predictable one. When they let go of Mayfield, for practically nothing, at an odd time of year, it seemed to signal the Browns were confident that .......

364: Inmate Central, Exactly right. Give the man a ciger! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-01, 19:30:22 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

365: Digital Drive, I'm glad you recognize it as a belief (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-08-01, 09:22:28 (73.126.226.6)
There is a difference between making measurements and being objective. Objectively, nobody has shown a correlation between SINAD and perceived sound quality at the levels he's measuring. There's not m .......

366: Inmate Central, "Those wiggly brake levers feel weird!" (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-27, 15:47:44 (73.126.226.6)
Not for long though. It could be part of the reason for pushing Di2 down the line. .......

367: Inmate Central, RE: I dig it too... Particularly F1 and MotoGP. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-27, 13:38:05 (73.126.226.6)
Yes, I've seen them. Enjoyed all three. Grand Prix as well. Have you seen 1: Life On The Limit? I haven't gotten to that one. If you like documentaries, check out Grand Prix: The Killer Years, about t .......

368: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Looks like Nagra (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-27, 10:01:04 (199.46.188.18)
I was wondering when an Asian manufacturer would get around to cloning that look. I figured it would be Chinese though, not Korean. I don't understand the purpose of the active crossover. It's just a .......

369: Inmate Central, It will be once again (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-27, 09:42:46 (199.46.188.18)
Shimano is clearly thinking that DI is the future for all but beginner bikes. I recall a similar thing happening in the early or mid 1990s when Shimano was rolling out STI. 105 pricing went upmarket f .......

370: Inmate Central, Complete opposite here, I love racing (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-27, 08:59:42 (199.46.188.18)
There's a huge variety of two wheeled racing, human powered and motorized, and I like pretty much all of it. My favorite sport to watch or attend in person is MotoGP. Next to that would be the TdF or .......

371: Inmate Central, I am glad we finally have a real women's tour (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-27, 05:54:58 (199.46.188.18)
It's been a long time. I was just getting into bicycle racing in the late 80s and I used to root for Inga Thompson, but back then nobody could touch Jeannie Longo. .......

372: Inmate Central, It's also a side effect of globalization (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-26, 14:16:57 (73.126.226.6)
The FTC has additional considerations now, like competitiveness of US companies globally and foreign ownership stake in the US. As companies expand their global presence, they get bigger. And if there .......

373: Inmate Central, Principles may be wrong (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-26, 07:18:51 (73.126.226.6)
Reagan inspired Brooks' generation of conservatives to believe their principles are tautologically correct, which is a comfy head space to be in, because you don't have to think to make judgments. Par .......

374: Inmate Central, Doping (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-26, 05:36:19 (73.126.226.6)
Americans used to be proud of their track & field stars. But the sport has been under a haze of doping for a long time and multiple American stars have been tainted. Cycling has finally emerged from a .......

375: Inmate Central, RE: Tour de France (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-24, 13:39:37 (73.126.226.6)
I must have watched a different race from you guys. This was the least contested Tour I've seen in a long time. Green was settled on stage 4. Yellow was settled on stage 11. Polka dot wasn't really co .......

376: Inmate Central, No Chris, people in America don't hate cyclists (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-24, 13:29:16 (73.126.226.6)
Well, some do. Some might hate the French too, but that's mostly a redneck thing. .......

377: Inmate Central, "The yellow jersey was contested to the very end" No it wasn't (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-24, 12:54:31 (73.126.226.6)
It was conceded by a handshake in stage 18. But it was over in stage 11. Stage 11 was the only stage where Vingegaard was visibly going 100% and he took almost 3 minutes out of Pogačar. I watched stag .......

378: Inmate Central, Tour de France (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-24, 10:04:05 (73.126.226.6)
Is it just me, or was this year's tour a bit of a dull one? UAE wasn't the strongest team going into this race, and they lost Laengen and Bennett before the Alps, and then Majka and Soler before the P .......

379: Inmate Central, The queen ruined the Borg for me (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-24, 08:58:09 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

380: Inmate Central, Keep killin em (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-23, 05:11:32 (73.126.226.6)
I appreciate the effort. You guys are the front line firefighters. It's been 8 years since first detection in PA and thankfully we have not seen them here yet. .......

381: Inmate Central, The 1.5L is still affected (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-23, 04:35:20 (73.126.226.6)
Seems the oil dilution issue is still current in 2022. There was a software change for 2019, which reduces the issue, but there's no fix. If you're like ghost and change your oil every 3k miles, then .......

