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1: Inmate Central, Re: personal attacks next (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-19, 15:01:58 (47.189.242.139)
"Is that really too complicated for you to comprehend??? " There's one, so far. "your mother wears army boots!" I don't know if the women who made parachutes back in World War II actually wore any mil .......
2: Inmate Central, RE: Great analogy! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-19, 14:31:45 (47.189.242.139)
"THAT IS WHY MUSK SHOULD PAY HIS FAIR SHARE. Is that really too complicated for you to comprehend??? " Have you looked into the validity of the "claims"? Have you looked into the reasons why? Or, are .......
3: Inmate Central, Preliminary Estimates?! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-19, 14:13:06 (47.189.242.139)
"... Our preliminary estimates suggest that annual electricity use from cryptocurrency mining probably represents from 0.6% to 2.3% of U.S. electricity consumption." We taxpayers are actually paying g .......
4: Inmate Central, Re: "Well, these guys did not." (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-19, 13:46:06 (47.189.242.139)
A thoughtful person would ask "Why not?", and, "Are you sure?", then endeavor to find the answers. A vacuous person would simply gobble up the narrative and regurgitate it. A thoughtful person would a .......
5: Inmate Central, Easy Fix... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-19, 11:33:25 (47.189.242.139)
...which you'll love: Handles with electronic sensors that open the door, maybe electromagnetic latches, rather than a mechanical mechanism. Problem solved. ;) .......
6: Speaker Asylum, Or... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-19, 11:14:24 (47.189.242.139)
Fabricate your own round ones by filling a large cardboard tube (like Sonotube) with concrete to the desired height. "Turn the speakers, not the stands." (I just made that up. Catchy, eh?) ::: TOPIC:: .......
7: Speaker Asylum, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-17, 18:37:36 (47.189.242.139)
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8: Inmate Central, RE: Dave Pogue has left the Asylum...RIP Dave (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-17, 13:22:58 (156.146.38.148)
That's too bad. I knew he was quite old. Complained about his Revox A77 bursting into flames. I'll power up mine and play a tape for him. .......
9: Inmate Central, RE: "Mark Cuban shares his 9-figure tax bill on IRS due day" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-17, 07:54:57 (47.189.242.139)
I remember when Mark Cuban was getting his little computer networking company off the ground. He came into our retail computer store to tell us about it. I probably still have his business card around .......
10: Inmate Central, RE: Seriously (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-16, 16:41:00 (156.146.38.136)
Yikes. Hopefully, healing will go well. Don't do what you shouldn't do. With regard to the grill lid, somebody (not you) can rig up a counterweight cable system so that lifting it is almost effortless .......
11: Inmate Central, RE: right position, wrong process... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-16, 10:27:29 (47.189.242.139)
The psychology of news reporting has come a long way in the past 70 years or so. Every image, every word, every facial expression, every "impromptu" banter, every everything is designed/scripted to i .......
12: General Asylum, Wall of Sound (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-16, 09:04:54 (47.189.242.139)
The 'wall of sound' didn't last very long due to the expense, the time needed to set it up, and the maintenance. There were actually two (or three?) systems, which would leapfrog each other on tour. T .......
13: Inmate Central, :) nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-15, 18:56:58 (47.189.242.139)
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14: General Asylum, Opera... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-15, 17:14:52 (47.189.242.139)
We went to an opera about 25 years ago. Y'all can have it. I understand the idea, and can appreciate the skill and artistry of the performers, but it bores the snot out of me. Give me a great tenor si .......
15: Inmate Central, RE: So, Steve, do you agree that TikTok must be banned? [nt] (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-15, 14:30:52 (47.189.242.139)
If the U.S. wants to follow China's lead with regard to banning Internet sites, then "Yes". Otherwise, "No". .......
16: Inmate Central, RE: More Wealth-Tax Madness (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-15, 14:22:17 (47.189.242.139)
The problem with wealth taxation is that wealth varies a lot. Take a middle-aged woman on Antiques Roadshow, for example. Her whatever painting, or vase, or whatever, might be worth $10,000 one year, .......
17: Inmate Central, RE: Beautiful (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-15, 13:49:44 (47.189.242.139)
Seriously?! If I may ask, what is the issue? Arthritis? Overweight? Muscle weakness? Broken bone? Heart surgery? ...? .......
18: Tape Trail, RE: Brendel. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-15, 13:31:45 (47.189.242.139)
I know. ;) I have his Beethoven piano sonatas. "Brenden". "One of my favorite pianists." Just jerkin' his chain. :) .......
19: General Asylum, RE: Not Here To Prove Anything (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-15, 13:03:54 (47.189.242.139)
Let's stay on what we're debating: "digital exasperates the ringing in my ears." "easily measurable". (Corrected for spelling.) You've made an assertion, to the world, regarding "digital" exasperating .......
20: General Asylum, Classical Music (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-15, 12:31:21 (47.189.242.139)
"I really can't get into classical." I was definitely into classical, and jazz, from grade school, listening to Kuhn's "Symphony For Blues" and Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue", Al Hirt, Doc Severinsen, .......
21: Inmate Central, RE: I'm OK with a triple. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-14, 22:32:21 (89.187.164.84)
I suppose you could get 110 dB SPL from a 6 inch "woofer", but would you want to? :) .......
22: Inmate Central, Bandera-kraine? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-14, 22:21:43 (89.187.164.84)
What is it with your obsession about not calling a country by its name? Is it some sort of a political statement? .......
23: General Asylum, Not Here To Prove Anything (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-14, 21:42:34 (89.187.164.84)
"I am not here to prove anything to you so good luck!" This is one of the problems with audiophilia-land. People make an assertion, statement, claim, or whatever, and then refuse to to provide even t .......
24: Inmate Central, Hang on, hang on, hang on... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-14, 19:16:32 (156.146.38.136)
You didn't make them yourself? Sacrilege! :) Still, they look yummy. .......
25: General Asylum, RE: yes, measure his tinnitus (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-14, 19:06:35 (156.146.38.136)
"The evidence is easily measureable!" Great! Show it to us. "Theresa wrote a great article on some of my audio inventions. Some of us are particularly sensitive to what digital does wrong." I would lo .......
26: General Asylum, Great! Show it to us. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-14, 14:11:54 (212.102.40.9)
"The evidence is easily measureable! " .......
27: General Asylum, RE: yes, measure his tinnitus (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-14, 14:03:34 (212.102.40.9)
Please don't misunderstand. I'm not being argumentative. I'm trying to be science-based. The assertion that "digital" makes his ringing worse is anecdotal at best. It's easy enough to do an analog vs .......
28: General Asylum, RE: tinnitus very unfortunate for headphone listening (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-14, 12:21:59 (47.189.242.139)
"digital exasperates the ringing in my ears." I seriously doubt that. Do you have any evidence to support your assertion? .......
29: Inmate Central, RE: "I Do Cars" tears down the Nissan 3-cylinder.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-14, 11:53:00 (47.189.242.139)
I would never buy a 3 cylinder anything. Probably not even a 4 cylinder. Both my Maxima and my wife's Pathfinder are 6 cylinder, and they're both reliable, long-lived, and, they get up and go when we .......
30: Inmate Central, Look on the bright side: (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-14, 09:37:55 (47.189.242.139)
April showers bring May flowers. ;) .......
31: Inmate Central, August 11 (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-13, 21:57:37 (47.189.242.139)
There was a total solar eclipse in Europe on August 11, 1999. We saw it at the far eastern end of Austria, right near Hungary. Kulm im Burgenland. Just fyi. :) Also, one of my college mentors, the not .......
32: Speaker Asylum, RE: Last Serblin Sonus Faber model? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-13, 21:44:59 (47.189.242.139)
Several years ago, maybe 2018, I heard some SF tower speakers at Music Lovers in Beserkeley, CA. Not impressed. .......
33: Inmate Central, Shithead Drivers (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-13, 15:12:25 (47.189.242.139)
"scheisse" Well, there, I learned a new word today ! :) "Wannabe NASCAR drivers". You got that right. Idiots. Morons. Assholes. Shitheads. 75 miles an hour, coming right up to you before passing. Don' .......
34: Inmate Central, Re: The China virus? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-13, 14:54:49 (47.189.242.139)
Yeah, you know - the virus which originated in China, (hence the name "China virus"), and has killed millions of people worldwide. Officially SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) Coronavirus 2. Al .......
35: General Asylum, RE: Hammond Organ (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-13, 14:21:47 (47.189.242.139)
Yeah, when I was the roadie sound guy for a little regional rock band, my 'motto' was "never carry what you can drag, never drag what you can roll, and never move what can be left where it is". LOL Fo .......
36: General Asylum, :) nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-13, 14:12:33 (47.189.242.139)
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37: Inmate Central, RE: ha. I wondered what happened (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-13, 10:34:17 (47.189.242.139)
"I wish there were do-overs on this." There is: Spain, August 12, 2026. :) .......
38: Inmate Central, RE: connecting too many dots? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-13, 10:30:07 (47.189.242.139)
Don de esta el statistics? ;) The China virus still has multple after-effects. One is that people are returning to their previous behaviors/behavours, and the change has been observed. Also, the equit .......
39: Inmate Central, Stan: (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-13, 09:50:10 (47.189.242.139)
That totality shot is great. Slightly out of focus, as you know, but still a great shot. Did you get several at different apertures/shutter speeds? If so, you can "stack" them to achieve a "real view" .......
40: General Asylum, Hammond Organ (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-13, 09:26:24 (47.189.242.139)
There's a now-closed recording studio which has/had two Hammond B3's and Leslies. I'm not saying where, 'cause I'm thinking of buying one of them. :) .......
41: Inmate Central, That's Very Cool (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-13, 06:51:40 (47.189.242.139)
The re-purposing idea is great. Also, there may be a small church/congregation which might want to actually have it as their church, but they don't know about it yet - so, buy it and lease it to them .......
42: General Asylum, RE: Were I Lori Lieberman, I'd be Royally Pissed Off... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-12, 20:18:43 (47.189.242.139)
"I thought it was just clever marketing "Killing "Them" Softly". Never even crossed my mind to link it to the popular song with the pronoun "me" or your historical reference "us"." Yeah, only the prod .......
43: General Asylum, RE: I think that there's a lot to "Unpack" there! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-12, 19:54:17 (47.189.242.139)
I'm getting tired for the day, but, on the topic of getting ideas from others' works, I remember that the melody of "Strangers In Paradise" is from an earlier work (Borodin?). Ok, that's all I've got. .......
44: Speaker Asylum, Speaker Stands (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-12, 16:28:49 (156.146.38.132)
Firstly, why even use speaker stands when good 12" to 15" woofers can do double duty? :) Secondly, in general, in home environments, it's noticeably better to angle your high frequency driver somewhat .......
45: General Asylum, This is why... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-12, 15:36:08 (156.146.38.132)
... I only did two networkable database applications, and never did Internet-enabled ones! I can't imagine being an application programmer doing banking or airline/hotel/car rental stuff. Talk about s .......
46: General Asylum, RE: Were I Lori Lieberman, I'd be Royally Pissed Off... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-12, 12:57:54 (156.146.38.135)
Well, heck, all this time I thought Roberta Flack wrote that! Her 1970-something rendition was great. I still have that album. In any case, are your moths those little ones about a quarter of an inch .......
47: Inmate Central, RE: R.I.P. Peter Higgs, physicist, nobel laureate, proposed mechanism that gives mass to fundamental particles. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-11, 18:54:07 (47.189.242.139)
I am in awe of people who are so knowledgeable and thoughtful about a specific topic that they think about things that hardly anyone else had ever thought about. .......
48: Inmate Central, The DTs (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-11, 18:41:44 (47.189.242.139)
"The DTs"?! As in: "Detox", or, "having the DTs"? That's clever. .......
49: Inmate Central, Higgs (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-11, 18:23:04 (47.189.242.139)
Plus one ! I've been to CERN. :) .......
50: Tape Trail, RE: Alfred Brenden Prerecorded (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-11, 13:35:07 (156.146.38.144)
"One of my favorite pianists." Who's Alfred Brenden? :{ .......
51: Inmate Central, RE: I hear ya (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-11, 10:05:50 (47.189.242.139)
Adding to my cryptic reply from yesterday... It looks like you got some very nice shots! Good job! "I had a hard time finding precise focus." I "totally" get the issue with focussing. One technique to .......
52: Inmate Central, RE: We got something less than 50% in San Diego.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-10, 10:49:22 (47.189.242.139)
" He said no and was surprised when I told him this was our inverter number 3." That's part of "sales training". ;) .......
53: Inmate Central, Next up: (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-10, 10:37:02 (47.189.242.139)
"Greenland is coming up." Spain, August 12, 2026. :) .......
54: Inmate Central, RE: Subsidized the maker or the consumer? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-09, 19:40:17 (47.189.242.139)
"tehe Federal and Ontario provincial governments kicked in ten's of billions to help build EV battery plants for Volkswagen and Stellantis." Where did they get that money? .......
55: Inmate Central, RE: Waiting for the Fed to cut rates? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-05, 15:24:40 (47.189.242.139)
Yawn. It's only early April. There's a lot of 2024 yet to come. And, if the Fed Chair and Vice Chair like their jobs and income and power, they won't screw up in an election year. Besides, the "Inflat .......
56: Inmate Central, Got ya beat (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-05, 11:10:51 (47.189.242.139)
My car is a 1999 Nissan Maxima, which I bought new in October of '98. I leased it at first, and liked it so much that I bought it, so, 8 years of payments, but my last one was October of 2006. Haven't .......
57: Inmate Central, RE: we're warning you Bibi... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-04, 19:39:03 (47.189.242.139)
(And that goes for you, too, Vladimir.) .......
58: Speaker Asylum, And, so? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-04, 19:32:12 (47.189.242.139)
You've gotten positive feedback from owners. And, Brad The Importer is all in favor. So, when are you going to "pull the trigger"? Next week? Sometime soon? .......
59: Inmate Central, RE: Hahaha I wont be holding my breath (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-04, 18:40:30 (47.189.242.139)
I am pleased to report that I don't know anything about the Pirates, nor the Rangers, Cubs, Broncos, Dodgers, Nuggets, Bengals, Dolphins, Mavericks, Raiders, etc. Now that I'm thinking about it, the n .......
60: Inmate Central, Who would you trust, pray tell? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-04, 18:20:07 (47.189.242.139)
"And just who would you trust, pray tell?" I have it on good authority that CFL trusts "The Gray Zone". (Whatever that is.) FWIW. .......
61: Inmate Central, Oaktown? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-04, 16:59:38 (47.189.242.139)
Is that supposed to be some sort of a sarcastic remark? "Oakland" is the name, and is the same number of typing characters. And, using the correct name makes reading your post a bit smoother. ::: TOPI .......
62: Inmate Central, TV Version of People Magazine (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-04, 10:35:45 (47.189.242.139)
Within the first few minutes, this piece screamed "Sensational 'journalism'". I was reminded of the commentary and "evidence" often presented with regard to UFOs, and the blather presented regularly i .......
63: Inmate Central, RE: Pirates are 5-0 (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-04, 10:03:27 (47.189.242.139)
Hehehehe. Get back to us when it's 162-0. :) .......
