1: Digital Drive, Well theoretically probably mostly true all things being what they are thought to be (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-12, 15:08:24 (70.166.116.8)
But for whatever reason in this case fs = 44.1k sounds better than recordings where fs = 48k (or multiples of it). I'm not worried about. I am though interested the sonic differences with dither and d .......

2: Inmate Central, Yes but... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-09, 15:50:07 (70.166.116.8)
after we demonize LGBTQ+ and put women and black people in their place and remove as many colored skin immigrants who can't pay a bounty how are we supposed to continue exploiting homophobic, racist a .......

3: Digital Drive, RE: I keep hearing that the difference between 24 bit and 32 bit digital recording is negligible (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-05, 15:11:40 (70.166.116.8)
I'm going to try to respond to both your posts in this single reply. I bought the Korg to replace a Tascam CDRW recorder and consider the phono section available a very significant bonus in the deal. .......

4: Digital Drive, RE: I keep hearing that the difference between 24 bit and 32 bit digital recording is negligible (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-04, 14:12:36 (70.166.116.8)
The Cambridge DAC in my main system supposedly supports up to 32/784 on it's USB input. AudioGate4 SW extracts PCM from a DSD128 capture and provides 44 or 32f bit depths. Regardless 32f sounds good e .......

5: Digital Drive, RE: I keep hearing that the difference between 24 bit and 32 bit digital recording is negligible (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-04, 13:23:05 (70.166.116.8)
Hi Anthony, Thanks for taking the time to respond. I'm upgrading from a Tascam CDRW recorder and there is lots more to consider when making a recording with the Korg/Audiogate tool. I've made 6 record .......

6: Inmate Central, Sure I remember but I didn't watch them back then either. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-02, 14:14:56 (70.166.116.8)
I would see them walking through my dorm room lobby and while doing laundry at the laundromat where my girlfriend (now wife) worked while we were going to college. When did they stop playing music vid .......

7: Inmate Central, Bryan Kohberger admits to murders of 4 (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-02, 13:01:45 (70.166.116.8)
Saw it on Court TV today. Guy admits to 4 counts of first degree murder. At least he's a stand up guy. Seems a much more rare human quality than in years gone by. Refreshing actually. .......

8: Inmate Central, RE: Good idea for a democracy but won't happen here (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-02, 11:09:32 (70.166.116.8)
Americans have been subsidizing corporate profits since day 1. Few seem to understand this. Leaded paint and gas, asbestos, trans fats and now the horrific food, pharma, health care. They make us sick .......

9: Inmate Central, Dutch Bros. is kind of a rage as a coffee shop but I'm not sure they are actually serving coffee (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-02, 10:58:31 (70.166.116.8)
It's the same market that MickyD seems to attract. Bet that's where the China coffee shop is aimed. .......

10: Digital Drive, RE: I keep hearing that the difference between 24 bit and 32 bit digital recording is negligible (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-02, 01:39:00 (70.166.116.8)
I'm recording the tape out of my preamp. And I'm playing .dff, and .wav files I've exported in different bit/Fs combinations as a line in on my preamp. I'm not doing any editing with the Audiogate SW .......

11: Digital Drive, RE: You're the man! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-01, 20:41:51 (70.166.116.8)
The 24/44.1 sounds better than the 48K multiples. I like the 32F/44.1 more too but not sure I like it as much as the 24 bit/44.1. I'm just going to make a version of each for every recording for the t .......

12: Inmate Central, Hunger/The Urge To Eat (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-01, 11:23:10 (70.166.116.8)
Agree or not. ------------------------------------------------------ 1.) Regular daily fasting of 12+ hours is as or more important than what someone eats as long as they are not eating poison. 2.) Ov .......

13: Rocky Road, Dead City (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-01, 10:24:55 (70.166.116.8)
View YouTube Video .......

14: Digital Drive, You're the man! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-01, 09:54:44 (70.166.116.8)
So I'm going to create 24 bit recordings at Fs = 44.1 and 88.2, and 32f/44.1 and give them a listen on my workstation. Before moving 3 or 4 different recordings of each of the first 4 recordings into .......

15: Digital Drive, RE: Nice pics! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-07-01, 09:50:55 (70.166.116.8)
I get it - like I said my choices in my analog front end reflect the strengths and weaknesses that best support my interests in playing records. I have two DACs right now - one in the MNX10 and the ot .......

16: Digital Drive, Nice pics! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-30, 17:17:00 (70.166.116.8)
>>Being a "pro" oriented product don't expect the RME DAC be sonically >>colored. That's kind of funny actually. I figure there's more chance of a pro product actually sounding good because no ones go .......

17: Digital Drive, RE: RME - The tinkering man's DAC ;-) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-30, 11:08:31 (70.166.116.8)
It's on the top of my list. Was going the buy the ADC/DAC black edition combo but opted for the Korg for the recording purposes of justifying that purchase. Headphone amp, recorder and system DAC in o .......

18: Digital Drive, RE: I consistently prefer the 32-bit files (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-30, 11:01:12 (70.166.116.8)
Great! Thanks for the response. It's interesting that 32f/48 and 24/192 play on the AudioEngine DAC which is spec'd at max 24/96. Of course sonic differences in that $300 PC system are far less releva .......

19: Digital Drive, I was agreeing with you and didn't think you were being a smart ass - my apology. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-29, 19:50:12 (70.166.116.8)
I'm just going to go with 32/48 - it definitely sounds better than the 24/192 using the Korg DAC. Just hope I don't need get a new DAC to play them on my music player. Something I'm planning on doing .......

20: Digital Drive, RE: Go with what sounds right to you. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-29, 16:35:41 (70.166.116.8)
Yes sir gotta go with what sounds right to me especially when it makes sense. .......

21: Digital Drive, RE: Likely (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-29, 10:18:58 (70.166.116.8)
It would be easier for me to make that call if it didn't align with my expectations. But audio manufacturers (and audiophile LP reissuers too) are quite crafty when it comes to delivering on expectati .......

22: Inmate Central, It's 2025 no need for the disclaimer (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-29, 10:01:21 (70.166.116.8)
There are gay/bi people scattered within both my wife and my families. Consensual sodomy was illegal in many states until the 2000s. Why did anyone care in the first place? .......

23: Digital Drive, RE: Room noises and distortions might prevent many of us from hearing any subtle diffs... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-29, 09:33:23 (70.166.116.8)
I'm not doing mastering - I'm just recording vinyl. Low dynamic range, poor mastering, limit frequency response, surface noise and all the rest. One thing the Korg has that my Tascam CDRW recorder di .......

24: Digital Drive, RE: Bit depth = dynamic range (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-29, 09:16:50 (70.166.116.8)
Talking dynamic range it seems 16 bits is more enough for large scale dynamics of vinyl LPs. It would seem to me that it's volts per bit when it comes to how well a digital signal is going to be able .......

25: Inmate Central, So defective seat mechanism. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-28, 21:37:39 (70.166.116.8)
So pilot adjusted seat and thought it was in locked position. This has happened to me while driving no big deal. Clearly a design defect that a warning wasn't given prior to take off that the seat was .......

26: Digital Drive, I keep hearing that the difference between 24 bit and 32 bit digital recording is negligible (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-28, 20:53:24 (70.166.116.8)
But with my first full comparison using a Korg DS-DAC-10R with Audiogate4 SW the 32/48 recordings sounds clearly better to me than 24/48, 24/96 and 24/192. I am recording vinyl LPs to digital for the .......

27: Inmate Central, How's that a protection? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-28, 18:41:12 (70.166.116.8)
I'm thinking though they are feeling whole and more appreciated being marketed to like that. Heaven knows pretty people wannabees have had targets on their backs since day one. Might as well start tre .......

28: Inmate Central, It's so unfair (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-28, 12:49:52 (70.166.116.8)
Democrats need to reach out and create protections for the fat & ugly class. Probably alienate the LGBTQ+ bunch doing it though. Who the hell are they going to be able to pick on? .......

29: Inmate Central, Look man if.. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-28, 09:07:12 (70.166.116.8)
society is going to glorify BJs and corn balling the gals what the F is the problem with guys getting in on the action. It wasn't long ago when when incest and rape were common place and I'm thinking .......

30: Inmate Central, What do people expect in a free society (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-28, 08:49:53 (70.166.116.8)
Where billions in GDP and profits are being generated year in and year out from one generation to the next exploiting the most common human characteristics. Sexuality pays big time and opening new mar .......

31: Digital Drive, RE: Powered USB 2.0 extender (Korg DS-DAC-10R) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-26, 22:56:03 (70.166.116.8)
Yep that sums it up. Thanks! .......

32: Inmate Central, RE: Hint: Nothing is free (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-25, 15:52:55 (70.166.116.8)
No you have it mostly wrong. I don't completely disagree with Tim's comment I just see it as an exaggeration of a symptom of what ails this country. Making people take jobs and kicking out free loader .......

33: Inmate Central, RE: Hint: Nothing is free (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-25, 12:46:43 (70.166.116.8)
Sounds good but that's not what's happening. The rich and wealthy are the one's getting a free ride at the expense of exploiting the opportunity, wealth, health and environment of the vast majority of .......

34: Inmate Central, RE: Goober is right (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-25, 12:19:11 (70.166.116.8)
Far as I know Americans are a much bigger burden on the welfare system than illegal immigrants. I've known employers who would much rather employ illegal immigrants than Americans because they work ha .......

35: Inmate Central, Oh I'm sure those with money can find a way to buy their way in under the current administration (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-24, 20:02:49 (70.166.116.8)
Those who need to work won't be allowed to come and take jobs that Americans will be force to take to survive while American economy crumbles. .......

36: General Asylum, RE: Two for one upgrade... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-24, 19:02:01 (70.166.116.8)
I love it when that happens. Sounds better than a 2 for one if noise floor is lower by better sound insulation as well as by less noise added by the heating and cooling systems. .......

37: Inmate Central, RE: Oh wow I feel safe now (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-24, 12:38:13 (70.166.116.8)
View YouTube Video .......

38: Inmate Central, So happy for you.. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-24, 12:07:32 (70.166.116.8)
that you could get that off your chest. Keep it up, you can rest later Tonto. .......

39: Inmate Central, RE: FIFY (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-24, 11:57:17 (70.166.116.8)
LOL! No. Given America's disregard for the slaughter of Jews in Nazi concentration camps leadership decided to amend history by proclaiming Israel a nation on May 14, 1948. To appease America's guilt .......

40: Inmate Central, RE: I'm so confused (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-24, 11:20:47 (70.166.116.8)
"Let me splain it to ya." Tangential thinking, also known as tangentiality, is a thought process where a person's responses or ideas deviate from the main topic, often including irrelevant details .......

41: Inmate Central, I'm so confused (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-24, 10:45:33 (70.166.116.8)
This shit's been going on for like 70 years? Someone's looking for some kind of Peace Prize to put on his living room mantle. The slaughter that keeps on giving. .......

42: Inmate Central, And the strong manly men will be sent into combat (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-24, 10:35:32 (70.166.116.8)
Girly boys and females with vaginas will get a pass? .......

43: Inmate Central, Oh wow I feel safe now (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-24, 10:30:56 (70.166.116.8)
Poppy Donnie and his travelling gas light theater helping his adoring masses get their warm and fuzzys on. No different than the bi-annual multi-agency round up of violent offender shows produced by l .......

44: Digital Drive, RE: Powered USB 2.0 extender (Korg DS-DAC-10R) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-24, 10:19:19 (70.166.116.8)
Korg recommends a powered hub in order to maintain the ability to drive the DS-DAC-10R at the end of the run. I was starting to look a cat 5 solutions but if this $10 powered hub works it's the cost e .......

45: Digital Drive, RE: Powered USB 2.0 extender (Korg DS-DAC-10R) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-24, 01:47:14 (70.166.116.8)
Ordered a powered USB hub & another 12 ft USB cable. Should work fine. So far total of $320 (DS-DAC-10R + USB cables and powered hub) for a recorder interface with PC software (AudioGate) for creatin .......

46: Digital Drive, Powered USB 2.0 extender (Korg DS-DAC-10R) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-23, 16:11:08 (70.166.116.8)
The maximum length of a USB 2.0 cable is specified as 15'. I have a 12 ft' USB cable that I've been using to test the device but it runs across the room. This "recorder" seems to be working fine so I .......

47: Inmate Central, RE: Whole Foods Prices (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-18, 19:43:54 (70.166.116.8)
Yep we like their bakery. When we are having guests over for dinner we might pick up some of the half baked loaves and finish them fresh for the meal. .......

48: Inmate Central, Aren't they part of Amazon? nt (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-17, 16:05:42 (70.166.116.8)
.......

49: Inmate Central, You're mom is not the only one. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-17, 16:03:32 (70.166.116.8)
General speaking whole foods are not the same thing as expensive foods. That place most definitely appeals to folks who seem to conflate quality and price. Their price buster products, 365, are the sa .......

50: Inmate Central, RE: Name one legitimate viloation (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-14, 12:26:33 (70.166.116.8)
I lived here during his tenure and he was accused of and convicted of violating the rights of US citizens on numerous occasions. Not only that MCSO was subject to civil lawsuits costing the citizens o .......

51: Inmate Central, RE: Over 50% of Mexicans are Europeans !!! DEPORT THE EUROPEANS !!! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-14, 11:54:55 (70.166.116.8)
I didn't have a problem with tent city or pink uniforms or bologna sandwiches each and everyone with a crust end. Joe was gimmick violating the rights of American citizens in the most racist of fashio .......

52: Inmate Central, RE: So, Padilla "Looks Illegal." Will they simply arrest ALL Hispanics? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-14, 08:58:14 (70.166.116.8)
That was the thing with this video - all it showed, at least what I saw, was the guy getting strong armed in the hall. I naturally assumed he was misbehaving prior to being removed from the venue. I h .......

53: Inmate Central, We had 20+ years of Sheriff Joe here in Az (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-14, 08:44:22 (70.166.116.8)
The issue wasn't ever the fact he wanted to catch illegal aliens, the issue was he could care less how he violated the rights of Hispanic/Latino Americans. Of course the nuance of that difference is f .......

54: Inmate Central, RE: Here is another fun clip (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-12, 20:38:59 (70.166.116.8)
Wow what a barrel of laughs such misinformation actually informs Americans. ROTFLMAO! .......

55: Inmate Central, Ice is... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-12, 16:46:41 (70.166.116.8)
Fun link for folks looking for a laugh or maybe even career. .......

56: Inmate Central, RE: Exactly! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-10, 08:38:28 (70.166.116.8)
Just kicking the can down the road and making it to the next election cycle. 1500 Israeli lives seems more than I've seen in my lifetime in a single event. What next 10,000, 40,000 or 100,000? Problem .......

57: Inmate Central, And Hamas just sits back and laughs at the carnage they've caused. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-09, 20:45:49 (70.166.116.8)
I don't see the correlation between the security lapse that led to 1000s of Israeli deaths being adjudicated by death and destruction in Gaza. The lack of security at those border crossings was an inv .......

