Oh wow, I started using neo recently as a Nova replacement and didn’t know it has this. Great news!

I think they might get sued because as a publicly traded company they’re beholden to shareholders (I agree with you)

Idk man. Show someone some cymbals on a 128kbps track and it sounds like someone crumpling a plastic bag via a tin can connected to a string. In contrast flac is going to sound much more natural.

I’d agree with you regarding 320 and flac - most people are gonna have a hard time differentiating.

This is possible, but via a slightly different mechanism. Using piezoelectric sensors that effectively vibrate to harvest energy.

https://www.medicaldesignbriefs.com/component/content/article/51048-improved-ultrasound-wireless-charging-for-implantable-biomedical-devices

My brother worked for a large Korean tech company that was evaluating similar technology for consumer grade application (think whole room wireless charging…) Another aspect they were looking into was using low frequency sound waves to emulate the sensation of a physical button so that washer/dryers could have virtual knobs that feel analog.

Likely not something scalable at this point, but in theory it is possible.

I honestly enjoy a tall crisp glass of water with my relatively high end audio setup. I just pulled the trigger on some major upgrades (bigger subs, better amp, better dac). Typically listening to a broad variety (classical to norteño to thrash metal to anything sonically interesting).

Recently it’s been tracks that I know really well to evaluate the setup. Not a huge Billie eillish fan but she can push bass in Xanny or Bad guy. Same with Lorde on royals. Deacon blues and Peg. Some Bubbles because all audiophiles really want to listen to is ping pong balls being dropped in the room around you. I want to pinpoint that balls location within 3 inches.

From there I typically relax enough to listen to something I actually want to bump like Angelina Aguilar or Overmono. Maybe some deafhaven.

I do like a good ipa but have been sensitive to hangovers. If anything there’s a preference for a good ol left hand ciggie but that was more common when I lived in Seattle.

Amateur hour out here?

Jk, this is the way. Pretty much my exact Tuesday night.

Hahahaha my org is trying to force service now down out throats, ugh make it stop, I’m dying

I would kill for a small electric truck… Telo is calling my name, but they don’t have a functioning product yet.

Lol yeah the comment was previously “I like the fact that I get a on mobile” or something that didn’t make sense. All good.

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Is this considered “hardcore”? After the mobile apps bit the dust I left and never looked back. I don’t like meta stuff because of privacy concerns. Fediverse only for me

Id be cautious about using sharpies on eggs. The shell is pourous. It looks like you’re using a regular pen. You’re probably fine but we avoid out of an abundance of caution

Dang, C U next Tuesday, I guess.

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That… Doesn’t seem good if I’m being totally honest

Yeah, I wasn’t sure initially if I’d like it enough to pull the trigger on lifetime. I should have. Been paying for the annual subscription for the past ~2 years, but the price of lifetime has steadily been increasing. Will probably pull the trigger later this year as a little celebration gift to myself for wrapping up other financial obligations.

I run Qobuz through a roon server on my Linux pc and it works great. I also have qobuz set up through strawberry, but it’s nice to be able to switch the output on the fly between different audio setups in my house (between my office setup and my bluesound streamer in the living room). The interface for roon is nice, but I get that it’s kinda expensive and there are cheaper ways to achieve the same thing. I like to stream while I’m biking on my indoor trainer and sometimes it’s nice to spin up a few songs and let roon take the wheel to keep the vibe going. I can also stream qobuz through roon to my Google home devices, but it doesn’t stream bit perfect.

All that to say, I like qobuz and roon is pretty solid as well, albeit an extravagance and totally not necessary. The writeups qobuz has are also solid.

I do think the qobuz app interface leaves something to be desired.

I’m currently on paternity leave. Took 8 weeks broken into two chunks. 5 weeks when baby was born and 3 when my wife’s 12 weeks ended. I couldn’t imagine taking a few days and diving back into work. Both my wife and I work demanding jobs - I’m not sure I’d feel the same bond with my son if I didn’t have this time… I also wouldn’t have the same appreciation for how challenging it can be to be solo with the kiddo. It’s pretty much a full time job to feed, change, and tend to the little guy. He’s fighting to be a never napper and wakes up after 20-30 mins in his bassinet. Only gets longer naps if on my lap, which pretty much locks me down in whatever chair were in when he falls asleep (I know I can’t do contact naps forever and need to get him used to falling asleep on his own).

All that to say… I think all dad’s should get paternity leave. 5 weeks is fine. 8 is good. 12 is perfect.

Please fucking God no. It’s like they actually want Republicans to win.

Because it “slows down innovation”