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MeFi post:
Where Musicians Come to Play
it's crazy that npr is just now doing national syndication on this show. it's pretty fantastic, and it has been for oh, about 25 years now.
I'll try and clear up what this means - as has been pointed out, PRI has been distributing Mountain Stage forever. It's been available to any station, and has been (as is every other nationally syndicated public radio show) distributed over NPR's satellite network - it's the only one there is, so NPR... [more]
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at 8:10 AM on July 20, 2008
GHM, you said nigh-impossible (re getting npr music mp3s). Does that mean there's a way to do it? Can you drop us poor souls a hint as to how???
Well, some of the older shows used to be fairly easy to download, even if there wasn't a link. They used a fairly obvious file naming scheme, and it was pretty easy to guess at what the file name for a particular show would be. If you dig around in the archives, I think you'll see what I mean.... [more]
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at 7:47 AM on July 21, 2008
I'm going to point out here that I'm apparently dumb, and NPR has moved a lot of the concert downloads to the All Songs Considered Concert podcast. Hopefully this will be the case with the Mountain Stage shows as well, either as part of the ASC-C podcast, or instilling new life into the Mountain Stage podcast.
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at 7:15 AM on July 22, 2008
MeFi post:
wobniaR eht revO erehwemoS
You know, I was pretty skeptical because of the strange artifacts on the reversed video, but now that I've listened to DNG's mp3s (through studio speakers, no less), I'm pretty sure what we're all hearing is the natural reverb in the room.
She's pretty far from the mic, and it's a pretty live-sounding room, and I think hearing the room reflections first messes with whatever our brain uses to determine how many people are singing (or speaking, or whatever). If she were... [more]
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at 5:25 PM on July 3, 2008
MeFi post:
Firefox 3: Hot or Not?
I can see how the "awesomebar" is going to cause problems, especially with us nerdier types who tend to remember URLs, and half-type them before tab-completing. However, knowing how a more average computer user (my wife, or my mother, for example) uses the taskbar makes me think that it's generally going to be a good thing™.
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at 12:17 PM on June 17, 2008
MeFi post:
May Day strike protests Iraq war
Will this even be reported in mainstream media?
Hmm... Let's hope that a couple of major newspapers, like maybe the San Fransisco Chronicle or the Seattle Post-Intelligencer pick it up.
posted to MetaFilter by god hates math
at 10:50 AM on May 1, 2008
god hates math, you've linked, of course, to the 2 news storys I linked in the FPP, and it's probably worth noting here that those 2 articles were the only news coverage I could find at time of posting, all across the whole big fat throbbing internet. I think that pretty much makes readery's point, right there.
Yeah, I was actually trying to make the point that Readery appeared to not have actually, you know, read the post, something which annoys the... [more]
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at 7:27 PM on May 1, 2008
MeFi post:
zzzzzz... *bonk*
loquacious wins. The internet is over. I can die happy now.
He looks just like my freakjob lilac point, and now I want to skip out on work so I can go home and pet him.
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at 9:09 AM on April 9, 2008
MeFi post:
No, don't throw ME, throw him
If you click the spacebar while the ball is in flight you can has balloons.
Personally, I think the best use of the balloons is when you're flailing around near the ground, looking for a wrecking ball.
6023/73958
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at 12:06 PM on April 4, 2008
MeFi post:
TMI LOL
Used to be, in the world of audio recording, it was considered poor form to gasp for air into the microphone, and engineers, with pained looks on their faces, would "duck" the really egregious inhalations. Then came Tori Amos, and they started turning them UP. It became a fad, and I fucking hate it, because it's all I can hear when they do that.
Yeah, that's the big clue that some idiot thinks that using a compressor means turning a knob... [more]
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at 10:20 AM on April 1, 2008
MeFi post:
Lost! On an island!
What is wrong with the phase in that song? Is that caused by using a freeware stereo expander or something?
No, one of the channels is just reversed. I was listening to it through the board in my control room, and the channel was set for mono. It was a little freaky. There's one or two things that aren't panned dead center, but almost the entire song gets canceled out.
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at 8:57 AM on March 14, 2008
MeFi post:
"Snoopy would be proud"
"My sister called me today and said she's always turned off the dog show on TV because she's tired of all those poodles winning,"
Amen. Someday the Sighthounds will get their due. SOMEDAY.
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at 5:18 AM on February 13, 2008
PETA vs. the Dog Show (nyt), including a funny KKK bit.
So nobody's ever told PETA that comedy is about nuance, eh?
posted to MetaFilter by god hates math
at 10:23 AM on February 13, 2008
MeFi post:
Coney Island Playground
Is there a relationship between those two bands, other than that they're both from Canada?
Well, they both have a rotating cast of members that usually numbers around a dozen.
I wish I'd gotten to see them in person, but I fear that they are/were one of those bands where there's a noticeable difference between their studio sessions and their live performances.
I'm torn on this one - I... [more]
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at 5:48 PM on February 12, 2008
MeFi post:
Whaling the Planet with Modern Whalers
But he does have a point about the contradictory nature of a business calling viewers to "save the planet" while broadcasting shows about slowly squeezing it to death.