58: Inmate Central, Don't want to hear it (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-09, 18:50:43 (70.166.116.8)
Security lapse leading to killing 1000s of innocent Israelis begets slaughter of 10s of 1000s of innocent Palestinians. Another tough on terror failure used to justify an invasion of foreign lands. .......

59: Inmate Central, That's so wrong (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-02, 18:09:59 (70.166.116.8)
American's have been placated by chrome plated trinkets and worthless consumer goods produced by near slave labor while American industry has been crumbling and GDP bolstered by devouring working and .......

60: Digital Drive, RE: Whoopee! My Cambridge Audio now has Amazon music.. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-06-01, 15:50:46 (70.166.116.8)
Your Cambridge Audio what has Amazon? Looked at your system and don't see anything Cambridge Audio. I have a Cambridge Audio and was wondering if I should check to see if it now has Amazon. ::: TOPIC: .......

61: Inmate Central, RE: Mister likes tax cuts and claims he is a fiscal conservative? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-31, 03:06:51 (70.166.116.8)
Why else would some one like tax cuts in times of expanding deficits? Ludicrous to call oneself a fiscal conservative and like tax cuts in an economy, like America's, existing high above budget. The r .......

62: Inmate Central, RE: One can be a *liberal* fiscal conservative (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-31, 02:28:06 (70.166.116.8)
Cutting spending before cutting taxes would have been nice. If spending cuts can't be made more revenue (taxes) need to be collected and/or efficiency improved. We've had 40 something years of cutting .......

63: Inmate Central, Mister likes tax cuts and claims he is a fiscal conservative? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-29, 20:38:02 (70.166.116.8)
Probably because he gets more money. Can't really be a fiscal conservative and support tax cuts while running deficits. I suppose claiming to be a fiscal conservative is a nice face to wear while robb .......

64: Inmate Central, RE: I don't know which is worse (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-29, 17:46:49 (70.166.116.8)
I knew a guy who did time in jail for walking out with a bottle of vodka and when confronted by store security in front of the store he cracked the guy over the head with the bottle of vodka. There ar .......

65: Inmate Central, Is Trader Joes upscale? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-29, 14:38:35 (70.166.116.8)
We do most of our grocery shopping at Sprouts marketplace and maybe every 10 days or so into Costco. Kind of avoid Whole Foods as spending as much as possible on anything has never appealed to us on a .......

66: Digital Drive, RE: That's goid! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-28, 15:02:02 (70.166.116.8)
Yep I follow. Not an objectivist. More of a defensive contrarian pseudo scientist pretending to be a subjectivist. If I really liked cassettes would have been doing the comparison with LPs and resting .......

67: Digital Drive, RE: That's goid! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-28, 12:25:20 (70.166.116.8)
I am not intimidated by the measurements crowd. Yet you started off right at the beginning talking about the dynamic range of a CD and how it they sound compressed and noisy to you? I'm thinking thi .......

68: Digital Drive, That's goid! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-27, 18:35:15 (70.166.116.8)
At least we are talking about audio. I don't know but most LPs I own sound compressed compared to hearing music live even good recordings of live music has some degree of compression. I'll even conced .......

69: Digital Drive, That's my point (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-27, 13:41:12 (70.166.116.8)
You're the one saying "Why everything sounds so f compressed is anybody's guess". If everything sounds so f compressed what is your reference? When I'm standing next to some guy using a jack hammer it .......

70: Vinyl Asylum, RE: 20xl (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-27, 13:24:43 (70.166.116.8)
The midrange is more forward on the 20xl and there is more apparent bass. I don't know what you mean by hollow but over all I think the XX2 is more dynamic (large and small scale) and accordingly is m .......

71: Digital Drive, RE: NEW CD Player Choice (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-27, 11:42:23 (70.166.116.8)
Might do just as well looking for a less expensive CDP than a more expensive one. Kind of hard to figure it out without listening to it. Sometimes it might be worth buying used on-line and just trying .......

72: Vinyl Asylum, RE: What phono cartridges are you using (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-26, 18:32:13 (70.166.116.8)
Bought a Dynavector 20xl in the early 2000s moved to the XX2 and have had at least 2 more XX2 since then. I like it and not moving off it. Might add another cartridge to the stable though. ::: TOPIC: .......

73: Digital Drive, RE: Maybe because it is? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-26, 16:26:33 (70.166.116.8)
So then if it sounds uncompressed or even less compressed does that means it is actually uncompressed or less compressed? .......

74: Digital Drive, Maybe because it is? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-26, 12:08:32 (70.166.116.8)
.......

75: Food & Spirits Court, Beans and rice are great (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-26, 10:40:41 (70.166.116.8)
Dry or fresh beans top canned every times. Beans and rice daily? Nope need room for potatoes and pasta. .......

76: Food & Spirits Court, RE: For the Foodies.... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-26, 01:07:41 (70.166.116.8)
Looks like big plates with lots of good looking food on them. The presentation on both of them looks disgusting to me though. I would take that art apart and spread it around on the plate before enjoy .......

77: Digital Drive, RE: Digital recorder question (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-22, 20:00:39 (70.166.116.8)
So the Korg saves a copy of it's translation on the PC from which I can create a digital LP that I can playback via my file server? This sounds to good to be true. How much is the software required to .......

78: Digital Drive, RE: Thanks everyone for the useful responses (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-22, 19:06:07 (70.166.116.8)
The Tascam DA-3000SD is the best stand alone AD recorder I've ever considered. Enjoy it has much more to offer than the 16 bit recorders I've been using for the last 15 years. Thanks for your inputs - .......

79: Inmate Central, Laugh but producing a dollar that's worth far less than a dollar makes tons of sense? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-22, 18:01:33 (70.166.116.8)
Penny wise and pound foolish us old folks sucked leaded fumes for a very long time. God forbid money that's actually worth something. .......

80: Digital Drive, RE: Digital recorder question (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-22, 17:17:21 (70.166.116.8)
NOTE : I tried posting prior to a deletion (for editing?) and I read it again and didn't catch what if anything changed. I have a the Tascam CD-RW900SX recorder and have been using it for years. I'm l .......

81: Digital Drive, RE: Thanks everyone for the useful responses (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-22, 11:22:50 (70.166.116.8)
Best and easiest is a big claim. Personally I suspect but can't prove without actually comparing that any RME interface can produce better digital than any of the Tascams. That said if talking about f .......

82: Inmate Central, RE: Sixteen pounds and whadaya get? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-22, 07:26:55 (70.166.116.8)
Peaches and tomatoes here. There was a plate of apricots in the kitchen yesterday, small ones, like not too sweet candy. .......

83: Digital Drive, RE: Disable Unnecessary Services & Start-up Apps (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-21, 12:08:49 (70.166.116.8)
Ran some loopback captures with Audacity yesterday and the recordings came off just fine. I'll be doing more today. No problems. Will expand the test later to actually record off an external device. : .......

84: Digital Drive, RE: Need Audacity expert (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-20, 13:48:30 (70.166.116.8)
And would you expect modifications to OS priorities or other running applications to insure a PCs ability to serve as a recorder? I probably should figure out a way to test my computer if I'm going to .......

85: Digital Drive, Thanks Abe (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-20, 12:04:53 (70.166.116.8)
Not sure what I was thinking when first looking at the pics. Thanks for the info. That recording setup would take a tremendous amount of work. I like recording via tape outs when listening. I've made .......

86: Digital Drive, RE: Just remember why (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-19, 19:23:29 (70.166.116.8)
>>ALL PROFESSIONALs today record at 24 bits for multiple good reasons. At least one or more of them obvious to me why based on my experiences with a 16 bit recorder recording LPs. .......

87: Digital Drive, RE: Nothing against turntables or Tascam (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-19, 17:03:17 (70.166.116.8)
>>My point being, I think he was shooting for extreme dynamic range by >>keeping the signal low but the result was anemic sounding recordings. That doesn't make any sense to me. Unless I buy a record .......

88: Digital Drive, RE: Isn't a small part of the "problem" that... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-19, 12:08:40 (70.166.116.8)
Like Roseval says it's a sign bit. If it were a checksum a 16 bit recorder would be completely useless as a lossless recorder instead of very difficult to use as one. .......

89: Digital Drive, Or maybe... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-18, 22:46:58 (70.166.116.8)
you just don't like the way his turntable sounds. I'm sure he loves his TT and he's proud of his recordings of it. .......

90: Digital Drive, RE: 16 bit = 96 dB dynamic range (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-18, 12:55:32 (70.166.116.8)
So is your point then that the 13 bit recording will still be a 13 bit recording on a 24 bit recorder given the same LP, same line out, same analog input impedance and same gain setting. It will not s .......

91: Digital Drive, RE: 16 bit = 96 dB dynamic range (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-18, 10:01:49 (70.166.116.8)
>>If your max is at 50% (-48 dBFS) the input signal is way to weak. This of >>course won't improve by switching to 24 bit. By definition a recording is lossless at 16/44. My concern is the lower level .......

92: Food & Spirits Court, RE: Spicy vs Hot?... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-18, 02:47:24 (70.166.116.8)
Habanero it at the top of my heat scale and is often used to excess. I vote spicy. .......

93: Digital Drive, Digital recorder question (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-17, 16:57:15 (70.166.116.8)
I have a 16 bit digital recorder and when recording a random LP at maximum analog input gain of +6db it creates a digital file at 50% maximum scale - a 15 bit digital recording not a 16 bit recording. .......

94: Digital Drive, Thanks everyone for the useful responses (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-17, 14:20:02 (70.166.116.8)
The first response to my comment actually got me thinking better about what I was trying to. I guess in the simplest context I want to produce lossless recordings of my analog LPs. I don't care about .......

95: Vinyl Asylum, RE: What's new in vinyl? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-16, 23:56:29 (70.166.116.8)
Lots of 45 rpm reissues. Recording LPs to digital and using a GUI instead of suffering that vinyl ritual. TT (Dynavector XX2 per your request), CDP, Streaming and free lossless live concert download f .......

96: Digital Drive, RE: Need Audacity expert (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-16, 12:06:25 (70.166.116.8)
It seems a dedicated laptop or workstation is required? .......

97: Inmate Central, RE: I hope they didn't (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-16, 04:40:14 (70.166.116.8)
Hopefully it shows up. IF I was the buyer more than likely I would have come over and picked it up if possible. 30 miles that's nothing. My wife last week sent me on a 45 mile each way journey to pick .......

98: Digital Drive, RE: Need Audacity expert (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-16, 02:03:14 (70.166.116.8)
One more thing how are you saving the digital from the analog input to your RME via the USB out to your laptop? What SW are you using? Thanks in advance .......

99: Inmate Central, RE: Reelling... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-16, 01:15:55 (70.166.116.8)
Sure they didn't leave it in the street in front of where it was supposed to be delivered? I suppose it required a signature upon delivery maybe they forgot the signature and your item is in some pawn .......

100: Inmate Central, RE: POTD - it's all in the eyes (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-16, 00:16:12 (70.166.116.8)
Had a hard time getting the "look" but this is kind of close. Had a problem with getting in front of her with the camera for the close up the under the desk shot is better (but not exactly it) i .......

101: Inmate Central, RE: POTD - it's all in the eyes (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-13, 10:18:29 (70.166.116.8)
Beautiful dog and I really like that look, so precious. We adopted our foster, a Corgi Chihuahua mix who has just about those same eyes. She's about 18 lbs., and a real spitfire with our larger Corgis .......

102: Inmate Central, Joe Biden's fault mt (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-11, 18:49:37 (70.166.116.8)
Em tea I said. .......

103: Inmate Central, Who eats that crap anyway? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-11, 01:46:44 (70.166.116.8)
We should tax that stuff to help cover the costs to society. It's so nice we allow EBT to be used to buy the stuff. Or better yet lets figure out ways to make money by disposing of radioactive waste i .......

104: Inmate Central, RE: I pity the Rockies.....The Padres just beat them 21-0 on the road! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-11, 00:53:04 (70.166.116.8)
MLB site has them listed as 6 and 33 with wins on April 30th and May 1st. Maybe I'm on some counterfeit site? Who knows? Nothing is real anymore. .......

105: Inmate Central, We hitchhiked in the 70s too (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-11, 00:23:57 (70.166.116.8)
And I picked up hitchhikers until the 90s. My now wife used to hitchhike across town to visit me when she was 16, barefoot and in short shorts. Paul McCartney picked her up once. We never hitchhiked .......

106: Inmate Central, That's what I noticed (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-10, 20:06:42 (70.166.116.8)
And the cockeyed speaker arrangement. Had that Pioneer tuner with matching Pioneer tuner, integrated amp and TT with ADS 520 speakers in 1980. .......

107: General Asylum, RE: I have UPnP from my computer to a Devialet Expert Pro 1000 (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-08, 11:39:07 (70.166.116.8)
I'm using Audio Engine 2A loudspeakers on the PC system with foobar via USB. Works fine as my PC based system. For now I'm just not interested in streaming my own digital files though I suspect somewh .......

108: General Asylum, RE: Don't knock it until you tried it. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-08, 11:16:58 (70.166.116.8)
Yes if it sounds better on the PC system it's all good. Foobar is my UI for my PC system. I added the uPnP media server plug in several months back and it works but IMO it's kind of kludgy. Regardless .......

109: General Asylum, RE: Don't knock it until you tried it. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-08, 10:34:17 (70.166.116.8)
That's why I asked you if we can save the upscaled tracks. Trying it to me means starting with a higher res track converting it to wav then comparing the upscaled results both visually and audibly. An .......

110: General Asylum, RE: Foobar 2000 supports real time upscaling (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-07, 22:50:06 (70.166.116.8)
I guess it makes sense they might sound better. Is there some reason they would sound more like the original high res recording than the .wav file does? I really want to get more into high res but cr .......

111: Rocky Road, I would say it's mostly academic and a personal choice (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-07, 17:04:41 (70.166.116.8)
As far as my greatest rock LPs of all time goes I doubt more than 1 Beatles record would make it into my top 20. The Beatles Again is my favorite Beatles album BTW. Kind of doubt any Santana LP would .......

112: General Asylum, RE: "It's funny you use live amplified music" (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-05, 11:33:02 (70.166.116.8)
By all means use live amplified recordings in your reference set. I've been agreeing with you in case you missed it. Using live acoustic recordings was an attempt at creating an objective way to evalu .......

113: General Asylum, RE: "upgraded power supplies, or boutique components, but those extras rarely affect how the DAC sounds" (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-05, 10:51:43 (70.166.116.8)
I agree with you that if the PS is actually sufficient it's a waste of money making it more sufficient. Surely over the years most of us, knowingly or not, have run into components with really crappy .......

114: General Asylum, RE: Looking for resolution (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-05, 10:04:15 (70.166.116.8)
I think it's fair that if I'm actually interested in the resolution that I read all the comments and responses to them. Sometimes resolution happens. It is frustrating though when reading all the comm .......

115: Digital Drive, RE: Need Audacity expert (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-05, 01:44:54 (70.166.116.8)
Thanks for your help. The RME Black Edition looks great and using it as a headphone amp and a system DAC is a double bonus. My current Tascam stores the converted digital directly to a CDRW and highe .......