382: Inmate Central, A lot of the time they can't see you (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-22, 15:37:08 (73.126.226.6)
I've ridden in a few large semi truck cabs and there's blind zones. The mirrors aren't allowed to be far enough outboard to have full visibility down the side of the trailer. And while bike lanes are .......

383: Inmate Central, I don't understand why this keeps happening (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-22, 07:54:55 (199.46.188.16)
And especially to seasoned riders who really should be aware of this common hazard. Maybe we need to hand out safe riding pamphlets with every bike purchase. .......

384: Inmate Central, It's like airline tickets (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-21, 15:16:44 (73.126.226.6)
The person next to you could have paid twice what you did, or half, depending on when you bought the ticket. Post-pandemic, concerts don't regularly sell out like they used to. So you don't need to ru .......

385: Inmate Central, They're both oil exporters, and both under sanctions (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-20, 19:16:49 (73.126.226.6)
So, is there any strategic significance to this deal? If they're both net exporters, how does this change the oil market? I had to LOL when the host said "Along with Iran, Putin is creating an anti-Am .......

386: Inmate Central, That's a 58cm frame? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-20, 08:25:57 (73.126.226.6)
It looks like my old Specialized 54 except the head tube looks maybe 1cm longer. The picture might be deceiving, but for a conventionally shaped frame it looks really compact. .......

387: General Asylum, I still have a box of audio recordings on Super Beta Hi-Fi tapes (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-20, 07:43:35 (73.126.226.6)
In the 1980s, Sony's SuperBeta Hi-Fi decks were often used for amateur audio recording because the audio quality was significantly better than cassette and VHS. .......

388: Inmate Central, You must have a long reach (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-19, 16:56:22 (73.126.226.6)
I'm 5-10, 32 inseam and I started on a 56, but now I prefer a 54 with a long top tube and slack geometry. Traditional geometry rules of thumb don't apply well to modern composite road bikes. It used .......

389: Inmate Central, The purpose of the military is to deter and (if necessary) fight wars (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-18, 16:43:11 (73.126.226.6)
Forcing the military to absorb millions of people who don't want to have anything to do with it is totally contrary to its mission. It's not supposed to be a welfare program. I don't think you underst .......

390: Inmate Central, We absolutely do not want or need a draft (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-18, 08:04:58 (199.46.188.10)
It would destroy the readiness of the military and cost us a lot of money to train people who don't intend to stay. I would be fine with implementing a 1 or 2 year public service requirement for all c .......

391: Speaker Asylum, That's too high for swarm (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-17, 12:21:58 (73.126.226.6)
The swarm reproduces mono bass. At 200 Hz, there is stereo content. Also, the swarm concept assumes the subwoofers are limited to a frequency range over which they are not localizable by ear. At 200 H .......

392: Inmate Central, Severe drought here (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-16, 09:06:08 (73.126.226.6)
But this is New England, so everything except my lawn is still green. For the last 4 or 5 years, we've had muggy summers that are typical for Washington D.C. but not southern NH. But so far this summe .......

393: General Asylum, I like udon the best for stir frying (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-15, 07:30:44 (199.46.188.19)
I've cooked Thai rice noodles fresh and dry. If you're making something like Pad Thai, the dried rice noodles that look like linguini are easy enough to work with. Fresh rice noodles are hard to work .......

394: Inmate Central, That's 10M more needing unemployment insurance vs. 330M hurting from inflation (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-14, 09:25:58 (199.46.188.11)
A recession is coming whether the fed acts or not. If the Fed tries to keep interest rates down during an inflationary period, people will continue to borrow and spend until they've exhausted their bo .......

395: Inmate Central, Inflation is much worse than unemployment (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-14, 07:53:47 (199.46.188.11)
9% unemployment means ~15M unemployed Americans. At least 5M are always out of work at any given moment due to frictional unemployment. So there's another ~10M or so that would need help if unemployme .......

396: Inmate Central, Yes, it's a no win scenario. War is often like that. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-13, 15:52:42 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

397: Inmate Central, RE: BMW X3 tech was incredible! (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-13, 15:50:33 (73.126.226.6)
Mazda hasn't used that pop-up screen HUD since the previous generation Mazda 3. My wife test drove a 2017 Mazda CX-9 and I test drove a same year CX-5 and a 2018 Mazda6. They were all high trim models .......

398: Inmate Central, There will always be something in the secondary market (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-13, 12:57:38 (73.126.226.6)
If a car lasts 10 years and leases are up after 3, where does the car spend the rest of its useful life? The manufacturer gets the most out of the first lease. Maybe they can make money on a second le .......

