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i didnt watch it. i dont want to. i didnt watch any of the beheading videos. personally, i dont need those images in my head (ive only got so much brain matter, and I'd rather recall hotties in swimsuits than people dieing)

believe it or not, that's actually not an incorrect pronunciation. a lot of professors and researchers with phd's say it that way and its not at all uncommon within the scientific community. its said to flow from words like molecular.

the boobs were the funniest part about the whole thing.

me too. looks like a landslide so far ...

this device is sometimes called a 'pad'. its a very common connector that is in every taper's case. technically, AD, yes it does degrade the quality of the signal by decreasing the strength of it. (it attenuates the amplitude of the wave, ie., turns down the volume). normally, audiophiles would want to use the full strength "line in/out" signal, but in their infinate wisdom, audio component manufacturers have come up with three standards for signal strength: line in/out (full strength); microphone in/out (-10 dB which essentially assumes an unamplified mic at half the "volume"), and turntables; (-5 to -20 dB, which assume signal strength from 70% to 25%). [The "dB to volume" conversion is 10db = 2 times the 'volume'. 70db is twice as loud as 60dB. or in other words, -10dB is half the "volume", and -20dB is a quarter the "volume".] The basic idea is that the receiving unit either has an input interface that can only handle X amount of signal strength (like the mic in on the laptop) or the output device doesn't have an internal amplifier (the opposite of the attentuator). You just have to match up the expectant input with the output (else you get distortion on one end, or silence on the other). Normally, if you had a high end recording device, it would have both a line in and a mic in, and you would choose whether you want to feed your signal (mics? line? etc.) into the recorder via one or the other input. In this case, you only have the one mic in jack, which is built to an industry standard that assumes that your mics are not amplified, and your computer automatically amplifies the weak signal. And in this case, you would be amplifying the already strong line signal, which would cause major distortion. Normally, you would not really want to do what Im suggesting, because you are essentially taking a full strength signal from your stereo, attenuating it (by using this pad), feeding it into your laptop soundcard which then automatically amplifies it back up again. Is this a bad thing to do? The purist would say yes, the realist would say no, sometimes it's the only way to deal with things. Also, I just looked specifically at the pad that I linked to and it is a major attenuator that decreases the signal by -40dB (that's 1/16 the signal strength and its brutal.) Your laptop mic-in would presumably automatically increase a signal by 2 times, so you are still looking at a net signal loss of about 1/8. You would then have to turn up the recording levels on the software to max to get an acceptable signal. I think that RadioShack sells a less brutal pad but I cannot find it online. Ideally, you'd want a -10dB (the taper's standard) or even a -20dB would be much better. Sorry, it gets technical and confusing. Also, the pad I linked is mono, so that adds a bunch of issues as well. Check the manual for your laptop, it may tell you how to change the setting on your soundcard input from a mic in to a line in. If you can do that, that's perfect. Do it. What it would do is to tell the computer to expect a louder signal and to deal with it as is (not amplify it) versus expecting a weak mic signal and automatically amplifying it. Sorry, I got carried away ... I hope this helps.

if these other suggestions dont work for you, AD, pop over to radio shack and grab a $5 attenuator pad this will take the signal strength from a line down to a mic. you can then use the "line out" from your stereo into the "mic in" on the laptop.

lord help us all. there better not be no skanky sexfest breaking out in the middle of the floor at the next ratdog show. i can barely keep my dinner down when cheesey answers starts.

is that even possible? my god. did you take out a second mortgage to feed him?! are you sure about this? ive worked with vets and this is not my understanding at all. they can refuse any 'treatment'.

agreed, it's just one thread, not 15 separate Slip or Ween threads. besides, the politics forum is a ghetto. its nice to discuss things out in the open. wooohooo Greens!!

i bet stephen harper is behind it

dunno man, said I'd already voted ...

lol, this is a good theme.

im willing to assume that it was a heartbreaking decision and one that they didnt make casually.

12-31-2007, MSG Set 1 Mike's Song ...

this thread sure did take an irrecoverable turn ... Q: so, where do you work? A: shut up and bend over!

i just noticed that "iPodService.exe" is flying along on my computer now. and I dont even have an iPod. :crazy:

brad, the bottom line is that the product itself is becoming obsolete, regardless of the delivery. even walmart will eventually stop selling cds. branson is right.

but there will be giant balloons!

the new future shop in guelph has the tiniest new releases section, and it's tucked away awkwardly between two pillars. yeah, retail music CDs seem to be getting phased out everywhere.

that would have been my highlight. cant stand that song

Leftover Salmon - Cash on the Barrelhead (Track 12, Last theme) Leftover Salmon featured Mark Vann --> Bill Nershi (of SCI) is playing at this year's Mark Vann Benefit Show --> SCI played the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival in Byron Bay, Australia in 2004 --> James Brown was also on that bill --> Bootsy Collins played on numerous James Brown recordings --> Bootsy Collins also played in Parliament--> Parliament - Mothership Connection (Track 1) Parliament shared a bill with the Fat Cats at Bob's Bash (2000 or 2001)--> Fat Cats - Soldier's Home (Track 2) Fat Cats are playing with Caution Jam at the Can Jam Spectacular--> Caution Jam - Too Sweet (Track 3) Caution Jam routinely plays Grateful Dead covers. The Grateful Dead played Watkins Glen in 1973 with The Allman Brothers. Gregg Allman was married to Cher. Cher costarred in The Witches of Eastwick with Susan Sarandon. Sarandon starred in the Rocky Horror Picture show which featured the song Time Warp. Time Warp was covered by Alvin and The Chipmunks on their album, The A-Files: Alien Songs Alvin & the Chipmunks - Time Warp (track 4)

#327 - Six Degrees of Separation Connect your pick to the one above you in six steps or less, via sit-ins, guest appearances, shared bills, or any other reasonable connection. Map out the ongoing steps (for the whole theme) at the bottom. Let's see how far we can get (meaning let's not take the easy route and connect everyone to the Dead via covers they played). 1. Parliament - Mothership Connection 2. Fat Cats - Soldier's Home 3. Caution Jam - Too Sweet 4. Alvin & the Chipmunks - Time Warp 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

this is sad news. i remember the owners of music world donated $5 million to the tsunami victims. i've always had a soft spot for the store, especially because of that. there's a music world and an hmv in the stone road mall in guelph. i make a point of buying at music world if it isn't that much more expensive, simply to support the "local" store. oh well. life goes on. sad.