116: General Asylum, RE: Should there be a "System" asylum? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-02, 18:17:55 (70.166.116.8)
Ideally the playback system will mirror what was recorded at the performance. How well the recording captures the performance has relevance to how well it can be reproduced by the home stereo. And I w .......

117: Digital Drive, RE: Need Audacity expert (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-02, 17:03:42 (70.166.116.8)
Thanks. Seems to work as you describe. I'm going to bail on this project - too much work. Probably just rerecord the worst of them can pick up a couple of bits of resolution on those. These sound pret .......

118: General Asylum, RE: Is $10 the point of diminishing returns? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-02, 15:53:49 (70.166.116.8)
For me long term listening is the ultimate vindication of any audio purchase. A/B comparisons, short term snippets, blind testing or whatever doesn't really prove anything. From personal experience if .......

119: General Asylum, RE: "upgraded power supplies, or boutique components, but those extras rarely affect how the DAC sounds" (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-02, 15:33:21 (70.166.116.8)
Wait a minute so if I sell a 1 cent part for $100 it's going to sound better? I get your point but it's not the higher cost that makes it better. Though I'm betting some gear/parts sells because spen .......

120: General Asylum, RE: Should there be a "System" asylum? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-02, 11:15:17 (70.166.116.8)
A well assembled playback system should reproduce what was recorded (IMO that is) - whether live amplified/unamplified or studio craft. And ideally the character or lack of character of the equipment .......

121: Inmate Central, RE: We usually buy Prime (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-01, 16:15:52 (70.166.116.8)
We try not to use Amazon and usually it's Prime. We've given up on Sam's Club, Lowes, Home Depot and most major chain restaurants and support local whenever possible. It's true American capitalism ha .......

122: Inmate Central, We usually buy Prime (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-01, 10:55:24 (70.166.116.8)
Used to have great prices on new CDs and preorder vinyl. Those days seem to be long gone. We've discussed moving off Amazon completely but lower prices and product selection keeps us there. ::: TOPI .......

123: General Asylum, Thanks for keeping it going! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-01, 10:07:47 (70.166.116.8)
.......

124: General Asylum, One man's $10,000 is another man's $10. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-05-01, 07:25:25 (70.166.116.8)
Whether selling DACs or cracking heads with a monkey wrench people are scamming on how to take it from them. I tend to reward myself for spending less than can be afforded but I'm convinced if I had m .......

125: Rocky Road, A sadly serious question if you ask me... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-28, 09:00:09 (70.166.116.8)
Yes classic rock is long gone but some of it is still included along with older and newer music as some of my favorite music of all time. I've met people stuck in the 70s who can't stand anything afte .......

126: General Asylum, RE: An interesting take on tariffs from DigiKey (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-24, 17:23:06 (70.166.116.8)
Nice read thanks. The economy has been crumbling for generations. I don't expect any policy of this administration to do any better than the any previous administration since the 70s (none did much if .......

127: General Asylum, Finally trying streaming (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-22, 22:40:22 (70.166.116.8)
I have a modest digital system. A NAD 1050 DAC, Exposure XXII CDP, Cambridge MXN10 streamer/music server & a hard drive containing a digital library consisting of at lossless flac files. I bypass the .......

128: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Is MoFi and the likes (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-17, 16:08:19 (70.166.116.8)
Yep and I agreed with you on that stuff but I thought somewhere in that response you doubled down on the they will sound the same (or be identical comment) comment. No need for me to go back and try t .......

129: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Is MoFi and the likes (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-16, 23:27:22 (70.166.116.8)
I don't disagree that the analog signal on the tape is identical to a high resolution digital capture derived from it. It's probably an academic exercise given the right software to convert that digit .......

130: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Is MoFi and the likes (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-16, 11:48:08 (70.166.116.8)
RE : The music will still sound the same Just to clarify it seems you saying that adjustments made to the analog signal, or any sonic effects of parameters used to cut the vinyl, by the mastering eng .......

131: General Asylum, RE: Unexpected "Noise" on Recording (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-15, 23:25:27 (70.166.116.8)
I remember such a discussion at one time - but I'm not sure if it was here on AA. I think I've heard such a thing as well but don't remember when but it's been more than a couple times. A tape is eras .......

132: Inmate Central, Yes (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-11, 10:21:43 (70.166.116.8)
I recently made the change from the plastic k-cup. It's a better experience all around at a much lower cost. I'm still fine tuning my brew. Not in the same world as enjoying a $6.00 Red Eye (including .......

133: Inmate Central, No (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-10, 12:06:36 (70.166.116.8)
Didn't know what a MILF is and don't care to know what a GILF is. It'll be easy not researching ILF going forward. I'll be seeing more porn links showing up for the next few weeks since I inadvertentl .......

134: Inmate Central, RE: Isn't LA County the most populated county in the country? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-10, 11:58:47 (70.166.116.8)
Yes I see that here in Maricopa county. Cities that actually supply services to homeless people end up growing that population. It's somewhat like sanctuary cities. Regardless of the good intentions t .......

135: Inmate Central, The research required to understand your post took me directly to porn sites. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-10, 06:59:39 (70.166.116.8)
Refreshing in that it usually takes me 2 or 3 clicks to get there. .......

136: Inmate Central, Laugh! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-09, 23:10:48 (70.166.116.8)
Who knows if she even noticed an admirers handy work? .......

137: Inmate Central, That sucks. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-09, 23:01:00 (70.166.116.8)
There's likely enormous fraud with the use of federal money. I'm not familiar with Ca. politics and that seems to be your agenda. I'm all for rooting out fraud, misspending and inefficient use of fed .......

138: Inmate Central, RE: Isn't LA County the most populated county in the country? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-09, 21:49:33 (70.166.116.8)
That's over the last 5 years or 65K per homeless person per year. How much of that money went into building permanent shelters and other longer term investments and paying staff for implementing servi .......

139: Inmate Central, Isn't LA County the most populated county in the country? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-09, 00:47:46 (70.166.116.8)
Like by a large margin. We would expect more money spend in LA County than any other county as it has almost twice the population of the 2nd and 3rd most populated counties. From AI - On average, a co .......

140: Digital Drive, Yes! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-08, 16:45:07 (70.166.116.8)
I use dbPoweramp as the last step in my current process. I take completely tagged digital LPs, usually 20-50 at a time, and dbpoweramp renames them and places them in a working directory tree album_ar .......

141: Digital Drive, RE: Need Audacity expert (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-07, 11:14:06 (70.166.116.8)
I only used Audacity in the processing of LP sides recorded to CDRW. It's the best way to split the side into songs and name (initially) the tracks. I update tags using mp3tag. Rename and create artis .......

142: Digital Drive, RE: Need Audacity expert (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-07, 10:57:01 (70.166.116.8)
When I started to use Audacity it was exclusively used for breaking album sides (it's a PITA doing it on the recorder). When splitting I'm also entering the song title and track number and the file is .......

143: Digital Drive, RE: Streamers- Probably the worst value in audio (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-07, 08:00:21 (70.166.116.8)
I replaced an RPi3 with an RPi4 a few years back because I wanted good sound quality and didn't want to pay extra for coax. The RPi3 was great sounding music player running Linux with monitor and keyb .......

144: Digital Drive, Need Audacity expert (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-06, 17:21:47 (70.166.116.8)
I'm normalizing gains on my existing digital music library using Audacity. I'm currently doing a project for each album one at a time. There may be a batch process available but I'm finding audacity d .......

145: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Its not just you (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-03, 16:21:41 (70.166.116.8)
I was never enamored with the sound of LPs from my earliest days. Yet there were some TTs that I thought sounded great and others that I just didn't like they way they sounded. When CDs came out in th .......

146: General Asylum, RE: I think... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-01, 13:13:12 (70.166.116.8)
Yes but the comment you quote is my comment to the OP so I responded. That comment was very poorly worded and deserved to be called out. I was simply trying to clarify what I was saying when I used th .......

147: General Asylum, Tried it and can't use it (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-04-01, 12:48:32 (70.166.116.8)
When the stereo gets turned on it heats up my pacemaker and my knee replacements. Kind of cool though if I turn off the lights arcs between the phono cartridge/preamp tubes and my implants are visible .......

148: General Asylum, RE: Paypal harassment (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-29, 18:13:34 (70.166.116.8)
Since you are quoting my post below I'll respond. I did not buy from Amazon I ordered directly from a business. What does Amazon have to do with it? Kind of like when I pay using a credit card are my .......

149: Inmate Central, Not so interested in hearing stories or watching these kinds of photo ops (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-29, 02:52:03 (70.166.116.8)
Let's see the arrests and jailing of these fraudsters. I'm sure there is plenty of fraud and I'm all for them routing it out. I'm also into improving efficiency. And there's no way they can accomplish .......

150: General Asylum, RE: Paypal harassment (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-29, 02:13:53 (70.166.116.8)
Most likely one of the big beneficiaries of the upcoming privatization of government function. As a side note I got my tracking notice from Amazon Mail for an order I recently made from a company in s .......

151: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Is it me or others (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-28, 23:31:16 (70.166.116.8)
Sure but how often is one going to go through the hassle of a vinyl listening session? I say 2-4 LPs a day 2 or 3 days a week is quite a bit of effort. When enjoying a GUI interface 2-4 albums everyda .......

152: Vinyl Asylum, Yup. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-27, 14:36:59 (70.166.116.8)
A collection of 2500 records fairly valued at $40 each isn't an inheritance it's a job. And some $100,000 audio system isn't going to get a fraction of what someone paid for unless someone is hired to .......

153: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Is MoFi and the likes (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-26, 00:30:46 (70.166.116.8)
That's something you have to decide. IMO usually they aren't my favorite versions of the LPs when I compare them but most of them sound pretty good and are somewhat a bargain when trying to find nm or .......

154: Vinyl Asylum, Not usually my thing (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-25, 23:57:25 (70.166.116.8)
Not a color vinyl fan but I will when it is appropriate usually an album title like Bloodletting (Concrete Blonde) and Red (Black Uhuru). Usually though I buy black vinyl if I have a choice - sometime .......

155: Vinyl Asylum, RE: How 'bout some K-tel (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-21, 16:42:33 (70.166.116.8)
I have over 100 compilations in my collection. 5 Sessions mail order comps, I think 4 of them are 4 LP sets and the other one a double LP that might have been the first album I bought with my own mone .......

156: Inmate Central, I don't buy any of this crap (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-17, 12:53:29 (70.166.116.8)
Taxpayers aren't going to save a penny and someone else is going to keep the money. It's one giant criminal syndicate continuing the trend to make the economic numbers look good when in fact it's fail .......

157: Vinyl Asylum, RE: stop looking and just listen (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-17, 12:35:40 (70.166.116.8)
Sure a good hifi is important for my enjoyment of music. Lucky I didn't get too hung up in a chase and found "good enough" without having to spend as much as I could have afforded. Not thinking I'll b .......

158: Vinyl Asylum, Strangely.. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-14, 13:01:26 (70.166.116.8)
there seems to be an effort in progress to take us back to the good old days of such manly entitlements. I was a kid in the 60s & 70s and remember hearing about Tina's Ike experiences and thinking isn .......

159: Vinyl Asylum, Well yea (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-13, 14:41:43 (70.166.116.8)
I wouldn't consider a stereo that brought the ugly out a point of pride but I think others would disagree. And IME it's hit and miss with big $$$ remasters too. I agree recording/production quality is .......

160: Inmate Central, Where's my white entitlement? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-11, 19:45:46 (70.166.116.8)
Neither of my parents or my wife's parents passed anything on to us (my Dad's new wife got his and everyone had nothing to leave) or paid either of our college educations. No big deal. Things young pe .......

161: Inmate Central, What country? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-07, 09:19:07 (70.166.116.8)
The vast majority of Americans are consumers little more than crops growing in the field and harvested by those who own the property. Most Americans have not had representation in Washington for many .......

162: Inmate Central, What's the difference? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-07, 07:35:52 (70.166.116.8)
Pretty much for the last 65 years I've barely opened my mouth much less asked a question before I had the solution to 100 other questions and an extensive summary of everything I need to do to make my .......

163: Inmate Central, LMAO! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-06, 22:36:59 (70.166.116.8)
.......

164: Inmate Central, RE: Agreed, verboten masks and vaccines are part of the plan (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-05, 22:34:59 (70.166.116.8)
Never really thought of it that way. But it could be. I thought the mask and vaccine conspiracy theories were more about creating chaos. Maybe work out better for them next pandemic. .......

165: Inmate Central, Gotta add the SS has been an incentive for workers to spend (benefit the economy). Not save as much. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-05, 11:56:15 (70.166.116.8)
Based on governments promises to provide this benefit. If it's a fraud the fraud has benefitted those who have made claims about the goodness of the economy. Not much different than running massive de .......

166: Inmate Central, I think that's unrealistic as people dying early are a part of the plan (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-05, 09:22:01 (70.166.116.8)
Thinking about it chopping a couple of years off American life expectancy would save SS billions of dollars. Using 85 year old seems an unreasonable age especially for a male. The idea is to save SS m .......

167: Inmate Central, RE: What web browser do you use ? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-03-01, 16:16:42 (70.166.116.8)
I'm using Chrome with windows 10. Sometimes it gets bogged down but I think it's the internet service. .......

168: Rocky Road, RE: Sly Lives!... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-26, 10:15:42 (70.166.116.8)
Demoed the soundtrack and will get my preorder in today. Still working on getting over to see A Complete Unknown and this one is on the list to see too. .......

169: Rocky Road, That's 9 1/2 minutes waiting for the song to begin (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-26, 07:40:44 (70.166.116.8)
About 40 seconds longer the Led Zeppelin's In The Light. .......

170: Inmate Central, Don't get too close (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-25, 17:49:14 (70.166.116.8)
It has a hideous scream as worms jump from it's mouths into your mouth. You will then become part of it. There was a movie about it once. .......

171: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Are those made by.... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-23, 23:02:39 (70.166.116.8)
Far as I know ClearAudio cartridges are manufactured in Germany. Whether some components that go into the ClearAudio cartridges are sourced from Audio Technica I have no idea. Never owned an AT cartri .......

172: Vinyl Asylum, RE: suggestions (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-23, 16:57:15 (70.166.116.8)
I had a ClearAudio Virtuoso Wood before I got into MCs that was a great sounding MM cartridge. I also had a real good experience with one of their lower priced MM carts (arum beta) as well. ::: TOPIC: .......

173: Inmate Central, Starts with his name (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-22, 15:32:59 (70.166.116.8)
Plus his association with X and Tesla. Lots of imagery going on here. Does anyone think Donald Drump would have ever become a celebrity much less a US President? I think not, this kind of stuff is ver .......

174: General Asylum, RE: Electric Compressed Air for Equipment Dusting (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-19, 15:23:33 (70.166.116.8)
I've been using this one. Sucks or blows. I prefer the vacuum. Just cleaned my lab/man cave and the vacuum is great when removing years of settled dust. Perfect for cleaning slatted closet doors. USB .......

175: Music Lane, It's been a little while but not too long. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-19, 11:57:38 (70.166.116.8)
It's still in my long rotation. Closer to the center than DSOTM but not as close as Animals & The Piper At the Gates Of Dawn (a newer arrival in the orbit). .......