399: Hi-Rez Highway, Rod said Tidal vs Spotify (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-13, 12:32:42 (73.126.226.6)
That's the main reason. Also, Qobuz is a little more expensive. I'm paying $12.99 monthly. That might make the difference if he's only going to use it occasionally e.g. for travel. Otherwise, if Rod i .......

400: Inmate Central, Subscription nonsense started in the software industry, but it's spreading to anything software controlled (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-13, 09:45:00 (73.126.226.6)
Charging subscriptions to unlock features already in the delivered product is a very long standing practice in commercial software marketed to business customers. Same for laboratory and industrial pr .......

401: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Spotify or Tital? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-13, 07:14:09 (73.126.226.6)
I'm now on Qobuz, but I used Tidal for about 6 years and Spotify for about 5 years before that. Tidal + Better SQ + Artist pay is one of the highest in the streaming biz - Search feature is bare bones .......

402: Inmate Central, Previously scheduled maintenance (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-11, 16:12:24 (73.126.226.6)
But if the gas doesn't start flowing again in 10 days, this is going to be big. .......

403: Inmate Central, Not necessarily (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-11, 14:05:11 (199.46.188.16)
Supposedly, from what I read, a typical urban patrol involves under 100 miles of driving per shift, often more like 20-50. And there's lots of stopping and going, so plenty of energy recovery to take .......

404: Inmate Central, They're mixed use recreational trails, the cyclists need to accommodate other users too (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-11, 13:36:08 (199.46.188.16)
I think it's unreasonable to expect to be able to ride without having to slow down and wait to pass at times. Families take their young kids there to ride because their kids don't have the skills yet .......

405: General Asylum, I'm a huge jazz fan (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-11, 07:36:58 (199.46.188.16)
Jazz is probably my favorite genre of music. But there aren't many of us, only about 5% of the population actually. When was the last time a jazz record became a cultural icon? My point was that part .......

406: Inmate Central, Makes a lot of sense for urban police forces (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-11, 06:39:33 (199.46.188.16)
They don't need the range and their cars spend most of their days idling. And they're always close to a local police station where cars can be charged and rotated if necessary. It makes a lot of sense .......

407: Inmate Central, Didn't she previously suggest the Vegas shooting was a false flag? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-09, 10:37:55 (73.126.226.6)
Ever since 9/11, we've had to endure this false flag bullshit every time there's another terrorist attack. I just never thought people who believe this stuff would ever convince enough people to get v .......

408: Inmate Central, Busy recreation trails should have speed limits (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-09, 10:22:43 (73.126.226.6)
When I was a teenager and got my first road bike, I used to spend my easy days riding on the Erie canal towpath. Access was just a mile from my house and it was flat and I could go a long way east or .......

409: General Asylum, Theory 2: We're overdue for something new (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-08, 10:03:35 (73.126.226.6)
We won the loudness war. Yay! But now everything's autotuned. Nay! The music itself, it's the same. Country music? Compared to 10 years ago, it's just as lame. R&B? The same style repeated again and a .......

410: General Asylum, Theory 1: Experiencing music has become more of a private activity (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-08, 08:06:27 (73.126.226.6)
There is a generational gap. Everyone has a unique soundtrack to their life, but everyone Gen-X and older shares a lot of the soundtrack in common with their peers. For millennials and younger, music .......

411: Inmate Central, RE: Thanks, Dean... (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-07, 08:36:55 (73.126.226.6)
To be fair, I'm not sure I'd put the fountains on a step ladder. I've had a couple of them tip over on me before. .......

412: Inmate Central, SimpliSafe is a home security company (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-07, 07:27:47 (73.126.226.6)
That video was captured by a subscriber's security camera, so it has the SimpliSafe watermark. This would be a great video for anyone teaching fireworks safety. It's only 30 seconds, but they get so m .......

413: Inmate Central, I don't get the timing though (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-07, 07:12:20 (73.126.226.6)
Why now? June and July are the deadest months of the year in the player market. The Watson decision is expected next week. The start of training camp is still 2.5 weeks away. If somebody was dangling .......

414: Inmate Central, They are legal here too, regulations vary by town (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-07, 04:49:47 (73.126.226.6)
We had a few families over for BBQ on Sunday and we lit off a half dozen fountains, a dozen roman candles, and sparklers. Usually, a lot of homes in our neighborhood light something off over the 4th. .......

