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  1. Comment on Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows in ~tech

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    Windows Media Player was an abomination. I was always in awe when I saw someone using it seriously.

    Windows Media Player was an abomination. I was always in awe when I saw someone using it seriously.

    9 votes

  2. Comment on Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows in ~tech

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    I was born in the winamp era, but I can't understand the following behind it other than nostalgia. Probably because I switched to Linux after Windows XP and before Windows Vista and the other...

    I was born in the winamp era, but I can't understand the following behind it other than nostalgia.

    Probably because I switched to Linux after Windows XP and before Windows Vista and the other players for windows were bad. I never missed Winamp in Linux.

    Cmus in the terminal was already awesome and for GUI there was Quod Libet and many others.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    Thanks to the people who suggested I take some time from lifting to recover in the thread I created about low testosterone I am now barely lifting. I stopped for two weeks and now I am struggling...

    Thanks to the people who suggested I take some time from lifting to recover in the thread I created about low testosterone I am now barely lifting.

    I stopped for two weeks and now I am struggling to come back. I am doing the bare minimun. Something like only two or three exercises per session.

    Just kidding, it's not your fault guys. After I discovered I have to do surgery for grade 3 varicocele I lost all my desire to lift due to my low test. I'm trying to at least keep my main lifts from going down too much, but i'm too discouraged.

    At least doc said my blood test and overall health are superb.

    After surgery I'll have stop lifting for at least 30 days anyway. I have not scheduled yet, but it will probably be in July.

  4. Comment on Is Emacs or VIM worth learning in today's day and age? in ~comp

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    For me, helix and kakoune are better than vim. It is worth if you use the terminal and edit text files a lot. If not, then don't.

    For me, helix and kakoune are better than vim.

    It is worth if you use the terminal and edit text files a lot. If not, then don't.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false in ~science

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    I'm Marxist-Leninist.

    I'm Marxist-Leninist.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false in ~science

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    Being a communist, I deal with conspiracy theory on a daily basis. I just gave up. Last one was that in China people who have lots of babies throw all into one room with only one feeding bottle....

    Being a communist, I deal with conspiracy theory on a daily basis. I just gave up.

    Last one was that in China people who have lots of babies throw all into one room with only one feeding bottle. The one who survives will be the only child of that family, the others are buried. They don't even check if they are all dead, just burry them still alive.

    Sure China has billions of people because Chinese women have 6 babies at the same time when they are pregnant.

    The other one is that Taiwan is the only big city with technology. The rest of China is pure rice fields and poor people.

    We don't know about all this because the Government doesn't want us to know.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Musi’s free music streaming app is a hit with thrifty teens. The app claims to tap content on YouTube, but some in the music industry question the legitimacy of that model. in ~music

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    One day YT will cease to exist and the world will keep spinning. If it goes away, something will replace it.

    I think YouTube is a valuable if flawed resource, and I'd hate to see it go away because I know it cannot exist under our current economic model any other way

    One day YT will cease to exist and the world will keep spinning.

    If it goes away, something will replace it.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on What are some of your favorite history books and why? in ~books

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    I suggest Stalin: The History and Critique of a Black Legend by Domenico Losurdo.

    I suggest Stalin: The History and Critique of a Black Legend by Domenico Losurdo.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Heat death of the internet in ~tech

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    Pseudoscience must be pointed out every single time it comes up.

    Pseudoscience must be pointed out every single time it comes up.

    7 votes

  10. Comment on AI, automation, and inequality — how do we reach utopia? in ~talk

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    Marx, Engels and Lenin already answered that.

    Marx, Engels and Lenin already answered that.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Confused about headphone impedance in ~tech

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    Thanks! That cleared things up. The 8:1 is more of a safe number to go by. The output is 47 in my case, so I think a headphone with 250 or more should be fine.

    Thanks! That cleared things up. The 8:1 is more of a safe number to go by.

    The output is 47 in my case, so I think a headphone with 250 or more should be fine.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Confused about headphone impedance in ~tech

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    But why they say you need a headphone with at least 8 times the impedance of the source's output?

    But why they say you need a headphone with at least 8 times the impedance of the source's output?

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Confused about headphone impedance in ~tech

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    According to those links, the headphone being 8~10 higher shouldn't be the ideal? So for the 47 headphone output of my multifx I would need at least a 400 ohms headphone? This seems a lot. Is...

    The source (amp output) impedance should ideally be lower than the headphone impedance (the rule of thumb I see thrown around is generally a 1:8 or 1:10 ratio). If they are too close or the headphone is higher than the amp, it can lead to some coloration of the sound.

    According to those links, the headphone being 8~10 higher shouldn't be the ideal?

    So for the 47 headphone output of my multifx I would need at least a 400 ohms headphone? This seems a lot. Is there any budget options for this?

  14. Comment on Confused about headphone impedance in ~tech

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    Gotcha. But does this happen with headphone outputs? Are there headphone outputs with this much power? Anyway, the AKG K240 should be a safe choice in my case? According to that link it can go...

    However - there is an exception. Sort of. If equipment is impedance matched but power-mismatched (ie, headphones can accept 5w but output from an amp is 200w), all that 200w is going to flow to headphones only able to handle 5w and blow them up.

    Gotcha. But does this happen with headphone outputs? Are there headphone outputs with this much power?

    Anyway, the AKG K240 should be a safe choice in my case? According to that link it can go from 55 to 200 and the average is 87.

    2 votes

  15. Confused about headphone impedance

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    I have a guitar multi effects that has a headphone out with 47Ω I want a budget somewhat neutral headphone to use with it and I am getting confused with the answers I found so far. The AKG K240...

    I have a guitar multi effects that has a headphone out with 47Ω

    I want a budget somewhat neutral headphone to use with it and I am getting confused with the answers I found so far.

    The AKG K240 mk2 (55Ω) seems to be a popular choice with people who own another multi effects (HX Stomp) with a different impedance (I think it's 12Ω).

    This headphone is within my budget, but it seems too close to the 47 output of my multifx.

    Will I have a problem with this?

    I read somewhere that the headphone impedance should be much bigger than the output impedance, but another text I read somewhere explained that they should match closely.

    I'm really confused about this.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Need help with my home guitar rig in ~hobbies

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    Oh my! I was thinking about a lot of things and forgot the simplest solution. Don't know why this didn't even crossed my mind.

    Oh my! I was thinking about a lot of things and forgot the simplest solution. Don't know why this didn't even crossed my mind.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Anyone here suffering from low testosterone? in ~health

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    Just updated the thread text with new info from the doctor.

    Just updated the thread text with new info from the doctor.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Fellow hardline materialists, how do you "enchant" the world? in ~talk

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    Always had, but it is worse now that I'm older and seeing more people getting sick or dying around me. It's not the thinking about universe that gets to me, it's death and the passage of time.

    Always had, but it is worse now that I'm older and seeing more people getting sick or dying around me.

    It's not the thinking about universe that gets to me, it's death and the passage of time.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Help me ditch Chrome's password manager! in ~tech

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    KeepassDX has a special keyboard you can enable on Android. When you need to login to a website or app, switch to keepass keyboard and you can unlock and select the entry without the need to copy...

    KeepassDX has a special keyboard you can enable on Android. When you need to login to a website or app, switch to keepass keyboard and you can unlock and select the entry without the need to copy paste anything.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on All the good email clients go to hell in ~tech

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    Claws mail is the best GUI client hands down. Not pretty, but does the job and it's fast.

    Claws mail is the best GUI client hands down. Not pretty, but does the job and it's fast.

    6 votes