176: Inmate Central, Throw money at him? I thought we were going to poke him with pointed sticks. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-18, 21:16:55 (70.166.116.8)
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177: Cable Asylum, RE: Silver lessons (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-18, 11:03:51 (70.166.116.8)
I've had a couple of strands of KCAG that are my favorite ICs in my system and yes I have had them on the digital side too. Currently I'm running KCAG from a Prima Luna EVO100 to an Exposure IV amp an .......

178: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Yes, I frequented my local Linn dealer often in the early to mid 80s... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-16, 16:29:01 (70.166.116.8)
>>Yes, well that comment is a lot of hooey. I don't think it's a lot of hooey. I had a used Sapphire here for 3 years. Also had 3 pairs of speakers in that time. The Sota rarely moved me though at tim .......

179: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Yes, I frequented my local Linn dealer often in the early to mid 80s... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-15, 17:45:36 (70.166.116.8)
I didn't like the Sota Sapphire. Personally a wall mounted Planar 3 was a much better TT for me. Worst "upgrade" I ever made. I read a comment once that said the Sota Sapphire is the better than the L .......

180: Inmate Central, RE: castle tour (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-14, 06:23:49 (70.166.116.8)
Where's the leg? And her words were slurring together. Couldn't make it to 6 minutes. .......

181: Inmate Central, I woke up today and got myself a beer. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-13, 09:46:24 (70.166.116.8)
View YouTube Video .......

182: Inmate Central, Sounds like the same reality but with new tech (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-11, 21:41:47 (70.166.116.8)
So was he killed by the jealous poor/hungry, a competitor, his lovers husband or some oligarch who wanted his operation? Or just some kids having fun? .......

183: Inmate Central, RE: A friend in Southerb CA took this pic (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-11, 21:37:27 (70.166.116.8)
My nephew took the pic I linked in when walking out of Costco. I was driving over to the repair shop to drop my car off for next day service. My wife was following 5 minutes and took a few pics with h .......

184: Inmate Central, All the girls in the world beware (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-11, 14:23:07 (70.166.116.8)
They´re coming to put you away, again, they´re coming to put you away, Ho ho, hee hee, ha ha, To the family farm Where life is beautiful all the time And you´ll be happy to see Those creepy losers Ho .......

185: Inmate Central, RE: Jeez, did it blow up again? Kinda looks like it. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-11, 12:16:53 (70.166.116.8)
If it had exploded we would have heard about it on the news. This was around 7ish last evening and I think what make this look so cool is that the sun is still shinning on exhaust of the rocket while .......

186: Inmate Central, SpaceX over Phoenix (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-11, 06:52:52 (70.166.116.8)
Saw this last night over Phoenix. SpaceX launched from Bakersfield California (Vandenberg Space Force Base). .......

187: Inmate Central, He has not been chipped yet (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-11, 01:13:36 (70.166.116.8)
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188: Inmate Central, Eagles Fly! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-09, 19:21:45 (70.166.116.8)
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189: Vinyl Asylum, RIP (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-09, 18:40:00 (70.166.116.8)
My condolences to his family and friends. 45! What's up with that? Actually been looking for a nice serial numbered white lp for the collection. .......

190: Inmate Central, Great idea (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-09, 18:24:36 (70.166.116.8)
I was thinking about red "Make No mean Yes Again" hats. .......

191: Inmate Central, But alas I finally benefitted from Trump's tariffs... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-05, 13:44:56 (70.166.116.8)
Told my wife I wanted to get a made in China preamp sometime this year in October of last year. When the tariffs were threatened she suggested I go ahead and order it. Ok thanks for the heads up! It's .......

192: Inmate Central, Not a bad trade, one security lapse and 100s of dead Israelis for Gaza? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-05, 13:28:33 (70.166.116.8)
Brilliant! If Allah could have got that kind of return on Palestinian cannon fodder Israel would have fallen decades ago. .......

193: Inmate Central, They'll just stop reporting this stuff too. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-02-01, 08:12:12 (70.166.116.8)
Or just have some central PR czar write the narrative for public consumption. .......

194: General Asylum, Sad to hear. Condolences to his family (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-31, 17:05:20 (70.166.116.8)
Awesome company I hope they plan on keeping it going. .......

195: Vinyl Asylum, Can he back it up? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-29, 14:31:05 (70.166.116.8)
Is it a store full of hard to find treasures or is it a junk shop. It's one thing given a list he can produced a pile of costly treasures and completely another if he returns with a pile of mostly gar .......

196: Inmate Central, "There are much more important things to think about" (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-29, 14:07:42 (70.166.116.8)
Yep but as long as the market is moving upwards no one is going to bother talking about them. .......

197: Inmate Central, Is it politics as usual? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-29, 11:31:49 (70.166.116.8)
If Israel is sending Patriots to Ukraine it's probably an indication of an impending agreement for peace in the Ukraine and to strengthen American support for Israel's agenda in Gaza. Not sure how wel .......

198: Inmate Central, No KC hate here but I'm rooting for the NFC east (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-26, 21:00:27 (70.166.116.8)
Being a Commanders fan and all the superiority of the division is usually my 2nd choice unless the Cardinals are in, or the Cowboys (then it's the other team). .......

199: General Asylum, Oh? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-26, 14:42:22 (70.166.116.8)
My opinion disk 1 is one of their best records if not the best. I can't think of any worse side of a Zeppelin LP than side 3. Or any Zeppelin song worse than In The Light. Just my opinion - some peopl .......

200: Inmate Central, Cramped. Not enough floor space. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-22, 22:10:19 (70.166.116.8)
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201: General Asylum, That's one of the best songs on the album (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-21, 10:14:27 (70.166.116.8)
And there are 6 great ones on disk 1. Didn't realize (or remember) that was a Dylan song. .......

202: General Asylum, RE: Best covers (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-19, 19:15:21 (70.166.116.8)
The originals a very good too. View YouTube Video View YouTube Video View YouTube Video .......

203: Inmate Central, Time was running out. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-19, 08:58:38 (70.166.116.8)
Seems to me the Chiefs increased their chance of winning because of time running out out when taking the safety. Either way the scoring requirement for the Texans was the same and the question was is .......

204: Inmate Central, RE: This year's "Team Nobody Wants to Play." (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-19, 06:36:02 (70.166.116.8)
Good thing about being in the bracket with the well rested #1 seed is the Commanders will have an extra days rest before their next game. If the Rams win I wonder if there's a possibility for the Comm .......

205: Inmate Central, Commanders! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-18, 20:43:25 (70.166.116.8)
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206: General Asylum, First ricochet to hit the shooter in the head wins (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-17, 16:52:34 (70.166.116.8)
How cowboys used to test bass reflex speakers. .......

207: Inmate Central, Don't worry there's a new Sheriff in town (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-16, 14:10:56 (70.166.116.8)
Pappy Bear's gonna take care of us and keep us safe. 'Bout time we get what we deserve. .......

208: Inmate Central, They drug test bus drivers don't they? (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-15, 09:36:03 (70.166.116.8)
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209: General Asylum, RE: Eric Smidt's new boat (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-12, 16:03:03 (70.166.116.8)
I glad to see you expand your sense of allowable expenditures, not everyone is in the same situation as you and me, and that's a good thing as they're more likely to create jobs than you or me. Yea .......

210: Inmate Central, That makes more sense (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-12, 15:22:03 (70.166.116.8)
I have this nagging fear that one day millions of Americans will wake up one morning and find their bank and retirement accounts gone and their homes owned by others. And there won't be much we can do .......

211: Inmate Central, RE: Just our take (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-12, 14:57:08 (70.166.116.8)
Regardless of why one might find it convenient to use the delay start I just find it "odd" that the dishwasher doesn't allow it, even though a button for it is on the control panel, unless one toggles .......

212: Inmate Central, LG dishwasher delay start function (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-12, 13:57:41 (70.166.116.8)
We have LG washer and dryer and dishwasher. Seem like very good appliances. There are buttons on the washer and dishwasher for delaying the start of the cleaning processes. It's a convenient function .......

213: General Asylum, RE: Wretched Excess? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-12, 10:00:21 (70.166.116.8)
Looks like nice high value products in those price ranges. .......

214: Inmate Central, Last posts on AA I could find.. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-10, 18:58:02 (70.166.116.8)
were here in Central. Seemed pissed of that some of his stuff was deleted and right wing crap allowed to stay in place. Been there done that a couple of times over the years. Get pissed off and take .......

215: General Asylum, Way cool but looks like a business more than a hobby (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-09, 17:42:46 (70.166.116.8)
Honest though if I had boatloads of cash it would be cool to have one or two money no object systems in each of my homes. .......

216: Inmate Central, RE: Why is decay a common theme in sci fi? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-09, 00:15:48 (70.166.116.8)
Could it be that the universe is actually in a state of rot or digestion? We don't understand it but somehow rot rings a bell deep in parts of our mind closely tied to the stuff going around us that w .......

217: Inmate Central, RE: Said farewell to Jimmy Carter today (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-08, 23:24:06 (70.166.116.8)
I registered as a Democrat but I bought into the tax and spend demonization of the Democrats and voted for Ford. I don't regret that vote just my reason for it. In hindsight I'm embarrassed for my tw .......

218: Inmate Central, That's what it is (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-08, 17:17:46 (70.166.116.8)
Kind of like giving jobs to folks with proper political affiliations or releasing aid to foreign nations for favors. Maybe cut some sanctions for allowing the opening of some hotels in the offending n .......

219: Inmate Central, It's not about cheap stuff for Americans (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-08, 17:09:10 (70.166.116.8)
It's about higher profits for investors in American industry. If prices go down it's because they are making lots more money at the lower price. .......

220: Inmate Central, RE: How quickly 24 hours turned into 6 months (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-08, 17:05:36 (70.166.116.8)
Maybe it'll end within 24 hours of Jan. 20th. Or maybe it's take a couple of weeks. We will see but the end is near. .......

221: Inmate Central, A good man good for America (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-08, 16:51:30 (70.166.116.8)
I think he was the last President before we started simulating economic activity with massive debt while we transitioned to a service oriented economy. No fault of his. It's pretty much been downhill .......

222: Inmate Central, Laugh! That guy probably can't find the bathroom much less make his way to California (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-08, 16:39:20 (70.166.116.8)
Probably couldn't strike a match either - though he could drop a lit one if someone put it in his hands even if he forgets he'll drop it when it starts burning his skin. But I kind of doubt he could e .......

223: Inmate Central, RE: You make a few good points, I'm not going to pick them out of the blah blah (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-06, 19:16:50 (70.166.116.8)
Looking to get back to the early 1900s which seems to be what you are saying is IMO what MAGA actually means. And that seems to be more doable than getting back to the 50s,60s or 70s America which is .......

224: Inmate Central, RE: Again you sound like the drunk chick (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-06, 18:55:23 (70.166.116.8)
Who do you think it is that sold us out? .......

225: Inmate Central, Yes unfortunately the real economy has been getting worse for most Americans for decades (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-06, 18:39:19 (70.166.116.8)
Kind of fun though President Trump scored big points with his Pandemic era cash infusions and earlier deficits (trying to make his economy look better than his predecessor) while Biden tried to do so .......

226: Inmate Central, Again you sound like the drunk chick (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-06, 17:22:58 (70.166.116.8)
I was interested in your comment about manufacturing. I know who and what Trump is and I'm not going to convince folks that believe he is their savior. And I'm certainly not interested in listening to .......

227: Inmate Central, See you're as bad as that drunken wench IMO (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-06, 16:45:28 (70.166.116.8)
I'm not even going to respond to your response considering you just aren't able to think outside the programming instilled in you. Just go away I was in agreement with the point of your comment. ::: T .......

228: Inmate Central, Typical American thinking (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-06, 16:02:03 (70.166.116.8)
It's pathetic and I fail to see the humor. .......

229: Inmate Central, We make tacos and burgers and mixed drinks too. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-06, 16:00:50 (70.166.116.8)
Isn't retail and hospitality Americas largest industry. Or is health care or pharma? We also specialize in building wealth by packaging high risk loans and government bail outs and generating income v .......

230: General Asylum, Indeed (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-06, 15:38:30 (70.166.116.8)
The filters are really cool and can help if someone is looking for higher resolution recordings. I've taken many downloads from the Live Music Archives. .......

231: Inmate Central, Well we should be (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-05, 12:33:24 (70.166.116.8)
But as a whole what seems to matter most is getting our rocks off or judging others on how they get their rocks off. But they, more unaligned globalists than Americans, on the other hand don't really .......

232: Inmate Central, Has anyone heard from Dr. Steven M. Greer in the last 48 hours? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-05, 00:42:51 (70.166.116.8)
Imagine the massive public outrage over an imagined government conspiracy if the guy disappears. Sure he might be in a slab of concreate or vat of acid but equally likely in a Polynesian paradise drin .......

233: Vinyl Asylum, Nothing earth shattering here (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-04, 19:27:26 (70.166.116.8)
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234: Inmate Central, Yea they are not worried it about much (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-03, 14:37:08 (70.166.116.8)
Just one financial crisis away from getting much more of it on the cheap. They already control the major political parties and have their people in the Supreme Court. The only thing left for them is t .......

235: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: The how about the computer? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-03, 10:17:57 (70.166.116.8)
Good but what's showing up at the DAC is what I'm trying to confirm. If the streaming services says 192/24 (and on the app) and that shows on the DAC at least I would know it's getting through the PC. .......

236: Computer Audio Asylum, Of course not - AI doesn't always get things right! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-03, 10:07:30 (70.166.116.8)
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237: Inmate Central, RE: For some reason, New York Post reporter Jennie Taer was granted access to the home of the NOLA terrorist attacker (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-03, 09:44:15 (70.166.116.8)
Government agencies including all levels of law enforcement and most significant business interest have media representatives and PR people front facing the public. There are always huddles and meetin .......

238: Inmate Central, I have those too! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-03, 09:14:57 (70.166.116.8)
I just get naked and they seem to go away. .......

239: General Asylum, RE: Yep, don't even need to be free... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-03, 00:02:05 (70.166.116.8)
Those 3 CD sets look interesting. Better if they are free. I have a Smithereens/Fabulous Thunderbirds Westwood One vinyl LP and at one time thought searching those out would be kind neat but looking i .......

240: General Asylum, Anyone else into free live pop/rock recordings? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-02, 16:35:36 (70.166.116.8)
I'm talking about audience recordings, soundboards and FM broadcasts. I think this is what people use use to create illegal physical copies to sell. Generally lots of live music exists and is and has .......

241: Inmate Central, It's the realities of our new world (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-02, 11:47:09 (70.166.116.8)
We've (most Americans) certainly had to tighten our belts it's probably about time corporate America and government considers doing the same. I think it's long past time we put an end to that gravy tr .......

242: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: I have to qualify my "entirely stored" assertion (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-02, 11:09:03 (70.166.116.8)
On my PC system which is simply a pair of AudioEngine speakers connected via USB to my computer listening the higher quality MP3 or lossless is or is about the same. One of the reasons I wanted lossle .......

