Quote: Originally Posted by plainsong I was just disagreeing with you and demonstrating why it doesn't work You demonstrated my opinion doesn't work? It's a shame good members who make interesting posts keep getting banned, where as people like you who frequently call members...

Quote: Originally Posted by plainsong I also don't believe by any stretch in total animal liberation. For instance, with domesticated pets like dogs and cats, our fates are hopelessly linked now. We have interferred with the genepool too much for them to go out and survive on their own...

Interesting thread. Personally I think keeping any animal as a pet is abusive, however I hold nothing against those who do. There are many studies that show animals can learn from pain (including humans), however I know of no studies that show a dog (or the like) will learn from being given a...

Quote: Originally Posted by jdimitri Imagine what will happen in 50 years when this generation is dominant Here's what could happen: No more big four, No more manufactured product, More creative freedom for artists, Popularity based on quality rather than marketing...

Quote: Originally Posted by warubozu It is ecstasy that causes the overheating and dehydration of one's body which is a result of the heart being overworked which can lead to one's death. If you read my post carefully I didn't say that heart related problems are the main cause of a...

Quote: Originally Posted by warubozu Teens at "rave" parties die from the use of Ecstasy or other drugs being passed off as Ecstasy not from drinking too much water. Researchers have speculated that Ecstasy somehow suppresses the body's ability to sense dramatic increases in its own...

Quote: Originally Posted by Digitalbath3737 Did you actually mean that there will come a time when you'll laugh at all the people who encoded in lossless? Because if anything lossy codecs are getting better and better. Take 128kbs from the 90s and compare it to lossy of today. 128kbs...

Who defines **** though? http://www.rabbireport.com/archives/actually_the_qu.htm

Personal cassette player.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sgt-Pluck True - but if mastering is increasingly aimed toward a medium distributed over networks rather than CD ( iTunes, MP3 etc ) then the sound quality war is lost anyway. Pluck How?

Quote: Originally Posted by mindouglas thats cool, but I don't want to have two different copies of my music, one flac and one lossless. I've used flac before, its nice and small, but my DJ doesn't play flac so I'm stuck with the WMP format, which is fine, it sounds great. I was...

Quote: Originally Posted by MrSlacker Because some people have yellow teeth and it looks bad... People don't really have yellow teeth though unless there is a problem with the enamel formation, are slightly stained teeth so unacceptable? After all the colour of your teeth has...

Why the obsession with unnaturally white teeth? IMO they look very odd, and bleaching your teeth is pretty bad for you in the long run. Is it really that important?

Quote: Originally Posted by SeagramSeven This may be true for modern recordings, but older recordings were almost universally all below CD resolution. What does this mean? If you have a digital recording from 1985, it most likely used 9 or 10-bit analog-to-digital converters. (which...

Quote: Originally Posted by 003 Placing a bid so early does nothing but hinder, even the person that placed the bid. It will attract more attention to the item, cause bidding wars (days before the auction end) and skyrocket the price. The worst sniping occurs on items that are...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kees Spectacular sound effects. No soul anywhere in sight. Not within lighyears. Reality is perception?

Mixtapes are the best presents.

Quote: Originally Posted by SeagramSeven What makes it sound better? Newer equipment? The recording hasn't changed. It's still an old recording with all the limitations of the equipment it was originally made with. Processing it with modern equipment will not change this. The sound may...

See them live with two drummers, absolutely brutal!

Quote: Originally Posted by J-Pak So true. Lord of the Rings Two Towers DVD versus 1080p uncompressed ts is like VHS vs DVD as far as image quality. It's unbelievable. Which is great if you love Hollywood, I can't wait for the undoubtedly shoddy transfers that will start...

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90's pop music was great, except if it you're living in the 90's. Today's pop music is crap, listen to it in 10 years it will be much better . Every single album I've brought this decade was a cohesive composition. It's fun to moan...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sybaek Oh. I didn't mean for it to sound like I was denying the fact that singles were a big draw/income for the music industry. I just think that albums as a whole should be appreciated more than the song you heard on the radio over and over again. Many...

I think that the belief that the mass consumer won't buy lossless downloads is a fallacy, while they don't desire it as a priority, if there was an option on iTunes to get the same music at CD quality and compressed, for the same price, compressed downloads would be the minority. With the...

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielBurns11 I find it interesting that many young people aren't embracing the joy of whole albums as pieces of art as a whole. Everyone just wants the single, but is not so interested in the album. Maybe it's the new generation (which I'm a part of by the...