I'm just not sure that he does. Yeah, there's a lot of bad shows on the channels collectively owned by Discovery Networks. There's also some pretty fantastic shows - I'm thinking Meerkat Manor, Orangutan Island, Wild Kingdom. Shows that can actually introduce people to a... [more]
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at 12:49 PM on January 29, 2008
MeFi post:
Charge it!
That's awesome. I mean, I could already watch skate videos all day long. High-framerate slow motion skate videos? Even better.
I'm having this vision of performing minimalist electronic music with ultra-slow-motion skating being projected behind me. Beautiful.
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at 10:07 AM on January 27, 2008
MeFi post:
I Assist a Girl
$75,000? That's absurd. I've got to wonder how much of that is going towards the "other related costs." She could record at Tiny Telephone (the best analog studio in the US) for $550/day.
That said, I definitely support this kind of effort - I can think of two dozen or so bands that I would immediately give money to, were they to try this kind of patronage. As in any investment, though, I'd prefer to have more transparency - I've got to know my money is... [more]
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at 7:52 AM on January 23, 2008
I dunno, she's gotta be able to live while she's working on the album.
She actually outlines in slightly more detail on the FAQ page how she's spending the money -
"$75,000 (to cover recording the album, paying musicians and producers and tech people, and actually making, distributing, marketing and promoting the thing). That's our budget, and our fundraising target."
With all of that... [more]
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at 8:22 AM on January 23, 2008
Jane Siberry did it first and best, if you ask me.
Yeah, absolutely. I don't care for her as an artist, but I think she's got the business model of being a (relatively) small artist down. There was an interesting piece on her a few weeks ago on All Things Considered.
But then again, if you're gonna play producer, might as well take it to the limit...What's the point og joining the music industry if you don't get to... [more]
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at 9:33 AM on January 23, 2008
MeFi post:
The Taxman Cometh
1. Clearly, he knew that he had to pay. Any defense to the contrary will be blown out of the water by him adding the word "no" to the words "under (no) penalty of perjury" on his refund claim.
2. I take it for granted that tax protesters are idiots; however, is there something so hard to understand about the US having a common law system? Statutes are not the entirety of the law, people. Please learn about how your government works before you... [more]
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at 8:21 PM on January 15, 2008
MeFi post:
Don't skimp on the lingonberries
It would only be about 15 minutes before I made a complete ass of myself by peeing in a non-functioning toilet.
And then maybe 2 days before I did it again. Those little apartments they set up are just so damn convincing!
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at 8:17 AM on January 7, 2008
MeFi post:
Do not dig or drill before 12,000 AD
Man, this will never work, for so many reasons.
However, I do find the process behind it fascinating. If I didn't think that this project will get lost among miles of red tape, I'd be excited to see what they would come up with.
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at 8:44 PM on January 3, 2008
MeFi post:
Wii Want To Hack
I'm super-excited about this - all I've wanted to do since I got my Wii was use it to watch DVDs and play abandonware. Media Center uses would be even better.
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at 1:07 PM on December 31, 2007
MeFi post:
I'll Remember Mingus
It's going to take me a while to dig through these, but I'm sure it'll be worth it. Mingus was hands-down my favorite bassist. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting is one of my favorite jazz cuts of all time.
Now I've got to go dig up the one disc of his I have - I'll be seriously disappointed if I can't find it.
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at 9:51 AM on December 18, 2007
MeFi post:
"I'm not a look-alike."
Once, while on campus, I saw myself - just 3 years younger, and without the facial hair and freshman 40. It was *really* weird - not only did he look like me, he moved like me as well. Looking at him walk was like being in It's a Wonderful Life. Sadly, I was too freaked out to talk to him.
Also, it was recently pointed out to me that my dad is a dead ringer for Mike Huckabee. I know this is wrong, but I'm a little disappointed in him for that.
posted to MetaFilter by god hates math
at 2:59 PM on December 17, 2007
Heh, my dad's a dead ringer for Noam Chomsky.
Our dads would TOTALLY HATE EACH OTHER!
My father used to get stopped in public places because people thought he was this guy. Yea, this was during the 80's heyday of the 49'ers.
Which reminded me - my brother's Father-in-Law looks just like Andy Reid. It doesn't help that he lives in Philly - he's also been stopped, and apparently really... [more]
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at 5:00 PM on December 17, 2007
MeFi post:
To Infinity and Beyond
My personal favorite of their little in-jokes is that the changeover cues ("cigarette burns," if you love Brad Pitt) in the Incredibles were all tiny little Incredibles logos.
Almost-decent scans here and here.
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at 7:18 AM on December 12, 2007
MeFi post:
You know you hate them, or love them
That game is soooooo unrealistic.
I mean, Big Ben is wearing his helmet!
Seriously, I couldn't believe that I was rooting for the Ravens last weekend. The Pats have had two bad weeks in a row - here's hoping the Stillers can put them in their place.
posted to MetaFilter by god hates math
at 11:30 AM on December 6, 2007
Seriously though, is there anything in this post that merits posting, or is this an excuse to talk about the New England Patriots?