243: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: I'm convinced it does not (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-02, 10:35:18 (70.166.116.8)
Does your DAC indicate sample rate or sample rate/byte size? .......

244: Inmate Central, RE: I'm not talking about news when mentioning my (linefeed or reels) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 20:24:12 (70.166.116.8)
We must have very different circles of influence. I don't know any guys (single or married) that are intimidated by successful women. I've run into more than a couple in real life (my dad was one BT .......

245: Inmate Central, I'm sorry I have no idea whatever point you are trying to make (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 19:36:14 (70.166.116.8)
The MFer drove a truck onto a street full of people. What the heck is a truck doing in a place like that? Now I'm assuming the road was closed - maybe I'm wrong. If not then it should have been. The b .......

246: Inmate Central, I'm not talking about news when mentioning my (linefeed or reels) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 18:11:12 (70.166.116.8)
I'm talking about voices empowered by Trump's victory. So many single dudes clearly intimidated by successful women, or damaged by relationships with women or lack of women openly talking as if someho .......

247: Inmate Central, RE: Yea well people decided... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 17:15:32 (70.166.116.8)
I didn't know anyone who was into defunding the police. Do you think there were more or less of them than there were men trying to be sports stars by identifying themselves as women? Yet according to .......

248: Inmate Central, Yea well people decided... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 16:48:14 (70.166.116.8)
to give massive tax breaks rather than fund the justice system and other government services. Improving governmental efficiency is rarely discussed as the election cycle and political gamesmanship see .......

249: Inmate Central, I don't know about murder rate any more (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 16:25:58 (70.166.116.8)
Seems to me lots more killings are justifiable these days. Some states, like Az., you can get in a fight with a guy with a weapon hidden on yourself and kill the guy you baited into the altercation an .......

250: Inmate Central, Need to do more (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 16:05:39 (70.166.116.8)
Seems this kind of stuff is getting more popular. .......

251: Inmate Central, Great game I guess (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 14:46:34 (70.166.116.8)
I thought it was going to be on broadcast TV but it wasn't. Looking at the score and the game stats looks like ASU (about 2 miles from my home) played a great game. Great season and they represented t .......

252: Inmate Central, Really? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 14:32:17 (70.166.116.8)
More important than providing better security? Figuring out who or why the terrorism took place seems of secondary importance. Regardless of who or what the terrorist stood for it just becomes politi .......

253: Inmate Central, Sounds like another security failure (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 13:30:41 (70.166.116.8)
If someone can drive a truck into this kind of celebration they shouldn't be having it there. Come on guys this is 2025 isn't this kind of thing expected? What difference does it make if the wack job .......

254: Inmate Central, I agree legal and illegal ones but probably no ETs (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 09:17:43 (70.166.116.8)
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255: Vinyl Asylum, 1300+ feedbacks 100% positive (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 03:09:28 (70.166.116.8)
Appears his buyers think he's great. .......

256: Vinyl Asylum, Nothing a bigger buzz kill than a record cleaning machine (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 02:49:34 (70.166.116.8)
I'm sorry and even agree that they work. I've owned a VPI 16.5 and 17. The 16.5 was ok the 17 was pretty great. Problem was every record I really wanted to clean was damaged. Most of my records are cl .......

257: Inmate Central, RE: What happened to a New York New Year's at 9AM for the West Coast? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 02:37:54 (70.166.116.8)
What the heck and I was watching repeats of Chicago Fire all night on ION after the Suns game. .......

258: Inmate Central, RE: You should have gotten the memo: They're here (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 02:28:52 (70.166.116.8)
Or maybe something else or more likely a combination of many things. I must have missed many memos not to have it all boiled down to either this or that. .......

259: Inmate Central, I've heard many stories but not that one. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 02:24:31 (70.166.116.8)
In every way its actually contrary to my belief system - there is no such thing as the ultimate cable. On the other hand I am open minded. The rapture could happen next month and aliens could possibl .......

260: Inmate Central, RE: I am so happy (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 02:16:43 (70.166.116.8)
That's the thing it's just a story. A friend of mine from elementary school thru HS (Tucson) was from a family whose father was a leader of a church that believed the world was coming to the end. I ne .......

261: Inmate Central, RE: At least in our area they are a liability (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2025-01-01, 01:56:40 (70.166.116.8)
Did you just fill the pool with dirt and leave the pool deck? We've talked about over the years but I've been holding out. But lately I've been thinking it's a good idea - I spend much more time maint .......

262: Inmate Central, It's over now. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-31, 20:01:46 (70.166.116.8)
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263: Inmate Central, RE: Commanders! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-31, 20:00:16 (70.166.116.8)
Not going back to Redskins. I thought Washington Football Team would have been great. The Commanders is a crummy name. Almost as bad as The Cowboys. .......

264: Inmate Central, RE: I am so happy (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-31, 10:30:06 (70.166.116.8)
It's really an old story that's been around a long time. Apparently it's based on "facts" but anyone can build a fantasy around cherry picked facts - happens all the time congressional investigations. .......

265: Inmate Central, Sounds like a story I heard a long time ago but I don't remember all the details (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-31, 01:37:45 (70.166.116.8)
The earth was visited long ago by aliens and life was planted here. There are some number of planets where life was planted by these aliens. There are two groups of aliens. The first group wants manki .......

266: Inmate Central, RE: People who help the economy and those who do not.... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-30, 17:16:20 (70.166.116.8)
That's true. The modern problem is a battle is for the money we've earmarked for caring for the victims exploited by capitalism* and those wanting to pocket it via financial shenanigans**(AKA the corr .......

267: General Asylum, RE: Mystery Adapter (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-30, 16:32:01 (70.166.116.8)
There's nothing there to indicate it's size but could it be a part of a rear mirror adjustment? .......

268: Inmate Central, Commanders! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-29, 20:37:58 (70.166.116.8)
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269: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: I think there is a reason why but I could be wrong (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-29, 14:45:36 (70.166.116.8)
Yes that's my point both my PC and my RPi appear to be be unable to deliver uninterrupted lossless playback because they are providing other services. And for the RPi I didn't see this when I was runn .......

270: Computer Audio Asylum, Yea just in case the cost of lossless streaming and internet services get out of reach (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-29, 11:23:38 (70.166.116.8)
Kind of like cable TV - it's just not worth even when gainfully employed. Ten years down the road on fixed income it's possible streaming and maybe even internet just won't be worth it. I have CDs and .......

271: Computer Audio Asylum, I think there is a reason why but I could be wrong (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-29, 10:30:11 (70.166.116.8)
I'm using an RPi with moode OS and a Cambridge MXN10 streamer and neither of them can do the highest audio resolutions (based on device spec)- the RPi is a USB HD server to audio system DAC. From my .......

272: Computer Audio Asylum, Not me I use both (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-28, 20:43:48 (70.166.116.8)
For now I'm doing physical media, music library and streaming. I would rather have the music library and streaming services together as seamlessly as possible. With StreamMagic I can put albums from t .......

273: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Entirely stored music (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-28, 19:39:38 (70.166.116.8)
I like your system configuration graphic. Does your PC limit your audio system's resolution? .......

274: Rocky Road, RE: Rock forum? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-28, 16:55:44 (70.166.116.8)
>>no offense but >>lummy has kept this forum going. For whatever that's worth. .......

275: Rocky Road, Kind of a Lone Ranger / Tonto relationship IMO (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-28, 16:49:21 (70.166.116.8)
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276: General Asylum, RE: The Folly of Chasing Nostalgia and the Reality of the Room (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-28, 16:44:03 (70.166.116.8)
Sorry it didn't work out. Hopefully the 4367 work out as expected. Good luck! .......

277: Inmate Central, RE: Good question (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-24, 14:27:11 (70.166.116.8)
It was fear of the big spending liberal that rang true. What did I get in exchange for that vote - big spending conservatives with massive deficits fueled by massive tax cuts. Why wait for progressiv .......

278: Inmate Central, Who is going to wake up? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-23, 11:47:17 (70.166.116.8)
Too many generations have past. I clearly remember the 70s and as a Democrat voting for Gerald Ford. And then Ronald Reagan. The promise of fiscal responsibility and trickle down economics made lots o .......

279: Inmate Central, When we were young we would set off barefooted for a day of adventure and hitchhiking. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-23, 09:40:04 (70.166.116.8)
In the late 70s and early 80s I could take off pennyless and come home an hour or 2 later after picking up cans and bottles with a fresh pack of smokes and maybe a bag of chips and a can of soda. Imag .......

280: Inmate Central, What's an 80 year old ladies osteoporosis trip? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-22, 13:11:49 (70.166.116.8)
And it's Mary Ann not Mary Anne. .......

281: Inmate Central, Nice folks! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-21, 16:53:57 (70.166.116.8)
My coffee shop gives dog treats at their drive thru window. .......

282: Inmate Central, RE: Have you ever read about Chicago's privatized parking meters? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-21, 16:47:37 (70.166.116.8)
Yep whoring off public wealth for short term gains. It's kind of what they do - surely skids were greased somewhere to make it happen. .......

283: Inmate Central, RE: It's the only kind I make ~:) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-21, 14:40:38 (70.166.116.8)
Laugh even millionaires are living month to month. It's sad so many folks would be envious of such scant wealth. Either one day you will understand or you won't but the problem isn't we are producing .......

284: Inmate Central, Great point! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-21, 11:00:15 (70.166.116.8)
Yea fat chicks, working women, high paid athletes and entertainers, LGBTQ+, lazy minorities and social liberals have much more to do with economic disparity, a regressive tax system and the disappeara .......

285: Inmate Central, RE: Neoliberalism is what killed our middle class (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-21, 00:49:09 (70.166.116.8)
How could they have failed everyone? Some must be doing extraordinarily well. .......

286: Inmate Central, It's not a pendulum (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-20, 22:24:17 (70.166.116.8)
It's more like a freight train heading in a direction that few of us are going to be happy with in the long term. But at this point there doesn't appear to be anything that can possibly happen to stop .......

287: Inmate Central, It's what doers do! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-20, 13:13:48 (70.166.116.8)
I can just hear these guys sitting in a private strip club fully crocked. 1 - "I'm on my 4th bankruptcy ha ha", 2 after spitting out his nose - "Under achiever I'm on my 6th ho ho ho", 3 - drooling an .......

288: Inmate Central, I worked at a red light camera company. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-20, 12:58:24 (70.166.116.8)
It's essentially a collection agency. And in general saving lives and protecting the public is really of secondary interest to the company and to most communities installing such systems. It's mostly .......

289: Inmate Central, I'll order a black eye at my local coffee shop. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-20, 11:47:38 (70.166.116.8)
If they are using a medium roast coffee I'm good, if it's a dark roast a couple of drops of cream gets added. I like Pete's Major Dickason's Blend or Tulley's Hawaiian Blend when using k-cups. ::: TO .......

290: Inmate Central, Laugh! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-16, 08:49:48 (70.166.116.8)
.......

291: General Asylum, RE: Qobuz (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-15, 12:23:28 (70.166.116.8)
I didn't run into the same problem with Qobuz. I had tried it for a year streaming onto my PC but I added a device to my audio system that offered support for Qobuz or Tidal via it's own app and figur .......

292: Inmate Central, RE: Agreed, they are simply highly compensated peons of the professional-managerial class (PMC) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-13, 07:18:58 (70.166.116.8)
Everything I've read about the PMC claims these folks have jobs too. Who the heck are THEY working for? Maybe you can better clarify why you keep bringing them up as they seem like more a threat to th .......

293: Inmate Central, What drones over New Jersey? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-12, 07:03:22 (70.166.116.8)
Maybe it's our well regulated militia? .......

294: Inmate Central, Who can complain about it? The public has spoken and the message can't be taken back. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-12, 05:53:32 (70.166.116.8)
Something will come of this and it will be exactly not what the hero worshippers expect and even more troubling they probably won't even notice when it happens. .......

295: Inmate Central, I hope so too but not likely (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-11, 12:14:46 (70.166.116.8)
I'm thinking things will continue on as before just with more security. And in the big picture this kind of thing can and probably will be used to further limit our right to free speech, to assemble a .......

296: Inmate Central, RE: Motive - real incel (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-11, 12:09:56 (70.166.116.8)
It could be a mitigating factor along with the back pain and maybe even prescription narcotic use. It seems odd they find this guy days later with just about every possible piece of evidence connectin .......

297: Inmate Central, Not me (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-10, 10:38:32 (70.166.116.8)
Carrying out a single murder he's more an asset for his opposition than a hero to a cause. Now if he had organized a large well funded group and sent 100s of hit men out in a coordinated effort then I .......

298: Inmate Central, I stopped following a FB page because it seemed everyone considered the killer a hero (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-10, 10:31:36 (70.166.116.8)
Nothing encourages a President who promises to label his opponents as terrorist groups sets a movement back like a murder and millions cheering in approval. Talk about a stupid move at the worst time. .......

299: Inmate Central, Lessons are always learned and a part of the process (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-07, 13:32:37 (70.166.116.8)
Kind of disappointing as it fail to discuss the lack of leadership and concern for preparing for the incoming virus. It was months after the virus's first landing on our shores, rampaged in China and .......

300: Inmate Central, RE: Which is part of the total stolen! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-07, 12:51:19 (70.166.116.8)
"Clueless souls never mention the far higher incidence of law abiding citizens in possession of guns to prevent or protect themselves." Well the law abiding citizens victimized by Police guns in the h .......

301: Vinyl Asylum, RE: New Vinyl! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-07, 10:55:54 (70.166.116.8)
Stick to established hi-quality audiophile labels or original labels to have the best chance of getting new records that sound nearly as good to better than the original released vinyl. If it's one of .......

302: Vinyl Asylum, At 66 the idea of the long haul is much different than at 30 years old (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-07, 10:36:58 (70.166.116.8)
My current record collection was started in 1978 and had a stereo record player, a FM/AM radio and a portable cassette record in 1970 when I was 12. Still buy mostly vinyl (I 1 who stuck straight thro .......

303: Inmate Central, Ok it's ok with you that Police guns are being used by criminals and convicted felons to kill Americans. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-07, 10:06:39 (70.166.116.8)
Just let them dump more taxpayer financed Police guns on the streets. The more carnage on American streets the more money the taxpayer is willing to pony up for law enforcement. It's legal for Arizona .......

304: Inmate Central, Quit denying it (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-07, 08:14:22 (70.166.116.8)
Police departments across the country sell old weapons to the public. Doesn't matter if "Normally those are sold to dealers through auctions or bidding" what matter is that they are showing up at crim .......

305: Inmate Central, Kind of wrong (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-07, 07:35:47 (70.166.116.8)
Guns in the hands of prohibited possessors is illegal. Those putting them there are the same as people selling illegal drugs. .......

306: Inmate Central, Great Vic but there are all kinds of people in the world (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-07, 07:32:05 (70.166.116.8)
Put it this way moral and ethical are optional while legal becomes the standard MO of the Americans. And further when it gets right down to it it's not the intent of the law it becomes the letter of t .......

307: Inmate Central, Trading, buying and selling is a hobby for many gun owners (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 21:53:13 (70.166.116.8)
Distinct from the the gun trade - no background checks required for private transfers. .......

