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That's a disappointing thread to read. "Vlad" didn't even bother looking at what NoScript actually does, and why it's better than just having a giant on/off switch for the entire page.

I feel the same way. I was done by the time Tom Merritt left. But I will forever have gratitude towards Leo for all the things he taught me on ZDTV/TechTV growing up. I probably owe my entire career to him and Patrick Norton.

It definitely persists, it's just that now our Apple Watch does it without needing to build the dashboard ourselves :)

I'd say the reasoning is adjacent but not the same. There will always inherently be some harmonic distortion when playing a record, and that sounds pleasing to the ears in a lot of cases.

But the main reason records usually sound better is simply dynamic range.

I'm a huge fan of 80s club music (Paradise Garage type stuff). I've spent a lot of time and money over the years ripping those original records, because unfortunately the digital releases of a lot of those songs were brickwall limited, which ruins the dynamics and punchiness of the drums and other elements of the music. I'm sure the same applies to other genres.

I'd like to know this, too -- how can a website even know if my browser is in private mode?

I know it's "shilled" here all the time, but I've had zero issues with Fastmail.

8-bit Guy has a great video on the history of the demo scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdh5I7F1oMs

The macOS version is different codebase -- most (or maybe all) user components are only compatible with the OG Windows version.

Thankfully foo runs flawlessly under WINE, plugins and all.

I could not disagree more. The proletariat has no voice in a country where actual bribery has been legally upheld by the highest court.

This would be a game changer as a DJ.

Genuinely can't tell whether this is irony or frightening sincerity.

Completely agree, and I can always tell when someone reposts a Snap video to IG.

You've literally improved my life with this comment. Thank you.

MixEmergency is what I use. I'm not sure whether or not it's QuickTime under the hood.

Bandcamp. A lot of artists just sell their stuff directly on their Bandcamp page now, and you get the choice of format when you download (MP3/WAV/FLAC/etc).

For those like me who were curious, from the Wikipedia article[1]:

According to the OED, "It has been suggested that it originated as a term for a master's most able apprentice, or alternatively that it was transferred from earlier use for a member of a ship's crew, but confirmatory evidence for either of these theories appears to be lacking." The earliest known appearance of the phrase in print is 1931 from the Albuquerque Journal: "Among the electricians ... the department head is the gaffer, his first assistant is the best boy."

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_boy

I switched to Deezer recently and my favorite thing is that it actually has a usable, full-featured web version that's not full of bloat -- and, more importantly, allows lossless music playback in browser. The web UI works so well that I never even bothered to install the desktop app, unlike other services I've used in the past. They definitely deserve a shout-out.

If a website treats me this way, I close the tab without finishing the article.

This is why I love HN -- I'm running basically the same setup as you two. There are dozens of us, dozens!

That's actually my exact argument against capitalism.

Just make sure to disable search suggestions, or Google gets a peek at your "corner clipboard" all the time.

On the other hand, they know exactly what the uploader claims the files are. If they don't take the files down and these turn out to be real, they could be held responsible.

Broadway can be a whole different beast. These folks run high polyphony instances of software like Omnisphere and that can still be very much CPU bound even on modern x86-64 chips.

Going on 10 years with mine. There's a reason 7506s are loved by engineers around the world. Every part is user-serviceable.