415: Inmate Central, Magic Johnson (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-06, 17:44:14 (73.126.226.6)
The nickname says it all. Darryl Strawberry said he used to pick women out of the stands for sex, sometimes sex in the clubhouse between innings. And how many groupies do rock stars go through? I have .......

416: Computer Audio Asylum, Good point (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-06, 17:27:49 (73.126.226.6)
And probably an obvious one for Rod. Thinking back, that might have been one of the appealing features when I bought the TP-Link, but I really didn't use it very often when traveling. For shorter trip .......

417: Inmate Central, What are the Browns doing? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-06, 16:10:08 (73.126.226.6)
They got really poor value for Baker because they dealt him at a time when nobody was desperate. But they could have just waited to see what happened to Watson. A disciplinary decision is expected nex .......

418: Inmate Central, One year of suspension at most (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-06, 15:59:55 (73.126.226.6)
I can't see more than that. But a year is a long time, especially after he already had to sit out last season. It's a different organization, different coaches and teammates, with a different offensiv .......

419: Inmate Central, RE: "All he did was what we all would do given the means and opportunity." (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-06, 15:54:07 (73.126.226.6)
If I were an NFL quarterback, any NFL quarterback, I could do much, much better than happy endings by a massage therapist. That's what I don't get. Ask a basketball player or rock star how it's done. .......

420: Inmate Central, I wish they hadn't cut the video short (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-06, 06:40:12 (73.126.226.6)
I had a morbid interest in seeing the aftermath. Seems like they were lucky. That is a great video though. There's all kinds of good safety lessons to be made out of it. And that was a fast reaction t .......

421: Computer Audio Asylum, TP-Link travel router. But have you considered just using cellular? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-06, 04:35:29 (73.126.226.6)
Data caps and speeds have increased to the point where I don't bother with free public wifi anymore. I just let everything use my phone's hot spot. I used to use a TP-Link travel router. There are man .......

422: Inmate Central, RE: Interesting - My ISP is also Comcast (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-06, 04:10:26 (73.126.226.6)
At home I'm using Comcast. Away from home, AT&T on my phone. I haven't been hit by an RT block except on Roku. But I wasn't really watching RT anymore, so I didn't notice right away. I mostly just ski .......

423: Inmate Central, https://www.rt.com not cancelled for me (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-05, 16:47:19 (73.126.226.6)
Comcast is my ISP at home and AT&T is my phone provider. I use their DNS servers. They haven't blocked rt.com. The RT app still works on my old Nvidia Shield TV. Looks like it's still available for An .......

424: Inmate Central, Fleeing the rain I presume (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-05, 14:42:01 (73.126.226.6)
It's been relentless .......

425: Inmate Central, 8/10 (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-02, 05:37:18 (73.126.226.6)
I guessed 2 billion hot dogs. That is 6 per American per year. Not enough. Who knew there were so many people eating hot dogs all the time? The other one I got wrong was National BBQ Month. Thought it .......

426: Inmate Central, You have a problem with fat people exercising? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-01, 15:04:39 (73.126.226.6)
Overweight people need a workout routine the most. It's time for you guys to grow up. .......

427: Inmate Central, Don't forget long working hours, poor diet, and crappy health care (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-07-01, 10:00:40 (199.46.188.11)
nt .......

428: Inmate Central, Pure click bait (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-30, 14:48:40 (73.126.226.6)
They made the title sound a little shady in order to get people to click through. The article and its subject are apolitical. If you gave it a boring title that reflects that, I'll bet a lot of people .......

429: Inmate Central, Maybe you're trying a little too hard (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-30, 11:17:52 (73.126.226.6)
It says don't have sex if you're sick. Or do it virtually. If you must meet in person, masturbate and stay 6 feet apart. But if you're going to be a dick for brains, knowing the risks and having sex a .......

430: Inmate Central, Took the words right out of my mouth (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-30, 10:10:51 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

431: Speaker Asylum, I used to own the Wilson Benesch Vertex (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-30, 08:59:59 (73.126.226.6)
The side walls of the enclosure were a neat composite; lightweight, stiff, non-resonant, and not thick either. The tapered cross section helped avoid standing waves in 2 of the 3 dimensions. But the t .......

432: Inmate Central, BEV (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-30, 08:28:00 (73.126.226.6)
I believe battery electric vehicle is the correct term to use, to differentiate them from hybrid electric vehicles whose battery isn't the main energy source. .......

433: Computer Audio Asylum, I wonder what algorithm they're offloading to CUDA (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-30, 07:44:50 (73.126.226.6)
Most audio signal processing is done on streams. One stream per channel in this case. What are they doing that they can massively parallelize? Anyway, just curious, not important. Thanks for the info. .......

