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> And I’m sure they put a digital version of a “Do not remove” sticker on that audio filter. (Though I’m worried that in the many years since the workaround was
by Spare_account 4y ago
> And I’m sure they put a digital version of a “Do not remove” sticker on that audio filter. (Though I’m worried that in the many years since the workaround was added, nobody remembers why it’s there. Hopefully, their laptops are not still carrying this audio filter to protect against damage to a model of hard drive they are no longer using.)
The audio filter is Chesterton's fence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton's_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton's_...
- digitallyfree 4y agoI wonder if the filter was embedded in the firmware of the CODEC's internal DSP (as it should) or simply done via software driver. For the latter it would mean the user would have to download the custom driver from the laptop manufacturer's website to get the fix as a generic driver would not have it. This would also mean that people using Linux distros on that laptop would not get the fix as well. Though in this case the filter would not prevent crashes if the song was played externally, like from another device or over a PA system.
- throw10920 4y agoSomewhat frustratingly, the developers could have avoided it becoming a Chesterton's Fence by putting why the (metaphorical) sticker shouldn't be removed on it. I feel like there's a lot of times when people make labels/verbal advice/laws/comments/whatever saying "don't do X" without saying why you shouldn't do X when there was no reason not to include that information.