64: Inmate Central, RE: Ancestral Mathematics in order to be born you needed: (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-04, 07:30:38 (47.189.242.139)
And let's not forget that, for each of those people - and each of us - to be born, is the result of a particular egg and a particular sperm. Otherwise, the person wouldn't be that person - it would be .......
65: Inmate Central, Lots of flip-flopping from politicians on many issues. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-02, 19:27:07 (47.189.242.139)
Not just conservatives. .......
66: Inmate Central, RE: Current "conservative" media narrative (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-02, 16:48:47 (47.189.242.139)
Two points: One: Liberals scoff and make fun of anything/anyone who disagrees with them. How long have you heard/read the term "faux news" in reference to FOX News? So, lambasting "the other side" isn .......
67: Speaker Asylum, What's Really On The Recording (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-02, 15:34:04 (47.189.242.139)
Not arguing your point about presenting what's really on the recording, but that song has been sung numerous times by many manufacturers, ATC among them. In the end, it's really up to the buyer to dec .......
68: Inmate Central, 95 Percent (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-02, 10:30:42 (47.189.242.139)
Just fyi, there's a HUGE difference between a 95 percent partial eclipse, and a TOTAL eclipse. 95 percent: That's very cool. Total: Wow! It's a whole different show, and is worth the effort to get in .......
69: Inmate Central, Havana Syndrome? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-02, 10:02:42 (47.189.242.139)
Surely there's a less accusatory and incriminating names for it, and maybe more politically correct. How about "Headachy Foggy Unstable But Unknown Cause Syndrome"? (HFUBUCS) Or, "Spoilt Food Possibly .......
70: Speaker Asylum, As long as you're... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-01, 17:16:56 (47.189.242.139)
As long as you're looking at very expensive self-powered speakers, you might want to go to www.meyersound.com, and take a look at some of their models. John Meyer has been making leading loudspeakers .......
71: Inmate Central, RE: I remember watching him on "Ed Sullivan." (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-01, 11:10:34 (47.189.242.139)
"You could get away with that crap back in those days." They still can and do: www.britfloydofficial.com We came "this close" to buying tickets for the Fort Worth,TX concert in May. They're really ver .......
72: Inmate Central, RE: Seen on today's drive ... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-04-01, 10:02:52 (47.189.242.139)
And what's weird is that there's a car just like yours parked on the other side. Those things are practically everywhere! .......
73: Inmate Central, RE: Cipotle is pretty fast, but you have to get out of your car (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-31, 14:14:03 (47.189.242.139)
"why someone would want to STAY in their car while eating." Eating while driving is an American tradition. It dates waaay back before cellphones. Many of the fast food burgers are specifically designe .......
74: Inmate Central, Why are taxpayers paying for rebuilding? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-31, 11:21:33 (47.189.242.139)
I suppose it depends on who owns the bridge, and the cause of the accident (which is under investigation), and whether or not union labor is required to work on it. .......
75: Inmate Central, RE: I ate fast-food yesterday... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-31, 11:03:47 (47.189.242.139)
"fast-food (apparently) is no cheaper than going to your local diner." There's a reason it's called "fast food" - it'a fast. And it's convenient. Where else can you get food ready-to-eat-in-the-car in .......
76: Tape Trail, RE: Old? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-30, 13:53:04 (47.189.242.139)
Wow, that's great! As a kid, I thought it would cool to live to 100. But not if someone has to change my diaper, and feed me. That wouldn't be so cool, unless it's some hot 20-something girl. Then may .......
77: Inmate Central, RE: All great cultures of the past have failed (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-30, 13:28:07 (47.189.242.139)
All great cultures and empires of the past have failed. The Greeks, Romans, Dutch, Persian, Spanish, British, Nordic, French, Turks, Soviet Union, Canadian, Australian, ... Ours will as well. Hopefull .......
78: General Asylum, RE: Joni Mitchell once compared them to pimps (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-30, 05:48:59 (47.189.242.139)
And yet, I am pleased to say that I don't own a single Joni Mitchell album. (Sorry, just had to put that out there.) :) On the other hand, the college "coffeehouse" scene was a good place to meet girl .......
79: Inmate Central, RE: Any Minimalists Around? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-30, 05:33:56 (47.189.242.139)
The great majority of the recordings I've done have been made with two microphones. X-Y, ORTF, A-B, etc., depending on the situation. Does that count as minimalist? ;) .......
80: Inmate Central, RE: Our plutocrat class can never fail. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-30, 05:16:38 (47.189.242.139)
Ain't that the truth! The executive's people and the company's people get together and hammer out a contract. Automatic stock shares, stock options, severance benefits. The little guy doesn't have peo .......
81: Inmate Central, RE: Cryptocurrency is a confidence racket altogether (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-29, 16:29:28 (47.189.242.139)
"Cryptocurrency was and is a scam. It isn't a really currency or money substitute in any way. More fool people who gamble on it." Mark your calendar - we agree. .......
82: Inmate Central, Ah, Crypto-"Currency" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-29, 15:02:07 (47.189.242.139)
That's why I don't know who he is. It's not part of my world. I know a little about it, I know that it's bullshit, and I know that I wouldn't invest in it. So, it's really not on my 'daily radar'. ::: .......
83: Inmate Central, RE: SBF got 25 years. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-29, 10:23:29 (47.189.242.139)
"Seriously, who the hell is SBF?" And, just as importantly, why should we care? Thousands of people are sentenced every week. .......
84: Inmate Central, RE: SBF got 25 years. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-29, 09:48:54 (47.189.242.139)
I have no idea who SBF is, although I did see a 10 second clip about it on CBS "news" today. I don't follow that stuff. In fact, it was quite accidental that I even see that Beyonce has a new album ou .......
85: Inmate Central, RE: Very true.... pandemic and supply chain. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-29, 09:38:14 (47.189.242.139)
So, you're not voting for Bidenomics? :) .......
86: Inmate Central, RE: I consider myself to be a failed miminalist. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-29, 09:21:31 (47.189.242.139)
Look on the bright side... You've jettisoned a bunch of Dual turntables. So, there's that. .......
87: General Asylum, Rod - How About a Food Forum? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-28, 15:27:55 (47.189.242.139)
Several folks here post food threads. However, they always get lost among the other "Central" threads. .......
88: General Asylum, The Golden Age of HiFi (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-28, 14:03:01 (47.189.242.139)
Geez, you're making me wax nostalgic! By 1973 or so, I had already sold my Roberts/Akai tape deck and bought a Tandberg. Yes, it was only 3-3/4 and 7-1/2 ips, but it was half-track, not quarter-track. .......
89: General Asylum, My, what a big mouth you have. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-28, 08:12:02 (47.189.242.139)
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90: Inmate Central, RE: Fast food workers are losing their jobs in California..... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-27, 18:51:43 (47.189.242.139)
"if a business person can't mange to pay a living wage to the employees ," ... then maybe they should raise their prices. Surely, customers will be happy to pay the new higher price, secure in the kno .......
91: Inmate Central, RE: Keep on shopping where you wish (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-27, 17:08:21 (47.189.242.139)
"stories from his 34 years with Walmart." Let's review: "The locals are wage slaves with minimal if any benefits". So, your BIL worked there for 34 years as a wage slave. Have I got that right? Did he .......
92: Inmate Central, RE: Keep on shopping where you wish (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-27, 14:29:20 (47.189.242.139)
"but how many pounds of asparagus are you purchasing at a time that the $1 per pound difference affects your quality of life?" Now you're just being argumentative. It's not about the one pound of aspa .......
93: Inmate Central, Re: Walmart is the enemy of America (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-27, 13:34:23 (47.189.242.139)
"Since you seem to revel in continuing this conversation," Not "revelling". I was just replying to your unfounded statement that "Walmart is not the working man's friend". Walmart is just one example .......
94: Inmate Central, RE: Winco is the working mans friend. Employee owned. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-27, 12:56:28 (47.189.242.139)
Given that you've read my post and absorbed the superior knowledge contained therein ( ;) )... Do you agree that Walmart isn't such a bad guy after all, for "the working man"? Hint: It's ok to say "ye .......
95: Inmate Central, RE: Ok (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-27, 12:44:05 (47.189.242.139)
I understand. But Switzerland is almost like my second home, having spent two semesters there in music school (and invited for another). I'm in love with it. (There, I said it.) My wife and I go every .......
96: Inmate Central, RE: I was just there this morning (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-27, 11:48:52 (47.189.242.139)
I might add, I now buy my car batteries there. The "Everstart" I think is a house brand (but maybe not). The last time I bought one was almost two years ago, and it was $55-$60, with free installation .......
97: Inmate Central, Re: I Have Not Had (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-27, 09:49:04 (47.189.242.139)
IS a one pound burger bad for a person? That depends on if they swallow it at one sitting, or spread it out over a couple of weeks, or, as you say, share it. I very occasionally make what I call a "gi .......
98: Inmate Central, RE: Here is a big reason .............. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-27, 09:06:31 (47.189.242.139)
UC Beserkeley is a good place for him. (Which reminds me, I gotta get out there this Spring - Beserkeley is a fun place to visit. Too bad about Fantasy Studios and Berkeley Stereo being closed, though .......
99: Inmate Central, RE: I'm delighted (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-27, 08:18:42 (47.189.242.139)
Bring me a bottle of Glenmorangie, please. ;) Anyway, it's good that the Pound/Dollar exchange rate is moving in your favor. I think it has more to do with the Pound being weak, rather than the Dollar .......
100: Inmate Central, RE: I like it! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-27, 06:53:04 (47.189.242.139)
Yup, that truck is darn near perfect. Personally, I'd weld a rusty 6 inch diameter steel pipe on the front and rear. Then it would be perfect. .......
101: Inmate Central, RE: Here is a big reason .............. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-26, 18:49:31 (47.189.242.139)
Who/what source are you quoting?? .......
102: Inmate Central, RE: Alas, inflation anew... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-26, 12:35:11 (47.189.242.139)
"Shrinkflation" is a made-up word which, to some, sounds less bad than "inflation", but it's still inflation. In this particular case, the price per ounce went up 31 percent. I remember this sort of t .......
103: Inmate Central, Look on the bright side (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-26, 08:55:19 (47.189.242.139)
The U.S. Dollar is approximately at a par with the Swiss Franc, so the exchange rate math is easy! - if a lunch is Sfr 25, that's about $25. So, for a family of 4 on vacation, lunch is about $100 (plu .......
104: Inmate Central, RE: Aren't Lincolns and Cadillacs for old people ? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-26, 06:33:51 (47.189.242.139)
And full-size Buicks. :) .......
105: Inmate Central, RE: Donuts (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-25, 21:55:28 (47.189.242.139)
Just fyi, Winco Foods (wincofoods.com) in Texas has really good donuts for 38 cents. Yes, $0.38, each. .......
106: General Asylum, RE: Do you feel that way about the Harry James Sheffield Labs records? nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-25, 21:39:28 (47.189.242.139)
I am so glad that you mentioned those!! I have both "The King James Version" and "Comin' From A Good Place". Got 'em way back when I was in hifi sales, and haven't listened to either of them for proba .......
107: Speaker Asylum, RE: Dipole cancellation (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-25, 16:38:33 (47.189.242.139)
I've heard SL's large speakers (sorry, don't remember the exact name offhand) in his living room, and they're damn good. Actually, some of the best bass reproduction in home stereo. Two woofers per sp .......
108: Inmate Central, Someone might have taken a shot at me, but probably not. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-25, 11:55:09 (47.189.242.139)
"Well, I suspect they shot at a turkey vulture in one of the spruces at the back of our yard." So, you don't really know. Correct? .......
109: Inmate Central, RE: Better it is... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-25, 11:51:07 (47.189.242.139)
Wow, it must suck to live in parts of the Atlanta area. ;) Hopefully, that's not your neighborhood! I see that there aren't any people around. Does the municipal gov't set certain times for elephants .......
110: General Asylum, RE: " sound in an anechoic chamber will be BAD "... have you ever been in one? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-25, 11:22:41 (47.189.242.139)
We can all speculate on the outcome of the OP's project, but, in the end, it's his project with a very specific sound system and very specific acoustical goals, and for which he has consulted experts .......
111: Inmate Central, RE: For my 67th birthday... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-21, 19:28:25 (47.189.242.139)
Just don't kill yourself trying to run some silly 'number' distance. .......
112: Inmate Central, RE: Your other hobbies? I'm working on mine... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-21, 18:41:41 (47.189.242.139)
I will never forget the CMG (contemporary music group) session when Rainer came in and said "Do not make any sound". THAT was a completely new experience! .......
113: Inmate Central, Ah! So You're The Guy... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-21, 13:59:37 (47.189.242.139)
...with the 'underground' mobile radio station. :) .......
114: General Asylum, Flutophone?! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-21, 13:43:00 (47.189.242.139)
Ha! Never heard of that before. Funny name. Although, back in music school, we had to play a "recorder", 'cause that was what was used in elementary schools for teaching a basic understanding of music .......
115: Inmate Central, RE: Your inkjets obviously work better than mine (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-21, 09:00:58 (47.189.242.139)
I'm just sayin' that I can go over to the local CVS store, USB or SD thingy in hand, and get 4x6 prints of last weekend's fun for 32 cents per print (plus the government's cut), in minutes. :) ::: TOP .......
116: Inmate Central, RE: How many here are or were Lawyers? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-21, 08:39:48 (47.189.242.139)
"Wait a generation ..." Ha! Remember the '70s, or maybe even the '60s? The "flower children/free love/do what you want" folks have children and grandchildren running our schools and governments. But i .......
117: General Asylum, RE: Can all in one units surpass separates? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-20, 22:02:01 (47.189.242.139)
I still say that you have the coolest moniker here! :) With regard to integrated/all-in-ones: There are advantages to the concept. As my long-ago mentor John Meyer (meyersound.com) said: "It's a syste .......
118: General Asylum, RE: Can all in one units surpass separates? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-20, 14:30:52 (47.189.242.139)
"Can all-in-one units surpass separates?" They already do. Loudspeakers with built-in amps, Amps with built-in preamps. Etc. .......
119: General Asylum, RE: I guess you missed my point if I wasn't clear enough (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-20, 14:14:26 (47.189.242.139)
I understand what you're saying. I think the point of the video is to highlight her singing, and that girl can sing. Next... .......
120: Inmate Central, RE: More Upside... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-20, 11:13:25 (47.189.242.139)
Well, they are obligated to justify their costs and roles. They can't get re-funded if they don't show some potentially "useful" results. Know what I mean? It's not as if tech companies (private equit .......
121: Inmate Central, On The Upside... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-20, 10:07:05 (47.189.242.139)
They couldn't have discovered this without your freely contributed money. Take THAT, private equity folks! .......
122: Inmate Central, RE: When the shareholder is the only customer that counts... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-20, 09:59:23 (47.189.242.139)
"...his measure of success is to NOT have money left over at budget time, the goal is growth not shrinkage. This problem exists from local to national government at every level where this process is u .......