308: Inmate Central, Surely other States are equally as friendly to gun owners as is Arizona (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 17:37:47 (70.166.116.8)
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309: Inmate Central, It's win for me! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 17:22:16 (70.166.116.8)
Got selected and sat through the trial - good enough for that bucket. I'm old and tired and prone to dozing off. Next time I get called for jury duty I'll bring it up during the selection process. Kin .......

310: Inmate Central, RE: Great question! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 15:19:36 (70.166.116.8)
Let's see lost and stolen police weapons or sold police weapons sold to criminals. As if a crime victim should feel better one way or the other how the Police weapons got into the hands of their victi .......

311: Inmate Central, Who wants more laws? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 15:08:06 (70.166.116.8)
It's ok I get it sometimes one losses track of a conversation and rips out the wrong canned response. .......

312: Inmate Central, What difference does it make? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 13:44:04 (70.166.116.8)
Lost, stolen, sold to a criminal - they are still police weapons purchased to protect and serve. Not be allowed into the hands of criminals for cash and indirect justification for bigger police budget .......

313: Inmate Central, Your quote is almost exactly what I am saying (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 13:37:29 (70.166.116.8)
"It is in your best interests to ask for identification and some information about anyone seeking to obtain a firearm from you in a private sale. Be advised that potential buyers are not required to p .......

314: Inmate Central, But Virginia we are talking about Police weapons (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 13:30:02 (70.166.116.8)
Only more than 52,000 Police weapons have appeared on crime scenes. In this context it does it really matter if they were stolen from or lost by the Police or lost, stolen or purchased from people who .......

315: Inmate Central, No it's legal for private persons to sell guns without background checks in Arizona (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 13:00:17 (70.166.116.8)
In this State private sellers can sell firearms to other individuals with nothing other than a drivers license and no knowledge that they are selling to someone with criminal intent. There is no backg .......

316: Inmate Central, RE: My Glock 17 (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 12:33:57 (70.166.116.8)
And here in Arizona gun owners, not dealers, can sell to any individual who shows an Arizona drivers license and does not have reason to know that the buyer is going to use the gun in a crime. 52,000 .......

317: Inmate Central, Laugh as if guns newly manufactured and recently sold aren't ending up in the hands of street gangs! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 12:30:02 (70.166.116.8)
The story is all over the place "Internal ATF records show at least 52,529 police guns turned up at crime scenes since 2006, the earliest year data is available from the government." .......

318: Inmate Central, Yea better just selling them back to Canadian street thugs. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 11:04:11 (70.166.116.8)
Kind of like we do here in America. Like when the Police upgrade weaponry the old guns end up in the hands of street gangs. Oh yea somehow there are legal obstacles in place to tracking that kind of f .......

319: Inmate Central, Thanks for the link (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 10:56:14 (70.166.116.8)
Somehow I got through the paywall. I don't know about that cancer cure comment. Seems to me it's somewhat like chasing our own tails given industries insistence on loading up the food supply and other .......

320: Inmate Central, Our condolences (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-06, 10:47:30 (70.166.116.8)
Beautiful boy too bad his time was cut short. Golden retrievers are great dogs and I'm sure he enjoyed his life with your family. Our daughters family lost a Cardigan Corgi, Stella, to lung cancer at .......

321: Inmate Central, Just to announce my completion of a bucket list item for 2024 (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-05, 14:55:44 (70.166.116.8)
Was called for jury duty in January of this year. Went and was selected to the jury. Always wanted to make it onto one - I think it's the 6th time but never before selected. The case was one of traffi .......

322: Inmate Central, RE: Well, healthcare costs likely going up as top execs scramble to add security... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-04, 21:23:17 (70.166.116.8)
He had a plan to crack down on paying for non-critical emergency room visits. Sounds reasonable at first though on second thought it's kind of a punishment for people who misdiagnose what ails them. J .......

323: Inmate Central, RE: Well, healthcare costs likely going up as top execs scramble to add security... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-04, 17:47:59 (70.166.116.8)
Have to wonder what the motive would be if this is actually a targeted attack. Could propose motives and spin conspiracy theories endlessly. I think maybe people in these kinds of positions will stron .......

324: Inmate Central, Healthcare insurer CEO executed on NY Street (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-04, 15:46:41 (70.166.116.8)
" NEW YORK (AP) - A gunman killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO on Wednesday in a "brazen, targeted attack" outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding its investor conference, police said .......

325: General Asylum, Me too but so many longing for the good old days these days (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-04, 15:15:58 (70.166.116.8)
The horror of diversity, equality and inclusion. .......

326: Inmate Central, It's an envious model for owners of nations (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-03, 10:22:31 (70.166.116.8)
Folks like De Niro, Winfrey, Swift, Clintons, Pence, Bidens, Obamas better get out of here quickly or they may end up like this guy. View YouTube Video .......

327: General Asylum, So a Putting People In Their Proper Place conference would interest you more? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-03, 09:51:59 (70.166.116.8)
Or AES conferences on how How To Pay Less Than Minimum Wage In A High Tech Workplace and/or Leveraging The Safety Net? .......

328: Inmate Central, RE: Jaguar's new pink EV slammed as 'just a woke Tesla' (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-03, 02:12:09 (70.166.116.8)
Is a male lesbian the same thing as a lesbian trapped inside a man's body? .......

329: Inmate Central, I have family in Buffalo... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-02, 12:51:07 (70.166.116.8)
and am happy for them to have a team like the Bills representing their city. .......

330: Inmate Central, Yes (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-02, 09:25:56 (70.166.116.8)
Money talks. People who have recently declared bankruptcy have more money and having more money is better than having a good or a bad credit rating and no money. Used to be and probably still is that .......

331: Inmate Central, Money talks (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-02, 08:23:58 (70.166.116.8)
If folks don't have a good credit rating and they are paying on burdensome debt they are fools not to declare bankruptcy. A good credit rating is over rated. If burdened by heavy debt and only capable .......

332: Inmate Central, Appalled? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-12-01, 23:31:34 (70.166.116.8)
Yes me too at the predatory nature of American banks and industries and governments complacency with the vultures. Clearly an appalling indicator of the irresponsible lending practices taking place i .......

333: General Asylum, So finally bought a streamer and started a Tidal account. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-30, 09:33:29 (70.166.116.8)
Been using Qobuz in my PC system. Bought a black Cambridge MXN10 streamer for the audio system. This is really cool - the StreamMagic app doesn't give me a graphical UI but it's easy enough to use and .......

334: Inmate Central, RE: Matt Eberflus is gormless. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-29, 09:24:01 (70.166.116.8)
Yes it was a shameless display of something? The look on his face when it happened was priceless. I don't think they were going to win the game, but they might have had another opportunity to do so an .......

335: Inmate Central, I was watching and suddenly it was over (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-29, 08:59:58 (70.166.116.8)
Seemed there was plenty of time left to run at least a play or two to score or get into FG range then the clock ran out. Apparently I wasn't the only one who wasn't watching the clock. .......

336: General Asylum, Thanks for the link (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-28, 11:50:09 (70.166.116.8)
I fell went to sleep listening to it. His slurping on the ice water woke me up twice. .......

337: Inmate Central, Is it just media trying to make him look bad as he usually appears very pink and slimy. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-27, 08:24:42 (70.166.116.8)
Kind of like tuna but oilier. .......

338: Vinyl Asylum, How nice of his family for them to honor him this way (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-26, 15:44:49 (70.166.116.8)
Lucky guy indeed. I'm leaning towards making sure my "collection" is out of here before I am. .......

339: Inmate Central, Why the partisan tit for tat? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-25, 22:44:05 (70.166.116.8)
President Trump assembled the team and paid the producers with our tax dollars to deliver a vaccine asap. Now we are being told that young people are having heart attacks, excessive deaths are happeni .......

340: Inmate Central, The greatest success of the Trump administration was quickly bringing those vaccines to market (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-25, 21:51:15 (70.166.116.8)
Billions in taxpayer funds were spent making it happen. Now we are being told the whole thing was a fraud! .......

341: Inmate Central, Your guess is as good as mine? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-25, 21:26:36 (70.166.116.8)
It's Vlad paying a tribute in advance for the goodies he is about to receive when his boy Donny takes office? Maybe Joe ought to back off. Nukes on California might be Vlad's next gift. .......

342: Inmate Central, I think the President elects last Presidency was stressful by design for most Americans (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-25, 18:16:30 (70.166.116.8)
The Pandemic was bonus chaos. All rewarded with massive deficits and free money for all leading to an inflation. And if Americans couldn't get enough of the divisive infighting we've signing up for a .......

343: General Asylum, RE: I don't stream, I continue to resist it. I rely on instinct, radio, written reviews, etc... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-25, 17:01:36 (70.166.116.8)
I'm only streaming to my PC so far. Looks like I'll be ordering a streamer for the audio system within a day or two. Other than the radio stations that came with Moode, the GUI for the rPi that connec .......

344: General Asylum, RE: Find Similar Music With Music-Map (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-25, 09:42:28 (70.166.116.8)
All Music Guide has always been pretty good for me when searching for similar artists. My record collection consists of many niches that have been mined for great records. So when people in a music fo .......

345: General Asylum, RE: I don't stream, I continue to resist it. I rely on instinct, radio, written reviews, etc... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-24, 10:16:20 (70.166.116.8)
Streaming is soon to be my 3rd source in my audio system. TT, digital music library (includes all physical media, free concert downloads and 100 radio stations) and streaming. .......

346: General Asylum, We aren't magazines (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-24, 00:17:38 (70.166.116.8)
No need for me to keep up with all the new music coming out. I just like to keep an eye out for new music that I like that's coming out. It's a big industry and only a small segment is interesting to .......

347: Inmate Central, RE: You truly do not understand sarcasm. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-23, 15:28:54 (70.166.116.8)
Like your article said it has to do with parental literacy. Heck Texas spends less money but has a greater % of students who max out with a HS degree or without it. And it has a lower % of students wh .......

348: General Asylum, RE: Sorry, but I can't help you. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-23, 14:42:57 (70.166.116.8)
Once I assembled a system that rewarded listening to CDs I found digitizing my vinyl and playing it back from a digital music library was the best way to enjoy my music collection. Freedom from the vi .......

349: General Asylum, Yea nothing beat listening to Hotel California for the 30,000th time (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-23, 14:15:34 (70.166.116.8)
I have great respect for many of my old favorites but finding new LPs to add to the list has been a big part of what the hobby is about for me. .......

350: General Asylum, RE: Effects of "infinite" music? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-23, 14:09:07 (70.166.116.8)
It's a boon for the music explorer aspect of the hobby for me. Beats the heck out of having to buy an album to hear it boat anchor that plagued me for the first 30 years or so of being a music lover. .......

351: General Asylum, And what's the relevance of that information? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-23, 13:59:18 (70.166.116.8)
And not sure what it means. As an analogy the biggest selling music industry artists/celebrities aren't likely to be my favorite. Being the best selling musician or audio maker seems more a triumph of .......

352: Inmate Central, Maybe should have done that before posting your first thought. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-23, 13:37:39 (70.166.116.8)
Wonder if the million and a half illegal migrants working for Americans in Texas have kids who took part in the survey. Maybe that's why Texas's literacy rate is so low? .......

353: Inmate Central, If you look at the data... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-23, 13:31:00 (70.166.116.8)
The larger the state the lower the literacy rate - where NY, Florida and Texas round out the top 4. California has the largest population by a large margin. How would you justify the 1 in 5 rate in Te .......

354: Inmate Central, +1 (mt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-23, 11:49:00 (70.166.116.8)
.......

355: Inmate Central, Yea that really bothers me because white people suffer from income disparity in the same way (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-23, 11:40:51 (70.166.116.8)
It's kind of analogous to Blacks being outraged when black people are wrongfully killed by law enforcement. It happens more often to white people than blacks but whites don't care. Shame on whites. Mo .......

356: Inmate Central, You mean brainwash the public with military intervention if needed? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-23, 11:21:39 (70.166.116.8)
Sounds about right given the mantra of many Americans these days has become "Don't Tread On Me" and "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" as they fail to recognize themselves as embracing America's curre .......

357: Inmate Central, We were big on sugar cereal breakfast and kool aid with our sandwich lunches and TV dinner dinners. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-20, 09:49:57 (70.166.116.8)
Back in the MAGA days when real men had trophy wives. .......

358: Inmate Central, Maybe Russia will put some nukes on Southern Cal to help their buddy out in retaliation. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-19, 17:40:39 (70.166.116.8)
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359: Inmate Central, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-19, 17:26:19 (70.166.116.8)
I've been saying this all along but the wall is as at least as much for keeping people in as it is for keeping people out. Keep an eye open on the opportunity to flee and do so at the first opportuni .......

360: Inmate Central, RE: Just thought it should be pointed out that today is World Toilet Day. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-19, 14:34:52 (70.166.116.8)
No special events scheduled at Phoenix's Waste Management Stadium. .......

361: General Asylum, Interesting (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-19, 08:50:41 (70.166.116.8)
Contrasting different MOs of successful pop musicians. If bank is how we judge artistic success both are at or close to the top of the heap. Certainly the music industry is and always will be beholden .......

362: Inmate Central, Same old same old man? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-19, 08:05:34 (70.166.116.8)
Lovin' oil, lovin' Vlad, lovin' Me! Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! .......

363: Inmate Central, What's bad for me is going to be bad for you (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-18, 21:30:21 (70.166.116.8)
I think we are in a similar demographic. I figure we will both suffer from just about anything Trump does related to economic issues. I suppose if those who voted against Trump in the last election ar .......

364: Inmate Central, RE: OK, so you will shut down the employers... who is going to win from that? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-18, 20:12:05 (70.166.116.8)
Everyone who loses because the illegal immigrants are coming here wins when they go home. And without the jobs they will go home and not come back. I mean for crying out loud there are well over 1 mil .......

365: Inmate Central, Who is making excuses? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-18, 17:15:49 (70.166.116.8)
You're the one pumping Trump. Data shows the number of illegal aliens residing in the US started declining during the Obama administration and continued on that trend through out the Trump era. Yes un .......

366: Inmate Central, I kind of thought incels would be exited about transgender women (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-18, 15:27:49 (70.166.116.8)
But alas probably that bar is still too high for those losers. Here's to hoping something in the 2025 plan will give them the relief they haven't been able to achieve on their own. .......

367: Inmate Central, American employers want them there and they come for jobs (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-18, 15:18:51 (70.166.116.8)
If opportunities to traffic children exist it's because partisan politicians decided long ago a solution to our immigration problems was not worth giving up the divisive political issue. We had 20 yea .......

368: Inmate Central, Wokeness is more Christian than conscience (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-18, 13:19:23 (70.166.116.8)
I mean a conscience is all that's required to ask for forgiveness. Wokeness requires one not to burn a man on the cross or lope off a drag queens head. .......

369: Rocky Road, Ween Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-18, 09:35:31 (70.166.116.8)
1994, Ween - Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down) from Chocolate And Cheese Meningitis is a swelling of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord caused by a viral, fungal, or bacterial infection. One sym .......