434: Inmate Central, FedEx was good before the pandemic (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-30, 06:10:47 (73.126.226.6)
Now Amazon is the only one who delivers on time. .......

435: Inmate Central, RE: Everybody knows what? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-30, 06:07:35 (73.126.226.6)
I don't think we'll ever know who called for that hit. Aside from the British royal family, I can't think of anyone else under threat of reputational damage. At least not publicly. He might have been .......

436: Speaker Asylum, RE: It's probably staged. I don't see any cables. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-30, 04:39:07 (73.126.226.6)
Most manufacturers produce staged "lifestyle" images with their products in fake settings. I suppose the cables could be concealed by that fake wall. Except for the right hand woofer cabinet, which ha .......

437: Inmate Central, Everybody knows what? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-30, 03:51:52 (73.126.226.6)
Everybody knows Epstein got off with an unusually light sentence in 2008. That deal has already been questioned, dug into, and explored. If the US Attorney for that case was corrupt, and we haven't fi .......

438: Inmate Central, You can't charge any of those guys for having sex with a minor (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-30, 02:57:56 (73.126.226.6)
We know Bill Clinton flew on Epstein's plane multiple times and Epstein visited the White House multiple times during Clinton's Presidency. They had a business relationship of some kind. A Clinton aid .......

439: Inmate Central, Nope, those are just names of prurient interest to the general population (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-29, 13:25:23 (73.126.226.6)
Epstein was the boss, the top of the criminal endeavor, therefore the top prosecution target. Maxwell was his #1. When Epstein died, Maxwell became the top prosecution target. None of those people you .......

440: Inmate Central, That makes two of us (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-29, 13:00:17 (73.126.226.6)
I understand how it happens. Somebody wants to have access to a gun when they are away from the home, or maybe they need it for their job, but they don't want it seen, and can't or won't carry it conc .......

441: Inmate Central, "Protected by Smith & Wesson" (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-29, 12:27:13 (73.126.226.6)
They probably get broken into more often in the hope of finding a gun in the glove box or under the seat or something. Thieves can get a lot more money for a gun than a radar detector or head unit. Or .......

442: Speaker Asylum, Congrats. I hope you'll compare them with the Minis. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-29, 12:19:29 (73.126.226.6)
I almost bought those back in 2003, but went with Focus Audio instead. Every once in a while, I'll see a pair on Audiogon and think about it for a while. But I've yet to pull the trigger. I am curious .......

443: Inmate Central, After Epstein died, she was the prosecution's top target (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-29, 11:49:37 (73.126.226.6)
I'd love to expose the Johns. But that wasn't the court's job. If you're a prosecutor and you've caught the big kahuna, are you going to offer them a plea bargain to help you prosecute the small fry? .......

444: Inmate Central, As long as the majority live in suburbs, there will be plenty of need for cars (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-29, 11:00:51 (73.126.226.6)
Car sharing, aka automobile as a service, makes tons of sense in dense urban areas with good public transport. But not for suburbs, or rural areas obviously. Like everything else, car prices are up be .......

445: Speaker Asylum, It's probably staged. I don't see any cables. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-29, 10:09:47 (73.126.226.6)
The lounge was probably placed there per the photographer's wishes, just to fill the frame. You see a lot of impractical room setup and furniture placement in staged homes. .......

446: Inmate Central, I agree with you. The grid will grow to meet demand, as it always has. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-29, 07:40:24 (73.126.226.6)
For the last ~100 years, every area that has experienced residential, commercial, or industrial development has required electricity grid expansion and/or upgrades. It's organically part of developmen .......

447: Computer Audio Asylum, What state are they in? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-29, 06:48:27 (73.126.226.6)
Do they boot up and run now, just with an outdated OS? Or do you not have a functioning Mac OS? The other important question is what software do you want to run on it? If you don't have a functioning .......

448: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Doubtful for use with HQPlayer (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-29, 06:40:28 (73.126.226.6)
PCM to DSD conversion is just delta-sigma modulation. It should be really efficient because it's computationally very simple and it needs minimal memory. I would have expected it to be on the order of .......

449: Inmate Central, 400 units with just 52 parking spots? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-29, 06:11:04 (73.126.226.6)
That could work in Manhattan, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai, and similar places with very high population density and lower rates of car ownership. Anywhere else, a huge apartment building with no parkin .......