123: General Asylum, That, was, great !! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-20, 09:32:54 (47.189.242.139)
That, was, great !! Thanks! And, nice choice of vocal microphone, too. The Blue 'Bluebird' is a great mic at a fraction of the cost of a similar Neumann (U87 and such). Way back in the '70s, I heard T .......
124: Inmate Central, RE: What's wrong with our understanding of the universe... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-19, 20:58:06 (47.189.242.139)
"the power of science" Or, more pointedly, the power of power. Remind me again how many hundreds of years it took to accept the fact that the Sun is not the center of the universe, or that the Earth i .......
125: General Asylum, RE: such an odd dichotomy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-19, 16:58:40 (47.189.242.139)
"What do musicians know about audio by being a musician?" A lot. I'm done with you. .......
126: General Asylum, RE: such an odd dichotomy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-19, 14:11:11 (47.189.242.139)
"I *CAN* look at a waterfall plot of any system and give you a pretty good breakdown on what is wrong. I have heard numerous million dollar plus systems that had obvious problems that I am confident w .......
127: General Asylum, RE: such an odd dichotomy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-19, 13:16:53 (47.189.242.139)
Sorry if I wasn't clear. I was asking if you would offer an example of when you've done that. For folks who are reading this and wondering, here is what you wrote: "I can look at a waterfall plot on m .......
128: Inmate Central, RE: For Boeing Aficionados (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-19, 09:56:52 (47.189.242.139)
My past several flights have all been on Airbus products, and I've been quite satisfied with the performance and the amenities. Although, back in 2016, I was on a Boeing 777. and it was nice, too. (Al .......
129: Inmate Central, RE: "Justice Breyer, Off the Bench, Sounds an Alarm Over the Supreme Court's Direction" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-19, 09:26:29 (47.189.242.139)
"Justice Breyer, Off the Bench, Sounds an Alarm Over the Supreme Court's Direction" Yeah, it must suck when his Party is no longer in control of "justice". No doubt, everything was just fine when Kaga .......
130: Inmate Central, RE: When I was a kid, 9 or 10 years old, I had the greenest of green thumbs. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-19, 09:12:32 (47.189.242.139)
Actually, growing 'grass' is easy. After all, it's a weed. It's not called 'weed' for nothing. :) (Although, I wouldn't know, firsthand.) .......
131: Inmate Central, The Cable Guys (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-19, 09:05:33 (47.189.242.139)
Fortunately, we don't have such roof penetrations. But the vestiges of the decades old, long disconnected, unused co-ax cable and mounting clips are still a stark reminder of the idiotic careless blig .......
132: Inmate Central, RE: What did you do for your son's 18th? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-19, 08:23:13 (47.189.242.139)
We paid for his college tuition and books and "fees". :) Oh, and housing. .......
133: Inmate Central, RE: "The Right Stuff" IS non-fiction. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-19, 08:16:33 (47.189.242.139)
Sorry! I was thinking about the film that had (I think) Tom Cruise in it. Anyway, no, I haven't read it. But if it's non-fiction and is about Chuck Yeager, I probably should. To my credit, though, I d .......
134: Inmate Central, RE: Veg gardens (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-19, 08:06:14 (47.189.242.139)
We grow basil, and that's all (other than flowers). It's easy, and the birds and critters leave it alone. Buying basil in the produce section at the store is stupidly expensive. I can buy one pot with .......
135: Tape Trail, RE: Lucky buy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-19, 07:12:35 (47.189.242.139)
Yeah, that sort of thing happens to me all the time. Why, just the other day, I was in the grocery store just getting a couple things, and some guy says to me, "Hey, you wanna buy a minty Studer A80 1 .......
136: General Asylum, RE: such an odd dichotomy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 19:44:26 (47.189.242.139)
"I can look at a waterfall plot on most multi-million dollar "high end" systems and easily point out huge audible problems that their owners are missing and/or ignoring." That is good to know. Can you .......
137: Inmate Central, RE: tinnitus? where'd you get yours? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 19:32:25 (47.189.242.139)
"tinnitus? where'd you get yours?" If you're concerned about your hearing, see an otologist. Maybe as a referral from your primary physician. HTH .......
138: Inmate Central, RE: Ever read "The Right Stuff?" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 18:33:37 (47.189.242.139)
I don't read fiction books and apply them to reality. Fiction is fiction, no matter how much they try to pretend it's reality. It's FICTION. .......
139: Inmate Central, RE: "Justice Breyer, Off the Bench, Sounds an Alarm Over the Supreme Court's Direction" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 18:00:17 (47.189.242.139)
"Should the Constitution be a living document or should it be read textually? Should 5 justices be able to create new rights because they believe that they know best?" Both very good questions!! Anoth .......
140: Inmate Central, RE: "Justice Breyer, Off the Bench, Sounds an Alarm Over the Supreme Court's Direction" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 16:13:22 (47.189.242.139)
"we geezers have a larger slice of 'confirmation bias'! More than other segments of the population... We geezers" "We geezers"?!! Speak for yourself! .......
141: General Asylum, RE: Yes, last weekend (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 16:00:38 (47.189.242.139)
Thanks for the info. "Gary" gave me a link. I'll endeavor to remember for next year. .......
142: General Asylum, RE: Dallas Show? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 15:56:42 (47.189.242.139)
Thanks for the linky! "Now I know". .......
143: General Asylum, RE: such an odd dichotomy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 15:42:57 (47.189.242.139)
"Why would you worry about "traditional" measurements?" Please don't misunderstand - I'm not worrying about them. I'm just pointing out that the industry has come a long way since 1970, and that new m .......
144: General Asylum, RE: Cash extraction. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 11:49:51 (47.189.242.139)
"Cash extraction" I'm ying and yang on taxes. If I make more money, I pay more taxes. On the other hand, if I make more money, I'm making more money, which I'm, like, such as, totally in agreeance wit .......
145: General Asylum, RE: such an odd dichotomy (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 11:36:28 (47.189.242.139)
There are sonic components which hadn't been measured, back in the early 1970s. Around that time, amplifier slew rate and available current suddenly became apparent. And, Matti Otala and John Curl ide .......
146: General Asylum, RE: Can't agree (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 10:59:45 (47.189.242.139)
I think that one of the "push-backs" of all-digital is the clarity which is presented. As a musician having performed in hundreds of concerts and thousands of classes and rehearsals, I am sometimes ir .......
147: Inmate Central, That's a very nice shot... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 10:21:53 (47.189.242.139)
With a little photo editing, it would be ad quality. I should take a few shots of my '99 Nissan Maxima, bought new in '98. .......
148: Inmate Central, RE: The X-15 (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 10:12:34 (47.189.242.139)
"took a lot of nerve to go on those rides " And, enough confidence in the design and systems, that you wouldn't be dead later that same day. .......
149: General Asylum, And don't forget: (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 10:00:44 (47.189.242.139)
"Just brush your teeth before you leave me, baby..." .......
150: General Asylum, How so? nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 09:58:37 (47.189.242.139)
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151: General Asylum, RE: "10 Angry HiFi Guy Beliefs" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 09:45:10 (47.189.242.139)
LOL! I haven't gone to the article, but much of your post is so true. (A few of them are a bit of a journalistic stretch.) I especially like the first one: "You're an idiot because you...disagree with .......
152: General Asylum, RE: Incorrect (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 09:18:57 (47.189.242.139)
I don't know about "1985" specifically, but of the pro studios I've been in over the past 15 years or so, there's a lot of vintage multi-track Ampex ATR's, MCI, Otari and Studers sitting largely unuse .......
153: Tape Trail, RE: Close (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 08:56:44 (47.189.242.139)
"there are musicians that still covet the sound qualities of analog tape" One reason is that tape saturates 'gently' - it doesn't hard clip. So, a competent (or lucky) recordist can run the level a li .......
154: General Asylum, Dallas Show? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-18, 08:39:34 (47.189.242.139)
A while back, you mentioned an upcoming Dallas show. I looked up Lonestar Audio Fest, and saw that it's not for another couple of months or so. What show did you go to, and was it worth it, and is it .......
155: Inmate Central, Mowing and Meditating (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-17, 10:01:35 (47.189.242.139)
"There is something peaceful sort of meditative about cutting the grass." Yeah, when mowing, nothing else exists. It's just you, the grass, the mower, and the obstacles. No time for thinking about vac .......
156: Inmate Central, RE: We put up deer net the first year we were here. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-17, 09:29:42 (47.189.242.139)
Have they become more-or-less tame - do they stick around when you go out there? That would be very cool. Also - do you like venison? .......
157: Inmate Central, RE: Just got done mowing the lawn. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-17, 07:51:50 (47.189.242.139)
"Might be the earliest I've ever done it." (Posted at 13:07:32) Seriously? The middle of the afternoon? My wife is typically done with it by 11 am. ;) .......
158: General Asylum, Hamilton Place / FirstOntario Hall (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-16, 23:15:12 (47.189.242.139)
Thanks again for naming the venue. Part of my curiosity was because I saw three sound reinforcement systems (including the one you noted), as well as apparently some seating on the stage area. So, it .......
159: General Asylum, RE: That I didn't know (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-16, 17:10:27 (47.189.242.139)
I'm curious about how a manufacturer makes "clear" vinyl, since PVC is normally white-ish. How would they take the color out ? I wonder if they're actually made with a different plastic. Any plastics .......
160: General Asylum, RE: What hall is that? nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-15, 21:35:06 (47.189.242.139)
Thanks for the reply and info. :) .......
161: General Asylum, What hall is that? nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-15, 13:13:12 (47.189.242.139)
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162: General Asylum, O.T. - Eclipse (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-13, 20:08:05 (47.189.242.139)
All I can say is... Watch the weather forecasts starting a couple of weeks out, there may be some driving time in your future, and you'll want to have a Plan A, a Plan B, a Plan C, - you get the idea! .......
163: Inmate Central, RE: "Superhot." (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-12, 14:22:43 (47.189.242.139)
Heck, I thought you meant the naked girl on the golf cart photo. .......
164: General Asylum, RE: It worked perfectly fine.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-12, 14:03:40 (47.189.242.139)
One of the problems with "audiophiles" is that they/we obsess about various things. Cleaning records shouldn't be a chore/ritual/task. Run the Discwasher brush over it and play it!! .......
165: Inmate Central, Silver (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-12, 08:48:36 (47.189.242.139)
I hold Silver! (Or something like that.) Actually, I do have three 10 ounce bars of silver, which I bought way back in about 1980 for about $5.80 an ounce (I think). 'Course, that was retail. With s .......
166: Inmate Central, decarboxylation (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-12, 08:33:16 (47.189.242.139)
Say that five times real fast when you're stoned. .......
167: Inmate Central, RE: Puppies. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-12, 06:47:13 (47.189.242.139)
"Trying to get the wife on board." I hear ya. On the other hand, puppies are fun until they pee and poop on the carpet. On the other hand, dogs are way better than cats. (There, that'll get a reply o .......
168: Inmate Central, RE: If this helps... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-11, 21:18:21 (47.189.242.139)
So, it's not a coffee table book which can also be a coffee table? .......
169: Inmate Central, RE: This is what I want for my birthday. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-11, 13:50:30 (47.189.242.139)
Sorry, I'm not clicking on it. Here-to-fore, hence forth, going forward, in the future, from now on, ... Please write something useful, not just a link to "whatever"! .......
170: General Asylum, RE: Yes (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-11, 12:02:14 (47.189.242.139)
I have never, nor do I intend to, apply make-up to any person. However, I am an expert in the field of cosmetology, 'cause I've read a lot about it. Wait for it... .......
171: General Asylum, Stop it with the "purist" crap! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-11, 11:48:06 (47.189.242.139)
Firstly, this whole topic is as old as the hills. That it's being discussed now, in audiophile-land, isn't surprising. Audiophile-land has recycled the same topics every couple of years for many decad .......
172: General Asylum, RE: subjective interpretation (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-11, 10:46:49 (47.189.242.139)
Well said, I suppose. :) Personally, I've not gotten that far into what processing happens in the brain, I only deal with the inputs and the results of auditory perception and psychoacoustic aspects o .......
173: General Asylum, 2nd (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-10, 21:42:55 (47.189.242.139)
Circuits to add harmonics have been around for a long time. They're just not very well-known or popular in the home audio world. .......
174: General Asylum, RE: Accuracy or performance? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-10, 21:13:39 (47.189.242.139)
"minimalist, purist recording technique, but you should see how many splices are in a master tape." Ha! I heard THAT! And THAT is an art and science unto itself! The goal is to make the splice unnotic .......
175: General Asylum, RE: Facing up to reality (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-10, 14:15:57 (47.189.242.139)
Seriously? Personal preferences actually do exist? Huh, who'd a ever thunk it. Next beat-to-death topic. .......
176: Inmate Central, RE: Unexplained (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-10, 14:06:29 (47.189.242.139)
"I never said we must presume aliens. You brought that." Nah. Excuse the heck out of me for mentioning the elephant in the room, but this whole thread, and others in the past, and others elsewhere, ar .......
177: Inmate Central, Unexplained (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-10, 13:27:18 (47.189.242.139)
"Unexplained". That's the operative word here. As in: "... witnesses of something unexplained." Since the presumed events are "unexplained", we must presume alien spacecraft. Yeah, seems reasonable to .......
178: Inmate Central, Yeah, that's the one! nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-10, 10:52:12 (47.189.242.139)
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179: Inmate Central, RE: You do have to just love the 1970's (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-10, 09:16:51 (47.189.242.139)
Yeah, far out colors, dude. I remember back in '74, while doing design work in Montreux, John Curl was driving an Opel (I think it was a GT) that was a bright green, sort of like the color in the back .......
180: Inmate Central, RE: The video proves not one thing. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-09, 07:48:53 (47.189.242.139)
Good points. There's one more possibility: If they have a sense of humor and wanted to play with our heads with some "now you see us, now you don't" game, they're doing a pretty good job of it among s .......
181: Inmate Central, Time to hold, sell, or buy? nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-08, 18:50:07 (47.189.242.139)
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182: Inmate Central, RE: Just saw a News Story where 'Graphic Calculators' are being stolen en mass ............. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-08, 18:39:52 (47.189.242.139)
"Supposedly a Ring in Texas is stealing these calculators. This story was amazing to me in that they were valued at $90 Grand" ?? I read your referenced article, and didn't see any reference to a "rin .......
183: Inmate Central, RE: Their SF real estate is likely worth more than many of their other stores are... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-08, 17:54:07 (47.189.242.139)
"combined. Including retail stock." Is that conjecture, or do you have any data to support it? .......
184: Inmate Central, We're all looking for something (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-08, 17:19:38 (47.189.242.139)
At the moment, I'm looking for a definition of 'facetious'. Later tonight, I might look for retired and aged former employees of Area 51. My guess is that, by now, a few of them are willing to give up .......
185: Inmate Central, RE: The Report Is Out (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-08, 11:45:38 (47.189.242.139)
I've never heard of "Dr. Greer". .......
186: Inmate Central, "No Evidence" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-08, 11:32:16 (47.189.242.139)
The mere fact that they have found no evidence so far should tell us one very important thing: they need to keep investigating. :) .......
