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    wtfplay

    Recursively speaking: zsh-% wtf wtf WTF: {what,when,where,who,why} the fu c k zsh-%
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    Gilead Faces Fights Over Hepatitis C and H.I.V. Drugs

    It makes for a compelling case for nationalizing the pharmaceutical industry. Right now, we have a system where the public subsidizes basic research (via the NIH), but the profits are all privatized. At the very least, there should be a program to use part of these obscene profits to...
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    Any cyclists here?

    I wanted the discs before they were trendy. Three years ago I broke my ankle and the recovery has been long and slow, and I developed an acute allergy to pain and an accompanying fear of falling, so here in the Santa Crud mountains, I rely pretty heavily on them. At the time, I had to get Di2...
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    Any cyclists here?

    Info.
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    Are there any good 4K TVs (or large monitors) that do *Passive* 3D graphics?

    Are any of those passive 3D (or even 3D)?
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    Looking for an Attorney to Sue School District and DCF

    This happened to a colleague of mine with a similar kid. The school has to report this kind of thing, and it has to be investigated. Unless I misunderstood it, the investigation cleared everyone. I do recognize the problem with the school trying to dump the kid, and that is unfortunately very...
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    Are there any good 4K TVs (or large monitors) that do *Passive* 3D graphics?

    Those would be a nice step up from my 21" Zalman monitor. Thanks!
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    Are there any good 4K TVs (or large monitors) that do *Passive* 3D graphics?

    The one thing I really dislike about passive 3D is that it effectively halves the resolution, but 4K should allow 1080p in passive 3D. Does this exist? Any recommendations? I need this for some molecular graphics display programs, but wouldn't mind being able to use it for other more...
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    A Step Towards Making My Home More Energy Efficient-The Nest

    I have a programmed thermostat that turns the heat down to 59 F during the night and during daytime when I am not there. (We live in hills in Central Coastal CA, so this isn't extreme), so it only comes on for an hour in the morning and a few hours in the evening. The dog sleeps and spends a...
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    Looking for an Attorney to Sue School District and DCF

    The lawyers probably won't take your case simply because it doesn't have merit (in a legal sense of the term). For the sake of your wife and your child, put this behind you and move on. They need your time and energy more. Sorry this is not what you want to hear, but it is meant to be the best...
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    About to fall into sin.

    The level of carbon monoxide emitted is directly proportional to the degree of audio compression employed.
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    Do we really want What'sBestForum to ever become AVShowroomsForum?...

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    Apple Laid an ABSOLUTE EGG with El Capitan. POS.

    I've been running 10.11 since the first beta release on my 2012 mac mini, iTunes, Audirvana, Dirac Live. No problems. I installed on a fresh partition, FWIW. I've upgraded about 12 different macs ranging from a 2008 iMac and two 2009 minis to some of the latest, and haven't had any significant...
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    The Fastest and Best PC I've Owned

    Parallels and VMware Fusion (the one I am using currently) are very similar in functionality and price. https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion This explains the basic idea for both. You can install Win 10 for free. I did with one of the pre-releases (in order to update the firmware on my...
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    The Fastest and Best PC I've Owned

    I've been running Windows XP in an old version of Parallels at work for the purpose of running some software than provides the interface for laboratory equipment. It is completely stable. The only thing I haven't ben able to see it do is support some games (and the above-mentioned model...
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    The Fastest and Best PC I've Owned

    As a long-time Apple fanboi, this is the single most annoying thing they have done to their iMacs (and other screens). It actually damages my vision I think. It certainly gives me serious eye-strain. I bought some Samsung matte-screen monitors for the lab, along with mac minis, because of...
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    Do we really need to understand this?

    Raising the distinct possibility that the explanation isn't the only thing they just made up.
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    What are the 10 must-have classical recordings?

    This is good, and won't break the bank http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00076YOPY/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk http://www.amazon.com/Berlioz-Symphonie-Fantastique-Hector/dp/B00000E2OD/ http://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Piano-Quartets-Wolfgang-Amadeus/dp/B0000040VP
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    Do we really need to understand this?

    I wrote this for my "blog" page on ComputerAudiophile.com a while ago, but if you permit me to cut and paste, ... By applying a two million volt signal to a cable at a specific pulse modulation, and ultra high frequency for an exact duration of time, we transform the entire cable at a...
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    Transparency vs "Symphonic coloration" in modern DAC gear.

    What would be the disadvantage (apart from less profit opportunity) simply to create a piece of software that could empirically obtain a coloration curve from the colored DAC and then use that to create an AU or VST plugin? It would be far simpler for the end user to do that. Also, regardless...
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    Audio Video System Control

    However, if you are married with 3 kids and communicate primarily through invective and bitter sarcasm, tinker away! My own compromise -- a Harmony Smart hub with dumb remote for them, a Redeye (RIP) and mac mini to do the fun stuff for me.
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    IP-enabled home water meter?

    Thanks. I hadn't thought of that.
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    IP-enabled home water meter?

    Thanks for that link. I did find that, but was a bit confused. I should take a second look.
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    IP-enabled home water meter?

    This one looks promising, and I didn't find it with my own search. Many thanks for the link. I'm surprised these things aren't more popular.
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    Audio Video System Control

    I've sort of reached the conclusion that to be really really useful, a control platform should be IP/webserver-based and open, so that one can custom-code whatever they need and eliminate the rest. One of the largest drawbacks to usability is the manufacturer's temptation to include everything...
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    IP-enabled home water meter?

    We have a well pump, so we don't have a utility-supplied water meter. I would like to install an IP-enabled home meter. Can anyone recommend one?
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    A cool gadget for your yard: web controlled sprinkler

    I just use the web-based interface on my iPad. I didn't even know they had their own App. I have two of these now and they have been flawless. Maybe IE isn't the best browser (seems to work on Apple's Safari -- I haven't tested others)? There is a hardware rain gauge input, fwiw. Since it...
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    Anyone use the Audio Tools iphone app?

    Their website probably provides better answers, but it is basically a measurement tool, not one for generating filters or anything like that. RTA is like an FFT binned as a histogram, so it is much more blunt. I don't know why anyone would use the RTA, except for the fact that it comes with...
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    A cool gadget for your yard: web controlled sprinkler

    I forgot to mention that I bought one of these last spring when I discovered one of our conventional timers (the remarkably-named Irritrol) had failed. Of the three, it was naturally the most inaccessible one. For not much more than the price to replace that, I bought one of the Irrigation...
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    Anyone use the Audio Tools iphone app?

    I've been using this with the FFT plugin for awhile. I just updated my iPad mini to iOS7.0.4 and it now recognizes my UMM-6 Dayton calibrated USB mic. Getting the calibration file in there is a bit kafkaesque, but it works well for measurements.

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