450: General Asylum, What would I look at to tell a good SET from a bad SET? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-27, 15:28:34 (73.126.226.6)
Let's just narrow it down to one type/class of amplifier. Besides power, what would you look at to pick one SET over another? In the spectral plot, should I be looking at the absolute levels of the hi .......

451: Speaker Asylum, The drivers and the loading they require (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-27, 12:57:59 (73.126.226.6)
The drivers are ultimately the limiting factor. Once you've selected the drivers, most of your design and performance parameters are locked in: impedance, sensitivity, maximum loudness, amplifier requ .......

452: Inmate Central, I guess filling the tank isn't the biggest holiday expense for most (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-27, 09:02:13 (73.126.226.6)
We have a road trip planned in August lasting 11 days, 4 different hotels plus a night at my Dad's. I expect at least 1200 miles of driving, possibly up to 1500. At 25 MPG, that's 1500/25 = 60 gallons .......

453: Computer Audio Asylum, An RPi would handle the DSP too (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-27, 08:12:28 (73.126.226.6)
Digital filters require no processing power to speak of, and sample rate conversion can be done faster than real-time on pretty much any computer. The RPi can transcode video real-time. For some peopl .......

454: General Asylum, OK, you can use whatever measurements you want (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-27, 07:48:42 (73.126.226.6)
If the commonly published figures of merit (aka the specs) aren't sufficient to tell you how a component will sound, then what alternative figures of merit should we use? And how should we extract tho .......

455: General Asylum, How about an example? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-27, 06:11:14 (73.126.226.6)
If you can figure out what an amplifier sounds like from its distortion spectra, can you tell us your secret decoder ring? What do you look for? Can you us some examples? .......

456: General Asylum, In theory, yes, you can measure everything (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-27, 06:06:32 (73.126.226.6)
The sky is the limit on what you could potentially measure. But the challenge is in reducing large volumes of measured data and extracting figures of merit that correlate to subjective listening impre .......

457: Computer Audio Asylum, Not for audio playback (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-27, 05:22:47 (73.126.226.6)
For video transcoding, you could definitely benefit from the higher spec GPU and better cooling. But audio playback can be handled by a smart watch, or an arm-band mounted MP3 player from circa 2000. .......

458: Inmate Central, Yes, space itself is expanding (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-26, 08:39:02 (73.126.226.6)
The big bang wasn't an explosion within an existing empty space whose properties are uniform and unchanging. If it was, then we'd be able to point to some place in space and say that's where the big b .......

459: Inmate Central, RE: Please elaborate. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-26, 06:39:37 (73.126.226.6)
The currently accepted theory is that the universe started as a singularity 13.8 billion years ago. It's growing. Our best estimate of the current size is 92 billion light-years. I'm talking about the .......

460: General Asylum, I don't think I did (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-26, 06:08:34 (73.126.226.6)
The headline was: "How well do hi-fi equipment technical specifications describe what we hear?" If you can think of a specification that tells you what a component will sound like, what is it? I think .......

461: Inmate Central, It's not infinite (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-25, 09:00:35 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

462: Inmate Central, No complaints here except the size of its footprint (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-25, 08:59:15 (73.126.226.6)
Firefox is very stable for me on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. I get a crash or hang once or twice a year. Most of the time, I run with uBlock Origin only. My only gripe with Firefox is its footprint on .......

463: General Asylum, OK guys, how about an example? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-25, 06:38:11 (73.126.226.6)
What figures of merit can you extract from measurements, and put into a specification, that will tell you whether you'll like a component? .......

464: General Asylum, If you can, you're better than me (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-24, 10:00:13 (73.126.226.6)
If you give me a full set of loudspeaker measurements, I can tell you whether or not it will work OK in my room and whether I will have a generally favorable impression of it. But I can't tell you whe .......

465: Inmate Central, RE: Bill Maher gets destroyed on inflation and gas (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-24, 08:01:32 (73.126.226.6)
The problem with letting the stock market crash is that most people have retirement savings invested there. Not just rich people. Every private or public sector pension plan has a portfolio of stocks. .......

466: Speaker Asylum, Mini Lore looks like a good recommendation (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-24, 07:16:00 (73.126.226.6)
34″ x 9.125″ x 10″ I think that qualifies it as a small floorstander. They are 8 ohms and easy to drive. Less than $1k. And you can get them in white. I've never heard them, but on paper it seems like .......

467: Inmate Central, How many where concealed carry was a factor? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-23, 11:43:52 (73.126.226.6)
This ruling means that states will have to use statutory criteria for determining who can carry a concealed handgun for self-defense. It can't be up to law enforcement's discretion. I don't see an obv .......

