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Comment Re:Ambisonics (Score 3, Informative) 197

The primary developer of Ambisonics was Micheal Gerzon, one of the best minds to ever work in digital audio. His academic background was in the field of axiomatic quantum theory.

Aside from Ambisonics he devloped

Noise Shaping Dither
Meridian Lossless Packing (MLP format used in DVD-A)
Soundfield Microphone

Comment Re:Consider the DoD doesn't allow Lenovo in SCIFs (Score 1) 93

Taxes really didn't have as much to do about it as most people think. Read the Declaration, there are 16 other reasons listed before taxes are mentioned. Things like the Quartering Act were more important.

At the root it was really about self - determination.

Comment Not recliner (Score 1) 154

Really you don't want a recliner. What you want is a tilt back chair and an ottoman.

The reason is that it is impossible to properly build a recliner with a good frame and spring structure. The reclining mechanism forces too many compromises to the structure of the chair. The result is the structure just doesn't provide the same support or durability that a proper chair does.

As far as suppliers, it's hard to argue with the quality of Hancock and Moore. Really first rate stuff.

Comment Re:Might cause a re-thinking of the F-35 (Score 1) 275

You worked on the HAWK? That's pretty cool. My father worked on it during the 60's; he was a materials scientist. They were having a problem with the accumulator failing. I remember spending a Saturday afternoon in a field behind Raytheon watching them test accumulators by blowing them up in holes dug in the ground. Amazingly long service life on that system.

During the Cuban missile crises the President of Raytheon was coming to our house in the evening with X-Rays of accumulators which my father would individually approve or reject after viewing them. That work is why the US had HAWKs in service during the missile crisis. Pretty hairy stuff.

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