187: Inmate Central, The Report Is Out (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-08, 11:26:35 (47.189.242.139)
And you just eat it up! Typical - whatever the government tells you, you believe it. When has the government ever told you the truth? Have you ever done your own research on the topic? And not those s .......
188: Inmate Central, RE: If consumers lose their jobs en masse, we face deflationary pressure (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-07, 12:43:27 (47.189.242.139)
I, for one, would be happy with prices going down . Weren't we "all" happy when gasoline prices went down from $5 a gallon to $3.50 a gallon? Wouldn't we be even happier if it went back to $2.25? And .......
189: General Asylum, RE: Life-Time Warranties (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-06, 20:47:43 (47.189.242.139)
Thanks again for all of the thoughtful replies and opinions. I posed this question/matter because it is a real situation, involving a very high end audio product. The product has a life-time warranty, .......
190: Inmate Central, RE: America's Supreme Court (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-06, 12:29:55 (47.189.242.139)
"They cannot have imagined that the system's umpire would also be playing for a team." Let's review. The U.S. Supreme Court is not impartial. Judges are appointed by Presidents, and approved by the Se .......
191: Inmate Central, RE: Where did you catch the smelt? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-06, 12:19:11 (47.189.242.139)
Somewhere around Green Bay, WI, maybe the Fox River. I don't know, but I do know that I didn't take any back to my apartment, thank goodness! And, upon getting back from our "fishing trip", we probab .......
192: Inmate Central, RE: I quit beef about 5 decades ago (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-06, 11:52:31 (47.189.242.139)
You're not a carnivore, humans are omnivores. :) .......
193: Inmate Central, RE: I quit beef about 5 decades ago (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-06, 11:46:24 (47.189.242.139)
"Probably why I had ZERO polyps at my one and only colonoscopy." "Probably"? And your evidence for writing that is...? Or, is it just conjecture? People make all kinds of claims, conclusions and judge .......
194: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Spinning Thad Jones... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-06, 11:09:36 (47.189.242.139)
Yeah, the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra music was a fave of mine in college. Unexpectedly (funny how life goes), about five years later, they played at a jazz club for which I had recently done the .......
195: Inmate Central, RE: What those fish are eating is a special food known as "editing." (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-06, 09:02:13 (47.189.242.139)
LOL! I've gone fishing maybe a total of three times. The first was as a kid with my Dad and neighbor. The neighbor had a small open boat, big enough to hold four people. What a waste of time, AND gett .......
196: Inmate Central, 'Progressivism Is Out' - Not So Much (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-06, 08:24:50 (47.189.242.139)
In contrast to the title of the article, Progressivism is alive and well in San Francisco (and around the nation). The Party which in the 1960s and 1970s decried increasing government intrusion into, .......
197: Inmate Central, RE: be sure NOT to read the details of that 1996 law I posted (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-06, 05:11:40 (47.189.242.139)
"childish name calling" Do you mean like "gun-nuts"? What is your definition of a "gun-nut"? Seriously. Before you can have a reasonably intelligent conversation about these people and their positions .......
198: General Asylum, RE: General rule of room acoustics (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-05, 13:41:01 (47.189.242.139)
Not really. "Easy to damage", sure. "Hard to fix", no. In all the years I've spent working in the fields of acoustics, sound reproduction and sound reinforcement, I've never heard that 'saying' until .......
199: Inmate Central, RE: I wonder what contribution the Amazon deforestation has contributed to climate changes, anybody know? /nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-05, 10:56:21 (47.189.242.139)
Global warming has its upside (which certain demographics don't like to talk about). I've seen avocados in the grocery store, grown in Canada. That's a good thing. Someday, maybe my grandchildren (if .......
200: Inmate Central, RE: Least favorite invasive plants? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-05, 09:12:40 (47.189.242.139)
Your protestations duly noted, the topic of this thread is "Least favorite invasive plants?". Plants. Man is not a plant. Nor are we talking about litter or satellites. Endeavor to stay on topic. :: .......
201: Speaker Asylum, "The Bottom End" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-05, 08:24:09 (47.189.242.139)
Not "The Bottom One". Google the correct name, and you'll find lots of info. This was a subwoofer from the early/mid 1970s, and was very popular, partly because there weren't many (any?) subwoofers ba .......
202: Inmate Central, Weight Loss (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-05, 07:42:12 (47.189.242.139)
Yup. That's why, in general, people who want to lose weight should eat more protein and less carbs. Carbs are great for energy, but the problem is that a lot of people who eat a lot of carbs don't use .......
203: Inmate Central, That nasty red stuff (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-05, 06:46:09 (47.189.242.139)
Mercurochrome. .......
204: Inmate Central, RE: "From Wiki" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-04, 20:00:17 (47.189.242.139)
So, given the facts, what is the motivation of the NY AG to go after this company? Politics, and money. (I used to grill 1-3/4" to 2" ribeyes, but, "I've cut back" to 1-1/4" steaks. (Doing my part, ag .......
205: Inmate Central, RE: Bermuda grass (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-04, 15:18:19 (47.189.242.139)
Seriously?! Around here, in the Dallas area, Burmuda grass doesn't stand a chance against St. Augustine grass. .......
206: Inmate Central, RE: "From Wiki" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-04, 15:06:35 (47.189.242.139)
:) I had to tweak you on the Wiki thing - CfL tells us that it's not a reliable source. "The grayzone", in his view, is more reliable. Anyway, regarding U.S. obesity: There are a lot of healthy, fit, .......
207: Inmate Central, "From Wiki" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-03, 19:14:16 (47.189.242.139)
Ha! You know that Wikipedia is unreliable, right? Just ask Chris from Lafayette. He knows. He even cited a study by some Colorado university guys which proves it. ;) Anyway... Humans are omnivores. Bu .......
208: Inmate Central, RE: For thousands of years, humans have survived and thrived on much less meat (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-03, 16:13:23 (47.189.242.139)
And my grandparents walked 3 miles in the snow to get to school. (And they liked it. ;) ) Air conditioned movie theaters were a big thing in the 1950s and '60s. Before plastics, practically everythin .......
209: Inmate Central, RE: all you have to do is put it in a Gore lock box, right? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-03, 12:23:55 (47.189.242.139)
"NJ or any other state will end up not fixing things, they never do. It's only talk,talk,talk that is promised and never rectified. ALL OF THEM, dem or rep." Don't even get me started! For my entire a .......
210: General Asylum, RE: Interesting (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-02, 22:04:42 (47.189.242.139)
"Why are you curious about something that is so off the subject and specifically about me personally? " It seems a reasonable question. I play trumpet and a tiny bit of piano, CfL plays piano, B.Scarp .......
211: Inmate Central, RE: The price of beef will be soaring...... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-02, 09:31:46 (47.189.242.139)
"... has not offered a credible plan to improve its performance." Is it required to by law? And, if so, it's a sad state of affairs that our country has sunk to that level (again). "Are you now, or ha .......
212: General Asylum, Not really budget (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-02, 09:18:44 (47.189.242.139)
I still have an Altec 290-4G high output compression driver, which I bought new in about 1978. It literally has never been connected to a signal source, and is still brand new in its styrofoam cradle. .......
213: General Asylum, RE: Life-Time Warranties (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-03-02, 09:09:07 (47.189.242.139)
Thanks for the replies! Many of you noted exactly what I figured - when the company goes out of business, the "life-time" warranty goes with it. Authorized repair facilities are reimbursed by the comp .......
214: General Asylum, RE: Interesting (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-29, 21:14:01 (47.189.242.139)
I'm still curious, what instrument do you play (beyond high school), Analog Scott? .......
215: General Asylum, Life-Time Warranties (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-29, 20:52:41 (47.189.242.139)
If a company offers a life-time warranty, and later goes out of business, who is left to be legally responsible for a warranty repair? Am "I", as the buyer, still entitled to free repair somehow, by s .......
216: General Asylum, RE: 60mph+ winds next couple of nights (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-29, 20:18:11 (47.189.242.139)
Be glad that there isn't a wildfire along with those winds. Otherwise, your last concern would be your antenna. .......
217: General Asylum, RE: Interesting (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-29, 20:10:47 (47.189.242.139)
E-stat wrote: "The sense of reality doesn't change depending upon where my head is pointed at any given moment. ;)" To clarify (if I may, E-stat), he's talking about a "sense of reality", which I woul .......
218: General Asylum, RE: I followed the part (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-28, 18:05:37 (47.189.242.139)
"He points out that even from the same seat the sound will vary because of our head transfer function and the fact that we move our heads while at any concert which makes the HTF a variable rather tha .......
219: Inmate Central, RE: See link .... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-28, 16:45:10 (47.189.242.139)
THANKS! As a computer guy, I used to know all that stuff, but I've never had a need to apply it to web/HTML text. Thanks. .......
220: Inmate Central, RE: "Confirmation bias are ripe for manipulation" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-28, 16:38:41 (47.189.242.139)
As I wrote in a previous post: "Cite at least ONE example of what the heck you're talking about!" Maybe I'm asking for too much. ;) .......
221: Inmate Central, RE: Wendy's surge pricing... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-28, 16:32:56 (47.189.242.139)
I saw that on the news this morning. The concept isn't new - variable pricing is common and has been around for a long time. Gas, eggs, interest rates, milk, airfares, etc. What's new is restaurants d .......
222: Inmate Central, RE: Whereas ... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-28, 14:20:15 (47.189.242.139)
What is the ASCII character or HTML code for "strike-out"? Thanks! .......
223: General Asylum, No, I Didn't Get It Wrong (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-28, 13:52:30 (47.189.242.139)
Your post title includes "In Audio". I ignored that, since it wasn't in the video title. (See pic below.) The video references "accuracy", not "accuracy in audio". Only you added "in audio". While Joh .......
224: Inmate Central, RE: That's not what the tapes reveal. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-28, 10:24:43 (47.189.242.139)
" Had to please the boss. " And nothing has changed. Witness the current administration and surrogates. .......
225: Inmate Central, Some People Eat It Up (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-28, 10:18:30 (47.189.242.139)
Paul Krugman, like Juan Williams and Huffington, et al, make a very comfortable living playing to their base. Sadly, their base believes their claptrap. .......
226: Inmate Central, You seem disgruntled (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-28, 10:08:01 (47.189.242.139)
Are the "wrong" people getting favoritism? Cite at least ONE example of what the heck you're talking about! .......
227: Inmate Central, RE: In case any of you still work (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-28, 10:02:42 (47.189.242.139)
Why was "Personnel" changed to "Human Resources"? .......
228: General Asylum, RE: Gonna take a lot more than a "lightweight curtain" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-28, 09:38:18 (47.189.242.139)
A couple of thoughts... According to mlsstl's profile, he has Ohm 1000 speakers, which are "sort of" omni-directional. So, reflection from the doors is a factor. (He hasn't posted a description or pic .......
229: General Asylum, Important Distinction (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-28, 09:04:20 (47.189.242.139)
A sound, or sound system (whether reproduction or reinforcement), might be "appealing" or "pleasing" or "appropriate" or whatever. I do understand what you're driving at in your previous post. But, no .......
230: General Asylum, What does 'accurate' even mean? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-27, 19:23:55 (47.189.242.139)
From the talk intro: "There is a lot of confusion about what "accurate" means.". From the Britannica/Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary (not online): ******** Accurate: "Conforming exactly to truth or to a s .......
231: Inmate Central, RE: Yeah, that's him. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-26, 10:58:41 (47.189.242.139)
You're probably thinking of "Feels So Good" on the album of the same name. I wouldn't call it "pablum", although it is intended as a "lighter" piece of jazz. I had that albumat one time, but can't fin .......
232: Speaker Asylum, RE: The point of diminishing returns has moved (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-26, 10:43:36 (47.189.242.139)
"After a couple hours listening, I assumed they retailed somewhere above the $2k mark." You're close - not above, but right at $2,000 with the stands. A lot to pay for a two-way with a 6-1/2 inch woof .......
233: General Asylum, Two Things: (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-26, 09:56:20 (47.189.242.139)
I'm curious to see "before" and "after" photos. Especially "before", because I'm curious about the design/construction of the French doors. (Can I assume that the new sliding doors are essentially one .......
234: Inmate Central, RE: When is a door not a door? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-24, 08:19:07 (47.189.242.139)
Ha! Way back in '82, I was on a noise control visit in Houston, where I rented a Chrysler car. It had a voice warning system that would tell you that a door is a jar. That was funny as heck. I'd leave .......
235: Inmate Central, That was very cool! nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-24, 07:20:40 (47.189.242.139)
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236: Inmate Central, RE: That's understood. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-23, 15:49:44 (47.189.242.139)
I hope you're not thinking of Chuck Mangione. He's an accomplished musician who also taught at the Eastman School of Music. I only saw/heard him once, at the Music Educators National Conference in Atl .......
237: Inmate Central, RE: Taylor Swift? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-23, 14:24:43 (47.189.242.139)
Don't forget Kenny G. .......
238: General Asylum, Re: Lii F15 Driver (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-23, 14:10:00 (47.189.242.139)
I know this is supposed to be a political viewpoint thread, but I have a couple of comments about the Lii F15 driver. First, that's a mighty smooth FR curve for a loudspeaker driver. One-half octave s .......
239: General Asylum, RE: the last remaining China audio hurdle (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-22, 09:22:28 (47.189.242.139)
China is not our friend. I'd be very happy if U.S. manufacturers would pull out of China completely, and we wouldn't see "Made in China" labels on products everywhere. But that isn't going to happen. .......
240: Speaker Asylum, RE: Are you into audio strictly for the sound quality? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-22, 09:06:35 (47.189.242.139)
"Are you into audio strictly for the sound quality?" For me, that is a very interesting question! As a high school student playing trumpet in the orchestra and concert band, I decided to major in musi .......
241: General Asylum, James (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-21, 14:34:24 (47.189.242.139)
I assume you meant James B. Lansing. ? .......
242: General Asylum, RE: Multiple ads (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-21, 12:32:09 (47.189.242.139)
I suspect that, as is sometimes the case, there's more to the story than the the OP is telling us, and may also be making unfounded assumptions. I always take these kinds of stories with a large dose .......
243: Inmate Central, RE: The greening of Greenland... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-19, 15:19:39 (47.189.242.139)
Time to buy some lakefront property in Greenland? .......
244: Inmate Central, Re: Sex in Sports (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-19, 11:28:52 (47.189.242.139)
"the sports area really should consider as former men hold more and more female sports records. " Questioning whether a person is a male or a female is a no-no when in politically-correct company. On .......
245: Inmate Central, RE: I'm fairly sure that I have it. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-19, 08:30:21 (47.189.242.139)
People often read more into things than what there really is. I'm not saying that you are, just that you might be. Consider this: You were down for a month. That's a substantial period of time, and no .......
246: Inmate Central, RE: Neighbor has a symptom (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-19, 07:48:54 (47.189.242.139)
Hey! What happened to your post where you wrote "pier reviewed"? That was funny! .......
247: Inmate Central, Re: What could be done about that? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-18, 08:35:49 (47.189.242.139)
Put the government in charge of disseminating news, of course. .......