370: General Asylum, RE: A ponderment (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-17, 22:08:06 (70.166.116.8)
I'm a music lover, audiophile and record collector in that order. If I had an SACD player and it was one of my favorite albums I would buy it. There's already too much competition for my record/CD do .......

371: Inmate Central, In touch with Americans? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-17, 01:23:07 (70.166.116.8)
I don't understand how American auto makers are still around. Years ago my Dad got involved with some self improvement guru shyster (after his second marriage had failed) and decided to take my wife .......

372: Inmate Central, And you a critic of wokeness as a defender of Alex Jones (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-15, 08:33:08 (70.166.116.8)
Kind of difficult to follow such discombobulation. .......

373: Inmate Central, Is there something wrong with that (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-15, 02:03:22 (70.166.116.8)
Families of the victims want to help the Onion buy Infowars. Maybe I'm missing something when I bid on something does the seller care where I get the money. Maybe something is up - like a seller might .......

374: Inmate Central, Hopefully they have seized his assets and are garnishing his paycheck (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-14, 23:21:25 (70.166.116.8)
But as worshipper of the God of bankruptcy he certainly knows how to get out of paying what he owes. Most scoundrels know that going in. .......

375: Inmate Central, Exactly (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-14, 19:43:03 (70.166.116.8)
Nations have went to war considering the impact on American politics. I used to consider global corporate/speculator interests as having the biggest interest in election outcomes but American foreign .......

376: Inmate Central, Nice! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-14, 18:44:34 (70.166.116.8)
I think they call it Making America Great Again. .......

377: General Asylum, RE: Best soundbars you've heard. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-14, 18:21:43 (70.166.116.8)
What's the interface to your music collection? Moode for my audio system - foobar for the PC audio system - .......

378: Inmate Central, We'll see (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-14, 15:45:47 (70.166.116.8)
From day 1 of the Ukraine invasion I thought it was an attempt to influence American politics. So careful to start the invasion early on but not so early as to not affect the Chinese Olympic games. A .......

379: Inmate Central, We'll see Ukraine bring smiles to Trump's and Putin's faces soon (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-14, 15:12:38 (70.166.116.8)
Trump will bring peace and Putin will keep much of what he has taken. I'm kind of hoping NATO will go it alone without US support but I kind of doubt it. We'll see the outcome soon - if by February Vl .......

380: General Asylum, Audio Engine A2 speakers with built in power and DAC is a nice budget PC based audio system (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-14, 11:02:57 (70.166.116.8)
Also have a Raspberry Pi connected to a HD that I'm using as a digital music player in my main audio system. .......

381: Inmate Central, So being able to invest money is all you need to consider yourself free? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-14, 10:49:33 (70.166.116.8)
I say the 100s if advertisements seen daily and the dozens of regulations I am forced to comply with daily take a big toll on my freedom and my piece of mind. The amount of governmental and corporate .......

382: Inmate Central, Just evidence of how far foreign governments have gone to influence American elections (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-14, 10:35:57 (70.166.116.8)
Trillions of dollars to be made on our election outcomes. American people are pretty low on being represented by US policy list. So obvious it's befuddling the public hasn't figured it out in spite of .......

383: Inmate Central, I don't buy that for a minute (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-14, 10:27:36 (70.166.116.8)
Putin's about ready to get paid for his bad behaviors while Trump is going to appear in the minds of many as some kind of a savoir. Not a doubt in my mind things are going as planned. They'll hug and .......

384: Inmate Central, Won't take much work as Infowars is already very funny and very stupid. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-14, 10:24:52 (70.166.116.8)
It's a natural fit not poetic justice. .......

385: Inmate Central, RE: They're just looking and testing (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-14, 10:09:34 (70.166.116.8)
I don't know where we draw this line and just discovering that secrecy exists is not evidence of any wrong doing. Seems folks are going to milk for careers regardless if what they are doing is actuall .......

386: Inmate Central, They're just looking and testing (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-13, 18:16:53 (70.166.116.8)
I was really hoping for the great revelation but it's not going to be that. Just a punctuation mark on the dumbFs who've been in charge of this country and those who believe in them (as if they are Go .......

387: Inmate Central, RE: Immaculate Constellation: They're Heee're (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-13, 17:47:57 (70.166.116.8)
Laugh! When we discover these UFOs are just high tech weaponry of our economic adversaries. Some really big bubbles are going to burst and more than a few fools created. .......

388: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: When Was The Last Time You Listened To Foobar2000? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-12, 23:53:11 (70.166.116.8)
Daily. Have had winamp and iTunes but have downsized to a single player. Have my LP and CD collection (and some live concert downloads) on a drive on the PC. Didn't spend much time configuring the pla .......

389: Inmate Central, RE: BYU and Utah is intertaining if you have ESPN.... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-10, 06:27:18 (70.166.116.8)
ASU fan here. Would have been good had Utah hung on for a win. .......

390: Inmate Central, Laugh! Great lyrics thanks for posting. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-09, 09:32:36 (70.166.116.8)
Like the President elect has said "You will get what you deserve when I become President". And I believe him, more than one golden egg was laid by that goose. .......

391: Inmate Central, About cutting Russia out (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-09, 08:26:32 (70.166.116.8)
They have plenty of cards to play. Not sure they've been cut out of anything worthwhile. Like when your friend said he doesn't like playing with you it's not like you die. You just make new friends an .......

392: Inmate Central, RE: dramatic sky at our house this afternoon (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-09, 00:35:14 (70.166.116.8)
Awesome! We had a double rainbow here a couple of days ago, it was raining and the sun was shining. Great photos thanks for sharing. .......

393: Inmate Central, I think you spoke too soon (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-08, 14:37:25 (70.166.116.8)
Things are looking up for the Russians. No? .......

394: Inmate Central, I don't know how you come up with that (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-08, 13:33:28 (70.166.116.8)
Trump talks boldly but carries a tiny stick. This guy beat up girls and sucks up to dictators. He's so tough putting LGBTQ and women in their place. I saw a bunch of 250 lb. middle aged men beating up .......

395: Inmate Central, Trump is President so to some degree the plan is going as planned(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-08, 10:27:40 (70.166.116.8)
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396: Inmate Central, That's troubling. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-08, 08:30:11 (70.166.116.8)
It's a free country you might try selling a supplement but please don't hold on to hope for help coming on the mental health care front. Good luck! .......

397: Inmate Central, I don't think so (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-07, 21:05:59 (70.166.116.8)
The election is over and the producers have cancelled the show. Nothing else the migrants can do but go home. I was thinking about how much the GOP should give every transgender superior to the female .......

398: Inmate Central, It's a woman not a donkey. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-07, 20:47:50 (70.166.116.8)
It's only a matter of time "no" won't mean "no" again. Not worried about EVs as IMO it's the CFL of the auto industry. But no doubt tariffs are just the lifeline Tesla needs. And short term profits wi .......

399: Inmate Central, Sending a message (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-06, 19:48:37 (70.166.116.8)
The animals are dead because the guy posted videos. You and he can milk it for whatever you think you can get out of it. The law enforcement officials are enforcing the law and keeping their officers .......

400: Inmate Central, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-06, 19:12:55 (70.166.116.8)
Not a bad day - most of those indexes have trending to record highs though out Biden's Presidency. Markets been doing good - nothing in your presentation makes me think Trump's win has resulted in a h .......

401: Inmate Central, RE: The positives are, no Electoral College bullshit. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-06, 17:06:29 (70.166.116.8)
Sure there will be Congressmen but go figure whose interests they are actually representing. .......

402: Inmate Central, Such hubris hurling spitballs while boarding a train. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-06, 16:43:14 (70.166.116.8)
Give me Daddy or give me death! How Americans have sunk so low. .......

403: Inmate Central, We? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-06, 16:36:31 (70.166.116.8)
Such proud chest thumping as we most certainly are one group or another being led through the weeds by those cultivating a forest. But I hear ya buddy everyone needs someplace to hang his hat. ::: TOP .......

404: Inmate Central, Nope not very good at all (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-06, 12:35:49 (70.166.116.8)
Doesn't matter if Trump is actually better or worse when his party and associates are much, much better at electioneering. And I thank God above if he had to win he won the popular vote too. ::: TOPI .......

405: Inmate Central, how about a link to the table you post? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-06, 10:14:59 (70.166.116.8)
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406: Inmate Central, + 1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-06, 09:44:55 (70.166.116.8)
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407: Inmate Central, RE: The EC was designed to keep the cities from ruling the country. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 19:50:11 (70.166.116.8)
Yes it was a good thing until special interests took over a political party and used rural America to push their agenda. Rural Americans have been of secondary interest to the candidates the central p .......

408: Inmate Central, Such a brazen display of lawlessness (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 19:39:11 (70.166.116.8)
Those animals would be living a happy life if their "owner" wasn't such an attention seeker. The guy is not a victim. And that's my bottom line on this topic. .......

409: Inmate Central, RE: You're a lucky guy (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 18:50:32 (70.166.116.8)
>>Not exclusively, but usually the case around here. The are the face that >>sells the jobs and then bring in the grunts/indentured servants/modern day >>slaves. No need for them to get their hands di .......

410: Inmate Central, Good for you! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 15:57:02 (70.166.116.8)
Liability is always a consideration and even if hiring a general who has insurance for all subs it's possible the home owner could end up responsible or with some responsibility. Lots of benefit hirin .......

411: Inmate Central, You're a lucky guy (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 14:23:50 (70.166.116.8)
We always get f'd over by white Americans (well one 1/2 black guy) and maybe those drunk Mexican guys that got hauled off after totaling my wife's van but we'll never know. Biggest commonality other t .......

412: Inmate Central, My 13th vote for President. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 13:40:53 (70.166.116.8)
I won Reagan, Reagan, Obama, Obama, Biden. I'm embarrassed by my Reagan votes having been lured with fearmongering about tax and spend liberals only to discover I that my vote was used to implement an .......

413: Inmate Central, RE: Greed seems to be the ultimate expression of capitalism. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 13:16:08 (70.166.116.8)
I'm betting there has been deregulation, legislative actions and Supreme Court rulings in the last 40 or 50 years that have facilitate it happening. .......

414: Inmate Central, RE: My 14th vote for President. Win some, lose some (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 12:58:59 (70.166.116.8)
It's only unfair because of the power of the central parties. Sadly representation for the people in rural areas has become secondary to the interests of the central party. It's the route being taken .......

415: Inmate Central, It's a sad thing about lying (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 12:40:30 (70.166.116.8)
Consequences of doing often includes victory/vindication when truth would almost guarantee a loss. In the real world effective lying is probably the biggest difference between winners and losers. Seco .......

416: Inmate Central, As to the Russians as the Palestinians to Iran like you said "cannon fodder" (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 12:09:49 (70.166.116.8)
Probably cost a little more or maybe a freebie from Little Rocket Man. .......

417: Inmate Central, and the audio industry as a whole (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 12:07:31 (70.166.116.8)
The natural expansion from utilitarian equipment to reproduce sound into equipment as jewelry and art. It's fine with me there's plenty of product to serve my interests. Entertaining as well the sour .......

418: Inmate Central, RE: True, a golf cart might garner slightly more respect on the shoulders and sidewalks... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 10:22:45 (70.166.116.8)
I think so too. Maybe a few years down the road when things really begin to slow down I might decide to use the bus. We have a couple of feeders coming within a block of my home. Gives access to valle .......

419: Inmate Central, So are you an unregister contractor or a handyman? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 10:13:18 (70.166.116.8)
Some home owners will search out the lowest prices and often it's with an illegal alien (laugh). Seems lots of guys like you find they can make more, much more, hiring a bunch of illegals to do the wo .......

420: Inmate Central, I would consider a golf cart for those trips (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 09:44:47 (70.166.116.8)
But the thought of some lifeless yoyo buying a lifestyle muscle car, PU or SUV running into me precludes the consideration. I don't even like the idea of walking on a major roadway here when people ar .......

421: Inmate Central, I see them as the Compact Florescent Lighting of automobiles. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 09:07:13 (70.166.116.8)
We were all over having them all over our house and property. Then out of the blue LED become a much better alternative. We're doing a Camry Hybrid and likely are next vehicles will be hybrids or what .......

422: Inmate Central, RE: One possible reason why some automakers are so anxious to switch from ICE to EV ? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 09:02:08 (70.166.116.8)
Far as I can tell American auto makers never really figured out how to build a competitive ICE for passenger vehicles. I mean like wft they put lead into gas and murder and maim society for 60 years b .......

423: Inmate Central, Sorry about that (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-05, 07:49:59 (70.166.116.8)
Probably can toss a few bucks at some IT guy if you really want access. Like I learnt from Osama Bin Laden everything is for sale in America. I checked on my kids and a couple of my cousins. Everyone .......

424: Inmate Central, Vote! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-04, 17:07:03 (70.166.116.8)
Found this tool to help us check up on our kids. Works. .......

425: Inmate Central, Sure (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-04, 13:19:03 (70.166.116.8)
About as obvious as the racist component of those opposed to immigration, legal or illegal. And I'm sure many of those who oppose the way America has historically pursued an immigration policy are equ .......

426: Inmate Central, Wrong these people wouldn't be flocking here if not for the available jobs. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-04, 10:44:04 (70.166.116.8)
They are being incentivized to come to America. If there was nothing for them to have they wouldn't come. Reactive performance at the border isn't the issue. How much money has to be spent at the bord .......

427: Vinyl Asylum, That's cool (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-04, 09:51:59 (70.166.116.8)
It's just one of several different era's of pop/rock music represented in my collection. I like punk, country and alt-country, folk, alternative and indie rock/pop, blues, rock, pop, r&b, funk soul an .......

428: Inmate Central, Nope (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-03, 17:31:05 (70.166.116.8)
It's funny and holds up to a basic degree of fact checking. .......

429: Vinyl Asylum, RE: They're actually pretty good. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-03, 16:16:30 (70.166.116.8)
I suppose they are good but they sound more like the Jimmy & Robert show than Led Zeppelin to me. I have the full JP remaster collection on CDs with the bonus tracks and that's more than enough JP rem .......

430: Inmate Central, Why eat it? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-03, 14:51:02 (70.166.116.8)
Turn it into a trophy and hang it in the family room. Or maybe a hood ornament for the pick up. .......

431: Inmate Central, Leave it hanging and charge $100 for folks to get photos standing next to it! (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-03, 14:09:13 (70.166.116.8)
Dad had one of those hanging around somewhere in the house or his office. Learned quite a bit about sportsmanship from the man. Like the weekend hunting trips to Vegas with his pals and pummeling the .......

432: Inmate Central, Here's to hoping! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-03, 12:11:01 (70.166.116.8)
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433: Inmate Central, No that's not what it means (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-03, 11:41:47 (70.166.116.8)
American business wants illegal immigrants here while both sides want to score points without rocking that boat. Matter of fact per defeat of proposed referendum here in Az. voters don't want to rock .......

434: Vinyl Asylum, No problem (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-03, 11:17:38 (70.166.116.8)
I figure my stereo isn't good enough to render this fantastic rock record as "ok". Maybe one day I'll make an opportunity to compare the Monarch to the Pitman. .......