468: Inmate Central, When I lived in MA (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-23, 09:36:55 (73.126.226.6)
There were some town sheriffs who wouldn't issue any permits, and some that would issue to anybody and everybody, and some that would meet you on the range to see you shoot. AFAIK, all this ruling doe .......

469: Inmate Central, Are there stats? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-23, 08:41:32 (73.126.226.6)
Anything recent on the incidence rate of sudden cardiac arrest in the general population? .......

470: Inmate Central, RE: I just wanted you see who your kindred spirits were. : ) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-23, 08:32:10 (73.126.226.6)
Polio has been eradicated in most of the world. The vaccine is solely responsible for that. If we had gotten over the last vestiges of vaccine resistance in a few Muslim populations, polio would have .......

471: Inmate Central, Now that gives me inspiration (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-23, 07:57:06 (73.126.226.6)
I have a Philips indoor smokeless grill that I only use a couple times a year, when one of us is dying to eat something grilled in the middle of winter. Your post made me look to see if anyone has tri .......

472: Inmate Central, Roasters are cheap tasty protein (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-23, 07:43:18 (73.126.226.6)
I sometimes grab a roaster on the way home for an easy weeknight meal. My son will eat it with a little BBQ sauce, my daughter will have hers shredded and spiced up for tacos, and my wife will have he .......

473: Inmate Central, Pork sirloin or tenderloin? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-23, 07:08:19 (73.126.226.6)
Around here, I can get small tenderloins and larger loin roasts. The tenderloins are 1-1.5 lbs, thin and long. The loin roasts are 4-5 lbs, thick and long. Which did you cook? I thought it might be te .......

474: Inmate Central, Sharp Shinned Hawk (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-23, 05:51:12 (73.126.226.6)
It's definitely an accipiter, so not a Red Tailed Hawk. I'm guessing it's a Sharp Shinned Hawk rather than a Northern Goshawk. Both hawks have similar plumage and range, but the Sharp Shinned hawks ar .......

475: Speaker Asylum, RE: Suggestions small, floor standers, good at low volume,.. (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-22, 13:15:09 (73.126.226.6)
The Panasonic appears to be a fairly lightweight switching amp circa 2006. And it's only rated into 6 ohms, not 4 ohms. So I would look for 8-ohm nominal speakers, avoid 4-ohm, and don't have high exp .......

476: Inmate Central, Food: anyone else using a rotisserie? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-22, 11:48:48 (73.126.226.6)
For Christmas, I got several BBQ accessories including this thing: https://www.kamadojoe.com/products/joetisserie I've used it 4 times now. For Easter, I made a porchetta by wrapping a pork belly aro .......

477: Inmate Central, Latex tubes seep air (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-22, 05:38:14 (73.126.226.6)
I tried them back when I was doing some races. I didn't notice myself going any faster but I was pumping tires before every ride. .......

478: General Asylum, I've only used it with my patio speakers (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-21, 08:30:30 (73.126.226.6)
And that's because the hot tub is a favorite listening spot and it's off center. In my more serious systems, I've never touched the balance control. Instruments and vocals panned to the center have al .......

479: Inmate Central, On the other hand (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-21, 06:33:54 (73.126.226.6)
I've seen several studies now point to the wet market as the origin, not the lab. Here is a link to the latest I happened to see: .......

480: Inmate Central, Get well (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-20, 05:31:32 (73.126.226.6)
And thanks for some picks from my old stomping ground. My wife and I shared a one bedroom flat in Kirribilli. We couldn't afford to live there now, with a family of four. But it was a nice neighborhoo .......

481: Inmate Central, If I had my way, I'd move every few years (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-18, 06:12:57 (73.126.226.6)
I can't think of any place I'd like to stay forever. I would love to live in Sydney again while my kids are still growing up. I'd spend some time living in Queenstown, NZ. New Zealand is spectacular, .......

482: Inmate Central, Great stuff. My daughter especially loved them. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-18, 05:23:46 (73.126.226.6)
nt .......

483: Inmate Central, RE: Unusual geological features... (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-17, 13:04:26 (73.126.226.6)
It could be a spring, but that would be an odd place. I wouldn't think the road builders would just pave over it. Or it could have been dumped there by a road user. Maybe an RV dumping its tanks? ::: .......

484: Inmate Central, It isn't a very inspired name choice (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-17, 12:10:07 (73.126.226.6)
I assume they were trying to make it obvious that it's based on the Cascadia, to reassure potential buyers that it's not going to be a big departure from what they're used to. But the "e" prefix has b .......