248: Inmate Central, RE: SSVS ... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-18, 07:18:17 (47.189.242.139)
I think I see about fifty shades of gray. ;) BTW, you forgot to add "OTD". SSVS OTD . :) .......
249: Speaker Asylum, Marketing, Nostalgia, Peer Pressure, Status ... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-17, 11:31:28 (47.189.242.139)
... They never go out of style. Back in the heyday of the stereo market, the management of JBL, and that of other companies, wisely positioned their products as something to "want to own". There's a m .......
250: Inmate Central, RE: LOL! OK, Story - I will abide by your request. Have a nice day! [nt] (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-16, 11:09:33 (47.189.242.139)
Don't forget to correct musetap's misuse of the word "sites". (It should be "sights".) .......
251: Inmate Central, RE: Not your average race course either! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-16, 10:13:13 (47.189.242.139)
We've been to Monaco twice, years ago ('80s/'90s). Even back then, they had something like two hundred cameras watching the streets, etc. I've driven through "the tunnel", and stepped on the pedal jus .......
252: Inmate Central, RE: it all goes back to the citizens united decision. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-16, 05:40:23 (47.189.242.139)
" it all goes back to the citizens united decision." Bullshit. And everything you wrote is bullshit. Lose the hate. .......
253: Inmate Central, RE: Steven Wright-ish (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-16, 05:08:01 (47.189.242.139)
I went to a museum where they have all the missing heads and arms from statues in other museums. Somebody broke into my apartment, stole all my furniture, and replaced it with exact replicas. ::: TOPI .......
254: Inmate Central, Here's another for you to fix: (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-15, 06:53:22 (47.189.242.139)
Written by Musetap: "...they can then set sites on our Jewish brethren..." Kepp up the good work! .......
255: Inmate Central, VSOTD (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-13, 08:04:58 (47.189.242.139)
Vintage Song Of The Day. The Moody Blues. Still one of my favorite bands. .......
256: General Asylum, RE: great photo! "Oh, by the way, which one's Pink?" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-13, 07:05:53 (47.189.242.139)
Good one! Have a cigar. :) .......
257: Inmate Central, RE: WOTD (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-12, 06:14:50 (47.189.242.139)
;) .......
258: Inmate Central, RE: Can Mahomes pull it out? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-11, 19:42:42 (47.189.242.139)
With 1:30 to go in overtime, the question still stands! .......
259: Inmate Central, RE: OK, who here is watching the Superbowl today? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-11, 10:41:42 (47.189.242.139)
I might watch part of it. That is, if Reba McEntire doesn't twang through the national anthem, or go for that stupid extra note near the end like so many do. Just sing it straight and respectfully, an .......
260: Inmate Central, RE: Never flew on an A380 (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-10, 11:56:02 (47.189.242.139)
About 15 years ago, they did a slow-mo low-level flyby at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Fly-in in Oshkosh, WI. That puppy is HUGE! Kinda put the Quantas 747 (which brings the Australian .......
261: Inmate Central, Florida (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-10, 10:34:23 (47.189.242.139)
Data/text source? I and Tweaker456 want to know. According to the Florida Department of State, and the United States Supreme Court, Bush won by 537 votes. .......
262: Inmate Central, RE: Yum! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-09, 09:01:09 (47.189.242.139)
Trust me, I'm a fan of pasta six ways to Sunday, and your chicken parm is right up my alley. Three of my 'signature' dishes are Beef Stroganoff, Fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp and mushrooms, and Spagh .......
263: Inmate Central, RE: On the other hand, (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-09, 07:45:39 (47.189.242.139)
Drive around north Dallas suburbs sometime. .......
264: Inmate Central, RE: As if she was a participant in some manner in the crimes. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-09, 07:41:21 (47.189.242.139)
"... he did not participate and was not intending to do harm." This might clear it up for you. From Cornell Law School: "Involuntary manslaughter is negligently causing the death of another person." T .......
265: Inmate Central, Yum! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-08, 14:49:40 (47.189.242.139)
Do you actually use parmessan, or something else? Just fyi, for a lower calorie/lower carb version, try using spaghetti squash instead of pasta. It's quite good. .......
266: Inmate Central, On the other hand, (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-08, 14:33:19 (47.189.242.139)
...apartment complexes (commercial real estate) are being built at an astonishing rate, at least around here. .......
267: Inmate Central, RE: Ok (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-08, 14:27:53 (47.189.242.139)
"retribution and vengeance" My observation is that, in criminal cases, judgements tend toward punishment - some amount of jail or prison time. Although, fines are common as well, and typically go to s .......
268: Inmate Central, RE: Tay Tay sells her jet! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-08, 09:08:18 (47.189.242.139)
"In 2022, Swift topped a list of celebrities with the most private-jet carbon emissions. Last year, BI reported that the singer's private jets spent more than 166 hours in flight during the initial US .......
269: Inmate Central, You forgot to include: (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-07, 14:56:17 (47.189.242.139)
"You kids get off my lawn!" :) .......
270: Inmate Central, Right back at ya. :) nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-07, 09:09:59 (47.189.242.139)
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271: Inmate Central, RE: explain what nothing to do means (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-07, 09:05:15 (47.189.242.139)
Al Gore? Isn't he the guy who was trying to overturn the election results in Florida? .......
272: Inmate Central, Northern Illinois (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-07, 09:03:08 (47.189.242.139)
"man caused global warming" Flat Earther. ;) If you haven't already, drive up Interstate 39 and eastward on Interstate 88. See if you can count the number of windmills blighting the landscape while s .......
273: Inmate Central, Opening a Pandora's box? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-07, 08:07:03 (47.189.242.139)
Who wrote that recently in this thread? ;) "We need prevention" Speaking of Pandora's box... Would you prefer forced sterilization, or forced abortion? On the bright side, your idea would enable the g .......
274: Inmate Central, Parenting might return to being an adult activity (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-07, 07:17:52 (47.189.242.139)
"this conviction seems to be opening a Pandora's box of parenting liabilities." Nah. But, hopefully, it is a wake-up call to parents who haven't figured out that being a parent carries responsibilitie .......
275: General Asylum, What makes it "ideal"? nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-05, 07:06:39 (47.189.242.139)
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276: Inmate Central, RE: where did you? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-03, 11:23:36 (47.189.242.139)
"Sure some comes from the southern border" I disagree. You have provided no, none, zero, nada evidence that any fentanyl (or any other contraband) comes across our southern border by any means, whethe .......
277: Inmate Central, Not So Fast: (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-03, 09:04:49 (47.189.242.139)
It's not "overreach", and it doesn't have anything to do with a "look" for the judicial system. From ABC News (as well as CBS News, phrased differently): "The parents decided against taking their son .......
278: Inmate Central, RE: Does anybody you know still watch a crt television? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-03, 07:37:12 (47.189.242.139)
Not since our converter box remote quit working. The poor old Sony Trinitron just sits there looking sad. It's connected to the stereo for watching VHS tapes, but our VHS deck has had a video issue fo .......
279: Inmate Central, Yup. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-03, 07:26:35 (47.189.242.139)
Well put. March 19 to be exact. :) .......
280: Speaker Asylum, Dynaudio (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-03, 07:11:42 (47.189.242.139)
https://dynaudio.com/ .......
281: Inmate Central, Furniture (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-01, 15:11:23 (47.189.242.139)
We have some Sherrill upholstered furniture which was made in NC. Does that count for anything? .......
282: Inmate Central, Albuquerque (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-02-01, 10:18:59 (47.189.242.139)
Flying into or out of ALB is 'interesting', and a little scary, if you're coming in from the east or taking off to the east. There's a high plateau just east of the city. So, on approach, you're about .......
283: General Asylum, RE: ACOTD (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-31, 09:32:52 (47.189.242.139)
Are you a Maynard fan? The last time I saw him was in Fond du Lac, WI, early May of 2006, just a few months before he passed away. .......
284: Inmate Central, Interest Rates (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-31, 07:23:40 (47.189.242.139)
WRT my previous post, the Fed is meeting today to discuss and announce on that very topic: Whether or not they'll lower rates now, or wait until closer to the election, maybe summer. My guess is not y .......
285: Inmate Central, RE: Time for the piper to be paid. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-31, 04:28:37 (47.189.242.139)
I watched the video which E-Stat linked. In it, they stated that, when the economy gets too robust, they raise interest rates, and when the economy gets too sluggish, they lower interest rates. Gee, .......
286: Inmate Central, RE: I just got a paper letter from my bank... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-31, 04:21:34 (47.189.242.139)
Would you have preferred that you just suddenly stop receiving statesments in the mail, for no apparent reason? And then, you'd have to take the time to call or go over to your bank and find someone w .......
287: Inmate Central, Ohh, sorry! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-30, 07:40:48 (47.189.242.139)
The speaker stands , not the speakers. Well, then, yeah, she's got 'issues'. .......
288: Inmate Central, RE: Now for Something completely different (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-30, 07:35:32 (47.189.242.139)
"...initial estimates place Nube at about 300 million light years away." I wonder what it looks like now? (We'll know in about 300 million years.) ;) .......
289: Inmate Central, RE: now the _new_ wife is bitchin' (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-30, 07:09:40 (47.189.242.139)
She's not wrong. They do have some diffraction and dispersion issues. And moving them farther apart might help the soundstage. .......
290: Inmate Central, RE: I just got a paper letter from my bank... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-29, 12:33:28 (47.189.242.139)
I can check into it for you. What bank is it, and what's your account number? .......
291: Inmate Central, RE: Fiat 500 Speedster (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-26, 06:20:14 (47.189.242.139)
Registered in the canton of Zurich, Schweiz. I wonder if AA inmate morricab has seen it around. For me, though, it's a non-starter - it doesn't have bumpers. Like many cars these days, real bumpers se .......
292: Inmate Central, RE: A wake-up call perhaps? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-24, 09:33:42 (47.189.242.139)
That's for sure. So-called "food deserts" are a similar result of rampant crime in some neighborhoods. What grocery chain would want to put a store in such a neighborhood? .......
293: Inmate Central, RE: Maybe as much a preference to some then. And finance rates... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-23, 14:37:26 (47.189.242.139)
Yeah, right there with ya on the used car interest rates. I wonder why that is? Years ago, I always bought used cars. Never paid more than about $500 for any of them. Paid cash. I remember one of the .......
294: Inmate Central, Re: Are you serious? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-23, 13:50:14 (47.189.242.139)
Have you been to Oakland? I have - totally by accident, on my way to the airport from Beserkeley. To paraphrase Richard Blaine, there are certain sections of Oakland that I wouldn't advise you to go t .......
295: Inmate Central, RE: If people will pay it... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-23, 11:16:44 (47.189.242.139)
" It's easier to deal with a fixed monthly payment then unexpected (and unknown amounts) repairs on a used vehicle that said repairs often (usually?) don't justify." I don't know where that thinking g .......
296: Inmate Central, Data, Statistics, and Shaping of Opinions (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-23, 08:39:23 (47.189.242.139)
I read the story headline: "More People Than Ever Before Are Paying Over $1000 Monthly for New Cars". Let's break that down: There are more people in the U.S. than ever before. We've just had a serio .......
297: Speaker Asylum, Residential Listening Room Acoustics (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-22, 12:01:48 (47.189.242.139)
"... is it foolhardy in the "cart before the horse" sense to get new (usually more expensive) speakers without first making the room optimal via treatments?" No, but do consider the size, shape and l .......
298: Inmate Central, RE: ULSOTD (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-21, 19:19:33 (47.189.242.139)
Squirrels can be hilarious. They do some of the strangest things which only they understand. .......
299: Inmate Central, Re-runs (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-21, 09:39:42 (47.189.242.139)
I'd never heard of that show until you posted about it - thanks. I watched a little of it last night. It was interesting, if only because he narrates it and I haven't seen those particular "mysteries" .......
300: Inmate Central, Wow (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-20, 08:32:25 (47.189.242.139)
You're on a roll! You've managed to insult your buyer, Victor, Russians in general, DarkDave, and I - and it's not even noon yet. Oops - I forgot: And Amazon and Walmart shoppers, who comprise a sizab .......
301: Inmate Central, Or Victor. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-20, 06:11:27 (47.189.242.139)
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302: Speaker Asylum, RE: CONTEXT... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-19, 14:33:13 (47.189.242.139)
What was your input signal? A tone? A sweep? Pink noise? Music? Was there a crossover in place? If so, what? .......
303: Inmate Central, RE: A few facts YOU seem to have overlooked.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-19, 11:00:42 (47.189.242.139)
"We have more concentration of wealth now since Regan initiated the super-capitalism than the world had in the times of the feudal kings and queens." Is that just an opinion, or do you have a source f .......
304: Tape Trail, RE: what chemicals for cleaning heads and rollers? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-19, 08:17:50 (47.189.242.139)
Since my first Roberts (Akai) 1719 R-R deck back in high school, I've always used isopropyl alcohol with no problems. .......
305: Tape Trail, Re: Plan B (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-19, 08:06:31 (47.189.242.139)
Just fyi, pros don't stay in business by working for non-working "trades". If you find one who does, keep looking. .......
306: Inmate Central, RE: Nor should it be a surprise. . . (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-19, 07:21:21 (47.189.242.139)
"The Grayzone"? Hahahahahahaha!!! THAT is hilarious. You might as well cite HuffPost, Slate, The Guardian, The DailyKoz, etc., all of which require a heavy dose of 'reading between the lines'. ::: TOP .......
307: Speaker Asylum, RE: 21" woofers not sounding good (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-19, 06:15:41 (47.189.242.139)
"...muddy and one note. What it wrong?" "...the 12" is playing cleaner more defined bass. " What is your test setup? .......
308: General Asylum, RE: I don't care if this video is a total fake set-up (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-19, 05:46:18 (47.189.242.139)
A "flash trio". :) .......
309: General Asylum, RE: That sums it up pretty well (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-19, 05:37:39 (47.189.242.139)
See my post of Jan. 17, "Summer of '18". :) .......
310: General Asylum, Summer of '18 (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-17, 14:56:24 (47.189.242.139)
The last hifi show I went to was the California Audio Show in Oakland back in the summer of 2018. Went to a number of demo rooms. It was like deja vu all over again - it could've been a CES show like .......
311: Inmate Central, RE: As many of you in CA have noted... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-17, 08:32:58 (47.189.242.139)
This is indicative of a much more fundamental problem with government - using taxpayer money to influence taxpayer behaviors. Where does the State of California get the money to give incentives to tax .......
312: Inmate Central, Is It Just The Tesla? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-16, 10:21:42 (47.189.242.139)
I read the article, and it's specific to Tesla charging. How about other brands? .......
313: General Asylum, RE: Where do you stand? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-16, 07:29:30 (47.189.242.139)
You can get Social Security as early as age 62. At 67, you get your full benefit amount, but if you wait until age 70, you can get up to 124 percent of your full amount. For illustration purposes, let .......
314: General Asylum, Seriously?! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-15, 16:28:47 (47.189.242.139)
JBL acoustic lenses? JBL 'bullet' tweeters? Side-by-side tweeter and midrange line arrays? 35,000 watts? Etc. This is what happens when audiophiles have more money than knowledge. In the end, though, .......