435: Inmate Central, Why remind me about that bonehead? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-03, 11:06:54 (70.166.116.8)
Probably the only President in my lifetime that would have been a blast to tie one on with. Not as bad as it seems though as 16 of the 48 years I've been voting we've had demented geriatrics leading t .......

436: Inmate Central, RE: I'm for tougher border security (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-03, 10:16:41 (70.166.116.8)
Yet Trumps solutions disappeared or have been rotting in the desert since he left office. Maybe we should put tariffs on goods and services produced by Americans who hire illegal aliens to make up fo .......

437: Inmate Central, I'm for tougher border security (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-03, 08:50:37 (70.166.116.8)
And I think most leaders of cities and states are interested in strengthening the borders. I posted this link in a different part of this thread that discusses the proposed legislation that had enough .......

438: Vinyl Asylum, RE: With all due respect--do you really have an "Original" LZII Release??? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 22:40:45 (70.166.116.8)
I bought one this year, or last, for $350 in vg/vg condition. I knew and trusted the seller who play graded it vg++. Arrived in visual condition as specified but played vg++ which is better than most .......

439: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Almost forgot...had a UK plum pressing, too. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 22:24:44 (70.166.116.8)
My Jimmy Page LZII and LZIV remastered LPs are both in my outbox. I enjoy Jimmy Page remasters on the CDs with bonus tracks. .......

440: Inmate Central, By golly (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 19:49:28 (70.166.116.8)
I thought that's what this retaliation was supposed to do. Maybe the next retaliation or the one after that? .......

441: Inmate Central, Wrong but that's ok (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 19:47:46 (70.166.116.8)
Very good just like your palo's at kickin' the can down the road if I do say so myself. Carry on. .......

442: Inmate Central, No this bill (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 16:47:38 (70.166.116.8)
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443: Inmate Central, Just a minute (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 15:22:09 (70.166.116.8)
Wasn't there a bipartisan border security agreement that got swatted down by the ex-President because he needed to use the issue in his presidential campaign? And let's not just forget the 4 years of .......

444: Inmate Central, Well maybe I should check again - not much has shown up last time I looked (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 15:07:37 (70.166.116.8)
Actually was really happy with your update a couple of days ago but when I went to confirm it all I found was similar to the responses found in your original thread. Maybe you can point me to a credib .......

445: Inmate Central, Well at least here in 2024 the rampage comes to an end (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 14:59:06 (70.166.116.8)
A warrant for his arrest was made in 2016. Kind of makes me wonder what President Hard On Illegals was up to while he was in office. .......

446: Inmate Central, Not me (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 14:48:34 (70.166.116.8)
I like mermaids that come with a top and a bottom. .......

447: Inmate Central, And what next? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 13:46:00 (70.166.116.8)
How about we start killing folks who wear corrective lenses? Might as well be the next step since blowing up hospitals and children is already ok with you. .......

448: Inmate Central, Elon's a family values guy. Fits right in. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 13:43:29 (70.166.116.8)
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449: Inmate Central, They've been paying for women and children all along and will continue to do so. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 13:41:53 (70.166.116.8)
The broke sad sacks only hope that girls/women become free game again and that's seems to be part of what they will get for their votes. Jeffery Epstein wasn't buddies with the rich and famous because .......

450: Inmate Central, Maybe so but... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 13:35:31 (70.166.116.8)
But an abused child would probably be easily enticed to be saved by a someone pretending to be their friend who wanted to pimp the kid for money. We've been voting on the lesser of 2 evils for quite a .......

451: Inmate Central, Do you mean believe his data and comparison with the USSR? Yes (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 13:27:02 (70.166.116.8)
What's not to believe? Two massive failed economic systems and the disenfranchised public. One can show the similarities between wealth/income disparity in pre-depression era America as well. Not sure .......

452: Inmate Central, Go for it (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 12:40:03 (70.166.116.8)
Where else can a monkey garner millions of followers and advertising revenue after anointing himself spokesman for the disenfranchised masses while regurgitating misinformation? This is opportunity fo .......

453: Vinyl Asylum, Don't have to be the Beatles (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 12:22:06 (70.166.116.8)
I kind of think Robert Ludwig's test pressing for LZ II is worth more than Ringo's low numbered copy of the White Album. If I had the money both of them would be in my collection. I always imagine tha .......

454: Inmate Central, No (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 12:04:51 (70.166.116.8)
I'm just not sure Iran's missiles really demanded more than a symbolic response and Israel responded with what appears to be a symbolic response. But Vlad the Cad will probably will figure something i .......

455: Inmate Central, It's a big theater (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-02, 11:36:17 (70.166.116.8)
Folks here want to go back to when things were better. I'm thinking that to most Americans means when living in America was watching shows on TV like the Brady Bunch or Leave It To Beaver or The Rifle .......

456: Inmate Central, Seems whenever there are tax cuts the slope of the debt curve gets greater (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-01, 19:29:37 (70.166.116.8)
It only makes sense. Even though there are requirements that must be met before a tax cut can take place (yea sure). What freaks me out is those who benefit most from the tax cuts have an equal share .......

457: Inmate Central, Nice video thanks for sharing. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-11-01, 18:38:06 (70.166.116.8)
It is the Democrats fault. I was a life long Democrat until a year or two back became a registered Independent. It is all about fiscal policy and Do Nothing Democrats have ignored this and have mainta .......

458: Inmate Central, RE: An interesting gesture from Elon (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-31, 08:12:48 (70.166.116.8)
He's trying to save his company. He's cooked and is praying for tariffs to protect his interests. Now trying to convince of his altruism to maintain public support and get his man into office in order .......

459: Inmate Central, RE: NY has a Little League inning in the 5th... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-31, 07:59:07 (70.166.116.8)
A great start on a compilation of greatest baseball bloopers. Experiencing it real time felt surreal and comical. View YouTube Video .......

460: Inmate Central, Wasn't US policy to save this resource and use our enemy's until it runs out? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-30, 14:48:21 (70.166.116.8)
Now with the middle class nearly bankrupt it's hard to float the economy on their borrowing or spending their savings we gotta start pumping oil to sustain growth in order to continue pumping up the m .......

461: Inmate Central, RE: generational wealth? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-29, 16:50:17 (70.166.116.8)
You're talking to the wrong guy here. My dad's (not related by blood) father left me $500 upon his death. My wife ended up with the personal items from her parent after they died. Kept lots of it, sol .......

462: Inmate Central, RE: I think I hear ya'... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-29, 15:21:05 (70.166.116.8)
There can be lots worse places to live than in a teepee especially for folks who think communal living practices will be an upgrade. For me living in a stinky senior care facility, like a revenue prod .......

463: Inmate Central, Good point (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-29, 12:13:29 (70.166.116.8)
I rather die in a teepee than be kept living in an old peoples home. .......

464: Inmate Central, RE: I suspect I'm closer to being "ready" than many are... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-29, 11:46:02 (70.166.116.8)
Purchasing power of those with lower incomes will be even further reduced with tariffs on China imports or blocking them completely. I'm contemplating a European tubed preamp manufactured in China bec .......

465: Inmate Central, What you going to do when faced with an economic system better at producing than ours? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-29, 10:01:38 (70.166.116.8)
We can't crawl back under a shell and expect to progress in the 21st century. The whole world will move past us. America is has not remained competitive on a global scale. In spite of empowering the .......

466: Inmate Central, RE: Well, it's just satire. Not real. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-29, 09:34:51 (70.166.116.8)
Usually Onion stuff is clear and obvious right away because it is satire and satire is funny. I guess I miss the usual humor and just think it is stupid. In this case I miss the humor, it's not funny .......

467: Inmate Central, Block not encourage human rights violations if we can profit from them too. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-29, 08:57:05 (70.166.116.8)
Average working Americans rely on quality import products at reasonable prices as alternative to similarly priced American garbage. Force us eat farm waste and oil industry waste, and now they want to .......

468: Inmate Central, RE: Actually... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-28, 20:57:43 (70.166.116.8)
I don't remember the shortages. I was working for a Point Of Sale equipment manufacturer (Hypercom) from 97-2003. Not life or death but still important. .......

469: Inmate Central, You rang (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-28, 17:52:35 (70.166.116.8)
A gift to us. $35.00 .......

470: Inmate Central, Actually... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-28, 15:51:56 (70.166.116.8)
as an EE who ended up as a software engineer Y2K was the best era for me and gainful employment. It was a major issue for computer software. .......

471: Inmate Central, Nice (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-28, 15:48:50 (70.166.116.8)
No snow in our forecast for sure. 93 today but feels hotter. Supposed to cool down, mid 70s, for a couple of days then back into 80s. Hope we are done with the 90s. .......

472: Inmate Central, Trillions in debt buys a lot of growth (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-28, 15:26:30 (70.166.116.8)
There's difference between borrowing stimulus and borrowing to simulate a better economy than actually existed (growth that didn't actually exist which leads to inflation). Thank the previous administ .......

473: Inmate Central, Sure and that's why some high visibility billionaires are not doing politics this time. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-28, 14:41:25 (70.166.116.8)
Nope backing the wrong candidate in this election will result in retaliation if the wrong pony wins the race and maybe like last time if he loses. There's already a track record of destroyed careers f .......

474: Inmate Central, It's more than just fear mongering. I suspect the conversion of food to feed. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-28, 09:10:10 (70.166.116.8)
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475: Inmate Central, +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-26, 11:27:45 (70.166.116.8)
urgh! .......

476: Vinyl Asylum, Not for me but it's a really cool looking product. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-26, 09:37:38 (70.166.116.8)
It's an all in one player. I would like to see the remote. .......

477: Inmate Central, RE: two birds with one stone? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-26, 09:03:38 (70.166.116.8)
"Daddy, Daddy, Daddy". Nothing beats the stank of fascist authoritarianism first thing in the morning. .......

478: Inmate Central, Yankees were almost comical in the bottom of the 9th (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-26, 08:09:44 (70.166.116.8)
Put 2 guys on base for Ohtani, made a great catch on a foul ball to get Ohtani out, walked a batter to get to Freeman, then gave up the grand slam. Herculean effort digging themselves into that hol .......

479: Vinyl Asylum, She's just trying to be fun (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-25, 22:24:20 (70.166.116.8)
The suit is what is getting her hot. .......

480: Inmate Central, RE: Surprised to see Spain up so high... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-25, 11:01:59 (70.166.116.8)
AI Overview Learn more ...- Spain's major industries include: Tourism Spain's tourism industry is the second-largest in the world. In 2018, Spain had over 82.6 million tourist visits. Manufacturing .......

481: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Record collectors think about sex? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-25, 10:50:17 (70.166.116.8)
Blood was spilled by men wanting to be that guys handyman. .......

482: Inmate Central, RE: I quoted the latest from the IMF in my OP (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-25, 10:42:18 (70.166.116.8)
Ok but I asked for someone to explain the relevance of PPP. Obviously some seem to think it's an important measure. I wonder if it's importance is to cast the sanctions as ineffective. I looked at sev .......

483: Inmate Central, Should be on TV so I'll have it on. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-25, 09:45:51 (70.166.116.8)
Should be a great series. I'm not a fan of either of the teams but as a Diamondback fan I'll be pulling for the National League West winning Dodgers. Was hoping some other playoff teams, Padres, Mets .......

484: Inmate Central, Yet... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-25, 09:20:08 (70.166.116.8)
Data below shows Russia not in the top 10 in either largest economies (GDP) or in Standard of Living (or any other quality of life standards I could find). Here's a map of Standard Living amongst the .......

485: Inmate Central, RE: Think you have problems?... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-24, 23:32:00 (70.166.116.8)
Your guess is as good as mine. Reminds me of the time years ago after dropping the kids off at school I was on my way to work. And elderly woman driving towards me on the opposite side of the road ran .......

486: Vinyl Asylum, Record Collectors? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-24, 22:43:27 (70.166.116.8)
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487: Inmate Central, RE: No shite Sherlock it was no coincidence he waited. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-24, 17:30:58 (70.166.116.8)
Maybe because they were holding American hostages? Is there a correlation between Iranian spending on Hamas and the progress of their nuclear program between releasing their money and holding it? And .......

488: Inmate Central, 1 of 10 biggest gun violence cities are blue states - what's so funny? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-24, 01:58:58 (70.166.116.8)
With law enforcement and criminal elements free to dump guns of the public it's surprising gun violence isn't worse than it is? I'm all for less gun control regulating who gets a gun but at the same .......

489: Inmate Central, Seems to make his point just fine (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-24, 01:38:43 (70.166.116.8)
9 or the 10 lowest gun violence big cities are in Blue States. And 8 of 10 of the highest gun violence big cities are in Red/Swing States. .......

490: Inmate Central, RE: No shite Sherlock it was no coincidence he waited. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-24, 01:27:09 (70.166.116.8)
Not sure exactly what sanctions you are referring but the pipeline has not been certified and has been damaged. And the Iranians may be closer to building a nuclear weapon there's no reason to think t .......

491: Inmate Central, Sure and Dick Cheney purposefully shot his friend? (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-23, 20:32:18 (70.166.116.8)
And only god knows how many righties shot and killed family members and friends they thought were intruders, or how many kids of righties shot up their schools. The reward for making broad generalizat .......

492: Inmate Central, There's about an 80% chances of finding a hard something in every McDs burger patty (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-23, 20:21:15 (70.166.116.8)
If someone is into that McDonalds is the place to go. For greenish hot dogs eating at Diary Queen is recommended. .......

493: Inmate Central, No shite Sherlock it was no coincidence he waited. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-23, 19:37:17 (70.166.116.8)
And he also waited until the end of the China games. The mid-terms didn't work out like he had hoped (if you recall the politics at the time) but instead of quitting he decide to double down extending .......

494: Inmate Central, Or buy something (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-23, 17:20:55 (70.166.116.8)
View YouTube Video .......

495: Inmate Central, Let's check your short term memory. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-23, 17:03:01 (70.166.116.8)
I saw that video recently but not so sure it was in Inmate Central. Let's see if your memory is as good as you say it is! Let's see a link to the post in Inmate Central. .......

496: Inmate Central, RE: The Comeback (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-23, 16:42:51 (70.166.116.8)
I think the best teams from each league made it to the World Series this year. I was hoping for the Diamondbacks and the Tigers to make it but it wasn't happening. Great year for baseball though and s .......

497: Inmate Central, Thanks for that(nt) (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-23, 09:16:55 (70.166.116.8)
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498: Inmate Central, Sounds like you see dead people. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-22, 19:27:04 (70.166.116.8)
Usually that means you are transitioning to the new place. Tell your family you love them. Good luck. .......

499: Inmate Central, An idiot is one thing, a hit and run driver completely another. (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-22, 15:34:17 (70.166.116.8)
The road looks fine to me. .......

500: General Asylum, RE: Your wording is unclear... (0.00)
Posted by Goober58 on 2024-10-22, 15:13:51 (70.166.116.8)
He is much taller than me and I am 6ft and 2inches tall (used to be an inch taller but lost an inch with age and a couple knee replacements). Quick internet search found a listing of his height at 6ft .......

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