Clearly you haven't played the flash game yet. I'd get on that, if were you.
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at 12:36 PM on December 6, 2007
MeFi post:
Preparing a turkey the MANLY way
And someone explain to me why I'd want a fucking turkey that tasted like Heineken.
Clearly you wouldn't. But I would do just about anything for a turkey that tasted like Tupper's Hop Pocket.
But yeah, the beer doesn't add to the taste, really. I made some beer-can chicken with Iron City, and it tasted fantastic. Though not as good as your smoked-turkey is going to be, I'm sure.... [more]
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at 8:23 AM on November 16, 2007
Turduckenailary!
Turduckenailudgie!
Too far? Those small birds are just too cute to eat.
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at 9:14 AM on November 16, 2007
MeFi post:
Putting puppies in prison
Damn, CL - you took one of my only ideas for a front page post. So, here's two videos of greyhound-based inmate programs. Both the inmates and the dogs are painfully cute.
And flight, obviously. Who needs to be invisible when you can FLY!?
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at 7:51 AM on November 8, 2007
MeFi post:
Don't confuse the 9/11 with the 7-11
My wife, who is tuned in to immigration issues in the DC area, played a few of these for me this past week - they're frustratingly infuriating to watch.
I wish that it was feasible for the latino community (legal or not, because it's just as much about being brown as it is not having status) in Prince William to give the crazies what they want. "You want us gone? Fine." Your service industry disappears. Prince William would be a lily-white county where... [more]
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at 7:58 AM on November 4, 2007
You could make the exact same argument for the preservation of slavery. Illegal immigration keeps prices depressed because it provides a dark sector in which employers can safely circumvent every labor law.
No, no. You've completely missed my point. I was not saying, "Oh, those poor Virginians won't be able to afford anything, boo-hoo!"
I was saying, "Those Virginians want to drive out Latinos? Fine. Fuck... [more]
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at 4:51 PM on November 4, 2007
MeFi post:
reasons to be angry
It seems to me that it's far more embarrassing for a college kid to try to claim to be religious these days than to claim atheism.
I would love to go to whatever college you're fantasising about here.
As someone who went to a 30,000+ large state school, this is absolutely the case. I spent the first two years of college as part of a well-known university religious community, while trying to come to terms with my burgeoning... [more]
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at 12:25 PM on October 30, 2007
MeFi post:
Winemaking
Oh sweet god. Beet wine. My wife will kill me if I try to make it, but it might just be worth it.
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at 8:02 PM on October 28, 2007
MeFi post:
Your $7,250 speakers cables are crap! Mine cost $43,000.
Did anybody expect Michael Fremer to take this test in the first place? As soon as I saw the first announcement on Randi's web page, I knew he was going to back out. He saw that Randi is a stubborn motherfucker, ready to put his money where his mouth is, and begged his buddies over at Pear cables to get his ass out of the fire.
And somehow, he'll come out of this with cred in the audiophile world, because he stood up to that big meanie, James Randi.
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at 11:01 AM on October 21, 2007
MeFi post:
Quiet Intro | Instrumental Kicker | Quiet Verse | Heavy Chorus
Gah. A lot of that looks like the result of poor mastering, i.e., the Loudness Wars (Wiki).
Actually, no. Amazingly, The Loudness Wars (TM) aren't the answer to everything audio-related
While I'm sure that the "Instrumental Kicker" and the "Heavy Chorus" are clipped, if there songs were really victims of The Loudness Wars (TM), you wouldn't be able to tell the difference (visually, that is) between the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by god hates math
at 10:30 AM on October 19, 2007
You know, I don't like Lincoln Park, but I'd really like to see someone mathematically prove that they're bad.
Okay, now you're just taunting him.
I use an iMic for my vinyl conversions, and generally speaking I'm happy with the results...I just wondered why some of the (old) LPs I record seem to form different wavs than others.
Are you going through a turntable preamp before you go... [more]
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at 12:55 PM on October 19, 2007
MeFi post:
The Great Lost Heartland Rockers.
(beard and vest combo? check!)
I'm going to guess, oncogenesis, that you've never spent any significant time in Pittsburgh? The late 70's/Early 80's are still going strong, especially among the 35 and up crowd. Frankly, I'm surprised that he's sporting a complete beard, as the mustache/mullet combo is pretty much the standard. Joe Grushecky, Donnie Iris, and WDVE pretty much defined the Pittsburgh popular music scene.... [more]
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at 5:28 PM on October 15, 2007
Don't forget the Clarks!
Oh damn, I had forgotten about the Clarks. How many times did I see them playing at Point State Park during the Three Rivers Arts Fest? Too many. And Brownie Mary! Oh, the memories...
Most yinsers have adopted the horrible spiky jell look of our fearless mayor Luke.
Oh my. I'm sure my view was tainted - The last few years I lived in da 'Burgh (2002 or so),... [more]
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at 9:24 AM on October 16, 2007