315: Inmate Central, RE: The Dallas Cowboys are getting pantsed. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-15, 15:46:13 (47.189.242.139)
Caption: "And That's The Way It's Done!" I wonder if my Packers commemorative beer glass had anything to do with it? (And, yes, those are beans in my chili.) .......
316: General Asylum, RE: Why have I never seen a professional mastering studio that looks like that? (and an additional point!) (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-15, 14:26:08 (47.189.242.139)
"legendary mastering studios" Gateway? And which other? .......
317: Inmate Central, RE: Side View Sunday ... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-14, 14:54:14 (47.189.242.139)
You do realize, of course, that that car is a total chick magnet, don't you? Are you ready to accept that reality? :) .......
318: Inmate Central, RE: I'm not alarmist... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-13, 21:55:10 (47.189.242.139)
I've read the entire article twice, and don't see anything which indicates that this is "climate change". In fact, the writer wrote this: "Usually at this time of year, the basin should have 10 per ce .......
319: Inmate Central, RE: The unscrupulous can profit from fluffing up end of times crazes.. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-13, 21:28:07 (47.189.242.139)
Speaking of which... I see that Al Gore is prognosticating again. But fear not - he has the solution which will save us. I don't know the $$$ cost offhand - maybe some interested person can find it. : .......
320: Inmate Central, Another Faked "photo" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-12, 12:21:54 (47.189.242.139)
The picture shown is for illustration purposes only. The circular panels with the pyramid-shaped doohickeys are simply props made of styrofoam. The nozzle pointing upward is simply blowing air upward .......
321: Inmate Central, RE: Any of y'all drive this Porsche... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-12, 12:01:46 (47.189.242.139)
On the upside, Porsche goes on to say in their stop-use notice, that owners of the vehicle will be offered free use of a 2024 911 until their GT is repaired. Alternatively, owners may return their GT .......
322: Inmate Central, ERCOT (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-12, 11:34:37 (47.189.242.139)
"assuming ERCOT can keep the f'ing grid operational." Don't worry - everything will be just fine. ERCOT even said so. According to them, they've been doing yeoman's work on the grid since three years .......
323: Inmate Central, Las Cruces?! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-12, 08:44:41 (47.189.242.139)
Wow. Unlike most people in the U.S., I've actually been to Las Cruces. Waaaay back, when I taught some computer classes at the White Sands Missile Range. LC was the nearest hotel. Driving over the Org .......
324: Inmate Central, RE: Boeing Woes (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-11, 20:18:20 (47.189.242.139)
MSNBC? Really? Here's the first sentence of your referenced opinion piece: "It will take months to determine exactly what led to the midflight blowout of a door on an Alaska Airlines plane last week." .......
325: General Asylum, audio drop-offs (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-11, 16:33:59 (47.189.242.139)
From your two-word description, that sounds more like a transport problem. Although, if it's a "fade out, fade in" kind of thing, it could be that the tape needs to be re-packed before you play it. Tr .......
326: Inmate Central, RE: I'm tempted.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-09, 06:52:18 (47.189.242.139)
Yeah, that was a great style. The drummer in a rock band that I did sound for had one of that style (don't remember exactly which model year), red with the white side accent. Nice looking car. Also th .......
327: Inmate Central, Per Capita (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-08, 16:54:47 (47.189.242.139)
A "per capita" measure doesn't work well in this comparison. Comparing developed countries to countries where a large percentage of the people have either no electricity or minimal usage (since many o .......
328: Speaker Asylum, Whose home is that? nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-08, 09:59:43 (47.189.242.139)
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329: Inmate Central, RE: My wife's tack sharp puppy pic (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-07, 17:44:18 (47.189.242.139)
Nice pic. Camera? Lens? ISO? Pixels? File type/size? Processing? Thanks! .......
330: Inmate Central, Back in the day... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-07, 15:25:23 (47.189.242.139)
... the Laurentide Ice Sheet covered your house with mile thick ice. Yep, those were the days. It was called the Wisconsin Glacial Episode. Too bad for the prehistoric people who lived there - no chee .......
331: General Asylum, Hehehehehe. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-07, 14:34:44 (47.189.242.139)
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332: Inmate Central, RE: Wow... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-07, 12:21:17 (47.189.242.139)
"None of them has any decent audio gear." And they've probably never even heard of Fleetwood Mac, and they're drivin' big 'ol SUVs. Kids these days. .......
333: General Asylum, RE: Screen image related internet buzz/hum/noise. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-06, 20:16:14 (47.189.242.139)
Could be hash generated by your video card. .......
334: Inmate Central, RE: YIKE$$$ Yet another reason not to part with the old Bus (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-05, 20:04:10 (47.189.242.139)
Our local Walmart has an automotive garage which will do the install for free if you bought it at Walmart. You might want to inquire if there's one tucked away in an obscure area of your store. ::: TO .......
335: Inmate Central, RE: Where did C19 originate again? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-05, 19:55:37 (47.189.242.139)
The first known cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) were in Wuhan, China. As a result, it is often referred to as "the China Virus", although some people bristle at t .......
336: Inmate Central, Re: He's not quite man enough to accept losing. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-05, 07:14:43 (47.189.242.139)
Oh please. Are you really bringing up Al Gore? Or, do you mean "she", as in Hillary Clinton? .......
337: Inmate Central, "Putinyahu"? Seriously?! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-02, 04:44:51 (47.189.242.139)
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338: Inmate Central, Vehicles people drive (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2024-01-01, 14:58:18 (47.189.242.139)
"everybody seems to have one here and nobody has anything they need to 'pick up'. " So what? Get over it. What vehicle a person drives is dependent upon what they want and can afford. Thankfully, our .......
339: Inmate Central, Gasoline Prices Are Coming Down! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-31, 15:42:18 (47.189.242.139)
Not yet back to 2019 levels, though. Still, "down from records highs" is a good talking point to those who have short memories. .......
340: General Asylum, Audiophile Grade Paint Brush (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-31, 15:17:12 (47.189.242.139)
That looks like a pretty nice paint brush... Nicely shaped wooden handle, angle cut on the bristles, shaved ends. Probably $10 - $15 at Home Depot or Lowe's. Still, the company name and custom metal(? .......
341: Inmate Central, RE: Climate change denialism is less popular these days (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-31, 09:40:58 (47.189.242.139)
Two points: The global warming folks are fond of calling anyone who disagrees with their perspective "deniers". It's a common tactic - label your 'opponent' in a derogatory way. Remember the deep thin .......
342: Inmate Central, Ok, that's two questions for you to answer. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-31, 08:20:49 (47.189.242.139)
"What do you think the answer was?" "How many young Jews volunteer in US armed forces?" Do tell! .......
343: Inmate Central, Re: What do you think the answer was? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-31, 07:41:02 (47.189.242.139)
Do tell! And we want a statistical breakdown! .......
344: Inmate Central, Of Hawks and Doves (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-30, 13:37:03 (47.189.242.139)
It was a sunny summer day. Standing on the patio, I thought about watering the flowers. A couple of the neighborhood doves were hunkered down in the yard, watching me think about watering the flowers. .......
345: Inmate Central, Crisis? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-30, 13:12:55 (47.189.242.139)
The libs, the environmentalists and the emotion-driven sheeple have been talking and fretting about global cooling, er, warming, er, "change" since at least the early 1970s. That officially makes it n .......
346: Inmate Central, RE: EVs at least have a low center of gravity (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-30, 12:14:36 (47.189.242.139)
Ralph Nader would love that. But, then he'd find something else to piss and moan about. Like the environmental damage needed to build and provide power for them, and all those spent batteries pollutin .......
347: Inmate Central, RE: Miracle Whip? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-30, 09:00:53 (47.189.242.139)
You may have missed a few posts in this thread. "Read the label. First--it's not even mayonnaise--it's a dressing." Previously noted more than once. You can find the reason 'why' here: https://www.acc .......
348: Inmate Central, RE: Hellman's - Correction (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-30, 07:03:41 (47.189.242.139)
In my earlier post, I wrote: "...lower fat and carbohydrate content..." That should read "calorie", not "carbohyrate". .......
349: Inmate Central, RE: Ok (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-28, 08:46:46 (47.189.242.139)
(Moved from posting under "Sure") Maybe I can interject a thought about this. There are a number of 'players' in the game of 'how long it takes to get something done' with regard to computers. One of .......
350: Inmate Central, Duke's (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-28, 05:34:27 (47.189.242.139)
Somewhere in this thread, somebody mentioned Duke's. I hadn't ever heard of it. Well, yesterday at the grocery store, I made a point of looking for it and comparing ingredients with my go-to Miracle W .......
351: Inmate Central, That car... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-28, 05:10:26 (47.189.242.139)
... is so ugly, it's kinda cute, in a goofy artsy sort of way. It could be a total chick magnet these days. .......
352: Inmate Central, RE: I think all elections are scheduled that way. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-27, 14:15:39 (47.189.242.139)
"We vote in the general election on the second Tuesday after the first Monday." And yet, for most of the country, the general election is scheduled for November 5th. (Except in Ohio, where it's on Nov .......
353: Inmate Central, RE: Hellman's (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-27, 10:56:12 (47.189.242.139)
As I replied to double28, I know Miracle Whip can't 'legally' be called mayonnaise. That's because of the ingredient percentages. But it's basically very similar, with half the fat and half the carboh .......
354: Inmate Central, RE: Hellman's (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-27, 09:07:26 (47.189.242.139)
Yes, I know Miracle Whip isn't really mayonnaise. Something to do with the egg or water content. (It's kinda like appellations/DOCs for wines - they have to have certain amounts of this or that grape .......
355: Inmate Central, Hellman's (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-27, 08:36:08 (47.189.242.139)
Hellmann's is over-priced blah mayo. At a slightly lower price, Kraft Miracle Whip is tastier and tangy-er, maybe because of the additional spices. However, it contains water, so it might not work wel .......
356: Inmate Central, RE: And a stop sale on the Chevy Blazer EV. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-26, 09:26:57 (47.189.242.139)
"To Fix Software Issues One The Glitchy" "The Chevrolet Blazer EV has only just hit the hit the market,..." Looks like Jalopnik has some 'glitchy' proofreaders. ;) But, seriously, if GM would simply p .......
357: Inmate Central, RE: Looks like Ghia forgot D'Tailights. Oops. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-26, 09:07:57 (47.189.242.139)
Hahahahahaha! That was good. .......
358: Inmate Central, "Bandera-kraine" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-25, 07:07:19 (47.189.242.139)
Talk about predictable! .......
359: General Asylum, Thanks! And here's another Christmas present (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-23, 16:51:25 (89.187.164.145)
My friend Wayne Bergeron with the Tom Kubis big band, performing 'O Holy Night'. Merry Christmas! .......
360: Inmate Central, RE: Having nuclear missiles is not as important as being able to stop them. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-22, 08:12:58 (47.189.242.139)
"...being able to stop the missiles after they have already been fired." President Reagan wanted to pursue that ability way back in the 1980s with the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). Political opp .......
361: Inmate Central, Gasoline Taxes in California (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-22, 08:05:47 (47.189.242.139)
Here ya go (Oct., 2022): https://www.cbs8.com/article/traffic/gas-prices/gap-between-californias-gas-prices-and-the-us-has-never-been-larger/509-17522867-a344-4cbc-bc5d-ac617eb21268 .......
362: Inmate Central, RE: Didn't even know Toshiba was still around. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-21, 07:59:38 (47.189.242.139)
And Black & Decker, and Hamilton Beach, and Crock Pot, and ... .......
363: Inmate Central, Whoa, dude! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-20, 19:43:30 (47.189.242.139)
Far out, man. :) .......
364: Inmate Central, RE: OSOTD (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-20, 19:04:24 (47.189.242.139)
Cool! Looks like artwork! Was it organist Virgil Fox who used to have images of oil & water, dyes, and other assorted liquid images projected on a screen while he was playing? .......
365: Inmate Central, Fractals (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-20, 19:00:49 (47.189.242.139)
That fractal reminds me of a tiger moth caterpillar's 'hairs'. .......
366: Inmate Central, RE: US military aid to Israel should be diverted to rebuilding Gaza infrastructure (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-20, 08:44:00 (47.189.242.139)
"There are reasonable people on both sides -- I don't believe Hamas exemplifies all Palestinians," When the "reasonable" palestinians rise up against HAMAS and demand that all kidnapped hostages be re .......
367: Inmate Central, $102,000?! Seriously? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-18, 19:10:02 (47.189.242.139)
For a nice all-original, sure. But for a repainted, rebuilt, reupholstered, modern wheels, etc., etc., ... not so much. .......
368: Inmate Central, RE: Fair use? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-18, 09:16:13 (47.189.242.139)
"your relationship with The National Review grants you the right to violate their copyright," "Not really." "web crawlers run by shit-bird legal firms" "usually with some authority from original autho .......
369: Inmate Central, "While he prefers to make poor people poorer. " (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-18, 07:17:04 (47.189.242.139)
Really? How? Do tell! Has he been taking lessons from Grandpa Joe & Co.? .......
370: Inmate Central, Hey, Ghost: (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-18, 07:11:02 (47.189.242.139)
When are we going to see some more of your model car work again? .......
371: Inmate Central, RE: Fair use? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-18, 07:07:38 (47.189.242.139)
For whatever reason, Regmac's posting of excerpts from National Review really sticks in your craw. He has noted more than once that he has permission from them to do so. Posting/re-printing/re-broadca .......
372: Inmate Central, RE: Military Keynesianism. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-18, 06:54:26 (47.189.242.139)
"Any econophiles in the asylum care to coreect me?" Sure. You misspelled 'correct'. The correct spelling of 'correct' is 'correct'. ;) Also, it would take a lot of Italian silk ties to make even a tin .......
373: Inmate Central, +1 ! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-17, 13:16:14 (47.189.242.139)
All religions should be taxed. .......
374: Inmate Central, RE: Tesla is recalling 2 million cars. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-16, 13:26:02 (47.189.242.139)
Wow. Just imagine if Microsoft recalled all the versions of Windows which had/have problems. .......
375: Inmate Central, RE: So HAMAS can't be reasoned with? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-16, 13:18:31 (47.189.242.139)
"why is Likud Israel trying to wipe out ALL of the Palestinians in Gaza" They're not. You may think that, but it's not reality. You brought that up earlier, either in this thread or another, and someo .......
376: Inmate Central, RE: You don't know the half of it (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-16, 10:32:49 (47.189.242.139)
"Netanyahu actually SUPPORTED HAMAS HIMSELF in an effort to weaken the Palestinians by dividing their loyalty: Palestinians in the West Bank elected the Palestinian Authority, while Palestinians in Ga .......
377: Inmate Central, RE: Holiday heed (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-16, 09:39:56 (47.189.242.139)
Hahahahahahahaha!!! .......
378: Inmate Central, +1 And I'll Add: (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-15, 19:31:27 (47.189.242.139)
Maybe the palestinians will think twice before electing barbaric terrorist hateful religious zealots again. .......
