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randomfinn

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    Comment #45445325

    I wonder if snapraid would work for this. Especially if your data is mostly written once and then just read, it could be an easy way to add redundancy while keeping isolated indivi…

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    Comment #42738709

    If your source is Dolby Digital, you may not need anything new - just adjusting your settings. Dynamic range compression is a standard feature, and the bitstream should already inc…

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    Comment #39233234

    The only two things I can think of are Atmos (as mentioned in the article), and metadata for dynamic range compression (which you can do on the computer too but may be more conveni…

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    Comment #36362550

    > A portable battery should be considered to be removable by the end-user when it can be removed with the use of commercially available tools and without requiring the use of speci…

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    Comment #36314339

    https://archive.ph/DLGT8 I use this handy bookmarklet: https://gist.github.com/573/e5cf230a03c5d53f848b58c3ced0bc95 edit: Forgot to mention that it also works nicely on mobile. I'v…

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    Comment #36155003

    > braking much harder than I would have been able to Any idea why you weren't able to apply full brakes? I remember reading that most people don't in an emergency and that's why th…

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    Comment #35722864

    My Chevy came with instructions on proper track prep and tracking it (if prepped as instructed) won't void the warranty. Didn't include free track days though. Autocrossing is more…

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    Comment #33374301

    Is this cut and paste from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/russian-general-t... ?

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    Comment #32440533

    Would you also say that the Russian army is defending the country by invading Ukraine?

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    Comment #32064798

    Jellyfin has DV to SDR in the latest release ( https://jellyfin.org/posts/jellyfin-10-8-0/ ). I think it's in their own ffmpeg branch and not yet upstream.

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    Comment #31363754

    > BluRay to Streaming That's a great comparison. Streaming and wireless headphones are both really convenient but initially a step back in quality. Streaming is frustrating on a go…

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    Comment #31348293

    > a theoretical crypto crash won’t throw the market into turmoil I don't think it will affect markets much. There are only a few companies involved. Most of the money is from the r…

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    Comment #31321843

    Knowing the basics of programming can be a great tool in a lot of professions. I watch my wife perform a lot of tasks with spreadsheets to accomplish things her coworkers can't do …

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    Comment #31255282

    At some point there are no more new investors to pay the earlier ones.

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    Comment #31009779

    > If there wasn't an impact on businesses and consumers then they wouldn't be scary. It's probably scary for Amazon, but I don't see why it would be scary for consumers. I use Amaz…

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    Comment #30914510

    > If you have a senator or representative Most of us don't, but I've been looking at the lobbying numbers and they don't seem that expensive. I think with crowd funding and smart t…

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    Comment #30873870

    I have an AP in pretty much every room on 5 GHz with low transmit power. I like it a lot - good speeds, not a lot of interference from the other APs, and clients mostly roam nicely…

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    Comment #30873774

    > You can get a 1.5gigabit/sec connection between your laptop and the router, with very very low latency and super reliability. Would you mind sharing what equipment you use? While…

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    Comment #27280421

    There are also cases where the differences in amplifiers are obvious - for example some headphone/amplifier combinations have issues with low frequency response (related to impedan…

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    Comment #27280307

    A few pieces were easy to identify even with a phone and regular headphones. I tried a Pixel 4a directly to Philips SHP9500 and got 4/6.

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    Comment #24254938

    https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finnish_researchers_zero_... with more information in related links at the bottom.

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    Comment #24205572

    This might be something to add to the FAQ page - what is the legal/regulatory status of your product?

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    Comment #24017126

    > What's he going to do when ByteDance uploads the .apk somewhere? I don't think most Android users know how to install an apk, and as far as I know a similar distribution model is…

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    Comment #19646456

    There's also hydrogen in addition to battery electric.