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Comment Re:It boggles my mind (Score 1) 179

By all means, allow me to elaborate and offer a clue or two.
Of course, almost anyone other than a pedant such as yourself would have realized I was referring to man made chemical agents specifically engineered to interfere with the natural cycles of organic lifeforms. Specifically broad-leaf plant-based organisms, in this case, but given the choice between drinking a glass of water with said chemical compound and one without, I'll choose the latter, thankyourverymuch.

Comment Re:Not 100%... but hipsters (Score 1) 278

We're talking new vinyl sales, so let's put aside the obvious benefits of owning a turntable if you already have a significant vinyl collection.

I personally believe uncompressed digital formats, starting with Redbook CD, have a greater POTENTIAL in terms of functionality as well as fidelity than vinyl. Unfortunately, this potential has been unfulfilled as the vast majority of digital releases fail to live up to this potential by a fair margin due to poor mastering. The loudness wars has dumbed down the format to such an extent that one of its primary advantages over vinyl - dynamic range - has all but been nullified. The mastering engineers have decided that you and your playback devices are too stupid to set the volume to your liking so they've made the decision for you - typically 11 out of 10.

Ironically, most vinyl releases sound better than their digital counterparts simply because their volume hasn't been jacked to ridiculous levels at the mastering stage.

Comment Re:Get over it (Score 1) 641

Indeed, one day archeologists will dig up a pile of line printer output from some long lost CS lab as the only remains of The Second Age of Light. The secrets contained will fuel the legendary Search For The Rosetta.h file where all those confounded macros are defined.

Comment Plant Trees (Score 1) 389

A Shit Ton of them, and see them through to establishment.
We've decimated one of the largest moderators of climate on this planet in the past couple of centuries and until we start reversing this trend in a serious way, I wouldn't expect much progress on the climate front.

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