379: Inmate Central, RE: I'm old enough to remember some history... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-15, 19:08:16 (47.189.242.139)
"Ultimately the Wall didn't work." Au contraire. "The wall", actually a series of walls, performed well in their day for their intended purposes, one of which was to protect against land invasions fro .......
380: Inmate Central, RE: Canada, Australia and New Zealand call for ceasefire in Gaza... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-14, 09:23:18 (47.189.242.139)
The UN Security Council and General Assembly are very good at telling other people what to do (resolutions), fine dining, 5-star hotel suites, expense accounts, and not much else. 23 abstentions? Do t .......
381: Speaker Asylum, Altec 604 (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-11, 10:02:41 (47.189.242.139)
It isn't a "full-range" driver, it's a 15" woofer with a coaxially mounted compression horn upper range driver, with a passive crossover (although it could be bi-amped). I used it (604-8G) way back in .......
382: General Asylum, RE: Do you mean the "Mid-Town Rumble"? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-11, 09:49:01 (47.189.242.139)
Yeah, it's easier to render a high quality recording of an ensemble than it is to find a high quality place to do the recording! Between so-so room acoustics, HVAC systems, exterior noise, squeaky flo .......
383: Inmate Central, RE: NOT a Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Car of the Day. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-11, 08:28:09 (47.189.242.139)
From the front, it has overtones of an old Peugeot 505. But overall, it looks like a car that doesn't know what it wants to be. It's a mish-mash of disparate ideas pulled from the wastebasket and tape .......
384: Inmate Central, Beliefs (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-11, 07:49:05 (47.189.242.139)
"once a belief in something takes hold in the brain, it's nearly impossible to dislodge, even if that belief is total bullshit." Yup, and that's why ideology - what to think and believe - has been qui .......
385: Inmate Central, Sitting Ducks (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-11, 07:31:44 (47.189.242.139)
I do remember seeing pictures of the long convoy of the attacker's tanks and other vehicles. I also remember posting on this forum that the war could've been over in short order with a few AC-130 guns .......
386: Inmate Central, RE: I used to cook with scotch. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-11, 07:13:06 (47.189.242.139)
I'm glad to know that somebody picked up on my little joke - I started to think that maybe it was a bit too subtle, and people might think I actually do drink cooking wine (yuck!). My preferred "cooki .......
387: Inmate Central, "Does that help?" Yes. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-10, 12:27:30 (47.189.242.139)
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388: Inmate Central, Cooking Wine (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-10, 12:08:11 (47.189.242.139)
I often use "cooking wine" while making dinner. I pour a glass when I start slicing and dicing, and another glass while the food is saute-ing or whatever. By the third glass, dinner is ready. ::: TOP .......
389: Inmate Central, RE: I am now craving minestrone... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-10, 09:58:22 (47.189.242.139)
I try. :) .......
390: Inmate Central, RE: Onion Soup (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-10, 09:56:16 (47.189.242.139)
I use white and yellow onions. Hadn't thought about shallots. I'll try that. Maybe a little red onion, too. Swiss Gruyere cheese melted on top. .......
391: Inmate Central, RE: Dunno about schizoid but... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-10, 08:58:02 (47.189.242.139)
Hahahahahaha!! That's funny. .......
392: Inmate Central, ? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-10, 08:40:22 (47.189.242.139)
"...reduction in suicides bun, although this may largely result from continuing urbanization give fewer city dwellers own guns." This sentence makes no sense grammatically. What are you trying to say? .......
393: Inmate Central, Onion Soup (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-09, 11:34:05 (47.189.242.139)
The best damn French onion soup I've ever had was at a little 2-story restaurant in Nice. It was partly "at grade", and partly below street level. You walked over a little stone bridge to go in, 'caus .......
394: Inmate Central, OPTOTD (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-09, 09:29:05 (47.189.242.139)
Old pickup truck of the day: This '57 Chevrolet 3100 was parked outside the Walmart the other day. Restored nicely, as least cosmetically. (Not from the 2015 Pittsburgh Vintage Auto show. ;) ) .......
395: Inmate Central, Not Just Soup (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-09, 09:07:40 (47.189.242.139)
Many foods which need proper storage and holding don't get the attention they need. Cream, milk, raw seafood, etc. And, rotating stock can be hit-or-miss. I had fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp and mush .......
396: Inmate Central, RE: Your response killed all hopes. Only yourself to blame. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-08, 12:36:30 (47.189.242.139)
"implying that we should all just get used to it so that you all can fetishize and worship guns." Hmmm, seems to me that you inferred that , making it up in your own head. Seeing monsters when there a .......
397: Inmate Central, Telephone Pole (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-08, 08:25:47 (47.189.242.139)
First, those are some nice pics! But that telephone pole seriously looks like it's long past needing replacement. But I also wonder if it's even used for transmission anymore. Maybe it's just a relic .......
398: General Asylum, RE: Oppo 205 remote control (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-08, 07:02:38 (47.189.242.139)
Failing functions via a remote is a common problem for many devices. I personally have three items with partially functional remote capabilities. Unless you have duplicate items, one of which works fi .......
399: Inmate Central, RE: Again--taxes are owed by whom?... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-07, 08:25:57 (47.189.242.139)
The Swiss-based Pictet Group has an office in New York City. That puts them under the purview of the SEC, the FDIC, and international banking laws which apply in the U.S. From the referenced article: .......
400: General Asylum, Neutrality (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-04, 10:09:54 (47.189.242.139)
"I never could comprehend the idea there was some sort of neutral, raw, unequalized signal..." It's really very simple. At some point, the people involved in the production of the product collectively .......
401: Inmate Central, RE: Those draconian laws... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-04, 08:17:49 (47.189.242.139)
That's a sick joke. On some California highways, it already doesn't matter what the speed limit is... You can only go 5 mph. ;) .......
402: Inmate Central, RE: Cars weren't as cheap as you remember in the '90s (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-04, 07:28:51 (47.189.242.139)
"Cars weren't as cheap as you remember in the '90s" To the writer: Oh really?! How cheap do you think I think cars were in the 90s? Maybe you thought they were cheap, but I didn't. I thought they were .......
403: General Asylum, Good To Know! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-03, 11:40:49 (47.189.242.139)
Our previous Internet FIOS service was Verizon, but they sold that business to Frontier, so now we have Frontier for that. It's actually kinda odd, since they managed to tank my investment in their co .......
404: General Asylum, RE: Freaky Dave needs a freqky peaky EQ (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-03, 11:24:50 (47.189.242.139)
LOL! That pic is hilarious! .......
405: General Asylum, Names, please. nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-03, 08:55:29 (47.189.242.139)
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406: General Asylum, American Made (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-02, 08:12:05 (47.189.242.139)
I'm less concerned with whether something is made in America as I am whether it's made by an adversary of America, such as China. China is not our friend. I do make a distinction between China and Tai .......
407: Inmate Central, Correction (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-01, 07:49:14 (47.189.242.139)
"just like with conservative broadcasting here." It should read "just like with both liberal and conservative broadcasting here." Carry on. .......
408: Inmate Central, many 18awg wires (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-12-01, 07:24:40 (47.189.242.139)
Ceiling or in-wall speakers? Ceiling speakers provide that, je ne sais quoi, ambiance? In-wall speakers have better soundstage. ;) But seriously, with regard to high ceilings, a better reverberant sou .......
409: Inmate Central, RE: not to change the subject, but here's a salmon (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-30, 14:24:11 (47.189.242.139)
Is it hard to get a shot like that, or are there so many salmon that you could take a shot every 20 seconds? .......
410: Inmate Central, RE: Some things do make a difference. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-30, 14:18:50 (47.189.242.139)
"They don't make enough of a difference." Bingo. I submit that even if we all buy electric vehicles, and we all buy solar panels for our homes, and we all buy electric stoves, that we will not see a s .......
411: Inmate Central, RE: Your first sentence is a riddle (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-30, 09:55:16 (47.189.242.139)
"I question if the "campus Left" who ever that is, has a sustaining project about anything, since students come and go. " "Who ever that is"? Seriously?! There have been Leftist groups on college camp .......
412: Inmate Central, RE: Your first sentence is a riddle (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-30, 09:24:23 (47.189.242.139)
"the immediately preceding president, ol' lumpy. . which set an example that hate and grievances were ok American qualities to live by." Nah, that's just your hateful political ideology talking. Give .......
413: Inmate Central, RE: Car dealers are on the same political level as Realtors... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-29, 12:21:49 (47.189.242.139)
"EVs ain't gonna save us from climate change. But it's hard to criticize lame attempts as all attempts will likely prove lame." Actually, it's easy to criticize lame attempts. Lame attempts divert val .......
414: Speaker Asylum, RE: Acquired a pair of Tannoy ST200 Super Tweeters - - My story and experience. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-29, 11:13:01 (47.189.242.139)
Hi Heifetz. I'm curious about the high-pass crossover slope for your ST200s. If you're still checking in here from time-to-time, I'd be interested in your reply. Thanks. (Anyone else who's got the sam .......
415: Inmate Central, RE: Homes and their land (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-29, 09:06:45 (47.189.242.139)
Very pretty. The high ceilings are a big plus for good acoustics. On the other hand, there's a lot of space dedicated to pretentiousness - which has to be heated, cooled and furnished, and is basicall .......
416: Inmate Central, RE: Astonishingly, I've got a COTD to share with y'all today! Not cat... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-28, 14:54:05 (47.189.242.139)
Looks like a '63 (or so). My Dad had the station wagon version. I had an accident while driving it on the way to dress rehearsal, for the high school concert where I was supposed to play the solo par .......
417: Inmate Central, RE: Many people call those kind of guys "Yahoos" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-28, 14:36:44 (47.189.242.139)
Anal warts? Can't say that I've ever heard the term. (Maybe 'cause I don't hang around with yahoos.) ;) .......
418: Inmate Central, RE: "Darkening Skies for Sports Journalism" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-28, 07:00:14 (47.189.242.139)
"Sports Illustrated, ... has been publishing articles written by artificial intelligence, bylined to reporters ...who do not even exist" On the other hand, who cares? Not me. Sports is entertainment. .......
419: Inmate Central, RE: Gee, more than twice as many left California.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-27, 14:20:03 (47.189.242.139)
My observation in Beserkeley is that, if it exists or it can be done, there's a tax on it. Or, sometimes, it's just banned. On one trip, I went into a liquor store and bought two or three bottles of s .......
420: Inmate Central, A Perfectly Executed "Y" Turn (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-27, 13:45:45 (47.189.242.139)
With narration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnsiyngUC4o .......
421: Whiner's Woad, RE: FFS Waxxy... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-27, 13:25:28 (47.189.242.139)
Hahahahaha!! Augie, the guy who taught me practically everything I know about commercial sound system installation, was fluent in using the various forms of the F word - as a noun, verb, adjective, an .......
422: Inmate Central, "In Droves". Really? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-27, 11:39:58 (47.189.242.139)
"Yahoo news", a news aggregator, added their own incorrect and misleading spin to the story which originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle (many people rightfully call it the Houston Comical for o .......
423: Inmate Central, RE: I'll see your side view and raise you a three-quarter view. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-27, 10:10:46 (47.189.242.139)
In the interest of journalistic integrity, since only the front and left side are visible, that's closer to a one-half view (in the horizontal plane), although, since there is a difference in surface .......
424: Inmate Central, RE: Don't forget the truck balls... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-27, 09:25:02 (47.189.242.139)
Hahahahahahaha!! That is hilarious. I've never seen that, but I suppose they're around in certain areas and demographics. Also note the Monster and Harley-Davidson decals. It wouldn't surprise me if t .......
425: Inmate Central, Mostly Steam (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-27, 08:40:50 (47.189.242.139)
This is common in cold weather. Note the snow on the ground. Cold air doesn't hold as much moisture as warm air. As a result, exhaust from "smokestacks" creates a much longer plume in the winter than .......
426: Inmate Central, RE: Side-view Sunday... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-26, 18:51:45 (47.189.242.139)
That's a cool shot. Almost reminiscent of Pink Floyd's 'Animals' album jacket. If you're in the mood sometime, you could straighten the vertical smokestacks by using a 'perspective' tool in a photo ed .......
427: Inmate Central, RE: Well off people and solar (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-26, 17:11:46 (47.189.242.139)
From what I've read here and elsewhere, installing solar has about a 8 - 10 year break even point. Heck, in that length of time, a person can easily double their money in equity investments (stocks, e .......
428: General Asylum, John Curl To Receive Award On Dec. 3 (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-26, 12:51:18 (47.189.242.139)
The Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society (LAOCAS) will present John Curl with their Innovation Award at their gala banquet on Sunday, December 3rd. The event will be held at the Doubletree in B .......
429: General Asylum, RE: Colouration vs neutrality at discomfort volume threshold (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-26, 12:34:43 (47.189.242.139)
I took your initial post at face value. However, you should use an example of a person with average normal hearing, not one who has unusual sensitivity to volume level. A person who experiences physic .......
430: General Asylum, RE: Colouration vs neutrality at discomfort volume threshold (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-26, 08:23:51 (47.189.242.139)
"Is this thinking right?" No. Even a cursory look at the harmonic spectra of several musical instruments or a full orchestra will show you that, when listening at a level of about 80 dB (or at any lev .......
431: Speaker Asylum, RE: You can answer this question yourself by watching this video............... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-25, 12:18:32 (47.189.242.139)
I've watched 6 minutes of it. So far, I'm bored, but, I 'get it' that this is intended for newbies. Anyway, somebody should tell the guy that they're banana plugs , not jacks (See at 0:35 sec). The ja .......
432: Inmate Central, On the other hand... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-25, 11:07:23 (47.189.242.139)
In the subtitles, it says: "Leopards have killed themselves jumping from such heights". Maybe that "gear" isn't connected to the gear that says "don't do that". .......
433: Inmate Central, RE: I have a stereo version of that ampex 600 (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-25, 07:50:47 (47.189.242.139)
I don't think anybody would use it for serious recording these days. It only accepts up to 7" reels, so even if it runs at 15 ips, you're severely time-limited. Probably only a collector would be inte .......
434: Inmate Central, Old Tube Ampexes (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-24, 13:58:54 (47.189.242.139)
The guy who recorded our high school band concerts (and was responsible for igniting my interest in recording) had two of the stereo version of that recorder. He also had the matching amp/speaker unit .......
435: Inmate Central, RE: Crotch Grabbing. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-24, 13:31:24 (47.189.242.139)
Grown guys holding their crotch is a common display of 'machismo' among some socio-economic demographics, largely Latino and Black in the U.S. and Central and South America. I don't know if it's also .......
436: Inmate Central, RE: Hair Loss Question (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-22, 08:30:43 (47.189.242.139)
My best advice is to have your regular doctor refer you to an appropriate dermatologist. The dermatologist can determine what is causing your hair to fall out - whether it's a disorder, organism, agin .......
437: Inmate Central, Source? nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-20, 12:04:44 (47.189.242.139)
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438: Inmate Central, RE: "You can almost think of it as World War I with drones." (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-20, 05:57:08 (47.189.242.139)
"There will most likely be no deep and beautiful breakthrough." On the other hand, officials are well-known for saying things to confuse the enemy or to influence their thinking. .......