485: Inmate Central, Electrification isn't going to cost you more, it's going to cost you less (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-17, 09:59:19 (73.126.226.6)
We're past the early adopters who were willing to pay more to be green or just wanted to be on the cutting edge. Now, individuals and fleets are starting to buy electric vehicles because the total cos .......

486: Inmate Central, Don't worry about the mandates (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-17, 08:06:11 (73.126.226.6)
The mandates are like goal statements. They can be delayed and modified as needed to reflect the reality of the transition. Electrification isn't going to happen because of mandates. It will happen be .......

487: Inmate Central, RE: Sad RAAM news (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-17, 07:49:38 (73.126.226.6)
Maybe they weren't used to the desert conditions this time of year. If he didn't feel himself perspiring he might not have realized how quickly he was drying out. That sort of thing catches a lot of p .......

488: Inmate Central, Local routes first, then regional, finally long haul (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-17, 07:26:13 (73.126.226.6)
I read somewhere recently that the majority of semi-truck trips are under 100 miles. Sorry, I don't have a source for that handy. Electric trucks make lots of sense for delivering goods from local or .......

489: Inmate Central, About double, but TCO is what decisions will be made on (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-17, 07:07:21 (73.126.226.6)
Sysco, the food service company, just ordered 800 of the new Freightliner eCascadia. These trucks go 230 miles on a charge and recharge to 80% in 90 minutes. They are perfect for local deliveries with .......

490: Inmate Central, Already do what? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-16, 14:39:05 (73.126.226.6)
Every NAS that's expandable beyond 2 disks had better support RAID 5. As Rod said, RAID 6 is for double parity. Do you mean the Synology Hybrid RAID? The benefit of that is it allows you to mix differ .......

491: Inmate Central, RE: NAS experts... (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-16, 12:49:38 (73.126.226.6)
Avoid SMR drives as Gary said. SMR drives perform poorly on sustained writes. If you ever replace a drive or add a drive to your storage pool, you'll be doing a lot of sustained writes and wishing you .......

492: Inmate Central, RE: Ever participate in a "provisional" or "aborted" landing? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-16, 08:48:11 (73.126.226.6)
The scariest landing for me was coming into Lansing, MI in the evening with a severe thunderstorm bearing down on the airport. The storm was coming from the West and the plane was coming from the East .......

493: Inmate Central, If consumer spending is already slowing down, that's a good thing (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-16, 06:17:55 (73.126.226.6)
The slowdown in consumer spending will cause a recession and put the brakes on inflation. The sooner it happens, the milder the recession should be. The higher we have to raise interest rates to kill .......

494: Inmate Central, Good sportsmanship (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-15, 16:46:22 (73.126.226.6)
The nicest part is Mamedyarov admitting he didn't see why Anand resigned right away. I like that both were caught by surprise a little bit. View YouTube Video .......

495: Inmate Central, Mobile or desktop? (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-15, 14:23:32 (199.46.188.19)
I've been using Firefox on my desktops and laptops for many years and I've never really had compatibility issues with it. On the other hand, I haven't had good luck with mobile versions of Firefox. So .......

496: Inmate Central, They probably don't get flu shots either (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-15, 13:22:48 (199.46.188.19)
A big eye-opener for me was how big the anti-vax movement had gotten even before the pandemic. Essential childhood vaccines were being ignored on a large scale in certain parts of the country. I wonde .......

497: Inmate Central, With inflation, it's better to act too quickly than too slowly (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-15, 13:14:09 (199.46.188.19)
The nasty thing about inflation is that it's a positive feedback loop. The expectation that prices and borrowing costs are going up creates excess demand, because it incentivizes people to make discre .......

498: Inmate Central, The broccoli is starting to deteriorate at that point (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-15, 12:32:07 (199.46.188.19)
Ripe Broccoli will be all green. When it starts to deteriorate, the tops will remain green but the undersides of the florets will start turning yellow and the color of the stalks will fade. It may sti .......

499: Inmate Central, NYC will be rebuilding forever (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-15, 10:48:53 (199.46.188.19)
Much of the infrastructure was built in just 50 years or so, at a time when the other boroughs were less sprawling and it was easier to reshape the land and neighborhoods to fit the needs of automobil .......

500: Inmate Central, I can relate, when the weather is nice (0.00)
Posted by Dave_K on 2022-06-15, 07:57:52 (199.46.188.19)
I've spent some very pleasant mornings just sitting in a tree stand and observing nature. When there was little or no wind on a crisp, cold morning I could hear everything going on. I could track deer .......

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