dankoss

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by dankoss 12y ago
The methodology might be flawed, but the point stands: We can't use the full dynamic range of a 24 bit signal for audio. Great converters have 20-21 bits of range and if we fully use this range, hearing damage will start at maximum vol
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by dankoss 13y ago
Interesting, this looks like it is intended to replace ISDN lines between studios for high quality calls.
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by dankoss 13y ago
> Run speed is objective and measurable Unfortunately in most modern OSes run speed on x86 is variable and profiling itself is intrusive. You might be able to get a general trendline toward a faster algorithm but it'll still be lost
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by dankoss 13y ago
I also do DSP development and looking at the x86 architecture it almost seems pointless to try to predict what the processor is doing. Out of order execution? Register renaming? The only way I can be sure assembly is faster than generated C
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by dankoss 13y ago
Amazon added this about six months ago, but it requires another iOS device: http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/17/amazons-instant-video-app-a...
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by dankoss 13y ago
The 535s have three drivers, and Shure now has the SE846 if you're interested in quad drivers. But I'll caution that triple and quad drivers don't necessarily make for better sound.
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by dankoss 13y ago
LEDs are incredibly common and incredibly useful debug tools. I've had to work with boards that don't have them and without physical access to the traces for a scope, you're out of luck. While some of it is fascinating, I&#x2
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by dankoss 13y ago
I'm not sure why this exists either. Most consumers benefit far more from improving the acoustic system (speakers, headphone, room) than the playback system. Once you have $200 headphones or $500 speakers and $500 room treatment, you
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by dankoss 13y ago
Oh man, this describes me as a musician, audio engineer and technologist. I've definitely spent too many hours researching the best text editor, operating system, new programming language, studio monitors, etc... The best cure for gear
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by dankoss 13y ago
You're correct, I intended to refer to Amazon's proprietary format instead of the ePub standard.
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by dankoss 13y ago
The problem here isn't ecosystems, it's standards. Standards that allow us to move MP3s, emails, books, etc. between providers. I'd like to believe that HTML5 will eventually be the standard for video delivery, but this may n
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by dankoss 13y ago
Yeah, Amazon is actually the worst at this because of their e-book DRM. At least iTunes eventually removed DRM so you could move to Amazon MP3 or Google Play.
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by dankoss 13y ago
There are many other reasons for unibody construction (also on MacBooks): Easier manufacturability, more durable due to less failure points, more structurally sound for drops, less mechanical parts to stock and manufacture, no part toleranc
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by dankoss 13y ago
I've been looking at this, but it doesn't yet have watch windows and package import is somewhat broken. That said I do like the interface.
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by dankoss 13y ago
Less competition, but also less demand and less career options. Source: This is what I do.
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by dankoss 13y ago
I think phablets may replace small tablets, but the real question is whether large tablets will replace laptops/desktops. That's where the growth market is for tablets if the software becomes powerful enough.
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by dankoss 13y ago
The initial tablet market struck me as a very boomer focused device, one that made computing easy for a limited subset of tasks. I think he's wrong that tablets have peaked. As the software and hardware on tablets catches up to the cap
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by dankoss 13y ago
Most people in the US don't have a choice in their ISP.
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by dankoss 13y ago
I would say your other competition is Tumblr, which can be adapted for short, medium and long content but seems overwhelmingly to be used for slightly-longer-than-twitter posts.
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by dankoss 13y ago
A couple of counterpoints: * Intel's fabs are still almost all in the US. * Corning's Gorilla Glass was invented in Kentucky. * Microsoft and most of the world's software is still developed in the US. * The memristor came out
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by dankoss 13y ago
I assume you're familiar with WorkRave[1] and Time Out[2], both of which are free? How is what you're offering different? [1] http://www.workrave.org/ [2] http://www.dejal.com/timeout/
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by dankoss 13y ago
I can see the correlation in adoption rate, but social media users don't get purged from networks like infectious diseases do from our bodies. The reasons people use and/or leave social networks are completely different from the r
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by dankoss 13y ago
How do infectious diseases have anything in common with social media?
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by dankoss 13y ago
Anecdotally, most of my family and friends are casual listeners who prefer Pandora and traditional radio to decide for them what to hear next. Spotify and Beats Music are for big music fans like myself who want to hear a specific song or pl
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by dankoss 13y ago
I think Spotify has the mindshare largely because of the free version, and it's going to be difficult to overcome that. That being said, I've been using Beats' predecessor Mog for over a year now and I like the interface and
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by dankoss 13y ago
Hmm, my experience has been that most places in Chicago are far quicker to drive than take public transit. And since many jobs have moved out of the city center to places like Naperville and Schaumburg, it is very difficult to find public t
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by dankoss 13y ago
> Email that isn’t related to intelligence is rarely viewed, and it’s even less often viewed if it’s from a US citizen. The fact that it can be viewed at all is the problem. Someone else doesn't get to decide for me what is private
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by dankoss 13y ago
I've had no trouble with Comcast in my area in service or support. My problem with them is that they're colluding with AT&T to keep internet prices high and upsell everyone onto bundled plans, when all I need is internet (not
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Google Nexus 5 Review(anandtech.com)
3 points by dankoss 13y ago|0 comments
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Comparing C++ compilers on Windows(slashdot.org)
2 points by dankoss 13y ago|0 comments

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