439: General Asylum, RE: Two Birds With One Stone(age)? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-19, 10:03:49 (47.189.242.139)
"...I recall the lower priced components flying off dealer shelves after a favorable show." When and where did you sell hifi stuff? My experience is very different from yours - hifi shows were for dea .......
440: Inmate Central, Pics (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-18, 15:42:31 (47.189.242.139)
"I will definitely post all or any snake pics" ... and monitors and spiders and pterodactyls and other assorted nasties! Now that you've packed your pack, unpack it and remove anything unnecessary, to .......
441: Inmate Central, RE: Palestine was taken from the Palestinians (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-14, 14:16:01 (47.189.242.139)
Was there ever an actual country called Palestine? Can you show a map of where it was? .......
442: Inmate Central, Two Key 'Take-aways': (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-14, 08:00:03 (47.189.242.139)
"Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing" Seriously? San Francisco actually has a department for homelessness?! That right there tells everyone that the City is dysfunctional. Question: How .......
443: Inmate Central, RE: human cost of Israeli-Palestinian (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-13, 13:45:25 (47.189.242.139)
"inspire a new generation ready to die for Allah" And don't forget the 72 fat ugly virgins they'll get as a reward! ;) .......
444: Inmate Central, Re: Microphones (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-13, 12:26:55 (47.189.242.139)
Any ads for Russian-made mics? (Octava?) ;) .......
445: Inmate Central, RE: Jimbo Fisher.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-12, 14:10:57 (47.189.242.139)
I'm fairly certain that the taxpayers of Texas don't have an extra $95 million dollars laying around to pay someone for doing nothing. Clearly, the contract was a boneheaded idea. I suspect that, when .......
446: Inmate Central, Chris - still in his own world of delusion! ;-) (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-12, 13:36:11 (47.189.242.139)
I watched your left-wing propaganda video lovefest. It only took up to the 12 seconds point to know what the viewers would be in for: "Everyone who had good taste that night was watching the Due Dissi .......
447: Inmate Central, RE: Another dam bird (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-12, 11:19:14 (47.189.242.139)
Nice shot. And nice gradients. Have you printed it, or does it only exist as a file? Some printers don't render the gradients well. .......
448: Inmate Central, Maybe you should (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-12, 11:14:51 (47.189.242.139)
provide or point us to one which you've read, to add some credibility to your comment. .......
449: Inmate Central, RE: So true! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-12, 09:32:57 (47.189.242.139)
"Where does real Fascism lurk today?" Once a person learns the real meaning of the term 'fascism' (not some modern politicized bastardized interpretation) as applied to a form or style of governing id .......
450: Inmate Central, Passenger Vehicles (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-10, 15:17:00 (47.189.242.139)
Has anyone "run the numbers" on how these wage increases will affect the price of vehicles over the next few years? .......
451: General Asylum, RE: and this is what fools believe and get sucked into, so +1 /nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-10, 14:39:33 (47.189.242.139)
"my transport and dac clearly sound better with my reference Cardas cables." (Emphasis added.) To what do you attribute that? Connectors/terminations, conductor gauge/stranding, etc.? .......
452: Speaker Asylum, RE: Hey John, (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-10, 14:14:08 (47.189.242.139)
I hope you're just funnin' with me. I don't think your system is ugly! Just kind of "unkempt". Mine is as well, but I don't like to post photos of 'my stuff'. I see your Parasound A21 hiding in the ba .......
453: General Asylum, RE: My system is posted, speakers are the Audio Note AN-E/SPe HEs...- (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-10, 14:04:12 (47.189.242.139)
Thanks for the reply. I thought the flooring looked like a short-pile carpet, but wasn't sure. We, too, have a rug (about 9' x 11') over carpet in our living room, where the stereo system is. Regardin .......
454: General Asylum, RE: My system at this very moment...- (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-10, 08:40:15 (212.102.40.21)
I'm curious about two things there: What speakers are those? They look like a 10" 2-way, but the lighting doesn't allow much detail. Second, what kind of flooring is that? It doesn't look like tile or .......
455: Speaker Asylum, RE: Bingo! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-09, 12:32:10 (47.189.242.139)
:) Yup, it's ASCII character number 32. Way back when I taught computer classes, I'd tell them "a space is a something, it's not a nothing" when someone would use the space bar to 'blank' out an entry .......
456: Inmate Central, Re: My clocks adjust automagically.... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-04, 09:13:25 (47.189.242.139)
We also have a wall clock which does that. There are four buttons on the back to select the desired time zone (Eastern to Pacific). It's never off by more than a second (Jim Pearce, eat your heart out .......
457: Inmate Central, RE: Fringes report that the first batch of up to five F-16's were delivered to Ukraine (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-03, 11:16:53 (47.189.242.139)
Got a link? ;) Or did you start the gossip? ;) .......
458: Inmate Central, Re: right. who needs food anyway? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-03, 10:36:37 (47.189.242.139)
The Federal government has sixteen free or low-cost food programs. You can learn more about them at the link below. In addition, States, counties and charitable organizations have free and/or low-cost .......
459: Speaker Asylum, Hey John, (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-02, 07:09:02 (47.189.242.139)
You outta post your system pic over on the General Asylum in Itman's thread "I'm sick of...". :) .......
460: Inmate Central, And yet, ... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-11-01, 15:33:10 (47.189.242.139)
... the people of California keep electing those jackasses. .......
461: Inmate Central, RE: Perhaps I am still a bit Euro-centric (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-30, 19:01:18 (47.189.242.139)
I figured he's Orthodox Jewish. His hair was the first clue. I still want to know what brand of loudspeaker that is. :) .......
462: Inmate Central, RE: Quote of the day (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-30, 11:19:34 (47.189.242.139)
Gov. Brylcreem and Gov. Moonbeam - what a pair. Long on rhetoric, but the mess known as California just keeps getting worse. .......
463: Inmate Central, I've read the replies so far. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-30, 07:33:38 (47.189.242.139)
And none of them ask the important questions: What brand of speaker is that, and are the cables connected in the right direction? (BTW, the blue plastic tablecloths are a nice touch.) .......
464: Inmate Central, RE: REO Speedwagon was a regional favorite here early in their career (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-29, 10:55:15 (47.189.242.139)
Adding another bit of trivia to yours... The band Cheap Trick was a bar band based in Milwaukee that somehow managed to get a record deal. Personally, I didn't care for them, and am pleased to say tha .......
465: Inmate Central, Good call ! nt (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-28, 20:49:05 (47.189.242.139)
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466: General Asylum, RE: Who are you? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-28, 19:22:50 (47.189.242.139)
Did you ever write for Duke Wellington or Dan Kenton? .......
467: General Asylum, RE: Taylor Swift now a declared billionairess . . . (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-28, 09:40:04 (47.189.242.139)
This presents a conundrum for the folks who despise the uber-wealthy but love Taylor Swift. According to Forbes, there were 735 billionaires in the U.S. in 2023. Now there's 736. .......
468: Inmate Central, RE: If we do, I probably will never know (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-26, 07:55:32 (47.189.242.139)
"my end would be instant and hopefully therefore painless, and I would never know what hit me." 10-4 on that! There are worse ways to go than being incinerated in about one second. I agree/disagree wi .......
469: General Asylum, RE: Fair points. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-25, 09:24:28 (47.189.242.139)
"Take any symphony with large dynamic contrasts, conduct the ABX/DBT at THOSE levels that get close to live, and voila, it becomes more likely that some deltas will occur." Can you cite any references .......
470: General Asylum, RE: Sounds like BS dogma to me.. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-25, 08:55:38 (47.189.242.139)
"With a 500 hz test tone what would the the 7th harmonic be? 7kHz? or there abouts?" 3500 Hz. .......
471: General Asylum, RE: Sounds like BS dogma to me.. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-24, 12:33:23 (47.189.242.139)
Reply to regmac: This is one reason why I rarely get involved in these types of 'discussions' (more like arguments). What's the point? One would think it's a high school debate class!: Take a position .......
472: Vinyl Asylum, RE: A little humor from a spring manufacturer this morning/afternoon. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-24, 07:52:44 (47.189.242.139)
I'm not surprised. Prepping for a custom job like that is labor-intensive, and if there's tooling involved, it gets even more expensive. 20+ years ago, I thought about making a product for the consume .......
473: Vinyl Asylum, Your Room (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-23, 07:53:33 (47.189.242.139)
A couple of questions, then I can offer some thoughts. Room construction: What is the construction of the floor, ceiling and walls? E.g., Floor: wood over joists, or concrete slab? Ceiling: Sheetrock .......
474: Inmate Central, Re: Exhibit 'A': Iraq (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-23, 06:56:26 (47.189.242.139)
How so? .......
475: Inmate Central, RE: You must have devoured the pancake. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-21, 08:25:15 (47.189.242.139)
LOL Yeah, the pancake is gone! Too bad. I was hoping to get the price. Restauranteurs know that dressing up an otherwise plain item can add little to the cost but a lot to the price. .......
476: Inmate Central, TOPIOTD ? (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-20, 17:02:11 (47.189.242.139)
I'm curious about the price of the pancake. A single pancake ought to be about $1.75 to maybe $2.25. But the sprinkle of powdered sugar and the flourish of blueberry sauce undoubtedly adds to the pric .......
477: Inmate Central, RE: Central's deputy sheriff is AWOL. No sightings since Sept '22. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-20, 12:21:42 (47.189.242.139)
He didn't really want to be Sheriff. He was actually on his way to Australia. ;) .......
478: Inmate Central, Didn't Take Long... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-20, 10:36:44 (47.189.242.139)
for you to make a non-political thread political. :( .......
479: Inmate Central, RE: French Car of the Day (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-17, 09:49:28 (47.189.242.139)
THAT is a cool-looking car! Here's a Citroen BX like we rented in Marseilles back in the '80s. They still look great, but it looked awesome back then. .......
480: Inmate Central, A bit of XKE trivia (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-17, 07:08:24 (47.189.242.139)
The late great Buddy Rich drove an XKE, a dark green one. Cool car, awful color. He didn't say whether he liked it or not, but I suspect he liked it - otherwise, he would have ditched it. .......
481: Speaker Asylum, RE: Toe in (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-16, 13:38:47 (47.189.242.139)
Every room is different, various speakers have various dispersion patterns, different people have different music listening habits, etc., etc. As a result, there is no 'rule' regarding toe-in. There A .......
482: Vinyl Asylum, Ludwig Streicher! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-16, 12:38:16 (47.189.242.139)
I had the opportunity to record him way back when I was the Tonmeister student at l'Institut de Hautes Etudes Musicales in Montreux, 1974. He was a visiting artist - I don't remember how long he was t .......
483: Inmate Central, RE: Perhaps not "college material"?... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-16, 11:09:38 (47.189.242.139)
Hahahahaha!! That is funny. Oops, indeed! But, it apparently all worked out for the better. .......
484: General Asylum, RE: "My best recollection is that it was close in size to those dimensions, though" (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-13, 08:00:23 (47.189.242.139)
"I would likely find the reflections from two+ walls of glass distracting." They're not. The sound of his speakers and system in that room was excellent. .......
485: Inmate Central, RE: There never was a better simpler time. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-11, 13:24:53 (47.189.242.139)
"There never was a better simpler time." I disagree. Sorry to read about your small town childhood. .......
486: Inmate Central, Wealth Inequality (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-11, 08:08:50 (47.189.242.139)
"Wealth Inequality Is MUCH Worse Than You Realize" "Worse" than I realize? Is that something which I should fret about? It's more like "wealth envy" is rampant among certain demographics. The purveyor .......
487: General Asylum, RE: Blind test and quantum physics (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-10, 08:44:48 (47.189.242.139)
"blind tests would be an objectivst's attempt at poo pooing you into their doctrine. Oh how quaint." And, so, what doctrine do you adhere to? .......
488: Inmate Central, RE: Some Jethro math (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-10, 08:25:40 (47.189.242.139)
825 million dollars?! That's a LOT of money, especially for a 501(c) that doesn't have to pay taxes on its interest or dividends. I wonder where they have it invested, or if it's just sitting in a mon .......
489: Inmate Central, RE: I am not sure about that, but I am starting to think that Audio Asylum falls under the jurisdiction of Fox (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-10, 07:51:31 (47.189.242.139)
Your post has ZERO to do with the question. Lose the hate. .......
490: Inmate Central, RE: The elites have sufficient resources to settle the national debt. (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-10, 05:26:04 (47.189.242.139)
"if only the great unwashed masses would demand that elites pay taxes." Do you actually still believe that tired old tripe? Hey E-stat: Show Jay again that chart of who pays how much in taxes. ::: TOP .......
491: Inmate Central, RE: America's Free Money Experiment is Over (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-09, 09:49:41 (47.189.242.139)
"a government that can't pay its debts" As far as I know, the U.S. Government hasn't defaulted on its borrowed money. As long as it continues to service the debt (pay the stated interest amount), it's .......
492: Inmate Central, RE: America's Free Money Experiment is Over (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-09, 09:08:53 (47.189.242.139)
"has cost me a huge amount in lost interest rates" You can't lose something you never had. Rather, you didn't do as well as you had hoped for. .......
493: Inmate Central, RE: Extinct Marque of the Day... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-09, 07:58:27 (47.189.242.139)
Way back in '77 or '78, while driving along a highway in Wisconsin, I saw a 1930s Packard hearse parked at a farmhouse with a 'For Sale' sign on it. The guy wanted $1,000. I could easily afford it, si .......
494: Inmate Central, RE: Commander Biden coverup! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-08, 08:28:55 (47.189.242.139)
I wonder if the White House falls under the jurisdiction of the Washington, D.C. Department of Health, of which DC Animal Control is a division. .......
495: Inmate Central, No... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-05, 13:21:25 (47.189.242.139)
We've always used Michelin (except for the crap Pirellis I once put on my Acura Legend back in the day). But they were starting to get pricey. Unnecessarily so, in my opinion. So, now we have Continen .......
496: Inmate Central, RE: Thank you, but no... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-05, 08:05:34 (47.189.242.139)
"actually thinking of selling a piece or two." Anything I'd be interested in? (Ampex - not AG-440, Studer,...) .......
497: Inmate Central, RE: Finally! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-05, 07:01:13 (47.189.242.139)
One of the founders of the acoustical consulting firm where I worked, would sometimes say (when he was mostly retired but still coming into the office) "Well, I came in late, so I gotta leave early to .......
498: Inmate Central, Beam Control (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-04, 06:01:02 (47.189.242.139)
Beam tilting and wavefront shaping is "easy enough" through phase shifting and delay of the various drivers. This principle is also used in the Trinnov home theater system discussed in another thread .......
499: Inmate Central, RE: I don't doubt that, but... (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-03, 12:43:47 (47.189.242.139)
Maybe about 15 years ago, I bought a Sharp wall clock for my son's bedroom. It listens to the WWVB time signal from Colorado, so it's never more than one second off. It has four little buttons on the .......
500: Inmate Central, What a mess! (0.00)
Posted by Inmate51 on 2023-10-03, 07:41:14 (47.189.242.139)
From the photo, it's clear that there are more issues to address than just the tree. .......
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