LucifarGundam @lucifargundam@qoto.org

@jjdreese
I don't suppose you could use this opportunity to engineer a specialty tool for the job? Like how there's suction cups for small circuit components?
https://www.ifixit.com/products/suction-cup-pen

Or maybe modify it for additional features in later use? Modify it to be a a 3D cutaway diagram?

I don't own a telescope myself, but would like to be able to record or stream what it was I pointed mine to... _shrug_ just ideas...

@chespace
Looks Good.

@Doug_Bostrom
CredibleHulk appears to the the pseudonym they go under. If you're looking for the actual identity, there's a couple of routes you can pursue to achieve it.

@jjdreese
Use it as an opportunity for improvement. That's the best way to recover from the situation.

@cuddlefish
I didn't ask for this...

@izaya
Gonna need a new drive to fit the update?

@mrcippy @obi
My steam account is on my prof.

@Stellar @Tifo
You're now ManBearPig

@kingu_platypus_gidora@octodon.social
Milady, ye summoned me-ow?

@chrisminnick@mastodon.social @taz
>>Code camps and certification programs have churned out hoards of people who know just enough to royally fuck things up who got hired into critical positions as 'experts.'
<<Corps only look for paper instead of proof in my experience.

>>Is it any wonder we have the all too regular #securty and #privacy #breaches we do?
<< From what I've seen with my current employer, it usually either corporate espionage or revenge. Either way, the individuals carry out the acts carelessly and get sued without it being public.

>>@taz holy shit, exactly. Even saying that they know enough to fuck things up is generous, in my experience! But they get to that point soon enough! Universities don’t do any better, though.
<< Uni's only teach the bare minimum - not actually prepare for real work, unfortunately.

>>Contributing to an open source project for two years should be a required internship for anyone who wants to be a professional programmer.
<< Agreed. Additionally, personal finance should be a requirement for graduating High School.

@Tedspence @kingu_platypus_gidora@octodon.social
#flac #mp3 #audiophile

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/mp3-wav-flac-or-ape-which-one-has-the-better-sound-quality.1011620/
APE and FLAC are lossless formats so unless there is a flaw in your software they result in exactly the same data being sent to the DAC as from a WAV file and therefore identical output waveforms. APE is proprietory whereas FLAC is an open format and is more widely supported. At a sufficiently high bit rate the difference between the output waveform from mp3 data and the source becomes audibly insignificant. How high this bit rate is depends on the nature of the source and the characteristics of the DAC and amplification equipment, but it is often considered that the maximum bit rate of 320 Kbps is sufficient for any sonically relevant criteria (data from a normal stereo audio CD or WAV file is 1,411 Kbps).

https://vox.rocks/resources/flac_vs_mp3
If you ever decide to convert your MP3 to any other format, more data will be lost. It happens because it is a lossy format, it is not “complete” from the very beginning. Consequently, more data will be lost with every following conversion. However, this is not the case with FLAC files. When converted to WMA lossless or even to lossy MP3, no quality is lost and it can be done numerous times if needed. After all those conversions and copying, the file will stay the same, the quality will be just like in the beginning.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/what-is-flac-the-high-def-mp3-explained/
Like MP3 before it, FLAC has been embraced by the music industry as a cost-effective way to distribute CD-or-better-quality music, and it doesn't have the auditory problems of MP3s. FLAC is lossless and more like a ZIP file -- it comes out sounding the same when it is unzipped. Previously the only way to get "lossless" files was via the uncompressed CD formats CDA or WAV, but neither is as space-efficient as FLAC.
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While FLAC files are up to six times larger than an MP3, they are half the size of a CD, and can have the same boost in audio quality. Furthermore, FLAC is not just restricted to 16-bit (CD quality), and you can buy files up to 24-bit/192kHz for another potential boost in performance. While the effects of better-than-CD quality are highly debated, companies like Neil Young's Pono staked their reputations on its benefits.

But regardless of whether you are using 16- or 24-bit quality files, FLAC is here to stay. Experts such as Malcolm Hawksford, professor of psychoacoustics at Essex University, say that despite competition from proprietary formats like MQA and DSD the humble FLAC is still competitive.

@trinsec
please stop giving people ideas...

@APStrange
-was always eager to have a bite at counting things
-made math not suck
-flew through numbers with ease
-transformed creepy things into funny moments
-often stole attention when he entered a room

he may not have been blood-thirsty, but he did resemble a vampire fairly enough as a muppet.

@trinsec
haven't tried them yet. will report back after coffee

@allinone0@fosstodon.org
All you have is 4 walls and 2 ceilings?

...wait.... 1 ceiling...

Im not normally a victim of compulsive buying, but I really liked the aesthetic for 50% off...

@Lyudmila
Buenos noches

@jimpjorps
Their customer service is awful though, they're real _jerks_

@derickflorian
Congrats